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☆ Fact Check-Long, unrelated video provides no evidence Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said Biden should be impeached
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

There is no evidence that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said U.S. President Joe Biden should be impeached, contrary to a video posted on Facebook. Its description reads: "’Biden Should Be Impeached’: Congress ERUPTS As DeSantis HUMILIATES Hunter Biden to his Face.” Another version was shared on YouTube (here). The first clip shows DeSantis speaking on Sept. 16, 2022 about migrants in Martha’s Vineyard. Neither clip shows DeSantis calling for Biden to be impeached and Reuters did not find any evidence that he said this. There is no evidence that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said U.S. President Joe Biden should be impeached.

☆ Fact Check-Long, unrelated video provides no evidence Sen. Rand Paul called Speaker Pelosi ‘a traitor,’ as claimed
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Senator Rand Paul did not call U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi “a traitor” in a video circulating on social media. Rand Paul UNCOVERS Nancy Pelosi's Dark Secrets In Public.” Another example with the same caption on YouTube can be seen (here). The first clip shows Paul speaking on May 17, 2022 about his objections to a bill that would provide $40 billion in aid for Ukraine. Neither clip shows Paul calling Pelosi a traitor and Reuters did not find any credible news reports on Paul calling Pelosi a “traitor”. There is no evidence that Senator Rand Paul called U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi “a traitor.”This article was produced by the Reuters Fact Check team.

☆ After Biden’s announcement on cannabis and racial equity, what's next?
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Beau Kilmer | Beau Kilmer Is The Mccauley Chair In Drug Policy Innovation | Co-Director Of The Drug Policy Research Center At The Nonprofit | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

President Joe Biden’s announcement about cannabis policy reform last week underscored how keeping it illegal disproportionately harms people of color. Biden’s move is an important step in changing the federal approach to cannabis. Some jurisdictions are considering how cannabis tax revenues could be used to address racial disparities. For example, Evanston, Illinois., is using some of its cannabis tax revenues to support slavery reparations. Cannabis legalization isn’t just a yes-or-no choice.

☆ Covid leads to long Covid, in governments as well as people
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Brian Michael Jenkins | Brian Michael Jenkins Is An Army Combat Veteran Who Currently Serves As Senior Adviser To The President Of The Nonprofit | Nonpartisan Rand Corporation. His Latest Book Is | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

Unlike previous pandemics, however, Covid didn’t see the same offsets in unifying sentiment. There were many explanations for this, including underreporting of Covid deaths in many countries, but the optics were not good. Democratic governments imposed controls that intruded into ordinarily personal space, while authoritarian governments exploited the pandemic to tighten their control. The decline in Covid numbers, if it holds, will not reverse these developments after the November elections. Just as we may talk about societal comorbidity, societies may suffer from long Covid — an impaired functioning of democracy that may persist long after the contagion survives.

☆ Tens of thousands likely jobless after Hurricane Ian, economists say
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Martha C. White For Cnn Business | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Although the damage is still being tallied, early estimates indicate that Ian could be the most costly hurricane to make landfall in Florida. In the short term, a spike in jobless claims is almost inevitable, economists say: “Hurricane Harvey in Texas prompted a rise of about 50,000 in August of 2017,” noted Mike Englund, chief economist at Action Economics. A view of the destroyed road between Florida's Matlacha and Pine Island after Hurricane Ian. “Katrina was a much more damaging storm, and impacted Louisiana, which is much less affluent than Florida,” Zandi said. A powerboat lies atop a pile of debris two days after the passage of Hurricane Ian, in Fort Myers, Florida.

☆ Fact Check-Video does not show Rand Paul ‘unleashing evidence’ on Pelosi
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-06 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A video viewed over 58,000 times on Facebook claims without basis that U.S. Republican Senator Rand Paul released “evidence” on U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi during a speech. The clip, however, compiles months-old footage from three events that make no mention of Pelosi. Rand Paul UNLEASHES Evidence on Nancy Pelosi During EPIC SPEECH,” reads the Facebook post from Oct. 4 with the almost 12-minute-long video (here). The third and last clip does not depict Paul, but Republican Representative Jim Jordan questioning Google CEO Sundar Pichai during a congressional hearing on June 29, 2020 (youtu.be/LX2VrlegaWk?t=229). The video combines three unrelated clips that are months old and do not mention Pelosi.

