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(José Niño, Headline USA) A classified CIA analysis reportedly warns that Israel could face serious internal unrest or even state failure as prolonged regional wars, growing economic strain, and political division converge before the country’s October 27 election. The assessment, described by Drop Site News and co-published with Capital...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The US is refueling Saudi fighter jets as part of its support for Riyadh’s war in Yemen, a US official has told Al Jazeera, marking an escalation of US involvement in the conflict. The US refueling of Saudi warplanes was one of the most controversial aspects of...

(Headline USA) A former senior CIA official pleaded guilty on Tuesday in Virginia to a charge that he abused his position and government funds to enrich himself by acquiring Florida real estate and hundreds of gold bars worth over $40 million, according to court records. David J. Rush fabricated a...

(Headline USA) British police on Tuesday arrested a 22-year-old man in London on suspicion of a terror offense over a security incident at a U.S.-run military air base in England that authorities have linked to Iran. The arrest is the seventh in connection with a suspected plot against RAF Fairford,...

(Headline USA) The Russian oligarch who helped bankroll Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding celebration says the president's eldest son has paid back the money. “Yes, he did,” Umar Kremlev told an International Boxing Association press conference in Istanbul on Tuesday. “He did repay the money I spent on the present.” Still,...

Ghana has developed a yuan-based system to pay for eligible Chinese imports using Ghanaian cedis, bypassing the U.S. dollar. Officials say Stanbic Bank Ghana is piloting a cedi-to-yuan payment system. Ghana Commercial Bank is reportedly developing a similar service. China’s Cross-Border Interbank Payment System (CIPS) is processing the payments. According to...

(Sarah Roderick-Fitch, The Center Square) U.S. bombers being moved back to the U.S. from the UK are the latest in American military assets being shifted in Europe, as Secretary of War Pete Hegseth told The Center Square that he expects more troops to be moved back to the Western...

(Headline USA)  Former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has found her next chapter: She is heading to Fox News. Leavitt will serve as an on-air contributor beginning Nov. 1, the network said Monday. “Karoline’s firsthand experience in the White House and on the presidential campaign trail gives her a distinct...

(Money Metals News Service) Gold and silver are attempting a rebound this Monday after another bruising week. Gold finished last week down over 3%, while silver dropped roughly 6%. But this morning we've seen a 1-2% rebound. Those gains offer some relief, but both metals still have ground to recover before this...

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) If your policy can’t drive inflation down, just revise the methodology to make it seem lower. This seems to be the federal government’s strategy. The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) has revised the Federal Reserve’s favorite inflation gauge to understate inflation just a little bit...

(Austin Reed, The Center Square) Ashton Hamed Ellaboudy, the 51-year-old Richland man and Department of Energy employee accused of attempting to provide material support to the Houthis, made his first federal court appearance Friday. Ellaboudy made his first appearance before a federal judge in downtown Richland on Friday morning following...

(Headline USA) President Donald Trump is promising more payments to voters just ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections — this time, to more than 20 million seniors, giving them $90 each to help pay for Medicare premiums. The announcement, made late Friday night by Trump on social media, comes after...