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Investigation Exposes America's Growing Cancer Crisis And Reveals Where It's Worst -
Investigation Exposes America's Growing Cancer Crisis And Reveals Where It's Worst
A growing cancer crisis is gripping younger generations across the United States as increasing numbers of Americans in their 20s, 30s and 40s are being diagnosed with diseases once overwhelmingly associated with older adults, according to an analysis conducted by the Daily Mail.A 2025 National Cancer...
Butane's Perfect Storm Sends Prices To Decade Highs -
Butane's Perfect Storm Sends Prices To Decade Highs
Authored by Natalia Katona via OilPrice,Butane prices are surging across the world. Northwest European November butane prices have reached $1,125/t by early November, their highest level in 30 years, having exceeded even the peaks following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. In Asia, the AFEI butane index stood at $1,180/t on November ...
Democrats Spent Year Demanding Data Center Moratoriums. They Own The Narrative. Will They Own The Fallout? -
Democrats Spent Year Demanding Data Center Moratoriums. They Own The Narrative. Will They Own The Fallout?
Thursday's selloff in hyperscaler and neocloud stocks deepened as investors reassessed the mounting risks that the Democratic sweep in the US midterms poses to the AI infrastructure boom. By midday in New York, the Nasdaq was down more than 5%, while Morgan Stanley's neocloud ...
France's Debt Crisis Could Trigger A Much Bigger European Meltdown -
France's Debt Crisis Could Trigger A Much Bigger European Meltdown
Authored by Alastair Paynter via OilPrice,A budget deficit of 5.1% and public debt exceeding 115% of GDP raise concerns about France's fiscal sustainability and the eurozone's resilience.Industrial decline, energy disruptions, political instability and growing nationalist movements are putting pressure on EU cohesio...
China's New 'AutoDNA' AI Lab Needs Humans For Just Two Chores -
China's New 'AutoDNA' AI Lab Needs Humans For Just Two Chores
Researchers at Shanghai Jiao Tong University have built a laboratory in which a team of AI agents designs and runs DNA experiments from a single typed prompt, with people stepping in only to restock reagents and service the hardware, according to a paper published this week in Nature.
Robots run this laboratory in Japan...
Ukraine's Azov Brigade Admits Holding AWOL Soldiers At Residential House Amid Torture Allegations -
Ukraine's Azov Brigade Admits Holding AWOL Soldiers At Residential House Amid Torture Allegations
Authored by John Weeks via Antiwar.com,A riot erupted Monday night outside a residential house in Ukraine's Petropavlivska Borshchahivka, a suburb approximately 12 miles west of Kyiv, after social media posts claimed the military was torturing conscripts in the basement and that medics...
Is Russia Rehearsing An Attack In Orbit? -
Is Russia Rehearsing An Attack In Orbit?
Two Russian satellites are drifting toward the orbit of a second US-registered radar satellite run by Finland's ICEYE, weeks after a sibling spacecraft closed to within about 500 meters of the first, and one analyst says that earlier pass "looks like an attack rehearsal."Greg Gillinger, a senior space analyst at Integrity ISR and a former US...
Nearly Half Of Poles Demand PM Tusk's Resignation After Dramatic Takeover Of Constitutional Court -
Nearly Half Of Poles Demand PM Tusk's Resignation After Dramatic Takeover Of Constitutional Court
Authored by Remix News Staff via Remix News,Nearly half of Poles believe Prime Minister Donald Tusk should step down, according to the first poll released after his dramatic takeover of the Constitutional Tribunal, which involved riot police seizing the building. Another poll also show...
Is Anthropic About To Delay The Biggest IPO Ever? -
Is Anthropic About To Delay The Biggest IPO Ever?
Backers want a lower price, the November timetable is in doubt, and executives and advisers are set to meet to review the deal...Major institutional backers are pushing Anthropic to cut the $1.5 trillion valuation it had been targeting for its IPO, and one suggested pricing could fall closer to $1 trillion, the Wall Street Journal r...
