• Covid Patient's Infection Lasts Record 613 Days and Spawns New Mutations

    Covid Patient's Infection Lasts Record 613 Days and Spawns New Mutations (Third column, 5th story, link)

  • Norwegian salmon prices hit new record

    Fresh salmon prices hit an all time record in Norway last week, although there are signs the surge could be over. They soared to NOK 123.28 per kilo during week 15, an increase of NOK 3.34 per kilo or 2.2% on the previous week. The official figures from Statistics Norway are generally an average so

    • WNYC

    Newshour, What difference will the new US aid make to Ukrainians?

    US President Joe Biden says Ukraine will receive more arms and equipment within the week after the US Senate approved a $60bn aid package. But what difference will this make to the people there? Also on the programme: we hear the conflicting claims about the mass graves found in Gaza; and the ‘lost’ painting of Austrian artist Gustav Klimt that has been sold at auction in Vienna.(Photo: US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the National Security Supplemental. Credit:...

  • Biden vows to 'quickly' supply new military aid to Ukraine

    The US president says he will send "significant" support to Kyiv if senators pass a new aid deal on Tuesday.

  • Steve Rosenberg: Russia defiant over new US aid to Ukraine

    Pro-Kremlin media and Russian officials claim America is "getting dragged into" a war it will lose.

  • New Iran Oil Sanctions Passed By US House In Foreign Aid Package

    By Ari Natter (Bloomberg) –The US House passed new sanctions on Iran’s oil sector set to become part of a foreign-aid package, putting the measure on track to pass the Senate

  • Israeli hit on Rafah kills 22, mostly children, as US advances aid package

    Israeli strikes on the southern Gaza city of Rafah overnight killed 22 people, including 18 children, health officials said Sunday, as the United States was on track to approve billions of dollars of additional military aid to Israel, its close ally.

  • Blinken Begins Key China Visit as Tensions Rise Over New US Foreign Aid Bill

    U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has begun a critical trip to China armed with a strengthened diplomatic hand following Senate approval of a foreign aid package that will provide billions of dollars in assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan as well as force TikTok’s China-based parent company to sell the social media platform -– […]

  • Tech Wrecks As FedSpeak F ks FOMO-Followers; Gold Hits New Record High

    Tech Wrecks As FedSpeak F ks FOMO-Followers; Gold Hits New Record High Well, that escalated quickly ..but some saw it coming. In a week characterized by data supporting 'no landing' from a growth perspective and disappointment from a disinflation perspective Source: Bloomberg FedSpeak that was without exception - hawkish! As they suddenly realized that all that 'pivot' optimism did nothing but dramatically ease financial conditions and fuck their 'best laid plans' for a...

  • Foreign holdings of US Treasuries hit record high; Japan holdings rise, data shows

    Foreign holdings of U.S. Treasuries surged to a record in February, its fifth straight monthly rise, Treasury Department data released on Wednesday showed. Holdings totaled $7.965 trillion, up from a revised $7.945 trillion in January. Treasuries owned by foreigners rose 8.7% from a year earlier.

    • Adweek

    Digital Ad Revenue Hits New Record in 2023, With CTV Expecting FAST 2024 Growth

    CTV is growing FAST amid the ad industry's record-setting results in 2023. Ahead of upcoming NewFronts events, the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) released its annual Internet Advertising Report today, revealing that the ad industry hit new highs in 2023. According to the report conducted by PwC Advisory Services LLC, internet ad revenues reached a record high of $225 billion, increasing by 7.3% year over year. Additionally, Retail media, connected TV and audio advertising saw...

  • Excess Deaths In Japan Hit 115,000 Following 3rd COVID Shot; New Study Explains Why

    Excess Deaths In Japan Hit 115,000 Following 3rd COVID Shot; New Study Explains Why Authored by Joe Wang via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A new study on harms resulting from the COVID vaccine was published on April 8 in the U.S.-based peer-reviewed medical science journal Cureus. It represents the largest study to date on adverse effects of the COVID vaccine, and the results are shocking, to put it mildly. In the study, titled “Increased Age-Adjusted Cancer Mortality After...