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DHS Proposes To Increase Citizenship Application Fees By 80%
DHS Proposes To Increase Citizenship Application Fees By 80%
Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times,
The Trump administration on June 23 proposed increasing the cost of becoming an American citizen in a move that would nearly double the price of naturalization.
The proposal would raise the government’s fee for filing an online naturalization application form, the N-400, from $710 to $1,280, an 80-percent increase, according to the proposal from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), published in the Federal Register on Tuesday.
For paper filings of the N-400, DHS said that...
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Jun 14, 2026 / Tyler Durden
The Inflation Sh*t Is Hitting The Fan
The Inflation Sh*t Is Hitting The Fan
Submitted by QTR's Fringe Finance
This week was proof that the inflation story that markets desperately want to go away refuses to cooperate. It also adds to the case that new Fed chair Kevin Warsh could have his hands tied — and may ultimately need to redefine inflation to untie them.
This week the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported another really ugly wholesale inflation print, adding to a growing pile of evidence that inflation pressures are proving far more persistent than policymakers, economists, and investors had hoped.
The Producer Price...
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May 1, 2026 / Tyler Durden
US Mortgage Debt Hits $13.2 Trillion, Average Household Owes Nearly $109,000
US Mortgage Debt Hits $13.2 Trillion, Average Household Owes Nearly $109,000
Authored by Mary Prenon via The Epoch Times,
America’s mortgage debt continues to escalate, hitting the $13.2 trillion mark, according to an April 30 WalletHub report.
The personal finance website and app indicated that the average U.S. household owes nearly $109,000 in outstanding mortgage balances and that mortgage debt has remained on an upward trend over the past few years.
“Mortgage rates are the highest they’ve been in around a decade, and home prices have seen a meteoric rise in recent years...
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Apr 6, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Watch Live: Artemis II Breaks Record For Farthest Crewed Flight From Earth
Watch Live: Artemis II Breaks Record For Farthest Crewed Flight From Earth
The human race is now flying farther from its home planet than at any other time in history.
At approximately 1:57 p.m. on April 6, NASA’s Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, as well as the Canadian Space Agency’s Jeremy Hansen, flew their Orion spacecraft Integrity beyond 248,655 statute miles—a record set by Apollo 13 almost exactly 56 years ago.
The pioneering moment came at the beginning of Day 6 of Artemis II’s 10-day test flight, and mere...
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