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Economist Lawrence Summers tore into President Joe Biden for redirecting the blame for America’s inflation crisis. Summers, Obama’s former National Economic Council director, said Biden was flat-out “wrong” to blame inflation on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine during a March 11 segment on Bloomberg TV’s Wall Street Week. Inflation hit 7.9 percent in February on a year-to-year basis, its highest level in more than 40 years. Summers was blunt: “While inflation was 7.9 percent over the last year, if you annualize the monthly figure, it was close to ten percent. So we’re not seeing deceleration yet,” he said.

A member of Russia's parliament called for reparations from the United States on Sunday -- including the return of historic settlements in Alaska and California -- over the west's vast economic sanctions. The Kremlin has been flooding the airwaves of its state-run channels with pro-war propaganda that paints a vastly different portrait to reality and shields the Russian people from the horrors of Vladimir Putin's bloody invasion of Ukraine, the Daily Beast first reported. Moscow's TV pundits and show hosts have also begun endorsing the idea of publicly hanging Ukrainians who are standing against Russia -- something the Kremlin has...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators on Tuesday raided several automotive companies and associations in several countries on suspicion of breaching the bloc's cartel rules. The European Commission also sent companies requests for information, it said without disclosing company names. "The inspections and requests for information concern possible collusion in relation to the collection, treatment and recovery of end-of-life cars and vans which are considered waste," the EU competition enforcer said in a statement. German carmaker BMW said it has received a request for information and would respond. Ford said in a statement that it had been served with a...

Formica fusca ants can be trained to detect cancerous cells. Paul Devienne, Laboratoire d'Ethologie Expérimentale et Comparée at 'Université Sorbonne Paris Nord ****************************************************************** You've probably heard about dogs that have been trained to smell cancer in humans. But what about ants doing the same job? A team of scientists has found that ants can use their keen sense of smell to detect cancerous cells. The team used Formica fusca ants, also known as silky ants, and trained them through a reward system. "After a few minutes of training, these insects, which use smell for daily tasks, were able to differentiate...

Arguing that the Democrats’ actions are politically motivated, DeSantis told a crowd at the Expand America Energy forum last Friday in Doral, Florida that “the minute those elections are over, they will impose mandates if they feel the need to do that. They will impose restrictions.”

This week, California child care licensing investigators made a surprise raid on three Aspen Leaf Preschools in the San Diego area. During a routine visit in December state health inspectors discovered that most of the students were not wearing masks. During the surprise raid teams of investigators terrorized the youngsters for hours alleging that their teachers were trying to make them sick by not making them wear masks. Parents were furious when they learned of the raid from their frightened children later on the day of the raid. "The school was very open about its decision not to require the...

Horrifying video shows woman shot dead after stabbing cop serving eviction notice Harrowing bodycam footage shows the moment a San Diego woman was shot dead by cops serving an eviction notice — after she went ballistic and stabbed an officer. The newly released video shows Sheriff’s Deputy Jason Bunch knocking on the door of 47-year-old Yan Li at the Acqua Vista Condominiums on March 3. “Here’s a notice to evict,” Bunch tells the woman, who is seen brandishing a large knife at her side, the San Diego Union Tribune reported. “Put the knife down right now or I’m gonna f—-...

In a move that would lessen the U.S. dollar's dominance of the global petroleum market, Saudi Arabia is talking with China about pricing oil sales to Beijing in yuan, The Wall Street Journal reported. The move, which WSJ learned from people familiar with the situation, would mark another shift by the world's top crude exporter toward Asia. "The dynamics have dramatically changed," one Saudi official told WSJ. "The U.S. relationship with the Saudis has changed; China is the world’s biggest crude importer and they are offering many lucrative incentives to the kingdom.

You heard it. I heard it. The whole world heard it. Even CNN reported it. PJM’s Matt Margolis reported on it here. At the winter meeting of the Democratic National Committee in Washington on Saturday, Kamala Harris said: “The United States stands firmly with the Ukrainian people in defense of the NATO alliance.” Now, Ukraine is not actually in NATO, and so standing firmly with the Ukrainian people would not actually be an act in defense of the NATO alliance, and of all people, the person pretending to be vice president of the United States should know that. So over...

