State Farm Halts Home Insurance Sales In California

State Farm Halts Home Insurance Sales In California Faltering California took another economic hit on Friday, as America's largest personal lines insurer said it would immediately stop selling new home insurance policies in the state. California is the largest property and casualty insurance market in the country.  State Farm attributed the decision to three factors: "historic increases in construction costs outpacing inflation, rapidly growing catastrophe exposure, and a challengi

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Colombia Needs New Oil Drilling, Former Finance Chief Says

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Balance In The Force: Wheaton Precious Metals And SSR Mining

Quick background on Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. and SSR Mining Inc. Fundamentals that make these companies attractive.

Sex Traffickers Are Victimizing Children All Across The US

Sex Traffickers Are Victimizing Children All Across The US Authored by Jana J. Pruet via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), On any given day—in communities across the nation—thousands of children are being victimized by sex traffickers. Officials search for missing children as part of "Operation Not Forgotten" in Georgia in August 2020. (Courtesy of Shane T. McCoy/U.S. Marshals) In 2022, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) received 31.9 million reports of

DeSantis Decks Trump With Accusations Of "Running To The Left"

DeSantis Decks Trump With Accusations Of "Running To The Left" Days after Ron DeSantis (R) announced his bid for president in 2024, the Florida Governor has come out swinging against his Donald Trump - accusing his chief rival of "running to the left" after siding with (woke) Disney vs. Florida. "I don’t know what happened to Donald Trump," DeSantis told WWTN radio in Nashville. "This is a different guy today than when he was running in 2015 and 2016. And I think, I think the dir

Doug Casey On The Death Of Privacy... And What Comes Next

Doug Casey On The Death Of Privacy... And What Comes Next Authored by Doug Casey via InternationalMan.com, International Man: In practically every country, the allowable limit for cash withdrawals and transactions continues to be lowered. Further, rampant currency debasement is lowering the real value of these ridiculous limits. Why are governments so intent on phasing out cash? What is really behind this coordinated effort? Doug Casey: Let me draw your attention to three trut

Taliban Attacks Iran Border Post - Multiple Troops Dead & Wounded

Taliban Attacks Iran Border Post - Multiple Troops Dead & Wounded Heavy gunfire between Taliban militants and the Iranian military broke out at a shared border on Saturday, resulting in the deaths of at least two Iranian border guards and more wounded. The flare-up between Taliban-controlled Afghanistan and the Islamic Republic of Iran comes amid a fierce dispute over water rights, specifically concerning access of drought-stricken Iran to the Helmand River. BREAKING: Taliban

China Rebuffing All Contact With US Military: Pentagon

China Rebuffing All Contact With US Military: Pentagon Top Pentagon officials have once again said that China is ignoring and rebuffing the US military's attempts to establish and open line of communication, which is crucial to avoiding inadvertent conflict in regions such as in the South China Sea where both naval powers operate.  "Open communication channels between the US and China are important in maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, US Assistant Secretary

Christian Students Sue Professor, Claim She Forced Them To Pay $99 To Fund Left-Wing Activism

Christian Students Sue Professor, Claim She Forced Them To Pay $99 To Fund Left-Wing Activism Authored by Bill Pan via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Two Christian students at Michigan State University are suing a former professor, alleging that she forced them and hundreds of other students to pay a $99 membership fee to her own left-wing activist group as part of the course requirements. An entrance to Michigan State University located in East Lansing, Michigan. (Shutterstock)

Citywide Youth Curfew Begins In Baltimore As Mayor Strives To Restore Law And Order

Citywide Youth Curfew Begins In Baltimore As Mayor Strives To Restore Law And Order About six weeks after an incident where hundreds of teenagers wreaked havoc in Baltimore City's Inner Harbor area, the city's progressive leadership finally introduced a curfew Friday night to keep kids off the streets during late night hours.  Local media outlet WBAL reported city residents received a message and phone calls on Friday, reminding them, "Curfew ordinance is in effect from 11 pm. to 6

IMF Warns Of Prolonged High Interest Rates, Urges Fiscal Tightening To Tackle Inflation

IMF Warns Of Prolonged High Interest Rates, Urges Fiscal Tightening To Tackle Inflation Authored by Liam Cosgrove via The Epoch Times, In a recent statement following its comprehensive assessment of U.S. policies, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) emphasized the need for the United States to maintain higher interest rates for an extended period to curb inflation. Additionally, the IMF urged Washington to adopt stricter fiscal measures to address the country’s mounting federal