"U.S. prosperity and security depend on the Pacific region remaining free and open," it said, noting that Pacific island countries faced urgent challenges, most notably from the climate crisis, but also heightened geopolitical tensions. Leaders and representatives from 14 Pacific island states are taking part in the summit. read moreThe official also said Biden would designate career diplomat Frankie Reed as the first U.S. envoy to the Pacific Islands Forum. The U.S. strategy document says the United States would partner with Pacific islands to help them adapt to and manage the climate crisis, an "existential threat" to their lives, health, and livelihoods. Strategic competition in the Pacific intensified dramatically this year after China signed a security agreement with the Solomons, prompting warnings of militarization of the region.

☆ In an age of 'quiet-quitting,' some money-hungry politicians are glorifying 7-day work weeks, sleepless nights, and burn-it-on-both-ends hustle culture
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Marco Rubio, John Fetterman, and several other politicians have sent out fundraising emails that tout sleepless nights and no days off. But in an age of "quiet quitting" — rejecting hustle culture and subtly dialing it back at work — several politicians have sent out fundraising emails that talk about all-night work and "not taking days off," effectively glorifying working oneself to death. "We have less than 7 weeks to ensure I defeat Dr. freakin' Oz AND this race could literally make or break our Democratic Senate Majority. The latest fundraising email from Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida said his campaign manager, Mark Morgan, hasn't slept in days. "Failure is not an option," Herschel said in his fundraising email, in all caps.

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Tuesday to move forward with funding the government through mid-December ahead of a Friday deadline to avert a shutdown. The short-term funding measure includes money for Ukraine aid, Afghan resettlement, parolees and security enhancements for U.S. courts, among other provisions. Republicans, still angry about Manchin's vote for the Democrats-only bill in August, credibly threatened to tank the government funding bill if his permitting measure was tacked on. During the Senate vote, Manchin reached out to Republicans to discuss restarting negotiations over a permitting package, including Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., Cassidy said. "The fact that Joe traded his vote for permitting reform doesn’t make permitting reform any less of a noble venture," Cramer said.

☆ What Cramer is watching Tuesday — market extremely oversold, new signs of housing slowdown
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Counterintuitive: Raymond James says buy homebuilder Lennar (LEN), raises price target to $90 per share from $75, despite surging mortgage rates. Morgan Stanley slashes price target on FedEx (FDX) in half to $125 per share. Citi put Dow stock McDonald's (MCD) on a "negative catalyst watch" and lowers price target to $246 per share from $275. Deutsche Bank raises PepsiCo (PEP) price target to $181 per from $179; keeps hold rating ahead of third-quarter results next month. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

☆ North Korea fires ballistic missile in a show of 'defiance' days before Vice President Kamala Harris visits region
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

North Korea has fired a ballistic missile into the sea. "It's North Korea's way of showing defiance of the [US] alliance," said an analyst at the Rand Corporation. Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyNorth Korea fired a ballistic missile toward South Korea just days before Vice-President Kamala Harris's visit. It is the most significant deployment yet under a new push by the Biden administration to use the US "strategic assets" to deter North Korea, Reuters reported. On the 29th, she will travel to South Korea, which a senior White House official says is an "opportunity for the Vice President to demonstrate our solidarity with our South Korean allies on the threat posed by the North."

State law was later changed to require unanimous Board of Pardons approval to recommend commutations for those serving life sentences. In his second term, Wolf has already commuted 47 life sentences, at the urging of the pardons board. “In making clemency decisions, John scrupulously reviewed clemency applications and consulted with corrections officials, prison wardens, judges and DAs. Fetterman has not, as one Oz ad implies, called for eliminating all life sentences for murderers. All but one of the men featured had been serving life sentences on second-degree murder convictions, with a variety of mitigating circumstances in their favor.

☆ Duke Energy is one of the top leakers of a gas that is 25,000 times more polluting than carbon dioxide, EPA records show
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Phil Mckenna | Inside Climate News | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +22 min

The emissions were equal to the annual greenhouse gas emissions of more than 59,000 automobiles, according to the EPA’s greenhouse gas equivalency calculator. Under such a scenario Duke Energy would likely have years of low emissions punctuated by a single year of high emissions. While other utilities have participated for decades in a voluntary program with the EPA to reduce SF6 emissions to next to nothing, Duke Energy has not. Brooks said Duke Energy is also targeting its most leaky equipment for faster replacement. The figure is roughly half of 1% of all greenhouse gas emissions worldwide, far smaller than yearly emissions of carbon dioxide, the primary driver of climate change.

