Nick R. Hamilton 
U.S. consumer confidence has been driven down to a nine-month low in November due inflation concerns and, to a lesser extent, lingering worries about the pandemic, according to The Conference Board. In November, The Conference Board’s consumer confidence index fell to a reading of 109.5, down from 111.6 in October, according to a Nov. 30 … Read more
An American biotechnology company is devloping a version of its COVID-19 vaccine that specifically targets the newly identified variant of the virus – Omicron. Maryland-based Novavax has already started developing the version, with plans to start testing it next month. The updated formulation revolves around a new spike protein, which triggers a response from the … Read more
The Biden’s adminstration’s Department of the Interior (DOI) is calling for higher fees to be imnplemented for both onshore and offshore oil and gas companies. A new DOI report on oil and gas leasing in federal lands and waters advises the DOI’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to raise royalties, rental rates, and other fees … Read more
A rapidly growing number of U.S. retailers are raising the alarm on organized looting that is eating into the profits of many major urban markets across the country. Consumer electronics retail giant Best Buy is reporting decent third-quarter earnings (pdf), topping market estimates. The company found more Americans upgraded their home technologies and kitchen appliances. … Read more
With his tie removed, Kyle Rittenhouse’s attorney Mark Richards spoke in calm, sober terms following a career triumph. “They wanted to use Kyle for a cause,” Richards told reporters. “And I don’t represent causes. I represent clients. And the only thing that ended up mattering to me was whether he was found not guilty. . … Read more
On this year’s Black Friday, November 26, Amazon employees around the world will be holding a strike against the company to demand fair pay for workers, among other things. Black Friday is one of the busiest shopping days of the year and will surely hit the company hard. A coalition of over 200 million workers and … Read more
After American forces prevailed in the first Gulf War in 1991, our Air Force claimed to have located Saddam Hussein. President George H.W. Bush was offered the chance to “take him out,” but refused. As Angelo put it, “He would kill the draftees, not the drafter.” That line touched the core of what Angelo would … Read more
Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers used fake online personas to monitor social media users, and at one point considered employing tools that critics say would lead to law enforcement profiling innocent people, according to recently revealed government documents. The documents, released by the Brennan Center for Justice following an open records request with the … Read more
During the height of the Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial, LeBron James encouraged his 100 million followers on social media to mock the teenage defendant’s emotional outburst as he recalled the savage mob chasing him down to kill him on the streets of Kenosha, Wisconsin. James’ ridicule of a young man on trial for his life … Read more
Police hold a news conference on the investigation into an incident in which a vehicle ploughed into a parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin. WATCH: