Report: Iran Caused Far More Damage to US Bases Than the Trump Administration Has Acknowledged

G20 Plans "Death By A Thousand Cuts" For China's Economy By Benjamin Picton, senior market strategist at Rabobank The Natural Equilibrium G20 finance ministers, central bank governors and a handful of high-profile CEOs gathered in Asheville, North Carolina, yesterday. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent held court, telling allies that the only way out of heavy debt loads is growth, and that they needed to do more to confront China on its structural trade imbalances. The latter point is particularly salient as Bessent prosecutes new restrictions against trade with Iran under Operation Economic Outcast. China...

Ancient Settlement Older Than The Pyramids Discovered; Rewrites North American History Authored by Steve Watson via modernity.news, An ancient Indigenous settlement unearthed near Sturgeon Lake in Saskatchewan is challenging long-held views about early human presence in North America. Dating to around 11,000 years ago and predating Egypt’s Great Pyramid by more than 6,000 years, according to the official timeline, the site provides evidence of long-term habitation rather than temporary camps. Archaeologists working with Sturgeon Lake First Nation uncovered stone tools, fire pits, toolmaking materials, and remains of the extinct Bison antiquus. Charcoal layers...

New York Democrats Move To Redraw Congressional Maps Authored by Chase Smith via The Epoch Times, New York Democrats are moving to give state lawmakers the power to redraw the state’s congressional maps, entering the national fight over control of the U.S. House. The proposed constitutional amendment would allow lawmakers to draw district lines themselves and redraw them mid-decade. It had not been formally filed as of Tuesday morning, but The Epoch Times has reviewed a memo describing the proposed changes. The proposed amendment would change New York’s redistricting system in several ways. According...