Month: April 2022

UK Schoolboy’s Killer Finally Found Guilty After 28 Years

The murder of a six-year-old English boy in 1994 has finally been solved after a 41-year-old man was found guilty. James Watson, who was 13 at the time, had denied strangling and stripping Rikki Neave, whose mother Ruth was originally suspected of the crime, which took place in Peterborough. Ruth Neave was acquitted of murder…


Essential Oils for Pain: Mints, Resins, and Rhizomes

Essential oils are fascinating for their ability to change mood through scent. But they do much more than just relieve depression and anxiety. Some also treat pain. Before reaching for aspirin, ibuprofen, Tylenol, or some prescription muscle relaxer, consider essential oils first. They can be very effective—addressing pain right at the source—and are without the…


US Underestimation of PLA Capabilities Once Again Aids Chinese Hegemony

Commentary To ensure the survival of its oppressive dictatorship, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is busy building the world’s most powerful military force—on Earth and in space—to achieve a new global hegemony under which it plans to set the rules that determine prosperity and security. The CCP’s path to hegemony has always depended on its…


Nestlé Says Further Price Hikes Lie Ahead Amid Rising Cost Inflation

Nestlé SA predicted on April 21 that more price increases will be required in the future amid rising inflation levels. The Swiss multinational food and drink company increased pricing for its products by 5.2 percent in the first quarter of 2022, helping to produce organic sales growth of 7.6 percent and beating analysts’ expectations of 5.1 percent. “In…


Biden to Request More Money From Congress For Ukraine

President Joe Biden announced Thursday the United States will spend an additional $1.3 billion in military and economic aid to Ukraine as it fights off the Russian invasion. Biden also added that he will be requesting more money from Congress to continue future financial assistance to Ukraine. The renewed support from U.S. taxpayers comes as…


‘Kids Continue to Die Every Day’: Father Who Lost Son to Fentanyl Slams California Legislature’s Rejection of Bill to Punish Dealers

California lawmakers recently tried to take bold action to combat the growing fentanyl crisis by increasing the punishment for drug traffickers and sellers. However, according to an advocate, a bill that would have helped address the issue was “shot down” by the state Assembly’s Public Safety Committee on April 19. Jaime Puerta, a California resident…


China’s Top Oil Gaint Reportedly Plans to Exit Western Markets in Fear of Sanctions, Returning to Domestic IPOs

China is selling its oil fields in the United States, Canada, and Britain due to fear of Western sanctions, according to a recent Reuters report. Experts say Beijing’s over-reliance on U.S. markets and technologies could be fatal in the case of being sanctioned or losing its overseas assets. China’s top offshore oil and gas producer,…


China’s Top Oil Gaint Plans to Exit Western Markets in Fear of Sanctions, Returning to Domestic IPOs

China is selling its oil fields in the United States, Canada, and Britain due to fear of Western sanctions, according to a recent Reuters report. Experts say Beijing’s over-reliance on U.S. markets and technologies could be fatal in the case of being sanctioned or losing its overseas assets. China’s top offshore oil and gas producer,…


Djokovic Condemns Wimbledon Ban on Russian, Belarusian Players

World number one Novak Djokovic said Wimbledon’s decision to ban Russian and Belarusian players over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine is “crazy.” Wimbledon announced on Wednesday that it had barred all Russian and Belarusian players from this year’s championships due to the invasion, which Russia calls a “special operation.” The grasscourt Grand Slam is the first…


Book Review: ‘The Approaching Storm: Roosevelt, Wilson, Addams, and Their Clash Over America’s Future’

World War I continues to be studied on the merits of how it changed the global landscape: geographically, religiously, and economically. Not to mention how the peace that followed led to the most devastating war the world had ever witnessed, only 20 years after the most devastating war the world had ever witnessed. These studies…