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President Trump believes this is his golden opportunity. The president revealed that he’s still eager to crack open Fort Knox and personally ensure that the nation’s gold reserve — valued at nearly $700 billion — is still in the highly secure bullion depository following an uproar about it last year. “We wanted to go and knock on the door of Fort Knox — a very thick door — and to see whether or not we have any gold in there,” Trump told “Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson” in an interview that dropped Sunday. Last year, former Department of Government Efficiency...

Detonics CombatMaster A famous name in handgun history is back in business By Walt Rauch To begin with, my review of the new Detonics 1911 is qualified by the fact that I have not routinely carried or used any of the very good compact 1911s for personal defense for many years. In fact, I have not done so since I last owned an original Detonics back in 1977. It's not that these guns are not good for the job; it's just that they require more attention for their upkeep than I care to devote to a gun. As I've written...

ROADSIDE distractions ranging from advertisements featuring scantily-clad women to Christmas lights are ruining motorists' concentration, with a quarter admitting to veering out of their lane while driving. A survey of 2,000 adults in the UK showed that one in four had admitted veering out of their lane because their attention had wandered to an off-road object. Advertisements, flashing signs and Christmas decorations caused a third of motorists to lose concentration, the poll found. Many motorists said that they were distracted for up to five seconds, which equates to the length of a football pitch if the car was travelling at...