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But gold prices haven’t surged. In fact, they’re down almost 20% from their recent March peak. That puts gold on the cusp of a bear market.”Investors don’t have much appetite to hold gold in the current environment,” Warren Patterson, head of commodities strategy at ING, told me.Breaking it down: Gold prices skyrocketed in early March as fears about the consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine mounted. Since then, however, other market dynamics have come to the fore.Call it the Fed effect. The central bank has been aggressively hiking interest rates in a bid to bring down inflation, which remains stubbornly…

The 99-page complaint filed last week is asking for an unspecified amount of relief to “remediate the harm caused by lack of access to safe water,” it says. The plaintiffs are also asking for the pipes to be fixed; water bills canceled or not collected on; a system to regularly test the water in the city; establish medical testing for lead in a person’s body for residents who were exposed to the unsafe water; and establish community health systems. CNN has contacted the defendants named in the lawsuit and is seeking comment. The city was under one of many boil-water…

A new book claims Meghan pressured then-boyfriend Harry into revealing their relationship to the public back in 2016 in an ultimatum that caused the Prince to “freak out”Meghan Markle once threatened to dump Prince Harry if he didn’t tell the world she was his girlfriend, according to a new book. The astonishing claim comes from an insider who claims Meghan pressured Harry into revealing their relationship to the public in an ultimatum that caused him to “freak out”. The allegations were aired in an upcoming book, Courtiers: the Hidden Power Behind the Crown by Valentine Low, which is set to…

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi extended proxy voting in the House — which allows members to vote without being present in the chamber — due to the ongoing “public health emergency” of COVID-19.Days after President Biden said that “the pandemic is over,” Pelosi, D-Calif., declared Friday that Congress is still keeping some public health measures in place, including one that allows members to be absent for floor votes. The extension will run through Nov. 10, according to Pelosi’s announcement, days after the midterm elections, where Democrats are widely expected to lose the House.During an interview on CBS’ “60 Minutes” last weekend, a…

For some, fall begins whenever pumpkin spice products are in stock. But in reality, the autumn equinox is on Thursday, Sept. 22, and Friday, Sept. 23.Varying time zones in the 140-plus countries that are within the earth’s Northern Hemisphere dictate the official change of the season, which ultimately results in an even split of 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of night, according to Britannica – a fact-checked encyclopedia.FALL QUIZ! HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW THESE FACTS ABOUT THE UPCOMING SEASON?In America, the fall equinox will arrive at 9:04 p.m. EDT, according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, an agriculture-focused…

Los Angeles Unified School District will make overdose reversal drug naloxone available in its public schools following recent student fentanyl overdoses. LAUSD is the second-largest school system in the United States, and its decision will affect nearly 1,400 elementary, middle and high schools. School police officers will also be given a supply of naloxone. Naxolone is a highly effective method used to counteract the effects of a drug overdose in a timely manner via nasal spray or injection. The treatment lasts for a short period of time but allows patients to breathe as first responders begin assisting them. WHITE HOUSE ANNOUNCES FUNDING…

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured Neptune in a whole new light. The $10 billion-dollar NASA observatory captured the clearest view of the ice planet’s rings in more than 30 years. Some of the planet’s rings have not been detected since NASA’s Voyager 2 conducted its flyby in 1989 – the first spacecraft to observe Neptune. The images the Webb team shared show the fainter dust bands, in addition to bright and narrow rings: the first time they have been seen in infrared light. IN CLOSEST APPROACH TO EARTH IN 59 YRS., JUPITER TO REACH OPPOSITION Neptune, which orbits in the remote and…

Universal Orlando in Florida is celebrating fall by bringing back its “Dark Arts at Hogwarts Castle” event.The annual event – held in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Hogsmeade area of the theme park – will run on select nights starting Sept. 16 through Oct. 31, according to a press release.The “Dark Arts” experience – which will begin at dusk – includes a light show with special effects and projection mapping on the Hogwarts castle.UNIVERSAL ORLANDO ANNOUNCES NEW HARRY POTTER ROLLER COASTERGuests will be able to see images of “unspeakable creatures and sinister villains” – such as dementors, mountain…

The blood-spattered crime scene in Brooklyn where a young woman was chopped up with a meat cleaver and stuffed in two suitcases looked straight out of a horror film, a shocked neighbor told The Post.  “When I noticed what was going on, I went down [to the apartment] to ask the detective, and he opened the door and it was like something in a movie, not something you see in real life,” neighbor Stephanie Harris, who was friends with the victim, told The Post Thursday of the grisly scene. “Blood everywhere, pints of blood. It was nasty. You can imagine…

Andre Iguodala will return to the Golden State Warriors for his 19th and final NBA season, the four-time NBA champion announced Friday. Iguodala, who has spent seven of his 18 seasons with the Warriors, made the announcement on his “PointForward” podcast.  “I myself will be returning for my 19th season,” Iguodala said, “and ET [Evan Turner] and I will be returning to the NBA throughout the season on the road to return our “PointForward” duties, out “PointForward” responsibilities and to give you access of what’s going on in the NBA.” CELTICS’ SUSPENSION OF HEAD COACH IME UDOKA FOLLOWS ‘THOROUGH INVESTIGATION,’ TEAM OWNER…