Month: June 2022

Biden: Drivers Must Pay More for Gas ‘As Long as It Takes’ to End Russia War

President Joe Biden on Thursday said that American motorists should expect to pay elevated prices for gasoline until the Russia–Ukraine war is over. In a press conference following the NATO summit in Madrid, Biden was questioned about how long people should pay higher gas prices. “How long is it fair to expect American drivers and…


Summer Shrub Color

Q: My landscape is boring! It needs color in the summer, especially in July and August. I don’t want annual flowers that have to be replanted. There are summer flower beds with a few roses, but I think there should be taller flowers as well. What other shrubs bloom during this time of year? I…


Electric Vehicles Have ‘Embarrassing’ Number of Quality Issues Compared to Combustion Engines: 2022 Study

Battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) have turned out to have more problems than internal combustion engines (ICE), according to a new study by data analysis and advisory firm J.D. Power. While ICE vehicles averaged 175 problems per 100 vehicles (PP100), this jumped to 239 among PHEVs and 240 among BEVs, a June…


UK Defence Spending to Rise to 2.5 Percent of GDP by the End of This Decade: Johnson

Britain will increasing its defence spending to 2.5 percent of GDP by the end of the decade, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced. The pledge could amount to an extra £55.1 billion ($67 billion) cumulatively over the rest of the decade in order to reach the 2.5 percent goal in 2030, based on forecasts of…


Over 40 Percent of Homes See Prices Drop in Multiple Local Housing Markets

With home sellers realizing that buyers are no longer able to afford houses at current prices and mortgage rates, they are adjusting expectations and prices are dropping in multiple housing markets across the United States, according to real estate brokerage Redfin. In Provo, Utah, 47.8 percent of homes for sale saw prices go down in…


SCOTUS Limits EPA’s Power to Curb Emissions; SCOTUS Allows ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy to End | NTD News Today

Four men have been charged in connection to the deaths of 53 suspected illegal immigrants. Two of them facing life in prison or the death penalty if convicted. Fed chair Jerome Powell warning that economic growth will likely slow, while a new poll finds that Americans are more and more pessimistic about the economy, including…


China’s Surge in Foreclosures Could Collapse Housing Market: Expert

In recent days, a post saying mainland China has more than 10 million foreclosed homes has caused a stir on social media. Official data shows a sharp surge in foreclosures in recent years. Experts have pointed out that this indicates the possibility of a housing market collapse and a financial crisis for local governments. On…


Interesting Phenomena in Shanghai As Lockdown Eases Up

Although the lockdown measures in Shanghai are easing, residents are experiencing some distinct phenomena as the city is not yet back to normal. Secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee Li Qiang declared “victory in the battle to protect the big Shanghai,” at the once-every-five-year municipal CCP representatives meeting on June 25. The so-called “victory”…


Former SNP MP Who ‘Betrayed Trust’ Jailed for 2 Years for Stealing £25,000

A former MP with the Scottish National Party has been jailed for two years for embezzling £25,000 ($30,350) from the SNP and the Women For Independence (WFI) pressure group. Natalie McGarry, 40, was convicted of embezzlement last month following a retrial at Glasgow Sheriff Court. In the May 2015 general election she unseated the Labour…


Drugs With High Abuse Potential Six Times More Likely to Be Approved for Pain Medication, Study Finds

A study has found that drugs with high abuse potential are around six times more likely to be approved as compared to drugs with low abuse potential for pain medications. “The probability of successful development programs was 27.8 percent for high abuse potential compounds and 4.7 percent for low abuse potential compounds,” the authors wrote…