San Francisco Snubs Pelosi's Pick For A Radical With Creepy Legislative Record -
San Francisco Snubs Pelosi's Pick For A Radical With Creepy Legislative Record
San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan (D-CA) conceded the race for the city's open congressional seat to state Sen. Scott Wiener on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026, handing the seat Rep. Nancy Pelosi held for decades to the candidate she did not endorse. Pelosi, the former House speaker, backed Chan and campaigne...
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My 93-year-old father changed his will at the 11th hour, leaving my brother his entire $500,000 estate. Can I challenge it? -
“My brother had no job and needed a place to live.”
Is it the end of the Cybertruck? Elon Musk announces factory will shift Tesla production. -
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said in a post on X that the automaker will wind down the production of Cybertrucks in its Texas Gigafactory next year.
What the governor-elect of Texas, at the epicenter of the AI-trade blowup, is now saying about data centers -
In an interview, Gina Hinojosa emphasized that she wasn’t ideologically opposed to data centers, but that community approval must come first.
‘It feels like he’s quietly building a separate life’: My husband inherited $500,000, but he refuses to spend it on our home -
“Our kitchen dates from 1999 and the oven only works if you hit the door a certain way.”
The $4 million mansion that author Sarah J. Maas bought after finding fame with ‘A Court of Thorns and Roses’ -
Three years after the release of the first “ACOTAR” book, Sarah J. Maas’ family moved into a palatial $3.3 million Tudor-style mansion in Haverford, Pa.
‘It seems bizarre’: We’re in our 80s with $950,000 in traditional IRAs. Why is our adviser pushing Roth conversions? -
“Our basic living expenses are covered by $110,000 in annual pensions and Social Security.”
‘My life could be cut short’: I’m 55, married and have a brain tumor. Should I splash out on a $210,000 Porsche? -
“I also want to preserve the opportunity to leave a meaningful legacy for my two sons.”
Here’s what’s driving Iren’s stock higher after a brutal selloff -
Iren announced a new cloud-computing deal and noted that much of its backlog is tied to “investment-grade counterparties.”
Cloudflare’s stock mounts a big comeback after fastest sales surge in nearly 4 years -
Demand for automated AI protection is on the rise — and manifesting in Cloudflare’s earnings results.
Here are the 2027 capital-gains tax rates for each income level -
How much will you pay in capital-gains taxes next year? The IRS just released this crucial information.
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Gold futures plunge was a U.S. Treasury intervention, Maguire tells "LFTV" -
10:31a ET Thursday, November 5, 2026
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
On this week's episode of Kinesis Money's "Live from the Vault" program, London metals trader Andrew Maguire says the recent plunge in gold futures prices amid an anomalous decline in the U.S. dollar was a U.S. government intervention to discourage sales of U.S. Treasury bonds.
Meanwhile, Maguire adds, even the U.S. government i...
Central banks accelerated gold buying in Q3, WGC says -
By Giulia PetroniThe Wall Street JournalTuesday, November 3, 2026
Central banks stepped up gold buying in the third quarter to its fastest pace since late 2024, as geopolitical risks and concerns over fiscal discipline bolstered institutional demand for the precious metal.
The institutions added a net 321 metric tons to their reserves in the period, driven by portfolio diversification and risk ...
India's tax hike drives illegal gold imports to three-year high -
By Yihui Xie and Preeti SoniBloomberg NewsTuesday, November 3, 2026
India's illegal gold imports surged to the highest since 2023 in the third quarter as a government duty hike spurred use of unofficial channels, according to a report from the World Gold Council.
Informal shipments for July to September jumped more than 1,500% to 50 metric tons from 3 tons a year earlier, the producer-funded gr...
Tokenized gold bars to advance Hong Kong's ambitions as digital, metal trading hub -
By Xinmei ShenSouth China Morning Post, Hong KongTuesday, November 3, 2026
https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3373071/tokenised-gold-bar-advance-hong-kongs-ambitions-digital-metal-trading-hub
Hong Kong's plan to start an interbank tokenized gold transaction project marks a crucial step in its quest to make itself a key global hub for the precious metal, according to analysts....
China's government calls meeting on supporting stock market, reports say -
From Bloomberg NewsSunday, November 1, 2026
China's central bank and its securities regulator will hold a meeting on Monday to discuss the use of tools designed to support the country's capital market, according to local media.
