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MIAMI (AP) — Trawling near Antarctica for krill — a crustacean central to the diet of whales and a critical buffer to global warming — has surged to a record and is fast approaching a never before reached seasonal catch limit that would trigger the unprecedented early closure of the remote fishery, The Associated Press has learned.The fishing boom follows the failure last year of the U.S., Russia, China and two dozen other governments to approve a new management plan that would have mandated spreading out the area in which krill can be caught and creating a California-sized reserve along...

President Donald Trump's tariffs, scheduled to increase on August 1, could result in significantly higher prices for a range of food groups. This is according to an analysis published Monday by the bipartisan Tax Foundation, which found that these will impact nearly 75 percent of U.S. food imports, which it said will "likely lead to higher food prices for consumers." Newsweek reached out to the White House via email for comment. Why It Matters It has repeatedly been warned that the higher import taxes implemented as a result of the Trump administration's economic agenda will increase costs for U.S. businesses...

New economic data shows signs of resiliency with tariff uncertainty still causing concerns.A batch of new economic indicators was released Tuesday in addition to a new report from the International Monetary Fund about the global economic outlook.The report and fresh data shed new insight into the state of the U.S. and global economies.IMF releases global economic outlookThe International Monetary Fund projected global economic growth of 3% for 2025 in a new report released Tuesday.That projection is down from 3.3% in 2024, but it's an improvement over the 2.8% growth it projected for the year in April, shortly after President Donald...

SAO PAULO, July 29 (Reuters) - Brazilian beef-packers' lobby Abiec, which represents companies including JBS and Marfrig (MRFG3.SA), opens new tab, on Tuesday estimated losses of $1 billion if the United States applies a 50% tariff on Brazilian exports The U.S. is Brazil's second biggest beef export destination after China. Roberto Perosa, head of Abiec, said Brazilian beef companies had expected to sell some 400,000 tons by yearend to the U.S., but imposition of a 50% tariff would make sales "inviable." No market can immediately replace the U.S. based on the sheer volume demanded by the importers and the price...

Millions of Americans were under threat of a devastating tsunami following a massive 8.7 magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of Russia. Residents in Hawaii were urged to evacuate from coastal areas as the entire island chain braced for the impact within hours. Data from the US Geological Survey shows the quake reached a magnitude of 8.7 and struck about 84 miles east-southeast of Kamchatska, Russia at around 7.24pm EST. Tsunami warnings were in effect for parts of Alaska while a tsunami watch has been expanded to cover the entire West Coast of the United States. The Department of...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has privately discussed the idea of running for political office next year in Tennessee, according to two people who have spoken directly with him about it. If Hegseth were to follow through on the discussions, it would amount to a major leadership shake-up at the department that oversees the American military and millions of federal employees. The Defense Department bars civilian employees from running for political office, meaning Hegseth would have to resign to do so. In a statement, Sean Parnell, the Pentagon’s chief spokesman, said, “Hegseth’s focus remains solely on serving under President Trump.” One...

A Colorado family has fled the US for New Zealand over concerns their nine-year-old transgender daughter could be persecuted if they stay in America. Parents Brandon and Candace, who would not reveal their last name over safety fears, left Denver earlier this month with their kids Holt and Chase.Chase, nine, came out as transgender several years ago and the family started planning a way out after President Donald Trump returned to the White House. The day he did, Trump signed an executive order stipulating that there are only two genders, the family said that within 24 hours they had decided...

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The economy is roaring, so why is Trump’s approval not soaring?When asked to identify their station in life, 31% of Americans said they consider themselves working class, 12% lower class, and 2% upper class, according to the Pew Research Center. That leaves a majority of 54%, or more than 180 million people, who self-identify as middle-class or upper-middle-class. The political ramifications of this are self-evident. Presidential candidates have always sought to appeal to this broad swath of the electorate more than any other demographic. Most recently, Kamala Harris famously and repeatedly tried — but failed — to convince voters that...

"Any testimony she provides now could compromise her constitutional rights, prejudice her legal claims, and potentially taint a future jury pool," attorney David Oscar Marcus said A lawyer for Ghislaine Maxwell, an associate of the late financier and convicted sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein, on Tuesday demanded his client receive immunity to testify before the House Oversight Committee, after the panel subpoenaed her last week.Maxwell – convicted on the charges in 2021 and now serving a 20-year prison sentence – returned to the public spotlight after the Trump Justice Department recently said it was closing an investigation on Epstein, despite President...

