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Now inflation is impacting the U.S. ‘readiness’ for WAR: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin orders measure to help struggling military families pay for food and housing amid soaring prices Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Wednesday announced increased payments to help personnel cope with surging house rental prices ‘This is a readiness issue,’ he said after dire … Read more

The Walt Disney Co. is taking a gamble on sports betting. The entertainment giant, notoriously conservative when it comes to protecting its brand, will use ESPN as its entry point into the fast-growing sector. “Given our reach and scale, we have the potential to partner with third parties in this space in a very meaningful … Read more

Kyle Rittenhouse’s lawyers on Wednesday asked the judge for the second time in a week to declare a mistrial, this time arguing the defense received an inferior copy of a key video from prosecutors. Defense attorney Corey Chirafisi told Judge Bruce Schroeder his team would have approached the case differently had it received the higher-quality … Read more

BRENTWOOD (CBSLA) — A DoorDash driver was caught on a security camera using the lobby of a Brentwood apartment building as a toilet while delivering food to a resident. Lisa Stanley, co-host of the K‑EARTH 101 morning show, shared a video to Twitter Thursday morning showing the delivery driver approaching with a bag of food … Read more

President Biden’s signature social spending and climate bill promises to offset nearly $2 trillion in spending with higher taxes on corporations and the wealthiest Americans, but a new analysis shows how the U.S. economy would actually lose more in revenue than is generated in the long run. The newest “Build Back Better” proposal – pared … Read more

by mapi One of the oldest parks in Nevada, Baker Park in Las Vegas was remodeled for a staggering $7.3 million dollars. But concerns over homeless people made the city of Las Vegas do something no other city in the country has ever done before. “I went to that middle school,” said Aleah Hildebrandt. “I use to … Read more

Mostly peaceful protesters wanting to murder a judge… Nothing to see there   h/t EuphoricTrilby

Lukashenka regime adds some pressure on the hybrid eastern front? 1. Oil pipeline to Poland has been shut down due to “an urgent 3-days repair”. 2. Power unit of BY Nuclear Power Plant has been “automatically disconnected from the grid.Radiation level is within normal limits” pic.twitter.com/YKBS4lly2M — Denis Kazakiewicz (@Den_2042) November 17, 2021 "The EU … Read more

Biden reiterates that U.S. government is committed to one-China policy, does not support "Taiwan Independence," and hopes for peace and stability across Taiwan Straits. #ChinaUS pic.twitter.com/z5zSv8OdUX — CGTN (@CGTNOfficial) November 16, 2021 https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1460778350344085510 Biden abandons Taiwan just like he did the ppl in Afghanistan! In other words, Biden follows the mandate of his stakeholder, China. … Read more

by Doug Casey International Man: What makes uranium attractive as a speculation? Doug Casey: First of all, consider simple physical reality. Uranium is the cleanest, cheapest, and safest form of mass power generation. I understand that most people will be shocked to hear that, so let me explain. It’s the cleanest. Unlike coal—which generates millions of … Read more

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, when pressed by a reporter over concerns about inflation, says “no economist” is projecting it to go higher. “Americans are seeing their dollars, their paychecks stretched right now,” NBC reporter Peter Alexander said at a White House press briefing on Monday. “Why should Americans not be concerned that injecting … Read more

"the problem is getting worse — much worse. The new figures … ****represent a 28.5 percent increase from the same period a year earlier.*** "The financial, mental health, housing and other difficulties of the covid-19 pandemic are widely blamed"@dtkeating @LennyMBernstein — Jeff Stein (@jstein_notus) November 17, 2021

by whitesweatshirt Rivian’s IPO really opened my eyes to the bubble that is the EV market. Let’s think logically: How can general motors stock be 90b and Tesla’s stock be 1T. Let’s say they eventually sell as many cars as Toyota (400b Market cap), their current valuation is still 2x this, and they aren’t even close … Read more

https://twitter.com/GreekFire23/status/1460796531083202563 File this under "Probably Nothing" Are we going to bail out the auto companies again? https://t.co/80oJ7uAlmp — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) November 16, 2021

European natural gas prices jump above 100 euros/MWh for the first time in a month🚀🚀🚀 Delays to the Nord Stream 2 pipeline from Russia stoked fear of a winter natural gas shortage in Europe. Prices are again approaching last month's record high levelhttps://t.co/SEzrclUJx1 pic.twitter.com/MeEiXHGfUJ — Stephen Stapczynski (@SStapczynski) November 17, 2021