Month: March 2022

Rate Hikes Jeopardize Much More Than Just American Home Ownership

Someone once said that you never actually “buy” a home.  Instead, you merely commit to paying an annuity: the mortgage. That’s largely true. The price and “value” of homes for the overwhelming majority of homeowners is a function of home buyers’ ability to make payments. And with the Federal Reserve signaling further interest rate hikes,…


Victoria’s Electricity Supply Not Affected by Power Station Fire: AEMO

Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has confirmed that Victoria still has enough power supply to meet demand after a fire caused the Yallourn Power Station to slash its generation capacity. A small fire broke out in one of the coal storage facilities at Victoria’s largest power station in the Latrobe Valley at about 6.30 a.m….


Silver Stocks Roaring in 2022

Commentary Inflation fears have helped remove some of the tarnish from silver stocks, putting a shine back into precious metal firms. Silver prices surged this month, shooting up from just below $23 an ounce to over $25 an ounce. The move was unusual for silver, which typically follows bullish movements in gold and other precious…


LIVE UPDATES: Convoy of Buses on Way to Besieged Mariupol; Ukraine Expects Russian Assault in East

The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, March 31. Click here for updates from March 30. Ukraine Expects Russian Assault in East Ukrainian forces are preparing for new Russian attacks in the southeast region where Moscow’s guns are now trained after its assault on the capital Kyiv was repelled, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday. Moscow…


LIVE UPDATES: UK Spy Chief Says Russian Soldiers Disobey Orders in Ukraine

The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, March 31. Click here for updates from March 30. UK Spy Chief Says Russian Soldiers Disobey Orders in Ukraine Demoralized Russian soldiers in the Ukraine were refusing to carry out orders and sabotaging their own equipment and had accidentally shot down their own aircraft, a U.K. intelligence chief said…


Family Court Judge Resigns Over Accusations of Inappropriate Touching

In one of a growing number of cases involving misconduct by family court judges, a Massachusetts family court and probate judge accused of inappropriate touching of an employee has resigned. Judge Paul Sushchyk turned in his letter of resignation to Gov. Charlie Baker earlier this week on March 28. Sushchyk’s alleged misconduct happened outside of…


WHO Outlines Strategy to End Global COVID-19 Emergency in 2022

The World Health Organization on Wednesday unveiled an updated plan for COVID-19 that, if implemented “rapidly and consistently” this year, will allow the world to end the emergency phase of the pandemic. The plan—the WHO’s third on COVID-19—includes three potential scenarios for how the virus might evolve in the next 12 months: a base case,…


Ending Title 42 May Bring an ‘Influx’ to the Border, White House Says as DHS Prepares Contingency Plan

The White House was asked on Wednesday to comment on a report that said the Biden administration is expected to end a Trump-era immigration policy, known as Title 42. The Title 42 policy implemented under the Trump administration in March 2020 enabled border agents to expel illegal immigrants back to Mexico immediately if they potentially pose…


South Australian MP Questions Vaccine Mandate Backflip for Teachers and Transport Workers

South Australia (SA) Liberal member of parliament (MP) Tony Pasin has welcomed the decision to scrap vaccine mandates for public sector employees in education and transport but is questioning what has changed to cause the State Co-ordinator to alter his position. In a statement released on Wednesday, Pasin said he raised concerns in federal parliament…


Nurses: Guilty Verdict for Dosing Mistake Could Cost Lives

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—The moment nurse RaDonda Vaught realized she had given a patient the wrong medication, she rushed to the doctors working to revive 75-year-old Charlene Murphey and told them what she had done. Within hours, she made a full report of her mistake to the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Murphey died the next day, on…