When Benjamin Morrell dedicated his memoir to the Secretary of the United States Navy, he made a curious recommendation. The early 19th-century captain recommended that all long-voyage ships be provisioned with plenty of molasses and vinegar. Captain Morrell, though reputedly a teller of tall tales, certainly knew how to provision ships for success. His travels…
COVID-19 Can Make the Brain Age by 2 Decades; Here’s 1 Way to Reverse Aging
A new British study recently found that the original SARS-CoV-2 virus (i.e. Wuhan strain) can impair cognitive ability in a way equivalent to making the brain age by two decades. Currently, 67 percent of the world’s population has been vaccinated against the COVID-19 pandemic. Is it possible that the vaccines themselves can also cause aging…
White House Says It Doesn’t Matter Where Biden Got COVID-19
It doesn’t matter where President Joe Biden contracted COVID-19, according to the White House. “I don’t think that matters. Right? I think what matters is we prepared for this moment,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on July 21, shortly after it was announced Biden tested positive for the illness. An antigen test…
Bureaucratism: First Cousin of Socialism
Commentary Economists across the ideological spectrum largely, if not entirely, agree that the United States has a “mixed economy.” In other words, our economy operates somewhere between the polar extremes of the classical liberal free-market capitalism that prevailed during the early decades of our republic and socialism, under which the government directs economic production. One…
Venue Owner of Hongkongers’ Book Fair Cancels at Last Minute Due to Political Pressure
HongKongers’ Book Fair, scheduled to open on July 14, 2022, was canceled at the last minute. The venue’s landlord notified the organizer—Hillway Culture—through their property agent. The organizer of “Hongkongers’ Book Fair,” originally scheduled to launch on July 14, was kicked out of the venue by the landlord through the real estate agent. In a…
New York GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Lee Zeldin Attacked by Man Who ‘Tried to Stab’ Him During Campaign Stop
Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.), who is running against Democratic incumbent Kathy Hochul in the race for New York governor, was attacked by an unnamed man who allegedly tried to stab him during a campaign stop on July 21. The congressman was on stage at an event in Perinton, New York, and talking to campaign supporters when the…
Indian Tycoon Gautam Adani Surpasses Bill Gates as World’s Fourth Richest
Indian tycoon Gautam Adani has surpassed Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates to become the world’s fourth richest person, with a net worth of $115.5 billion, according to Forbes’ list of real-time billionaires. Adani’s ranking climbed after Gates announced last week that he would donate $20 billion to his philanthropic organization, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation,…
Frequent Urination at Night Affecting Your Sleep Quality: 8 Major Causes and Treatments
Do you often get up in the middle of the night to use the restroom? Frequent urination at night, or nocturia, will affect your quality of sleep. It will not only make you languid the next day, but will also create health problems for you in the long run. If you get up more than…
Spain Confirms Case of Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever
MADRID—A middle-aged man has been admitted to hospital in Spain’s Castile and Leon region after being diagnosed with Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF), authorities said on Thursday. The disease, which has a fatality rate between 10n percent and 40 percent according to the World Health Organization (WHO), was first detected in Crimea in 1944. It is…
Former NFL Player Dies at 35 After Suffering Cardiac Arrest ‘While on a Run’: Family
A former Notre Dame Fighting Irish football star who also played in the NFL with the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent died last week, according to his family. He was 35. Paul Duncan’s wife, Ellen, confirmed in a July 16 statement on social media that her late husband’s heart suddenly stopped beating on July 15…
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