Classic socialism in action. Socialism is characterized by ignoring the free marketplace and empowering intellectual planners to control the economy with a cocoon of regulations and directives. In Europe (and today in China) economically moribund companies are designated national champions and kept alive at taxpayer expense, even when they can’t compete in the free...
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The information in this column is intended for informational purposes only, and does not constitute medical advice or recommendations by the author. Please consult with your physician before making any lifestyle or medication changes, or if you have any other concerns regarding your health. STATINS CUT HEART ATTACK RISK EVEN WITH NORMAL CHOLESTEROL LEVELS The...
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I’m going to slit my wrists. I’ve been reading the news again. I always want to slit my wrists when I do that. I know, I know: I’ll get encouragement from readers. OK, then, I won’t, just to spite them. Ha. One story says that Americans owe some bizarre sum on the credit card...
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Feminism has very little to do with equality between the genders, and it also has very little to do with the rights of women. First and foremost, feminism is about various groups seeking to acquire power and money, and to build huge self-serving empires in which millions – literally millions – of people nowadays...
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At least 82 people have died after a school collapsed in Haiti on Friday. The death toll rose from 61 to 82 after rescue workers found 20 students and their teacher between two floors of the school. At least 200 more are feared trapped and over 100 have been injured, some seriously. “This morning...
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Hurricane Paloma, which the U.S. National Hurricane Center yesterday labeled as “extremely dangerous”, has recently hit Cuba . In preparation of this, at 1500 UTC yesterday, the Cuban provinces of Granma and Holguin were issued with a Hurricane warning by the country’s government. Due to updated forecasts, it has also removed the waning for...
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The three Islamic militants found guilty of the 2002 Bali bombing have been executed on the island of Nusakambangan. Huda bin Abdul Haq, Amrozi bin Nurhasyim and Imam Samudra were executed by firing squad shortly after midnight. It had been announced that the three would be killed in November but no date was given...
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Voters in California, Florida and Arizona voted on Tuesday to ban gay marriage, bringing about a victory for conservatives on a day which did not bring many conservative wins. Meanwhile, voters in Colorado, South Dakota and California voted on measures which would have restricted abortion in those states. In Massachusetts and Michigan, voters passed...
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India’s first lunar mission Chandrayaan-1(meaning ‘moon craft’ in sanskrit) has passed the tricky man oeuvre of entering the lunar orbit at 5:15 PM Indian standard time. This was an important milestone for the Indian mission to moon which was launched on October 22 from Indian spaceport Satish Dhawan Space Center at Sriharikota. The lunar...
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An indictment was unsealed Friday morning in Brooklyn federal court charging Michael Coppola, a captain in the Genovese organized crime family of La Cosa Nostra, with racketeering and racketeering conspiracy. The predicate acts include the 1977 murder of Giovanni Larducci, also known as “John Lardiere,” “Coca Cola,” and “Johnny Cokes,” extortion and conspiracy to...
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