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Iran’s Health Ministry said on Sunday that US-Israeli strikes in the country have killed at least 223 women and 202 children since the US and Israel launched the war on February 28. The ministry said that the toll includes three pregnant women and 12 children under the age of five. The majority of the children […]

Economic Sentiment Belies Strong Economic Estimates Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, Economic growth metrics for the United States have recently shown surprising resilience; however, consumers’ economic sentiment has not. According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis’s advance estimate, real Gross Domestic Product expanded at an annualized rate of just 1.4%, well below expectations and a steep drop from the 4.4% pace in the third quarter. However, the record-long federal government shutdown, which ran from October 1 through November 12, subtracted roughly 1 full percentage point from growth, as federal outlays plunged...

Supreme Court Temporarily Restores Nationwide Access To Abortion Pill Update (05/04/2026): The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday issued a temporary order that restores full nationwide access to the abortion medication mifepristone, including through mail-order, telehealth prescriptions, and certified pharmacies, until at least May 11. The emergency ruling pauses a May 1 decision by the conservative 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that had reinstated a nationwide requirement for in-person dispensing only. That lower-court order had threatened to sharply restrict medication abortion access across the country, even in states where abortion remains...