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Alt - Zero Hedge - 9 hours ago

"WE GOT HIM!": Trump Says As 2nd Downed Pilot Recovered In High Risk Iran Special Forces Raid After 'Dicey' Firefight

"WE GOT HIM!": Trump Says As 2nd Downed Pilot Recovered In High Risk Iran Special Forces Raid After 'Dicey' Firefight Summary Second downed pilot recovered after US Special Forces raid and firefight inside Iran. Fire Breaks Out At Kuwait Oil Ministry Complex After Iran Drone Strike President Trump reminds Iran of deal timeline, threatens "all hell will reign down" if time runs out. Israel launched heavy strikes on Tehran, targeting Iranian air-defense and ballistic...

Alt - Zero Hedge - 9 hours ago

Ex-CIA Analyst: Trump's Claim About Obliterated Iranian Air Defenses Was Premature

Ex-CIA Analyst: Trump's Claim About Obliterated Iranian Air Defenses Was Premature Authored by former CIA officer Larry Johnson During his Wednesday night speech, Donald Trump made the following claim about Iran’s air defenses: "They have no anti-aircraft equipment, their radar’s 100% annihilated, we are unstoppable as a military force." The White House followed this Friday, with a statement from a spokesperson, Anna Kelley, who further emphasized, "Here are the facts: Iranian bal...

Alt - Zero Hedge - 10 hours ago

Forget Temu's "Bugatti" Knockoff. Texas Man 3D-Printed A Lamborghini Aventador Body

Forget Temu's "Bugatti" Knockoff. Texas Man 3D-Printed A Lamborghini Aventador Body Forget ordering a $30,000 "Bugatti" knockoff from Chinese e-commerce websites like Temu. A private seller in Texas is now offering what appears to be a fully 3D-printed Lamborghini Aventador body on Facebook Marketplace, highlighting how 3D printing is revolutionizing custom vehicle manufacturing. "This is a fully 3D-printed Lamborghini Aventador project that gives you a huge head start. It inclu...

Alt - Zero Hedge - 10 hours ago

The Tyranny Of Compelled Speech

The Tyranny Of Compelled Speech Authored by George Ramsay via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), While censorship is often the main focus of discussions about free speech, there’s a related phenomenon that can do just as much damage to a free society. Not by preventing people from saying things they believe in, but by forcing them to say things they do not. A scoreboard shows a message declaring an indigenous land acknowledgement before an NHL hockey game between the Montreal Canadie...

Alt - Zero Hedge - 11 hours ago

GOP Senator Opposes More Than 60 Days Of War On Iran Without War Declaration

GOP Senator Opposes More Than 60 Days Of War On Iran Without War Declaration In what could become a key milestone in an unpopular US-Israeli war on Iran that has the world on the edge of economic catastrophe, a Republican senator from one America's reddest states has announced his opposition to continued action against Iran beyond 60 days from the Feb 28 commencement of hostilities -- unless Congress approves it.  "I support the president’s actions taken in defense of American live...

Alt - Zero Hedge - 11 hours ago

Iran Allows Iraqi Ships To Use Strait Of Hormuz As Total Weekly Transits Reach Highest Since War Began

Iran Allows Iraqi Ships To Use Strait Of Hormuz As Total Weekly Transits Reach Highest Since War Began Over the past two weeks we have been chronicling the increased rate of crossing across the "blockaded" strait of Hormuz as a growing number of ships from friendly nations - whether untolled Chinese tankers or toll-paying Indian, Japanese and Korean vessels - have been making the passage. And as traffic through the Hormuz strait has been picking up in the past week, the seven-day ro...

Alt - Zero Hedge - 12 hours ago

In Charts: US Does Not Rely On Strait Of Hormuz Oil While Asia Stands To Lose

In Charts: US Does Not Rely On Strait Of Hormuz Oil While Asia Stands To Lose Authored by Sylvia Xu via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Strait of Hormuz has been called the jugular vein of the world’s oil supply, and as Operation Epic Fury continues, Iran continues to have a chokehold on the critical supply route. About one-fifth of the world’s oil and gas is typically shipped through the narrow waterway connecting the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea. But Iran’s attacks on...

Alt - Zero Hedge - 12 hours ago

Library Director Fired After Refusing To Remove Hundreds Of LGBT Books From Kids' Section

Library Director Fired After Refusing To Remove Hundreds Of LGBT Books From Kids' Section When are these people going to learn to just leave the kids alone? A Tennessee library board has voted 8-3 to remove its top librarian, Luanne James, after she refused to carry out an order to relocate hundreds of LGBT-themed books, Critical Race Theory (CRT) and feminist propaganda books from the children's section of six Rutherford County branch libraries. James was initially ordered to rel...

Alt - Zero Hedge - 13 hours ago

The Real Threat From The Iran War Hits Farmers, Not Fuel Pumps

The Real Threat From The Iran War Hits Farmers, Not Fuel Pumps Authored by Michael Wilkerson via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Prices for retail diesel and gas have each risen by over a third ($1.30+ and $1.00 per gallon, respectively) since the launch of Epic Fury. Americans learned in the 1970s that Middle East conflict means energy pain, and that lesson has been reinforced through every subsequent Gulf crisis. This time, however, the more consequential threat to American hous...

Alt - Zero Hedge - 13 hours ago

Ex-NYC Mayor de Blasio Joins China-Linked Far-Left Group At Anti-U.S. "Emergency Meeting" In Colombia

Ex-NYC Mayor de Blasio Joins China-Linked Far-Left Group At Anti-U.S. "Emergency Meeting" In Colombia The New York Post reports that former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio secretly traveled with his girlfriend and a far-left activist group, alleged to have links to the Chinese Communist Party, to attend an "emergency" meeting denouncing the U.S. It's a 180-degree turn for the former Democratic mayor of NYC, long a symbol of American capitalism, even as the image of the metro area...

Alt - Zero Hedge - 14 hours ago

The Demise Of Trial By Jury

The Demise Of Trial By Jury Authored by Celina via American Greatness, Justice isn’t blind anymore: Multiculturalism has made impartial justice impossible “Law grows with the growth, and strengthens with the strength of the people, and finally dies away as the nation loses its nationality.” — Friedrich Carl von Savigny Photo: Wyandanch, N.Y.: As the jury foreperson read the verdict of "not guilty" in the Los Angeles courtroom, women at Straight Path Beauty Supply in Wyandanch, N...

