That was the story in cryptocurrency markets in September as prices tumbled for digital tokens from “decentralized finance” (DeFi), the fast-evolving arena of blockchain-based lending and trading platforms. Chainlink, which supplies data feeds to DeFi systems, saw its LINK token fall 42% month to date, the worst return among digital assets in […]
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Last night was the first presidential candidates debate of the 2020 campaign season. The immediate takeaways were that:** Trump was taking on two politicians** Chris Wallace interrupted President Trump 76 times to just 15 times for Joe Biden** Joe Biden couldn’t answer a question** Joe Biden’s name-calling was disgusting and […]
Latest News / Kurdistan supports Iraq in fight against attacks on foreign missions / France arrests 29 people over cryptocurrency financing of terror in Syria / Turkey ready to support Azerbaijan in conflict with Armenia, says FM / US to manufacture space missiles in Saudi Arabia / US lost neutrality […]
Former FBI Director James Comey is testifying Wednesday in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee at 10 a.m. ET on the FBI’s investigation into the Trump campaign and Russian collusion. Comey is expected to face a grilling from Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and other Republicans on the investigation’s predication and […]
With over 7,000 employees across the country — engineers, technicians, test pilots, customer support specialists, and more — and over 20 industrial / commercial sites and several service centers to date, Leonardo has established itself over several decades as a major contributor to US aerospace, defense and security, keeping Americans […]
Video footage from outside the debate venue in Cleveland last night shows white leftist BLM supporters fleeing after they are confronted and out-argued by black Trump supporters. The incident took place during a 5 hour-plus live stream broadcast by YouTuber Baked Alaska. The initial argument took place between Baked Alaska […]
So… with futures down hard overnight, talking heads proudly proclaimed that this must mean Biden won the debate. So with stocks now surging to overnight highs, does that mean Trump won? Some are claiming this panic-bid is driven by Pelosi’s “hopeful” comments on stimulus but she has said the same […]
A group of high-profile Indian politicians have been acquitted on charges of inciting violence that led to the demolition of a famous Muslim shrine in Ayodhya 28 years ago, followed by deadly sectarian riots. The case revolved around the dramatic demolition of the 16th-century Babri Masjid mosque in Ayodhya in […]
(Natural News) Satisfying water quality standards is not a guarantee that your tap water is safe for drinking. A recent study published in Heliyon links more than 100,000 future cancer cases in the U.S. to chemical pollutants in thousands of community water systems. The concentration of these pollutants in water systems is in […]
According to oil and gas titan Total, its business focus, as well as that of its European peers, will shift towards low-carbon energy sources in the next few years, as the oil market becomes increasingly obsolete. A leading French oil and gas company, Total, anticipates a potential peak for oil […]
French police arrested 29 individuals yesterday in a sting operation against an alleged network of financiers of extremist groups in Syria, in one of the largest such operations in the country. According to French counter-terror prosecutors, the network conducted its financing activities through the purchasing of cryptocurrency coupons which enabled […]
CLAIM: Both moderator Chris Wallace and Democrat nominee Joe Biden claimed that President Trump said in response to riots in Charlottesville in 2017 that neo-Nazis were “very fine people.” VERDICT: FALSE. Biden has repeated this hoax since the beginning of his campaign. Wallace knows better. As Breitbart News has noted […]
While Tuesday’s chaotic “shitshow” of a presidential debate between Trump and Biden revealed absolutely anything about either candidate’s core policies for the 2020-2024 period, it succeeded in raising analysts’ concerns about a bitter election and reinforced the view of slim prospects for further stimulus. As noted earlier, S&P futures fell […]
India’s national carrier Air India is in severe financial crisis, prompting the government to seek bidders to buy a 100 percent stake in the 121-strong fleet. The full-service carrier is $8.3 billion in debt. Despite the bidding deadline being extended for the fourth time this year, experts point out why […]
ROME—U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is not having a very good Roman holiday. His 30-plus car motorcade glided over the cobblestone streets of the uncharacteristically dreary, overcast Italian capital Wednesday morning for his second visit in a year. But rather than receiving a hero’s welcome, as he did last […]
Former FBI Director James Comey arrives to testify during a closed House Judiciary Committee meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, December 17, 2018. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Former FBI Director James Comey arrives to testify during a closed House […]
As the limitations and costs of running decentralized finance (DeFi) apps on Ethereum continue to ride high, a growing list of projects are lining up on competing blockchains. Adding to this trend, Polkadot-based Reef Finance has closed a $3.9 million seed funding round for its cross-chain suite of DeFi services, […]
Yesterday the General Flynn case was back in court again. After more than four years of corrupt investigations and indictments and the government finally acknowledging their crimes in setting up General Flynn, the government decided to drop its case after a review within the DOJ. But this did not stop […]
Three US Senators have tabled a request calling on President Donald Trump’s administration to make Lebanon exempt from the Caesar Act, stressing the need to help the crisis-ridden state recover, according to a report by Naharnet. The request, which was tabled by Senators Jeanne Shaheen, Chris Murphy, and Time Kaine, calls on […]
CLAIM: Former Vice President Joe Biden claimed during the first presidential debate that he did not call members of the military “stupid bastards.” VERDICT: FALSE. There is video of Biden in 2016 visiting troops in the United Arab Emirates, calling service members “stupid bastards.” There is video of Biden in 2016 […]
Calls are growing for podcaster Joe Rogan to host the next presidential debate after the disastrous performance of moderator Chris Wallace. Wallace was unable to control either candidate in Cleveland as Biden and Trump constantly interrupted each other throughout the night. The Fox News host also displayed flagrant bias by […]
In its third estimate of Q2 GDP, the BEA reported moments ago that the largest US economic contraction in history was revised slightly higher, from -31.7% to -31.4%. This in turn was also an improvement from the first estimate of -32.91% which nonetheless is still pretty bad considering nearly a […]
Beijing is preparing to launch an antitrust probe into Alphabet’s Google, looking into allegations it has leveraged the dominance of its Android mobile operating system to stifle competition, Reuters reported, citing sources. Two people familiar with the matter said that the case was proposed by tech giant Huawei last year […]
(Natural News) Drinking water sources serving 7.5 million Californians are contaminated with toxic synthetic chemicals, according to a study from the Environmental Working Group (EWG), a nonprofit organization specializing in environmental research. These chemicals, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS, are commonly called “forever chemicals,” as they are extremely resistant to degradation once […]