Month: June 2022

Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus Detected in London Sewage Samples

The UK’s health authorities on Wednesday called on parents to have their children updated on polio vaccines as they investigate a possible outbreak of the disease. The UK Heath Security Agency (UKHSA) said several closely-related polioviruses were found in sewage samples taken between February and May from the London Beckton Sewage Treatment Works, which serves around…


Install a Whole House Fan

To lower the use and expense of air conditioning a home in the dog days of summer, consider installing a whole house fan to cool it down. The fan, usually installed on the second floor in the ceiling, is designed to pull air through open windows and doors and exhaust it out through the attic…


Supreme Court Defies Tax-Hungry Biden Administration, Agrees to Hear Appeal Against Massive IRS Fines

The Supreme Court agreed on June 21 to hear an appeal from a Romanian-American businessman who was fined $50,000 for failing to file tax forms on time, but whose penalty ballooned to $2.72 million when an appeals court ruled the fine should be imposed based on the number of bank accounts he held, instead of…


Murder Conviction Overturned in Georgia Hot Car Death Case

ATLANTA—Georgia’s highest court on Wednesday overturned the murder and child cruelty convictions against a man whose toddler son died after he left him in a hot car for hours, saying the jury saw evidence that was “extremely and unfairly prejudicial.” Justin Ross Harris, 41, was convicted in November 2016 on eight counts including malice murder…


Chipotle-Rubbed Beer Can Chicken

Summer is officially here which, for many people, means it’s time to fire up the grill. And while the star of the cookout is usually a perfect grilled steak, this creative chipotle-rubbed beer can chicken recipe will show you why that’s not the case this year. It’s no secret that chicken is often reserved for easy weeknight…


Oxford College ‘Misled’ Students Over Account of Events Leading to Christian Group Ban

An investigation has disproved allegations against the Christian group the Wilberforce Academy after a joint campaign by the Free Speech Union and Christian Concern. Last year, Worcester College was accused of “cancel culture” after it apologised to students for the “distress caused” after it hosted a Christian Concern training camp called the Wilberforce Academy while…


Biden to Urge Congress for Gas Tax Suspension; Senate Advances Gun Control Bill

More than 1000 people died in a powerful earthquake in Afghanistan. At least 600 more were injured. It was the country’s deadliest earthquake in 20 years. One Trump-endorsed candidate wins, and two lose in primary runoff elections in Alabama and Georgia on Tuesday. Find out who’s moving on to the general elections in November. The…


Powell Says Recession ‘Certainly a Possibility’ as Fed Is Determined to Hike Rates to Tame Inflation

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified in Congress on Wednesday that the central bank remains determined to keep hiking interest rates high enough to cool the red-hot inflation, acknowledging that recession is “certainly a possibility” but insisting the American economy is robust enough to withstand tighter financial conditions. With decades-high inflation running “well above” the…


Powell Says Recession ‘Certainly a Possibility’ as Fed Determined to Hike Rates to Tame Inflation

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified in Congress on Wednesday that the central bank remains determined to keep hiking interest rates high enough to cool red-hot inflation, acknowledging that recession is “certainly a possibility” but insisting the American economy is robust enough to withstand tighter financial conditions. With decades-high inflation running “well above” the Fed’s…


Fed’s Powell ‘Strongly Committed’ to Hiking Rates to Tame Inflation, Says Recession ‘Certainly a Possibility’

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified in Congress on Wednesday that the central bank remains determined to keep hiking interest rates high enough to cool red-hot inflation, acknowledging that recession is “certainly a possibility” but insisting the American economy is robust enough to withstand tighter financial conditions. With decades-high inflation running “well above” the Fed’s…