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UNREAL! Weak Biden Admin Gives In To Hacker Ransoms…

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Joe Biden’s message to criminals around the world: The US is too weak to stop cyberattacks so go ahead and hack our infrastructure. Joe Biden’s Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo joined ABC’s “This Week” with host George Stephanopoulos on Sunday to discuss the US’s response to cyberattacks. In wake of numerous cyberattacks, @GStephanopoulos presses Commerce Sec. Gina … Read more

Russia Prepares to Transfer All Currency Liquidity From Dollar to Euro

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The transition from dollar to ruble and national currencies in international settlements happens naturally, incentives are created to facilitate the process, but no bans are introduced, the Russian Finance Ministry said on Monday. “The transition from dollar to ruble and national currencies of our trade partners in international settlements happens naturally. The … Read more

Ketchum considering tent city for workers amid ‘crushing inequality,’ scarce affordable housing

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KETCHUM, Idaho — In a town where some of the wealthiest people in the country keep lavish homes, glittering and vast against a backdrop of sweeping mountains, officials are mulling over a plan to allow Ketchum’s nurses, teachers, and service workers to sleep in tents in the city park as rent and housing costs continue … Read more

Record-breaking heat wave hits Minneapolis

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Minneapolis’ sweltering heat this weekend is going to stick around for at least a week, and maybe longer. Driving the news: Daily high temperatures set records on both Friday and Saturday at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. A high of 99° recorded there on Saturday broke the record for June 5 by 7 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. … Read more

The Shaking In California Is Getting WORSE As Hundreds And Hundreds Of Earthquakes Cause Alarm On The West Coast

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by Michael Snyder Are we getting close to a major seismic event on the west coast?  Within the past several days, we have seen hundreds of earthquakes happen in southern California, there have been large earthquakes offshore near the Cascadia Subduction Zone, and there has been a very alarming swarm of earthquakes at Mt. Hood.  … Read more

Outsourcing The Production Of Virtually Everything Has Brought Us To The Brink Of A Nightmare Scenario For The U.S. Economy

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by Michael Snyder Many of the imbalances that are contributing to the nightmarish shortages that we are currently witnessing are not going to be solved any time soon.  Ever since I started The Economic Collapse Blog, I have been warning that outsourcing the production of just about everything and running massive trade deficits year after year … Read more

Furious iPhone users say Apple’s latest update is killing battery life

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iPhone users who have installed Apple’s latest software update, iOS 14.6, are complaining that it’s draining their batteries — sometimes killing a full charge in mere hours. Many owners of older iPhone models complained about the update’s destructive impact on battery life. “The situation is so bad that I can not work with the iPhone … Read more

Lumber Prices Slump As Historic Boom Hits A Wall

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Lumber Prices Slump As Historic Boom Hits A Wall Lumber futures on Chicago Mercantile Exchange fell -3.1% to $1,284.20 per 1,000 board feet, extending last week’s first loss since January. For the last 18 trading sessions, lumber prices have come under pressure amid signs that an unprecedented rally may be waning. Citing data from trade … Read more