Month: January 2023

Paul Pelosi Hammer Attack Footage to Be Released to the Public

A San Francisco judge has ordered that evidence relating to the attack on Paul Pelosi must be released to the public, including police body camera footage that was reportedly played in court and showed the suspect striking Pelosi with a hammer. The San Francisco District Attorney’s Office must release the 911 audio calls, home surveillance…


Dollar Skulks at 8-Month Low, Central Bank Meetings in Focus

SINGAPORE/LONDON—The dollar fell to an eight-month low against its peers on Thursday, as a gloomy U.S. corporate earnings season stoked recession fears ahead of a slew of central bank meetings next week The euro squeezed its way to a new nine-month high of $1.09295 and was last just below that level, little changed on the…


NTD Good Morning (Jan. 26): Alleged Pfizer Exec. Says Company Intentionally Mutating Virus to Create Vaccines; Meta Restores Trump

An alleged Pfizer executive said that the company is intentionally mutating the COVID-19 virus in a lab to create vaccines for possible future variants, according to an undercover video. The suspect in the Half Moon Bay killings was charged on Jan. 25. Prosecutors said that special circumstances may warrant the death sentence, even though California…


NTD Good Morning (Jan. 26): Alleged Pfizer Exec. Says Co. Intentionally Mutating Virus to Create Vaccines; Meta Restores Trump

An alleged Pfizer Executive says the company is intentionally mutating the Covid virus in a lab, to create vaccines for possible future variants. That’s according to an undercover video. The suspect in the Half Moon Bay killings was charged on Jan. 25. Prosecutors say special circumstances may warrant the death sentence. Even though California Governor Gavin Newsom put…


Oil Prices Firm on China Demand Optimism

LONDON—Oil prices rose 1 percent on Thursday on expectations that demand will strengthen as top oil importer China reopens its economy and on news U.S. crude inventories have risen less than expected. Brent crude futures rose 78 cents, or 0.9 percent, to $86.90 a barrel by 1046 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures…


25 People Charged in Fake Nursing Diploma Operation After Multi-State Law Enforcement Action

Around 25 people have been charged for their roles in a huge coordinated scheme to sell false and fraudulent nursing degree diplomas and transcripts to aspiring nurses, the Department of Health and Human Services’s Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) announced on Jan. 25. HHS-OIG and its law enforcement partners conducted a “multi-state coordinated law enforcement action”…


Hopes of Slowdown in Rate Hikes Bolster Shares Ahead of US GDP

LONDON—Stocks firmed on Thursday as investors bet that central banks meeting next week will signal a slowdown or even a pause in interest rate hikes for later in the year to make recession less likely and ease pressure on corporate earnings. Oil prices were steady after U.S. crude stocks rose less than expected, while gold…


Tesla Posts Record Profit Despite Slashing Prices Amid Waning Demand

Tesla posted record profits and revenues for 2022, despite slashing prices on a number of its electric vehicles in a bid to bolster sales as the auto industry faces waning demand. The electric vehicle maker posted (pdf) $24.32 billion in revenue for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, up 37 percent year-over-year from $17.7 billion in the same…


Photos: Dad Spends 13 Years Transforming His Backyard Into a Traditional Japanese Garden

A British dad of two spent 13 years transforming his barren backyard at his terraced city home into an incredible Japanese garden. Martin Fitton, 54, from Brislington, Bristol, fell in love with Japanese gardens after first visiting one on holiday in Dorset back in 2009 and immediately set about creating his own at home. Over…


Could Natural Medicine Save the Health Care System?

Looking for a bargain? You won’t find it in health care. Particularly in the United States, where Americans spend more each year, but somehow have less to show for it. According to a report from the Commonwealth Fund in early 2020, the United States spent nearly twice as much on health care as other wealthy…