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As I described here, Cuba’s economy is in deep trouble. It was already facing frequent blackouts that impacted significant parts of the population and now it faces the loss of its #2 source of oil if President Trump decides to stop shipping it from Venezuela.  Advertisement I saw some reports this week saying Venezuela was Cuba’s #1 source of oil and that was true a few years ago, but not as of last year. The Financial Times reported yesterday that Mexico, rather than Venezuela, became Cuba’s top oil supplier last year:“Venezuelan crude imports into Cuba have fallen and Mexico has…

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BRUSSELS (CN) — Cyprus took over the European Union’s rotating presidency on Wednesday, inheriting an agenda dominated by a grinding war in Ukraine, stalled efforts to revive the bloc’s economic competitiveness and a transatlantic relationship that’s more fraught than anyone can remember.The next six months will see the EU try to implement a controversial trade deal with Washington, finalize a 25-year-old agreement with South American nations, keep Ukraine funded and armed while peace talks pick up steam and revamp economic reforms meant to keep Europe competitive with the U.S. and China.Trump’s shadow looms largeThe transatlantic relationship will dominate European thinking…

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Amid Lane Kiffin assistants juggling roles at LSU, Ole Miss coach Pete Golding finalizes his staff for the Fiesta Bowl as the Rebels push toward a national title shot.PublishedJanuary 7, 2026 3:15 PM EST•UpdatedJanuary 7, 2026 2:47 PM ESTFacebookTwitterEmailCopy LinkATLANTA — The story surrounding the travel between Baton Rouge and Oxford for assistant coaches still participating with the Ole Miss football team seems to be coming to an end. As the Rebels prepare for a semifinal showdown against Miami on Thursday night, Pete Golding provided clarity on what his Fiesta Bowl staff will look like. During the middle of a college…

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PHOENIX (CN) — For the third time in five years, Western Apaches appeared before the Ninth Circuit to prevent the construction of a copper mine set to swallow their ancestral holy land in a two-mile-wide crater.Though the government says its hands are tied by an act of Congress mandating that the patch of land in eastern Arizona be transferred to the private mining company Resolution Copper, San Carlos Apaches and a coalition of environmentalists argued Wednesday that a preliminary injunction is required to address serious flaws in the U.S. Forest Service’s final environmental impact statement.Before a three-judge panel in Phoenix,…

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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during the daily briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington on Jan. 7, 2026. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty ImagesWASHINGTON—The Trump administration is selectively removing sanctions on Venezuelan oil to allow its export and sale in global markets, the White House announced on Jan. 7. According to a new policy statement, all proceeds from the oil sales will be controlled by the U.S. government and distributed for the benefit of the Venezuelan and American people.“The United States government has already begun marketing Venezuelan crude oil in the global marketplace…

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The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, founded in 1786, will shut down on May 3, its owners announced Wednesday. Block Communications Inc. has hemorrhaged over $350 million in cash while owning the newspaper over the past two decades, the outlet reported. The firm asserted that it could not sustain such significant cash losses. BREAKING: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette announces it is shutting down on May 3. pic.twitter.com/Zxyf3kjsyE — Brian Rittmeyer (@BCRittmeyer) January 7, 2026 “Recent court decisions would require the Post-Gazette to operate under a 2014 labor contract that imposes on the Post-Gazette outdated and inflexible operational practices unsuited for today’s local journalism,” Block Communications…

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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a press briefing in Washington on Dec. 1, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch TimesPresident Donald Trump and administration officials are working behind the scenes to negotiate the purchase of Greenland from Denmark, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Jan. 7.“That’s something that’s currently being actively discussed by the president and his national security team,” Leavitt said during the first White House briefing of the new year.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.

