Thursday, August 08, 2019

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  • Aldi has done it again; for the seventh time in nine years, Aldi has been awarded “Canstar Blue Most Satisfied Customers” for 2019. Metcash (IGA) has scored second place, while...

  • Campbell and KKR sign definitive agreement for sale of Arnott’s and certain of Campbell’s international operations for $2.2 billion

    3 days ago
  • Campbell Soup Company (NYSE: CPB) announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement for the sale of Arnott’s and certain of Campbell’s International operations to KKR...

  • Pine Nut Syndrome

    3 days ago

    • TasteCooking has published an article recently discussing the benefits of pine nuts and the reasons to why ‘everything you eat with pine nuts in it, tastes better’. In early 2001...

      The American Dream



  • Does China believe that we are on the verge of a major global crisis?  The communist Chinese government has always been very big into planning, and it appears that they have decided...

  • Why Is Saudi Arabia Giving Up A Tract Of Land The Size Of Massachusetts For “The World’s First Independent International Zone”?

    a day ago
  • Under the leadership of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, a $500 billion “mega-city” is being constructed in the northwestern corner of Saudi Arabia.  This city has been...

  • Stock Market Crash Imminent?: “We May Well Be At The Most Dangerous Financial Moment Since The 2009 Financial Crisis”

    2 days ago

    • Volatility has returned to Wall Street in a major way, and many investors are extremely nervous right now.  In recent days we have seen a dramatic escalation in our trade war with China...

      CNET



  • The company is considering participating in the new hypercar class that's set to replace LMP1.

  • Hotel for plants takes care of your greenery while you're gone - CNET

    22 minutes ago
  • Plantbnb? If you're concerned about leaving your ferns and cacti behind, the new Patch Plant Hotel will watch over your indoor plants.

  • There's a Pokemon inspired by Gene Simmons and he's taking it really well - CNET

    an hour ago

    • Pokemon have really taken a hard-core turn.

      Dandelion Salad



  • Dandelion Salad by Ralph Nader The Nader Page August 2, 2019 The Federal Reserve (the Fed) – the United States’ version of a Central Bank – is a strange duck. It is the U.S. government’s...

  • Words Unspoken by Gaither Stewart

    a day ago
  • by Gaither Stewart Writer, Dandelion Salad Rome, Italy August 7, 2019 Editor’s Note: Historical fiction is a special and important genre. It can bring history to life, but more...

  • Orwell, Hitchens, and the Hollow Self-Righteousness of Trotskyism by Rainer Shea

    2 days ago

    • by Rainer Shea Writer, Dandelion Salad Rainer Shea: Anti-Imperialist Journalist, Aug. 1, 2019 August 6, 2019 In addition to all of the propaganda pieces that anti-communists use...

      The Economic Collapse



  • It appears that President Trump is getting ready to bring down the hammer on the big social media companies.  According to Politico, the Trump administration is in the process of...

  • “Worst Year Ever”: The Chinese Ban On U.S. Agricultural Products Will Be A Death Blow For Countless U.S. Farms

    2 days ago
  • U.S. farmers have never experienced a year quite like this.  During the first half of 2019, endless rain and unprecedented flooding were the major problems.  As a result of the incredibly...

  • $1,400,000,000,000 Gone In Less Than A Week – Stock Market In Turmoil As The Trade War Dramatically Escalates

    3 days ago

    • Our trade war with China has begun to spiral out of control, and as a result global financial markets have been thrown into a state of turmoil.  On Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average...

      Eurasia Review



  • There can be no peace unless the Taliban and Afghan security forces de-escalate. By Rakesh Sood After Pakistan Prime Minister

  • Assessing Jokowi’s First Term – ‘Jokowinomics’: Has It Worked? – Analysis

    2 hours ago
  • Joko Widodo, Indonesia’s seventh president, unveiled his first term in 2014 with an ambitious infrastructure development plan for both land

  • Climate Action: Sustainable Floating Cities – Analysis

    2 hours ago

    • Preparing for rising seas and mass migration, the United Nations calls for ocean engineers to submit designs for sustainable floating

      Geoengineering Watch



  • Dane Wigington GeoengineeringWatch.org Hurricanes, huge hail, record heat, floods and wildfires, what’s it like in your area? Countless critically important events...

