Month: March 2022

Judge Blocks COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Entire Navy

The U.S. military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate has been blocked for all Navy members seeking religious exemptions. A preliminary injunction that previously covered 35 Navy SEALs now covers some 4,000 others. U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor, a George W. Bush appointee who entered the original ruling in January, agreed to expand it in part because all members…


Federal Liberals Set to Deliver Budget on April 7, Freeland Tells House of Commons

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland plans to deliver this year’s federal budget next week. Freeland told the House of Commons she will unveil the government’s spending plans on April 7 in a document that has been expected to focus on measures to spur economic growth. It is also anticipated the budget will have new social programs…


7 Lockdown Days Costs China $10B: Study; Walmart to Pull Tobacco at Selected Stores | NTD Business

Russia says it’s reducing forces in two Ukranian cities, including Kyiv—after peace talks prove promising. Sen. Elizabeth Warren is praising President Joe Biden’s new billionaire tax plan. Lockdowns could be costing China billions of dollars per week. For a month, the amount is north of $100 billion. Walmart is dropping cigarettes in some U.S. stores, as it looks…


Shanghai Lockdown Stands to Exacerbate China’s Growing Economic, Social Problems: Expert

Some of the harshest lockdown measures imposed anywhere in the course of the entire COVID-19 pandemic have led office workers in Shanghai to take the extraordinary step of sleeping in their offices in order to avert disruptions to their companies’ workflow. Some staff will be working in rotating shifts. Personnel of brokers, exchanges, and asset…


War Touches a Ukrainian Village Far From the Frontlines

KOTY, Ukraine—For decades, gunfire and explosions have not surprised the residents of this small village deep in western Ukraine. The sounds of explosions from artillery training rang out on March 25 from the sprawling Yavoriv military base, the guarded entrance to which lies across the road from the house of Viktor Pokrovskiy. A self-described pure-blooded…


How William Barr’s Silence Impacted the Outcome of the 2020 Presidential Election | Truth Over News

In May 2020, Attorney General William Barr declared that special counsel John Durham’s investigation was not focused on former Vice President Joe Biden. In his new book, Barr has now revealed that he made that statement in response to a series of Trump tweets that Biden had “led the charge” on the FBI’s Russiagate investigation….


The Benefits of Fasting from Novelty

Whether you’re a homebody who seeks comfort or a thrill-seeker who thrives on new opportunities, most of us find the idea of novelty beneficial in some way. Our brains are attracted to pretty things, new possibilities, exciting adventures, or even something as simple as a new smell or sound. It’s a break from the ordinary,…


Houthi Attacks Endanger Global Energy Security: Saudi Oil Chief

Attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil and gas sector are threatening the kingdom’s ability to ensure energy security, the country’s energy minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said at the World Government Summit in Dubai while adding that the markets are going through a “jittery period.” His comments came after Saudi Arabia faced another attack from Iran-backed…


Shanghai COVID Lockdown to Cost China’s Economy $29 Billion in 2 Weeks, Analysts Say

A full-scale lockdown on China’s financial hub of Shanghai is likely to cost the economy 190 billion yuan ($29.8 billion) in two weeks, or 2 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), according to a minimum estimate by a Hong Kong economist. Almost 7 percent of the loss would be from the spillover effects to other…


Ontario Raising Speed Limits to 110 km/h on Some Highway Segments

Ontario will soon announce a permanent increase of speed limits on six sections of provincial highways to 110 kilometres per hour. As part of the province’s 2019 pilot project to increase the allowable speed on certain highway segments in the province, the new speed limits will be permanently changed as of April 22, according to The Canadian Press….