Alt - Zero Hedge - 14 hours ago

Tehran's Toll Booth For Hormuz Strait Divides Countries Into 3 Categories

Tehran's Toll Booth For Hormuz Strait Divides Countries Into 3 Categories The last several days have seen a limited number of foreign vessels successfully and safely cross the Strait of Hormuz for the first time, amid the ongoing de facto military blockage by Iran. A group of several vessels, namely French, Japanese, and Oman-linked ships were reported to have crossed the strait at the end of this week. This included Malta-flagged 'Kribi,' owned by French shipping group CMA CGM, ha...

Alt - Zero Hedge - 15 hours ago

Less Than Half Of Health Care Workers Received An Updated COVID-19 Vaccine: CDC

Less Than Half Of Health Care Workers Received An Updated COVID-19 Vaccine: CDC Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, A minority of health care workers received an updated COVID-19 vaccine, according to a newly reported survey from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Just 40.2 percent of health care personnel who responded to the survey said they received a COVID-19 shot between the fall of 2024 and early 2025, CDC researchers said on April 2. The rate of...

Alt - Zero Hedge - 16 hours ago

How Social Media Verdicts Could Upend Tech Industry

How Social Media Verdicts Could Upend Tech Industry Authored by Jacob Burg via The Epoch Times, Two major court verdicts last week finding social media giants Meta and YouTube liable for harm to users could send shock waves through the tech industry. In a first-of-its-kind lawsuit, a jury in Los Angeles on March 25 found both companies liable for making their platforms addictive and deleterious to the mental health of young users. The 20-year-old plaintiff, referred to as “Kale...

Alt - Zero Hedge - 17 hours ago

US Arrests and Boots Soleimani's Fashion Designer Niece From The Country

US Arrests and Boots Soleimani's Fashion Designer Niece From The Country The Trump administration is rounding up family members of notable Iranian government figures, accusing them of spreading 'pro-Tehran propaganda'. And apparently this is even if the Iranian officials in question are deceased. The State Department confirmed an unexpected development on Saturday, announcing that the niece of the late Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani is being booted from the country. Hamideh ...

Alt - Zero Hedge - 17 hours ago

Dems' Ballroom Hate Is the Saddest Proof Yet of Their State of TDS Mental Unwellness

Dems' Ballroom Hate Is the Saddest Proof Yet of Their State of TDS Mental Unwellness Authored by Stephen Kruiser via PJMedia.com, There was a time not so long ago when the Democrats were formidable and I'm not kidding here occasionally enjoyable political foes. During the Tea Party years, we would often encounter Dem activists and hang out with them for a while. Sometimes we would even socialize. The Democrats of recent yesteryear bore no resemblance to the feral, frothing rage mob...

Alt - Zero Hedge - 18 hours ago

Iran Scrambling To Restore Bombed Missile Bunkers Within Hours After Being Struck

Iran Scrambling To Restore Bombed Missile Bunkers Within Hours After Being Struck Iran's resilience after more than a month of very heavy US-Israeli bombing has become obvious. The country's somewhat ancient air force and navy have been largely obliterated, and yet all the while the Iranian military has kept up intense ballistic missile and drone strikes on Israel and Gulf states. Tehran's missile arsenal is what is understood to have always been formidable. And now US intelligence...

Alt - Zero Hedge - 19 hours ago

DHS Rescinds Policy Requiring Secretary Review Of Contracts Above $100,000

DHS Rescinds Policy Requiring Secretary Review Of Contracts Above $100,000 Authored by Kimberly Hayek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rescinded a policy on March 31 that required the department secretary to personally approve every contract and grant exceeding $100,000. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Department of Homeland Security in Washington on Feb. 17, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Homeland Security Secre...

Alt - Zero Hedge - 20 hours ago

Artemis II Now Closer To Moon Than Earth

Artemis II Now Closer To Moon Than Earth Authored by T.J.Muscaro via The Epoch Times, Artemis II’s four moon-bound astronauts are officially closer to the Moon than the Earth. Mission Control confirmed the milestone to the crew at 10:59 p.m. CT on April 3, three days into their historic flight around the moon. As of 11 p.m., NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen and their Orion spacecraft Integrity wer...

Alt - Zero Hedge - 21 hours ago

Gen Z Women Are Ditching The 'Girlboss' Lie For Tradwife Life, Putting Family First

Gen Z Women Are Ditching The 'Girlboss' Lie For Tradwife Life, Putting Family First Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Gen Z women are rejecting the decades-long feminist push that told them family comes second to careers or ‘fame’ and ‘independence’ at all costs. Fox News host Lara Trump breaks down the new reality playing out among young women. The clip highlights a fresh EduBirdie study showing young women ranking their dream lives, with the “tradwife” path—stable ...

Alt - Zero Hedge - 21 hours ago

Major US Shale Producer To Boost Output, And It Suggests One Thing

Major US Shale Producer To Boost Output, And It Suggests One Thing Last month, roughly three weeks into the U.S.-Iran conflict, UBS chief economist Arend Kapteyn told clients that one reason this Middle East energy shock is "not like the 2011-2014 shale boom" is the lack of a comparable response from the U.S. shale patch. In other words, the oil shock was viewed as temporary by major shale players and not worth adding new drilling rigs to the mix. But now, on day 35 of Operation Ep...

Alt - Zero Hedge - 22 hours ago

FBI Arrests Eight Suspects In $60 Million LA County Over Hospice Fraud

FBI Arrests Eight Suspects In $60 Million LA County Over Hospice Fraud Authored by Madeline Shannon via The Center Square, The FBI made multiple arrests Thursday in Los Angeles County in connection with allegations over a total of $60 million in hospice-related Medicaid fraud. First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli announced the arrests for Operation Never Say Die during a news conference. “Federal agents from multiple agencies descended on fraudsters throughout Southern Cali...

Alt - Zero Hedge - 23 hours ago

Intense Clashes Break Out Between US and Iran Forces During Search For Missing US Pilot

Intense Clashes Break Out Between US and Iran Forces During Search For Missing US Pilot Summary Intense Clashes Between US and Iranian Forces Over Search And Rescue Of Downed F-15 Crew Member Fire Breaks Out At Kuwait Oil Ministry Complex After Iran Drone Strike President Trump reminds Iran of deal timeline, threatens "all hell will reign down" if time runs out. Israel launched heavy strikes on Tehran, targeting Iranian air-defense and ballistic-missile sites, whil...

Alt - Zero Hedge - 23 hours ago

Trump Reminds Iran "48 Hours Before All Hell Will Reign Down" As Search For Missing US Pilot Continues

Trump Reminds Iran "48 Hours Before All Hell Will Reign Down" As Search For Missing US Pilot Continues Summary President Trump reminds Iran of deal timeline, threatens "all hell will reign down" if time runs out. Israel launched heavy strikes on Tehran, targeting Iranian air-defense and ballistic-missile sites, while a projectile also hit the perimeter of Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant The U.S. military continued search operations for an American airman who ejected after ...