☆ South African rand slips as strong dollar, power cuts weigh
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterJOHANNESBURG, Sept 19 (Reuters) - The South African rand traded weaker early on Monday, bruised by a strong dollar and lengthy power cuts by state-owned utility Eskom. At 0630 GMT, the rand traded at 17.6925 against the dollar, around 0.4% weaker than its previous close. read moreRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterEskom on Sunday implemented "Stage 6" power cuts, a level only seen twice before, which means at least six hours without power daily for most South Africans. The government's benchmark 2030 bond was modestly weaker in early deals, with the yield rising 2.5 basis points to 10.365%. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Alexander Winning; Editing by Toby ChopraOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ That's not a real job opening: Some companies are posting 'ghost jobs' but don't actually plan to hire you — or anyone
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-18 | by ( Rebecca Knight | Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

The number of job openings has been sky high over the past year in the red-hot labor market. That could be because some firms are posting "ghost jobs" that they're not actually hiring for. While many employers can't find enough workers, some qualified candidates are applying to open jobs and aren't hearing anything back. Some recruiters say that ghost jobs are on the rise due to the heightened level of uncertainty that's persisted for the past two and a half years. "There are too many jobs posted"Andrew Flowers, a labor economist at Appcast, the recruitment advertising technology company, expressed skepticism that "ghost jobs" are a widespread problem.

The state’s restrictive abortion laws spotlight existing gender disparities within the VA medical system, according to former military women who shared their personal experiences during a listening tour held by Rep. Julia Brownley, D-Calif., chairwoman of the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Health. The VA does not provide any abortion services, even initial consultations, to women seeking more information about terminating their pregnancies. And that doesn’t end when we get out,” veteran Amber Davila, 37, said outside of the session in Austin, Texas. “We will continue to make sure they have timely access to the full suite of reproductive care,” the VA said. “This is fuel to the fire,” said Plescher, lead outreach coordinator for Grace After Fire, a female veterans group based in Houston.

☆ Ukraine's top diplomat calls out Rand Paul for delaying 'much needed support' he says could be saving lives
▼ + stars: | 2022-05-13 | by ( John Haltiwanger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukraine's top diplomat criticized Sen. Rand Paul for delaying aid to Kyiv. Paul singlehandedly stalled a $40 billion aid bill intended to support Ukraine as it battles Russia. Paul delayed "much needed support" that could save lives, Dmytro Kuleba said in a tweet. @POTUS, @SecBlinken, @SenateGOP, @SenateDems and American people were in strong support, and @RandPaul delayed so much needed support," Kuleba tweeted. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer also ripped into Paul for delaying the bill.

CNN —With an injured hip, blisters on his feet and experiencing the sort of exhaustion few would be familiar with, Zach Bates retained a steely focus and determination. Rana and Brian even helped with training schedules before finding more experienced ultramarathon runners – such as mentor John Hendrix and coach Nickademus de la Rosa. As he continues to train for more challenges, he’s turned to social media to help capture his journey along the way. In doing so, he has been embraced by runners from all over, but Rana says that’s not the only way social media has helped. Bates' achievements have been lauded on social media by runners around the world.

☆ Many Americans think of education and transportation as public goods, but they're actually heavily privatized. Here's why that's a problem.
▼ + stars: | 2022-01-29 | by ( Paul Constant | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Cohen said the privatization of public goods like education won't benefit the majority of Americans. Many fields that ordinary Americans assume to be public goods — public education, libraries, public transportation — don't fit that strict description. "In that definition, healthcare is a private good, not a public good," Cohen said. We're all familiar with the trickle-down claim that under a profit motive, business can provide public goods more efficiently than the government. "The alternative of private control over public goods is public control over public goods," he said.

☆ The American middle class used to signify economic security. That's now quickly becoming a luxury only the wealthiest can afford.
▼ + stars: | 2021-12-25 | by ( Paul Constant | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

While a majority of Americans consider themselves middle class, he says far fewer actually are. Those numbers are disastrous for the American middle class. When most noneconomists talk about the middle class, we don't mean the strict middle third of American household wealth. A 2015 Pew report found that while 89% of all Americans self-identify as members of the middle class, just 50% of Americans actually met the broadest economic definition of middle class. Throughout the 20th century, a secure and growing middle class was the source of America's prosperity.

Medicii spun că o viață intimă armonioasă este foarte importantă pentru evoluția cu succes a sarcinii, dar și a viitoarei nașteri. În plus, la multe femei în timpul sarcinii apar hemoroizii, ceea ce creează dureri și disconfort”, explică Iraida Snigur. Care sunt beneficiile sexului în timpul sarciniiMedicii sunt unanimi în părerea că sexul în timpul sarcinii este necesar pentru ambii parteneri. Iată câteva avantaje de a face sex în timpul sarcinii:Buna dispozițieAbstinența prelungită în timpul sarcinii nu este benefică nici viitoarei mame, nici viitorului tată. Plăcere mai mareÎn timpul sarcinii fluxul de sânge către pelvis crește, vaginul se îngustează și clitorisul crește.