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Cea Weaver, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s newly appointed tenant advocate, was pictured breaking down outside her apartment building Wednesday. Weaver, 37, “quickly ran back inside after she was asked about the $1.6 million home her mother owns in Nashville, Tennessee,” according to the New York Post. What’s so bad about home ownership? I’ll let Weaver explain. “Private property including any kind of ESPECIALLY homeownership is a weapon of white supremacy,” Weaver said in a 2019 post, according to the New York Post. (RELATED: Mamdani Quietly Cripples Potentially Biggest Stop-Gap For His Crazy Ideas)  “There is no such thing as a…

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After his team secured a commanding 38-10 win Sunday against the Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots kicker Andy Borregales stood by his locker, his post-game mood reflecting more than just satisfaction with the on-field triumph. To the rookie born in Caracas, Venezuela, who entered the world during the era of Hugo Chávez’s authoritarian rule, the weekend brought a far greater personal victory: the capture of Nicolás Maduro.“I was half asleep [Saturday morning]. My wife told me, ‘We just captured Maduro.’ I was like, ‘What?! What are you talking about?’ Then I saw the news,” Borregales said to the media, per…

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Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday called on Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn., to resign amid an ongoing scandal involving large-scale welfare fraud linked to the Somali expat community in Minneapolis.”I think Tim Walz should resign,” he told Fox News’s Jesse Watters. ”I almost feel bad for the guy, except for the fact that he should have seen this and whether there was something criminal, whether he was aware of the fraud which would be criminal, or whether he simply looked the other way, it’s a massive, massive failure of government.” Vance’s remarks come after Walz ended his reelection bid in…

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An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed a woman on Wednesday who allegedly attempted to run over law enforcement with her vehicle amid immigration enforcement conducting a crackdown in Minneapolis.Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said that the woman was shot in her vehicle in a residential neighborhood in Minneapolis, The Associated Press reported. “Today, ICE officers in Minneapolis were conducting targeted operations when rioters began blocking ICE officers and one of these violent rioters weaponized her vehicle, attempting to run over our law enforcement officers in an attempt to kill them—an act of domestic terrorism,” McLaughlin said in…

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President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that he would attempt to block stock dividends and buybacks for defense contractors until the industry improved its production pace and offered more timely repair services.”All United State Defense Contractors, and the Defense Industry as a whole, BEWARE: While we make the best Military Equipment in the World (No other Country is even close!), Defense Contractors are currently issuing massive Dividends to their Shareholders and massive Stock Buybacks, at the expense and detriment of investing in Plants and Equipment,” Trump posted on Truth Social. “This situation will no longer be allowed or tolerated!” “Therefore,…

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Is The Atlantic magazine trying to send its readers a not so secret message? Although it’s profile of California Governor Gavin Newsom by Helen Lewis on Tuesday, “The Front-Runner,” was generally positive it was also chock full of Gettys as in the oil fortune family of patriarch J. Paul Getty. In fact the name “Getty” was so important in Newsom’s personal, business, and political background that it appeared a total of 22 times in the article (including the Getty Images attributions of five of the photos used). Although a Republican presidential hopeful so attached to a family whose fortune was…

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Former late night host Conan O’Brien is so close to getting it. During a Tuesday appearance at the Oxford Union, O’Brien criticized the type of comedian who has reduced themselves to saying nothing except “F Trump.” However, earlier in the event, O’Brien refused to apply this standard to the likes of ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel and CBS’s Stephen Colbert. It is a point O’Brien has made in the past: that Trump is hard to parody, and as a result, too many self-styled comedians have allowed themselves to turn into rage machines. This time around, O’Brien declared, “I think with Trump, we…

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Public Domain. Please Follow us on Gab, Minds, Telegram, Rumble, Gettr, Truth Social, Twitter President Donald Trump created a firestorm Tuesday when he urged House Republicans to be “flexible” on the issue of restrictions on taxpayer funding of abortion when they negotiate with Democrats on Obamacare health insurance plans that have covered abortion. During his remarks at a policy retreat, Trump encouraged Republicans to “let the money go – in the healthcare account or however you do it – let the money go directly to the people.” “Now, you have to be a little flexible on Hyde,” Trump continued as he referred to the Hyde Amendment, a…