Alt - Zero Hedge - 1 day ago

How Will AI-Driven Automation Actually Affect Jobs?

How Will AI-Driven Automation Actually Affect Jobs? Authored by Alex Imas and Soumitra Shukla via Ghosts of Electricity, One of the most widely cited findings in AI policy comes from a 2023 paper by Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin, and Rock titled “GPTs are GPTs.” The title is a nice double meaning: the paper studies how general-purpose technologies (GPTs) powered by large language models (also GPTs) may reshape the labor market. The headline finding is that around 80% of U.S. workers c...

Alt - Zero Hedge - 1 day ago

Netanyahu Boasts 70% Of Iran's Steel Production Capacity Destroyed

Netanyahu Boasts 70% Of Iran's Steel Production Capacity Destroyed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated in Friday remarks that Israeli airstrikes have wiped out roughly 70% of Iran's steel production capacity, dealing a major blow to its ability to manufacture weapons - from missiles and drones to ships. "Together with our American friends, we continue to crush the terror regime in Iran. We are eliminating commanders, bombing bridges, bombing infrastructures," Netanyahu...

Alt - Zero Hedge - 1 day ago

Poland: Pedophilia, Bestiality Scandal Hits Tusk's Party

Poland: Pedophilia, Bestiality Scandal Hits Tusk's Party Via Remix News, The Kłodzko scandal could bring down the Civic Coalition (KO). This is the view of PiS candidate for prime minister, Przemysław Czarnek, despite the localized nature of the crime. “This is a group of people who really have a lot on their minds,” the politician says. A pedophilia and zoophilia scandal in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship has shocked Poland. Przemysław L., 45, was sentenced to 25 years in pri...

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Navy's Top Officer Admits Ford Carrier Fire Halted Its Combat Sorties For Two Days

Navy's Top Officer Admits Ford Carrier Fire Halted Its Combat Sorties For Two Days More details continue to belatedly come out in piecemeal fashion related to the Navy's largest and most expensive supercarrier, the USS Gerald R Ford. It has withdrawn from the Iran theatre of operations and Mideast regional waters, now anchored in Croatia (Split) for largescale emergency repairs, after a March 12 fire which the Pentagon has said was non-combat related left some sailors with minor inj...

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What Might Transatlantic Security Look Like If The US Leaves NATO?

What Might Transatlantic Security Look Like If The US Leaves NATO? Authored by Andrew Korybko, If NATO as a whole remains more or less intact upon the US’ hypothetical exit, and the US then reaches bilateral security deals with Poland, the Baltic States, and Turkiye, then not much would change from Russia’s perspective. Trump’s latest talk about the US leaving NATO is being taken seriously by many Europeans owing to his rage over their refusal to help him reopen the Strait of Ho...

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Has Concern Over Hormuz Made Us Forget The Red Sea?

Has Concern Over Hormuz Made Us Forget The Red Sea? Authored by Gregory Copley via The Epoch Times, Wartime concerns about the security of maritime energy traffic through the Strait of Hormuz—connecting the Indian Ocean/Gulf of Oman with the Persian Gulf—have overshadowed the fact that the related issue of Red Sea security is far from resolved and is, in fact, becoming more dynamic. The Red Sea–Suez link between the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean is of equal strategic import...

Alt - Zero Hedge - 1 day ago

America Dependent On Chinese Electrical Parts For AI Build-Out

America Dependent On Chinese Electrical Parts For AI Build-Out The race for U.S. leadership in AI is hitting a tangible wall made of steel, copper, and imported circuit breakers. Trillions in planned spending on data centers are running up against chronic shortages of transformers, switchgear, and batteries, the unglamorous gear that actually delivers power to the racks.  AI Takeover Complete: Data Center Construction Surpasses Office Construction For The First Time https://t.co/g...

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Forget Minnesota - The Amount Of Fraud Uncovered In California Is Staggering

Forget Minnesota - The Amount Of Fraud Uncovered In California Is Staggering Authored by Christopher F. Rufo, Ryan Thrope, Kenneth Schrupp and Haley Strack via City Journal, California is a cash machine. The state collects some of the country’s highest income, business, and fuel taxes, and now spends more than $300 billion per year. And yet, everywhere you look, California seems to be falling apart. The roads are crumbling. Mismanaged wildfires have turned neighborhoods into ash...

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Colorado Forces Lawyers To Swear They Won't Help Feds Nab Illegals

Colorado Forces Lawyers To Swear They Won't Help Feds Nab Illegals Lawyers in the Mile High State are now being strong-armed by Democrats into signing a radical anti-immigration-enforcement pledge just to do their jobs. Starting March 30, 2026, every private attorney logging into Colorado’s official Courts E-Filing system (CCE) must certify - under penalty of perjury - that they will never use or share non-public personal information from court records to assist federal immigratio...

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Micro AI Sentry Guns May Be Next Layer Of Defense For Data Centers Against Kamikaze Drones

Micro AI Sentry Guns May Be Next Layer Of Defense For Data Centers Against Kamikaze Drones Submitted by Cameron Rowe, Co-Founder and CEO of Sentradel,  Most people don’t think about what the “cloud” actually is. It’s a physical building full of servers storing everything from your medical records to your social media. Every Google search, every ChatGPT query, every hospital pulling up your health history routes through a data center. Right now, those buildings have about as much ae...

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February Net Trailer Orders Down 43% As Bookings Fall 26%

February Net Trailer Orders Down 43% As Bookings Fall 26% Preliminary February net trailer orders fell by about 10,000 units from January’s 23,300, a 43% month-over-month decline, according to TheTrucker.com. “Sequentially, a drop in net orders was expected, as the industry transitions from the strongest to the weakest order months of the annual cycle,” said Jennifer McNealy, director CV market research and publications at ACT Research. “Trailer makers now will begin to take few...

Alt - Zero Hedge - 1 day ago

FBI Issues Public Alert On Americans Using Foreign Apps

FBI Issues Public Alert On Americans Using Foreign Apps Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The FBI identified data security risks from foreign-developed mobile apps used in the United States, the agency warned in a March 31 public service announcement. In this photo illustration, a hacker types on a computer keyboard on May 13, 2025. Oleksii Pydsosonnii/The Epoch Times “As of early 2026, many of the most downloaded and top-grossing apps in the Unit...

