The oceans, forests, and jungles of our planet are the sources of our oldest medicines. Long before a trip to the drugstore could yield a bottle of tidy pills, medicines grew in the deepest, most fertile places on earth. And many of them grow there still, at least in the natural places that remain. Fungi…
Orange County Power Authority Reports $3 Million Operation Loss
May 6, 2022
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The Orange County Power Authority—the county’s first community choice energy program—released a report at a May 3 board meeting that showed a $3 million operating loss over a nine-month period, as the agency’s financial feasibility has been questioned since its launch. The power authority was created in November 2020 to provide greener energy to residents…
Do Not Use Insecticides Indiscriminately, Use These 4 Safety Precautions to Avoid Parkinson’s Disease
Insecticides are chemicals used to kill mosquitoes, ants, flies, fleas, and other insects. Will this substance that can kill mosquitoes be harmful to our body? Practicing the following four precautionary habits will give you peace of mind when using insecticides, as the weather warms and bugs start to fly. Many people are so frightened when…
April Jobs Headline Is Good, But Deeper Dive Disconcerting
May 6, 2022
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April jobs printed at 428,000 new jobs, above the consensus estimate of 380,000. The unemployment rate was 3.6 percent. The Labor Participation Rate was just 62.2 percent, down 20 basis points (bps, or 1/100th of a percentage point) from last month. February and March jobs were revised downward by 39,000 net jobs. The U6, which…
Afghanistan Watchdog Reports Widespread Organ Harvesting Amidst Famine
As the U.S. government diverts military equipment and humanitarian aid to Ukraine, the famine in Afghanistan has become so dire that some people are engaging in organ harvesting and human trafficking to survive, according to the latest quarterly report from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR). The April 30 SIGAR report said the number of people…
Afghanistan Watchdog Reports Widespread Organ Harvesting Amid Famine
As the U.S. government diverts military equipment and humanitarian aid to Ukraine, the famine in Afghanistan has become so dire that some people are engaging in organ harvesting and human trafficking to survive, according to the latest quarterly report from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR). The April 30 SIGAR report said the number of people…
Federal Trade Commission Proposes Frontier Communications Reimburse LA and Riverside Counties $8.5 Million
May 6, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) wants Frontier Communications to pay $8.5 million in civil penalties and costs to Los Angeles and Riverside counties, plus $250,000 that will be distributed to the internet provider’s California customers, according to a proposed order filed Thursday in Los Angeles. The move follows a 2021 lawsuit filed by the…
The Biggest Public Health Threat Is Not a Virus but a Weakened Immune System
A growing list of scientific studies have now shown that immunity following natural infection provides durable protection often far better than immunity following Covid-19 vaccination. Several governments focus on mandated vaccination. However natural immunity and a strong immune system are what are really needed to build full protection and a healthier population. In most Western countries, vulnerable…
Los Angeles Councilors Seek to Issue Emblem Placards to Licensed Cannabis Stores
May 6, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—As a measure to protect cannabis consumers from untested and unregulated products at unlicensed businesses, two Los Angeles City Councilors introduced a motion on May 4 aimed at implementing a county program that issues emblem placards to licensed cannabis businesses. Under the County of Los Angeles’s Emblem Program for Authorized Cannabis Stores, storefront and…
LA City Council Looks to Reduce LAPD Officers Working Civilian Jobs
May 6, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—With the Los Angeles Police Department’s (LAPD) sworn staffing below authorized levels, the city council on May 6 instructed the police department to report on the number of sworn officers performing civilian functions and include recommendations for how to minimize the number. The department currently has 9,375 sworn employees, despite authorization to have a…
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