Month: July 2022

5 Ways to Protect Yourself From Medicare Fraud

Medicare fraud is big business, and like most businesses, it has adapted to the new environment of the COVID-19 pandemic. “The public health emergency created an opportunity for fraudsters to modify and repurpose existing schemes,” a spokesperson for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, or CMS, said in an email. CMS has seen bad…


Jan. 6 Protester Caught on Camera Remarking About Shooting Nancy Pelosi Sentenced to 60 Days

A woman who took part in protests at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, has been sentenced to 60 days in jail, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Dawn Bancroft was charged with offenses related to entering and remaining in the U.S. Capitol Building during the protests, which have often been described by legacy…


‘A Happy Ending’: Woman Spots Wild Rabbit Hit by Car in the Middle of the Road, Stops and Saves His Life

When a woman from Nova Scotia, Canada, was driving to work and saw an injured rabbit in the middle of the road, she couldn’t bear the thought of leaving him to perish, thus she circled back. What then followed was a complicated rescue and a life saved. Jessica Dawn Fekeshazy, 30, was driving along Prospect…


How to Secure Your Water Supply for Emergencies

Amid food inflation and shortages perhaps even more important than stocking up on nonperishable foods is to make sure you have a supply of potable water. Many are so used to having running tap water on demand that they forget that source can vanish overnight. City water is typically pumped into a tall water tower….


Pro Racer and Taiwanese Celebrity Trapped in a Burning Tesla Car

On July 22, Taiwanese Pro Racer, beloved celebrity Jimmy Lin, and his son Jenson Lin were trapped inside a crashed Tesla car. Witnesses saw Lin’s car steer to the right abruptly before hitting a pedestrian island just before reaching a highway. By the time Jimmy Lin was pulled out of the flaming vehicle, he was…


Tesla on Fire: Pro Racer and Taiwanese Celebrity Trapped in a Burning Tesla Car

On July 22, Taiwanese Pro Racer, beloved celebrity Jimmy Lin, and his son Jenson Lin were trapped inside a crashed Tesla car. Witnesses saw Lin’s car steer to the right abruptly before hitting a pedestrian island just before reaching a highway. By the time Jimmy Lin was pulled out of the flaming vehicle, he was…


Giant Moth Befriends Woman and Entrusts Her With Unhatched Moth Babies

These gentle creatures helped her treasure the small things and focus on the beauty of life. (Video courtesy of Tala) …


Forecasting Economic Crises

Commentary Why have economic crises ‘sneaked up’ on us humans for so long? Sure, there have always been lonely voices warning about an approaching collapse, but they have usually been met with laughter and ridicule. Nothing is naturally more rewarding for a forecaster than earning the ability to say “I told you so” without ever…


Fertilizer Cargo From Russia Heads to US as Many Worry About Food Shortages

HOUSTON/WASHINGTON—A tanker carrying a liquid fertilizer product from Russia is about to arrive in the United States, sources and vessel tracking data showed in recent days, at a time of widespread worry that sky-high global fertilizer prices could lead to food shortages. President Joe Biden’s administration has not blacklisted Russian agricultural commodities, including fertilizers, in…


Target Puts the Squeeze on Suppliers After Inventories Pile Up

NEW YORK—Target Chief Executive Officer Brian Cornell pledged in a June blog post that the retailer would take necessary actions to adapt to a post-pandemic landscape, paring a record $15.1 billion in unsold merchandise. Behind the scenes, Target’s actions this summer include putting pressure on its vendors, asking them to pick up the tab for…