Alt - Zero Hedge - 1 day ago

High Taxes, Power Bill Crisis Send Maryland Gov. Moore's Poll Numbers To Record Low

High Taxes, Power Bill Crisis Send Maryland Gov. Moore's Poll Numbers To Record Low Left-wing Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s approval rating has slid to a new record low as the Democrat darling, seen as Soros-friendly and as having aspirations to become the Democratic Party’s 2028 nominee, increasingly looks dimmer by the month. Moore and Alex Soros.  Moore’s approval rating tumbled to 48% for the first time since he took office two years ago, as the Democratic Party is likely freaki...

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It's Past Time To Privatize The Post Office

It's Past Time To Privatize The Post Office Submitted by QTR's Fringe Finance A new piece from the Cato Institute lays out how bad things have gotten at the post office, arguing that the United States Postal Service is facing a severe and worsening financial crisis. According to the article, USPS has been losing billions of dollars annually for well over a decade and is now at a point where it cannot realistically fix its problems without major structural changes. I could have told...

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Tiger Woods Flexes Call With Trump Before DUI Arrest; Pardon Odds Remain Low

Tiger Woods Flexes Call With Trump Before DUI Arrest; Pardon Odds Remain Low Bodycam footage shows Tiger Woods telling local authorities on Jupiter Island that he spoke with President Trump shortly after he flipped his Land Rover SUV and was arrested for DUI. "You got it. Thank you, bye... I was just talking to the President," Woods told a local police officer seen in the bodycam footage. The officer was asking Woods to remain on the scene. Bodycam video was obtained by the New Yor...

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DOJ Is Done Releasing Epstein Files

DOJ Is Done Releasing Epstein Files Authored by Steve Watson via modernity.news, In a move sparking fresh skepticism among Americans demanding full accountability, the new acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has declared the Jeffrey Epstein files chapter closed. This came just hours after President Trump reassigned Pam Bondi, with Blanche - Trump’s former personal attorney - stepping in as acting AG and signaling it’s time to move on from the scandal. “The DOJ has now released ...

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Second US Warplane Lost: A-10 Warthog Crashes Near Hormuz Shortly After F-15 Shootdown

Second US Warplane Lost: A-10 Warthog Crashes Near Hormuz Shortly After F-15 Shootdown Update(1535ET): Friday has witnessed a sudden spate of disasters for the US Air Force over Iran. The downed F-15 situation is still ongoing, there are unconfirmed reports a Blackhawk helicopter may have been shot down, and now the NYT is confirming an A-10 Warthog crashed in the Persian Gulf region: A second Air Force combat plane crashed in the Persian Gulf region on Friday, and the lone pilot ...

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Hegseth: Military Bases Are No Longer Gun-Free Zones

Hegseth: Military Bases Are No Longer Gun-Free Zones Authored by Catherine Salgado via PJMedia.ocm, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has overturned the controversial rule banning firearms from military installations. Up until now, it was nearly impossible for servicemen to obtain permission to carry personal firearms on military posts and bases.  That is about the change. “Not all enemies are foreign, nor are they all outside our borders,” said Hegseth in an April 2 video. “Some ...

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Acting AG Todd Blanche: Investigating ActBlue Allegations Is A Top Priority

Acting AG Todd Blanche: Investigating ActBlue Allegations Is A Top Priority The Democratic Party's premier fundraising machine is in serious legal jeopardy, and the new man running the Justice Department just made clear he intends to do something about it. The New York Times reported on Thursday that ActBlue’s own lawyers had warned its leadership in early 2025 that it may have lied to Congress about how it screens out illegal foreign donations.  In 2023, ActBlue CEO Regina Wall...

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US Fighter Jet Shot Down In Iran, One Crew Member Reported Rescued

US Fighter Jet Shot Down In Iran, One Crew Member Reported Rescued Update(11:55ET): The NY Times has cited US and Israeli officials who has given confirmation that a US fighter jet was downed and that a major rescue operation is underway, with the fate of the plane's crew unclear: The fate of the plane’s crew was unclear, as American officials scrambled to mount a search and rescue operation before Iran could get to any survivors, said the U.S. and Israeli officials, who spoke on ...

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Senior Iranian Official Involved In Reaching Out To Vance Severely Wounded In Airstrike

Senior Iranian Official Involved In Reaching Out To Vance Severely Wounded In Airstrike A top Iranian official who was involved in diplomatic outreach and indirect talks or messaging with the United States and Pakistani mediators was reportedly critically wounded in a US-Israeli strike. Kamal Kharazi, an 81-year-old senior adviser to Tehran and former foreign minister, lost his wife in the Wednesday strike on his home, state media has said. Kharazi chairs Iran's Strategic Council o...

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Poison Ivey: Chicago Bulls Release Forward After He Speaks Out Against Pride Month

Poison Ivey: Chicago Bulls Release Forward After He Speaks Out Against Pride Month Authored by Jonathan Turley, This week, the Chicago Bulls waived guard Jaden Ivey for “conduct detrimental to the team.” No, Ivey did not assault anyone or gamble on games. He did not call for violence. Ivey expressed his opposing religious beliefs, including criticizing the NBA’s Pride Month celebrations. There is no question that private companies have the right to control employees’ on-the-...

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US Fighter Jet Downed In Iran, Large Aerial Search Underway For Crew

US Fighter Jet Downed In Iran, Large Aerial Search Underway For Crew Iranian media has announced that national forces have shot down a US fighter jet, and a US search and rescue effort is is active over Iran in an effort to locate two crew. Israeli media as well as Axios are also reporting it, with emerging photos and videos suggesting it is an F-15 fighter jet. "Iranian state media published pictures and videos that allegedly show parts of the downed plane and one of the ejection ...

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Services Sector Contraction In March Screams Q1 Stagflation

Services Sector Contraction In March Screams Q1 Stagflation Following SandP Global's Manufacturing PMI's better than expected print higher (signaling resilience in the face of March's war in Iran), the data released this morning showed the US Services Sector experienced a contraction of activity at the end of the first quarter of 2026. The headline SandP Global US Services PMI Business Activity Index recorded 49.8 in March, down from February’s 51.7 and lower than the earlier ‘flas...

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Why Are They So Obsessed With This?

Why Are They So Obsessed With This? Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, As NASA’s Artemis II mission the first crewed flight around the Moon in over half a century gets underway, some in the media couldn’t resist injecting race into humanity’s greatest technical achievement. Instead of celebrating the engineering triumph and the daring crew pushing the boundaries of exploration, certain outlets fixated on skin colour and “representation.” This is the same crowd that cla...

