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Top Biden Adviser Previously Worked for Pfizer, Disclosure Reveals

Anita Dunn, a senior adviser in Democrat President Joe Biden's administration, previously worked for pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, a recently released ethics disclosure has revealed. Aside from being a senior Biden adviser, Dunn is also a managing director of SKDKnickerbocker, a public affairs and political consulting firm that has forged connections…

Federal Court Reimposes Obama-Era Freeze on Trump-Era Coal Lease Program

A federal court has reimposed an Obama-era freeze on coal leasing from federal lands after it was axed under President Donald Trump in a bid to raise domestic energy production. However, the judge left the door open to resuming the coal leases if a more extensive environmental review is done.…

World Economic Forum Publishes Article Calling for Global Online Censorship

World Economic Forum (WEF) has published an article that proposes creating an artificial intelligence program that would function as a comprehensive global censorship tool. In the article, writer and cybersecurity expert Inbal Goldberger proposes combining a powerful AI network with input from human intelligence data to track and preemptively stop…

Five Chinese Communist Party-Owned Firms to Delist from U.S Stock Exchanges

Several of China’s largest Chinese Communist Party-owned companies have announced plans to delist from U.S. stock exchanges. The move comes after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) warned that hundreds of Chinese firms were at risk of getting banned for possible non-compliance with audit rules. In separate filings on the…

Kashkari: Fed ‘Far, Far Away’ from Beating Inflation despite White House Victory Lap

Neel Kashkari, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, has warned that the Central Bank is “far, far away from” beating inflation, despite the recent victory laps from the White House. Kashkari was responding to the Biden administration recently praising “zero percent” inflation in July, which prompted some…

Inflation Sees Food Prices Soar to Record High in Germany

Inflation in Germany has seen food prices soar to the highest level on record in July, according to the country’s statistical agency. The food inflation comes despite the overall pace of price growth easing slightly. On Wednesday, Destatis, Germany’s Federal Statistical Office, said that food prices jumped by 14.8 percent…

Number of Homes for Sale Across US Soars

The number of homes listed for sale across the United States has soared to a record high in July, according to reports. A new report published by Realtor.com on Tuesday signals that higher mortgage rates and soaring prices are decreasing consumer demand for housing. The growing number of homes for…

Fuel Price Hike Triggers Large Protests at Gas Stations in Bangladesh

The government in Bangladesh has just hiked fuel prices by a record 51.2 percent, triggering widespread protests at gas stations across the South Asian country. Protests erupted following the decision, with thousands of people thronging gas stations before the increase went into effect. The price of gasoline increased to 130…

The Story Behind Federal Government’s July Jobs Report

Democrat President Joe Biden is celebrating the better-than-expected July jobs report, calling it “the result of my economic plan to build the economy from the bottom up and middle out.” The White House had initially anticipated a lower figure ahead of the report's Friday release. However, the Biden administration…

Twitter Announces Security Flaw, 5.4 Million Accounts Exposed

Social media giant Twitter has announced a widespread security flaw that has exposed 5.4 million users' accounts. On August 5, Twitter announced that it found a security flaw in its system that enabled a threat actor to learn whether a phone number or an email address was associated with an…