Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Feb. 21 he would decide within hours on a request by two regions of eastern Ukraine held by Russian-backed separatists to be recognized as independent—a move that could give Moscow a reason to openly send in troops. Putin convened his Security Council to consider whether to approve requests by…
California Merlot: Past, Present, and Future?
Living in the heart of Sonoma County wine country gives me direct access to winemakers, occasionally in grocery stores or parking lots. Two weeks ago, I bumped into a friend, a winemaker for a small winery who bemoaned that prices for merlot grapes were rising a lot higher than he had anticipated, which made his…
Fire on Cargo Ship Full of Luxury Cars Subsides, With Little Left to Burn
Firefighters have been struggling to extinguish flames on a massive cargo ship that caught fire last week while adrift off the coast of Portugal’s Azorean islands, a port official said. João Mendes Cabeças, the captain of a port in the island region, said lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles on board the vessel are possibly “keeping…
‘Make-Big’ Ambitions Plunge Chinese Real Estate Sector Into Debt Over-Load
News Analysis While Vanke, a major Chinese real estate development company, set its target on fighting to survive in 2022, another real estate giant Evergrande was on the verge of a liquidity crisis. In the past years, changing policies and the “making-big” ambition of China’s Communist government have tipped the country’s real estate sector into…
Billionaire Carl Icahn Escalates Fight Against McDonald’s On Pig Policy
February 21, 2022
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Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn has amped up his campaign against McDonald’s pig sourcing from suppliers who continue to keep pregnant sows in gestation crates, something that Icahn says is obscene. Icahn has nominated Maisie Ganzler, chief strategy and brand officer at Bon Appetit Management Company, and Leslie Samuelrich, president of Green Century Capital Management,…
Crypto Enthusiasts Raising $4 Billion to Buy NFL Team Using Autonomous Organization
February 21, 2022
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A group of cryptocurrency enthusiasts is aiming to raise $4 billion to buy NFL team the Denver Broncos through a Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO), or a group of individuals who act without a leader and rely on crypto technologies to track and validate its inner workings. DAOs use smart contracts and are built on blockchain…
UK’s Johnson Announces End to All COVID-19 Restrictions in England
All COVID-19 restrictions in England will be scrapped later this week, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced. Announcing his plan for “living with COVID” in the House of Commons on Monday, Johnson said the legal requirement for those who tested positive for the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus to self-isolate will be dropped from…
Mount Etna Roars Again, Sends Up Towering Volcanic Ash Cloud
ROME—Mount Etna has roared back to spectacular action after a few months of relative quiet, sending up a 7.5-mile high volcanic ash cloud over eastern Sicily. The lava flow from Etna, one of Europe’s most active volcanoes, was centered around the crater on the mountain’s southeast slope, Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Vulcanology said…
2 Winter Storms to Hit Millions Across US This Week: Forecasts
The United States is facing two rounds of high-impact snowstorms this week that will affect millions of people along its path, warned a weather forecasting service. The first storm, which will arrive around late Monday and last into Tuesday, is expected to be a low-pressure system that will strengthen as it moves from Oklahoma to…
Fraudulent Use of Absentee Ballots, Dirty Voter Rolls Must Be Sorted Out Before 2022 Midterms: Experts
February 21, 2022
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Fraudulent mail-in ballots and dirty voter rolls could spawn a series of messy elections around the country, experts fear, saying their threat to election integrity cannot be underestimated. When a person dies or fails to provide notification of change of address, a “dirty voter roll” is often the result, because the resident essentially remains eligible…
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