  • Engineering Catastrophic Wildfires To Temporarily Cool Arctic With Smoke (Updated)

    9 days ago
  • Dane Wigington GeoengineeringWatch.org Are covert climate engineering operations connected to the exponentially increasing wildfires all over the world? June, 2019, was...

  • Geoengineering Watch Global Alert News, July 27, 2019, #207

    12 days ago

    • Dane Wigington GeoengineeringWatch.org Weather all over the world is becoming rapidly more erratic and destructive. What factors are playing a part in the complex weather/climate...

      intelNews.org



  • A powerful alliance of about 50 Shiite militias, who helped Iraq defeat the Islamic State, is resisting calls by the Iraqi government to surrender its weapons and join civilian life...

  • Australian ex-intelligence officer pleads guilty to disclosing spy operation

    2 days ago
  • An Australian former intelligence officer will plead guilty to revealing an Australian spy operation against the impoverished nation of East Timor, which prompted international...

  • Al-Qaeda is enduring security threat despite Hamza bin Laden’s death, experts warn

    3 days ago

    • Al-Qaeda and its affiliate groups continue to be the most persistent transnational threats to the security of the West, according to experts who spoke after the alleged death of Osama...

      Joniopolis



  •           Doggerel is a word which means an irregular, silly, or badly written rhyme. I’m going to assume that its origins trace to my own dogs’ ancestors who were undoubtedly...

  • Elephants, Zombies, and Bears—Oh My!

    10 days ago
  •           “Elephants don’t get cancer.” This was my oncologist speaking, last year.          “WHAT!” I gasped. “Why aren’t we injecting elephant something-...

  • Flat Out Amazing

    17 days ago

    •           Most of you know that I spent a good hunk of my childhood in Utah. And one of the things Utah is known for is its famous Bonneville Salt Flats, where race cars of all descriptions...

      Niqnaq



  • Pindostan Calls China “Thuggish Regime” For Releasing Identity Of Pindo Official Caught Meeting With HK Protesters Tyler Durden, Zero Hedge, Aug 8 2019 U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT...

  • good doggie

    10 hours ago
  • Pindostan will be ‘on doorstep’ ready to sign UK trade deal after Brexit, says Pompeo Julian Borger, Groan, Aug 7 2019 Raab & Pompeo arrive for a joint presser Wednesday. Photo...

  • looks like an attempt to wipe out balad, the arab left party, by means of lawfare

    12 hours ago

    • Hanin Zoabi & Balad Party to Be Indicted for Forgery & Fraud Revital Hovel, Haaretz, Aug 8 2019 Balad leaders and allies holding a press conference after the arrests, Sep 18...

      Inter Press ServiceInter Press Service



  • In 2019 a female scientist created an algorithm that gave the world the first ever images of a black hole. Working with a team of astronomers, physicists, mathematicians and engineers...

  • The Moral Responsibility for Arms Trade

    14 hours ago
  • What matters more: ethics or profit? The post The Moral Responsibility for Arms Trade appeared first on Inter Press Service.

  • Will Palestinian Refugees Pay a Heavy Price for UNRWA Bungling?

    14 hours ago

    • A crisis that has threatened to undermine the future of the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) is expected to have a devastating impact—not only on the credibility of the United Nations–...

    The Moderate Voice



  • Americans’ support for immigration is at record highs – but the government is out of sync with their views Polls show that Americans feel more welcoming toward immigrants than...

  • What are Republicans afraid of?

    6 hours ago
  • By CATHERINE RAMPELL Washington Post Column It’s almost funny, in a twisted sort of way. Election after election, Republicans have based their core political appeal on fear. And...

  • Joe Biden: Trump ‘Has Fanned the Flames of White Supremacy’ (Updated)

    a day ago

    • Joe Gandelman on Monday published the statement made by former President Barack Obama mourning the victims and grieving with the families of the latest mass shootings in El Paso and...

