On July 13, 2022, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reported a recent investigation of a listeria outbreak. The incident began when Big Olaf Creamery in Florida was contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes during the production of its ice cream, and the company recalled all of its ice cream after the incident. The incident caused cases…
Epoch Booklist: Recommended Reading for July 29–Aug. 4
This week, we feature military and war-related selections: the gripping memoir of a Royal Air Force (RAF) pilot and a biography of an enigmatic “Band of Brothers” hero. Fiction We Need Our Heroes ‘Rising Tiger’ By Brad Thor An American agent is assassinated in Rajasthan, India. An Indian Air Force helicopter is downed. The threat…
Health Care Workers Who Sued Over COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Win $10 Million Settlement
July 29, 2022
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A group of health care workers who sued their hospital over a COVID-19 vaccine mandate are slated to receive $10 million, according to a settlement agreement filed on July 29. About a dozen workers at the NorthShore University HealthSystem in Illinois lodged the suit in October 2021, arguing that the facility was illegally not granting religious…
Eurozone Growth, Inflation Accelerate, but Recession Looms Later in Year
BRUSSELS/FRANKFURT—The eurozone economy grew much faster than expected in the second quarter, but economists said it might be the economy’s last hurrah before ever-higher inflation and supply chain problems cause a mild recession in the second half of the year. The stronger growth came despite stagnation in the bloc’s biggest economy Germany, where high inflation…
University of Toronto Mandates COVID Booster Shot for In-Residence Students This Fall
The University of Toronto (U of T) has mandated a COVID-19 booster requirement for all students and employees who will be living in residence during the 2022-23 academic year. “Students living in residences this fall will be required to have a primary series of a COVID-19 vaccine and at least one booster dose before moving…
EndCCP Tour of United States Shares Call for ‘No More Communism’
The fourth “EndCCP Tour of America” kicked off July 23 from New York. A team of about 50 volunteers started their journey across America in 15 cars. The 3-week tour will reach major metro areas and tourist sites in about 20 states, according to the organizer. The EndCCP Tour, sponsored by the New York-based Global…
EndCCP Tour of America Inspires and Awakens With a Call for ‘No More Communism’
The fourth “EndCCP Tour of America” kicked off July 23 from New York. A team of about 50 volunteers started their journey across America in 15 cars. The 3-week tour will reach major metro areas and tourist sites in about 20 states, according to the organizer. The EndCCP Tour, sponsored by the New York-based Global…
Amazon Sets Off Alarm Bells With ‘Dangerous’ $3.9 Billion Bid to Buy Healthcare Chain
In a move described by some political figures and privacy advocates as “dangerous,” Amazon said it agreed to a $3.9 billion all-cash deal to buy One Medical, a San Francisco-based private health services provider. If completed, the deal will give Amazon access to One Medical’s 188 primary care practices and its 767,000 members, who pay approximately $200 in concierge…
Malaysia Passes ‘Historic’ Party-Hopping Ban to Put an End to Political Defection in Parliament
The lower house of the Malaysian Parliament passed a bill on Thursday to prevent members of parliament (MPs) from “jumping” or switching parties in the middle of their terms in a bid to curb political defection. So-called “party hopping” contributed to the downfall of the former Pakatan Harapan government in 2020. The proposed bill was…
Swiss National Bank Posts Record First-Half Loss, Says No Policy Impact
ZURICH—The Swiss National Bank reported a first-half loss of 95.2 billion Swiss francs ($100.08 billion) on Friday, the biggest six-month loss since the central bank was founded in 1907. Stock market declines, falling bond prices, and the franc’s appreciation severely dented the value of its massive foreign currency holdings. The SNB reported a second-quarter loss…
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