CNN Poll Says 66% Of Americans Believe Another Joe Biden Term Will 'Lead To Disaster'

CNN Poll Says 66% Of Americans Believe Another Joe Biden Term Will 'Lead To Disaster' Following an Associated Press/NORC poll in April which indicated that only 26% of Democrats want Joe Biden to run for a second term as president, a recent CNN poll conducted by SSRS now shows that 66% of all Americans (not just Republicans) believe that another four years of Biden could lead to 'disaster.'  Even CNN can't dismiss the "horrible news" any longer. "Horrible news. Horrible for Joe B

Fluoride Lawsuit Against EPA: Alleged Corruption, Shocking Under Oath Federal Statements

Fluoride Lawsuit Against EPA: Alleged Corruption, Shocking Under Oath Federal Statements Authored by Christy Prais via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), In this series, we explore the contentious findings surrounding fluoridation of the U.S. public water supply and answer the question of whether water fluoridation poses a risk and what we should do about it. Previously: A confounding factor in the fluoride debate is the arsenic that contaminates the industrial sources of fluoride a

Drone Attack Damages Russian Oil Facility As Cross-Border Activity Intensifies

Drone Attack Damages Russian Oil Facility As Cross-Border Activity Intensifies There's been another weekend drone attack on Russian territory, as the AFP is reporting Saturday based on Russian regional authorities that a pair of drones truck an oil pipeline facility in Russia's western Pskov region. Local Governor Mikhail Vedernikov confirmed there was an explosion at an administrative building at the site. "Provisionally, the building was damaged as a result of an attack by two un

LA Nonprofit Giving Meth Pipes To Homeless Sparks Debate Over "Harm Reduction" Approach

LA Nonprofit Giving Meth Pipes To Homeless Sparks Debate Over "Harm Reduction" Approach Authored by Rudy Blalock via The Epoch Times, After a video of a Los Angeles nonprofit handing out meth pipes to homeless addicts in downtown Los Angeles went viral earlier this month, some say the so-called “harm reduction model” of providing drug equipment and a supervised place to use is saving lives, while others say it’s harmful and only exacerbating the city’s and the state’s homelessness

Lindsay Graham Meets With Zelensky - Says Ukraine War 'Best Money We've Ever Spent'

Lindsay Graham Meets With Zelensky - Says Ukraine War 'Best Money We've Ever Spent' Lindsay Graham, a remnant of the Bush era Neocon fold, has been a busy bee in the past year.  He has visited Ukraine at least three times since the war with Russia began, called for the assassination of Vladimir Putin, called for the US to directly attack Russian planes, and he's even demanded that the US put troops on the ground in Taiwan to fight the Chinese.  It just goes to show that there are ce

How To Face Risk In An Uncertain World

How To Face Risk In An Uncertain World Authored by MN Gordon via EconomicPrism.com, Managing risk.  Mitigating uncertainty.  Is attempting to crack this unsolvable puzzle all just a waste of time and energy? The Popocatépetl volcano erupted last week.  It was an impressive sight.  Smoke and ash, in addition to 1,500-foot-high lava fountains, spewed from the volcano’s conical, crater top. El Popo, as the locals call it, is about 45 miles southeast of Mexico City.  Roughly 25 mil

Justin Trudeau Championing "2SLGBTQI+" Rights

Justin Trudeau Championing "2SLGBTQI+" Rights When we first happened upon the below clip of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaking in a town hall event at the University of Winnipeg earlier in the week, we thought it must be parody footage. After all, what rational and serious individual can say with a straight face "2SLGBTQI+"...? But the sad reality is that woke discourse in Canada as the only allowable public standard has long gone far beyond Portlandia levels of parody

Take Two: Turkey's Election Circus Gets Even Crazier

Take Two: Turkey's Election Circus Gets Even Crazier Authored by Ceyda Karan via The Cradle, The political landscape in Turkiye’s has become increasingly convoluted after the May 14 presidential and parliamentary elections left the Turkish presidency up for grabs – with a critical, second round of polls to be held on Sunday. As the main candidates who failed to secure the presidency in the first round prepare for the May 28 election, Turkiye’s patchwork system of political allianc