Month: June 2023

Canada Needs More Competition in Grocery Market, Watchdog Says

Canadians have only a few grocery giants from which to choose and that lack of competition means higher prices, lower product quality, and less choice, according to a new report by the Canadian Competition Bureau. The federal department released a grocery market study report, “Canada Needs More Grocery Competition,” on June 27, saying grocery prices…


Mining Industry Got Australia Through Economic Recessions, Pandemic: Liberal MP

Queensland Liberal MP Garth Hamilton has commended Australia’s mining sector for sustaining the nation’s economic prosperity during the 90s recession, the GFC, and more recently through the pandemic. This comes as federal Labor Treasurer Jim Chalmers said that Australia’s resources sector has been “a force for good.” Speaking with Sky News on June 26, Hamilton…


‘This Is Not a Normal Court’: Biden Reacts to Supreme Court’s Decision

President Joe Biden on Thursday responded to the Supreme Court’s decision to effectively end affirmative action in college admissions, criticizing the court for breaking with decades of precedent. “I strongly disagree with the court’s decision because affirmative action is so misunderstood,” Biden said at the White House before departing for New York. “Many people wrongly…


Inmate Dies in San Diego Sheriff’s Custody; 2nd in 3 Days

SAN DIEGO—A man became the second in-custody death in three days after he was found unresponsive in his jail cell and later died at the University of California–San Diego Medical Center, the Sheriff’s Department announced June 29. Pedro Junior Ornelas III, 27, died at the medical center around 10 a.m. on June 28, according to…


Johann Adolf Hasse: Sinfonia G minor Op.5, No.6 | Lusatian Baroque Ensemble

Baroque Palace Koenigshain July 9, 2022 5th Anniversary Concert: The Lusatian Baroque Ensemble (Lausitzer Barockensemble) “The Treasures of Saxony’s Baroque Music” Johann Adolf Hasse (1699-1783) Symphony in G minor Op.5, No.6 The Lusatian Baroque Ensemble: (Mateusz Janus, Kacper Szpot, Noemi Kuśnierz | baroque violin, Dominica Garncarz | viola, Szczepan Dembinski | baroque cello, Adam Rorat…


On Abortion, Republicans Should Look to Abraham Lincoln

Commentary With one year since the Dobbs decision, in which the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, how should we be thinking, as a nation, about this crucial issue? Commentary in the press is conveying that Dobbs was an unpopular decision and that it has strengthened sentiment in the country for legal abortion. Per Gallup,…


Rescuers Work for Hours to Free Worker From Collapsed Trench in La Jolla

SAN DIEGO—Emergency crews worked for more than five hours on June 28 to free a construction worker who wound up injured and precariously trapped in unstable dirt and debris following a trench collapse at a home-remodel site near La Jolla Shores Beach. The industrial accident in the 8400 block of El Paseo Grande took place…


Protect Wood Door With Proper Finish

Dear James: My wood front door is still in good condition. When I tried to refinish with a clear coat, it flaked off. What type of finish will last longer this time?—Wendy L. Dear Wendy: A properly stained and finished natural wood front door is beautiful and should remain that way for many years. Over…


California Climate Policies Only Empower China

Commentary California politicians and influencers like to boast how the state is “poised to become the world’s fourth biggest economy.” Yet they obviously remain ignorant about what’s really going on across the globe. Consider this story in the liberal-progressive Financial Times, hardly a bastion of conservatism: “China’s dominance of solar poses difficult choices for the…


Pentagon Holds Press Briefing (June 29)

Pentagon press secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder holds a media briefing at 2:30 p.m. ET on June 29. …