Persons: Ginecologii, paterni, Snigur Organizations: Universitatea Leiden

☆ 60 de zile? Află detaliile celei mai așteptate OFERTE de la Microinvest — Moldova.org
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-09 | by ( ) www.moldova.org time to read: +7 min

O bună parte din viață o petrecem la postul de muncă încercând să câștigăm bani și să ne construim cariere. Despre cum creștem gradul de incluziune și toleranță la serviciu s-a vorbit în cadrul evenimentului online „Diversitate, egalitate și incluziune în comunitatea IT”. Apoi în antirating urmează persoanele care au fost anterior deținuți, persoanele de religie musulmană, persoanele provenite din țări africane și persoanele cu dizabilități mintale. Trebuie să acordăm suport persoanelor care au necesități speciale, trebuie creată o atmosferă binevoitoare nu doar în declarații, ci și în practică. Trebuie să faceți un monitoring al produselor și serviciilor și să le îmbunătățiți dacă e cazul.

Persons: Evghenii, Evghenii Golosceapov, Apoi, incluziunea Organizations: Universitatea din, ONU, Europei, Universitatea Harvard, Agenției, Agenției Statelor Unite, Women Moldova Locations: Universitatea din Harvard, Evghenii, Republica Moldova, Republicii Moldova, Moldova, Statele Unite, Agenției Statelor, Suediei

☆ Iarmarocul de flori din Capitală, fără vânzători. La târg au venit cu marfă doar zece comercianți
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-09 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

A suflat vântul astăzi în iarmarocul de flori şi răsad amenajat special pentru producătorii autohtoni în Piaţa Centrală din Capitală. Deși au solicitat în mod repetat deschiderea târgului pentru a-şi putea vinde marfa, am surprins doar 10 vânzători. "Băiatul meu a stat o săptămână şi a vândut într-o săptămână de 75 de lei, dar locul e 75 pe zi. Administrația Pieţei Centrale spune că iarmarocul a fost deschis la insistenţa vânzătorilor. Iarmarocul de flori şi răsad va fi deschis până în 31 iulie.

Persons: Veronica Ion, Ion Pîntea Organizations: Centrale Locations: Piaţa, Capitală

☆ VIDEO/ De la nord la sud. O călătorie prin toate „zonele politice” ale R. Moldova
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-09 | by ( Aliona Ciurca | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +15 min

Au stat câte 20 și ceva de ani deputați, Diacov a stat atâția ani, Voronin – de când e mâca și bunica a fost deputat. A făcut cât de cât, alții nu-s de acord, mă rog… Se împarte lumea, îs diferite păreri, dar în Orhei e frumos și e făcut bine. Tot de pe spinarea omului și a țăranului”. Într-adevăr, ne-au dus într-o eroare, că lumea a fost dezamăgită de toți… Mi-aș dori să fie mai bine decât cum a fost. De-atâta și toți pleacă.

Persons: ZdG, Renato Usatîi, Ilan Șor ., Edineț, cela, Totul, Diacov, Voronin, ., Sandu, Dodon . Organizations: DNA, Partidul Locations: Moldova, Nord, Bălți, Găgăuzia, Cahul, Chișinău, n.r ., Edineț, Sângerei, Europa, Telenești, Orhei, treucă, . Moldova, Ialoveni, Cimișlia, România, Comrat, URSS, Partidul Agrar, Congaz, Colibași

☆ Mihai Dârul, activist civic din satul Lunga, raionul Dubăsari: Coaliția Dodon-Voronin face ca această campanie să fie una mai grea, foarte periculoasă
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-09 | by ( ) www.zdg.md time to read: +6 min

– Cât de liber gândesc și cât de liber pot alege cetățenii din stânga Nistrului? – Convingerea mea rămâne aceeași: atâta timp cât Armata Rusă rămâne stăpână pe o parte a R. Moldova, noi nu putem spera să avem o societate liberă, deschisă. Încă de pe atunci m-am adresat la autoritățile oficiale ale R. Moldova, dar fără vreun rezultat. Cer ca partea stângă a Nistrului să fie tratată pe poziții egale cu partea dreaptă. Aceeași situație e și în satul meu, Lunga, raionul Dubăsari, sat care rămâne ocupat de separatiști.

Persons: Dodon, Voronin, ., Igor Smirnov, Smirnov, Filat, Filip, Medvedev, Putin ., Eugen Carpov, Carpov, Igor Dodon Organizations: Rusă, Ruse, Armatei Ruse, separatiști Locations: Campania, . Moldova, Moldova, Federația Rusă, Dubăsari, Ucraina, Chișinău, Moscova, Kremlin, mincinoși, Nistru, Tiraspol

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