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The Last Refuge7 hours ago
Straight Economic Data from BartiromoThere is less pretending in this segment, but the core of intent is still missing. As soon as Ms. Bartiromo can admit the monetary policy is specifically designed to create lower economic activity, she will be able to reconcile the policy conflicts which she still views as hypocrisies. While not outlining the motive, in the […] The post Straight Economic Data from Bartiromo appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Snopes.com7 hours ago
No, Hugh Laurie Did Not Transition to Become a WomanA misleading online advertisement on Yahoo.com with a doctored picture of Laurie appeared to indicate that he had transitioned to become a woman. read more
Halifax Examiner7 hours ago
Historical society hopes to restore cemetery in former Black community in Guysborough CountyThe name Birchtown is often associated with the community just outside of Shelburne that was was the largest settlement of Black Loyalists in North America. But another community named Birchtown, this one in Guysborough County, has a historical society there looking up stories of its past and with a goal of restoring its now grown […] read more
MJBizDaily7 hours ago
Longtime California cannabis company reaches tax payment deal with IRSStateHouse Holdings, formerly known as Harborside, agreed to a payment plan with the IRS to settle a $22 million federal tax bill. Longtime California cannabis company reaches tax payment deal with IRS is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
Econlib7 hours ago
The Roots of Black Economic Progress
One author who has been quick to notice the gains in income for black and Hispanic people is Manhattan Institute senior fellow Jason L. Riley. In his fact-filled and beautifully terse 2022 book, The Black Boom, Riley, shows that incomes for every demographic and every part of the income distribution grew during Trump’s first three […] The post The Roots of Black Economic Progress appeared first on Econlib. read more
War News Updates8 hours ago
U.S. Lawmaker Says U.S. Intelligence Told Lawmakers In A Classified Briefing That 75,000+ Russians Have Been Killed Or Wounded"We were briefed that over 75,000 Russians have either been killed or wounded, which is huge. You've got incredible amounts of investment in their land forces, over 80% of their land forces are bogged down, and they're tired,” @RepSlotkin told CNN. (h/t @MZanona @NatashaBertrand) — Marshall Cohen (@MarshallCohen) July 28, 2022 *Business Insider:* *More than 75,000 Russian troops in Ukraine have been killed or injured, US says — one of the highest estimates so far* * US officials think more than 75,000 Russians were killed or injured in Ukraine, reports said. * Estimates for Russ... read more
Small Dead Animals8 hours ago
Scenes From China’s Slow-Motion CollapseLawrence Person: Remember the bank runs in China story after all those bank accounts in Hunan were frozen? I’ve been looking for signs of wider contagion amidst the Chinese banking sector, and mostly haven’t seen it. But I have seen a lot of other cracks appear in China’s overall economic system, so here’s a roundup. read more
Virginia Lawyers Weekly8 hours ago
022-3-283 – Doe v. Shenandoah University Doe v. Shenandoah University, Case No. 5:21-cv-00073, July 7, 2022. WDVA at Harrisonburg (Cullen). VLW 022-3-283. 12 pp. Full-Text Opinion read more
Virginia Lawyers Weekly8 hours ago
Workers’ comp insurer dodges fraud claim Where a man alleged that a workers’ compensation carrier defrauded Maryland courts by submitting and resubmitting medical records from another person with the same name as evidence in proceedings related to his workers’ claims for permanent disability benefits, but he did not allege the false statement was knowingly made to him, he never relied on ... read more
Virginia Lawyers Weekly8 hours ago
022-3-289 – Lyons v. Ticer Greene Lyons v. Ticer Greene, Case No. 5:21-cv-00010, July 7, 2022. WDVA at Harrisonburg (Hoppe). VLW 022-3-289. 26 pp. Full-Text Opinion read more
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE8 hours ago
Watch “How to take METFORMIN | What All Patients Need to Know | Dose, Side Effects & More” on YouTubeVirginia Lawyers Weekly8 hours ago
Post-judgment discovery failures net sanctions Where defendants failed to comply with post-judgment discovery orders, and failed to produce the documents even after promising to do so at a February 2022 hearing, they were adjudged in contempt and daily fines were imposed. Background This matter is before the court for consideration of a show-cause order entered by the magistrate judge. The ... read more
Virginia Lawyers Weekly8 hours ago
