Category: stockpile

Steve Bannon Sentenced for Defying Jan. 6 Subpoena; Desantis: No COVID Vax Mandate for Florida Kids | NTD News Today

Steve Bannon has been sentenced to four months in prison for contempt of Congress but was released while he appeals his conviction. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis yesterday pledged no vaccine mandates for children in Florida schools. This, after CDC advisers recommended adding covid-19 vaccines to the immunization schedule for children in a unanimous vote. An oil industry…


Anger Boils as Shanghai Residents Enter Another Lockdown Amid Reports of COVID-19

Authorities in Shanghai are ramping up their zero-COVID efforts amid a recent flare-up in cases before the coming national congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in mid-October. The city that is the financial hub of China reported 34 active COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 9, three of which have symptoms and the rest being…


US Orders 100 Million COVID Tests, White House Says More Needed

WASHINGTON—The United States will boost its stockpile of at-home COVID-19 tests, ordering more than 100 million tests from domestic manufacturers, the White House said on Thursday, but warned it was a short-term solution. President Joe Biden’s administration has repeatedly and unsuccessfully asked Congress for more pandemic money. It said last week it would request $22.4…


Oil Drops 1 Percent as US Stockpile Rise Saps Rally

LONDON—Oil prices fell on Wednesday after industry data showed crude oil stockpiles rose more than expected and fuel inventories unexpectedly increased last week in the United States, the world’s largest oil consumer. Brent oil futures fell $1.13 cents, or 1.3 percent, to $85.27 a barrel by 0902 GMT after closing at the highest in seven…