China To Arm Iran With Hundreds Of MANPADS Despite Trump Warnings: Report

Judge Blocks Trump Admin's Move To Halt Wind, Solar Approvals Authored by Owen Evans via The Epoch Times, A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to halt federal approvals for wind and solar projects. Chief U.S. District Judge Denise Casper in Boston issued a preliminary injunction on April 21, sought by a coalition of renewable energy groups. The injunction blocks five specified agency action measures, including Interior review rules, a wildlife permitting ban, land-use limits, an Army Corps memo, and a legal opinion that had tightened permitting and slowed wind...

18 Shocking Facts That Prove The US Economy Is In Far Worse Shape Than Most People Realize Authored by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog, The economy has been the number one issue for U.S. voters for several years in a row, and it isn’t because things are good. Consumer confidence is at an all-time low, inflation is starting to accelerate once again, mass layoffs are being conducted all over the nation, and delinquencies and foreclosures are soaring. Nobody can dispute any of the facts that I am about to share...

Prospective Homebuyers Face Another Year Without Affordability Relief Goldman economist Ronnie Walker has some bad news for prospective homebuyers: while the housing market appears soft but broadly stabilizing, affordability pressures are unlikely to abate anytime soon. Walker expects mortgage rates to remain elevated through next year, while national home prices are still forecasted to rise modestly. That means buyers waiting for a price correction or lower rates may be disappointed, as the market remains locked in an ultra-low-turnover environment where high borrowing costs, limited affordability, and sticky prices keep many folks...