022-3-291 – RLI Insurance Company v. Nexus Services Inc. RLI Insurance Company v. Nexus Services Inc., Case No. 5:18-cv-00066, July 8, 2022. WDVA at Harrisonburg (Urbanski). VLW 022-3-291. 18 pp. Full-Text Opinion read more
Virginia Lawyers Weekly8 hours ago
Social Services didn’t violate mother’s rights Where a mother alleged that her son was removed from her custody without warning, court hearing or constitutionally required process, but the record showed the son was taken into custody on truancy and assault petitions after an independent judge determined that probable cause existed for the charges and was then placed with a couple with ... read more
War News Updates8 hours ago
China's Defense Ministry Issues A New Warning Over Pelosi's Potential Visit To Taiwan
Wu Qian. Photo: CFP *Global Times:* *China’s defense ministry issues fresh, rare warning ‘action the most powerful language’ over Pelosi’s Taiwan visit; reinforces resolve* Action is the most powerful language, said the Chinese Defense Ministry on Thursday as its spokesperson stressed the sensitivity of the Taiwan question again after China issued six warnings against US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's potential visit to Taiwan island over the past few days. The frequency of Chinese warnings and the remarks different departments use fully demonstrate China's determination to tak... read more
Small Dead Animals9 hours ago
Not The BeeGotta keep that narrative rolling. read more
MJBizDaily7 hours ago
CBD ‘safe’ for mainstream retail, Health Canada advisory panel saysCBD is "safe and tolerable" in healthy adults and should be available without a prescription, a panel of scientists recommended to Canada's top health regulator Thursday. CBD ‘safe’ for mainstream retail, Health Canada advisory panel says is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
Collecting My Thoughts7 hours ago
City Council to support abortion with our money"Today, Ohio Right to Life released a statement in response to Columbus City Council’s recently approved ordinance no. 2215-2022. The ordinance was approved on July 25th, 2022, and is one of several ordinances which compose the city council’s larger initiative to protect so-called "reproductive healthcare" for pregnant women. Ordinance no. 2215-2022 authorizes a partnership with Pro-Choice Ohio to investigate the medical legitimacy of Crisis Pregnancy Centers. The ordinance states that this attack will be funded by $26,500 of taxpayer funds, taken from the Neighborhood Initiative su... read more
Snopes.com7 hours ago
Bank Alert Text Scams, ExplainedNever click links in spammy-looking text messages that claim to come from financial institutions such as Chase, Citibank, or Wells Fargo. read more
ClimateRealism7 hours ago
NOAA’s 2022 Hurricane Outlook Is Wrong; So Far, ‘Cooler than Normal’ Sea Surface Temperatures Have Suppressed Hurricane Formation
[image: suppressed hurricane season]In early June, stories in corporate media outlets, such as U.S. News & World Report (USNWR), CBS News, Forbes, and the Washington Post, carried headlines touting predictions made by “experts,” at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, who issued their annual Hurricane Season Forecast for 2022 in late May. The mainstream media alarmingly proclaimed the […] The post NOAA’s 2022 Hurricane Outlook Is Wrong; So Far, ‘Cooler than Normal’ Sea Surface Temperatures Have Suppressed Hurricane Formation appeared first on ClimateRealism. read more
From the Trenches World Report7 hours ago
Ottawa offers $1,337 apiece for AR-15 rifles under mandatory buyback programCBC The federal government is proposing $1,337 in compensation for turning in an AR-15 rifle under a mandatory buyback program. Public Safety Canada has released... The post Ottawa offers $1,337 apiece for AR-15 rifles under mandatory buyback program appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
From the Trenches World Report7 hours ago
EVA Hates CommiesTheSearch4Truth July 28th, 2022 The post EVA Hates Commies appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Snopes.com8 hours ago
Obama White House Portrait to Be Unveiled at Sept. 7 EventBarack Obama's presidential portrait will be unveiled at the White House in a September ceremony hosted by his former No. 2, President Joe Biden. read more
Vox - All8 hours ago
What Democrats’ big new bill would actually do
[image: Rep. Caroline Maloney in front of poster with drug prices listed on it] Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) speaks during a news conference in September 2021 on the “billions of dollars taxpayers could have saved if Medicare was allowed to directly negotiate the price of prescription drugs with drug companies.” A new Democratic bill would give the government that power. | Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images The climate bill is also a health care bill (and it does a few things on taxes, too). It turns out that Democrats’ agenda in Congress was only mostly dead. The... read more
