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Kidnapping Is Not A 'Violent Felony': Appeals Court Voids Two More Whitmer Plot Convictions
Kidnapping Is Not A 'Violent Felony': Appeals Court Voids Two More Whitmer Plot Convictions
A Michigan Court of Appeals panel on July 20 vacated the convictions of Pete Musico and Paul Bellar, two men a jury found guilty in 2022 of providing material support for an act of terrorism over their connection to the alleged 2020 plot to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks at an event in National Harbor, Md., on May 4, 2023. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
The reason? Michigan's Anti-Terrorism Act defines an act of terrorism as...
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May 29, 2026 / Tyler Durden
France To Reimburse Patients For Anti-Obesity Drugs
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Authored by Guy Birchall via The Epoch Times,
France is set to begin reimbursing severely obese people for the cost of weight-loss drugs, French Health Minister Stéphanie Rist said on May 28.
Wegovy at a pharmacy in London on March 8, 2024. Hollie Adams/Reuters
She said that Paris would subsidize the use of Danish company Novo Nordisk's Wegovy and American pharma giant Eli Lilly's Mounjaro from mid-June.
"I am quite proud, because we are the first country in the European Union to provide reimbursement ... on a...
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Apr 21, 2026 / Dave DeCamp
Trump Says He Doesn’t Want To Extend Iran Ceasefire, Ready To Restart Bombing Campaign
President Trump said on Tuesday that he doesn’t want to extend the ceasefire with Iran, which will expire on Wednesday, and that he’s ready to restart the bombing campaign against the country, as it’s still unclear if negotiations will take place in Pakistan. Trump made the comments in an interview with CNBC, where he insisted […]
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Jul 10, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Three Reasons Gas Prices Are Likely To Remain Elevated
Three Reasons Gas Prices Are Likely To Remain Elevated
The US national average for regular 87-octane gasoline remained uncomfortably above the politically sensitive $4-per-gallon threshold for roughly two and a half months. That stretch pressured lower-income consumers, forcing many to trade down or cut discretionary spending while weighing on broader consumer sentiment. The key question now is whether pump prices have further room to fall or whether current levels will become the new normal this summer.
Answering that question is Goldman's leading commodity expert Daan Struyven, who penned a note...
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