The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) on Sunday instructed all Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores to remove Russian-made products from shelves in a sign of “solidarity and support for the people of Ukraine.” PLCB—which regulates the distribution of beverage alcohol in the state—said in a statement that the products would no longer be sold or procured by…
Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board Instructs Russian-Made Products Be Pulled From State Stores Immediately
February 28, 2022
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Thousands Arrested in Russian Cities for Protesting Ukraine Invasion
On Sunday, 2,636 protesters were detained in 51 Russian cities for protesting President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. The outpouring of Russian civilians denouncing their government’s war on the neighboring nation has been ongoing since Feb. 24. During the Feb. 27 round-up, police detained 1,223 dissidents in Moscow and at least 976 in St. Petersburg,…
4 Herbs for Stress, One Makes Your Serotonin Levels Soar
Your body has two adrenal glands located just above each of your kidneys. As part of your endocrine system, your adrenal glands secrete more than 50 hormones, including aldosterone (which helps regulate your blood pressure and blood volume), cortisol and adrenaline, the latter two of which can become overactivated by stress. Indeed, your hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA)…
The Sounds of Healing
I love music, especially some good old-fashioned jazz, such as that performed by Herbie Hancock or Harvey Mason. In fact, those two helped me get through all-night study periods preparing for my exams during medical school. I was even able to thank them in person many years later. Music has a power over us that…
Goldman Sees Commodities Rally on Russia-Ukraine Crisis, Sanctions
February 28, 2022
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Goldman Sachs expects a rise in the prices of commodities that Russia is a major producer of and lifted its short-term Brent crude forecast as the West stepped up political and economic sanctions on Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine. “The range of near-term price outcomes for commodities has become extreme, given the concern of…
What Lessons Will Beijing Learn From Putin’s Ukrainian Fiasco?
Commentary Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine isn’t going as planned. On Feb. 24, Central European Time, Russian military forces attacked Ukraine across four axes from the north, east, and south. In a military operation right out of the Soviet Cold War playbook, massed Russian armor rolled across the Ukrainian frontier in a Russian version of…
COVID-19 Vaccine Passports and Classroom Masks Rules Expire in Scotland
Scotland’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccine passport scheme came to an end on Monday, as did the requirement for secondary school pupils to wear face coverings in the classroom. The vaccine passport scheme required Scots to show their vaccination status before entering a nightclub or attending a large event, such as some concerts and football matches. Though…
US Trucker Convoy Swells as It Moves Across Country to DC
ON THE HIGHWAY, Oklahoma—The largest truck convoy in the United States has grown in size since departing California and is attracting thousands of supporters as it makes its way to the East Coast. The People’s Convoy started with around 150 vehicles and has grown to over 250 as it made its way through Texas and…
UK Joins US, EU in Sanctioning Russia’s Central Bank, Aims to ‘Devastate’ Economy, ‘Target’ Putin and Sergey Lavrov
February 28, 2022
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The UK government has joined the European Union (EU) and the United States in announcing new sanctions against the Russian Central Bank in a bid to ramp up pressure against Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine. The new sanctions are aimed at preventing the Central Bank of the Russian Federation (CBR) from deploying foreign reserves…
Rewind, Review, and Re-Rate: ‘The Place Beyond the Pines’: Always Think 7 Generations Ahead
The place beyond the pines. The Native American word for this phrase is “Schenectady,” a small city in upstate New York.
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