The Rio Times8 hours ago
While crisis reigns elsewhere, Brazil surprises with 1.3 million new formal jobs in first half of the yearBrazil created 278,000 formal jobs in June, exceeding financial market analysts' expectations. It is the sixth consecutive month with a positive balance. This brings the total number of new jobs created by the labor market to 1.3 million in the first half of 2022. Currently, there are 42 million registered jobs in Brazil. The Caged […] read more
From the Trenches World Report8 hours ago
DC mayor requests National Guard activation to deal with flood of illegal immigrants in cityPost Millennial – by Hannah Nightingale DC Mayor Muriel Bowser has reportedly requested that the district’s National Guard be activated to assist with illegal immigrants... The post DC mayor requests National Guard activation to deal with flood of illegal immigrants in city appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Retraction Watch8 hours ago
An editor invited me to submit a commentary, then he rejected it – and named and blamed me in an editorialThe American Journal of Public Health is the flagship publication of the American Public Health Association, which has more than 25,000 members worldwide. The AJPH boasts that it is “a highly influential publication,” which is why I accepted an invitation from editor-in-chief Alfredo Morabia in 2020 to comment in a journal forum on FDA regulation … Continue reading An editor invited me to submit a commentary, then he rejected it – and named and blamed me in an editorial read more
The Rio Times9 hours ago
Petrobras announces another R$0.15 cut in gasoline price in BrazilIt's only been a month since Paes de Andrade took the reins of 'almighty' Petrobras, Brazil's largest oil company, as its fourth president in the current government, and already the company is cutting gasoline prices for the second time, providing relief to the financially strapped Brazilian population. Bolsonaro's persistence regarding Paes de Andrade's defiant predecessors […] read more
MJBizDaily9 hours ago
First licensed medical marijuana dispensary begins sales in South DakotaThe first state-licensed medical marijuana dispensary, Unity Rd., opened Wednesday in Hartford, near Sioux Falls, though most cultivators won't have product ready for sale until this fall. First licensed medical marijuana dispensary begins sales in South Dakota is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
War News Updates9 hours ago
China Holds Snap Naval Drills In Response To US Carrier Strike Group In South China Sea Traveling To TaiwanUSS Ronald Reagan spotted in the South China Sea today, followed by some Chinese warships. pic.twitter.com/QsobRNttmS — Duan Dang (@duandang) July 28, 2022 *Radio Free Asia:* *China holds new naval drills as US carrier transits South China Sea* *China often holds military exercises at short notice in response to U.S. naval activities in disputed seas.* China has staged another military exercise off the back of a five-day large-scale drill near the Paracel islands–just as the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan docked in Singapore after spending over a week in the South China Se... read more
War News Updates9 hours ago
Gun Battles Rage In Haiti's Port-au-Prince*BBC:* *Haiti gang violence: Gun battles rage in Port-au-Prince* A war between Haitian gangs which has left hundreds dead since it flared up three weeks ago has spread to the centre of the capital, Port-au-Prince. Gang members engaged in a fierce gun battle with each other and with police on Wednesday. The city's temporary cathedral caught fire amid the fighting. It is not yet known how many people were killed in this latest battle but UN figures suggest more than 200 died between 8 and 17 July. Previously, the focal points of the battle between the G9 criminal alliance a... read more
War News Updates10 hours ago
In Phone Call Chinese President Xi Issues Blunt Warning To President Biden Over Taiwan: 'Play With Fire And You Will Get Burned'*Daily Mail: **'Play with fire and you will get burned': China's Xi's fierce warning to Biden on Taiwan in two-hour call as tensions reach boiling point and White House braces for potential military response to Nancy Pelosi's trip* * President Joe Biden spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping Thursday morning amid rising tensions with Taiwan * Xi said during the two-hour call, according to Chinese state media: 'Those who play with fire will only get burnt. Hope the U.S. side can see this clearly' * The call is the fifth time the leaders spoke since Biden took office last y... read more