Alt - Zero Hedge - 2 days ago

Hegseth Ousts Chief Of The Army As Iran War Persists

Hegseth Ousts Chief Of The Army As Iran War Persists The Pentagon shake-up under Trump has not ended, as on Thursday Pete Hegseth has dismissed Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George, asking him to step down into early retirement. The move is unusual, given this is the head of the Army and the United States is past the one-moth mark in Trump's Operation Epic Fury. A reason hasn't been given as to what amounts to Gen. George being effectively fired. CBS writes, "One of the sources...

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Cash Is King, Dowd Sees $10,000 Gold As The Credit Market "Is Starting To End The Party"

Cash Is King, Dowd Sees $10,000 Gold As The Credit Market "Is Starting To End The Party" Via Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com, Wall Street money manager and financial analyst Ed Dowd of PhinanceTechnologies.com warned at the end of January that the “Credit Destruction Cycle” was showing up in something called private credit.  Dowd was worried about extreme risk in the economy, especially with all the growth in lending in the last two years coming from private credit.  Has this gott...

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March Jobs Shocker: Payrolls Soar By 178K Most Since 2024, Blowing Away All Estimates; Unemployment Rate Drops

March Jobs Shocker: Payrolls Soar By 178K Most Since 2024, Blowing Away All Estimates; Unemployment Rate Drops We titled our nonfarm payroll preview post "a substantial bounce" and boy were we right: with consensus expecting a material rebound from February's negative print (which was revised as usual worse, from -92K to -133K), what the BLS reported instead was a huge beat to expectations of a 65K increase, with March jobs reportedly rising by 178K, the biggest increase since Decem...

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Iran Unwilling To Meet US Negotiators In Pakistan, Talks At 'Dead End', As Trump Says 'A Little More Time' To Open Hormuz

Iran Unwilling To Meet US Negotiators In Pakistan, Talks At 'Dead End', As Trump Says 'A Little More Time' To Open Hormuz Summary Trump: US needs "a little more time" to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, while floating the prospect of seizing oil amid potential island or ground campaign. WSJ reports indirect talks at 'dead end'. Iran and Hezbollah fire 140+ rockets during Jewish Passover, with sustained barrages hitting Israel French-owned vessel becomes first Western-linked...

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Trump Says 'A Little More Time' Needed To Open Hormuz, 'Take The Oil and Make A Fortune' - As Israel Hit Hard During Passover

Trump Says 'A Little More Time' Needed To Open Hormuz, 'Take The Oil and Make A Fortune' - As Israel Hit Hard During Passover Summary Trump: US needs "a little more time" to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, while floating the prospect of seizing oil amid potential island or ground campaign Iran and Hezbollah fire 140+ rockets during Jewish Passover, with sustained barrages hitting Israel French-owned vessel becomes first Western-linked/European ship to transit Hormuz since ...

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US Futures Drop Ahead Of Payrolls With Most Markets Closed

US Futures Drop Ahead Of Payrolls With Most Markets Closed US equity futures dipped ahead of today's payrolls report in a holiday-shortened session, with most cash markets including US stocks closed globally for Good Friday. Sifma, the US financial markets trade association, recommended trading of dollar-denominated bonds during US hours only and a 12pm New York time stop. As of 8:15am, SandP and Nasdaq futures are down 0.2%. Bonds dipped modestly in a holiday-shortened session, the...

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Iran Attacks Kuwaiti Desalination Plant, Bringing Gulf Water Supplies Into Focus

Iran Attacks Kuwaiti Desalination Plant, Bringing Gulf Water Supplies Into Focus Just three days into Operation Epic Fury, we pointed out what may be the more consequential second-order risk, arguably even more important than the risk of data centers getting bombed (identified a month earlier): Are desalination plants the next targets in the U.S.-Iran war? Not even a week after we raised that question, the first worst-case scenario emerged. On March 8, one week into the conflict, ...

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Abu Dhabi Halts Operations At Main Gas Plant After "Falling Debris" From Iranian Strike

Abu Dhabi Halts Operations At Main Gas Plant After "Falling Debris" From Iranian Strike Operations at Habshan, the UAE’s massive onshore gas-processing hub operated by ADNOC Gas in Abu Dhabi, were halted on Friday after local authorities said a fire broke out at the facility due to "falling debris" from a "successful interception by air defense systems" of an Iranian air-delivered munition.  "Abu Dhabi authorities are responding to an incident of falling debris at the Habshan gas f...

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Liberal Council In UK Moves To Ban "Intimidating" National Flags

Liberal Council In UK Moves To Ban "Intimidating" National Flags Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, In the latest salvo against British identity, a Liberal Democrat-run council has formally branded the simple act of flying the England flag an “act of intimidation and division” – and backed it up with a legal notice threatening residents with prosecution. Oxfordshire County Council is pushing a county-wide crackdown by on the grassroots Raise the Colours campaign, which...

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Foreigners Commit Nearly Half Of All Rapes In Austria, Syrians Largest Foreign Group Of Suspects

Foreigners Commit Nearly Half Of All Rapes In Austria, Syrians Largest Foreign Group Of Suspects Via Remix News, The number of rape suspects in Austria has more than doubled since 2015, with foreign nationals and Syrians in particular driving a disproportionate share of the increase. In addition, foreigners nare now responsible for nearly half of all rapes, a major increase from 2015 as well. The figures, provided by Austria’s Interior Ministry in response to a request by Austri...

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Iraq Revives Syria Land Route, Post-Assad, To Export Oil To Europe

Iraq Revives Syria Land Route, Post-Assad, To Export Oil To Europe Via Middle East Eye Iraq has restarted overland oil exports through Syria, marking a significant shift in regional energy logistics as the US-Israeli war on Iran continues to wreak havoc on traditional shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz. Ali Nazar, director general of Iraq’s state oil marketer Somo, said on Wednesday that the company had agreed to export 50,000 barrels per day of Basra medium crude via Sy...

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Allegations Of Pentagon "Casualty Cover-Up": The Intercept

Allegations Of Pentagon "Casualty Cover-Up": The Intercept Well-known national security news site The Intercept has issued fresh reporting which alleges a Pentagon cover-up when it comes to mounting US casualties from Trump's Operation Epic Fury. Speculation and questions have lately surged among the public and analysts given that casualty updates put out by the Pentagon have been very few and far between. It actually accuses the Pentagon of shoddy record-keeping going back signific...

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Why States Are Right To Reject AI Legal Personhood

Why States Are Right To Reject AI Legal Personhood Authored by Siri Terjesen and Michael Ryall via The Epoch Times, A quiet but consequential legal movement is gathering momentum. Idaho and Utah have enacted statutes declaring that artificial intelligence systems are not legal persons. Ohio’s House Bill 469 proposes to declare that AI systems are “nonsentient entities” and bars them from acquiring any form of legal personhood. Similar bills are advancing in Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, ...

