Month: March 2022

Senators Release Bank Records Showing Payments From China to Hunter Biden

Newly released bank records show payments made to President Joe Biden’s son from a Chinese Communist Party-linked company. Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) presented the records on the Senate floor on March 28 and March 29. One showed a wire payment of $100,000 from CEFC China Energy, a now-defunct company closely associated with…


Emirates Will Continue Flying to Russia as Long as UAE Government Requires It To: President

Emirates airlines will continue flying passengers to Russia so long as its owner requires it to do so, the carrier’s President Tim Clark said on March 29, while noting that western sanctions against the Kremlin are not directed at the citizens of the country. The Dubai-based international carrier, which is owned by the UAE Government, has been using Emirates…


Americans Who Received J&J Single-Shot COVID Vaccine May Need mRNA Booster: CDC

Americans who received Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot COVID-19 vaccine are less protected against serious illness and hospitalizations than those who received an mRNA vaccine, and should likely consider getting a booster dose of either Pfizer’s or Moderna’s vaccine, according to new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data released Tuesday. The data comes from a CDC report that analyzed 80,287 emergency…


3 Easy and Delicious Recipes for CLEAR SKIN | What to Avoid and Healthy Skin Tips

Who doesn’t love food, right?!? When it comes to our skin and bodies though, there are a lot of skin conditions, including different types of acne and breakouts, eczema, psoriasis, etc., that could arise solely from the foods we’re eating. So today Ro and Fel share their favorite go-to recipes that are anti-inflammatory, packed full…


Ticket Sales for Chris Rock’s Stand-Up Show Surge After Will Smith Oscars Slap

Ticket sales for Chris Rock’s stand-up comedy tour have surged in the past two days after actor Will Smith smacked the presenter across the face during a live broadcast of the 94th Academy Awards ceremony, also referred to as the Oscars, on March 27. StubHub, an American ticket exchange and resale company, told The Hollywood Reporter that in each of the…


Screen Actors Guild Vows to Take Action Against Will Smith After Oscars Incident

The Screen Actors Guild suggested it would take action against Will Smith after he appeared to slap Chris Rock during Sunday night’s Academy Awards broadcast. Smith, who won Best Actor for “King Richard,” slapped Rock just minutes before after Rock made a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. “As the union representing presenters and…


Euro Rises to Month-High Versus Dollar, Yen Recovers

LONDON—The dollar fell to its lowest in almost two weeks on Wednesday and the euro gained, with currency traders optimistic about peace talks in Ukraine, even amid warnings about the damage to Europe’s economy. Equity markets were up in the Asian session, continuing a pick-up in sentiment on Wall Street as markets became hopeful that…


UK’s Johnson Fends Off Renewed Calls to Resign Despite ‘Partygate’ Fines

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has rejected renewed calls for him to resign after the police confirmed there were violations of lockdown rules in the centre of the UK government during the COVID-19 pandemic. Johnson has been plagued by a series of damaging allegations of parties and other gatherings held in his official residence at…


Collins Will Vote for Judge Jackson’s Confirmation to SCOTUS

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) will reportedly vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court (SCOTUS), giving Jackson at least one GOP vote. Collins told the New York Times that after a Tuesday meeting with Jackson, President Joe Biden’s pick to replace outgoing Justice Steven Breyer, her concerns were alleviated, and she will…


Omicron Subvariant Estimated to Account for Majority of COVID-19 Cases in US

The BA.2 Omicron subvariant is being pegged as being responsible for causing more than half of the COVID-19 cases in the United States, according to America’s public health agency. Estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated March 29 had BA.2 as being behind 55 percent of the cases recorded in the…