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China Condemns US Deployment Of Previously-Banned Missile System To Philippines

China Condemns US Deployment Of Previously-Banned Missile System To Philippines Via AntiWar.com The Chinese Defense Ministry on Thursday strongly condemned the US deployment of an intermediate-range missile system to the Philippines during military drills that were conducted in April and the first half of May. During Washington and Manila’s annual Balikatan exercises, the US deployed a Typhon […]

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As Copper Soars, Telecoms Sitting On $7 Billion Mother Lode Of Old Cable

As Copper Soars, Telecoms Sitting On $7 Billion Mother Lode Of Old Cable Driven by soaring demand associated with artificial intelligence, electric vehicles, power infrastructure and automation, copper prices are up around 50% in four years. Now, telecom giants are poised to cash in — by pulling their old copper lines back out from from the […]

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How A US Retail Giant Conquered Inflation

How A US Retail Giant Conquered Inflation Authored by Andrew Moran via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), (Illustration by The Epoch Times, Shutterstock, Getty Images) In an economic climate of high inflation, Walmart has emerged as the retail victor, offering cheap goods to cost-conscious consumers. As millions of shoppers grapple with rising prices, the retail […]

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Elevated Risk Of Epilepsy, Appendicitis In Children After COVID-19 Vaccination: Study

Elevated Risk Of Epilepsy, Appendicitis In Children After COVID-19 Vaccination: Study Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A boy receives the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in Newcastle upon Tyne, England on Sept. 22, 2021. (Ian Forsyth/Getty Images) Children who received the AstraZeneca or Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines faced an elevated risk of epilepsy […]

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Trump Rakes In Record-Breaking $39 Million Fundraising Haul After Guilty Verdict

Trump Rakes In Record-Breaking $39 Million Fundraising Haul After Guilty Verdict Former President Donald Trump announced on Friday that his campaign brought in around $39 million following his guilty verdict on 34 counts of falsifying business records in his New York ‘hush money’ trial. “From just minutes after the sham trial verdict was announced, our […]

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New Human Case Of Bird Flu Confirmed By CDC

New Human Case Of Bird Flu Confirmed By CDC Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Chickens gather around a feeder at a farm in a file photo. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) A new human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza has been confirmed, officials at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and […]

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“This Is A Scam”: Trump Rails Against Judge Following Guilty Verdict, Vows To Appeal

“This Is A Scam”: Trump Rails Against Judge Following Guilty Verdict, Vows To Appeal President Trump is giving a live press conference following Thursday’s guilty verdict in his ‘hush money’ trial, in which he was convicted on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. “I paid a lawyer, totally legal. I paid a lawyer, […]

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NATO Chief Pushes Allies To Commit $44 Billion In Defense Aid To Ukraine Annually

NATO Chief Pushes Allies To Commit $44 Billion In Defense Aid To Ukraine Annually Currently NATO defense and foreign ministers are gathered in Prague for two days of meetings as part of preparations for the major Washington Summit in July. At the meeting chaired by the alliance’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg he urged that NATO countries must […]

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US Presidents Who Gamble With Nuclear Armageddon

US Presidents Who Gamble With Nuclear Armageddon Authored by Jeffrey D. Sachs via Common Dreams, Each of the last five presidents, both Democrats and Republicans, have brought us closer to the brink. We desperately need leaders with a knack for peace who can steer the nation, and the world, toward a more secure and less […]

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Macquarie: Gold Outperforms Despite Diminished Rate Cut Expectations

Gold prices have been significantly outperforming other assets due to a range of positive factors beyond U.S. interest rates and the dollar, according to Macquarie commodity strategists. The metal’s strength is attributed to its reputation as a safe asset with no counterparty risk, increased central bank buying, and sustained interest from institutional investors. Despite recent […]