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Latin America’s vaccine scarcity threatens a fragile economic revival while pandemic rages
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The region of around 660 million people has to date recorded nearly 30% of the world’s 3.2 million COVID-19 deaths, even though only 8% of the world’s population live here. While countries in Africa and Asia also lag behind Europe and North America when it comes to vaccination, health experts […] The post Latin America’s vaccine scarcity threatens a fragile economic revival while pandemic rages appeared first on The Rio Times.
Body Cam: Cop Repeatedly Shoots Unarmed Man on 911 Call After Mistaking His Phone for a Gun
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project - 16 hours ago
[image: phone]Body camera footage has been released showing a Virginia deputy repeatedly shooting a man while he was on the phone with 911 dispatchers.
Zapatista Delegation Setting Sail for Europe
Unknown, CENSORED NEWS - 8 hours ago
421st SQUADRONBy SupGaleano ((formerly Marcos)(Zapatista Maritime Delegation)April 2021.Translations in Italian, Portuguese, Turkish, Russian, Greek, German, French. Original in Spanish at:https://enlacezapatista.ezln.org.mx/2021/04/17/escuadron-421/The calendar? An early morning in April. Geography? The mountains of the Mexican Southeast. A sudden silence overtakes the crickets, the distant
New $1,400 Stimulus Checks Coming Next Month? Here are the Odds.
Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Stimulus Check, * “Stimulus continues to be a bit of a misnomer, with households predominantly using the money to pay monthly bills and provide day-to-day essentials,” Greg McBride, Bankrate’s chief financial analyst, said in a statement. “Even households with those bases covered are opting to pay down debt and boost savings—prudent decisions that lead to more sustained spending in the future.” The Internal Revenue Service certainly has done a great job in being able to disburse millions of coronavirus stimulus checks to Americans who have been economically...
Fourth Stimulus Check Update: How Much and When Will It Arrive?
Stephen Silver, The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Stephen Silver* *Fourth Stimulus Check Update, * What would such a package look like, and how money would be in each new stimulus check? The $1,400 stimulus checks from the American Rescue Plan continue to go out, with another 2 million checks being sent last week in the latest round. They’re expected to continue being distributed for a while longer, but in the meantime there’s a push underway to pass a fourth stimulus package, joining the two that passed in 2020 and this year’s American Rescue Plan. What would such a package look like, and how money would be in each new stimu...
Greed Is Driving Everything and Crypto Bubbles While Fear Will Drive Commodities.
mosesman, Socio-Economics History Blog - 16 hours ago
maneco64 #bubble #inflation #manias #bitcoin #cryptocurrency #dollar#fiatcurrency #gold #silversqueeze #speculation #leverage #debt#commodities – Today we will reference a video by Coffeezilla about an altcoin called Safe Moon and we will also go back 300 years to look at the South Sea Company bubble and how it was similar to the current cryptocurrency bubble. …
Bright fireball lights up the sky over southern France
The Watchers » Latest articles - 16 hours ago
A bright fireball streaked across southern France at 20:28 UTC (22:28 LT) on Saturday, April 24, 2021. The fireball traveled over the Gulf of Lion, from Marseille to Montpellier. The American Meteor Society (AMS) received 579 reports, from France, Italy, and...... Read more »
Announcing 2021 Mini-Fundraiser for Water Cooler!
Lambert Strether, naked capitalism - 16 hours ago
2021 Mini-Fundraiser for Water Cooler
It’s finally here! Today is the launch of the Hostile Housing Film project
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 17 hours ago
In summer 2019, a group of renters were employed by the London Renters Union to research the concerns of their wider community’s housing situations, along with concerns of their own. The group, called the ‘Our Homes’ Renters research project, was organised by the Hackney branch of the LRU.
$1,400 Stimulus Checks Never Came to Countless Americans for 1 Reason
Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Stimulus Check Missing, * [image: Reuters] You may be under the income limits to receive the $1,400 stimulus check, but you should be warned that you might never get your hands on the money. The reason? Unpaid debts that are overdue. You may be under the income limits to receive the $1,400 stimulus check, but you should be warned that you might never get your hands on the money. The reason? Unpaid debts that are overdue. However, know that under the terms of the Joe Biden administration’s American Rescue Plan, the stimulus check money cannot be garnished for ...
