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Tesla Posts Record Quarterly Profits

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At The Wall Street Journal, Rebecca Elliot reports that Tesla posted a greater-than-sevenfold increase in first-quarter profits to reach a record. The company could boost vehicle production this year despite supply chain bottlenecks and disruptions in China from COVID-related lockdowns. She writes: Tesla Inc. (TSLA) posted a greater-than-sevenfold increase in first-quarter profit to reach a record […]

Russia’s Invasion of the Donbas Heats Up

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Russia’s refocused invasion of Ukraine’s Donbas region is heating up. The fighting is intensifying in Ukraine’s Eastern counties, and Western nations are sending more weapons to aid Ukraine. Yaroslav Trofimov reports for The Wall Street Journal: Russian forces Wednesday made incremental gains in their offensive in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region, as Western nations rushed more […]

Home Prices Hit New Record, Even as Rates Rise

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Homebuyers are facing record-high prices at the same time rates charged for mortgages are beginning to rise. Nicole Friedman reports for The Wall Street Journal: U.S. home prices soared to a new record in March while mortgage rates continued to rise rapidly, slowing home sales in what has been the hottest housing market in more […]

Russia’s Private Military Companies Have Exploded in Recent Years

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The use of private military companies (PMCs) by Russia has exploded in recent years, most notably the Wagner Group, which was named after Hitler’s favorite composer, Richard Wagner. The Wagner Group is Russia’s largest and most capable PMC. Its home base is located in Goryachy Klyuch, Krasnodar Krai, Russia. Read more from “Moscow’s Mercenary Wars” […]

Scientists Examining These Mediterranean Herbs for Tumor Suppression

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Originally posted February 2nd, 2022. Scientists from Purdue University are studying a number of herbs from the Mediterranean region that are thought to suppress tumor development. The scientists mapped the herbs’ molecular biosynthetic pathway and are attempting to reproduce the compounds in the lab. Joseph Mercola reports on his blog, Mercola.com: Plant scientists from Purdue […]

Manchin UNLOADS On Biden Admin’s “Putin Price Hike” Excuses

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No one who has paid even the remotest attention to the skyrocketing prices of the Biden administration is under any illusion that they were caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Prices were rising well before the first shot was fired in Easter Europe. Despite that, the Biden administration has pushed hard to blame its inflation […]

Finland Joining NATO is Putin’s Nightmare Scenario

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In Foreign Policy, Michael Hirsh explains how the accession of Finland to NATO, possibly along with Sweden, would be Vladimir Putin’s “nightmare scenario,” as described by James Dobbins, a former senior U.S. diplomat now at the Rand Corporation. Hirsh writes: It could take up to a year for Finland and Sweden to achieve formal accession […]