Economy & Finance

UK Government’s Twisted Priorities Exposed… Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, In Two-tier Britain words trigger instant action, but violent offenders get indefinite leave to remain. UK border policy under Keir Starmer’s Labour government has never looked more lopsided. An Afghan migrant who carried out a ‘horrific’ bottle attack on a 14-year-old girl and her mother […]

Southwest Airlines Limits Passengers To One Portable Charger On Flights Southwest Airlines is limiting passengers to one lithium portable charger each – “to strengthen our ability to contain and mitigate lithium battery incidents, including reducing the risk of battery fires,” the airline said in a Tuesday statement. A Southwest Airlines flight arrives at Denver International Airport in

Some Jaded Shah Supporters Express Regret After Scale Of US Bombing On Iran Revealed Via Middle East Eye The cessation of US-Israeli strikes has brought relief to people in Iran. For those among them who began the conflict supportive of the assault, it also came with a kind of realization. “I thought this was it,” says Leila, 25.

Pricing Doritos At $7 A Bag Cost Pepsi “Billions” In Revenue Turns out there’s a price point for everything where consumers just stop paying. Guess that whole “price as a rationing mechanism” talk means something after all… Just ask Pepsi. The iconic brand had recognized for some time that its Frito-Lay snack prices were becoming

Indiana Suspends Gas Sales Tax Amid US–Iran War Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Indiana has suspended its gas sales tax for 30 days as prices keep rising amid the United States’ war with Iran. Indiana Gov. Mike Braun (C) speaks during a press conference in Gary, Ind., on Oct. 30,

Turns Out the Elites Like The Administrative State Better Than Democracy Authored by William L. Anderson via MisesInstitute, If there is a mantra among progressive American political and media elites, it would be “our democracy,” usually preceded by what they believe to be a threat from the Right. For example, progressives deemed the recent reversal

War On The Shore: Maryland Dem Officials Freak Out At Journalists Ahead Of Exposé On Governor The Democratic kings and queens in the one-party–ruled state of Maryland are absolutely panicking, something that should not be happening in a deep-blue state, as their crown jewel, left-wing Gov. Wes Moore, a prospective Democratic presidential candidate, has seen

‘World’s First’ Humanoid Robot For Real Household Chores Launched With 16-Hour Battery Authored by Jijo Malayil via Interesting Engineering, Chinese robotics firm UniX AI has unveiled Panther, touted as the world’s first service humanoid robot to enter real household deployment. UniX AI has commenced global deliveries of Panther, bringing service humanoid robots into real homes.UniX

Pentagon Seeks Stunning 243x Budget Surge For Drone Warfare Unit As Eurasian Wars Reshape Combat Buried in the Department of War’s Fiscal Year 2027 procurement request is a massive increase for the Defense Autonomous Warfare Group (DAWG), a clear acknowledgment that ongoing conflicts across Eurasia have underscored one hard lesson: cheap kamikaze drones can impose

USPS Pauses Pension Contributions Amid Looming Cash Shortfall Authored by Bill Pan via The Epoch Times, The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has temporarily suspended its employer contributions to a government-wide pension plan after warning Congress that, without changes, it could run out of cash within the next year. On Thursday, USPS told the Office of