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Kushner Holds Talks With Netanyahu On Gaza Peace Plan Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times, U.S. special envoy Jared Kushner was meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Aug. 17 as Washington sought Israel’s support for a 15-point roadmap aimed at advancing President Donald Trump’s peace plan for Gaza. Monday’s discussions were expected to focus on dismantling Hamas’s military capabilities, transferring civilian and security control in Gaza to a new Palestinian administration, and the conditions for an Israeli withdrawal. The meeting follows Kushner’s talks on Sunday with senior Hamas official...

Mexico's "Energy Sovereignty" Dos Bocas Oil Refinery Hit By Major Fire One of Mexico's largest refineries, with a processing capacity of 340,000 barrels per day, appears to have suffered a fire in its coke storage area, marking the second incident in less than a month. The Dos Bocas refinery, built by Pemex in the southeastern state of Tabasco, is the crown jewel of Mexico's push to reduce dependence on imported gasoline and diesel, especially from U.S. exporters in the Gulf of America. It cost about $21 billion to build and was...

America: Land Of The (Not Really) Free Authored by Ron Paul via the Ron Paul Institute, Two weeks ago, President Donald Trump commemorated income tax payments being due by having DoorDash deliver food from McDonald’s to the White House. The delivery was intended to highlight the first year of tax-free tips. Removing tax on tips was part of the 2025 Big Beautiful Bill (BBB). As the sponsor of the first No Tax on Tips legislation introduced in Congress, I was obviously pleased to see this change in tax laws included in the...