From Jenna Orkin

Siberia’s ‘gateway to the underworld’ grows as record heat wave thaws permafrost

Herman Cain dies from coronavirus

3 Months Of Hell: U.S. Economy Drops 32.9%, In Worst GDP Report Ever

Lawmakers From Both Sides Take Aim at Big Tech Executives

US to withdraw troops from Germany, sending 6,400 home and 5,400 to other countries, under shakeup sought by Trump

Towards a great forest transition - part 1

What the heroin industry can teach us about solar power

"Wobbly" Markets Tread Water Ahead Of FOMC As Asian Covid Cases Surge

 

California, Texas, Florida Suffer Record Jump In COVID-19 Deaths; New Jersey, Rhode Island "Pause" Reopening: Live Updates

Gold Hits Record High, Yields Hit Record Lows After Powell Promise-Fest

Chinese Banks Bar Clients From Buying Precious Metals

Jeff Bezos folds under questioning on SPLC-designated extremist groups

Newly-released emails reveal how Google hoped to pay $50 million for YouTube in 2006, and why it ended up paying $1.65 billion

Dr. Fauci Says People Should "Probably Use Eye Shields" To Protect Against COVID-19

5 new uses for empty malls decimated by the retail apocalypse and COVID-19, from health clinics to homeless shelters

An image that speaks volumes.

The US and Brazil account for 7% of the world population — but they have nearly 40% of all coronavirus cases

Harvard Prof Charged With False Statements, Failing To Report Income From Wuhan University Of Technology

Reopening a college right now is harder than ending the Cold War

Texas A&M's president told The Wall Street Journal that reopening is harder than the plan to unify East and West Germany — which he helped create.

From Jenna Orkin

The hunt for the origins of SARS-CoV-2 will look beyond China

Countries Where You Can Buy Citizenship

Dogs can sniff out COVID-19 with 94 percent accuracy, study says

Huge fleet of 260 Chinese fishing ships is discovered off the Galapagos Islands sparking fears they will 'suck the life' from the unique marine eco-system

The CEOs of Apple, Google, Facebook, and Amazon are set to testify before Congress in a historic antitrust hearing. Here's what's at stake for each company.

Peter Thiel, Trump's biggest supporter in Silicon Valley, is reportedly pumping nearly $1 million into a US Senate race in Kansas as he seeks new allies in Congress

Chain restaurants including McDonald's and Starbucks are permanently closing over 1500 total locations during the pandemic. Here's the full list of chains.

A San Francisco couple held a secret wedding against city rules. Then they tested positive for the coronavirus.

At least 10 attendees, including the newlywed couple, tested positive for the coronavirus, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.

Europe's last dictator got COVID-19 after telling people they could avoid it by drinking vodka and going to the sauna

Victoria's Secret's parent company is laying off 850 employees

Amazon said it would spend all $4 billion of its Q2 profits on COVID-19 responses. Wall Street still expects a profitable quarter.

From Jenna Orkin

US Military Flies Record Number of Planes Near China’s Coast in July

Why Marxist Organizations Like BLM Seek to Overthrow the Nuclear Family

Teacher’s Union Authorizes Strikes Over School Safety

OPINION The Key to Defeating COVID-19 Already Exists. We Need to Start Using It | 

Former Malaysian PM Guilty On All Counts In Sweeping 1MDB Corruption Case; Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison

 

Unexpectedly Ugly, Record Large 2Y Auction Prices At New All Time Low Yield

Mold from Chernobyl seems to feed on radiation, and new research suggests it could help protect astronauts in space

Gold closes at record high for 2nd consecutive trading day as worries about dollar, economy mount

A $59.1 billion Swiss bank sold half its gold holding, even as the precious metal breaks to new record highs

The US Mint is slowing down how many gold coins it makes because of the coronavirus pandemic

Right. Because of Covid. Uh huh.

Gunman kills 2 women outside a Family Dollar as dollar stores continue to suffer from a plague of violence

1. Boris Johnson says Europe is being hit by second COVID-19 wave

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Egypt, France carry out large-scale exercises in Mediterranean amid heightened tensions with Turkey

Packets of seeds from China mislabeled as jewelry are mailed to Americans in six different states

Child hospitalizations from Covid-19 surge 23% in Florida as schools statewide must reopen

Vitamin D helps the body fight coronavirus, major Israeli study claims

Ethiopian foreign minister outrages Egyptians with 'Nile is ours' tweet, as US 'considers sanctions'

First Arab country acquires new Chinese missile system

In Era of Sickness, Doctors Prescribe Unusual Cure: Voting

Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un Convenes Emergency Enlarged Meeting of Political Bureau of WPK Central Committee

We’re Publishing Thousands of Police Discipline Records That New York Kept Secret for Decades

You're going to need more than one coronavirus shot. One dose of a vaccine probably won't be enough, experts say.