On 15 March we reveal the best single shots from the 2022 Open competition. The 10 category winners go on to the next stage of the competition to compete to be the winner of their category and, if successful, then go on to be considered for Open Photographer of the Year, announced 12 April. CATEGORIES: Architecture - 2022 Open competition Creative - 2022 Open competition Motion - 2022 Open competition Landscape - 2022 Open competition Lifestyle - 2022 Open competition Natural World & Wildlife - 2022 Open competition Object - 2022 Open competition Portraiture - 2022 Open competition Street Photography...

Western countries have come together in surprising fashion, imposing economic and financial sanctions regardless of the damage to themselves. Contrary to Putin's game plan, NATO has become tighter, not looser, as an alliance. But does this mean that Washington is in a better position as the world's leader? Some analysts argue that while the alliance is stronger, the U.S. itself is weaker, especially because President Joe Biden was unable to stop Putin from invading Ukraine. ... "Then the president's decision ... to immediately say that we would not be sending armed forces into Ukraine -- Americans into combat in Ukraine...

Bankrate’s 30-year mortgage rate rose to 4.43%, up 55% under Biden/Pelosi/Schumer’s reign of error. Thanks to the rising Fed rate hikes priced-in the market.

“It’s simply not true that my administration or policies are holding back domestic energy production. That’s simply not true.” — President Biden, remarks while announcing a ban on Russian oil and gas exports, March 8 “Democrats want to blame surging prices on Russia. But the truth is, their out-of-touch policies are why we are here in the first place.” In a moment of national unity against Russia’s attack on Ukraine, Democrats and Republicans are fighting passionately over the steep increase in the cost of gasoline. Prices have already risen sharply since Biden became president — and he acknowledged that his...

A detailed list of the destroyed and captured vehicles and equipment of both sides can be seen below. This list is constantly updated as additional footage becomes available.

Who's the best woman? USA Today has declared a string of wokesters for its 2022 'Women of the Year' honors, and one of them is Dr. Rachel Levine. Seems you need to be born a man to achieve excellence in womanhood these days. Being an actual woman is no longer enough. The awards are absurd, given that not many of the women on the list have actual accomplishments -- they're there because they're victims, like Simone Biles, radical activists like Janet Murguía, promoters of bad things like recreational marijuana, like Roopali Desai; people who deny the obvious, like fashion editor...

Democrat Representative Kim Schrier of (WA) had some words for Americans upset with President Biden over the rising cost of gas this week, saying in a podcast interview that criticizing Biden — or anyone other than Putin — for the recent record-setting highs for a gallon of gas is "un-American." How fun. When asked about the growing energy and inflation crises in the United States, Schrier said matter-of-factly "I believe a couple things — right now, in the last two weeks — this is Putin. You should be blaming Putin if anybody for this," Schrier said of all-time highs for...

VANCOUVER, Wash. — The Clark County Sheriff said Monday he is cutting services because of a shortage of staff. It will mean deputies will no longer respond to several types of calls. The sheriff released an extensive list of those calls. Here is the full list of service cuts provided by the sheriff. Theft of property under $750 (misdemeanor) where there is no suspect information (this does not include robberies or theft of vehicles or guns) Theft from a vehicle where there is no suspect information Minimal damage and/or graffiti to property where there is no suspect information Minor crimes...

The tech giant’s office is located at 300 Pine Street, about a half-mile from its main headquarters on Seventh Avenue in Seattle, and roughly 1,800 Amazon employees are working there. “Given recent incidents near Third and Pine, we’re providing employees currently at that location with alternative office space elsewhere,” an Amazon spokesman said in an emailed statement to The Seattle Times. “We are hopeful that conditions will improve and that we will be able to bring employees back to this location when it is safe to do so.”It is unclear how many of the 1,800 are being relocated, given that...

The lockdowns mark the start of a ride we can’t get off. Two years ago this week, the United States shut down. Churches, schools and businesses went dark. Weddings, funerals, and birthdays went silent. City streets stood empty, with an eeriness closer resembling occupied Paris than the bustling hubs they’d been just days before. Two years later, as the last of the mask mandates for school children falter and crack, it’s tempting to believe our nightmare is finally over. Just as the disease is going to haunt us a long while, however, so too will the effects of how we...

March 15th 1966 – 8th Annual #GRAMMYs are held in New York, hosted by Jerry Lewis. Roger Miller wins the most awards with 5. Frank Sinatra's September of My Years wins LP of the Year, Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass' version of "A Taste of Honey" wins Record of the Year.">">Roger Miller — King Of The RoadHerb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass A Taste of Honey