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(Headline USA) Federal health officials have identified lettuce from Mexico served at Taco Bell locations across five U.S. states as a source of the widespread outbreak of diarrhea-causing parasite cyclospora. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention late Thursday warned consumers not to eat shredded iceberg lettuce from Taco Bell...

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The Justice Department announced Tuesday that several jewelry dealers have been arrested for allegedly smuggling nearly $1 billion worth of gold jewelry into the U.S. without paying customs duties. The U.S. has agreements with Oman and Singapore that allows jewelry made there to be imported duty-free....

(Headline USA) Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche met Thursday with accusers of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein following the demand by a Republican senator whose support is crucial to advancing his nomination to lead the Justice Department. Blanche spent about an hour at Justice Department headquarters in Washington with the...

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) A former senior adviser for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors was sentenced to 38 months in prison on Wednesday for conspiring to steal trade secrets for the People’s Republic of China. The ex-Fed official, John Harold Rogers, 63, of Vienna, Virginia, was arrested in January 2025. A...

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is becoming an increasingly important source of global gold supply. Artisanal mines are small-scale operations generally run by individuals, families, or small groups using simple tools and minimal mechanization. The sharply higher gold price has increased the profitability of small-scale...

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) They call soccer a beautiful game. I’m not so sure. But I will give it this – soccer has a beautiful gold trophy. And by the way, it is by far the most valuable trophy in sports. But as for the game – I have questions. First...

(José Niño, Headline USA)  Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., has put White House officials on notice that he intends to torpedo every rule hitting the House floor until President Donald Trump drops adviser Alex Bruesewitz, NOTUS reported, citing three sources. For weeks Fine has worked his colleagues with the same message,...

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Just last week, disgraced former first son Hunter Biden celebrated after a federal judge awarded him over one million dollars in connection with a defamation lawsuit. But that victory may be short-lived after his former attorneys filed a lien seeking the proceeds. The June 10 $1.7 million...

(Sean Reed, The Center Square) Illinois State Rep. Carrol Ammons, recently federally indicted on multiple charges of wire fraud, pleaded not guilty in her first court appearance Thursday morning. With the courtroom gallery at its maximum capacity of 49 people, roughly 30 people, consisting of members of the public —...

(Brett Rowland, The Center Square)  A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation that would fast-track a floor vote on Social Security's looming insolvency, using an independent board to draft a starting plan Congress could no longer easily ignore. The Protecting Retirement Opportunities and Maintaining Income Security for Everyone, or PROMISE...

(Headline USA) Lawmakers said Kathryn Ruemmler, the former top lawyer at Goldman Sachs and White House counsel to President Barack Obama, was not being truthful Wednesday about her relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, rejecting her testimony that Epstein had merely “used” her. Ruemmler in her opening remarks told members of the...

(Headline USA) Billionaire Warren Buffett said Wednesday that his decision to cut the Gates Foundation out of his charitable giving is more about believing his three kids are ready to handle giving away his entire fortune than it is about Bill Gates' ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Buffett...