Month: June 2023

You Are Being Scammed

June 28, 2023
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Commentary Even in good economic times, scams, rackets, and cons always threaten regular people. But in bad economic times such as our own, they swarm around us like never before. These days, it’s extremely difficult to tell real from fake. Even for sophisticated people who believe themselves to be beyond this, there is always a…

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Banks Have Questions to Answer Over Interest Rate Rises for Savers, Says Minister

June 28, 2023
Business & Marketseconomyinflationinterest ratesJeremy HuntUKWorld
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Banks have questions to answer about how quickly they have been passing on interest rate rises to savers, a Cabinet minister has said. Last week, the Bank of England raised interest rates from 4.5 to 5 percent, a level last seen in April 2008. It was the 13th consecutive rate increase in 18 months, putting…

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What Could Be in Store for Canadian Home Prices

June 28, 2023
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Canada’s housing market has good reason to be rising despite 4.5 percentage points of Bank of Canada interest rate hikes since March last year. But policy-makers are taking steps to contain risks stemming from the housing market and analysts expect prices to start dropping. “I’m pretty sure the Bank of Canada is not happy seeing…

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Oil Prices Gain 2 Percent on Big Decline in US Crude Storage

June 28, 2023
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NEW YORK—Oil prices rose about 2 percent on Wednesday as a bigger-than-expected drop in U.S. crude stockpiles offset worries that further interest rate hikes could slow economic growth and reduce global oil demand. Brent futures were up $1.31, or 1.8 percent, to $73.57 a barrel at 11:15 a.m. EDT (1515 GMT), while U.S. West Texas…

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Paul Rickard Wins Republican Primary for Mount Hope Supervisor

June 28, 2023
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Paul Rickard, a former police chief and director of Hope Not Handcuffs, won the Republican primary for Mount Hope supervisor by a 2:1 margin on June 27. Rickard got 248 votes, compared to 124 votes for the incumbent supervisor, Matthew Howell. The vote tally includes ballots from the early voting period and election day; absentee…

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Biden and RFK Jr. to Pitch Competing Visions in Chicago

June 28, 2023
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President Joe Biden and Democratic presidential primary challenger Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will share their competing visions for America in Chicago on June 28, less than 14 months before the Democratic National Convention here will determine the party’s 2024 nominee. Saddled with low approval ratings and questions about his age and fitness, Biden this week…

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NEWS ANALYSIS: Americans Believe Free Speech Is Eroding in America, Recent Poll Finds

June 28, 2023
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If you believe the constitutional right to free speech has been curtailed in America, you are not alone. A poll conducted in June by the Commonwealth Foundation in Pennsylvania found that most people—56 percent of respondents—feel the right to free speech is more restricted than it was 10 years ago, and 41 percent said they…

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US Supreme Court Turns Away Case on Charter School’s Mandatory Skirts for Girls

June 28, 2023
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The U.S. Supreme Court on June 26 declined to hear the defense by a North Carolina public charter school that was blocked from requiring female students to wear skirts in school. The justices turned away an appeal from the Charter Day School in Leland, North Carolina, and left in place a decision by a lower…

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Pharmacist Convicted of Stealing, Selling COVID Vaccination Cards Online

June 28, 2023
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A former pharmacist in Chicago was found guilty in federal court on June 23 for stealing and selling authentic COVID-19 vaccination cards on eBay. Zhao Tangang, 36, stole COVID-19 vaccination cards from the pharmacy where he worked and sold them online. The cards were issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). During…

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NTD News Today (June 28): Former Marine Pleads Not Guilty in Jordan Neely Death; Trump Sues E. Jean Carroll for Defamation

June 28, 2023
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Former Marine Daniel Penny has pleaded not guilty in the killing of Jordan Neely on a New York subway train. Video footage shows him putting the homeless man, who was acting erratically, in a chokehold. Offshore wind farms could negatively affect American military operations along the coasts. Some lawmakers are calling for an investigation. Former…

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