Chicago mayor defends her decision to work with federal agents but says they can't 'play police' when 'they don't know the first thing about our city'

Lightfoot said she wasn't working with Trump and that the situation was not similar to Portland, where federal agents showed up without an invitation.

Pandemic pods are inequitable and inevitable — and a dream come true for the school choice movement

New research puts the 'good guy with a gun' idea to rest: Loose concealed-carry laws are linked to more firearm homicides

27 chains including McDonald's, Macys, and Walmart will require customers to wear masks. Here's the full list.

Walmart won't enforce its own rules on mask-wearing because it fears staff could be attacked by shoppers angry at being challenged

Spot Gold Soars To Record High As Dollar Freefall Accelerates

From Jenna Orkin

Russia Through Wagner Group Upping Military Involvement in Libya

First Methane Leak Found on Antarctic Sea Floor Confirms Researchers' Fears

Tsunami of fake news hurts Latin America's effort to fight coronavirus

Q&A: The Fearless High School Newspaper Editor Covering Portland Protests

Mass Evictions Set To Begin - Communities Of Color To Be Hardest Hit

North Korea locks down border city over suspected virus case

‘A tidal wave’ of utility disconnections about to hit St. Louis

 

Lawyers in Florida are offering free wills for teachers. One says he received about 600 inquiries.

NC Private school reports coronavirus case days after reopening

12 people infected with the coronavirus were falsely told they'd tested negative — and at least one was hospitalized

A Google employee posted an anonymous survey asking whether working from home was hurting workers' mental health, and two-thirds of the nearly 10,000 respondents said yes

US Closer To Developing Small Nuclear Reactors That Sustain Life On The Moon & Mars

From Jenna Orkin

Professor Maureen Healy is the chair of the history department at Lewis and Clark College. She teaches Modern European History, with a specialization in the history of Germany and Eastern Europe (and the rise of fascism). She was shot in the head by federal agents on Monday night and is recovering from the injury and the concussion, but shared a statement of her experience, and gave permission to share this.

the provincial judge in charge of burying the Banestado case was none other than Sergio Moro, the self-serving Elliot Ness figure who in the next decade would rise to superstar status as the capo di tutti I capi of the massive Car Wash investigation and subsequent Justice Minister under Bolsonaro. Moro ended up resigning and is now de facto already campaigning for President in 2022.

Hurricane Advisory

San Francisco Mayor London Breed on Defunding the Police, White Activism, and Fighting for Her Community

Local TV stations across the country set to air discredited 'Plandemic' researcher's conspiracy theory about Fauci

Seven facts parents and teachers should know about the risks of reopening Chicago Public Schools – Wirepoints

Neiman Marcus' shocking exit from glitzy Hudson Yards strikes a huge blow to the $25 billion project. The departure could unravel one of the most expensive mega-malls in US history.

UFO sighting: 'Alien cube ship' TEN TIMES bigger than Earth captured by NASA

Chinese Researcher 'Hiding Out' At San Francisco Consulate Arrested, DOJ Says

US Suffers Record Jump In COVID-19 Cases As Deaths Top 1,000 For 4th Straight Day: Live Updates

From Jenna Orkin

Battered U.S. dollar 'hanging by a thread' as coronavirus cases grow

Homeland Security fears widespread mask-wearing will break facial recognition software

Melbourne could be isolated from Australia for up to two years, epidemiologist warns

Steering Towards a Cliff Edge – Chris Martenson

Israeli Data Show School Openings Were a Disaster That Wiped Out Lockdown Gains

Mission Creep and Wasteful Spending Left the CDC ...

Texas Suffers Record Jump In COVID-19 Deaths, Brazil Reports Record 67k New Cases: Live Updates

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo wouldn't rule out the US trying to buy Greenland

Newsroom Job Cuts Up 170% Through June, Worst On Record 

The biggest for-profit hospital chain in the US just posted a massive profit, shrugging off the coronavirus

More than half of all coronavirus-related business closures since March are now permanent, according to Yelp data

The US recorded more than 1,100 daily coronavirus deaths for the 2nd day in a row, with southern states reporting more than 700 of them

You can go shopping for clothes now that stores have reopened, but you may not be able to try them on everywhere. Here's where you can.

