China Sanctions 10 US Defense, Rare Earth Firms, Restricts 46 From Govt Procurement Weeks After Pentagon Blacklist

US To Order 3,000 82nd Airborne Troops To Mideast Amid Reports Of Potential Thursday Peace Talks Summary WSJ, Fox reporting 3,000 elite Army Airborne soldiers to be ordered to Middle East. Axios says US awaits Iran response to proposed Thursday peace talks. Trump says Iran has been destroyed "militarily".  Backchannel diplomacy vs skepticism: Abbas Araghchi reportedly signaled openness to negotiations with the US via envoy Steve Witkoff, but Israel has appeared cool on deal prospects or offramp. Heavy exchange of fire and testing red lines: Iran continues missile and drone waves targeting Israel and US...

Although most economists tend to overemphasize the desirability of particular ways of collecting tax revenue as opposed to others, a tax on profits is perhaps one of the most evil and disastrous forms of taxation conceived.

Infant Mortality Drops To All-Time Low In United States Infant mortality has dropped to the lowest level ever recorded in the United States, according to new preliminary data from the CDC - though it's still higher than in some other countries. According to the data, 5.36 infants per 1,000 live births died, down from 5.54 in 2024 and 5.63 in 2023. The results are based on death and birth certificates. A baby in a hospital in a file photograph. Fred Dufour/AFP via Getty Images Infants is defined as children who have not yet reached...