Surprising Findings in Overturned Somali Fraud Verdict; What 'One Big Beautiful Bill' Means for Your Wallet

A new state senator is probing a controversial case that he said could reveal how to better prevent, detect, and prosecute fraudsters. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 

December 18, 2025

WORDS OF WISDOM "Suddenly a mist fell from my eyes and I knew the way I had to take." —Edvard Grieg 🎧 Prefer to listen? Get the podcast. TOP STORIES Surprising Findings in Overturned Somali Fraud Verdict A new state senator is probing a controversial case that he said could reveal how to better prevent, detect, and prosecute fraudsters. SHARE*     READ MORE > What 'One Big Beautiful Bill' Means for Your Wallet       Trump Highlights Measures to Drive Down Costs in Prime-Time Address       Trump Announces $1,776 'Warrior Dividends' to Military Members       Dan Bongino to Resign as FBI Deputy Director       House Passes GOP Health Care Bill Without Obamacare Subsidy Extension       PREMIUM Gen. Flynn Was Pacific Commander for Nearly 4 Years. Here's What He Says Will Define This Century.       A WORD FROM ADVERTISER From early American customs to the holiday we celebrate today, Christmas has a rich place in history. How well do you know its traditions? Take the PragerU Christmas Quiz and see how deep your knowledge goes. A festive way to learn—start now! INSPIRED Oklahoma Cowboy Painter Rides With Ranchers to Portray Contemporary Western Culture in All Its Glory       CULTURE 'The Art Spy' Who Undermined Nazi Confiscation of Great Art Heroes and heroines come in many forms. They risk their lives on the battlefield or by putting themselves in harm's way for a greater cause. Here is the untold story of Rose Valland, an art historian and curator of the Jeu de Paume museum in World War II Paris. She was the savior to thousands of art masterpieces looted by the Nazis. When the Nazis seized the museum as their headquarters for stolen art, Valland was told to stay put. She watched the battle to liberate the city through the museum's windows. She knew she was in a unique position to work her own espionage. Right under German eyes, she could save these works of art from ending up in Hitler's planned museum or being destroyed. Paintings by the greatest artists in Western art could have been lost forever. In "The Art Spy: The Extraordinary Untold Tale of WWII Resistance Hero, Rose Valland," Michelle Young crafts an exciting description of Paris in August 1944, when cannons were fired and shells exploded just beyond the museum doors. While the fighting raged on, German soldiers continued to seize artwork from across France to store at the Jeu de Paume museum, where the 45-year-old Valland had worked for more than a decade. She was ready to "sacrifice" her life to protect the museum's own collection. Eventually, she would help recover thousands of stolen artworks as the war wore on. Paintings by Rembrandt, da Vinci, and thousands of other artworks were in her hands. SHARE*     READ MORE > EPOCH TV What Are Forever Chemicals and What Is California Doing About Them?       What Scientists Got Wrong About Consciousness       OPINION Matt Schlapp The CPAC Center for Defeating Communism: A New Fight for Freedom Jeffrey A. Tucker No Excuses: Throw a Party! EPOCH FUN Freecell Solitaire Arrange cards by suit in ascending order to win. PLAY Spot the Difference Find the differences between 2 images. PLAY Word Wipe Create words to eliminate tiles. PLAY

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