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DOJ Sues New Jersey Town Over Natural Gas Ban

DOJ Sues New Jersey Town Over Natural Gas Ban Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit against Morris Township in New Jersey over its ban on natural gas and other fossil fuels in newly constructed buildings, the department said in an April 1 statement. Blue flames from a gas stove at a home in Arlington, Va., on May 3, 2023. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images The ban “drives up energy costs for everyday ...

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Russian Embassy Outraged After US-Israeli Strikes Damage Orthodox Church In Tehran

Russian Embassy Outraged After US-Israeli Strikes Damage Orthodox Church In Tehran The Russian Embassy in Tehran has issued an angry denunciation of Wednesday US-Israeli airstrikes which damaged a Russian Orthodox Church and an adjacent nursing home.  "Two missile strikes on the morning of April 1st in the immediate vicinity of St. Nicholas Orthodox Cathedral in Tehran caused damage to the main building and outbuildings (windows and doors were blown out)," the Russian Embassy said ...

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Australia Considers Emergency Powers To Protect Domestic Gas Supply

Australia Considers Emergency Powers To Protect Domestic Gas Supply Authored by Tsvetana Paraskova via OilPrice.com, Australia’s government intends to consider using emergency powers to protect domestic natural gas supply in case of a shortfall on its east coast in the third quarter of 2026. The potential consideration of using such powers would be part of the steps the Albanese Government is taking to secure domestic gas supplies for Australian households and industry as the Mi...

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Oracle's Dubai Data Center Reportedly Hit As Iran Expands Attack On AI Infrastructure

Oracle's Dubai Data Center Reportedly Hit As Iran Expands Attack On AI Infrastructure According to Reuters national security reporter Phil Stewart on X, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has targeted a data center facility operated by Oracle in Dubai.  IRAN'S REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS SAY THEY HAVE TARGETED ORACLE'S DATA CENTER IN DUBAI - STATE MEDIA — Phil Stewart (@phildstewart) April 2, 2026 Not much is known about the IRGC strike on Oracle's data center or what type of air-del...

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The Case Against Federal Reserve Independence

The Case Against Federal Reserve Independence Authored by Alexander William Salter via AmericanMind.org, It’s illegal in theory and ineffective in practice. The independence of the Federal Reserve System has become a major source of public controversy. As political leaders signal dissatisfaction with monetary policy, officials and commentators rush to defend the central bank’s insulation from democratic pressure. We are told, as if it were self-evident, that central bank independ...

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"Save Every Drop Of Fuel": South Korea Tells Citizens To Conserve, Ride Public Transit Amid Energy Shock

"Save Every Drop Of Fuel": South Korea Tells Citizens To Conserve, Ride Public Transit Amid Energy Shock The Gulf energy shock is now hitting Asian economies with full force. In Seoul, President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday urged citizens to "save every drop of fuel," a new sign policymakers are moving quickly into crisis mode as the U.S.-Iran conflict raises the risk of nasty fuel shortages across some of Asia's most energy- and Hormuz-dependent economies. Lee told lawmakers in a pa...

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A Second Amendment Roadmap For The Next Attorney General

A Second Amendment Roadmap For The Next Attorney General Authored by Aidan Johnston via Gun Owners of America, President Trump campaigned on restoring robust protections for the Second Amendment. Yet more than a year into his second term, gun owners feel disillusioned, and many are planning to sit out the midterm elections. Having viewed President Trump’s election as a generational opportunity to course-correct, the stark reality is that not all that much has changed with respect ...

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Inanity Of Identity Politics Exposed At Canadian NDP Convention

Inanity Of Identity Politics Exposed At Canadian NDP Convention Authored by Jonathan Turley, The recent convention of the Canadian New Democratic Party (NDP) became a microcosm of the inanity of identity politics found in forums ranging from politics to higher education. Participants were given familiar “equity cards” as literal card-carrying members of groups demanding preferred treatment. The problem is when one identity group demands preference over another. The result, as s...

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Houthis Confirm Coordination With Iran, Hezbollah In Several Attack Waves On Israel

Houthis Confirm Coordination With Iran, Hezbollah In Several Attack Waves On Israel Amid several waves of missile strikes out of Yemen onto Israel from Tuesday into Wednesday, the Iran-aligned Houthis have made it clear they are coordinating with both Tehran and Hezbollah. Yemeni Brigadier General Yahya Saree said the Houthis have carried out several missile launch operations on "sensitive targets" in "southern occupied Palestine". The statement underscored this was conducted "in c...

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Luigi Mangione's State, Federal Trials Pushed Back Until Fall

Luigi Mangione's State, Federal Trials Pushed Back Until Fall Authored by Chris Summers via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Luigi Mangione, who is accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, had both his state and federal trials postponed on April 1 until the fall. Luigi Mangione is escorted into Manhattan state court in New York City on Sept. 16, 2025. Seth Wenig/AP Photo Mangione allegedly shot Thompson, 50, on Dec. 4, 2024, as he walked toward a hotel in Manhatta...

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Trump Admin Revamps Steel, Aluminum, Copper Tariffs; Imposes 100% Duties On Patented Drugs

Trump Admin Revamps Steel, Aluminum, Copper Tariffs; Imposes 100% Duties On Patented Drugs The Trump administration on Thursday announced a pair of tariff actions under national-security authority, maintaining core 50% duties on many imported steel, aluminum and copper products while overhauling the rules to exempt goods containing negligible amounts of those metals and imposing 100% tariffs on imported patented pharmaceuticals that do not meet new domestic production or pricing con...

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Justice Jackson's Birthright Citizenship Comments Were A Total Disaster

Justice Jackson's Birthright Citizenship Comments Were A Total Disaster Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson turned Wednesday's Supreme Court birthright citizenship oral arguments into another demonstration of her lack of qualifications for sitting on the high court. The case centers on President Trump's executive order challenging the automatic grant of citizenship to children born on U.S. soil to non-citizen parents. It was, on paper, one of the most consequential constitutional argum...

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US Apartment Rents Post Largest Annual Decline Since 2017 In March: Report

US Apartment Rents Post Largest Annual Decline Since 2017 In March: Report Authored by Rob Sabo via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The national median apartment rent shook off the seasonal winter chill and inched up by 0.4 percent in March from February to $1,363, Apartment List reported. A sign is posted in front of an apartment building with available rentals in San Francisco on June 9, 2023. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images However, the median rent was down by 1.7 percent from Ma...