War News Updates10 hours ago
U.S. Economy Now In A Recession After Second Straight GDP Decline
US gross domestic product shrank 0.9 percent in the second quarter, following a decline of 1.6 percent decline in the first quarter. Two consecutive quarters of shrinking GDP is the classic definition of a recession *Daily Mail:* *America goes into RECESSION after second straight quarter of negative growth but Biden insists: 'We are on the right path'* * US gross domestic product shrank 0.9% last quarter, the Commerce Department said on Thursday * It marked two consecutive quarters of GDP decline, the classic and informal definition of a recession * But White House has insi... read more
War News Updates10 hours ago
Russia - Ukraine War: Military Summary And Analysis For 28.07.2022*WNU Editor:* The main battles continue in the Donbas, but Ukrainian forces have launched a number of attacks near Kherson in the south-west part of the country. read more
Science Matters10 hours ago
Time to Cross Examine Climatists
Kurt Schlichter explains at Town Hall Cross-Examining the Climate Change Cultists. Excerpts in italics with my bolds and added images. Well, I’m a lawyer. I question scientists for a living. Now, I have no scientific training to speak of. I majored in communications and political science, so the only science I studied at UC San […] read more
Diverse: Issues In Higher Education22 hours ago
New Reports Paint Gloomy Picture of Racial Economic DifferencesThe effects of job displacement are both immediate and lingering, according to new studies. read more
Pension Pulse3 hours ago
Canada's Large Pensions Receive Top Scores in Global Pension Transparency Benchmark
Benefits Canada reports Canadian pension funds receive top scores in transparency benchmark: The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is the world’s most transparent pension fund, according to the global pension transparency benchmark, a collaboration between Top1000funds.com and CEM Benchmarking Inc. *The benchmark, launched in 2021, measures the transparency of disclosures of 15 pension systems across measurements such as cost, governance, performance and responsible investing. While the rankings are in their second year, this is the first time it’s sharing the scores of 75 und... read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 28 hours ago
Musical Interlude: George Harrison, "What Is Life"*Full screen recommended.* *George Harrison, "What Is Life"* "Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory." - Dr. Seuss read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 28 hours ago
"A Look to the Heavens"
“This shock wave plows through space at over 500,000 kilometers per hour. Moving toward to bottom of this beautifully detailed color composite, the thin, braided filaments are actually long ripples in a sheet of glowing gas seen almost edge on. Cataloged as NGC 2736, its narrow appearance suggests its popular name, the Pencil Nebula. About 5 light-years long and a mere 800 light-years away, the Pencil Nebula is only a small part of the Vela supernova remnant. The Vela remnant itself is around 100 light-years in diameter and is the expanding debris cloud of a star that was seen to exp... read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 28 hours ago
"Any Life At All..."
"In a universe devoid of life, any life at all would be immensely meaningful. We ARE that meaning. "And what we see, "says the poet Mary Oliver, "is the world that cannot cherish us, but which we cherish." As though life itself is the great, universal, unrequited love of all time. But there is even more to this. Deep mystery. We are the universe aware of itself. We let the miracle get lost in distractions. On a planet so rich with living companions, much of humanity sentences itself to solitary confinement. Late at night, I used to lie in my boat listening to radio calls from ships... read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 28 hours ago
The Poet: Stephen Levine, "Half Life"
*"Half Life" * "We walk through half our life as if it were a fever dream, barely touching the ground, our eyes half open, our heart half closed. Not half knowing who we are, we watch the ghost of us drift from room to room, through friends and lovers never quite as real as advertised. Not saying half we mean or meaning half we say, we dream ourselves from birth to birth seeking some true self. Until the fever breaks and the heart can not abide a moment longer as the rest of us awakens, summoned from the dream, not half caring for anything but love." - Stephen Levine read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 28 hours ago
"There Arrives A Point..."
