Archive for August, 2018
Eating in 10-Hour Window Can Override Disease-Causing Genetic Defects, Nurture Health
August 31st, 2018Via: Salk Institute: Scientists at the Salk Institute found that mice lacking the biological clocks thought to be necessary for a healthy metabolism could still be protected against obesity and metabolic diseases by having their daily access to food restricted to a 10-hour window. The work, which appeared in the journal Cell Metabolism on August […]
TRUMP THREATENS TO PULL U.S. OUT OF WTO
August 31st, 2018Via: Bloomberg: President Donald Trump said he would pull out of the World Trade Organization if it doesn’t treat the U.S. better, targeting a cornerstone of the international trading system. “If they don’t shape up, I would withdraw from the WTO,” Trump said Thursday in an Oval Office interview with Bloomberg News. Trump said the […]
Argentina’s Central Bank Hikes Rates to 60% as Currency Collapses
August 30th, 2018Via: CNBC: Argentina is struggling to cope with yet another financial crisis. Investors are increasingly concerned Latin America’s third-largest economy could soon default as it struggles to repay heavy government borrowing. This comes after Argentina’s government unexpectedly asked for the early release of a $50 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday. […]
British Survivors of Nuclear Weapons Tests
August 30th, 2018Via: Vice:
China Ignores UK Request to Share Samples of Flu Virus with Pandemic Potential
August 29th, 2018Via: Telegraph: Requests by UK experts to Chinese authorities for samples of the latest strain of a dangerous and evolving avian influenza virus, known as H7N9 have so far been ignored, the Telegraph has learned. The news comes on the back of revelations earlier this week by the United States’ government that China has, for […]
Electric Cars Exceed 1 Million in Europe as Sales Increase by 42%
August 28th, 2018Via: Guardian: There are now more than a million electric cars in Europe after sales soared by more than 40% in the first half of the year, new figures reveal. Europe hit the milestone nearly a year after China, which has a much larger car market, but ahead of the US, which is expected to […]
Russia: Unidentified Helicopters Delivering Weapons to Taliban, Islamic State in Afghanistan
August 28th, 2018Weapons in, drugs out. Via: Russian Government / TASS: Russia has recorded flights of unidentified helicopters delivering weapons to the Taliban (a movement outlawed in Russia) and the Islamic State (a terror group outlawed in Russia) units active in Afghanistan, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a briefing on Thursday. “We would like […]
To Understand America’s Neofeudal Economy, Start with Extortion
August 28th, 2018Via: Of Two Minds: Let’s spin the time machine back to the late Middle Ages, at the height of feudalism, and imagine we’re trying to get a boatload of goods to the nearest city to sell. As we drift down the river, we’re constantly being stopped and charged a fee for transiting one small fiefdom […]
Top Item Bought with Food Stamp Money: Soda
August 28th, 2018Via: ZeroHedge: The top item purchased by food stamp recipients is likely to raise some eyebrows among those who fret about people using benefits to buy junk food. Spending on soda and other sweetened beverages is “slightly higher for SNAP households compared to non-SNAP households (5 cents versus 4 cents per dollar),” the researchers note. […]
The Man Who Was Raised by Wolves
August 28th, 2018Via: Guardian: Abandoned as a child, Marcos Rodríguez Pantoja survived alone in the wild for 15 years. But living with people proved to be even more difficult.
