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The Meaning of $40 Trillion Debt: Antony Chan v John Tamny
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California cheesemaker shuts down after 94-year run
A nearly century-old wine country cheese maker is closing its award winning factory in Sonoma citing ongoing challenges from the COVID pandemic and financial demands of running a specialized business.

Chinese hackers targeted NASA, Senate, Federal Reserve, and others, Justice Department says
The Justice Department on Wednesday said it shut down several platforms linked to China that hacked the Senate and multiple government agencies. Officials said a Chinese company linked to the Beijing government hacked into multiple federal agencies, includi…

Nelson Peltz’s Trian has no plans to make bid for Wendy’s right now, sources say
The move comes after the investment firm, a longtime Wendy's shareholder, was earlier this month reported by Reuters and others to be working on preparing a bid with the help of a consortium of investors,

Nvidia forecasts quarterly revenue above estimates, shares rise
Nvidia’s quarterly revenue more than doubled and the chipmaker forecast third-quarter revenue above Wall Street estimates on Wednesday, signaling persistent demand for its AI chips. The company also said it expects revenue to grow by about 70% in fiscal 202…

Immigrant businesses who spoke out against Mamdani supermarkets say they’re getting hit with NYC sanitation fines
"When we started going door to door two weeks ago, that’s when the fines started," Garcia told The Post, saying some have been served with penalties as stiff as $1,000. "The owners don’t speak English."

Hormuz And The Law Of Diminishing Returns: When Leverage Burns
Hormuz And The Law Of Diminishing Returns: When Leverage Burns Authored by Tamuz Itai via The Epoch Times , For months, the assumption that the Strait of Hormuz was Tehran's ultimate card dominated commentary on the war. Vessels are seen in the Strait of Ho…

Dolly Parton Knew What She Was Doing
The country icon was a woman of contradictions. Or was she?

Pennsylvania Reports Two Deaths From Measles As US Cases Hit Highest Level Since 1991
Pennsylvania Reports Two Deaths From Measles As US Cases Hit Highest Level Since 1991 Two people have died in connection with measles in Pennsylvania, state health officials announced on August 25. A health worker prepares a measles vaccine at a government…

General Mills removes artificial dyes from cereals in win for MAHA
General Mills announced on Wednesday that it has removed artificial food dyes from most of the cereal it sells in the United States, marking a victory for the Make America Healthy Again movement’s campaign against the “poisonous” chemicals. The Trump admini…

The Ridiculous Arguments For President Trump's Tariffs
Editorial, New York Times President Trump's repeated attempts to impose tariffs have become an encapsulation of his second term. They have hurt the American economy and his own popularity. They...

Meta has agreed to limit teens to just two hours daily on Facebook and Instagram — and it’s pushing competitors to do the same
Mark Zuckerberg and Co. are implementing landmark restrictions as part of a massive settlement, and they're urging Snap, TikTok and YouTube to follow suit.

Proponents of gender ideology likely to support political violence, HHS-funded study finds
New scientific research commissioned by the Department of Health and Human Services has found that individuals radicalized by gender ideology are substantially more likely to believe political violence is justified. A report on the study’s findings, publish…

Waste Of The Day: Deficit Could Surpass $2 Trillion
Waste Of The Day: Deficit Could Surpass $2 Trillion Authored by Jeremy Portnoy via RealClearInvestigations , The federal deficit will be $2.1 trillion when fiscal year 2026 ends on Sept. 30, the Congressional Budget Office projected in its monthly budget re…

Meta calls out YouTube, TikTok after historic $18 billion settlement
Meta’s deal to settle a federal lawsuit alleging it fueled a teen mental health crisis has a major caveat – its chief rivals TikTok and Google-owned YouTube must agree to make the same safety changes to their apps before Mark Zuckerberg will pay the full se…

Erewhon to open first location outside of LA County
The smoothies are coming.

Is The Stock Market Rigged?
Ryan Detrick, Carson Group I've been doing this for more than 27 years now, and I can't tell you how many times I've heard the same excuse as to why the stock market is going higher: the...

High School's Ordering Parents to Remove Pink "XX" Protest Wristbands at Girls' Soccer Game Likely Violated First Amendment
"The characteristics of the school as a place of learning reinforce that administrators cannot favor one side of a debate involving parental speech on an issue of prominent public concern, and which, in those parents' views, concerned the safety of their ch…

US Officials Reveal Reason For CIA Chief's Surprise Moscow Visit
US Officials Reveal Reason For CIA Chief's Surprise Moscow Visit Update(2030ET) : The Wall Street Journal has late in the day Wednesday revealed the reason for CIA John Ratcliffe's surprise visit to Moscow yesterday where he met with top Kremlin intelligenc…

How Many $2,500 Foldable iPhones Will Apple Ship In Year One? IDC Has The Answer
How Many $2,500 Foldable iPhones Will Apple Ship In Year One? IDC Has The Answer Apple is set to unveil its first foldable iPhone at the company's September 9 product event at 1300 ET. Ahead of what could be Apple's biggest handset launch in many years, tec…

Marines confronted with catch-22 over new AI with human control strategy
The Marine Corps released its new strategy on Wednesday for the future of its ground units and infantry troops that will heavily incorporate artificial intelligence, but emphasizes that humans will remain in the chain of decision-making. It’s unclear if adv…

Japan Holds Off On New Oil Reserve Release Despite September Import Drop
Japan Holds Off On New Oil Reserve Release Despite September Import Drop Authored by Irina Slav via OilPrice.com , Japan expects its oil imports next month to be lower than this month's but has no plans to release additional crude from storage , the country…

Pentagon honors Abbey Gate heroes with upgraded valor awards as investigation into withdrawal continues
The Pentagon on Wednesday honored the heroic actions of three Marines who were involved in the deadly and chaotic Abbey Gate mission, which coincides with the five-year anniversary of the tragic bombing that killed 13 U.S. service members. Secretary of War…

Iran Says Persian-Language Media Outlets 'Funded By CIA' Are Military Targets
Iran Says Persian-Language Media Outlets 'Funded By CIA' Are Military Targets One key tool Washington has long utilized for influence operations and covert regime change plotting abroad has long been the establishment of foreign media for political messagin…
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