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American drone company challenges Chinese dominance while preparing troops for swarm attacks

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American drone company challenges Chinese dominance while preparing troops for swarm attacks

In an unassuming town outside Detroit, a small American startup is quietly preparing U.S. troops for the next era of warfare — where battles won’t be fought by soldiers but by swarms of machines.Swarm Defense originally built its business around large-scale drone light shows but has since pivoted into military applications. Today, the same coordination and precision once used for entertainment are being applied to help replicate one of the […]

todayJanuary 10, 2026 12

MIKE DAVIS: The billion-dollar alleged fraud case the Biden DOJ tried to bury

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MIKE DAVIS: The billion-dollar alleged fraud case the Biden DOJ tried to bury

Fraud against the government is a huge problem, with the misappropriation of federal funds involving Somali-owned child care centers in Minnesota being just the tip of the iceberg. Indeed, according to Government Accounting Office estimates, the federal government loses between $233 billion and $521 billion annually to fraud.  Fraud involving federal set-aside programs is particularly pernicious. These programs typically reserve government benefits exclusively for small, disadvantaged businesses to ensure that they can compete on a level playing field against large companies. But some ineligible large […]

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Preliminary autopsy reveals possible cause of death for missing 4-year-old Alabama boy Johnathan Boley

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Preliminary autopsy reveals possible cause of death for missing 4-year-old Alabama boy Johnathan Boley

Officials have reportedly identified a possible cause of death for a 4-year-old Alabama boy who was found dead days after he was reported missing on New Year’s Eve.A preliminary autopsy report indicates that Johnathan Boley's death is consistent with hypothermia, Walker County Coroner Joey Vick said this week, according to Fox affiliate WBRC and NBC affiliate WVTM.Investigators noted that the child had removed his shoes and said drowning was not […]

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Federal judge blocks Trump from cutting childcare funds to Democratic states over fraud concerns

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Federal judge blocks Trump from cutting childcare funds to Democratic states over fraud concerns

A federal judge Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from stopping subsidies on childcare programs in five states, including Minnesota, amid allegations of fraud.U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian, a Biden appointee, didn’t rule on the legality of the funding freeze, but said the states had met the legal threshold to maintain the "status quo" on funding for at least two weeks while arguments continue.On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Health […]

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California driver allegedly kills 2 more people while out on bail for previous fatal crash

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California driver allegedly kills 2 more people while out on bail for previous fatal crash

A 24-year-old Southern California resident was arrested Wednesday following two deadly collisions just months apart.Ahkeyajahnique Owens, 24, was free on bail after she allegedly hit and killed a bicyclist Oct. 6 in Long Beach when she allegedly hit and killed two people in another car in a January hit-and-run, the Long Beach Police Department said.In the Jan. 4 crash, Owens allegedly killed Gilberto Lopez, 21, and Bobbi Smith, 24, and […]

todayJanuary 9, 2026 9

Trump calls for 1-year 10% cap on credit card interest rates

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Trump calls for 1-year 10% cap on credit card interest rates

President Donald Trump announced Friday he is calling for a one-year cap limiting credit card interest rates to 10%.Trump blamed the Biden administration for allowing rates to rise as high as 20–30%, adding that Americans were being "ripped off" by credit card companies."Please be informed that we will no longer let the American Public be 'ripped off' by Credit Card Companies that are charging Interest Rates of 20 to 30%, […]

todayJanuary 9, 2026 11

Trump announces $100B oil investment plan for Venezuela following Maduro’s capture

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Trump announces $100B oil investment plan for Venezuela following Maduro’s capture

President Trump on Friday said major U.S. oil companies will invest $100 billion to rebuild Venezuela's energy sector after the successful capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro.Speaking in the East Room of the White House during a meeting with nearly two dozen top oil and gas executives, Trump said American energy companies will rebuild Venezuela’s "rotting" oil infrastructure and push production to record levels."American companies will have the opportunity to […]

todayJanuary 9, 2026 13

Picking the right fight: Congressional tensions rise in wake of Minnesota ICE-involved shooting

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Picking the right fight: Congressional tensions rise in wake of Minnesota ICE-involved shooting

We will know in short order if a political fight is brewing.Such is the case in the past few days regarding congressional spending and war powers.Article I, Section 9 declares, "No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law."The most important power granted to Congress is over the federal purse strings. In other words, what Congress deems the federal government should spend. There were […]

todayJanuary 9, 2026 12

USDA immediately suspends all federal funding to Minnesota amid fraud investigation

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USDA immediately suspends all federal funding to Minnesota amid fraud investigation

The Trump administration announced Thursday it is suspending all U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) funding to Minnesota, effective immediately, with a large-scale fraud investigation underway."Enough is enough! The Trump administration has uncovered MASSIVE fraud in Minnesota and Minneapolis —billions siphoned off by fraudsters. And those in charge have ZERO plan to fix it," Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins wrote in a social media post.The USDA will suspend federal financial awards to […]

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