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Ohio records show Dohn’s final state foundation payment fell from $15.11 million to $3.79 million while its annual enrollment measure fell from 1,676 to 355.
Military helicopters suffer real and sometimes fatal training accidents, but the numbers are easy to misunderstand. We examined Army, GAO, DoD and civilian aviation data
The House passed H.R. 4795 by 237–169, with 33 Democrats joining 203 Republicans. The bill is commonly described as an anti-BDS measure, but its deeper
Rep. Thomas Massie named 14 people he says should be investigated and prosecuted as Epstein co-conspirators. The public evidence behind those names ranges from direct
America has enormous forests and enough timber to produce much more lumber domestically. So why does Canada still supply such a large share of U.S.
The United States is the world’s largest crude-oil producer, yet it still imports roughly 6 million barrels a day while exporting millions more. The apparent
A Pentagon memo reviewed by The Guardian says Navy payroll accounts were “raided” to fund combat operations. The Navy says sailors are still being paid—but
The viral claim that “the CIA says we don’t die” comes from a real declassified government document—and some of the quotations are even stranger than
The core viral claim is substantially true: The Dalles sued to keep Google’s data-center water records from being released, and Google covered the city’s litigation
Jared Kushner requested a private meeting with Hakeem Jeffries as Democrats eye control of the House. There is no evidence of a secret Israel deal—but