Matthew Edwards, a hard working welder, had just worked a 14 hour shift and was waiting to turn into his neighborhood in Troy, New York. A marked police car was waiting at a red light in front of him at the intersection where he was waiting to make a left turn onto the street where he lives. But when the light turned green, the police car didn't move. After waiting a few moments, Matthew briefly honked his horn to alert the distracted police officer that the light had turned green. Within 5 minutes, Matthew would be violently arrested by that...

A close look at his worldview and political agendas. This summer, the voters of New York City have indicated that the man whom they would most like to elect as their next mayor is – for now, at least – Zohran Mamdani. On June 24, Mamdani finished first in an eleven-person primary race for the Democratic Party’s mayoral nomination, outpacing runner-up Andrew Cuomo by nearly 13 percentage points in New York’s “ranked choice” voting system. Both Cuomo and incumbent mayor Eric Adams plan to run against Mamdani as independents in the November general election, but at this point Mamdani is...

In the weeks surrounding Trump’s inauguration, the left-wing media insisted the administration’s effort to remove trans troops from the military would weaken the force — some outlets fearmongered that up to 15,000 service members would be booted. But numbers recently obtained by journalist Chris Bray from the Department of Defense indicate that only four “transgender servicemembers” have been “removed from the military so far under the new Trump administration policy.” In May, the Department of Defense released a memo laying out how “Service members who have a current diagnosis or history of, or exhibit symptoms consistent with, gender dysphoria may...

Welcome to the PRAYER REQUESTS thread. This daily thread is a listing of prayer requests that have been posted by Freepers to the main forum who wish to have continued prayer. Hopefully this thread will remind us to continually pray for our fellow Freepers’ cares and needs. GOD hears and answers our prayers.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Rick Crawford (R-AR) have dropped a political nuke on Washington: Smoking-gun thumb drives containing unreviewed evidence in the Hillary Clinton email scandal have been sitting in an FBI office collecting dust for over SIX YEARS. The letter, addressed directly to FBI Director Kash Patel, demands that the unevaluated materials — which include sensitive intelligence, foreign communications, and damning evidence related to the Clinton Foundation and Barack Obama — be immediately reviewed and exposed to the American people. “Thumb drives containing unreviewed info on the Clinton...

Russia is not Iran. Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev directed this reminder to President Donald Trump on Monday in a social media post. Medvedev, who now serves as deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council, issued what appears to be a not-so-veiled threat in response to Trump’s recent announcement that he has changed his mind about how long he’ll give Russia to strike a peace deal with Ukraine before leveling secondary sanctions against the Kremlin. On Monday, Trump reduced the previous 50-day deadline to “10 or 12” days, prompting Medvedev’s response. “Each new ultimatum is a threat and a step...

Open-borders leftists are constantly claiming illegal immigrants commit disproportionately less crime than their numbers would indicate. But an anonymous source inside the San Diego Police Department tells Amy Reichert that he's seeing something different:A source inside SDPD says crime is unusually low this summer thanks to @EROSanDiego arresting career criminals who thought California’s sanctuary laws would protect them. Now ICE is tracking them down even though @GavinNewsom and Mayor @ToddGloria still shield them. https://t.co/gP88FShvqh — Amy Reichert (@amyforsandiego) July 28, 2025EROSan Diego is ICE, and a glimpse at the ICEBlock app, over the past week on my cell phone suggested...

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Sydney Sweeney transforms into boxing legend Christy Martin in the upcoming biopic Christy, premiering at TIFF 2025… The film explores Martin’s groundbreaking career, survival from domestic abuse, and lasting impact on women’s boxing… Directed by David Michôd, with a script co-written by Mirrah Foulkes, the project is co-produced by Sweeney and includes Christy Martin’s direct involvement… Sydney Sweeney is trading in the glam for gloves in her most transformative role yet — stepping into the shoes and ring of legendary boxer Christy Martin in the upcoming biopic Christy. The film, directed by David Michôd, is already stirring serious awards buzz...

8.7 magnitude earthquake near Russia prompts tsunami alerts in Alaska, Hawaii Alerts were also issued for Japan and Guam. By Leah Sarnoff July 29, 2025, 8:35 PM 1:07 What is an earthquake?An earthquake is caused when two blocks of Earth's crust slip past each other on a fault plane, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Tsunami alerts were issued for Alaska and Hawaii on Tuesday after a major, 8.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Russia, according to officials. The earthquake occurred about 85 miles off the east coast of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula with a depth of nearly 12...