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In a leaked audio recording, Pennsylvania election officials say they could not reconcile the 2020 election. Yet Josh Shapiro certified the election. “Everyone in there was sweating bullets because they thought they were going to be taken away in cuffs.” “Issues that we had when we did the reconciliation is that we were trying to reconcile the number of people voted with the yellow books and then with the return to balance. “I mean, we haven’t even talked about reconciling the used and unused balance, and I presume that’s something we can do down the road. Down the road, but…

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Chinese authorities have detained members of a prominent underground church as part of the government’s tightening control over unsanctioned religious activity in the country, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Tuesday. Six members of the Early Rain Covenant Church, an underground Protestant congregation in Sichuan province, were arrested this week, according to a church statement posted on social media that was cited by the human rights advocacy group. The arrests come just weeks after authorities arrested roughly 100 members of another unofficial “house church,” the group said.“The Chinese government has ushered in the new year with new arrests of underground Protestant…

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Please Follow us on Gab, Minds, Telegram, Rumble, Gettr, Truth Social, Twitter David X. Sullivan,  United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that RAFAEL VINCENTE VINCENTE, also known as “Rafael Vicente Vicente,” “Vincente Carlos Vincente,” “Carlos Vincente,” “Carlos Vicente,” “Rafael A Vincente,” and “Rafael A Vicente,” 41, a citizen of Guatemala last residing in New London, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala in Hartford to 78 months of imprisonment for illegally reentering the U.S. after being deported, and attempting to engage in sex with a minor. According to court documents and statements made in court, in October 2004, Vincente, who has…

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Today on Stinchfield, a congressional hearing is finally pulling the curtain back on the massive Minnesota Somali fraud scandal. Tens of millions of taxpayer dollars meant for hungry kids and struggling families were allegedly siphoned off, while Democrats looked the other way. We break down what lawmakers are uncovering, who knew what, and why accountability has been delayed for years. Then, a shocking moment from the Somali community itself. One Somali-born immigrant in Minnesota issues a blunt warning that America will soon become a Muslim nation. We’ll play the clip, examine what was said, and ask why concerns like this…

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In a 2019 post on X (then Twitter), she wrote, “Private property including and kind of ESPECIALLY homeownership is a weapon of white supremacy masquerading as ‘wealth building’ public policy,” according to screenshots. (RELATED: Turns Out Mamdani Rent Czar’s Own Mom May Be ‘White Supremacist’ According To Her Logic) However, at the time Weaver sent the post, her professor mother had already been the owner of a 3,400-square-foot home in Nashville for seven years. Applegate and her partner bought their home for $814,000 in 2012, and its value has since doubled to $1.6 million, according to property records cited by…

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An Alaska Airlines plane takes off from Reagan National Airport on Jan. 30, 2025, in Arlington, Virginia. Al Drago/Getty ImagesAlaska Airlines is poised to begin an extensive expansion with a new fleet order that represents the largest in the airline’s history.In its Jan. 7 announcement, Alaska Airlines said its order of 105 new 737-10 aircraft and five new 787 widebody aircraft will set the stage to position itself as the country’s fourth-largest global airline. With a delivery stream running through 2035, the order from Boeing also includes an option for 35 additional 737-10 aircraft within the same timeframe.We had a…

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The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, founded in 1786, will shut down on May 3, its owners announced Wednesday. Block Communications Inc. has hemorrhaged over $350 million in cash while owning the newspaper over the past two decades, the outlet reported. The firm asserted that it could not sustain such significant cash losses. (RELATED: WaPo Terminates Reporter Who Went On Weeklong Public Meltdown) BREAKING: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette announces it is shutting down on May 3. pic.twitter.com/Zxyf3kjsyE — Brian Rittmeyer (@BCRittmeyer) January 7, 2026 “Recent court decisions would require the Post-Gazette to operate under a 2014 labor contract that imposes on the Post-Gazette outdated and inflexible…

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The Texas Capitol building in Austin on July 21, 2025. Brandon Bell/Getty ImagesThe Supreme Court of Texas on Jan. 6 said it wouldn’t rely on the American Bar Association (ABA) to accredit law schools in the state.In an order, the court defined an “approved law school” as one approved by the court rather than the ABA. It also said it would begin certifying law schools on its own, with graduates from Juris Doctor (JD) and certain Legum Magister (LLM) programs being eligible to take the bar exam and be licensed to practice law in the state.We had a problem loading this…

