New ‘Mind-Reading’ AI Predicts What Humans Will Do Next Via StudyFinds, MUNICH — An artificial intelligence system can now predict your next move before you make it. We’re not just talking about whether you’ll click “buy now” on that Amazon cart, but rather how you’ll navigate complex decisions, learn new skills, or explore uncharted territory. (Image by metamorworks via Shutterstock) Researchers have developed an AI […]

Syria’s Sharaa Met With Top Israeli Officials In ‘Quiet’ Normalization Effort: Reports A Syrian newspaper as well as several Israeli media sources are reporting that Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, who previously went by Abu Mohammad al-Jolani and is the founder of Syrian al-Qaeda, has met with Israel’s National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. While the reports remain unconfirmed by […]

‘Green’ China Runs On Dirty Coal Authored by James Gorrie via The Epoch Times, In 2020, China announced its plan to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060, with peak emissions expected to occur in 2030 and then decline thereafter. According to Gao Yuhe, a Beijing-based project leader quoted by Greenpeace last month, it could be sooner than that. He said that “2025 is a critical year for China to make overall emissions from its […]

Deep Staters On Edge As DOGE’s DoD Strike Team Hits Pentagon With Sweeping Contract Cuts The U.S. Department of Defense has failed every single financial audit since audits began in fiscal year 2018. Despite commanding the largest budget of any federal agency—nearly $850 billion annually—the Pentagon still can’t account for large swaths of its spending. Over the years, trillions have been flagged as “unaccounted for,” fueling […]

White House Report Reveals Top Earners, Staffers Working For No Salary Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Trump administration on Thursday released its yearly report that shows the salaries for White House staffers, also revealing officials who aren’t accepting salaries at all. The White House on July 1, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The report shows that the top earner in the White House […]

“Coward, Wannabe Thug Stuff”: 3 Killed And 13 Shot In Philly Gun Battle Caught On Video A deadly mass shooting in the Grays Ferry section of Philadelphia early Monday morning left three people dead and 10 others injured, including several teenagers. The gunfire erupted just before 1 a.m. on the 1500 block of South Etting Street, and Ring camera footage captured multiple individuals pulling out firearms and shooting, according to […]

Peace In Ukraine Won’t End The West’s Hybrid War On Russia Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, Their refined Hybrid War model will involve efforts to win the “tech race”, a new Western division of labor for containing Russia in Europe, and AI-generated anti-Russian infowars. Russia’s natural resource wealth and new role in accelerating multipolar processes incentivize the West to continue its Hybrid War on Russia […]

Iconic Port Au Prince Hotel That Hosted Kennedys, Mick Jagger, Burns Down During Gang War Things aren’t exactly going splendidly in Haiti… Case in point? A historic hotel in Port au Prince, once a symbol of the country’s cultural and intellectual life, was destroyed by fire over the weekend as gang violence continues to overwhelm the capital, according to Bloomberg. The Hotel Oloffson, a 90-year-old gingerbread-style building […]

Tuition Hikes And Spending Cuts – What’s Behind The Financial Woes Of US Universities? Authored by Aaron Gifford via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Colleges and universities across the country, both public and private, face financial challenges ahead of the upcoming academic year, regardless of their size, wealth, and prestige. Layoffs or hiring and wage freezes were recently announced at affluent schools including Cornell, […]

33 Tons Of Gold, Silver Concentrate Hijacked In Mexico Armed thieves in Mexico hijacked a truck transporting 33 tons of gold and silver concentrate belonging to the Mexican mining firm Grupo Minero Bacis, local media reported. The precious metals heist underscores a surge in highway robberies across the third-world cartel-plagued country—just south of the U.S. southern border—amid rising gold and silver prices driven by global […]

DoE Warns Of 100x Increase In Black-Out Risk By 2030 On Same Day As Trump Energy Security EO Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, The planned retirement of more than 100 gigawatts of power generation capacity by the end of the decade could increase the risk of blackouts in the United States by 100 times, the Department of Energy said in a July 7 statement. “Allowing 104 GW of firm generation to retire by […]

Israel’s Army Still Taking On Mass Casualties After 640 Days Of War In Gaza Over 630 days of war later and much of Hamas’ top command has been wiped out, and large swathes of the Gaza Strip obliterated. It’s been no secret that the Netanyahu government is pursuing the complete annihilation of Hamas, ensuring that it can never again return to rule, but the reality is that the Israeli army (IDF) is still taking on mass casualties. […]

Why Metal Recyclers Are Optimistic About Tariffs Authored by Autumn Spredemann via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours) The recycled metals industry is growing domestically and internationally, in part fueled by the rapid expansion of construction and automotive manufacturing. Now, tariffs may be giving it a boost. A slab of steel is heated and rolled into a coil of steel at the NLMK Indiana steel mill in Portage, Ind., on March 15, […]

