• Israeli airstrike kills 13 in Rafah as Palestinian leader urges US to stop ground offensive

    Tel Aviv threatens to invade southern Rafah city where over a million Palestinians displaced by Israeli bombardment are sheltering

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    Rangers hit 3 homers, overcome early deficit to stop Braves’ 6-game win streak with 6-4 victory

    ATLANTA (AP) — Andrew Knizner hit a three-run homer, Adolis García added a two-run shot and the Texas Rangers avoided a three-game sweep with a 6-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday night.

  • Rory McIlroy hilariously chugs a beer before belting out Journey's 'Don't Stop Believin' on stage with Shane Lowry after the pair's victory at the Zurich Classic in New Orleans

    McIlroy and Lowry prevailed in a playoff on the PGA Tour's latest competition. The pair then celebrated their victory in front of adoring fans at TPC Louisiana. DailyMail.com

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    Israeli drone strike kills 2 in Lebanon after Hezbollah fires at an Israeli convoy

    The Israel-Hamas war was sparked by the unprecedented Oct. 7 raid into southern Israel in which militants

  • Dutch police to stop using appearance, origin as reason to stop and check people

    Dutch police officers are no longer allowed to use appearance or country of origin as a reason to stop and check someone. The police have changed its guidelines to that effect in order to eliminate discrimination by employees, the police told NU.nl.

  • How America’s Military-Industrial Complex Wins All of Its Wars Against America’s Taxpayers

    Eric Zuesse (blogs at https://theduran.com/author/eric-zuesse/) As has been documented by such authorities on U.S. military spending as Winslow T. Wheeler, Robert Higgs, and others, America spends each year around $1.5 trillion for its military but hides at least around $800 billion of it (so as for the U.S. not to be publicly recognized as spending […]

  • The Electrification of America

    The U.S. power grid, known for its reliability, has followed the adage "If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it." However, outdated infrastructure and evolving energy needs necessitate a shift towards a smarter, more adaptable grid. By embracing technology and integrating renewable sources, we can address key issues, empower consumers, and unlock investment opportunities for a resilient and sustainable energy future.

  • How to stop genocides

    Rwanda is an astonishing country: safe, prosperous, orderly, and open. Its success is remarkable enough given the rough neighborhood in which it finds itself. But when you think that 30 years ago this month, it was in the throes of the worst mass slaughter of the late 20th century, its achievements look miraculous. I have […]

  • Letters: This is America

    I read the letter to The Madera Tribune (April 3) by Chuck Wieland and the reply (April 10) by John Wright. I appreciated the comments by Wieland about Trump, the Republican party and the colorful language.“Let’s not be silently complicit in transforming America into a Bizarro World. Or Amerika.” Wright wrote that regarding Wieland’s comments, he was “stunned, disgusted and disappointed.” I feel that I have to inform Wright that not everyone in Madera County is a MAGA Trumper. That anyone who...

  • HOW CORRUPT IS AMERICA?

    Eric Zuesse (blogs at https://theduran.com/author/eric-zuesse/) By overwhelming margins, the American people believe that their Government is corrupt, and the polling shows that the margins who believe this have soared from over 80% in 1976, to over 90% today. The American people overwhelmingly distrust their top ‘elected’ officials. Skepticism of the U.S. Government’s legitimacy is very […]

  • Does The CIA Run America?

    Does The CIA Run America? Authored by Jeffrey Tucker via The Epoch Times, We’ve all surely had dark thoughts that the CIA is really running the United States, including many media venues. Maybe that’s been true for decades and we just didn’t know it. If so, let’s just say that it would explain a tremendous amount of what has otherwise been clouded in secrecy. How would this be possible? Knowledge is power while secret knowledge is full control. Even fake knowledge means power...

  • Handing Iran a Victory

    In limited wars, every battle is fought twice. The first is the military side, the battle itself. Then comes the struggle over the narrative, over what the battle means. And this part is every bit as important as the kinetic phase because this is where victory can be turned into defeat.