Month: June 2022

January 6: The Clown Car Trial

The Jan. 6 Select Committee is underway and proving that investigations into former President Donald Trump are infinite and endless, but they aren’t the types of investigations that need to be taking place. In this political “witch hunt,” they aim to paint the former president as a traitor who destroyed his oath of office for…


Victorian Premier Dan Andrews Locks in New Cabinet

Victoria’s ministerial newcomers will be sworn in at Government House after being unveiled on the weekend as part of a cabinet reshuffle. Premier Daniel Andrews unveiled a new-look frontbench on Saturday and crowned a new deputy premier as the government gears up for the November state election. Transport Infrastructure Minister Jacinta Allan is James Merlino’s…


Vocational Subject Shake-Up in New South Wales Schools

Australian students in New South Wales (NSW) will soon be allowed to study as many vocational subjects as they like and still receive a tertiary ranking score, as teachers prepare a statewide strike over pay. Under the HSC overhaul, the category A and category B system for Vocational Education and Training subjects will be abolished….


WHO Determines Monkeypox Not an International Public Health Emergency ‘At Present’

The World Health Organization (WHO) has determined that the outbreak of monkeypox across multiple countries does not constitute a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) “at present,” according to WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and the International Health Response (IHR) Emergency Committee. In the meeting statement, released on June 25, the WHO determined that monkeypox…


Crypto Firm Harmony Hit by $100 Million Heist

LONDON—Crypto firm Harmony said on Friday that thieves stole around $100 million worth of digital coins from one of its key products, the latest in a string of cyber heists on a sector long targeted by hackers. Harmony develops blockchains for so-called decentralized finance—peer-to-peer sites that offer loans and other services without the traditional gatekeepers…


Trump Talks Energy, War, Illinois Primaries in New Interview

Former President Donald Trump criticized his successor’s energy policies, predicted rolling blackout and brownouts this summer, and warned of the potential for another world war in an interview with The Center Square. In a wide-ranging telephone interview on topics such as Illinois’ Tuesday primary, Chicago’s gun violence, record gas prices and more, Trump told The…


Prostate Inflammation: Causes, Symptoms, and Remedies

Prostatitis (prostate inflammation) causes painful urination, and urinary tract infections (UTIs) increase the risk of developing the condition. Prostatitis can be referred to as an infection of the prostate, but inflammation often occurs without a known infection. Roughly five to ten percent of prostatitis cases are caused by a bacterial infection, but luckily, it does not lead…


China’s Head of Police Replaced by Xi Jinping’s Close Ally

Zhao Kezhi, China’s highest-ranking official in charge of the police forces, has been officially replaced as minister of public security by Wang Xiaohong, a close ally of Xi Jinping, who is seeking to hold on to his position as Chinese Communist Party (CCP) head in the upcoming 20th National Congress. The announcement came on June 24. The…


Moral Tales for Children From McGuffey’s Readers: Bird Friends

This is the eighth instalment in our McGuffey Readers series, in which we reproduce some of the best moral tales from the classic 1800s schoolbooks that sold an estimated 122 million copies by 1960, the largest circulation of any book in the world next to the Bible and Webster’s Dictionary. McGuffey’s Readers played an important…


Inflation’s Other Causes

Commentary NEW YORK—The biggest economic news of the year, so far, has been inflation—the highest in 40 years—and the Federal Reserve’s (Fed’s) efforts to fight it. And while there have been lots of finger-pointing at causes—from President Joe Biden’s fossil fuel policies to the war in Ukraine—all of which are at least somewhat true—there are…