Month: July 2022

Inflation Hits NYC’s Bodega Favorite: Bacon, Egg, and Cheese

July 28, 2022
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NEW YORK—Ah, the bacon, egg, and cheese. The classic bodega breakfast sandwich is a staple in many a New Yorker’s diet. It’s easy to make, easy to eat on the go and cheap—although not as cheap as it used to be. To keep up with today’s levels of inflation due to the pandemic and Russia’s…

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BioNTech, Pfizer Sue CureVac in US Over COVID-19 Vaccine Patent Claims

July 28, 2022
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FRANKFURT—COVID-19 vaccine maker BioNTech said on Tuesday that it and partner Pfizer have filed a complaint with the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts, seeking a judgment that they did not infringe U.S. patents held by rival CureVac. The lawsuit, filed Monday, said CureVac is trying to profit from the success of BioNTech and Pfizer’s COVID-19…

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Facebook Parent Company Meta’s Q2 Revenue Falls to $28.8 Billion

July 28, 2022
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Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp, on Wednesday posted its second quarter results reporting a year-over-year revenue fall. Total revenues for the social media and tech company were $28.82 billion, a 1 percent drop from $29.07 reported for the second quarter of 2021. Meta, which describes itself as a business that…

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Big Pink Diamond Discovered in Angola, Largest in 300 Years

July 28, 2022
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JOHANNESBURG—A big pink diamond of 170 carats has been discovered in Angola and is claimed to be the largest such gemstone found in 300 years. Called the “Lulo Rose,” the diamond was found at the Lulo alluvial diamond mine, the mine’s owner, the Lucapa Diamond Company, announced Wednesday on its website. “Only one in 10,000…

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Ted Cruz Slams Biden Admin for Ignoring ‘Narco Slave Trade’ in Graphic Video

July 27, 2022
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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released a graphic video on July 26 highlighting what was happening at the southern border of the United States over what he called “narco slavery trade.” “These children come in, in debt to vicious cartels, thousands and thousands of dollars,” Cruz said in the footage, with clips showing migrants, with many…

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Take GDP with a ‘Grain of Salt’, Says Fed Chair Jerome Powell

July 27, 2022
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell thinks it would be prudent to take the preliminary reading of the second-quarter gross domestic product numbers with a “grain of salt.”   In a post-Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) press conference Wednesday, Powell told reporters that there should not be too much concentration on the initial GDP print since…

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South Korean Series to Be “Made in Australia”

July 27, 2022
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Queensland’s iconic beaches, the Great Barrier Reef, and island escapes will be on the bucket list of millions of people in South Korea as one of the Asian nation’s biggest broadcast stations is set to produce a new TV series in Queensland later this year. Titled ‘Bucket List Travel to Australia’, the show will follow…

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EXCLUSIVE: Foreign Company With Troubled Past Buys Into Massive Midwest Carbon Capture Project

July 27, 2022
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Midwest landowners fighting the construction of a 2,000-mile web of carbon-capture pipelines are upset to learn that the company seeking easements on their lands is funded by foreign investors, including at least one with a troubling history. Summit Carbon Solutions aims to build a pipeline through hundreds of farms and other private properties in Iowa,…

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Foreign Company With Troubled Past Buys Into Massive Midwest Carbon Capture Project

July 27, 2022
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Midwest landowners fighting the construction of a 2,000-mile web of carbon-capture pipelines are upset to learn that the company seeking easements on their lands is funded by foreign investors, including at least one with a troubling history. Summit Carbon Solutions aims to build a pipeline through hundreds of farms and other private properties in Iowa,…

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The Brazilian Judiciary’s Encroachment on Individual Rights

July 27, 2022
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Commentary To protect the fundamental rights of Brazilians, President Jair Bolsonaro announced the lifting of public health measures that were still in place in the country in April, with the health minister, Marcelo Queiroga,  putting an end to such measures after signing a decree on April 22. But the fact is that the president could…

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