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Fight the Fed (and the Crooked Banks) by Holding Gold
(Clint Siegner, Money Metals News Service) Market forecaster Martin Zweig famously warned investors against underestimating the power of the Federal Reserve Bank to control...
“Red” States See Flood of Tax Refugees from New York, California and Illinois
(MarketWatch) So, what’s wrong with New York, California and Illinois?
If you ask somebody from any number of red states, they’ll likely you tell you...
High Anxiety: Proposed Hemp Rules Worry Cannabis Industry
(Associated Press) Hemp growers and entrepreneurs who were joyous a year ago after U.S. lawmakers reclassified the plant as a legal agricultural crop now...
Drug Company Execs Who Pushed Addictive Opioids Via Bribes, Lap Dances Face Sentencing
(Associated Press) The founder and former top employees of a pharmaceutical company are facing a reckoning for their role in a bribery scheme that...
Trump Administration Threatens to Close Iraq’s Federal Reserve Bank Account Worth Billions
(Business Insider) The United States government is flexing its muscles to Iraq, warning there could be stiff financial consequences if the country follows through...
U.S. and China to Talk about Ending Tit-for-tat Trade War
(Associated Press) The United States and China have agreed to resume semiannual talks on economic and trade issues, according to a published report. These...
Florida Man Who Spit on Trump-Supporting Senior Will Serve Jail Time, Pay Restitution
(The Hill) A Florida man was sentenced to 90 days in jail after spitting on a man wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat...
Iran Says It “Unintentionally” Shot Down Plane
(Associated Press) Iran has announced that its military 'unintentionally' shot down a Ukrainian jetliner, killing all 176 aboard.
The statement Saturday morning blames "human...
MIT Professor Who Took Hidden Money from Epstein Is Put on Leave
(CNBC) The Massachusetts Institute of Technology said Friday that it had placed one of its tenured professors on paid administrative leave after finding that he “purposefully...
California Governor’s $222 Billion Budget Plan Gives Health Benefits to Illegals
(Associated Press) California's governor revealed a spending plan on Friday that puts a new tax on vaping, gives $20,000 to teachers who commit to...
