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War & Conflict
After spending about 10 months at sea, military service members on board USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) are finally returning to the aircraft carrier’s homeport near San Diego on Thursday.
Cost of living, energy and fuel prices, and markets when they reach households
This Halloween, rising prices for groceries and gas are pushing many consumers to cut back. But they’re not giving up Halloween candy.
Conflict involving the US, and wars abroad when they reach home
Shortly before returning to office after the 2024 race, Trump proclaimed, “LAWFARE IS DEAD.” But these days, lawfare is flourishing as never before.
Agency failures, inspector general and GAO findings, disaster response gaps and infrastructure breakdowns
A federal plea agreement details how false delivery entries triggered more than $1 million in payments for USPS transportation work that never happened. The post Orlando trucking owner pleads guilty in $1M USPS freight auction fraud appeared first on FreightWaves.
ICE and detention, court rulings on policy and civil liberties, protests, and policy changes that divide us
With the imminent midterm election and arrival of mail-in ballots at your house, I implore you to vote for a candidate only if you truly believe in the party’s and its candidate’s policies. Please don’t vote for them just because you hate the president, especially if it means bringing back bad…