Even a casual “Twilight Zone” viewer may recognize the now iconic Mystic Seer fortune-telling box from the episode “Nick of Time.” Its signature winking bobble-head “seer” atop a common table napkin dispenser has grinned through black and white television screens since 1960. The sly, toy figure that grants a brief glimpse into the future personifies…
Lessons From ‘The Twilight Zone’: Overcoming Addiction in ‘Nick of Time’
Federal Reserve Will Raise Interest Rates Nine Times: JP Morgan
February 22, 2022
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The Federal Reserve is likely to raise interest rates nine times consecutively as policymakers attempt to rein in inflationary pressures, say economists at JP Morgan Chase. The bank expects the Fed to raise interest rates by 25 basis points each of the nine times until March 2023, which would mean a total interest rate hike…
What Does Putin Seek to Achieve by Threatening Ukraine?
Commentary With the Genocide Olympics in Beijing no longer a distraction, the world’s attention is increasingly focused on the crisis in Ukraine. While there are other major events unfolding around the world—including the Canadian government’s use of force on peaceful truckers in Ottawa and communist China’s growing threats against Taiwan—one of the most critical geopolitical…
Russia’s Move Into Luhansk and Donetsk Sends Nickel, Aluminum Prices Soaring
February 22, 2022
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The prices of nickel and aluminum have spiked after Russia declared two pro-Russia areas in Ukraine as independent regions and moved troops into the country. Russia is a major producer of these two metals. Aluminum prices, which were trading around $3,270 per ton on Feb. 21, jumped 3.67 percent to around $3,390 per ton on…
Bill Banning Ballot Harvesting Passes in Idaho House
The Idaho state House on Monday passed a bill that bans ballot harvesting in a bid that proponents say is intended to shore up election integrity. The bill, from Republican Rep. Mike Moyle, seeks to prevent ballot harvesting by making it a crime for someone to convey another individual’s mail-in ballot unless they are a…
10 Things Your Lips Say About Your Health
The skin of our lips is thin and delicate. It has just a third of the cellular layers that our normal skin does. Lips do not have any moisturizing sweat glands, which means they need to be kept hydrated and protected or they will inevitability dry and crack. If you find yourself with constant issues…
Autopsies Key to Explaining Potential COVID-19 Vaccine Deaths
Commentary Imagine parents finding their teenage sons dead in their beds in the morning with no prior indications that they were seriously ill. Imagine the heartache of parents who bought into the coercion and propaganda to get their kids vaccinated despite all the CDC data showing little risk of serious health impacts from COVID-19 for…
Property Prices Nosedive in Small China City, Compounding Fiscal Woes: Experts
Property prices in a small city in China’s northeastern Heilongjiang Province nosedived in 2021 to the point they are the lowest in the country, and the local government is China’s first to undergo fiscal consolidation. Hegang, a city with a population of less than 900,000, is regarded as a Tier 5 city in China. As…
White House Official Claims Russia’s Moves Are ‘Beginning of an Invasion’
A top White House official on Tuesday repeatedly claimed Russia is mounting an invasion of Ukraine by ordering troops in the separatist regions of Lugansk and Donetsk. “We think this is, yes, the beginning of an invasion, Russia’s latest invasion into Ukraine,” deputy national security adviser Jon Finer told CNN in reference to Russian troops…
Russia-Ukraine Crisis Threatens Global Food Supply; Wheat, Corn Supply Disruptions Anticipated
February 22, 2022
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The simmering Russia-Ukraine crisis is endangering the global food supply, threatening to create food shortages and drive prices even higher, with wheat, corn, and sunflower oil among the items that will be most affected. Russia and Ukraine combined account for roughly 80 percent of global sunflower oil exports, 29 percent of the world’s wheat exports,…
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