"When swimming into a dark tunnel, there arrives a point of no return when you no longer have enough breath to double back. Your only choice is to swim forward into the unknown and pray for an exit. " - Dan Brown read more
the daily howler8 hours ago
First encounters with The Overtly Crazy!*THURSDAY, JULY 28, 2022* *When did The Crazy appear?:* American life has been wracked by assertion of The Crazy, and belief in The Crazy, over the past few years. That said, it didn't start with Pizzagate! This phenomenon was already well underway when Gary Aldrich's book hit the best-seller lists in 1996. Gary Aldrich *wasn't* a Secret Service agent. The leading authority on his life and times describes him as shown here: *Gary Aldrich was a special agent with the FBI* for 26 years investigating white-collar crime. He spent the latter part of his career working in the White Hou... read more
Snopes.com9 hours ago
US Not Yet in Recession and 4 Other Takeaways from the FedThe Fed chair said for the first time that the central bank's actions are already having an effect on the economy in ways that could slow the worst inflation the nation has endured in four decades. read more
Need To Know9 hours ago
‘The View’ May Get Sued by Turning Point USA over Defamatory RemarksErin Elmore, an attorney for TPUSA, said that the apology may not be enough to stop a lawsuit because the apology still referred to the demonstrators as neo-Nazis "when we really know that they were leftist Antifa members dressed up as Nazis to make conservatives look bad." read more
Welcome Back to Pottersville9 hours ago
Pottersville Digest
------------------------------ The Trump version of altruism. ------------------------------ Congress asked them on January 16, 2021 not to erase any messages. They erased them. So this announcement is supposed to result in... what, exactly? ------------------------------ I guess the Spanish Inquisition is running the GOP House's Twitter account. ------------------------------ "You've been kicked off the ballot for fraudulent activity." "Fine. Then I'll spend $8,000,000 of my own money, anyway!" This denial of basic facts and reality perfectly defines the... read more
Real Climate Science9 hours ago
“NASA says”According to USA Today, NASA says “modern climate change” is caused by the burning of fossil fuels. So what caused the last 4.5 billion years of climate change? “The climates of the earth have always been changing, and they will … Continue reading → read more
The Rio Times9 hours ago
Brazilian Air Force takes delivery of its first Airbus A330-200 aircraft, expands operational capabilitiesIn an important milestone for Brazilian transport aviation, The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) has taken delivery of the first KC-30 aircraft, the local designation for the Airbus A330-200, with registration number FAB 2901. The aircraft is the first of the tender awarded to Azul Linhas Aéreas for the delivery of another unit, intending to increase […] read more
MJBizDaily10 hours ago
Denver lifts US residency requirement for cannabis business ownersDenver, capital city of Colorado, has removed barriers for cannabis business owners that aren't yet U.S. residents, and the rest of the state might soon follow. The moves would pave the way for immigrants and foreigners to participate in the legal marijuana market. Denver lifts US residency requirement for cannabis business owners is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs read more
Snopes.com10 hours ago
Can Veterans’ Spouses Get Florida Teaching Certificates Without Degrees?A new law makes it easier for military veterans, but not their spouses, to obtain a teaching certificate without a bachelor's degree. read more
Snopes.com10 hours ago
Did Biden Kneel Before Saudi Prince Mohammad Bin Salman?Photographs of the president kneeling are popular viral fodder. read more
Israel Palestine News11 hours ago
Israeli forces kill two Palestinians in massive Nablus raidThe Israeli army raided the the Old City of Nablus, surrounded a home where several Palestinian resistance fighters were located, and exchanged gunfire for several hours before shooting missiles at the house, killing two Palestinians. Many other Palestinians were injured in the invasion. read more
Disability News Service12 hours ago
MPs’ silence on deaths evidence ‘shows they have abandoned benefit claimants’Campaigners who spent years exposing the deaths of countless benefit claimants have spoken this week of the “abysmal failure” of MPs who refused to question the minister for disabled people about research linking her government with those tragedies. The draft version of […] read more
Disability News Service12 hours ago
Staff levels ‘completely inadequate’ for rail access, say government advisersStaffing levels on a section of the rail network are “completely inadequate to deliver an accessible railway”, according to a report by the government’s own accessible transport advisers. The Rail Workforce Reform report by the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC) found […] read more
Disability News Service12 hours ago
Watchdog threatens government with legal action over ‘unacceptable’ detentionsThe human rights watchdog is threatening to take legal action against the government for failing to “go far enough” in its plan to cut the number of disabled people inappropriately detained in secure hospitals. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said […] read more
