The new illness that has emerged in Wuhan, China in recent weeks has created panicked headlines across the world. But as history has shown time and again, while the deaths are saddening, the over-reaction is downright dangerous. The World Health Organization reported that the novel coronavirus (‘2019-nCoV' for short) had killed 170 people with a...
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Thursday called the death of a rural leader who fought to conserve the monarch butterfly's wintering grounds “regrettable” and “painful,” a day after … Click to Continue »
Mainstream US media has long hinted that it finds ordinary Americans ignorant and easily-led, but lately it's been dropping the mask and letting the hoi polloi know what it really thinks. No wonder subscribers are fleeing. CNN incensed Middle America with a recent segment in which anchor Don Lemon practically wet himself laughing as co-hosts...
Bernie Sanders was endorsed Thursday by the 200,000-member American Postal Workers Union, an influential group that also backed the Vermont senator's presidential bid against Hillary Clinton during the 2016 Democratic … Click to Continue »
European Union authorities have fined NBCUniversal for restricting cross-border sales of “Jurassic Park" toys, “Minions” school bags, “Big Lebowski" mugs and other licensed film merchandise, in the bloc's latest regulatory … Click to Continue »
New drinks like Coca-Cola Plus Coffee helped Coca-Cola Co. to a better-than-expected fourth quarter. The Atlanta beverage maker said sales of fizzy drinks rose 3% for the quarter and 2% … Click to Continue »
The Federal Reserve approved a proposal Thursday to loosen a financial-crisis era rule that prevents banks from investing in venture capital funds. The proposal would affect the so-called “Volcker Rule," … Click to Continue »
