New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announces he is “forced to raid the rainy day fund, retiree benefit trust reserve, and to increase property taxes” in order to keep the city on “firm financial footing” pic.twitter.com/iIJ8Fu4f4D — America (@america) February 17, 2026 Here we go again. A city runs expansive social programs, expands spending, promises […]
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ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a green day today: • NIKKEI 225 increased 577.35 points or 1.02% to 57,143.84 • Shanghai closed • Hang Seng closed • ASX 200 increased 48.10 points or 0.54% to 9,007.00 • SENSEX increased 283.29 points or 0.34% to 83,734.25 • Nifty50 increased 93.95 points or 0.37% to
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Unemployment in the UK has risen to 5.2%, marking the highest level in nearly five years. This is a cyclical development that reflects a broader decline in economic confidence across Europe and the United Kingdom, which has been building beneath the surface for several quarters. Governments will inevitably attempt to frame rising unemployment as temporary,
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What you are looking at with Canada completing the roughly $9.4 billion Darlington nuclear refurbishment early and under budget is something that completely contradicts the prevailing political narrative about energy policy in the West. The final 878-MW unit is now preparing to return to commercial operation, marking the end of a decade-long rebuild of the
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According to the February 2026 Euro indicators data, euro area GDP expanded by just 0.3% in the fourth quarter, matching the previous quarter and underscoring a persistent low-growth environment across the bloc. Year-over-year growth is hovering around roughly 1.3%, which is hardly a recovery when you consider the massive fiscal expansion, energy disruptions, and regulatory
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QUESTION #1: I wrote an article entitled Trump’s Man in Germany; Thou Shalt Not Covet Another Man’ Wealth…..yet and in this article I mentioned you and posted the documentary done on the injustice in your imprisonment. Tonight I have reviewed all the court documents I could find on your case and it is quite apparent
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ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: • NIKKEI 225 decreased 239.92 points or -0.42% to 56,566.49 • Shanghai closed • Hang Seng closed • ASX 200 increased 21.80 points or 0.24% to 8,958.90 • SENSEX increased 173.81 points or 0.21% to 83,450.96 • Nifty50 increased 42.65 points or 0.17% to
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Iran’s digital surveillance machine is close to completion, as reported by Wired. Governments don’t build surveillance systems because there is an actual need to watch 75 million citizens. They build them because power always seeks leverage over society. It is not unique to Iran. This is the inevitable endpoint of every state that believes it
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South Korea’s National Intelligence Service has reported that Kim Ju-ae, the daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, is now in the “successor nomination stage,” a phrase indicating not just symbolic visibility but active internal positioning as the next leader. This marks the clearest signal yet that Pyongyang is preparing for a fourth-generation transfer of
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