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The End of Empire
The American empire is coming to an end. The U.S. economy is being drained by wars in the Middle East and vast military expansion around the globe. It is burdened by growing deficits, along […]
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Puerto Rico Streets In Total Darkness As Over 3 Million People Go Without Power After Hurricane Maria “Obliterates” Island
Alex Thomas Over 3 million residents of Puerto Rico are without power after Hurricane Maria devastated the island Wednesday morning with Category 4 winds as high as 155 mph and officials have warned that power may […]
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HURRICANE MARIA COULD TAKE OUT POWER IN PUERTO RICO INDEFINITELY AND IT’S TOO LATE TO PREPARE
DAISY LUTHER It seems like no one can catch a break this hurricane season. Many islands, including the US territory of Puerto Rico, are taking a second hit from Hurricane Maria just over a week […]
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Florida Farmers Say Irma’s Damage Is The Worst They’ve Ever Seen
Mac Slavo Almost half of Florida’s citrus crops were destroyed during the hurricane and when Florida farmers survey the damage caused by Hurricane Irma, and most are saying it’s the worst destruction to their farms […]
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America Can’t Afford to Rebuild
by Raúl Ilargi Meijer Adolphe Yvon Genius of America c1870 A number of people have argued over the past few days that Hurricane Harvey will NOT boost the US housing market. As if any such argument would or […]
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Mexico Shaken By “Most Powerful Earthquake In A Century”, At Least 15 Dead
by Tyler Durden Southern Mexico was shaken late Thursday by an 8.1-magnitude earthquake that killed at least 15 people, triggered a tsunami warning and was felt as far away as Mexico City . Despite the immense power […]
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Miami Residents Scramble To Evacuate As Hurricane Irma Approaches
by Tyler Durden After laying waste to much of the Leeward Islands and leaving most of Puerto Rico without power, Hurricane Irma is continuing its destructive march through the Caribbean which is expected to culminate with landfall in […]
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Hurricane Irma Projected To Reach Category 5 And Hit The East Coast – Panic Prepping Begins In Florida
By Michael Snyder On Monday, Hurricane Irma strengthened into a category 4 hurricane, and some meteorologists are projecting that it will eventually become a category 5 storm before it eventually makes landfall in the United States. […]
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Yellowstone Approaches Record Levels Of Seismic Activity
Mac Slavo By now, most are aware of the earthquake swarm under the Yellowstone super volcano. Many people are fearing a major eruption, and those terrors aren’t calmed for some as the national park approaches a record […]
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Hurricane Harvey Aftermath: 100,000 Homes Destroyed, A Million Vehicles Ruined And Bottled Water Being Sold For $99 A Case
By Michael Snyder It is now being estimated that the total amount of economic damage caused by Hurricane Harvey will be somewhere in the neighborhood of 190 billion dollars. It is a disaster unlike anything that […]