Israeli Strikes Kill Six Palestinians Across Gaza

Cuba Plunges Into Second Island-Wide Blackout As Communist System Unravels Cuba suffered its second nationwide blackout in a matter of days late Friday, another sign that the communist-controlled island is sliding deeper into economic collapse amid tightening US sanctions and renewed pressure from the Trump administration. Havana blames US "gunboat diplomacy" and the financial sanctions for its economic demise, but the roots of the crisis are decades of communist rule, chronic underinvestment, widespread economic mismanagement and a crumbling power grid. Yet America's Democratic Party is increasingly embracing socialism and communist ideology, a...

Early Returns Show Surprises In California As Other States Wrap Up Update (0030ET): Voters in six states went to the polls today for key primaries. While many races followed expectations, California delivered notable early drama with slow-counting mail ballots still to come. California Governor (Top-Two Primary) The race to replace term-limited Gov. Gavin Newsom remains the biggest story. In a crowded nonpartisan jungle primary, early returns (approx. 45-50% counted) show: Steve Hilton (R) leading at ~26.7% Xavier Becerra (D) close behind at ~25.8% Tom Steyer (D) trailing at ~19.6% Chad Bianco (R) is further back. If trends...

Dan Loeb Reveals DOJ Threat To Trump Over Ross Ulbricht Commutation In Final Hours Of First Term Authored by Juan Galt via Bitcoin Magazine, Hedge fund manager Dan Loeb has publicly claimed that the Department of Justice threatened President Donald Trump in the final hours of Trump's first term in January 2021, warning it would "go after" him if he commuted the sentence of Ross Ulbricht, creator of the Bitcoin-powered Silk Road marketplace. After the reported threat, Trump withdrew the commutation, forcing Ulbricht to serve four additional years in prison before...