Attack! The Five Top Close Air Support Aircraft
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, * Close air support and interdiction, especially at low altitudes, are exceedingly dangerous but crucially necessary missions. *Here's What You Need to Remember:* These attack aircraft have, over the years, ably performed one of the most critical airpower missions—the destruction of the fielded forces of the enemy, and the support of friendly ground troops. Is the dedicated attack aircraft a dying breed? Few air forces are developing new attack aircraft, preferring to rely on fighter-bombers carrying precision-guided munitions to do the dirty work of c...
California Judiciary Committee Gives Blistering Assessment of CalPERS’ Fiduciary Duty Failings in Analysis of Fraud-Friendly Private Debt Secrecy Bill
Yves Smith, naked capitalism - 17 hours ago
The Judiciary Committee's analysis of a CalPERS-sponsored bill shows that Sacramento is noticing the fund's chicanery and incompetence.
Cherry Blossom & UHI
Paul Homewood, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 17 hours ago
By Paul Homewood This story comes around almost as regularly as the cherry blossom does! The cherry blossom season, Japan’s traditional sign of spring, has peaked at the earliest date since records began 1,200 years ago, research shows. The 2021 season in the city of Kyoto peaked on 26 March, […]
China Has a Grand Carbon Neutrality Target But Where Is the Plan?
Lambert Strether, naked capitalism - 17 hours ago
China’s new long-term targets, to reach peak emissions before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060, are yet to be matched with a consistent short-term action plan.
These states could still legalize recreational or medical cannabis in 2021
Jeff Smith, Marijuana Business Daily - 17 hours ago
Several more states could legalize adult-use or medical marijuana before their legislative sessions adjourn in 2021, possibly generating hundreds of millions of dollars in new business opportunities in the coming years. Now that New Jersey and New York legalized recreational marijuana programs – which together are expected to produce more than $4 billion in annual […] These states could still legalize recreational or medical cannabis in 2021 is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Mrs. Grundy Against Ryan Anderson’s Book
Pierre Lemieux, Econlib - 17 hours ago
I used to say, half-jokingly, that the ACLU reduced life and freedom to what happened between the waist and the knees. It is true, though, that the venerable association was defending free speech, so I should have said “between the upper lip and the knees.” They were also defending the 4th and 5th Amendments. That […] The post Mrs. Grundy Against Ryan Anderson’s Book appeared first on Econlib.
Did China Stage the Videos of People Collapsing in Wuhan?
barovsky, The New Dark Age - 17 hours ago
Already in mid-March 2020, at a time when many people were still buying toilet paper, SPR argued that the coronavirus situation appeared to show aspects of a possibly real pandemic, a mass psychosis, and a psychological (i.e. propaganda) operation (the “three P’s”).
Editor declines to correct paper with duplicated image after earlier study disappears
Niko McCarty, Retraction Watch - 18 hours ago
Possession is nine-tenths of the law — at least, it seems, for one journal editor, who is refusing to retract a study despite learning that one of its images previously appeared in another journal. The reason? The other study has been removed from the web. The paper is among 40 articles in Construction and Building … Continue reading Editor declines to correct paper with duplicated image after earlier study disappears
People asked for a communist police state and now they have got it
Editor, cairnsnews, Cairns News - 18 hours ago
Letter to the Editor from 2020 Tune-up for dumbed-down aussies You have done your research on the Port Arthur incident, but you certainly have no idea what you are talking about when it comes World War 2 and Adolf Hitler, you are making the same mistake that your adversaries are making. Hitler did not disarm […]
Memes that made me laugh 55
Peter, Bayou Renaissance Man - 19 hours ago
Harvested from around the Internet over the past week. Click each image for a larger view. More next week. Peter
5 Year Old with Autism Wanders & Drowns in Jacksonville, Florida
Age of Autism, AGE OF AUTISM - 17 hours ago
Many years ago, Ginger Taylor started a Blogger blog called "Lives Lost To Autism." I was an admin with posting privileges. We posted news story after news story of drownings and other terrible, untimely, far too early deaths among those...
