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Scientists turn mosquitoes ‘into a vaccination tool’ to immunise bats against rabies The insects are being designed to spread vaccines instead of disease Mosquitoes typically spread disease, rather than prevent it, but Chinese scientists have proposed using the insects as an unlikely vector to deliver vaccines to bats. In a study published in Science Advances …
Iranian high explosive test chamber damaged, possibly destroyed. https://t.co/3rMvmuF1dm — Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) March 12, 2026 Since the first 24 hours of Operation Epic Fury, Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks have dropped drastically. pic.twitter.com/4Bpl5lZKD8 — U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) March 11, 2026
Authored by Mike Shedlock via mishtalk, Trump and NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani will fail. Here’s why. Talk Is Cheap Greg Ip has an interesting article on the Wall Street Journal. He says Everyone Is Talking About the ‘Affordability Crisis.’ It Can’t Be Solved. I agree with much of what Ip says, but he misses the two …
The FDA is warning the public about possibly radioactive shrimp that may have been sold at Walmart. The warning is for some Great Value raw frozen shrimp because it may be contaminated with Cesium-137, a radioactive isotope. MORE: https://abc7.com/post/fda-warns-public-not-eat-possibly-radioactive-shrimp-great-value-brand-sold-walmart-13-states/17586897/
My understanding… “Implicit guarantee” = The government does not explicitly commit to backing the GSEs, but markets assume it would intervene to prevent failure. This was the case before the 2008 financial crisis when investors believed the government would rescue the GSEs if… — Lance Lambert (@NewsLambert) May 27, 2025 1. Trump plans to push …
Summer 2025 calling! 🚗✨🍦 Gas prices are dropping to the lowest in YEARS ($3.08 on Memorial Day, possibly sub-$3 later this summer)! Where are you heading & what's your best road trip hack? 👇 pic.twitter.com/fR2LDX23uY — GasBuddy (@GasBuddy) May 20, 2025
HOW CAN DEMOCRATS POSSIBLY BE AGAINST THIS GOAL.pic.twitter.com/kOFlD4NE1p — Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) March 28, 2025
by Jesse Felder Almost any way you measure it, the stock market is as overvalued today as it has ever been. Clearly, investors are not worried about the potential for inflation to prove problematic for monetary policymakers once again. Nor are they bothered by the potential that fiscal policymakers could face a more challenging situation …
https://twitter.com/AntiWokeMemes/status/1850262847751614676 Wikipedia Bias for Left Leaning vs Right Leaning figures pic.twitter.com/OQ5A0M6xNY — The Rabbit Hole (@TheRabbitHole) October 26, 2024
The obesity rate in the United States was indeed higher in 2022 compared to 2023. In 2022, 22 states had an adult obesity prevalence at or above 35%, whereas in 2023, this number decreased to 23 states. This slight reduction suggests some progress, but the overall obesity rate remains high. NEW: we may have passed …
Famous last words – this is where I'll buy, it cant possibly go any lower — Mark (@Markus1Maximus) September 16, 2024
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Poilievre is possibly one the the smoothest politicians in the Western world. Clear. Direct. No beating around the bush, no stammering. Always a relatable example at the ready. And he isn't even a lawyer! https://t.co/bAIBVHSP61 — Chad West (@Chad_WestReal) June 7, 2024
For the first time since February 2021, inflation-adjusted grocery spending has increased, signaling a positive growth trend after nearly three years of decline. This means that despite inflation, people are now spending more on groceries in real terms. GROCERY SHOPPING 🍞🥩🥦 Inflation-adjusted grocery spending was positive for the first time since February 2021 after nearly …
An update on my investigation on February 7, 2024 – NVIDIA's Mystery Surge of 80% in Gaming Sector: The Criminal Always Returns to the Scene of the Crime It appears that someone at Nvidia read my post on February 7, 2024, and made some adjustments to their reporting segments to… https://t.co/xJjSonIvRN pic.twitter.com/7fwmclBwBK — Kakashii (@kakashiii111) …
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Creating superintelligence requires a few simple ingredients: a near-infinite trove of data, an army of tech experts, billions of dollars worth of advanced microchips – and a gigantic amount of electricity. As Silicon Valley spends enormous sums in a race to build artificial intelligence, tech giants are hitting a bottleneck. Without an abundant supply of energy, …
The Canadian Press Fri, April 19, 2024 at 7:07 a.m. EDT·6 min read NEW YORK (AP) — Sometime in the next few days or even hours, the “miners” who chisel bitcoins out of complex mathematics are going to take a 50% pay cut — effectively slicing new production of the world’s largest cryptocurrency in half. …
The $1.6 Billion Quest to Build America’s Tallest Skyscraper in…Oklahoma Move over New York. A developer plans a 1,907-foot tower overlooking sprawl and farmland. There are skeptics—‘I just burst out laughing.’ OKLAHOMA CITY—Scot Matteson’s team came before this city’s planning commission last week seeking to tweak a development he plans to build in a parking …
“I’m at an observatory in North Carolina and we just saw something extraordinary in the sky. It looked like an explosion in space. Also saw multiple fast moving objects through the telescope.” I’m at an observatory in North Carolina and we just saw something extraordinary in the sky. It looked like an explosion in space. …
Chaos breaks out in New York City after underground tunnels were discovered under the Chabad Lubavitch World Headquarters in Brooklyn. Here is an official statement: https://t.co/BoYTBMPjNs — Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) January 9, 2024
Amelia Earhart’s disappearance over the central Pacific Ocean 87 years ago remains one of the greatest mysteries in aviation history. Countless theories about her fate have emerged in the decades since, but now a deep-sea exploration team searching for the wreckage of her small plane has provided another potential clue — including a new video …
Nearly a dozen cases of measles have been reported in Pennsylvania, Virginia and Georgia in recent weeks, according to local health departments. International travel, coupled with declining global vaccination rates, is probably behind this spate of cases, experts say. The Philadelphia Department of Public Health has confirmed at least nine cases of measles over the …
This is what a concentrated market looks like The top 10 stocks make up a staggering 35% of the S&P 500 index Such an elevated level was last seen during the Dot Com bubble pic.twitter.com/9Yeez17XMl — Bravos Research (@bravosresearch) December 25, 2023 Home prices may pick up speed after the Fed cuts rates with 88% …
by Chris Black These BNPL apps are just the newest in a long line of stock scams that won’t be around in a few years. In today's #MadDash @JimCramer says $AFRM is like $GME but with profits. The company announced yesterday it was expanding its partnership with Walmart to self-checkout kiosks. pic.twitter.com/V4TVbBGmeZ — Squawk on …
Peace is an option as soon as the money runs out. NEW – Zelensky announces "peace talks" in Switzerland, likely on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos — 20Min pic.twitter.com/4ZfyeDPwoX — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) December 11, 2023 REPORT: It’s Happening – Zelenskiy Announces Peace Talks In Switzerland – At WEF! Reports are circulating …
Nearly 450 patients at Salem Hospital in Massachusetts may have been exposed to hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV due to improper administration of their IV medications, a hospital spokesperson said Thursday. The potential exposures occurred over roughly two years and involved patients who needed an endoscopy, a procedure where doctors use a small camera …
by Ed Driscoll Just What Chicago Needs, Government-Owned Grocery Stores. Now, no doubt Chicago’s city-run grocery stores would have the same service, efficiency, and quality that Chicago residents have come to expect from the local government of a city ranked 149th in its financial stability, 67th in its education system, 71st in its health-care system, 80th in its …
