The US is facing a “serious national security threat” that requires action from the White House, the head of the House Intelligence Committee said on Wednesday. The exact nature of the alleged threat has not been revealed. Mike Turner, an Ohio Republican, has sent a letter to all members of …
Read More »Europe is in panic – Erdogan
Members of the EU and other European countries are in a state of “panic” over the influx of refugees from Ukraine, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed on Sunday. Speaking in front of his party’s supporters in the town of Kizilcahamam, Erdogan said that while Turkey “has been successfully managing …
Read More »Disturbing photos prompt panic on plane
Nine Israeli youths have been detained on Tuesday, after delaying a flight from Tel Aviv to Istanbul by sharing photos of plane crashes and causing panic among fellow passengers. As the AnadoluJet plane prepared for takeoff, many passengers received disturbing photos of airline disasters, prompting the crew to turn around …
Read More »‘No need to panic’ says Kiev as US embassy sends staff home
After US and UK embassies in Kiev began advising non-essential staff and dependents to leave, the Ukrainian government said there was no need to panic and that a Russian “invasion” did not look imminent at all. “There is no reason for panic,” said President Volodymyr Zelensky after the meeting of …
Read More »Panic & lockdown as police respond to mall shooting (VIDEOS)
One video from the Southpoint Mall on Friday shows panicked shoppers running, after what someone said was an active shooting. At least one person was wounded by gunfire, councilmember Mark-Anthony Middleton told local media. Another video shared on Twitter shows masked shoppers sheltering in place inside a clothing store. This is …
Read More »We risk terrifying a generation of women if we go into a moral panic over ‘needle spiking’ in clubs without looking at the facts
Across the UK, a panic has developed around the idea that young women are being ‘spiked’ by being injected with drugs by a patron with a syringe, at pubs and clubs in various parts of the country. In little more than a few days this needle spiking appears to have …
Read More »Shelves stripped bare across UK as Brits rush to panic-buy ahead of Christmas
About eight million Britons were unable to purchase essential food for two weeks between September 22 and October 3, while one in six said they were struggling to find non-essential items, according to data tracked by the Office of National Statistics (ONS). Two-thirds of British shoppers polled by retail magazine …
Read More »Suffering from Covid-19 ‘cave syndrome’? Don’t panic! There’s a simple solution
Awesome. There’s a name for how millions of people are feeling right now. And, for once, it’s a moniker that actually describes perfectly what it’s all about: cave syndrome. Are you hanging onto your masks even if you don’t have to? Are you sitting outside in the beer garden even …
Read More »Don’t panic! Freaking out about climate change leading to the end of the world doesn’t do any good
The world is opening up again, and people have replaced pandemic distress with worries that the world is merely re-opening upon… The End. The final chapter. Our doom and demise. John Kerry, President Joe Biden’s special climate envoy, met Pope Francis in the Vatican at the weekend ostensibly to discuss the …
Read More »US panic-buying feeds into fuel shortage, sending gasoline prices higher – analyst
The biggest fuel-carrying infrastructure facility on the US East Coast was targeted by a ransomware cyberattack last Friday. The attack forced the Colonial Pipeline Company, the pipeline’s operator, to halt supplies to the entire network for nearly a week. The company has since reportedly paid the $5 million ransom and …
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