Canada clamps down on military research as China concerns grow

Why in the heck would he be doing this in the first place.. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government will stop funding projects affiliated with universities, institutes or labs connected to foreign military, national defense or state security entities. https://vancouversun.com/pmn/business-pmn/canada-clamps-down-on-military-research-as-china-concerns-grow/wcm/30f2bb2c-d1f8-488b-9fc7-8d54d084fb1e …

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PAUL BEDARD: More evidence of huge voter swing to GOP. “Concerns among Democrats that they will lose control of Congress have prompted President Joe Biden to throw on an eleventh-hour speech about ‘democracy’ on Wednesday night.”

via washingtonexaminer: Election Day can’t come to Republicans fast enough. With less than a week before the election arrives, another poll has shifted in their favor. The Quinnipiac University poll, which had voters preferring a Democratic House to a Republican one, 47%-43%, at …

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Inflation Concerns Worsen

by David Morgan of The Morgan Report The rate of inflation, as measured by the consumer price index, reached a 30-year high of 8.3 percent. Think that is big? In 2020 the rate of inflation was only at 1.4%, so we are already …

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Alarm! U.S. Real Yields And Real Mortgage Rates Fall to Record Low Amid Growth Concerns (Real 10Y Treasury Yield Falls To -3.92% While Real 30Y Mortgage Rate Falls To -2.61%)

by confoundedinterest17 Alarm! The real yield on U.S. 10-year debt fell to a record low as concerns mounted over the outlook for economic growth. The rate, which strips out inflation, fell almost six basis points to minus -1.269%. The move was compounded …

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Oil Rally Halts On Economic Concerns

By Tom Kool Oil prices have been choppy in recent days, although WTI and Brent are holding onto their gains near multi-month highs. (Click to enlarge) (Click to enlarge) (Click to enlarge) (Click to enlarge) – The International Maritime Organization …

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Facebook sued by DC AG over data security concerns

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2018/12/19/dc-attorney-general-sues-facebook-over-alleged-privacy-violations-cambridge-analytica-scandal/ The attorney general for the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against Facebook for allowing Cambridge Analytica, a political consultancy, to gain access to the names, “likes” and other personal data about tens of millions of the …

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