This article was originally published by Tyler Durden at ZeroHedge. For the first time on record, the top 15 military spenders allocated more than $2 trillion to defense in 2025. Total global defense spending also reached a record $2.6 trillion, signaling a major shift in geopolitical priorities. Using data from the International Institute for Strategic Studies, this visualization, via Visual Capitalist’s Dorothy Neufeld, ranks the 15 countries driving this surge in military spending. While the U.S. still operates on an entirely different scale, the biggest shift is happening in Europe, where countries are no longer just maintaining military capacity but expanding it significantly. The…
Key Takeaways West Virginia Senate introduces Senate Bill 1071 to create a system for citizens to acquire machine guns through a state-run Office of Public Defense. The office would manage machine gun purchases and transfers, requiring background checks under state law for eligibility. The bill emphasizes Second Amendment rights and…
The United States Department of War is seeking to acquire “killer AI (artificial intelligence)”. This kind of AI doesn’t ask questions of humans. So the real question is, what does the Pentagon plan to do with this technology? The Pentagon Seeks “Killer AI” Without Safeguards We have previously reported on…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! TUCSON, Ariz. — Arizona investigators continue to look for leads into the Nancy Guthrie abduction case, as the search for clues enters its fourth week and appears to be a statistical outlier, according to FBI data and an expert. Guthrie, 84, the mother…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Several officers with the New York City Police Department were struck with snowballs on Monday as they were responding to a call about a disorderly group.The officers were dispatched to Washington Square Park shortly after 4 p.m. to address a large disorderly…
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The head of a London airline parts firm was sentenced to four years and eight months in prison Monday after selling more than 60,000 fake aircraft engine parts, a fraud that triggered worldwide safety concerns and briefly grounded planes.Jose Alejandro Zamora Yrala,…
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The United States’ relationship with Canada has deteriorated in the aftermath of the trade war started by Donald Trump. The president has also been calling Canada the 51st state, irritating the Northern neighbor. But the insults continue, as the U.S. mocked Canada’s loss in the Olympic the gold metal hockey…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An Idaho woman was arrested Monday after investigators said she stole an ambulance and drove it into a building housing Department of Homeland Security offices in an alleged attempt to set it on fire.Sarah Elizabeth George, 43, of Boise, is accused of…
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This is a two-parter today. Here, I spill my guts about markets and (living in the) woods life. Then, across the top of the hour, the Case-Shiller Housing data rolls, so y’all come back, here?First, congrats to The Economic Fractalist for calling the break well. I think he’s posting on Thursdays,…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Officials in Ohio detailed in court documents how Caleb Flynn allegedly staged the crime scene in order to throw off detectives as he’s accused of killing his wife, Ashely Flynn.Caleb Flynn, 39, was charged with murder after allegedly killing his wife, who…
Just out – today’s financial Biggie: Case Shiiller Housing.Data through December 2025 reveals the following:Year-Over-YearThe S&P Cotality Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index, covering all nine U.S. census divisions,reported a 1.3% annual gain in December, in line with the previous month.The 10-City Composite annual increase came in at 1.9%,…
This article was originally published by Tyler Durden at ZeroHedge. In a Monday televised speech on the occasion of Russia’s “Defender of the Fatherland Day,” President Vladimir Putin declared that the development of the nuclear triad “remains an absolute priority” for Russia, coming soon on the heels of the collapse…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Crisis response group Grey Bull Rescue has launched operation “Condor Reach” to help Americans trapped in Mexico evacuate amid the Jalisco New Generation cartel’s violent unrest after the death of leader Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, otherwise known as “El Mencho,” on Sunday.The…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sunday’s 2-1 overtime win for the United States men’s hockey team over archrival Canada is arguably our nation’s most significant winter gold medal since the last time our boys were kings of the sport during the 1980 “Miracle on Ice,” and the…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The presiding judge in the case against Tyler Robinson, accused of assassinating conservative icon Charlie Kirk last September, will rule on a critical defense motion today. Judge Tony Graf will decide in a WebEx hearing scheduled for 10:30 a.m. local time this morning…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A former U.S. narcotics official says the narco-terrorist leader killed by Mexican authorities on Sunday oversaw a cartel responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Americans.Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho,” was killed on Sunday inside his home…
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A suspect was taken into custody on Tuesday in connection with the fatal shooting of a Missouri deputy, according to officials.Richard Dean Bird, 45, was apprehended early Tuesday morning following the fatal shooting of a Christian County deputy that occurred shortly before…
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Oscar Freemond Fowler III, a repeat offender whose federal sentence was commuted in the final days of the Biden administration, has been taken back into custody to face state charges, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced Monday.”Moments ago, we took Oscar Fowler,…
