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Biden’s insane debt may slash Social Security payments

by Frank Holmes, reporter If President Biden gets his way in the debt limit showdown with Republicans, get out your wallets. The president has already buried Americans beneath so much debt that a congresswoman from the former Soviet Union has warned Biden’s putting the U.S. on the road to socialism…. Read More

‘Top Gun’ scores Oscars nominations, with ‘Everything’ leading

The multiverse-skipping sci-fi indie hit “Everything Everywhere All at Once” led nominations to the 95th Academy Awards as Hollywood heaped honors on big-screen spectacles like “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Avatar: The Way of Water” a year after a streaming service won best picture for the first time. Daniel Scheinert and… Read More

New pill means breakthrough in treating feline diabetes

When Mark Winternheimer’s 12-year-old tabby cat was diagnosed with diabetes last year, the treatment was daunting: twice-daily injections of insulin, an implanted monitor and frequent visits to the vet. Despite their qualms, Winternheimer and his wife, Courtnee, of New Albany, Indiana, learned to give Oliver his shots. “For us, they’re… Read More

Obnoxiously loud car? A traffic camera might be listening

After the relative quiet of the pandemic, New York City has come roaring back. Just listen: Jackhammers. Honking cars and trucks. Rumbling subway trains. Sirens. Shouting. Over the years, there have been numerous efforts to quiet the cacophony. One of the latest: traffic cameras equipped with sound meters capable of… Read More

US senator: I was scammed out of $690K

Someone scammed U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran’s reelection campaign out of $690,000 by getting the Kansas Republican’s accounting firm to wire the money to fraudulent bank accounts, his office said Monday. Moran’s campaign treasurer, Timothy Gottschalk, notified the Federal Election Commission by electronic letter Dec. 8 of “fraudulent activity by a… Read More

Average long-term US mortgage rate lowest in four months

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate fell this week to its lowest level since September, a potential boost to the housing market which has been in decline for nearly a year. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average on the benchmark 30-year rate fell to 6.15% from 6.33%… Read More

‘B***h move:’ Candace Owens slams ‘egocentric’ rival commentator

Conservative commentator Steven Crowder rejected a job offer from the Daily Wire, and he rejected it publicly. In particular, Crowder published a phone call with Daily Wire executive Jeremy Boreing, and Crowder seemed to take issue with Boreing’s comment about “wage slaves.” “Benched talent, young talent, they don’t get deals like… Read More

T-Mobile announces data theft from 37 million customers

The U.S. wireless carrier T-Mobile said Thursday that an unidentified malicious intruder breached its network in late November and stole data on 37 million customers, including addresses, phone numbers and dates of birth. T-Mobile said in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that the breach was discovered… Read More

Big Tech bloodbath: Google, following Microsoft, axes 12,000 jobs

Google is laying off 12,000 workers, or about 6% of its workforce, becoming the latest tech company to trim staff as the economic boom that the industry rode during the COVID-19 pandemic ebbed. CEO Sundar Pichai informed staff Friday at the Silicon Valley giant about the cuts in an email… Read More