Tag: News and Society

  • Charting the Global Economy: GDP Declines in US, Rises in

    (Bloomberg) — Sign up for the New Economy Daily newsletter, follow us @economics and subscribe to our podcast. Major economies diverged in the most-recent quarter, underscored by a second-straight decline in US gross domestic product while results for the euro-zone shocked to the upside. Consumer spending in the US slowed in the April-June period, while Germany’s economy failed to…

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  • Johnny Depp’s texts to Marilyn Manson revealed in court

    Johnny Depp’s texts to Marilyn Manson revealed in court

    Depp’s texts to Manson BANG Showbiz – Aug 1, 2022 / 9:15 am | Story: 378153 Photo: BANG Showbiz. All rights reserved. Johnny Depp’s texts to Marilyn Manson have been revealed in unsealed court papers from his legal battle with Amber Heard. Heard was ordered to pay her ex-husband $10.35 million in compensatory and punitive…

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  • Canada and B.C. create 30 new affordable rental homes in

    From the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation: https://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/media-newsroom/news-releases/2022/canada-supports-affordable-housing-sparwood Everyone deserves a safe and affordable home. Today, the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion, the Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, Katrine Conroy, MLA for Kootenay West and Minister Responsible for Columbia Basin Trust, Katey Taylor, Executive Director,…

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  • To Reduce Harmful Algal Blooms and Dead Zones, the U.S.

    To Reduce Harmful Algal Blooms and Dead Zones, the U.S.

    By Donald Boesch and Donald Scavia Midsummer is the time for forecasts of the size of this year’s “dead zones” and algal blooms in major lakes and bays. Will the Gulf of Mexico dead zone be the size of New Jersey, or only as big as Connecticut? Will Lake Erie’s bloom blossom to a human health crisis, or…

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  • Former oil exec warns recession comes alongside energy

    Former oil exec warns recession comes alongside energy

    Joe Petrowski, former CEO of Cumberland Farms Gulf Oil Group, argues that a recession comes along with ‘every energy crisis.’  Joe Petrowski, former CEO of Cumberland Farms Gulf Oil Group, said on Monday that he is “absolutely certain” the United States will be in a recession. Speaking on “Mornings with Maria,” he noted that a…

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  • Taiwan has leverage in U.S.-China standoff: semiconductors

    House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is reportedly planning on visiting Taiwan on Tuesday, though her office hasn’t confirmed it. China isn’t too happy about Pelosi’s expected visit — remember, the Chinese Communist Party has basically considered Taiwan a missing piece of the People’s Republic since the island broke away in 1949. Chinese President Xi Jinping is…

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