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Status of the US Dollar as Global Reserve Currency: USD Share Drops to Lowest Since 1994

Yves here. This Wolf Richter provides some important context on the status of the dollar. Recall that 1994 was just after the fall of the

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Seeing the Tenderloin Through the Eyes of Neighborhood Kids

San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood, often in the news for headlines associated with crime, homelessness and drug use, has the highest concentration of kids in all

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Ryan Seacrest on First Christmas Since Death of Gary Seacrest

Ryan continued, “He said to my sister, Jimmy, ‘Take care of Flora, my granddaughter.’ And then literally a few seconds later he closed his eyes

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Is Your Dog or Cat Getting Old? These Simple Gestures Could Help Them Live Longer and Happier Lives

Yves here. Because my cats who lived to be old (one died at 16 and the other, 18) were robust up to close to the

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South Bay Lawmaker Slams Trump Admin’s $1.6 Million Hepatitis B Study in West Africa

“They’re doing that to generate evidence for a policy they have already implemented,” Scott said. “It’s clearly going to cause far more harm than any

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Fashion Trends From 2025 We’re Still Loving for 2026

2026 is coming up fast, but before you declare it’s “a new year and a new you,” there might just be a few things from

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Going Beyond the MSM Name-Calling Narrative at TPUSA

The open conflict between MAGA movement stalwarts at the TPUSA AmericaFest has gotten quite a bit of coverage from the MSM, but very little of

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How Alameda County’s DA Would Handle Federal Troops in Oakland

Over the holidays, we’re rebroadcasting some of our favorite interviews from 2025. After Alameda County recalled progressive District Attorney Pamela Price last year, the Board

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Bah, Humbug! The Worst Christmas Movies of All-Time

And bad holiday movies can happen to good actors, including Keira Knightley. With her “visceral childhood memory,” of attending The Nutcracker ballet with her mom,

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Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse – The Unfortunate Philippines

The Philippines is often described as a country afflicted by a succession of internal conflicts: colonial rebellion, communist insurgency, separatist war, Islamist terrorism. This framing