Author: nick

[ad_1] Every single day that the Strait of Hormuz is closed, the damage that is being done to the global economy is getting even worse. But the full consequences of the global oil crisis that we are facing will not be felt for a while because nations all over the globe are still running through their strategic oil reserves. And the full consequences of the global fertilizer crisis that we are facing will not be felt until harvest season. So don’t judge the severity of this emergency by what we are experiencing at this moment, because the truth is that…

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[ad_1] The Producer Price Index (PPI) report published Wednesday reported 6.0 percent producer inflation year-over-year in April. This is the highest since December 2022 under the Biden Administration. The month-over-month reading also increased to 1.4 percent, a similar high to that of March 2022. Subscribe Today Get daily emails in your inbox The Bureau of Labor Statistics report said that the “40 percent of the April advance in prices for final demand goods can be attributed to a 15.6-percent increase in the index for gasoline,” noting that fuels and industrial chemicals also rose significantly.  Producer inflation runs ahead…

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[ad_1] The apparent widespread popularity of Nayib Bukele’s government (regime) acts as a sophisticated media smokescreen. Under the guise of effectiveness lies the deliberate dismantling of the rule of law and the deepening of social precariousness that the regime attempts to render invisible. Physical security, achieved through the permanent suspension of civil liberties, is a mirage that sacrifices social justice and due process in favor of a one-man hegemony and becomes a kind of war on the poor, paradoxically endorsed by them. In El Salvador, following the governments of the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) between 2009 and 2019…

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[ad_1] Country music star Eric Church delivered the 2026 Spring Commencement address at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill this weekend, giving the graduates a heartfelt message about life after graduation, using an out-of-tune guitar as a metaphor.He told graduates to keep their “six strings” in tune: faith, family, marriage, ambition, community, and individuality. He closed by urging the class of 2026 to “make something worth hearing” and “play your song.””Your generation faces a temptation no generation before has ever faced: the temptation to perform for everyone and belong to no one, to be globally visible and locally…

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[ad_1] Is news of a hantavirus cruise ship outbreak giving you COVID-19 flashbacks? You aren’t alone. It’s hard not to think back to early 2020, when a few cases around the world quickly snowballed into a global pandemic.  But infectious disease experts say the hantavirus outbreak first confirmed on the MV Hondius cruise ship in May is much different than what the world experienced with coronavirus. Although hantavirus’ mortality rate is quite high — close to 40% for some strains —  there is not evidence it easily spreads or mutates, making it more likely that the public health response can…

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[ad_1] An excerpt from a long Washington Court of Appeals decision approved yesterday for publication, Asbach v. Couto (Judge Bradley Maxa, joined by Chief Judge Bernard Veljacic and Judge Erik Price): Couto and Karina divorced in 2012. Since then, Couto has had multiple DVPOs [Domestic Violence Protection Orders] issued against him regarding Karina, [his now-adult son] Aiden, and [his minor daughter] NC. Testimony in these cases and previous DVPO proceedings show that Couto frequently screamed at his family, threw things, waved a knife around, and engaged in other coercive, aggressive, and emotionally manipulative behaviors. Aiden’s DVPO expired when he became…

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