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Container Imports Drop 17.6% In October At Busiest US Port
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By Stuart Chrils of FreightWaves. The Port of Long Beach is moving
containerized cargo ahead of the cumulative record-setting pace achieved in
2024 despite weaker demand that saw October volumes drop by nearly 20% from a
year ago. The hub, which along with the Port of Los Angeles forms the San Pedro
port complex, the […]
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“I Feel Safer Holding Gold”: Vietnamese Govt Cracks Down On Hoarding
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In the sweltering chaos of Hanoi, 67-year-old Le Thi Minh Tam is waging a
desperate guerrilla war against vanishing stockpiles – scrambling from one gold
shop to the next, only to find Soviet-style queues where the shiny salvation
sells out faster than a central banker’s excuses. “I’m getting worried, as I
still don’t have enough,” […]
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“Catholic Church Is Wrong” On Illegal Immigration, Homan Says
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Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, The Catholic Church’s
criticism of the Trump administration’s policies regarding illegal immigration
is “wrong,” border czar Tom Homan told reporters on Nov. 14. “Secure border
saves lives. I wish the Catholic Church would understand that. We have the
right to secure our borders like they have the […]
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Visualizing The World’s $111 Trillion In Government Debt In One Giant Chart
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While global public debt is lower than pandemic highs in real terms, it
remains stubbornly elevated at $111 trillion. This graphic, via Visual
Capitalist’s Dorothy Neufeld, shows world debt by country in 2025, based on
data from the IMF’s latest World Economic Outlook. A Closer Look at World Debt
by Country Below, we break down government […]
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The Fracturing of British Politics
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British law doesn’t mandate another general election until August 2029, but
internal party fractures could force Starmer out well before that. And with
both Labour and the Conservatives languishing below 20 percent in the polls,
Britain’s century-old two-party system may be on the way out, too. An inability
to set a clear course lies at […]
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