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Report: $12B Spent on Assisted Living Medicare, Medicaid
(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) Medicare and Medicaid funding accounted for almost $12 billion of services provided through assisted living facilities, according to a new report released by the Government Accountability Office. The independent nonpartisan agency examined spending for services in assisted living facilities in 2024, the year with the most recently available data. The…
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Graham Platner Accused of Removing Condoms During Sex w/o Consent
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Disgraced Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner repeatedly removed condoms during sexual encounters with a former girlfriend without her knowledge or consent, according to the woman. The former girlfriend, Lindsey Fifield, told The Washington Post that on multiple occasions she asked Platner to use protection because she was not on birth control. “He…
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Trump’s Pardons Don’t Apply to Alleged Jan. 5/6 Pipe Bomber, Judge Rules
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) President Donald Trump’s sweeping pardon for offenses related to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol Hill protest does not apply to the man accused of planting pipe bombs outside the RNC and DNC headquarters the night before, a judge ruled on Monday. Lawyers for the pipe bomb suspect, Brian Cole Jr., had…
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Trump: U.S. to ‘Probably’ Strike Iran Tonight; Oil Prices Rise
(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) President Donald Trump said the United States will “probably” strike Iran again on Wednesday night, after casting doubt on the ceasefire between the two countries. “There may be a big attack tonight and it will knock out a lot of stuff,” Trump told reporters at a NATO summit in Turkey.…
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Ex-Wisconsin Judge Avoids Prison for Obstructing ICE Arrest of Illegal Immigrant
(Headline USA) Former Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan was spared from prison Wednesday for ushering a Mexican defendant out of her courtroom to evade U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. A federal judge fined her $5,000 and cited her otherwise law-abiding life in issuing the sentence. “I think this is a situation where an otherwise good…
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Kentucky Gov. Demands Health Update from Sen. McConnell
(Headline USA) Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is directly asking Sen. Mitch McConnell, the state’s most powerful figure in Congress, to disclose more about his condition after three weeks of silence from the 84-year-old since he was hospitalized in Washington. The letter released Wednesday from Beshear, a Democrat who is considered a potential presidential candidate in…
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DNA Evidence from Charlie Kirk Assassination Disputed by Defendant’s Lawyers
(Headline USA) Lawyers for the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk are expected to keep questioning the reliability of DNA testing used to link the defendant to the suspected murder weapon when a weeklong hearing resumes Wednesday. A member of Tyler Robinson’s defense team interrogated a DNA analyst from the FBI on Tuesday…
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Tennessee Congressman Demands FBI Unseal Everything on Seth Rich
(José Niño, Headline USA) Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn, has thrown a fresh spotlight on one of Washington’s most stubborn cold cases. On July 7, 2026, the Tennessee Republican posted on X that he had formally pressed FBI Director Kash Patel to surrender every document the bureau holds on the 2016 killing of DNC staffer Seth…
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Government Plans to Expand Scheme to Incentivize Indians to Let Go of Their Gold
(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 the plan, individuals can deposit…
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Silver Aids Genetic Research and Other Silver News
(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 facilitate the cutting and…
