Trump Lashes Out at Twitter With Executive Order on Social Media
On Thursday, President Trump signed an executive order aiming to remove some protections online platforms currently have under the Communications Decency Act. The legality of the order is contested but, if upheld, it would make it easier for users to bring civil lawsuits against companies for censorship based on political views. The executive order comes […]
With the US Economy in Shambles, 18 States Begin Process of Reopening
On Friday, over a third of the nation began the process of reopening shuttered economies. The May 1 reopenings may be coming too early, experts say, putting both lives and the economy at further risk. States Lift Stay at Home Orders The eighteen states that started the process of reopening last week are: Alaska, Idaho, […]
Study Suggests NYC Subways Were Major Factor in Coronavirus Spread
A working paper released last week by Dr. Jeffrey Harris from the National Bureau of Economic Research suggests that the New York City subway system was a major spreader of the coronavirus. The paper examines ridership rates compared to confirmed COVID-19 cases in New York City’s five boroughs. Using mostly corollary and circumstantial data, the […]
HanesBrands And Other Companies To Make Masks Needed To Combat COVID-19
During a press conference on Saturday, United States President Donald Trump announced the HanesBrands clothing company would be retrofitting factories to make masks for medical officials combating COVID-19 (Coronavirus, 2019). “By way of example, Hanes … is retrofitting manufacturing capabilities in large sections of the plants to produce masks and they’re in the process right […]
Four Senators Sold Stocks Before Market Crashes After Private Coronavirus Briefing
Four Senators are accused of selling individual stocks in companies that plummeted during the recent market crash caused by COVID-19. The Senators received a private briefing on January 24 about the novel coronavirus, prior to the sales taking place. The four Senators are Richard Burr (RNC), Diane Feinstein (D-CA), James Inhofe (R-OK), and Kelly Loeffler […]
Detained Huawei Executive Receives Bail
Meng Wanzhou who was arrested in Canada at the Vancouver International Airport on December 1st. Wanzhou is the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Chinese company Huawei. Her detention came at the request of the United States who claims she used her position in Huawei to filter business deals with Iran through shell company Skycom […]
US Stock Market: The Fall Of 2018
For investors and middle-class workers watching their 401(k), the last few months have been a tailspin of unfulfilled returns and dropping stock prices. These huge losses on the market come off the heels of investors who were riding high on the early to mid-2018 bull market. In October alone the S&P 500 dropped 6.9 percent, […]
Amazon’s HQ2 And What It May Mean For New York
This November the city of New York reached a deal with e-commerce behemoth Amazon that will see them build a second headquarters, “HQ2,” in the Long Island City area of Queens. It’s the largest economic development project in the history of the state and was hard won against the likes of New Jersey and others, […]
Goods Worth N10 Trillion Smuggled Into Nigeria In 2017
The value of goods and items smuggled into Nigeria was N10 trillion by the end of 2017, investigation revealed. A top source in the Nigerian Shippers Council told our correspondent that, while the goods and items smuggled into the country through about 1,500 porous borders increased from over N2 trillion in 2016 to over N4 […]
Nigeria: Over 80% of Herbal Drinks in Nigeria Are Unhealthy
Over 80 percent of herbal drinks in Nigeria are substandard and unhealthy for consumption as they are capable of damaging consumers’ internal organs, according to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control. Aside from Alomo bitters, which is brewed by a Ghana-based Kasapreko Limited; Origin herbal drink, from the stable of Guinness […]