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(Headline USA) The writer E. Jean Carroll can collect $5.8 million held in escrow since a jury found that President Donald Trump sexually abused and defamed her, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. Trump’s lawyers immediately appealed but were denied an emergency order to block the payment from being made. Trump...

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Despite significant outflows of metal in May and June, gold ETFs globally reported a net increase in gold holdings through the first half of 2026. North American funds shed gold through H1, but every other region reported gold inflows through the first half of...

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Hong Kong has launched trial operations of its gold clearing and settlement system, putting the region in a position to challenge Western dominance of the global gold market. London, New York, and Switzerland have served as the center of the gold trade for nearly...

(Money Metals News Service) The sharp correction in gold prices during the first half of 2026 has left many investors wondering whether the precious metal's bull market has come to an end. According to Money Metals' Mike Maharrey, however, the market's recent weakness is largely a matter of perspective. While...

(José Niño, Headline USA) The Jewish Federations of North America is actively lobbying lawmakers to pass the KIDS Act because the expansive legislative package will supposedly help combat "online antisemitism" according to Jewish Insider. Omer Yarden Oppenheim directs government relations at JFNA. He told Jewish Insider that online antisemitism has...

(José Niño, Headline USA) Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn, has thrown a fresh spotlight on one of Washington's most stubborn cold cases.  On July 7, 2026, the Tennessee Republican posted on X that he had formally pressed FBI Director Kash Patel to surrender every document the bureau holds on the 2016...

(Headline USA) Lawyers for the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk are expected to keep questioning the reliability of DNA testing used to link the defendant to the suspected murder weapon when a weeklong hearing resumes Wednesday. A member of Tyler Robinson's defense team interrogated a DNA analyst...

(Headline USA) Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is directly asking Sen. Mitch McConnell, the state's most powerful figure in Congress, to disclose more about his condition after three weeks of silence from the 84-year-old since he was hospitalized in Washington. The letter released Wednesday from Beshear, a Democrat who is considered...

(Headline USA) Former Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan was spared from prison Wednesday for ushering a Mexican defendant out of her courtroom to evade U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. A federal judge fined her $5,000 and cited her otherwise law-abiding life in issuing the sentence. “I think this is a...

(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) President Donald Trump said the United States will "probably" strike Iran again on Wednesday night, after casting doubt on the ceasefire between the two countries. "There may be a big attack tonight and it will knock out a lot of stuff," Trump told reporters at...

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Disgraced Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner repeatedly removed condoms during sexual encounters with a former girlfriend without her knowledge or consent, according to the woman. The former girlfriend, Lindsey Fifield, told The Washington Post that on multiple occasions she asked Platner to use protection because she was...

(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) Medicare and Medicaid funding accounted for almost $12 billion of services provided through assisted living facilities, according to a new report released by the Government Accountability Office. The independent nonpartisan agency examined spending for services in assisted living facilities in 2024, the year with the...