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Chair of the House Democratic Caucus Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.) speaks at a news conference after a meeting with the caucus at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington on Sept. 19, 2023. Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesHouse Democratic leaders said on Jan. 7 they plan to make affordability and health care costs the party’s main message heading into the 2026 midterms, saying voters want Congress focused on prices and household budgets, as lawmakers returned to Washington this week.Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.), chair of the House Democratic Caucus, said “the American people have been clear for more than a year” that they want…

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Democratic Mayor Jacob Frey of Minneapolis demanded Wednesday that the federal government cease immigration enforcement operations in the city after a deadly shooting involving a federal agent. A United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent fatally shot a 37-year-old woman during an operation. Frey accused the Trump administration of “sowing chaos” in the city before demanding ICE’s departure. (RELATED: Crowd Surrounds ICE Agents During Enforcement Operation In Minneapolis)WATCH: “We’ve dreaded this moment since the early stages of this ICE presence in Minneapolis,” Frey raged during a press conference. “Not only is this a concern that we had internally, we’ve…

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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on Wednesday lashed out at federal immigration authorities following the fatal shooting of a woman during an ICE operation, telling the agency to leave the city immediately. According to Fox News, the mayor’s comments came after the Department of Homeland Security said officers were conducting a targeted enforcement action when protesters began blocking ICE vehicles.  DHS alleged that one driver attempted to use her SUV to strike officers, describing the act as “domestic terrorism.” At a tense news conference, Frey rejected that explanation, saying the federal account was misleading. “Get out of Minneapolis,” the mayor said.…

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A sign is attached to the outside of a Wegmans supermarket in Westwood, Mass., on Dec. 20, 2022. Steven Senne/AP PhotoWegmans Food Markets said on Jan. 7 that it uses facial recognition technology in a limited number of higher-risk stores to deter misconduct, responding to growing scrutiny from the public and demands from New York lawmakers for greater transparency about biometric surveillance in grocery stores.The Rochester, New York-based grocery chain said in a statement that the facial recognition technology is deployed only in “a small fraction” of its locations that have higher security risks and is used only to identify…

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(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) US forces on Wednesday boarded and took by force a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic Ocean that it initially tried to seize off the coast of Venezuela weeks ago, an action that drew condemnation from Moscow.The tanker was named the Bella 1 when the US first tried to capture it, but it changed its name to the Marinera and began flying a Russian flag as it was being chased by the US Coast Guard across the Atlantic. Russia had reportedly asked the US to stop pursuing the ship. “On December 24, 2025, the Marinera received…

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The shooting comes a day after DHS began “the largest enforcement operation ever” in Minnesota.MINNEAPOLIS (CN) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in South Minneapolis were involved in a shooting Wednesday that resulted in the death of one individual, according to the Department of Homeland Security.DHS said in a post on X that the individual attempted to run over law enforcement officers in an attempt to kill them during targeted operations in Minneapolis. According to the post, an ICE officer fired defensive shots at the vehicle, killing the driver, a 37-year-old woman.“This is the direct consequence of constant attacks and…

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President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that his administration is moving to ban major investors from buying up single-family homes in the US in an attempt to lower house prices. Trump claimed in a Truth Social post that former President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats have caused “record high inflation,” which has caused the “American Dream” to become “increasingly out of reach for far too many people.” (RELATED: Here’s How The US Economy Really Fared Under Trump In 2025)“For a very long time, buying and owning a home was considered the pinnacle of the American Dream. It was the reward for working…

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Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) has an unhinged meltdown during a House hearing on Minnesota fraud. Credit: C-SPAN 3 Screenshot. Far-Left Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) became the first Democrat to have a colossal meltdown in the House during a hearing this year after her colleagues and witnesses refused to put up with her garbage about President Trump and J6. As The Gateway Pundit reported, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on Wednesday held its first hearing on the widespread fraud in Minnesota’s social services programs. At least $9 BILLION has been stolen from Minnesota taxpayers under the watch of…

