Internet Freedom Faded in 2024 amid Rise of Juntas, Islamists, and Authoritarians

According to Freedom House, internet watchdogs generally agree that internet freedom will decline again in 2024, the 14th consecutive decline. The decline in internet freedom over the past year has been largely driven by the rise of military regimes, the spread of Islamist speech norms, and the general rise in authoritarian rule, including the spread […]

States where minimum wage will rise in 2025

McDonald's franchise owner Scott Rodrick says his business has been under cost pressure since California's minimum wage hike targeted Maria Bartiromo's Wall Street fast-food franchises. According to recent data, nearly half of U.S. states are scheduled to raise their minimum wage on January 1, 2025, meaning about 9.2 million workers will have to raise their […]

Rise of the “Lifestyle Prepper”

The Pro-Trump News homepage sees 60 new headlines every 24 hours. Click here to take a look. (Note: Thank you for helping us through the links below, which support businesses like the ones presenting the sponsored message below and benefit pro-Trump news. We appreciate your support!) They are called “casual survivalists” or “prepperites.” A phrase […]

US egg production drops as prices continue to rise along with bird flu cases

“The Big Money Show” co-host Brian Bremberg on “Bernie & Co.” talks about how inflation under President Biden is making life unaffordable for Americans. It showed whether there were any. U.S. egg production fell 4% in November due to egg prices and continued outbreaks of bird flu across the United States, according to a USDA […]

Mortgage rates rise for second straight week, highest since July

Ivy Zelman, executive vice president at Zelman & Associates, talks about home affordability hurdles on Barron's Roundtable. Mortgage rates soared to a five-month high this week, ending the year slightly higher than they started. Freddie Mac's latest Primary Mortgage Market Study, released Thursday, found that the average benchmark interest rate 30 year fixed mortgage rose […]

Gold prices rise on slightly weaker dollar, geopolitical tensions – Investing.com

Investing.com – Gold prices rose slightly in Asian trading on Thursday as markets returned to trading after the Christmas holiday, but investors remained cautious following the US Federal Reserve’s hawkish leanings. , the increase was limited. Volume was thin as traders also refrained from placing large bets during the holiday-shortened week. By midnight ET (5 […]