    Mother Jones



  • Every year, an estimated 15 billion trees are chopped down across the planet to make room for agricultural and urban lands and other uses. We’ve cut down so many, in fact, that what’s...

  • David Berman Treated Ennui Seriously Enough to Make It Into a Joke

    6 hours ago
  • David Berman, who died Wednesday at the age of 52, was most famous as the frontman of the band Silver Jews. He wrote with a cheeky melancholia that brought him a certain kind of fame throughout...

  • Man Who Never Lived in Iraq Dies There After Trump Administration Deported Him

    7 hours ago

    • A Detroit resident deported to Iraq—a country he had never visited, with a language he did not speak—died this week because he was unable to obtain insulin for his diabetes. The...

      RSS Feed for Author: Paul Craig Roberts



  • If flight from the dollar is beginning, it will make it difficult for the Federal Reserve to accommodate the growing US budget deficit and continue its policy of lowering interest...

  • An Open Invitation to Tyranny

    a day ago
  • Official and prevailing explanations do not have to be consistent with facts. It is enough that they are official and prevailing. Whether or not they are true is irrelevant. Therefore...

  • Mass Shootings and Political Misuse of Them Have Unintended Consequences

    2 days ago

    • The unintended consequences of mass shootings and the attempts to use these shootings for various agendas can be far worse than the shootings themselves and ultimately endanger...

      Unexplained Mysteries



  • A special type of 'artisan vodka' has been made from rye grown in the area of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Named 'Atomik', the peculiar beverage wa...

  • This real-life 'flying saucer' actually works

    14 hours ago
  • Engineers in Romania have invented a genuine disc-shaped flying machine that can move in any direction. Take a quick glance at footage of the All-Dire...

  • Lightning causes toilet to explode in Florida

    19 hours ago

    • Marylou Ward and her husband got the fright of their lives when their toilet exploded in to pieces on Sunday. While it is often recommended that peopl...

      The Watchers - Editor's Picks



  • A large landslide hit the Italian mountain town of Casargo, above Lake Como in northern region of Lombardy after heavy rain hit the region late August 6, 2019. Authorities declared...

  • Floods claim 531 lives, leave 655 000 displaced, India

    3 days ago
  • Heavy monsoon rains affecting parts of India since the end of June have claimed 531 lives as of August 6, 2019. 182 people died in Maharashtra State, 130 in Bihar, 93 in Assam, 53 in Gujarat...

  • Eruption at Sabancaya volcano ejects ash up to 9.4 km (31 000 feet) a.s.l., Aviation Color Code Red, Peru

    3 days ago

    • The latest report from the Instituto Geofísico del Perú​ (IGP) indicates volcanic ash is rising 9.4 km (31 000 feet) above sea level and moving SW, the Buenos Aires VAAC reported...

    WebMD Health



  • Studies have shown that CAR-T is effective against certain types of cancers, but can cause severe side effects.

  • Blood Test May Help Guide Breast Cancer Treatment

    8 hours ago
  • The test is individualized using DNA from a piece of the tumor taken when the breast cancer is first diagnosed.

  • Unlocking Speech for Kids With Autism

    8 hours ago

    • PRT is a set of behavioral techniques for motivating kids with autism to interact and communicate with other people during play activities and daily routines...

      WhoWhatWhy



  • Reading Time: 2 minutes Wired's Gee-Whiz High-Tech Militarism ; Bernie Pledges to Reveal UFO Evidence If Elected ; and More Picks 8/8 The post The Next Big Vote on Gun Control May Be...

  • Schooling America on Impeachment

    15 hours ago
  • Reading Time: 5 minutes A group of legal activists believes that Americans would be more willing to embrace the idea of removing President Donald Trump from office if they understood...

  • How Shorter Workweeks Could Save Earth

    a day ago

    • Reading Time: 2 minutes The Pentagon Is Testing Mass Surveillance Balloons ; Baldness Could Soon Be Cured ; and More Picks 8/7 The post How Shorter Workweeks Could Save Earth appeared...

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