The House Jan. 6 panel said that the Secret Service failed to deliver subpoenaed text messages from Jan. 5 and Jan. 6 which the panel said had been “erased.” However, the Secret Service has denied the charge, saying that the missing texts are accounted for by standard agency policy not to discuss security situations over…
Secret Service Denies Charges it Failed to Deliver ‘Erased’ Texts from January 6 to House Panel
Closing Prices for Crude Oil, Gold and Other Commodities (July 20)
Benchmark U.S. crude oil for August delivery fell $1.96 to $102.26 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude for September delivery fell 43 cents to $106.92 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for August delivery fell 3 cents to $3.28 a gallon. August heating oil fell 2 cents to $3.60 a gallon. August natural gas rose 74 cents to…
Why Is China Shunning Solar Energy?
Commentary Solar is the future, we’re told. It’s risk-free, we’re assured. But it’s not. Solar energy is inefficient. It’s also costly, not just financially but also environmentally. The world is in the midst of a food security crisis. Now, in an effort to combat this escalating crisis, China, the most populated country in the world,…
White House Holds Off on Declaring ‘Climate Emergency’
The White House this week responded to reports claiming President Joe Biden will soon declare a so-called “climate emergency” by saying that it won’t happen this week. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters that the administration has not ruled out issuing such a declaration in the future. That would allow the president to…
Inflation ‘Episodic’ and Fossil Fuels Are Never Going Away: Billionaire Investor
Charlie Munger, the vice chairman of Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway, is not particularly worried about inflation, and believes people will be using fossil fuels for a long time. Inflation is “always with us in an episodic way,” Munger said in an interview published by the Australian Financial Review on July 12. “That’s what modernity causes….
Karen Bass Endorsed by Sen. Elizabeth Warren and LA Labor Union
July 20, 2022
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Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) received two new endorsements this week in her bid to become Los Angeles’s new mayor. She will go head-to-head with real estate businessman Rick Caruso in the November General Election. Late Monday evening, the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor—the largest labor union in LA—endorsed Bass. The union has more than…
Garcetti Appoints New City Engineer
July 20, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Ted Allen, who has worked in the city’s engineering department for nearly three decades, was appointed Los Angeles’ new city engineer and executive director of the Bureau of Engineering July 20 by Mayor Eric Garcetti. If confirmed by the city council, Allen will replace Gary Lee Moore, the second-longest serving city engineer in Los…
Turpin Siblings Take on County, Foster Care Agency in Negligence Lawsuit
July 20, 2022
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LONG BEACH, Calif.—Six of the 13 children victimized in Riverside County’s most notorious parental child abuse case filed a lawsuit July 20 against the county and a Long Beach-based foster care agency for placing them in another allegedly abusive household, where their attorneys say they were subjected to sexual assaults, psychological torment, and other offenses….
Cost of Building New Homes in Toronto to Rise After City Council Hikes Development Fees
Toronto residents looking to rent or own a new home will face higher expenses after city council voted this week to significantly increase development charges, which will potentially add tens of thousands of dollars to the cost of building new homes. Development charges are one-time fees collected by municipalities when a building permit is issued and…
The South Pacific: A War to Start All Wars?
Commentary China has intensified its strategic onslaught into the South Pacific since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war in February 2022. Despite the theoretical strategic advantage of the AUKUS alliance of Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, momentum in the Indo-Pacific has begun to move in favor of Beijing and away from Washington…
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