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Steve Bannon sentenced

Steve Bannon will have to spend four months behind bars for his refusal to cooperate with Congress on the Capitol riots probe. Steve Bannon, a...

Bezos issues dire warning for US economy

Americans should brace for a painful downturn, the billionaire has said. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has warned that the US economy may be headed for...

Faeces-plagued US city to spend $1.7 million on one public toilet

San Francisco has announced plans to spend nearly four times the cost of a typical US home to construct a single water closet. San Francisco’s...

Democrat candidate pitches abortion as cure to high inflation

Georgia gubernatorial hopeful Stacey Abrams has suggested that women need to terminate pregnancies to cope with soaring prices. Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams has pushed...

Central bank of G20 host Indonesia rails against US dollar – media

The regulator wants to reduce reliance of the Indonesian financial markets on the greenback. Indonesia’s central bank has spoken out against the use of the...

Strong US dollar is a headache – IMF

The US currency's surge is making other nations' fight against soaring inflation even harder, the global financial body suggests. As countries around the world struggle...

US senators propose punishment for major ally

The American weaponry guarding Riyadh’s oil infrastructure should be moved to Ukraine, lawmakers suggest. US weapons should be withdrawn from Saudi Arabia as punishment for...

Watch: Biden offers dating advice to underage girl

The US president offered dating advice to the visibly uncomfortable girl, after apparently sniffing her hair. US President Joe Biden was recorded apparently sniffing a...

Pelosi was ready to ‘punch’ Trump

The US House speaker is shown vowing to attack the ex-president if he entered. US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi threatened to use physical violence against...

Juvenile gunman kills 5 on forest trail

North Carolina police embarked on a lengthy manhunt for the shooter, prompting some residents to seek shelter. Five people were killed and two others injured...

Watch: Self-proclaimed ‘progressive’ politician abused as a ‘warmonger’

Extreme leftist US Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was speaking at a student event when she was berated for supporting Biden's funding of Ukraine's war effort. Critics of...

Tulsi Gabbard dares to challenge Washington’s war machine

The former presidential candidate has shown that opposing regime-change policies is the one taboo that the ruling class won’t tolerate. Tulsi Gabbard’s rapid transformation from...

CNN asks Biden about possible charges against his son

The US president has defended Hunter Biden amid an FBI criminal probe, praising him for overcoming drug addiction. Nearly two years on from the bombshell...

Alex Jones ordered to pay nearly $1 billion

A jury has slapped the radio host with a huge damage order for claiming that the Sandy Hook school shooting was staged. Controversial radio host...

LA City Council President Resigns After Audio Leaks of Her Attacking Black and Indigenous People

On Monday, Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez bowed to increasing pressure and announced her resignation from the council presidency. A day earlier, audio...

Fake ‘oil heiress’ Anna Sorokina granted bail

Anna Sorokina, better known as faux socialite Anna Delvey, is barred from social media while she fights deportation from the US. Convicted fraudster Anna Sorokina,...

Hurricane Ian becomes second-costliest in US history – report

The storm caused the heaviest losses of any storm ever to hit Florida, and trailed only Katrina for damage nationally. Hurricane Ian was responsible for...

PayPal introduces new reason for fines and bans

The payment processor will slap violators with a $2,500 penalty at its sole discretion for posting ‘misinformation’. Payment processor PayPal has warned users that spreading...

Saudi Arabia hikes oil prices for US – Bloomberg

American customers will pay more for deliveries, while prices in Asia remain unchanged. State-controlled Saudi Aramco has raised its November official selling price for crude...

White House pardons cannabis offenders

The move is expected to affect more than 6,500 people convicted on federal pot charges. US President Joe Biden is set to pardon thousands of...

US sets free over 300,000 illegal migrants with tracking devices – reports

Biden administration has reportedly more than tripled the number of migrants released in the US with cell-phone and GPS monitoring. President Joe Biden’s administration has...

Trump Asks US Supreme Court to Vacate Lower Court Rulings in FBI Raid Challenge – Filing

Former President Donald Trump is asking the US Supreme Court to intervene and overturn the rulings of lower courts and grant a so-called "special...

‘USA Could Be Behind Both Nord Stream Sabotage & COVID Outbreak’

Renowned economist and Columbia University professor Jeffrey Sachs told Bloomberg TV on Monday that he believes that the US and Poland were behind the...

Poll shows big shift in party preference for US midterms

Democrats have slipped from a seven-point lead to a three-point deficit heading into congressional election. US voter concerns over issues such as inflation and crime...

US military struggling with recruitment

The US Army fell 25% short of its recruitment targets this year, officials admitted. The US Army has failed to hit its recruiting goals this...

NSA employee tries to sell US hacking secrets

The cybersecurity staffer Jareh Dalke is accused of attempting to pass off sensitive material to a foreign agent. A former employee at the US National...

First openly trans US Army officer arrested as ‘Russian spy’

A Maryland couple were charged for offering medical secrets to an undercover FBI agent. Two Americans, including the US Army’s first openly transgender officer, were...

Watch: US VP speaks of ‘strong alliance’ with North Korea

Kamala Harris meant to pay tribute the country’s southern neighbour. US Vice President Kamala Harris praised the “strong alliance” between the US and North Korea...

‘Deadliest Hurricane in Florida’s History’: Hundreds Believed Dead, Millions Left in Dark After Ian

Though the death toll presently remains unconfirmed, it is feared “hundreds” may have succumbed to the storm, which ripped through Florida on Wednesday night,...

Watch: Video of ‘F*** Biden’ flag man in hurricane goes viral

The video is nearing 2 million views on Twitter alone, in less than 24 hours. The viral video shows an unnamed, half-naked man braving the...

Watch: Biden calls for dead congresswoman

“Where’s Jackie?” the US president asked at a White House event, looking for the late Representative Walorski. US President Joe Biden on Wednesday called out...

From respect to resentment: My history with the CIA

The US Central Intelligence Agency recently turned 75. I have my reasons to wish it doesn’t see another birthday. My initial introduction to the CIA...

Biden could face impeachment after November, US congresswoman predicts

Representative Nancy Mace has said GOP lawmakers will face pressure to oust the president if they win back control of Congress. Republicans will be pressured...

NASA again delays launch of moon rocket

With a tropical storm tracking toward Florida, the US space agency has postponed its Artemis 1 mission for the third time. NASA has delayed the...

US oil reserves drop to lowest level in decades – media

The stockpile has been gradually shrinking due to Washington’s attempts to stabilize gasoline prices. US strategic petroleum reserves (SPRs) have shrunk to their lowest level...

Watch: Macron Addresses Claim Trump Kept File of Juicy Details on French Prez’s Love Life at Mar-a-Lago

Last month, US media reported that a file called “info re: President of France” was among the documents seized by the FBI during its...

Watch: Tesla car fire takes 42 minutes and 25,000 gallons of water to extinguish

The fire happened in a restaurant carpark in the Connecticut city of Stamford earlier this month. Two fire engines arrived on the scene to find...

Dow plunges to nearly two-year low

The S&P 500 fell to its lowest level this year, while the Nasdaq is down 20% since March. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted to...

Watch: S Korean President Caught Slamming ‘Those F*ckers’ in US Congress on Hot Mic

A spokeswoman for the South Korean president’s office claimed that Yoon Suk-yeol was actually referring to South Korean lawmakers rather than to their US...

Rejecting oil and gas is ‘road to hell’ for US, big bank CEO warns

Jamie Dimon has warned that rejecting any future fossil fuel energy projects would spell doom for the US. JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon explicitly rejected...

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