Puerto Rico senator, 7 others arrested by FBI in corruption investigation

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A Puerto Rico senator awaiting trial on fraud charges was taken into custody Wednesday morning by federal authorities in connection with an investigation into alleged corruption that also resulted in the arrests of seven others, officials said. Abel Nazario, a 49-year-old currently serving in the U.S. territory’s 26th Senate, was apprehended as part of the probe, an FBI spokesperson said, but further information on the nature of … Read more

The Democrats’ star witness admitted under oath that the sole source of information for his claim that Trump wanted a quid pro quo to get Biden was the New York Times.

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by bbennett36 https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/1192188285738782722   Russian collusion 2.0 isn’t going well for the dems. ZELDIN: “So do you have any other source that the president’s goal in making this request was anything other than The New York Times?” TAYLOR: “I have not talked to the president. I have no other information from what the president was … Read more

Too Bad They’re Not Gold Bugs: A Review Of HBO’s Years And Years

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BY JOHN RUBINO HBO’s new series Years And Years begins in the more-or-less present, with the Lyons, an aggressively diverse UK Family that’s trying – and mostly succeeding – to navigate life’s complexities. There’s the acerbically funny grandmother, the gay grandson and his illegal immigrant mate, the African wife of another grandson, the wheelchair-bound sister who nevertheless … Read more

Pharma Giant Fails to Mention, for 18 YEARS, that US Government Helped Fund a Key Patent Used in Drug that Has Generated $53 Billion

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It’s no secret that drug prices are often high, and continue to rise — by 32% in the past five years according to one analysis. It’s only natural that many should be willing to pay even exorbitant amounts for drugs. If there is the hope of a cure, or at least of some relief from pain … Read more

10 Financial Planning Rules You Shouldn’t Ignore.

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by Richard Rosso Financial planning is misunderstood. Ask consumers or brokers what financial planning means to them and the conversation steers toward the portfolio or a pitch for investment and insurance products. “I asked for a financial plan –  he gave me a brochure about long-term care insurance.” –Anonymous. So, you’re considering holistic financial planning? I … Read more

G. Edward Griffin – Bankers Waiting for the Big Collapse, Going for Broke Because They Know it’s Broke

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G. Edward Griffin, author of the wildly popular book about the Federal Reserve “The Creature from Jekyll Island,” says the bankers know the debt bubble is going to pop. Griffin explains, “I think their thinking is, hey, we are at the end and let’s just grab all we can so when the system collapses, we … Read more