Commentary Wall Street, we have a margin problem. Shares of Target (TGT) fell by 25 percent on Wednesday, May 18 as their margins shrank by the same amount. TGT margins collapsed due to higher input costs, overstocking, and overstaffing. So much for the mantra that stocks are a great hedge against inflation. In reality, inflation is…
Chicago’s Top Fungi Guy Is out to Save the World, One Beautiful Mushroom at a Time
By Lisa Shames From Chicago Tribune Chicago—Contrary to what his profession might lead you to believe, Joe Weber hasn’t always been obsessed with mushrooms. It’s not that he hated them either. Rather, while growing up in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, he didn’t think about mushrooms at all, beyond the rare occasion they would make an appearance…
Iran Building Collapse Kills 11 as Mayor and Others Detained
TEHRAN, Iran—Rescuers dug through debris Tuesday of a building collapse in southwestern Iran that killed at least 11 people, fearful that many more could still be trapped beneath the rubble as authorities arrested the city’s mayor in a widening probe of the disaster. The collapse Monday of an under-construction 10-story tower at the Metropol Building…
Theft of Intellectual Property
Commentary One thing is sure: Washington has failed utterly in protecting American intellectual property (IP) from Chinese stealing. That failure has spanned decades under both Republicans and Democrats. Another thing may not be sure, but it is highly likely: Under President Joe Biden, this sad pattern will remain in place. For almost 40 years, every…
About 76% of Homes in Quebec Back on the Grid After Powerful Weekend Storm
Quebec’s hydro utility says more than 130,000 customers are still without power after a powerful weekend storm uprooted trees and power lines across a large swath of the province. Hydro-Québec said today it deployed about 700 employees to restore power to customers and that 76 percent of affected clients are back on the grid. One…
Shanghai COVID Volunteers: Never Trust Shanghai Volunteer Agents
During the lockdown in Shanghai, a lot of the volunteers assisting in the pandemic prevention and control measures came from outside the city. Many of them were left on the street without shelter, while there were those who also contracted the virus because of poor hygiene practices in their temporary shelters. Most of them were…
Dan Albas Named Tory Finance Critic Following Incumbent Fast Stepping Down After Criticizing Poilievre
MP Dan Albas has been appointed as the Conservative Party’s finance critic after Ed Fast stepped down following his criticism of leadership candidate and fellow Tory MP Pierre Poilievre. “Dan and the entire Conservative team will continue to fight for common-sense solutions that provide relief to Canadians, leave more money in their pockets, and protects…
Search Continues for Texas Woman Accused in Cyclist’s Death
AUSTIN, Texas—The search continued Tuesday for a woman suspected in the fatal shooting of professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson at an Austin home. Wilson, 25, was found dead May 11, and Austin police issued a murder warrant for Kaitlin Marie Armstrong, 34, last week. Wilson, a competitive gravel and mountain bike racer and Vermont native,…
Quad Vows to Stand Up for Freedom and Democracy; 2020 Census: Major Miscounts in 14 States | NTD
Quad leaders vow to stand together for a free and open Indo-Pacific. President Joe Biden says it’s about democracy versus autocracy. Drownings and heat-related deaths are on the rise among illegal immigrants. Increasing numbers are venturing through harsh conditions to reach the United States. A recent report reveals that 14 states had significant miscounts in…
[PREMIERING 7:30PM ET] Yoram Hazony: Is Liberalism Failing? A Bold New Proposal to Combat Woke Ascendancy
This episode will premiere on Tues. May 24 at 7:30 p.m. ET. In the face of an ever more radical left, many on the right seem to have lost sight of what conservatism really is, says political theorist Yoram Hazony, chairman of the Edmund Burke Foundation, president of the Herzl Institute in Jerusalem, and…
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