CBP’s Greg Bovino To Leftist L.A. Mayor Bass: “Get Used to Us—We’re Not Leaving” Los Angeles has become ground zero in the showdown between far-left Mayor Karen Bass and the Trump administration over the removal of criminal illegal aliens. Bass—backed by a Democratic Party increasingly dominated by radical progressives and even open Marxists—has helped create a toxic and dangerous climate of defiance toward federal immigration […]

Iran ‘Rapidly’ Beefs Up Air Defenses With Chinese Help After Israel Ceasefire Via Middle East Eye Iran has taken possession of Chinese surface-to-air missile batteries as Tehran rapidly moves to rebuild defensives destroyed by Israel during their recent 12-day conflict, sources have told Middle East Eye. The deliveries of Chinese surface-to-air missile batteries occurred after a de-facto truce was struck between Iran and […]

Trump Extends Federal Hiring Freeze Until October President Donald Trump issued a memorandum on July 7 extending the federal hiring freeze until Oct. 15, while maintaining exemptions for positions related to the armed forces and public safety. Trump initially imposed a hiring freeze in January, at the start of his second term. It was later extended through July 15. The president has now ordered another extension as part of an […]

Saudi Arabia Keeps Executing Foreigners On Drug Charges At ‘Horrifying’ Rate Via Middle East Eye There has been a surge in executions in Saudi Arabia, particularly in relation to drug offences, a new report published by Amnesty International on Monday has revealed. The kingdom executed 1,816 people between January 2014 and June 2025, according to the official Saudi Press Agency. Of those, nearly one third (597) were for […]

“There Needs To Be Blood”: Democrat Lawmakers Say Their Base Is ‘Preparing For Violence’ House Democrats are getting torched by their own base – and some of their constituents are literally suggesting they light a match. Shocker, we know – from the party that held nationwide riots over George Floyd (though ‘mostly peaceful’ of course), tried to assassinate Donald Trump and Steve Scalise, and put Rand Paul in the hospital.  […]

Credit Card Debt Unexpectedly Plunges As Student Loans Soar: Consumer Credit Update One month after consumer credit unexpectedly jumped the most in 2025, when it spiked by $17.9 billion (since revised to $16.9 billion) in the month of April, moments ago the Fed released its monthly consumer credit report which showed that the yoyo action in credit-fueled consumer spending continued, and in May while total consumer credit rose a […]

“Around Lia, I Wasn’t Going To Risk Anything”: UPenn Swimmer Breaks Silence Authored by Matt Lamb via The College Fix, A former teammate of William “Lia” Thomas praised the University of Pennsylvania for agreeing to keep men out of women’s locker rooms following negotiations with the Trump administration. For the first time Monika Burzynska shared her frustrations with her alma mater for letting Lia Thomas, a male, […]

Iran Bats Down Trump’s Claim It Asked For Relaunch Of Nuclear Talks Washington and Tehran continue their tit-for-tat he said/she said exchanges of statements and accusations, but at least they are not trading ballistic missile attacks at the moment. Iran on Tuesday clarified that it has not requested talks with the United States over its nuclear program, as claimed by US President Donald Trump during his Monday night dinner hosting […]

US Moves To Ban Chinese Purchases Of US Farmland Over National Security Concerns Authored by Jackson Richman via The Epoch Times, Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced on July 8 that the United States will be moving to ban Chinese ownership of U.S. farmland over national security concerns. During a press conference with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, and other top officials, […]

BlackRock’s ETF Holdings Top 700,000 Bitcoin; Far Above Saylor’s ‘Strategy’ BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund has just crossed over 700,000 BTC in assets under management, far surpassing Michael Saylor’s stash at (Micro)Strategy… “New milestone… iShares Bitcoin ETF now holds over 700,000 BTC,” Nate Geraci, president of NovaDius Wealth Management (formerly The ETF Store), said. “*700,000* in 18 months. […]

Oil Markets Are Tighter Than They Look Authored by Neil Crosby via OilPrice.com, Diesel spreads and refinery margins are no longer reliable on their own for gauging oil demand, as extreme weather and supply chain issues distort short-term signals. Refinery closures in the West and lagging new capacity in Asia are creating regional imbalances, with physical tightness building despite weak headline indicators. China’s […]

Amazon Prime Day Kicks Off With Disappointing Early Sales U.S. consumer health remains a mixed picture. Goldman Sachs sees signs of cautious optimism, while UBS highlights a rebound in confidence among low-income households. Still, stubborn inflation and high interest rates persist, casting a dark cloud over long-term outlooks. New data from Momentum Commerce offers an early snapshot of Amazon’s Prime Day performance, with sales […]