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Washington State Targets Savers with New Sales Tax on Gold and Silver, Effective January 1st, 2026
(Money Metals News Service) Washington state will begin penalizing citizens for protecting their savings in precious metals, imposing a sales tax on all new purchases effective January 1. While a number of states have ended state sales taxes on gold and silver purchases in recent years, Washington politicians decided to lash out against the public…
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Senator Works on Bills to Protect Children from Pedophiles
(Chris Woodward, The Center Square) Sen. Janae Shamp is on a mission for 2026. The Arizona legislator said she wants to “make pedophiles’ lives hell” and is not backing off. “There are many different layers to how sex offenders are processed,” Shamp, R-Surprise, told The Center Square. “There’s things that happen pretrial. There’s plea deals…
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‘Locked and loaded’:Trump Warns Iran
(Sarah Roderick-Fitch, The Center Square) Following days of civil unrest in Iran, President Donald Trump issued a warning to the Iranian regime that the U.S. is prepared to take action if civilians are shot. Trump posted the warning overnight Friday, indicating he may be throwing support behind the uprising in the Islamic Republic sparked by…
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FBI Says it Disrupted a New Year’s Eve Attack Plan Inspired by Islamic State Group
(Headline USA) The FBI said Friday it disrupted a New Year’s Eve attack plot targeting a grocery store and fast-food restaurant in North Carolina, arresting an 18-year-old man who authorities say pledged loyalty to the Islamic State group. Christian Sturdivant was charged with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization after investigators…
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Minnesota Must Provide Documents to US Government in Child Care Fraud Probe by Next Week
(Headline USA) Minnesota officials have until next week to hand over information on providers and parents who receive federal child care funds that the Trump administration contends have been used fraudulently or risk losing federal funding. State officials said Friday recent inspections showed several childcare centers accused of fraud by a right-wing influencer were “operating…
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Tesla Loses Title as World’s Biggest Electric Vehicle Maker as Sales Fall for 2nd Year in a Row
(Headline USA) Tesla lost its crown as the world’s bestselling electric vehicle maker on Friday as expiring U.S. tax breaks for buyers and stiff overseas competition pushed sales down for a second year in a row. Tesla said that it delivered 1.64 million vehicles in 2025, down 9% from a year earlier. Chinese rival BYD,…
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US BOMBS CARACAS, CAPTURES VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT NICOLAS MADURO
(Headline USA) The United States hit Venezuela with a “large-scale strike” early Saturday and said its president had been captured and flown out of the country after months of intense pressure on Nicolás Maduro’s government — an extraordinary nighttime operation announced by President Donald Trump on social media hours after the attack. The legal authority for…
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Judge Who Aided Illegal Immigrant Resigns Under Threat of GOP Impeachment
(Headline USA) Embattled Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan, who was convicted of obstruction last month for helping an illegal immigrant evade federal officers, has sent her resignation letter to the governor. The letter was sent Saturday. Republicans had been making plans to impeach her ever since her Dec. 19 conviction. A spokesperson for Gov. Tony Evers said…
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Helicopter Crashes Into Arizona Mountains, Killing 4
(Headline USA) A private helicopter crashed Friday in a mountainous area of Arizona, killing all four people aboard, officials said. Those killed were the 59-year-old pilot, two 21-year-old women and a 22-year-old woman, the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office said in a post on the social platform X. Their names have not been released. The crash took…
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How the US Captured Venezuelan Leader Nicolás Maduro
(Headline USA) After months of growing military pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, President Donald Trump ordered a brazen operation into the South American country to capture its leader and whisk him to the United States where his administration plans to put him on trial. In a Saturday morning interview on “Fox and Friends Weekend,” Trump…
