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(Carleen Johnson, The Center Square) Many Washington state daycare providers receive large taxpayer subsidies, but an investigation by The Center Square found several that had few, if any, children and at least one establishment that received hundreds of thousands of dollars despite residents at the listed address indicating it...

(Headline USA) Staff for Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell said last week that the senator is “continuing his recovery” in a hospital while the Senate is out of session. But his office has released no details about the former Republican leader’s condition during his weekslong hospitalization or whether he will...

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Silver is an amazingly useful metal. In addition to serving as money, silver is used in a wide range of applications, from the tech sector to medicine. And scientists continue to find new uses for silver. For instance, Japanese researchers have discovered that silver can...

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The Indian government plans to expand a program designed to incentivize people to turn in their gold after the original plan fell flat. In 2015, the government created a gold monetization scheme (GMS) to encourage Indians to put “idle” gold into the country’s financial system. Under...

(Headline USA) Microsoft is cutting 4,800 jobs, about 2.1% of its global workforce, including a large number of workers at its Xbox video game business. The layoffs included 1,600 Xbox workers, with more to come this year in a broader reorganization designed to “reset” Xbox as it faces heightened competition,...

(Stefan Gleason, Money Metals News Service) Since Money Metals was founded in 2010, we've warned investors that how you buy precious metals can be just as important as what you buy. Last week's bankruptcy filing by Rosland Capital – one of the industry's most heavily advertised names, familiar through its Fox News commercials featuring William Devane...

(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) The Trump administration is set to cut subsidies for new solar and wind power projects on Saturday. Estimates suggest the subsidies have cost taxpayers more than $141 billion over the past 16 years, more than any other energy source. The Working Families Tax Cuts, a...

(José Niño, Headline USA) Cryptocurrency investments delivered President Donald Trump earnings exceeding $1 billion during 2025, the Wall Street Journal reported, representing a historic income spike that accompanied gains from royalties, property holdings, and corporate lawsuit resolutions. Trump and his relatives dove deeply into digital currency enterprises during his opening...

(José Niño, Headline USA) California State Senator Scott Wiener informed CBS News that pro-Palestinian demonstrators who accosted him at San Francisco's Trans March deployed antisemitic rhetoric that "went beyond free speech," Information Liberation reported on X. "They I have 'Israeli handlers'—which is a classic anti-Semitic trope," Wiener explained during...

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Popular podcast host Tucker Carlson has long dismissed questions about whether he would ever seek public office. But this week, he hinted at a major political move, though don't expect to see his name on the ballot. Speaking with the Columbia Journalism Review in an interview published Wednesday,...

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz last month issued a controversial pardon to a foreign national who pleaded guilty to raping a 10-year-old girl, in a head-scratching decision that effectively blocked his deportation. The recipient of Walz’s pardon, Tou Lue Vang, was facing removal proceedings as the Trump administration...

(Headline USA) Having air conditioning at home is a luxury that keeps people comfortable during the hottest months of the year, and it’s debated whether the AC should stay blasting or be turned off when people head to work during the day. Some swear that turning off the AC when...