The price of imported energy in Italy rose in March by 72.5% on a yearly basis, the National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT) reported on Tuesday. Data showed that the increase in energy prices accelerated by 5.6% compared to February. Italy, which relies heavily on Russia for its energy needs, has …
Read More »New York office workers consider fleeing amid surging crime
Violent crime and lawlessness in New York City have escalated to the point that almost half of local workers are considering moving away because they feel unsafe, a new poll has revealed. A Morning Consult survey of more than 9,000 New York office workers found that 40% of those living …
Read More »Buttigieg offers easy fix to surging gas prices
Appearing on MSNBC on Sunday, Buttigieg talked up some of the specifics of the Build Back Better bill, including a “discount” provided to Americans if they choose to buy an electric vehicle. “It contains incentives to make it more affordable to buy an electric vehicle, up to a $12,500 discount …
Read More »Amid gas supply shortages & surging prices, Putin directs Gazprom to fill EU storage units once Russian domestic demand satisfied
Russia’s own gas reserves have been under pressure this autumn, due to a perfect storm of negative conditions: an abnormally cold winter last year, and a frosty fall, combined with increased demand as the country’s economy recovered from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. “[Pumping more gas to Western Europe] …
Read More »Twitter’s Dorsey warns of surging inflation after his platform ‘mistakenly’ censors GOP lawmaker’s video about . . . inflation
“Hyperinflation is going to change everything,” Dorsey said on Friday night. “It’s happening.” When Nigerian businessman Tayo Oviosu – who like Dorsey is a cryptocurrency enthusiast — noted that inflation is already soaring at a 16% annual rate in his country, the Twitter co-founder replied, “It will happen in the …
Read More »US airlines and crew unions call on Biden administration to JAIL unruly passengers amid surging in-flight violence
“The federal government should send a strong and consistent message through criminal enforcement that compliance with federal law and upholding aviation safety are of paramount authority,” said a letter, sent on Monday by a coalition of airline organizations. Cracking down on egregious passenger behavior through successful and publicized prosecutions, leading …
Read More »‘Woketopia recipe’: AOC’s solution for surging violence is to STOP BUILDING JAILS, but crime-wary critics aren’t buying it
“If we want to reduce violent crime, if we want to reduce the number of people in our jails, the answer is to stop building more of them,” Ocasio-Cortez said on Thursday at a press conference in New York. The congresswoman’s comments came amid surging violent crime in many of …
Read More »With coronavirus surging, Brazil tells women not to get pregnant until a ‘better moment’
“If it’s possible, delay pregnancy a little until a better moment,” Health Ministry official Raphael Parente said during a news conference on Friday, warning that the P1 variant of the coronavirus prevalent in Brazil “acts more aggressively in pregnant women.” Brazil has become one of the world’s coronavirus epicenters lately, …
Read More »Escape from New York: 300,000 households flee as lockdowns & surging crime sour residents on the Big Apple
US Postal Service data obtained by the New York Post showed that there were more than 295,000 change-of-address requests filed by residents moving out of the city’s five boroughs from March 1 through October 31. The data included only moves to counties with 11 or more forwarding requests filed, meaning …
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