The Federal Reserve will have to further accelerate increasing interest rates in order to rein in inflation, which is already at 40-year highs, Fed chairman Jerome Powell told the Senate Banking Committee on Wednesday. “I think that the most recent inflation indicators, [the] various kinds, suggest to us that we …
Read More »What do the 12 US cities with record murder rates all have in common?
A pandemic is tearing a path of pain and suffering across the American heartland, where the very bonds that hold communities together are being tested like never before. Yet this malignancy requires no microscope to witness. From Toledo, Ohio to Albuquerque, New Mexico, people are having their lives cut tragically …
Read More »Mass vaccination fails to halt Covid transmission rates – study
Examining new infections in Germany, researchers found that the rate of cases among fully vaccinated individuals aged 60 and older has risen from 16.9% in July to 58.9% in October. Offering a clear assessment that fully vaccinated people are increasingly becoming the source of Covid transmission, the study identified a …
Read More »Covid rates take Germany to ‘nationwide state of emergency’
“The situation is serious, the dynamic is unbroken,” Spahn told a press conference Friday. “The incidence has increased fivefold in four weeks. We see sadly high values in the death rate. We are in a national emergency.” Spahn refused to rule out the possibility of another lockdown, saying that in …
Read More »Rape and murder rates can wait! Met police are now on the case of the most important issue of all… gender-neutral uniforms
Well, this is something the nine million-or-so folk of London can all look forward to. In just a few short years, when the police arrest you for the vicious, aggravated assault of using gender-specific pronouns – which will be, probably, a hanging offence – you can enjoy having the cuffs …
Read More »GOP Doctors Caucus demand to know Covid-19 infection rates of migrants as they blast ‘lack of transparency’ at border
In an official signed letter this week to DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas by the House of Representatives members, the group lashed out at President Joe Biden administration’s “lack of transparency” about whether or not migrants are being tested for Covid-19 – and, by extension, whether positive Covid-19 cases data are …
Read More »With soaring rates of obesity and diabetes, the West is paying a high price for colonialism
It’s one of the fastest-growing diseases in the world. It’s a major cause of blindness, kidney failure, heart attacks, strokes and amputations. Around 40 years ago, just over 100 million people suffered from it worldwide – today that figure is a whopping 450 million. And in 20 years’ time it’ll …
Read More »Twitter bemoans ‘snowflake generation’ after UK regulator re-rates ‘violent’ & ‘discriminatory’ films such as Rocky & Flash Gordon
In a newly-released report outlining its activities during 2020, the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) explained why it issued new ratings for popular titles such as Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, Rocky, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring and Flash Gordon. The organisation reclassified …
Read More »UK posts more than 4,000 new Covid-19 cases for first time in two months as infection rates creep up
It is also the third consecutive day the country has witnessed more than 3,000 new cases, although the death rate has remained relatively stable, with a further 10 fatalities within 28 days of a positive Covid test logged in the past 24 hours. Amid the uptick in cases, England’s so-called …
Read More »Japan appoints ‘MINISTER OF LONELINESS’ amid rising suicide rates during Covid-19 crisis
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced on Friday that Tetsushi Sakamoto would oversee efforts to address the issue of loneliness and isolation. Sakamoto is already working on regional revitalization and reversing the country’s declining birthrate. “Women are suffering from isolation more [than men are], and the number of suicides is on …
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