Would a Nuclear Bomb Have Won the Korean War?
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *History, Asia* Here's why that option wasn't used. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Nuclear escalation on the Korean Peninsula would have gone terribly for everyone involved. In 1950, as U.S. forces retreated from China’s onslaught across the Yalu River, General Douglas MacArthur called for strategic air attacks against China. Many believed that this would necessarily include the atomic bomb, America’s “asymmetric advantage” of the time. America’s large arsenal of atomic weapons, and the fleet of strategic bombers necessary to deliver those weapons, was the c...
Resist and Bite: What if France Never Surrendered to Nazi Germany?
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *World War II History, Europe* [image: World War II History] Paris had fallen, but the French government could have continued to fight and caused Berlin no end of headaches. *Key point: *There were resistance fighters and Free French who continued the war even after the armistice. But London had been counting on Paris to keep up the fight until it no longer was able. France surrendered to the Nazis in 1940 for complex reasons. The proximate cause, of course, was the success of the German invasion, which left metropolitan France at the mercy of Nazi armies. But the...
Safe Speech vs Free Speech: Higher Education’s False Dilemma
Yves Smith, naked capitalism - 17 hours ago
Universities should remember that the original purpose of free speech was to empower the weak, not to shelter them.
Salvadoran Prosecutor’s Office charges Funes’ accomplices with money laundering
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Prosecutor's Office of El Salvador on Sunday filed formal charges against 3 ex-employees of Hipotecario Bank, accused of being accomplices of ex-president Mauricio Funes (2004-2009) in the embezzlement of over US$351 million in state funds. The alleged accomplices, arrested on Friday by Salvadoran authorities, are charged with embezzlement and […] The post Salvadoran Prosecutor’s Office charges Funes’ accomplices with money laundering appeared first on The Rio Times.
$4,200 Stimulus Check? Here Is How Much Some People Are Getting.
Ethen Kim Lieser, The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Ethen Kim Lieser* *Stimulus Money, * Let’s say you qualify for the maximum amount based on your AGI, and that you’re a family of two adult joint filers with one dependent. In this scenario, you would be eligible to receive a total of $4,200. If you’re still patiently waiting for that stimulus check, keep in mind that fewer Americans will receive checks this time around, so make sure to confirm if you even qualify. Individuals who earn as much as $75,000 in adjusted gross income (AGI), or couples making $150,000—in addition to their children or adult dependents—qualify for the f...
The Palawan Massacre: The Story from One of its Few Survivors
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, Americas* The prisoners of war that Sawa were in charge of didn’t know it, but many would soon become victims of the now-infamous Palawan massacre. *Here’s What You Need to Remember: *Superior Private Tomisaburo Sawa of the Imperial Japanese Army fixed the bayonet on his Type 99 Arisaka rifle and carefully checked to make sure the weapon was loaded. From his position on the veranda of the prison guard barracks, he watched as members of his platoon advanced across the courtyard. The POWs that Sawa were in charge of didn’t know it, but many woul...
What Would the World Be Like If the Iraq War Never Happened?
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, Middle East* The enduring cost of the Iraq invasion comes in the form of the thousands of dead Americans, and hundreds of thousands of dead Iraqis. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *The biggest effects of the Iraq War, and the most enduring limitations, may have come in how the conflict affected the U.S. military, and changed the attitudes of Americans toward the use of force. Every player of the popular video game Civilization knows to hit the save button before engaging in the risky, stupid invasion of foreign country. In the case of the 2003 invas...