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US Defense Stocks Take Epic Fury Beating, Leaving UBS Asking Why

US Defense Stocks Take Epic Fury Beating, Leaving UBS Asking Why Despite the launch of Operation Epic Fury against Iran in late February, U.S. defense stocks have moved lower rather than higher, prompting a UBS analyst to pen a note to clients this week attempting to answer why the makers of missiles and tanks failed to sustain a wartime rally. Analyst Allyson Gordon asked the question: "Why Is US Defense Performance Lackluster?"  Let's start with iShares U.S. Aerospace and Defens...

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OpenAI Snaps Up TBPN, Slashes ChatGPT Pricing As Secondary Market Interest Fades

OpenAI Snaps Up TBPN, Slashes ChatGPT Pricing As Secondary Market Interest Fades Update (1400ET): In a surprise move, OpenAI has acquired TBPN (Technology Business Programming Network), the influential daily technology talk show and media platform hosted by John Coogan and Jordi Hays. TBPN has become one of Silicon Valley’s most-watched programs for real-time tech news, MandA rumors, high-profile executive interviews, and AI developments - often described as “SportsCenter for the te...

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Three LNG Tankers Are First To Cross Strait Of Hormuz Since War Started

Three LNG Tankers Are First To Cross Strait Of Hormuz Since War Started While a growing number of ships have been traversing the Strait of Hormuz, with Lloyd's List reporting a total of 142 vessels have transited since the start of March, but 67% of that traffic has a direct affiliation with Iran... and the figure rises to 90% when looking at traffic in recent days, as some ships have had to pay fees in yuan or cryptocurrencies before being escorted through the strait... IRAN’S TO...

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"Make A Deal Before It's Too Late": Trump Threatens Tehran (Again) As Iran/Oman Draft Protocol To Re-Open Hormuz

"Make A Deal Before It's Too Late": Trump Threatens Tehran (Again) As Iran/Oman Draft Protocol To Re-Open Hormuz Summary World's most important oil price hits record high as Trump threatens Iran: "make a deal before it's too late" Oil drops on reports of Iran-Oman coordination to reopen strait. Iran issues Israel/Gulf logistics hubs target list; IRGC targets Amazon Cloud computing center in Bahrain US intelligence assessments say Iran is not ready to negotiate given it ...

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Gulf States Considering Network Of New Pipelines To Bypass Strait Of Hormuz

Gulf States Considering Network Of New Pipelines To Bypass Strait Of Hormuz One month ago, at the start of the war, we said it was surprising that UAE's oil export terminal of Fujairah was not a bigger terminal as it bypasses the Straits completely, and predicted a "major infrastructure push here after the war." Surprising Fujairah is not a bigger oil terminal: it bypasses the straits completely. Expect major infrastructure push here after the war. https://t.co/Do1gK7KBDQ — zerohe...

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Trump Fires Pam Bondi As Attorney General, Blanche To Be Acting AG

Trump Fires Pam Bondi As Attorney General, Blanche To Be Acting AG Update (1315ET): President Donald Trump has ousted Attorney General Pam Bondi, multiple outlets report. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche is serving as acting AG in the interim. The move comes amid White House frustration with Bondi’s leadership at the Justice Department -  particularly her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files and what Trump viewed as insufficient aggression in targeting his political opponent...

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Kremlin Asks US For Ceasefire At Bushehr Nuclear Plant To Get Remaining Russian Staff Out

Kremlin Asks US For Ceasefire At Bushehr Nuclear Plant To Get Remaining Russian Staff Out Russia is seeking approval from the US and Israel for a ceasefire for the Bushehr nuclear ⁠power plant in Iran, RIA news agency reported Thursday. Airstrikes across the country have reportedly been on the uptick in the past some 48 hours. "The travel routes will be communicated ‌to the relevant authorities in Israel and the United States, and we will use all channels to request strict adherenc...

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Coinbase Exec Says Senate CLARITY Act Deal On Stablecoin Yield "Very Close"

Coinbase Exec Says Senate CLARITY Act Deal On Stablecoin Yield "Very Close" Authored by Amin Haqshanas via CoinTelegraph.com, Coinbase chief legal officer Paul Grewal said the US Digital Asset Market Clarity Act is “moving toward” a markup hearing in the US Senate Banking Committee and could eventually move to a floor vote if senators resolve the stablecoin yield dispute and schedule a markup. Speaking in a Wednesday interview on Fox Business, Grewal said lawmakers are nearing a...

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CEO Of Largest Public Hospital System Says He's Ready To Replace Radiologists With AI

CEO Of Largest Public Hospital System Says He's Ready To Replace Radiologists With AI By Marty Stempniak of Radiology Business, The chief executive of America’s largest public hospital system says he is prepared to start replacing radiologists with artificial intelligence in some circumstances, once the regulatory landscape catches up.  Mitchell H. Katz, MD, president and CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals, recently spoke during a panel discussion held by Crain’s New York Business. T...

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Iran To Attack Logistical Hubs In Israel, Gulf After Its Tallest Bridge Destroyed

Iran To Attack Logistical Hubs In Israel, Gulf After Its Tallest Bridge Destroyed Earlier we reported there are signs that the US and Israel are expanding attacks on Iran civilian infrastructure, after reports emerged Thursday that fresh airstrikes hit a highway bridge connecting Tehran and Karaj, according to Fars News Agency. Several people were injured, and multiple areas of Karaj were also struck. The bridge was actually just constructed, having been inaugurated earlier this yea...

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Trump Puts State Farm, Other Insurers On Notice Over Treatment Of California Wildfire Victims

Trump Puts State Farm, Other Insurers On Notice Over Treatment Of California Wildfire Victims Authored by Chris Summers via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), President Donald Trump on March 31 told State Farm and other insurers to “get their act together” after meeting with California politicians and hearing about the difficulties facing the victims of last year’s wildfires. A home is engulfed in flames during the Eaton fire in the Altadena area of Los Angeles County, Calif., on Jan...

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Gulf Energy Shock Spreads To Global Plastics As War Sparks Force Majeure Wave

Gulf Energy Shock Spreads To Global Plastics As War Sparks Force Majeure Wave Building on our earlier "Global Demand Destruction" note, which mapped how the Gulf energy shock is spreading globally and the immediate effects of rationing, price controls, and fuel shortages, another second-order disruption is quickly emerging: supply chain disruptions in critical plastic feedstocks. Plastics are core to the modern economy, and a troubling new Bloomberg report indicates that several pr...

