'Calm Before the Storm': Gas Prices 45 Cents Higher than One Month Ago
Gas prices are now 45 cents higher than they were just one month ago as they continue to climb day by day with no signs of slowing.
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Soaring Prices, Cancellations, Greet Air Travelers over Memorial Day Weekend
If you’re traveling over the Memorial Day weekend, expect plenty of company – and disappointment.
India Teams with Taiwan's Foxconn to Produce Semiconductors
Vedanta — an Indian oil, gas, and metals conglomerate — plans to finalize a $20 billion deal with the Taiwanese microchip maker Foxconn by June to produce semiconductors within India starting in 2024, India’s Swarajya magazine reported on Thursday. Vedanta Chairman Anil Agarwal confirmed the development to Reuters on May 25,
Moldova: Romani Refugees from Ukraine Face Segregation
(Berlin) – Moldovan authorities are deliberately housing most Romani refugees separately from others fleeing the war in Ukraine, in a manner that constitutes unequal and discriminatory treatment, Human Rights Watch said today. Amid pervasive discriminatory attitudes toward Roma, government authorities have permitted and, in some cases, directed staff and volunteers to
Reimagine Global Food Systems to Prevent Hunger and Protect Rights
The past week has been another reminder of the urgent need to build global food systems that treat food as a human right rather than a commodity.
Poland: Trafficking, Exploitation Risks for Refugees
(Brussels) – Refugees from Ukraine, particularly women and girls, face heightened risks of gender-based violence, trafficking, and other exploitation due to lack of systematic protection and security measures in Poland. “Poland’s acceptance of those fleeing the war in Ukraine is a positive shift from its response to other crises, but
Polish Activists Arrested for Saving Lives
It is a tale of two borders.In Poland, at the Ukrainian border, volunteers are heralded as heroes for helping Ukrainian refugees.
W.H. Economic Adviser Won't Rule Out Biden Minimum Tax Being First Step to Further Tax Hikes
On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Hallie Jackson Reports,” White House Council of Economic Advisers member Jared Bernstein responded to a question on whether the minimum tax proposal in President Joe Biden’s budget is a first step towards further tax increases by stating that the proposal “injects a
Hungarians Helping Ukraine’s Refugees No Excuse for Limited Government Action
At the Hungary-Ukraine border last week and at one of Budapest’s main railway stations, I was struck by the enormous outpouring of solidarity from local communities and volunteers helping tens of thousands of people fleeing the war in Ukraine. Hungarians have to date welcomed more than 140,000 refugees
Israel Ranks 6th Most Expensive Country in the World for Groceries
Israel ranks sixth in the world in terms of grocery costs, according to a study by money.co.uk which compared food supply costs in 36 countries around the world.
The Government is Failing London’s Homeless Children
Ruth and her then 6-year-old daughter abruptly became homeless when their landlord evicted them from their London flat in 2012 to convert the property into a large house.
The Fear Not to Be
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This year marks the seventieth anniversary of the theologian Paul Tillich’s famous book, The Courage to Be. Widely read in the days when an educated public read books, it is long forgotten.
In it, Tillich surveys the history of anxiety and fear and
When You Want to Learn in Your Pajamas
The new normal in online education is identifying what works for you! From my own experience, I recently had a one on one LIVE class with my instructor, Jenny Sansouci, author of The Rebel’s Apothecary. What was I learning? How to bake the easiest, most delicious CBD-infused cookie. Here
5 Philosophical Questions That Will Blow Your Mind
Some philosophical questions are so difficult you could tie yourself up in mental knots trying to understand them.
TSA Saw Busiest Day of Air Travel Sunday Since Start of Pandemic
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) on Sunday saw the busiest day of air travel across the United States since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, screening 2,451,300 people at airports across the country, according to the department’s Traveler Throughput numbers. During the Thanksgiving travel, between November 19