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To be fair, WE are the problem.PublishedJanuary 7, 2026 2:40 PM EST•UpdatedJanuary 7, 2026 2:19 PM ESTFacebookTwitterEmailCopy LinkIt will cost fans just under $90 to stream every NFL game during Wild Card weekend. To access all six games, viewers will need the following streaming services:Paramount+ – $11.99/month (Rams–Panthers and 49ers–Eagles)Amazon Prime – $14.99/month (Packers–Bears)Paramount+ – $11.99/month (Bills–Jaguars)Peacock – $11.99/month (Chargers–Patriots)ESPN – $29.99/month (Texans–Steelers)In total, that’s $88.95 per month just to stream all the games this weekend.The one silver lining: if you sign up this week, your subscriptions will cover the entire NFL postseason, which concludes with the Super Bowl on…

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A 79-year-old man charged with killing a Florida teen with his boat was reportedly sentenced Monday to at least six months of probation as part of a plea agreement. Carlos Guillermo “Bill” Alonso, who drove the boat that fatally struck 15-year-old Ella Adler in May 2024, pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors in relation to the incident, according to the Key Biscayne Independent. Prosecutors had charged him with two counts of careless operation of a vessel, according to NBC Miami.Alonso was sentenced to six months probation, the Miami Herald reported. The charges carried a maximum penalty of 60 days behind bars,…

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Democratic Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley screamed at the top of her lungs Wednesday while witnesses accused her of “grandstanding” during a House Oversight Committee hearing on Somali fraud. Pressley questioned the witnesses, who were all Minnesota state legislators, on whether they approved of President Donald Trump pardoning former Republican New York Rep. George Santos and former Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot defendant Brian Christopher Mock, who were both convicted on fraud charges. The witnesses accused Pressley of “grandstanding” while she did not focus on the purpose of the hearing.“Now [Mock] claims he did these things in the name of patriotism,…

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Defense Attorney Alan Jackson didn’t say why he was removing himself, but pronounced his client not guilty of the murder of his mother and father, filmmaker Rob Reiner.LOS ANGELES (CN) — Famed defense attorney Alan Jackson announced on Wednesday that he was withdrawing as counsel for Nick Reiner, who is accused in the murder of his parents Michele Reiner and filmmaker Rob Reiner.Jackson, who in the past represented Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey and, more recently, Karen Read — the Boston-area woman acquitted of running over her police officer boyfriend — told a large scrum of reporters outside the courthouse that he…

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President Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Fla., on Dec. 29, 2025. Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump on Wednesday announced he’s taking steps to bar large investors from purchasing more single-family homes, in a bid to offset concerns about inflation and the cost of living.“For a very long time, buying and owning a home was considered the pinnacle of the American Dream. It was the reward for working hard, and doing the right thing,” Trump wrote. “But now … that American Dream is increasingly out of reach for far too many people, especially younger Americans.”We had a…

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King Charles III and his prodigal son Harry. Harry and the King still not seeing eye to eye. When Harry and Meghan decided to leave the UK in 2020 and stop being working royals, they lost a lot of the perks associated with it. And in the case of the taxpayer-funded security, the prince has been involved in a long judicial battle to regain this prerogative. Now, a major review into his demands for security is reportedly likely to grant Harry the armed security he demands. People reported: “The Duke of Sussex lost an appeal over the issue in the…

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ATLANTA (CN) — A Georgia Senate special committee formed last summer to study ways to eliminate the state’s income tax unveiled its plan to do so by 2032 on Wednesday.While the plan still requires legislative approval to take effect, its recommendation passed the committee by a 6-3 vote, with all Republican members voting in favor and the Democrat minority voting against it.Under the proposal outlined by State Senate Appropriations Chair Blake Tillery, state income taxes would be eliminated entirely for about two-thirds of Georgia workers beginning in 2027 and sharply reduced for all other taxpayers.The Republican said the first $50,000…

