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Peter Thiel’s Private Club Includes Active-Duty Intelligence Officer

(José Niño, Headline USA) Pentagon officials opened an investigation following a security lapse at Dialog, the invitation-only events group that Peter Thiel helped establish, which left personal details of American intelligence personnel accessible online, Wired reported. The exposed records included information about a National Security Council intelligence official and an...

North Carolina Lawmakers Override Governor’s Veto on DEI Bans

(José Niño, Headline USA) North Carolina legislators rejected Gov. Josh Stein's attempts to block three measures eliminating diversity, equity, and inclusion programs from public education and state government, the College Fix reported. The Republican-controlled legislature successfully overrode vetoes on House Bill 171, Senate Bill 227, and Senate Bill 558. The...

Hooters Has Closed Every Location in Four Blue States

(Ben Sellers, Headline USA-) Iconic chicken-wing chain Hooters may be throwing in the towel on its 35-year struggle to stay politically incorrect. While some restaurants, like Cracker Barrel, have successfully fought off the takeover of corporate wokeness, Hooters recently announced the closure of its last New York location, the New...

Michael Pento Warns: A Bigger Crisis Is Coming

(Money Metals News Service) The U.S. economy may appear resilient on the surface, but beneath the headlines, Michael Pento believes serious problems are building. During a recent appearance on the Money Metals podcast with host Mike Maharrey, the founder and president of Pento Portfolio Strategies argued that mounting debt, inflated asset prices, and misguided...

Data Center $10,000-Per-Household Idea Called ‘Bribe’ by Neighbors

(The Center Square) An unsolicited letter from a data center developer that dangles $10,000 for every household in a northeastern Pennsylvania township - but only if the data center gets built - calls the money a "grant" but Ed Parks and Ed Negra call it a "bribe." The fact that...

House Subpoenas Jeffrey Epstein Client after Contentious Interview

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Billionaire investor Leon Black told members of Congress on Friday that he never paid deceased sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein for access to women—but the House Oversight Committee is now issuing subpoenas for nondisclosure agreements he signed with women after he refused to answer questions about...

Vance Says Iran Agreed To Establish a Direct Line Between the IRGC and the US Military

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Vice President JD Vance has said that during talks in Switzerland, Iranian officials agreed to establish a direct line of communication between Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the US military. Vance told Sohrab Ahmari, the US editor for UnHerd, that one of the things the...

NYC Board Freezes Rents, Fulfilling Mamdani Pledge

(Chris Wade, The Center Square) A New York City board that sets the rent for city-subsidized apartments has fulfilled a key campaign pledge of Mayor Zohran Mamdani to freeze rents, drawing outrage from the city's landlords. The New York City Rent Guidelines Board voted 7-1 Thursday night to set a...

Judge Holds Charlie Kirk Prosecutors in Contempt

(Headline USA) The Utah judge in the murder case over Charlie Kirk’s killing held prosecutors in contempt of court on Friday over comments they made to media organizations about defendant Tyler Robinson’s guilt. Judge Tony Graf said the comments violated his restrictions on what the two sides can say about...

DEA Probes Fentanyl Cover-Up Claims

(Headline USA) The federal Drug Enforcement Administration on Thursday asked the U.S. Justice Department’s internal watchdog to investigate a whistleblower's claims that DEA agents permitted hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to hit the streets of New Mexico. The request came days after an Associated Press investigation found agents repeatedly...

Mistrial Declared in Palisades Fire Case

(Headline USA) A federal judge declared a mistrial Friday in the arson case against the man accused of sparking the deadly 2025 Palisades Fire in Los Angeles after the jury said it could not agree on a verdict. Prosecutors said they will try again. Jurors said a day prior they...

Billionaire Leon Black Defends $158M Paid to Jeffrey Epstein

(Headline USA) Billionaire investor Leon Black said Friday that Jeffrey Epstein deceived him during a yearslong relationship in which he paid the disgraced financier $158 million, but insisted he committed no criminal wrongdoing as he appeared before the House Oversight Committee. Black is the 16th person to appear before the...
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