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Six hospitals declare critical incidents amid H3N2 surge. Public told to avoid hospitals unless it’s a true emergency. What happens when flu surges and hospitals have no room for patients? Hospitals in Calderdale and Huddersfield have issued a warning as their services are extremely busy. The Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust has asked visitors …
Silent Trump flees growing storm over Epstein 'cover-up' as he jets off for holidays without ANY comment https://t.co/X1Ba9kt4lp — Daily Mail (@DailyMail) December 20, 2025 President Donald Trump remained silent amid accusations of a ‘cover-up’ after the release of thousands of files related to convicted pedophile Jeffery Epstein. The president hyped the economy while speaking …
KJ Muldoon, a 10-month-old baby who sparked nationwide headlines after receiving a first-of-its kind gene-editing treatment, was released from the hospital this week. KJ has spent the majority of his life at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia after being diagnosed with a one-in-a-million, deadly genetic disease shortly after birth. Working quickly, his doctors were able to …
Trump makes Christmas Eve, Boxing day federal holidays for 2025 https://t.co/bLE8sxplgJ — John Solomon (@jsolomonReports) December 18, 2025 Some federal workers will have a longer holiday break this year. In an executive order issued Thursday, President Trump declared that Christmas Eve and Dec. 26 will be federal holidays this year, meaning that federal departments and …
(CNN) — Hourly Walgreens employees will no longer receive paid time off for six major holidays, including Thanksgiving and Christmas, according to reporting from CNN. The change comes about a month after the pharmacy giant was acquired by private equity firm Sycamore Partners. It follows recent workforce reductions — Walgreens announced last month it was …
America is experiencing a cost of living crisis that’s forcing families to make impossible choices between basic necessities. In this video we examine the collapse of economic stability through real stories: SNAP benefits being cut before major holidays, full-time teachers unable to afford living, and workers spending entire paychecks on utilities alone. We explore how …
FRANCE TO FREEZE PENSIONS, CUT HOLIDAYS IN MASSIVE DEBT CRACKDOWN Paris just dropped a €43.8B austerity hammer – and no one’s walking away untouched. Pensions? Frozen. Public jobs? Cut. Healthcare? Trimmed. 2 national holidays? Gone. A new tax targets top earners, and tax fraud squads are getting beefed up. France’s debt is growing by €5,000 …
France’s government is running out of options. On July 15, Prime Minister François Bayrou proposed eliminating two national public holidays to help close a €43.8 billion budget gap in the 2026 fiscal plan. The move is part of a broader austerity package aimed at reducing the deficit from 5.4% of GDP to 4.6% next year. …
https://finviz.com/ It's begun .. pic.twitter.com/LPPK8arfBz — The Great Martis (@great_martis) December 18, 2024 I cannot wait to see this pig in an actual recession pic.twitter.com/0PeFOiX8GA — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) December 18, 2024 As we said in May 2024 when this clip was taken, this is the 2024 version of "inflation is transitory.” Fed Chair Powell …
⚠️BRACE FOR MORE US JOB MARKET DATA REVISIONS⚠️ Nonfarm payrolls will likely be revised DOWNWARD by another ~300,000 jobs for 2Q 2024. This is according to the QCEW data released by the BLS. If this trend continues, it will turn out that August and October saw JOB LOSSES. pic.twitter.com/rA3cgv6En6 — Global Markets Investor (@GlobalMktObserv) December …
It’s happening, sooner than we think… but those who can fly on private/perosnal jets will be excluded. Travel firm warns holidays could be restricted by carbon passports International travel could be restricted by carbon passports as global temperatures rise, a holiday company has warned. A report by Intrepid Travel claimed drastic measures could be introduced …
via internationalman International Man: Let’s start with the basics. What are holidays, and why are they important to a culture or country? Doug Casey: The word “holiday” actually comes from “holy day”; it has a religious derivation. Once upon a time, I’d say as recently as the 1950’s, religion played a very important role in Western culture. …
