Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon was ‘looking into’ a cloud computing program run by Microsoft utilizing foreign workers from China, which was criticized this week for potentially lacking adequate safeguards, which could provide…
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A $250 million fraud scheme that exploited a federally funded children’s nutrition program during the COVID-19 pandemic has been described by FBI Director Kash Patel as ‘one of the worst’ in Minnesota history. The FBI…
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Microsoft ends use of China-based computer engineers for certain Defense Dept projects amid espionage fears
Microsoft said it will cease using China-based computer engineering teams for work on Pentagon cloud systems and other classified systems after an investigation this week led to national security concerns at the highest levels over…
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Justice Department moves to unseal Epstein, Maxwell grand jury transcripts amid calls for transparency
At Attorney General Pam Bondi’s direction, the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday formally moved to unseal long-secret grand jury transcripts from the Jeffrey Epstein case, citing what it called intense public interest in the…
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Trump says 10 hostages will be returning from Gaza ‘very shortly’ during White House dinner with allies
During a celebratory dinner at the White House with a number of Donald Trump’s GOP allies, including several Republican lawmakers from Congress, the president signaled that 10 more hostages in Gaza would be ‘coming very…
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Rubio announces visa revocations on Brazilian judge for ‘political witch hunt’ against ex-president Bolsonaro
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced visa restrictions on a Brazilian judge after the country’s Supreme Court issued search warrants and restraining orders against former President Jair Bolsonaro. Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de…
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Slovenian lawmakers became the first Eastern European country to legalize a law on Friday to allow medically-assisted suicide for terminally-ill adults, in a shift in regional end-of-life policy. The country’s lawmakers passed the bill following…
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Edwin J. Feulner, a prominent figure in the American conservative movement and co-founder and former president of the Heritage Foundation, died on Friday at the age of 83. Feulner served as the organization’s president from…
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Rob McEwen, chairman and chief owner of McEwen Inc. (TSX:MUX,NYSE:MUX), outlines his gold price outlook as well as future plans for his company. Securities Disclosure: I, Charlotte McLeod, hold no direct investment interest in any…
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Jeff Clark, founder of the Gold Advisor, shares his outlook for gold and silver. However, he emphasizes that he’s less concerned about prices and more interested in making sure his portfolio is prepared to weather…