The People's Bank of China will meet with the National Financial Regulatory Administration, China Securities Regulatory Commission, and major banks to study how to impro...
Wolf Street
Legal Tender News
Legal Tender Forces Gold Out -
The government has many ways of forcing us to use their paper dollar as money. The tax on capital gains on gold (I wrote about this here) is one bullet in their gun. The legal tender law—U.S. Code ...
These Countries May Be Next To Accept Bitcoin as Legal Tender -
One of the main knocks against cryptocurrency has always been that it will never gain universal adoption, meaning its usefulness will always be limited. This perhaps changed forever on September 7, ...
Legal Tender -
Legal tender is a medium of payment recognized by a legal system to be valid for meeting a financial obligation. Paper currency and coins are common forms of legal tender in many countries. Legal ...
This Day In Market History: Legal Tender Act Of 1862 -
What Happened? On this day in 1862, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln signed the Legal Tender Act into law. Where The Market Was: The Legal Tender Act predates both the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones ...
Bill Introduced To Make Bitcoin A Legal Tender In Arizona -
Senator Wendy Rogers has introduced a bill proposing to make bitcoin a legal tender in the U.S. state of Arizona. The bill seeks to add bitcoin to the list of instruments considered legal tender in ...
CoinDesk
Bitcoin steadies after AI-led selloff as eyes turn to latest U.S. jobs figures -
Bitcoin bounced from around $75,200 after Thursday’s AI-led selloff, which drove more than $1 billion in liquidations, as traders await the U.S. jobs report.
Bitcoin recovers $76,000 level as ETFs shed $430 million after tech rout -
Bitcoin recovered above $76,000 Friday after dropping below that level during Thursday's tech-driven market rout.
Greece approves 10% tax on crypto gains and 15% levy on DeFi income -
Investors will have 12 months to declare past crypto gains without late-filing penalties, though questions remain over crypto-to-crypto swaps.
Trump-backed World Liberty Financial plans token buyback after 66% year-to-date slide -
The crypto venture may use fees from its USD1 stablecoin reserves to fund token purchases as it seeks to boost governance.
Zcash’s landmark NU7 upgrade goes live, speeding up private payments -
NU7 cuts the target time between blocks to 25 seconds, reduces the work wallets must do to find private payments and sets aside fees for future miners.
Hyperliquid treasury firm seeking U.S. regulatory nod as a domestic futures platform -
The company said it's trying to establish a U.S. "futures commission merchant" with full compliance for activity with U.S. clients, though the timing is uncertain.
Bitcoin developer proposes ‘landmines’ to make quantum thieves lose their own BTC -
Anyone trying to move vulnerable bitcoin would have to put up matching collateral, giving prepared owners a chance to take both.
U.S. Justice Department assembles force to shield against foreign AI threats -
The new DOJ task force will aid the recently designated U.S. "SI Force" by warding off bad actors backed by other nations, criminal groups or corporate fraud.
Bitcoin tumbles to $76,000 as collapsing AI trade drags stocks sharply lower -
The post-election rally quickly reversed as AI stocks plunged, but cryptocurrencies held up relatively better despite a $1 billion liquidation wave.
What is TraderTraitor, the hacking squad behind the $6.3 billion Binance heist? -
The hacking group has been behind some of the crypto industry's most recent high-profile thefts.