NY Riot Cops Disband 'Occupy City Hall' Encampment In Pre-Dawn Raid

"Busy In The Tropics" - Gonzalo To Become A Hurricane; Tropical Depression 8 Could Soak Texas

From Jenna Orkin

Trump consults Bush torture lawyer on how to skirt law and rule by decree

Three Gorges Dam deformed but safe, say operators

UPDATE ON THE ABOVE - LARGEST FLOODS IN CHINA

US Postal Service takes major step toward privatization

Fort Hood soldier's body found near lake, marking base's 3rd death in month

Highly Rate Biometric Technology Company

Covid-19 Vaccines With ‘Minor Side Effects’ Could Still Be Pretty Bad

Houston Police Respond To Suspected Document Burning At Chinese Consulate

Ohio House Speaker Arrested In $60M Bribery Scheme Which Added New Fee To Every Electricity Bill In State

Jeff Bezos is now personally worth more than Nike, McDonald's, Costco, and almost 50% of the Dow

After Slamming Western Media "Hype", Chinese Officials Issue Highest Flood Alert As Three Gorges Dam Pushed To Limits

Wall Street Firms Are Considering A Mass Exodus From New York

A bank paid people to bring in coins to help small businesses during the nationwide coin shortage — and hit its goal in just a week

Pfizer, BioNTech surge after the US government orders 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine

Bahamas Bans American Tourists As Florida Becomes Epicenter Of Pandemic 

Nearly 16,000 restaurants have permanently closed since the pandemic started, and even more closures are on the horizon

From Jenna Orkin

Roy Den Hollander ID’d as suspect in shooting at Judge Esther Salas’ home

Oh those crazy conspiracy theorists.

Coronavirus: Protein treatment trial 'a breakthrough'

Kasich expected to speak on behalf of Biden at DNC

Michael Brooks death: Majority Report political commentator and podcast host dies suddenly, aged 37

Pakistan achieves UN climate action goal 10 years ahead of deadline

ACLU and lawyers sue to free ex-Trump attorney Michael Cohen

Michigan judge denies release of teenage girl who was jailed after not doing homework

The state is discriminatory but note the detention was "after" not "for."

Einstein's Library

Why Rwanda Is Doing Better Than Ohio When It Comes To Controlling COVID-19

US says it will blacklist 11 Chinese companies accused of human rights abuses against Uighurs — including subsidiaries of a company that ships coronavirus tests worldwide

Disney World bans walking and eating after some guests used the move as a loophole to not wear masks

Women are the front-line soldiers in the battle against coronavirus — but we're still not paying them as much as men

Inside Donald Trump and Kanye West's unlikely friendship

Earth's protective magnetic field may change direction 10 times faster than scientists previously thought, a new study shows

The Left is Now the Right

From Jenna Orkin

Blast at power plant in Iran’s central Isfahan province - IRNA

Federal Judge's Son Killed
Salas has presided over an ongoing lawsuit brought by Deutsche Bank investors who claim the company made false and misleading statements about its anti-money laundering policies and failed to monitor “high-risk” customers including convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Suspect in shooting death of federal judge's son is found dead, believed to be attorney

The Left is Now the Right

Methane levels have hit a scary record high, new studies say

Europe Has Been Preparing a Global Gold Standard Since the 1970s

Coronavirus may be sexually transmitted and cause male infertility: study

Bike manufacturer to bring the production of Schwinn — a brand that traces its lineage to 1895 in Chicago — back to the US

Delta's raising its prices, I hear you sniff. No, said CEO Ed Bastian. Why this sudden decency? Because, Bastian explained, those empty middle seats are the "No. 1 reason" travelers are booking with Delta...

Colorado confirms first human case of bubonic plague since 2015

Not bubonic

Fart-reducing cows on the menu at Burger King

American billionaires have made an average of $42 billion a week throughout the pandemic

Iran has executed an alleged CIA and Mossad agent who it says helped spy on Qassem Soleimani before his assassination

How Tucker Carlson went from a CIA reject to the most-watched person on cable news, accused of peddling prejudice to millions

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