Joe Biden unveiled phase one of his ambitious “American Jobs Plan” in a speech delivered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania earlier this week. The problem in the plan was not its overarching domestic scope and scale – the $2 trillion dollar plan, representing the first phase of a two-part proposal, is the …
Read More »Stranded Ever Given container ship refloated, Suez Canal traffic resumes – authority chairman
The 400-meter long Ever Given has been successfully refloated, Admiral Osama Rabie, Chairman and Managing Director of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said in a statement. A picture taken from another vessel in the canal on Monday afternoon appeared to show the Ever Given positioned towards the middle of the waterway. …
Read More »‘Do you know what’s more exclusive? God-given soul:’ South Dakota Governor spars with rapper Lil Nas X over ‘Satan’ shoes
“Our kids are being told that this kind of product is, not only okay, it’s “exclusive.” But do you know what’s more exclusive? Their God-given eternal soul,” Noem tweeted on Sunday, commenting on the upcoming launch of a limited edition of “Satan shoes,” a collaboration between the company MSCHF (Mischief) …
Read More »Plain sailing for meme-makers: Jokes flood in as ‘Ever Given’ re-float in Suez Canal FAILS and more tugboats called in
The Panama-flagged container ship became lodged sideways in the canal – one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes – on Tuesday, after it veered off course in high winds. However, efforts to re-float the vessel on Friday were “not successful,” and two tugs will now arrive to assist on Sunday, …
Read More »IAEA report confirms Iran’s 20 percent uranium enrichment, says no explanation given for undeclared nuclear particles
The report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) also says that Iran has produced 17.6 kg of uranium enriched to the 20 percent level – as the country had already announced – matching its target of 10 kg a month, according to Reuters. Iran’s hardline-led parliament passed a bill …
Read More »Pandemic will be with us until EVERYONE on earth given Covid-19 vaccine, says Merkel after G7 summit
Speaking to reporters, Merkel said she had stressed in her remarks to the group that the “pandemic is not over until all people in the world have been vaccinated,” adding: “Everyone must participate.” “The [coronavirus] pandemic in particular has shown how much we are diverging from one another, worldwide.” On …
Read More »‘Khabib is very closely involved’: Dagestani MMA fighter says UFC king Nurmagomedov has given priceless support to 50 drug addicts
Magomedzaid Zaidov has claimed that Nurmagomedov plays a personal role in inspiring addicts in his country to break free of their problems, acting as an influential role model they can turn to for motivation and support. Sport Express said that welterweight Zaidov had been a drug addict himself for around …
Read More »Quebec officials launch probe after 97yo with dementia given both Pfizer & Moderna Covid jabs, violating guidance
Antonietta Pollice inadvertently became the first person in the province of Quebec to receive two doses of the Covid-19 jab, but the mixture of drugs has raised safety concerns, as well as questions about whether care home residents who receive the vaccine fully understand and consent to the medical procedure. …
Read More »Lehigh University RESCINDS honorary degree given to Trump in 1988, citing ‘violent assault on the foundations of our democracy’
The executive committee of Lehigh’s Board of Trustees voted on Thursday to rescind and revoke the honorary degree that was granted to Trump when he spoke at the $70,000-a-year private university’s commencement ceremony in 1988. With explicitly stating reasons for the decision, Lehigh suggested that Trump was at least partly …
Read More »The billions given away by the ex-Mrs Bezos result from dodgy business practices that kill competition, so hold the accolades
One of Muhammad Ali’s best boasts was, “I’m so fast that last night I turned off the light switch in my hotel room and was in bed before the room was dark,” and that comes to mind every time an Amazon package turns up on my doorstep. The doorbell rings, …
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