Safra Bank closes deal to buy Crédit Agricole’s wealth management business in Brazil
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Safra Bank has signed an agreement to buy Crédit Agricole's wealth management business in Brazil for an undisclosed amount. The French group had announced a few months ago that the operations of CA Indosuez Wealth Management Brasil DTVM were for sale. The French group confirmed having signed an agreement on […] The post Safra Bank closes deal to buy Crédit Agricole’s wealth management business in Brazil appeared first on The Rio Times.
600 large sinkholes open in Turkey's breadbasket amid worsening drought
The Watchers » Latest articles - 18 hours ago
Huge sinkholes fill the drought-stricken breadbasket areas of Konya, Turkey, posing a challenge for farmers as they look for other means to water their fields, the French Press Agency (AFP) reports. Experts have so far counted around 600 large sinkholes-- nearly...... Read more »
“I want to kill the president”: Man who threatened Luis Lacalle Pou arrested in Uruguay
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Uruguay's Interior Ministry reported on Sunday that police officers arrested on Saturday a man who threatened to "kill" President Luis Lacalle Pou. "We report that a man was arrested who in some videos that went viral today threatens the president of the republic," the Ministry posted on Twitter. The body […] The post “I want to kill the president”: Man who threatened Luis Lacalle Pou arrested in Uruguay appeared first on The Rio Times.
Maps and Opinions
Larry-Lambert, Virtual Mirage - 19 hours ago
The Mola Mola They produce small and vulnerable offspring at a rate of around 300 million eggs per fish per spawn cycle, their fecundity surpassing all other vertebrates on earth. They’re about as sharp as a baseball and their anatomy is ridiculous to the point of them literally being classified as plankton for years […] The post Maps and Opinions appeared first on Virtual Mirage.
Panama Canal aims to be “carbon neutral” before end of this decade
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - "Before the end of this decade the Panama Canal will be carbon neutral, we are going to eliminate carbon emissions, and that is a strategic task to which the Canal is committed," said Vasquez to a local TV network. The issue, according to Vásquez, is first to define how this […] The post Panama Canal aims to be “carbon neutral” before end of this decade appeared first on The Rio Times.
Winter Arrives Early across the Southern Hemisphere
Cap Allon, Electroverse - 19 hours ago
The global warming narrative is collapsing like a flan in a cupboard. The post Winter Arrives Early across the Southern Hemisphere appeared first on Electroverse.
Biderman Chart of Coercion...
Adrienne, Adrienne's Corner - 19 hours ago
* are you being brainwashed about the Wuflu?* Of course. Biderman's chart can be applied to domestic abuse. Our government has turned into an abusive spouse. Time to get a divorce.
Five “political prisoners” released after a year detained in Nicaragua
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - "They have already been released, I could not tell you the official figure because we have not had access, but they let us know that they are on their way to Ometepe Island, they are being guarded," Martinez reported. The released "political prisoners" are Engel José López, Edman Jeancarlo Mora, […] The post Five “political prisoners” released after a year detained in Nicaragua appeared first on The Rio Times.
“Economy Has Fallen - You’re Next; No One Working But Record Home Sales? Financial Emergency Plan”
CoyotePrime, Running 'Cause I Can't Fly 2 - 20 hours ago
Jeremiah Babe, *“Economy Has Fallen - You’re Next; No One Working * *But Record Home Sales? Financial Emergency Plan”*
COVID Natural Remedies Banned as DOJ Silences Doctors Promoting Vitamins and Minerals
Health Impact News, Need To Know - 20 hours ago
Donald Trump signed the 'COVID-19 Consumer Protection Act' last December that makes it illegal for anyone to promote non-pharmaceutical products as treatments for COVID-19.
Negotiating CEPAs: the challenges ahead
bilaterals.org - 19 hours ago
26-Apr-2021 In recent times, the discussion on CEPAs has gained considerable traction in Bangladesh. Policymakers and trade officials have mooted the idea of signing CEPAs with a number of Bangladesh's trading partners.
Outstanding negotiations on AfCFTA to conclude before end of the year
bilaterals.org - 19 hours ago
26-Apr-2021 Some outstanding negotiations are part of necessary conditions to ensure the success of the AfCFTA, but have been facing challenges from member countries despite commencement of the agreement.