Disability News Service12 hours ago
Benefit claimants back up MP’s claims of assessment secret tricksDisabled people have backed up an MP’s claims that government contractors are deliberately putting lifts out of order and attempting other “covert” attempts to trick claimants waiting to be assessed for their disability benefits. Last week, Conservative MP Dr Ben Spencer said […] read more
Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 29 hours ago
Judge Napolitano, "Col. Doug Macgregor - Ukraine, Russia Latest"*Full screen recommended.* Judge Napolitano, Judging Freedom 7/28/22: *"Col. Doug Macgregor - Ukraine, Russia Latest"* Comments here: - https://www.youtube.com/ read more
The Last Refuge9 hours ago
Pretending Continues, However El Erian Admits U.S. Economy Weakening Faster Than ExpectedThe great pretending continues in order to protect the Federal Reserve from sunlight upon them. Central banks (U.S. Fed Reserve included) are raising interest rates into a recession, which is specifically against their legislative mandate. Therefore, in order to protect the bankers, the pundits and politicians must deny a recession exists. Pundit Steve Liesman spins […] The post Pretending Continues, However El Erian Admits U.S. Economy Weakening Faster Than Expected appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
From the Trenches World Report10 hours ago
The Word From the Trenches – July 28, 2022Join in on the conversation. Call (667)770-1530 then enter 220029#, press *6 to mute and unmute. VoIP Dialer: https://www.freeconferencecallhd.com/dialer You can listen on our player.... The post The Word From the Trenches – July 28, 2022 appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
Truth Comes to Light10 hours ago
Birds on Texel Island
Birds on Texel Island by Arthur Firstenberg, Cellular Phone Task Force July 28, 2022 “The sky is falling! The sky is falling!” cried Chicken Little. And the sky fell, and no one listened, and all was still. A scholarly literature search for “electromagnetic” + “biological effects” produces the astonishing number of 76,400 The post Birds on Texel Island appeared first on Truth Comes to Light. read more
Vox - All10 hours ago
How Democrats plan to overhaul taxes, climate spending, and health care before the midterms
[image: Senator Joe Manchin.] This week, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) announced his support for a version of Build Back Better. | Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images Sen. Joe Manchin’s new deal is giving Biden’s agenda another chance. After months of back and forth, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) has finally found a version of Build Back Better that he actually likes. Now the question for Democrats is whether they can hold their caucus together to quickly pass it. On Wednesday, Manchin put out a statement in support of a new compromise, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which addresses ev... read more
Need To Know10 hours ago
10-Year-Old Rape Victim’s Mom in Relationship With Child’s Alleged Illegal Alien RapistThe girl's mother is in a romantic relationship with Gerson Fuentes, the alleged rapist who lives in the same home. She claimed the accusations against him are lies. The mother of the rape victims is now reported to be pregnant with Fuentes' baby. read more
Halifax Examiner10 hours ago
One of Premier Tim Houston’s ‘friends’ tapped to run Crown corp wants to infill Dartmouth CoveOne of the “personal friends” Premier Tim Houston appointed to look after consolidated Crown corporations is also the owner of a company associated with the application to infill Dartmouth Cove. Houston appointed Tom Hickey, CEO of Atlantic Road Construction and Paving Ltd., to run the newly-created Invest Nova Scotia, to be compensated up to $18,000 […] read more
The Last Refuge10 hours ago
FUBAR, Second Quarter GDP Contracts 0.9%, The U.S. Economy is Officially in RecessionJumpin’ ju-ju-bones, CTH did not expect the BEA to admit the U.S. economy was in recession. CTH originally predicted the BEA would use lower import data as the primary tool to modify the GDP result. Factually, in this report, import data -in combination with lower consumer spending- was the primary sector that led to the […] The post FUBAR, Second Quarter GDP Contracts 0.9%, The U.S. Economy is Officially in Recession appeared first on The Last Refuge. read more
Vox - All10 hours ago
GDP declined again — but that might not mean we’re in a recession
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on July 27. | Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images What the latest economic data does and doesn’t mean. The latest economic data report makes it official: The US has now seen two quarters of declining GDP, meaning the economy shrank in the first six months of the year. It’s a common but unofficial definition of a recession. GDP fell at an annual rate of 0.9 percent in the second quarter of the year, according to data released by the Commerce Department on Thursday. That comes after GDP fell at a 1.6 percent annualized rate ... read more
The Rio Times10 hours ago
