Month: September 2022

Israeli Officials Were Warned to Present COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Data Carefully to Avoid Lawsuits

An expert hired by Israel’s government to help analyze COVID-19 vaccine adverse event reports warned officials in a closed-door meeting to carefully present the data to the public because of litigation concerns, according to leaked video of the meeting. Dr. Mati Berkovitch, the expert, said that the phenomenon of rechallenge found by the team turned…


Inflation Hits Record 10 Percent in 19 EU Countries Using Euro

FRANKFURT, Germany—Inflation in the European countries using the euro currency has broken into double digits as prices for electricity and natural gas soar, signaling a looming winter recession for one of the globe’s major economies as higher prices undermine consumers’ spending power. Consumer prices in the 19-country eurozone rose a record 10 percent in September…


[Premiering 10:30 AM ET] The ‘Black Pill’ of Hopelessness Is a Deception: David Azerrad

The so-called “black pill” of hopelessness and nihilism is a dangerous deception of the realities of current political changes, according to David Azerrad, research fellow at Hillsdale College’s Van Andel Graduate School of Government in Washington. We speak with Azerrad about how extreme politics are failing, how the radical left is losing its “true believers,”…


Hurricane Ian Heads for Carolinas After Pounding Florida

CHARLESTON, S.C.—A revived Hurricane Ian set its sights on South Carolina’s coast Friday and the historic city of Charleston, with forecasters predicting a storm surge and floods after the megastorm caused catastrophic damage in Florida and left people trapped in their homes. With all of South Carolina’s coast under a hurricane warning, a steady stream…


9 House Republicans Vote Against Bill Requiring Background Checks to Small Business Programs Exploited by China

Nine House Republicans voted on Sept. 29 against passing a bill that would require federal agencies to do background checks on companies that are seeking government funds through small business programs while having ties to foreign nations deemed a national security risk, including China. The bill is titled the SBIR and STTR Extension Act and passed Thursday in…


Colleges Must Drop Vaccine Mandates

Commentary A handful of colleges have recently announced they will require students to get the new COVID-19 bivalent booster shot. Harvard University and Smith College are both requiring students to take the bivalent booster but not faculty and staff. Tufts is mandating the bivalent booster for everyone, and for the first time ever, mandating the…


Planned Parenthood Doctor Testifies Men Can Get Pregnant: ‘This Is Medicine’

A Planned Parenthood doctor affirmed at a Sept. 29 House hearing that men can get pregnant and have babies. The hearing at House Oversight and Reform Committee was called by Democrats to examine the effects of abortion restrictions. In response to a question from Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.) Dr. Bhavik Kumar, medical director for primary…


Most CFOs Believe Inflation Will Get Worse Before It Gets Better: Survey

The majority of chief financial officers at top companies believe inflation is set to get worse in the United States, with nearly 20 percent stating the country is already in a recession. The CNBC CFO Council quarterly survey was conducted among 21 chief financial officers at major organizations between Sept. 12 and 27. Members of the council…


Pill Shortage Impacts Productivity: ‘People Unable to Focus’

Countless people depend on the powerful stimulant Adderall to get through their day, but when supply chain shortages interfere with access, they’re left in despair. STORY AT-A-GLANCE A labor shortage at Teva Pharmaceuticals, the top supplier of Adderall and its generic counterpart to the U.S., kicked off a shortage of the popular drug People from…


Euro Falls After Inflation Data but Heads for Weekly Gain

LONDON—The euro dropped on Friday after inflation in the eurozone hit a record high, but headed for a weekly gain on hawkish signals from the European Central Bank as some calm returned to foreign exchange markets at the end of a wild week. Sterling was also lower as end-of-quarter demand boosted the dollar, but was…