"New Era" Begins In Venezuela As U.S. Flag Is Raised At Embassy For First Time In Years

Backroom Detente: A Curious Lack Of Iranian Strikes On UAE, While Others Get Hit President Trump is vowing another consecutive night of even heavier US military strikes on Iran. Yesterday's salvo involved at least 49 Tomahawk missile strikes, mainly happening against southern coastal areas off the Strait of Hormuz. Amid Iran's counter-attacks on Gulf nations and reportedly on American bases hosted in these Arab Gulf allied states, there's been a curious lack of any new launches against the United Arab Emirates.  Kuwait and Bahrain have been hit especially hard in this week's...

UK Faces Summer Flight Disruptions As Jet Fuel Risks Mount Via City AM, Ministers are expected to warn Britons that flight cancellations could disrupt summer holiday plans. Allianz Trade research says the UK is especially exposed to jet fuel shortages because of import dependence. Airlines are weighing cancellations, surcharges, and ticket price adjustments as fuel supply risks rise. Ministers are set to warn the British public that flight cancellations will hit summer holiday plans as new research suggested that the UK is more exposed to jet fuel shortages than other European countries.  Heidi Alexander, the...

Why Insurance Fails To Protect Americans From Medical Debt Authored by Sylvia Xu via The Epoch Times, Having health insurance is no guarantee of avoiding medical debt, according to a recent study. About one-third of working-age Americans who have health insurance also have outstanding medical bills or debt, according to a Sept. 17 survey conducted by Commonwealth Fund, a private healthcare foundation. That includes people with an employer-sponsored health plan, an individual health plan, or Obamacare, according to the report. Hospitals are the main creditors, the survey found. Sixty-four percent of insured people with...