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Baseball’s founding documents heading to auction (pics)

In 1876, a group of owners and team officials gathered at a New York hotel to draft and sign the constitution that created baseball’s National League and would ultimately have ramifications far beyond the diamond. The principles the document laid out, largely the work of Chicago White Stockings owner William… Read More

Whoa! Believed costume jewelry actually worth $454,000

Some people have all the luck. Consider the person who dropped about 10 pounds (about $15) around 30 years ago on what was thought to be a piece of costume jewelry — it turned out to be a 26.27 carat white diamond. The gem bought at a flea market is… Read More

[Bias alert] Trump’s STUNNING budget surplus ignored by media

President Donald Trump has started to drain the swamp in Washington, D.C. — and it’s working. Trump’s efforts to reduce government spending caused to a huge $184 billion April budget surplus, the size of which surprised economists. Sponsored: Surprising New Law Gives “Cash Rebate” to 119 Million Americans In fact,… Read More

Trump offer $10 million for information on THIS wanted man

The Trump administration is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information about the whereabouts of the military leader of Syria’s al-Qaida affiliated Nusra Front. The State Department says the reward will be paid for information “leading to the identification or location” of Abu Mohammed al-Golani. The offer… Read More

U.S. Postal Service trying to raise stamp prices

The U.S. Postal Service is hoping it can soon raise stamp prices by a penny or more. The postal service on Wednesday reported a quarterly loss of $562 million, despite growth in package delivery, due to continued erosion in the use of first-class mail as well as expensive mandates for… Read More

Unemployment reaches lowest point in a decade

Hiring in the United States rebounded in April as employers added a brisk 211,000 jobs, a sign that the economy’s slump in the first three months of the year could prove temporary. The unemployment rate dipped to 4.4 percent — its lowest point in a decade — from 4.5 percent… Read More

GOP to begin work on undoing Obama-era financial law

Republicans who eagerly awaited a GOP president so they could take a heavy knife to many of the regulatory requirements for banks, insurers and other financial institutions finally get their chance. The House Financial Services Committee, led by Texas Rep. Jeb Hensarling, is slated to begin work Tuesday on legislation… Read More

Revealed! The shadow lawmakers no one knows exists

by Melanie T. Collins President Donald Trump has promised to drain the swamp, but that task is harder than anyone can imagined… because no one knows how big it is. That’s not an exaggeration. Literally, no one has a real number for how big our government actually is. Sponsored: Christian… Read More

Treasury Secretary announces HUGE tax cuts

White House Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin released a one-page proposal Wednesday, outlining President Donald Trump’s tax plan, and it has something for everyone. Massive tax cuts for businesses and a bigger standard tax deduction for middle-income families, lower investment taxes for the wealthy, and an end to the federal estate… Read More

Dem ex-congresswoman accused of using charity funds for lavish lifestyle

Prosecutors in Florida have told jurors a former congresswoman financed a lavish lifestyle of Beverly Hills shopping trips and fancy parties on donations to a charity ostensibly set up to help poor children with scholarships. Testimony will continue for a second day Thursday in the trial of former U.S. Rep…. Read More