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By Siobhan McFadyen | 14 April 2017 EXPRESS — One of Germany’s top bankers is warning the European Central Bank could be forced to introduce “sharp” rates rises sparking hyperinflation fears. And he says banks may be unprepared for […]
By Tyler Durden | 13 April 2017 ZERO HEDGE — Blink, and you missed Trump’s blistering, seamless transformation into a mainstream politician. In the span of just a few hours, President Trump flipped to new positions […]
By Janene Pieters | 11 April 2017 NL TIMES — The Judiciary in Italy is investigating two ships that sail under the Dutch flag for possible involvement in a human trafficking ring believed to consist of […]
Mr. Hassett emerged as a candidate for the job several months ago, but the White House announced its intent to nominate him Friday. By Josh Zumbrun | 7 April 2017 WALL STREET JOURNAL — President […]
Researchers tested and tracked 69 expectant mothers. By Carey Gillam | 4 April 2017 HUFFINGTON POST — Concerns about the world’s most widely used herbicide are taking a new twist as researchers unveil data that […]
Marvel Comics’ attempt to “diversify” its cast of classic comic book heroes is a fail, the U.K.’s Independent reported Monday. At the Marvel Retailer Summit last week, Senior Marketing VP (((David Gabriel))) said the addition of […]
4 April 2017 BBC — German skincare brand Nivea has apologised and removed an advert that was deemed discriminatory. The advert for its invisible deodorant range said “white is purity” across an image of a woman. […]
And have enjoyed unfair advantage for far too long By Adam Taggart | 2 April 2017 PEAK PROSPERITY — Sheelah Kolhatkar, former hedge fund analyst and staff writer at the New Yorker, thinks hedge funds […]
Software manual suggests that main use of the system isn’t to monitor individuals but to learn about trends and public sentiment; the real question is what the government will do with it. By Oded Yaron […]
This week afforded us another reveal of the nature of the Trump administration under its newly appointed hack Scott Pruitt at the Environmental Protection Agency. The Trumpenstein EPA has just allowed the neurotoxic pesticide chlorpyrifos (CPF) […]
Listing was prompted by the World Health Organization’s finding that glyphosate is a “probable” human carcinogen 30 March 2017 GM WATCH — The state of California has finalized its decision designating glyphosate, the main ingredient in […]
Corporate tracking of your online activity is about to get even more invasive. Republicans in a party-line vote in both Congress and the Senate passed a resolution that unwinds an Obama-era FCC regulation that currently requires […]
By Russ Mitchell | 28 May 2017 LOS ANGELES TIMES — Elon Musk is starting yet another company, this time to create implantable brain chips to treat neurological disorders and one day, perhaps, protect us […]
By Tyler Durden | 23 March 2017 ZERO HEDGE — Earlier this morning we noted Ford’s “CFO Let’s Chat” meeting with analysts before which Ford announced weak 1Q adj. EPS guidance of 30c-35c, coming in well […]
By Zach Carter | 21 March 2017 HUFFINGTON POST — A confirmation vote on President Donald Trump’s nominee to chair the Securities and Exchange Commission is quickly developing into a proxy vote signaling whether moderate […]
By Joel Rosenblatt, Lydia Mulvany and Peter Waldman | 14 March 2017 Monsanto is fighting suits claiming it hid Roundup health risk ‘I should get a medal,’ regulator allegedly bragged to company BLOOMBERG — The Environmental […]
By Nathan Jeffay | 9 March 2017 THE JEWISH CHRONICLE — The online retailer Amazon has stopped selling three Holocaust-denial books after Jewish groups voiced growing frustration that the website was giving a platform to antisemites. […]
The US dropped more than 500,000 tons of bombs on Cambodia during the Vietnam War By Nika Knight | 13 March 2017 COMMON DREAMS — Cambodians are responding with outrage to the U.S. government’s demand that […]
Obama’s puppet administration did much more than just wiretap Trump’s World Wide Wrestling Federation circus. It also left the U.S. Treasury account depleted right as the March 15 debt ceiling runs out. As expected, as […]
[Ed. Note: To see exactly what this former Reagan insider has to say about Trump and the fiscal threats from politics and the debt ceiling, David Stockman is sending out a copy of his book Trumped! […]
By Amy Oringel | 7 March 2017 FORWARD — While supporters of Donald Trump sport red baseball hats with the promise to “Make America Great Again,” Trump’s opponents have their own signature piece of headwear: the […]
By Martha Rosenberg | 6 March 2017 COUNTERPUNCH — It happens with regularity during citizen open-mike sessions at FDA drug advisory committee hearings. A queue of “patients” materializes out of nowhere to testify, often in tears, […]
By Andrew Eicher | 13 February 2017 CNS NEWS — General Electric (GE) plans to employ 20,000 women in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) jobs by 2020 because the “male dominated” sectors are suffering from […]
By Kate Taylor | 22 February 2017 YAHOO — Starbucks’ brand has taken a beating since the company announced plans to hire 10,000 refugees worldwide in the next five years in response to Donald Trump’s executive order intended to […]
Without a doubt, Youtube is having a huge impact on the way we receive information. People watch 1 billion hours of Youtube videos every day, according to a recent report. That’s 10 times the amount they watched five […]
By Peter Sterne | 23 February 2017 POLITICO — The former chairman of Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign, John Podesta, has joined The Washington Post as a contributing columnist, the paper announced on Thursday. Podesta, who […]
The debt slavery ordeal of Greece continues unabated. It’s as if no one in the political hierarchy has the slightest inclination to declare default and liberation from the parasite guildists. The level of compromised or […]
A German supermarket chain has been criticised for fat shaming Edeka produced an advertising campaign that critics say is insulting A boy who wants to escape a town full of fat people loses weight and […]
Instead of “busting the elite pedos” as the long-awaited first order of business, Attorney Gen. Jeff Sessions instead immediately reversed an order by the Obama administration to phase out the use of private contractors to […]
By Kurt Nimmo | 13 February 2017 ANOTHER DAY IN THE EMPIRE — Mike Flynn’s out. He resigned as Trump’s adviser this evening after a chorus of calls for him to step down for an alleged […]