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As CZ Calls for Security Alliance, Binance’s Previous Alliance Just Closed -
In an unfortunate coincidence, the T3 Financial Crime Unit, involving major crypto players Tether, Tron, TRM Labs, and Binance, had already shut down months before the $6.3 billion Binance hack. The two-year-old unit, which claimed to have frozen $450 million in illicit crypto assets, was closed in late August, Bloomberg reported, citing undisclosed people familiar […]
Crypto’s Toughest Critic Elizabeth Warren Set to Run Senate Banking -
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is expected to chair the Senate Banking Committee after Democrats took both chambers of Congress, putting crypto’s loudest Capitol Hill critic in charge of the panel that writes its rules. The Gavel Changes Hands The Wall Street Journal reported recently that the Massachusetts Democrat is about to take control of the committee, […]
Jack Mallers Headlines Bitcoin Amsterdam 2026 as Finance, Privacy and Self-Custody Take the Stage -
AMSTERDAM, November 6, 2026 — Bitcoin Amsterdam 2026 is underway at SugarFactory on November 5–6, 2026, with sessions covering institutional investment, European regulation, mining and self-custody. Strike Founder and CEO Jack Mallers is scheduled to deliver a keynote on November 6, 2026, from 16:15–16:45 CET on the Treasury Stage. Mallers also joins Robert Breedlove for […]
Paraguay Congress Impeaches President Over Bank Collapse -
The fall of Ueno Bank, one of the four systemic banks in Paraguay with nearly 3 million customers, has sparked a crisis involving an impeachment against President Santiago Peña and the arrests of the former Central Bank President Carlos Carvallo, who led the private bank before being. Ueno Bank Fall Unleashes Government Crisis in Paraguay […]
Democrats Are Coming for AI Data Centers and Bitcoin Miners Could Pay Dearly -
Newly empowered Democrats from Texas to Ohio are pushing to pause or restrict new data centers, a threat to the bitcoin miners betting their future on artificial intelligence (AI) hosting. A Party-Wide Push Data centers were on the ballot this week, and the winners are now talking about limits. Sen. Bernie Sanders, citing local referendums […]
Reason
Review: Milei's Rise Through the Eyes of One of His Critics -
The Embrace is a short documentary following a struggling tango dancer amid Javier Milei's election.
Review: The Evita Museum Obscures Peronist History -
The Peróns drove the economy of Argentina into the ground, but that doesn't mean they've gone down in history as villains.
Brickbat: Gunning for Trouble -
Quitman, Georgia, Police Chief Lawrence McGee was arrested after a grand jury indicted him on charges of felony theft and…
The post Brickbat: Gunning for Trouble appeared first on Reason Magazine.
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How Athlete Politicians and Sports Ballot Measures Fared on a Wild Election Day -
Sports were on the ballot, both directly and indirectly with so many former athlete politicians running for office.
Midterms Massacre, Woke 2.0, Fan Fiction -
Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi discuss the fallout from the 2026 midterm elections, the possibility of Woke 2.0, and the 2017 film The Death of Stalin.
Lawsuit Challenges Montana's New Ban on Corporate, Union, and Nonprofit Spending on Elections -
The Institute for Free Speech argues that the measure circumvents the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling and violates organizations' First Amendment rights.
Donald Trump Is Losing Young White Men Who Voted for Him -
The administration has to think about doing something for this group beyond mere fan service.
Outgoing Speaker Mike Johnson Once Decried the Surveillance State. Then He Became One of Its Top Defenders. -
Fights over FISA are inevitably political. Will the next speaker learn from Mike Johnson’s 180?
New Mexico Cop Charged With Taking Bribes Also Was Involved in a Bizarre Case of Drug War Infighting -
Former sheriff's deputy Paul Jessen was convicted of obstructing justice because he tried to protect a confidential informant from the DEA.
Tenth Amendment Center
This isn’t an Instruction Manual. It’s a Warning. How Empires Fall. -
Collapse is self-inflicted: Benjamin Franklin knew the pattern all through history. In 1773, he wrote a masterpiece of biting satire - 20 rules for how a great empire destroys itself from within by making its own people see it as detestable. It was supposed to be a warning, but London completely ignored it and paid the price. Once you hear his “rules,” judge for yourself. Is this just another h...
Lost Cause: The Federal Government will Never Limit Itself -
Going to the federal government to convince the federal government to limit its own power? That’s not just dumb strategy and a lost cause. It’s dangerous to the Constitution and liberty. On this episode, it’s James Madison’s blueprint for beating the feds without relying on the feds to magically limit their own power. Plus the right to keep and bear arms as the ultimate safeguard for freedom.
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The Word “Emergency” Doesn’t Exist in the Constitution. That’s no Accident. -
That means the rules of the constitution apply whether someone calls it an “emergency” or not. On this episode, it’s the founders’ long-forgotten warning about the oldest weapon in the book. Let politicians have extra power or funding because THEY declare an emergency? And you’ll get never-ending emergencies.