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Two heavyweights absolutely threw down on Tuesday nightPublishedJanuary 7, 2026 2:20 PM EST•UpdatedJanuary 7, 2026 2:07 PM ESTFacebookTwitterEmailCopy LinkI don’t know if there’s a red-blooded sports fan alive who doesn’t appreciate a good hockey fight, and boy, oh boy, were we given a doozy on Tuesday night between two of the biggest heavyweight pugilists in the NHL today.The San Jose Sharks welcomed the Columbus Blue Jackets to town, and both teams really could use these two points.For Columbus, they’re trying to keep up with the rest of the Eastern Conference, which is very tight right now. The last-place Jackets are…

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(CN) — Parties in the Archdiocese of New Orleans’ ongoing bankruptcy case returned to court Wednesday, appearing before a panel of federal judges in a challenge to lower court rulings that retained jurisdiction and ultimately dismissed the case by summary judgment. The case does not directly involve the archdiocese’s bankruptcy proceedings, which are related to sex abuse settlements.Rather, it involves an attorney for abuse victims who claims an opposing lawyer, his firm and a mailing company wrongly sent out a court order criticizing Richard Trahant to thousands of people, including non-involved friends and family, causing Trahant and his wife embarrassment…

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An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer fired multiple shots at a driver while standing in front of her car during protests in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Wednesday, video footage shows. At least three federal agents were seen approaching the now-deceased driver’s SUV and ordering her to step out just before the altercation occurred in a video posted on X by Minnesota Reformer journalist Max Nesterak and by Insider Wire. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) blamed the driver for the incident in a statement, claiming she attempted to run an officer over just before he fired. (RELATED: Transgender Anti-ICE Rioter…

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(Jesse Colombo, Money Metals News Service) Amid silver’s recent surge following a long period of stagnation, a wave of articles and commentaries has emerged calling its rise an unsustainable bubble that’s about to burst and burn investors.It’s worth noting that nearly all of those now calling silver a bubble failed to foresee its bull market years ago, unlike myself. In my view, they’re now heckling from the cheap seats, which reeks of sour grapes. I firmly disagree with their assessment, and in this report, I will prove that silver is not in a bubble by examining a wide range of valuation metrics.…

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A panel of judges found a state court went too far by considering the constitutionality of all the provisions in the Buckeye State’s “heartbeat ban.”CINCINNATI (CN) — An Ohio court will have to reconsider the viability of several provisions in the state’s “heartbeat” abortion law after an appeals panel overturned parts of an injunction granted to abortion providers.Preterm-Cleveland and several others won their legal battle against Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost in October 2024, nearly a year after voters enshrined the right to an abortion in the state Constitution by passing Issue 1 in 2023.The abortion providers’ sued in response…

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Is Donald Trump’s intrepid adventure in Venezuela about drugs, gangs, illegal immigrants, Cuba/Russia, Iran’s ambitions in the region, Western Hemisphere security or oil? Trump essentially sent a federal Uber for President Maduro, his marshals (our gallant military) to pick up a narco-terrorist who had an outstanding warrant for his arrest in New York. He has that right; we’ve done this in the past.The left has sadly lost credibility by reflexively going berserk over everything Trump does. We need reasoned pushback, but the left has squandered credibility by perpetually crying “Wolf.” They say Trump is doing this for oil, so they…

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Former “Saturday Night Live” star Chris Redd shared a candid video Tuesday on Instagram, claiming to have sold drugs to castmates on the show. He began the clip by saying he wasn’t fond of making New Year’s resolutions but said he was committed to entering 2026 by “leading with a lot more vulnerability and openness.” Redd then launched into a raw confession by admitting he dealt with “pill problems” during his five-season run on the hit NBC comedy show. “While I was at the show, I had some pill issues — I had some pill problems,” he said. “Nothing too…

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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) speaks to reporters after a meeting with other congressional leaders and Cabinet members about Venezuela, at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Jan. 5, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch TimesHouse Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday dismissed the idea of the United States sending troops to Greenland or any other military action targeting the Danish-controlled island territory.In remarks during a news conference, the House speaker said, “We are not at war with Greenland,” responding to a question about whether any U.S. military activities there would need Congress’s authorization.We had a problem loading this article. Please…

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