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More than a quarter of American households are made up of people living alone as the ranks of senior citizens swell and younger Americans continue to delay life milestones that previous generations reached earlier in life. There were 37 million one-person households in the United States in 2021, the U.S. Census Bureau reported this week, … Read more

The xenobots don’t just reproduce, they have spontaneously found a new way to reproduce that has never been used by any organism on Earth. https://nypost.com/2021/11/30/worlds-first-living-robots-can-now-reproduce-scientists-say/ These first 'living robots' make 'babies' in their mouths + The millimetre-sized machines, are neither traditional robots nor animasl, but programmable organisms+ The organisms gather cells inside a Pac-Man-shaped 'mouth' … Read more

From the Nestmann Group, November 30, 2021: We periodically remind our American readers that by simply going about their daily lives, they’re likely committing multiple crimes. As we pointed out last month, for instance, you could be imprisoned for walking your dog on federal property without a leash, or with too long a leash. Indeed, as attorney … Read more

via CNBC: CEOs and corporate insiders have sold a record $69 billion in stock in 2021, as looming tax hikes and lofty share prices encourage many to take profits. As of Monday, sales by insiders are up 30% from 2020 to $69 billion, and up 79% versus a 10-year average, according to InsiderScore/Verity. The selling … Read more

The Federal Trade Commission ordered nine major retailers, including Amazon, Kroger, and Walmart, to release company information to illuminate ongoing supply chain issues that are disrupting the U.S. economy. “Supply chain disruptions are upending the provision and delivery of a wide array of goods, ranging from computer chips and medicines to meat and lumber,” FTC … Read more

Richard Cordray — a longtime ally of progressive Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) — is being considered for a key Federal Reserve position. According to a CNBC report, Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) has “spoken to the Biden administration about Cordray and others who could serve as the Fed’s vice chair for supervision.” The Wall Street Journal … Read more

CNN anchor Chris Cuomo was suspended indefinitely on Tuesday by the network after documents revealed he had assisted his brother Andrew Cuomo, who was serving as the governor of New York at the time, as he faced a slew of sexual harassment accusations that led to the governor’s resignation. Thousands of pages of evidence released … Read more

As New Yorkers know better than anyone, everything costs more here. But seven times more? Alas, yes — at least if you’re talking about public-construction projects. The latest example: PS 33 in The Bronx, vs. a similar-sized school just across the Hudson in Jersey City, NJ. It’s outrageous. And it goes a long way toward explaining why … Read more

While attempting to pump gas in suburban Chicago Ridge, a man found a needle device hidden in the nozzle, police warned Tuesday. According to a Facebook post from the Chicago Ridge Police Department, the man was at a Shell Gas Station at 111th Street and Ridgeland at around 7 p.m. when he went to squeeze … Read more

Powell's "transitory" error will require a rapid catch-up that could easily destabilize markets and the economy. It didn’t have to be this way, writes @elerianm https://t.co/nJuJsON5jv — Bloomberg Markets (@markets) December 1, 2021 Bulls, it's a good Omnicom day, enjoy while it lasts, the Fed is now reading Zerohedge. They'll return to the deflation paradigm … Read more