UFO 'Gatekeeper' General Vanishes Days After Trump's Full Disclosure Order

The US Is Still A Decade Away From Breaking China’s Rare Earth Hold The U.S. is still at least a decade away from meaningfully reducing its dependence on China for the most critical rare earth minerals, despite billions of dollars in new investment and political pledges to move faster, according to a new report from Bloomberg. While Washington has pushed to build domestic mining, refining, and manufacturing capacity, analysts say China is likely to retain its dominance over heavy rare earths—particularly dysprosium and terbium—until at least the mid-2030s. Those minerals are essential...

"Escape Valve" No More: San Francisco Moves To End School Choice Lottery Authored by Lear Zhou via The Epoch Times, The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUD) board passed a resolution on Oct. 13 to replace the current lottery-based admission policy with a neighborhood-based system for elementary schools. Board members voted 5-2 to develop a policy under which every student would be assigned to a neighborhood school based on their home address, with a seat guaranteed even if applying late. Programs such as language immersion, K-8 schools, and special education remain open...

Treasury Proposes Tax-Free Employer Contributions To Trump Accounts Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, The Department of the Treasury on Aug. 11 issued guidance on employer contributions to Trump Accounts, proposing rules for how companies can run a valid contribution program for their employees. President Donald Trump speaks during the Trump Accounts summit at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington on Jan. 28, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times A Trump Account is a savings and investing account designed to help children get a kickstart to reaching financial wellness and can...