Brazilians are among the biggest spender when traveling abroad and can’t get enough of EuropeAre you also one of those who only read the endless flow of reports about poverty in Brazil, hunger, the favelas, and crime? You will be amazed to learn that many of the over 210 million Brazilians are among the most popular tourists in the world because they spend much more money on travel than […] read more
Snopes.com10 hours ago
US Economy Shrinks for a 2nd Quarter, Raising Recession FearThe U.S. economy shrank from April through June for a second straight quarter, contracting at a 0.9% annual pace and raising fears that the nation may be approaching a recession. read more
Econlib11 hours ago
A good press conferenceImagine you were on a ship crossing the ocean. The captain said he hoped to reach New York, but didn’t have any great confidence as to whether the ship would achieve that destination. In contrast, he told you exactly how he planned to adjust the steering wheel over the next 3 hours. How would you […] The post A good press conference appeared first on Econlib. read more
Small Dead Animals11 hours ago
O, Sweet Saint Of San AndreasHear my prayer. read more
From the Trenches World Report11 hours ago
Here is the truthHere is the truth pic.twitter.com/vdKD1Cz42V — Proud Canadian Soldier (@Elbardawil_911) July 28, 2022 The post Here is the truth appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
From the Trenches World Report11 hours ago
Neo-Nazi Maniac Who Planned to Shoot Up Synagogue Was Given His Guns by Law EnforcementFree Thought Project – by Matt Agorist Former U.S. Marine Matthew Belanger is a maniacal psychopath who reportedly belonged to a Neo-Nazi group called “Rapekrieg”... The post Neo-Nazi Maniac Who Planned to Shoot Up Synagogue Was Given His Guns by Law Enforcement appeared first on From the Trenches World Report. read more
War News Updates12 hours ago
Tweets On The Russia - Ukraine WarLatest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine - 28 July 2022 Find out more about the UK government's response: https://t.co/Uxf7cRQ29Q 🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/K9dClLZ1f1 — Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ) July 28, 2022 Russia-Ukraine updates: British military intelligence says Russian-occupied Kherson was "virtually cut off" as Ukrainian forces stage a counteroffensive helped by newly acquired long-range artillery capability. DW rounds up the latest.https://t.co/nkOiXo16oQ — DW News (@dwnews) July 28, 2022 Ukrainian officials announced an ... read more
War News Updates13 hours ago
Tweets Of The Day• Ukraine says Russia has taken control of Ukraine's second biggest power plant • Firefighters partially contain fires in California, avert expansion toward Yosemite National Park • Kim Jong Un threatens to use nuclear weapons against the US in case of conflict Top stories: pic.twitter.com/NqJgtyH2Q2 — DW News (@dwnews) July 28, 2022 The U.S. economy unexpectedly contracted in the second quarter, with consumer spending growing at its slowest pace in two years and business spending declining, which could fan financial market fears that the economy was already in recession https://t... read more
Lawfare13 hours ago
Hack Post-Quantum Cryptography Now So That Bad Actors Don’t Do It LaterIBM quantum computer (IBM Research, https://flic.kr/p/2jyFt2u; CC BY-ND 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/) In February, a researcher sent a shock wave through the cryptography community by claiming that an algorithm that might become a cornerstone of the next generation of internet encryption can be cracked mathematically using a single laptop. This finding may have averted a massive cybersecurity vulnerability. But it also raises concerns that new encryption methods for securing internet traffic contain other flaws that have not yet been detected. One way to bu... read more
War News Updates13 hours ago
Today Is 'Earth Overshoot Day' When Demand Exceeds The Planet's Yearly Resources
Graph shows the change in date from 1971 to 2022 of Earth Overshoot Day which designates the date when humanity has consumed all natural resources that the Earth can renew in a year *Daily Mail:* *We've already 'busted the planet's budget': Earth Overshoot Day is earlier than EVER before due to an overwhelming demand for food, land, timber and new infrastructure in 2022* * Earth Overshoot Day comes when demand exceeds the planet's yearly resources * Humans 'busted Earth's budget' as of Thursday (July 28), earlier than ever before * For the rest of the year forests are deple... read more
The Duran11 hours ago
Russia Breakthrough Against Ukraine’s Donetsk Fortifications, Western MSM Focuses on Kherson, US Navy Carrier to Taiwan
Russia Breakthrough Against Ukraine’s Donetsk Fortifications, Western MSM Focuses on Kherson, US Navy Carrier to Taiwan News Topic 565 read more
The Rio Times11 hours ago
Spain’s Air Europa strengthens its presence in Colombia and PeruSpain's Air Europa and Colombia's ultra-low-cost airline Viva Air have signed an interline agreement whereby Air Europa strengthens its presence in Colombia . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, Subscribe to our Premium Membership Plan. Already Subscribed? Login Here Subscribe Login Here read more
The Rio Times11 hours ago
Ecuador and Chile relaunched their commercial relationship with new agreementsEcuador and Chile presented their new Economic Complementation Agreement, a trade integration instrument between the two countries which, although it entered into force in May of this year, had not been socialized. According to the Ecuadorian Production Ministry, this instrument modernizes the 27-year-old trade relationship between the countries and . . . To read the […] read more
