Iran Clarifies Deal 'Not Finalized' Amid Lack Of Trust, Warns US-Gulf Of 'Utter Ruin' If War Resumes

Bill Gates Tells Congress That Epstein Exploited Knowledge Of His Adultery Microsoft founder and mega-billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates told Congress that Jeffrey Epstein exploited knowledge of Gates' multiple marital infidelities. Gates insists, however, that he committed no crimes and that the women he had adulterous sexual relations with were not associated with Epstein. Nonetheless, Gates' highlighting of Epstein's leveraging of Gates' sexual secrets fans suspicions that he sought to exploit similar secrets of other powerful people.  "I never witnessed nor had any indication that Epstein was engaged in ongoing criminal conduct....

California Residents Sue Gas Stations Alleging AI Price Fixing Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, Three California residents are suing a fuel pricing company and several gas station operators, alleging that they use artificial intelligence-based pricing systems to raise gasoline prices in an uncompetitive manner. Gas prices above $6 a gallon are displayed at a Shell station in Los Angeles on on May 4, 2026. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images "Californians are being forced to pay surcharges that cannot be explained by crude oil costs, refining costs, environmental regulation, or taxes," said the...

The Strait of Hormuz is the kind of geopolitical pressure point that can turn a regional fight into a worldwide economic shock, and the official story coming out of Washington doesn’t always match what markets and missiles are signaling. We sit down with Larry Johnson to cut through the talking points and ask what’s actually […]