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Electronic Frontier Foundation
When the Watchdogs Are Silenced: India's Crackdown on Those Documenting Online Censorship -
On November 3, our colleagues at the Software Freedom Law Center, India (SFLC.in) received notifications from X that the Delhi Police had issued takedown requests targeting 42 URLs. Among the accounts and posts targeted were those belonging to SFLC.in, the Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF), and X account @geoblockedindia, as well as posts documenting legal notices and instances of online censor...
Reflecting on Digital Rights Wins and Losses in Sacramento -
California’s 2026 legislative session has officially adjourned and it’s time to reflect on the wins and losses that have shaped Californians’ digital rights landscape this year. This was the second year of a two-year legislative session, which meant several bills resumed their legislative paths from 2025.
EFF monitored nearly 100 bills in the state over the two-year session. These included prop...
Join EFF to Celebrate the Life of Aaron Swartz -
Join us to celebrate the legacy of Aaron Swartz on Nov. 8, 2026. With the organizers of Aaron Swartz Day, we’re honoring his life with an in-person and remote hackathon. This event is supported by several organizations that carry on his work, including the Internet Archive—which is hosting the in-person event—the Freedom of the Press Foundation, Creative Commons and the Free Law Project.
Aaron ...
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Second Amendment Foundation
TAURUS RENEWS PLATINUM-LEVEL CORPORATE PARTNERSHIP -
BELLEVUE, Wash. — April 24, 2025 — The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) is pleased to announce that Taurus Holdings Inc. has renewed their commitment to the organization as a Platinum-level corporate partner. “At Taurus, we believe that the right to keep and bear arms is fundamental to the American way of life,” said Taurus USA
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CA NON-RESIDENTS CAN APPLY FOR CARRY PERMIT STARTING APRIL 22 -
BELLEVUE, Wash. — April 22, 2025 — Thanks to a preliminary injunction in the Second Amendment Foundation’s (SAF) case CRPA v. LASD, starting Tuesday, April 22, non-resident SAF members can apply for a California carry permit. The injunction requires that California accept permit applications from any United States resident outside the state who is a
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SCOTUS DENIES CERT IN WORTH, SAF WIN IN EIGHTH CIRCUIT STANDS -
BELLEVUE, Wash. — April 21, 2025 — In a case that could potentially have far-reaching implications for similar lawsuits across the nation, the U.S. Supreme Court has denied Minnesota’s Petition for Writ of Certiorari in Jacobson v. Worth, the Second Amendment Foundation’s (SAF) challenge to the 18-20-year-old carry ban in the state. Minnesota asked the
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Gun Owners of America
GEAR Tickets Now Available: Gun Owners of America Launches New Outdoor and Overlanding Experience -
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 30, 2026 GEAR Tickets Now Available: Gun Owners of America Launches New Outdoor and Overlanding Experience New event brings together outdoor adventure, overlanding, industry innovation, and the freedom to explore. Amarillo, TX — Gun Owners of America (GOA) is excited to announce that tickets are officially on sale for GEAR (Gun Owners Empowerment & Adventure Recr...
OH: Time is Running Out to Stop NFA Tyranny — TAKE ACTION -
CALL THE HOUSE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEMBERS Cindy Abrams – Chair (R) – (614) 466-9091 Kevin Miller – Vice Chair (R) – (614) 466-2500 Rodney Creech (R) – (614) 466-2960 Haraz Ghanbari (R) – (614) 466-8104 Thomas Hall (R) – (614) 644-5094 Matthew Kishman (R) – (614) 466-9078 Jeff LaRe (R) – (614) 466-8100 Phil Plummer (R) – (614) 644-8051 Bernard … Read more
SC: VICTORY: Alan Wilson Elected Governor of South Carolina! -
Huge Victory for South Carolina Gun Owners: Alan Wilson Wins Governor’s Race! The election results are in, and gun owners across the Palmetto State delivered a resounding message at the ballot box: Alan Wilson has been elected the next Governor of South Carolina! Gun Owners of America was proud to endorse Alan Wilson, and today we celebrate a major victory … Read more
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