Qingdao initiative launched to promote early implementation of RCEP deal
bilaterals.org - 19 hours ago
26-Apr-2021 A joint initiative on promoting early implementation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement has been launched in the east China port city of Qingdao on April 25.
Ghana: minister calls for establishment of Ghana - Canada business council
bilaterals.org - 19 hours ago
26-Apr-2021 The Ghanaian Minister of Trade and Industry has called for the establishment of a Ghana-Canada Business Council, to promote trade between the two countries.
Pakistani envoy eyes closer trade ties with PH
bilaterals.org - 19 hours ago
26-Apr-2021 Pakistan's Ambassador to the Philippines said he would push for the inclusion of Pakistan in the RCEP to boost trade with the Philippines and other members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
Colombia hits death record for second consecutive day with 465 fatalities
Latin America News, The Rio Times - 20 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - This is the second consecutive record number of deaths, after Saturday's 440, and the country now registers 7 consecutive days with over 400 deaths. With yesterday's figures, the country totals 71,351 fatalities, which has forced the authorities in the country's main regions to take extreme measures, whose positive results are […] The post Colombia hits death record for second consecutive day with 465 fatalities appeared first on The Rio Times.
Could the COVID Vaccine Distribution System Be Used for Other Vaccines?
Adrian Hill, The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*Adrian Hill* *Coronavirus, Africa* A new Malaria vaccine, for instance, could easily be deployed. Coronavirus vaccines have been developed and deployed in record time, but as global rollout has progressed, too few doses have been made available in low-income countries. It’s a stark reminder that when it comes to infectious diseases, the world’s poorest often get left behind. This is a problem that extends far beyond COVID-19. In Africa, for example, malaria has probably caused four times as many deaths as COVID-19 over the past year. Thankfully, our new research shows that an ef...
A U.S. Soldiers Tells What It Was Like to Fight the Nazis in an M5 Stuart Tank
Warfare History Network, The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *World War II History, World* [image: World War II History] The M5 was not one of the finest tanks ever, but it was decent and many heroic American soldiers used them to defeat Hitler. *Key point: *The M5 was small and tall. Here is how its cramped crew fought using only a 37mm cannon and three machine guns. “*OH MY GOD!*” thought tanker Joe Cotten. “*We’re shooting machine guns at a Tiger Royal!*” It was late December 1944 in the Alsace-Lorraine region of France, near the German border. From inside his M5 Stuart light tank, Cotten had spotted the enemy...
What If Nazi Germany Had Gotten the Bomb First?
Robert Farley, The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *History, Europe* In reality, its unlikely that could have happened. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Nazi Germany could have developed nuclear weapons if it had won the war. It could not develop them as war-winning weapons, both because of the demands of the project and the limitations of early atomic devices. In the early years of World War II, it looked as if Germany might have the luxury to spend its time developing a new generation of super-weapons. The Nazis haphazardly pursued the idea of building an atomic bomb, with an eye toward eventual conflict wit...
Chinese carmaker Great Wall Motors signals intent to invest in Southeast Brazil
The Rio Times Staff, The Rio Times - 20 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Great Wall Motors (GWM), the largest private carmaker in China, sought Brazilian authorities last week to open a factory for electric cars and light SUVs in the Southeast region. GWM has been studying Brazil for 2 years and is looking for a state that offers tax benefits to install the […] The post Chinese carmaker Great Wall Motors signals intent to invest in Southeast Brazil appeared first on The Rio Times.
Continuing trend, cargo theft down 33% in the city of Rio de Janeiro in 2020
Dorah Feliciano, The Rio Times - 20 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Rio de Janeiro State Government's Public Security Institute (ISP) data point to a 33% decrease in the recorded cases of cargo theft in the capital in 2020, compared to 2019. The declining trend precedes the pandemic: a reduction in occurrences has been observed since 2018. This type of crime was […] The post Continuing trend, cargo theft down 33% in the city of Rio de Janeiro in 2020 appeared first on The Rio Times.
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