Month: May 2022

Chinese Vaccine and Testing Reagent Companies Recorded Explosive Profits Amid Lockdowns and Massive Mandatory Testing

The first quarter financial reports of COVID-19 vaccine and testing reagent manufacturers in China have shown explosive profits compared to the same period last year. China has experienced prolonged lockdowns and mandatory COVID-19 testing and vaccination nationwide since the outbreak of the pandemic. The Chinese regime’s top health body announced in April that China had…


COVID-19 Deaths This Winter Comparable to Pre-Pandemic Flu and Pneumonia Deaths: ONS

The number of winter deaths from COVID-19 in England and Wales has dropped to similar levels to those from flu and pneumonia before the pandemic, an official analysis shows. The analysis, published on Monday by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), shows that 11,636 deaths occurred from COVID-19 between December 2020 to March 2022, compared to the number…


CDC Concerned About Pace of Monkeypox ‘Developing Worldwide’ Among Gay and Bisexual Men

U.S. health officials are concerned about the pace monkeypox is “developing worldwide” and said they will launch an awareness effort targeting gay and bisexual men and their health care providers ahead of Pride Month starting next week. This comes as 200 Massachusetts health care workers are being monitored as contacts of the man who was…


Sales of New Homes Sink Over 16 Percent as High Prices, Rising Mortgage Rates Weigh on Buyers

New home sales in the United States fell over 16 percent from March to April, well below analysts’ forecasts as rising mortgage rates and high prices discouraged buyers from taking the plunge. New home sales tumbled 16.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 591,000 units last month, the lowest level since April 2020,…


Eco-Activists May Undermine Energy Security, Increase Emissions: UK Industry Body

Environmental activists could undermine the UK’s energy security, increase its reliance on foreign imports, and consequently increase emissions, Britain’s leading offshore energy body has warned. Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) said that protests and publicity stunts by climate activists may deter further oil and gas investment in UK waters, making the country increasingly dependent on other…


Land That I Love: Learning From the Voices of the Dead

Becca meets John at a backyard barbeque put together by mutual friends. They hit it off, finding common ground in movies they’ve enjoyed, and decide to get together for coffee. Over the next few weeks, they become friends, but after a while Becca realizes the attraction has deepened. She’s falling in love. The result? She…


Footballer Kurt Zouma Admits Animal Cruelty Charges After Cat-Kicking Video Went Viral

English Premier League footballer Kurt Zouma has admitted animal cruelty charges after a video taken by his brother of him kicking and hitting a cat went viral. West Ham defender Kurt Zouma, 27, pleaded guilty at Thames Magistrates Court in east London on Tuesday to two offences under the Animal Welfare Act of causing unnecessary…


Department of Justice Mistakenly Referred to During Opening of Trump–Russia Probe: FBI Agent

WASHINGTON—The investigation into claims of a secret communications channel between Donald Trump and Russia was not triggered by the Department of Justice (DOJ), despite the document memorializing the investigation stating it was, an FBI agent testified on May 24. The electronic communications on the probe, dated Sept. 23, 2016, say the FBI received a referral…


Democrats’ Latest Phony Inflation Scapegoat: Credit Cards

Commentary In this administration, it’s always someone else’s fault. Inflation is now the No. 1 concern of voters, so the White House first blamed COVID. Then Donald Trump’s tax cuts. Then Vladimir Putin. Then meatpackers and the poultry industry, Big Oil, and pharmaceutical companies. Now, Democrats have identified a new inflation scapegoat: plastic. Visa, Mastercard,…


MacKenzie Scott Gives $123 Million to Big Brothers Big Sisters

MacKenzie Scott gave $122.6 million to Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, the national youth-mentoring charity announced on Tuesday. The gift is the latest of several the billionaire writer has given to large  that carry out their missions through local chapters in neighborhoods throughout the country. With this latest donation, Scott has contributed a total…