The Rio Times11 hours ago
How many years of independence will Peru celebrate in 2022?The Fiestas Patrias in Peru is the festivity that the nation uses to commemorate the country's independence and revive its customs, identity, culture, and all the innate aspects of Peru, leaving behind the Spanish monarchy. After several years of relentless pursuit of freedom to be an independent country and with the death of several precursors, read more
MUSINGS ON IRAQ11 hours ago
Sadrists Take Over Iraq’s Parliament Building To Protest PM Candidate - In Pictures
On July 27 hundreds of Sadrists gathered in Baghdad marched on the Green Zone, breached security and took over the parliament building. They chanted against Iran and the Coordination Framework’s new nominee for prime minister Mohammed al-Sudani. He is a long time member of the Dawa Party and the State of Law list of Sadr’s main rival Nouri al-Maliki. Sadr withdrew his parliamentarians from the government but hopes to use his mass following to block any moves by the Framework. This was his latest escalation in the battle of wills between the two sides. Sadrists marching acros... read more
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New method of controlling qubits could advance quantum computershttps://phys.org/news/2022-07-method-qubits-advance-quantum.html read more
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Man Used $1.2M in Fake Checks to Try to Post BailA Hawaii man accused of using counterfeit bank checks totaling $1.2 million to try to bail three people out of a jail has been arrested and ordered held without bail. read more
The Rio Times12 hours ago
IMF projects that Chile will not grow in 2023The International Monetary Fund (IMF) projected that Chile, unlike the main neighboring economies, will not grow in 2023. Although it improved this year's expansion to 1.7%, the outlook for next year is 0.0%. In contrast, for Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, Subscribe to […] read more
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Google deletes 50 apps infected with Joker malware. Recommends users to delete the apps if installed.https://www.wionews.com/technology/google-deletes-50-apps-after-joker-malware-attack-users-should-delete-them-if-they-are-installed-501251?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&utm_campaign=FB-M read more
The Rio Times12 hours ago
Argentina’s economic crisisArgentina is experiencing a severe exchange rate crisis that has brought back memories of previous economic debacles in a country that seems to be always in financial instability. Amid a context of political tensions, the devaluation of the Argentine peso against the dollar in the informal market has skyrocketed, and the consequences of the economic […] read more
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Google Sister DeepMind Open-Sources Database of 200 Million Protein Structureshttps://www.businessinsider.com/google-deepmind-open-sources-200-million-protein-structures-2022-7?IR=T read more
The Rio Times12 hours ago
Paraguay begins its path toward cannabis normalizationLatin America is slowly but steadily advancing towards the normalization of cannabis, even though it has not been able to cast off the stigma that the War on Drugs, introduced by the United States in the 1960s, imposed on the ancestral plant. It is precisely that stigma that has prevented, until now, the main producers […] read more
The Rio Times12 hours ago
President of Uruguay announces construction of port with Paraguayan capitalsAt the meeting "Competitive and Sustainable Uruguay", the President of the Uruguayan nation, Luis Lacalle Pou, spoke about the negotiations to achieve a free trade agreement with China, along with announcing the construction of a new port with Paraguayan investors. On this last point, from the Uruguayan government they pointed out that "in another order, […] read more
The Rio Times12 hours ago
Bolivia invoices US$1.4 billion for gas exports to Brazil and ArgentinaFrom January to June this year, the country invoiced US$1.4 billion for the export of natural gas to the markets of Brazil and Argentina, which means 34% more than in the same period of 2021, highlighted Bolivia's president, Luis Arce. "As of the first half of 2022, the country invoiced US$1.4 billion for the sale […] read more
The Rio Times12 hours ago
Media project dismissal of Argentine Minister of EconomyArgentina's president will fire economy minister Silvina Batakis after a few weeks in office, local newspapers Clarín and La Nación reported on Wednesday, citing official sources. Both newspapers said that President Alberto Fernández will appoint the head of the Lower House of Congress, Sergio Massa, as Batakis's replacement. Read also: Check out our coverage on […] read more
CFACT12 hours ago
Snow Leopard insurance: a free market approach to conservationThe India-based Snow Leopard Trust has pioneered a model of conservation that works with communities to protect the big cats in 12 countries. The post Snow Leopard insurance: a free market approach to conservation appeared first on CFACT. read more
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