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As the U.S. economy continues to falter under President Biden’s tenure, pawnshops nationwide are seeing an uptick in customers seeking to pawn rather than redeem their items, former “Hardcore Pawn” star and Detroit pawnbroker Les Gold told Fox News. Gold, who starred in the hit TruTV series between 2010 and 2015 along with his adult children and fellow pawnbrokers Ashley …

Stephen A. Smith, an ESPN commentator known for his hot takes on sports and politics, sounded off on the idea that many Americans, including those in politics, expect equality of outcome rather than opportunity. During an appearance on the PBD Podcast hosted by Patrick Bet-David, Smith called upon Americans to accept the fact that “people who produce more ultimately end …

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reiterated Thursday his determination to work toward a summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un to realize the return of Japanese people believed abducted by North Korean agents in the 1970s and 80s. “I remain committed to realizing this for Japan,” he told reporters, while declining to directly address the recent comments from North Korea …

Monkey See. Monkey Do. It’s an old saying that implies the act of imitation, usually with limited knowledge and concern for the consequences. And Americans are following the government’s lead closely by spending far beyond their means, racking up more than $1 trillion of credit card debt with an average of $5,733 per credit card holder. The only problem is …

Are you better off than you were four years ago? That question was asked by Ronald Reagan during a decisive 1980 debate with then-President Jimmy Carter. Only about 1 in 5 voters today answers yes, according to the latest Fox News national survey. Just 22% say they are better off than four years ago, while more than twice that many …

Interest on the federal debt is exploding much faster than the government predicted. It turns out Congress and the executive branch are as bad at projecting the future as they are at saving money. Yet much more alarming than the mathematical deficiencies of government is the rate at which America is running out of time to solve its debt crisis. …

FormerPresident Trumphas suggested a regime change take place in Cuba should he be reelected to office in November. The presumptive Republican nominee, 77, spoke on Truth Social Friday about the deepening crisis inside the communist nation as it endured one of its worst economic and energy crises with food shortages and blackouts pushing the country toward the verge of collapse. …

Latino voters in Arizona discussed inflation and other economic difficulties under President Biden in an interview with CBS News on Wednesday. Steve Macias, who voted for former President Trump in 2020, said that he was having “trouble trying to figure out” which candidate he was going to vote for in the presidential election. But Macias said that he was also …

The highly touted bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act, one of the top legislative victories of President Biden’s tenure, is quietly tied to a number of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives that critics argue contravene the law’s objectives. The legislation, which Biden signed in August 2022, is designed to shore up U.S. semiconductor supply chains, earmarking $52.7 billion to establish …

Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., was criticized by billionaire business entrepreneur Mark Cuban after accusing former President Donald Trump of lying about being a billionaire and not being able to secure a $464 million appeal bond. Trump has not been able to secure the required $464 million appeal bond he needs following a New York civil fraud judgment against him, and …