Heat, War and Trade Protections Raise Uncertainty for Food Prices
As the rate of food price inflation eases in the United States and Europe, analysts are warning of a new era of volatility in global food prices, ushered in by…
Presidential Candidate in Ecuador Is Assassinated During Rally
A presidential candidate in Ecuador who had been outspoken about the link between organized crime and government officials was assassinated Wednesday evening at a political rally in the capital, just…
Nasdaq Announces End of Month Open Short Interest Positions in Nasdaq Stocks as of Settlement Date July 31, 2023
NEW YORK , Aug. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — At the end of the settlement date of July 31, 2023 , short interest in 3,275 Nasdaq Global Market SM securities…
America’s Supersized Military: “The Greatest Fighting Force in Human History” | naked capitalism
Yves here. Retired lieutenant colonel William Astore explains how the American “greatest” military is certainly the porkiest despite not having won a war since World War II (and even then…
98 Arrests in Child Abuse Inquiry That Followed Killing of F.B.I. Agents
It was among the most traumatic days in the F.B.I.’s history: On Feb. 2, 2021, two agents were killed when a suspect in a child abuse case opened fire on…
Microphone thrown by Cardi B makes $100k for charity
The rap star hurled the mic after a fan threw a drink at her during a recent concert in Las Vegas
Large Blast Hits Warehouse Near Moscow
A powerful explosion ripped through a warehouse outside the Russian capital on Wednesday, officials said, injuring dozens and sending up a massive plume of smoke visible for miles. Local officials…
Soldier Who Called Out Torture in Iraq Is Laid to Rest at Arlington
On a gentle knoll within plain view of the Pentagon he once labored to hold to account, Ian Fishback, an anti-torture whistle-blower during the U.S. occupations of Afghanistan and Iraq,…
Twist in Dancer’s Killing as Key Detail About Suspect Is Corrected
In the days after O’Shae Sibley, a Black gay man, was killed during an altercation outside a gas station in the Midwood neighborhood of Brooklyn, the picture that emerged suggested…
In Ireland’s ‘Forgotten County,’ a Tiny Inn Does It Right
The back story of Breac House, a tiny hotel in northwest Ireland’s County Donegal, sounds like a cautionary tale: Two city-slickers, accountants from Dublin, who’d never worked at a hotel…