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Oil Drops On Reports Of Iran-Oman Coordination To Reopen Hormuz Strait, While Exchange Of Strikes With US-Israel Intensify

Oil Drops On Reports Of Iran-Oman Coordination To Reopen Hormuz Strait, While Exchange Of Strikes With US-Israel Intensify Summary No mention of ceasefire while vowing to keep hitting Iran 'extremely hard' in Wed. night Trump speech. Escalating tit-for-tat overnight strikes. Oil drops on reports of Iran-Oman coordination to reopen strait. US intelligence assessments say Iran is not ready to negotiate given it believes it has the strategic upper-hand, and doesn't believe Trump is...

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"A Defining Moment": Nano Nuclear Submits Construction Permit For Kronos Reactor In Illinois

"A Defining Moment": Nano Nuclear Submits Construction Permit For Kronos Reactor In Illinois Nano Nuclear submitted a Construction Permit Application (CPA) to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for their Kronos microreactor project at the University of Illinois. The filing marks the latest step in a project we’ve tracked since site characterization began last fall. Watch: Modular Energy Pioneer Nano Nuclear Begins Drilling First Reactor In Illinois https://t.co/hUcFvtXfa...

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When Will This Sh*t Stop?

When Will This Sh*t Stop? Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, A career criminal with 23 prior arrests and 70 charges was allowed to roam free until she stabbed a pregnant woman in broad daylight outside a Harris Teeter in Charlotte’s Cotswold Village Shopping Center on March 18.  The 38-year-old victim was loading her car with her three-year-old child nearby when Marvina Marie Hardy (also known as Marvina Marie Hardy-Butler), 40, of Waxhaw, attacked her with a steak kni...

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Tesla Delivers 358,023 Vehicles In Q1, Missing Wall Street Expectations For Second Consecutive Quarter

Tesla Delivers 358,023 Vehicles In Q1, Missing Wall Street Expectations For Second Consecutive Quarter Tesla reported a disappointing first quarter, delivering 358,023 vehicles worldwide, falling short of Wall Street expectations of about 372,000, according to Bloomberg-compiled estimates and the company’s own release. The miss marks Tesla’s second consecutive quarter below forecasts, underscoring continued pressure on its core automotive business as it navigates slowing electric-v...

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Private Credit Bank Run Begins: Blue Owl Gates After Shocking 41% Of OTIC Investors Ask For Their Money

Private Credit Bank Run Begins: Blue Owl Gates After Shocking 41% Of OTIC Investors Ask For Their Money A week ago, in an attempt to calm the market, Goldman's economists published a lengthy, if at times disjointed, report discussing why a crisis in private credit would not lead to another financial crisis. We are about to find out if they were right.  Recall that in mid-March, while attention was understandably focused on the Iran war, we explained why Blue Owl's February decis...

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Globalstar Soars On Amazon Buyout Report Amid Satellite Constellation Race

Globalstar Soars On Amazon Buyout Report Amid Satellite Constellation Race Globalstar shares surged 12% in premarket trading in New York... ...marking their biggest jump in nearly five months, after the Financial Times reported overnight that Amazon is in talks to acquire the satellite operator, a move that would certainly intensify the race to build satellite constellations.  The FT cited people familiar with the Amazon-Globalstar talks and said both sides are still negotiat...

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Oil Nears War-Highs As Iran's 'Highest Bridge In Middle East' Destroyed After Trump's 'Back To Stone Age' Threat

Oil Nears War-Highs As Iran's 'Highest Bridge In Middle East' Destroyed After Trump's 'Back To Stone Age' Threat Summary Oil prices surge after no mention of ceasefire while vowing to keep hitting Iran 'extremely hard' in Wed. night Trump speech US intelligence assessments say Iran is not ready to negotiate given it believes it has the strategic upper-hand, and doesn't believe Trump is 'serious' about talks: NYT Highest bridge in Iran, connecting Tehran and Karaj, destroyed...

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Democrats Ask Judge To Block Parts Of Trump's Election Order

Democrats Ask Judge To Block Parts Of Trump's Election Order Authored by Kimberley Hayek and Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times, Democrats asked a federal judge Wednesday to block parts of President Donald Trump’s executive order on federal elections. The lawsuit challenges Trump’s directive, signed a day earlier, that will create a list of eligible voters in every state and prohibit the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from sending absentee ballots to those not included on the list. T...

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'No Hire, No Fire' Economy Continues As Job Cuts Tumble, Claims Near Record Lows

'No Hire, No Fire' Economy Continues As Job Cuts Tumble, Claims Near Record Lows U.S.-based employers announced 60,620 job cuts in March, up 25% from 48,307 cuts announced in February. It is down 78% from the 275,240 cuts announced during the same month last year, according to a report released Thursday from global outplacement and executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray and Christmas. “Removing the wave of federal layoffs announced in February and March of last year, job cut a...

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Futures, Bonds Tumble, Oil Soars After Trump Dashes Hopes For Early End To Iran War

Futures, Bonds Tumble, Oil Soars After Trump Dashes Hopes For Early End To Iran War Global risk assets, including US equity futures and global markets, as well as Treasuries and precious metals, tumbled as oil soared with Brent hitting $110 this morning after Trump's late Wednesday speech refused to pivot and dashed hopes that the Hormuz Strait would reopen soon and the war in the Middle East is nearing a swift resolution. As of 8:00am ET, SandP 500 futures dropped 1.7%, reversing ...

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4 Million Children Have Been Signed Up For Trump Accounts: IRS

4 Million Children Have Been Signed Up For Trump Accounts: IRS Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, American taxpayers have signed up over 4 million children to the tax-advantaged Trump Accounts, and more than 1 million of those accounts have elected to receive the $1,000 pilot contribution from the government, the IRS said in a March 31 statement. “Contributions to Trump Accounts can be made starting July 4, 2026. All eligible children may receive deposits from par...

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U.S. Alerts Goldman Sachs Paris After Iranian Group Threatens Terror Bombing

U.S. Alerts Goldman Sachs Paris After Iranian Group Threatens Terror Bombing Five days after French authorities foiled a terror plot targeting Bank of America's Paris headquarters, the threat environment facing U.S. financial institutions in the French capital appears to be worsening. New reporting from Le Parisien says Goldman Sachs' Paris headquarters was placed under police surveillance on Wednesday night following threats allegedly linked to Iranian terror networks.  Le Paris...

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New Bill Opens Door For Killer AI Weapons

New Bill Opens Door For Killer AI Weapons Authored by Jon Fleetwood, A newly introduced U.S. Senate bill would allow the military to deploy autonomous lethal artificial intelligence systems by granting the Secretary of Defense the authority to override its own restrictions. Senate Bill S.4113—the “AI Guardrails Act of 2026,” introduced March 17, 2026 by U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI)—is being presented as a framework to limit how the Department of Defense uses AI. But the a...