Market Watch – by Steve Gelsi

Smithfield Foods Inc., which is a unit of China’s WH Group Ltd. WHGLY, -3.53% 288, -2.60%, said Friday it will cease all harvest and processing operations in Vernon, Calif., in early 2023. “Smithfield is taking these steps due to the escalating cost of doing business in California,” the company said.  Continue reading “China-owned Smithfield Foods closing operations in Vernon, Calif.”

NBC

Crews rescued two workers who fell into a tank full of chocolate at a Mars Wrigley facility in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

On Thursday, around 2 p.m., first responders were called to the Mars Wrigley Confectionery on 295 Brown Street in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania.  Continue reading “2 Workers Rescued After Falling Into Chocolate Tank at Mars Wrigley Facility”

CBS

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Three people have died, one person is in critical condition and a state trooper is injured following a mass shooting Thursday at the Columbia Machine manufacturing plant in Smithsburg, local officials said. Continue reading “3 Dead, 1 In Critical Condition And State Trooper Injured In Mass Shooting At Smithsburg, Maryland Workplace, Officials Say”

FEE – by Jon Miltimore

The rise in consumer prices has rightly received a great deal of attention, as inflation hovers around 40-year highs. Everyone can see that virtually everything is getting more expensive, but fewer have noticed that many items are also getting smaller. Continue reading “Yes, the Products You’re Buying Are Getting Smaller—Even Though Prices Are Not”

Gateway Pundit – by Cristina Laila

Police on Thursday fatally shot a man trying to forcefully enter an elementary school in Gadsen, Alabama.

The potential intruder went to several locked doors trying to get into Walnut Park Elementary School before police shot him dead, according to Gadsen City Schools Superintendent Tony Reddick. Continue reading “Police Kill Intruder Trying to Forcefully Enter Alabama Elementary School”

Technocracy News – by Patrick Wood

Facebook and Instagram have been hit with lawsuits claiming their programs are addictive, especially to young persons, and cause psychological and emotional harm that can last a lifetime. It’s about time. The effects of continuous reinforcement on social media acts to trigger the release of dopamine in the brain, in similar fashion to hard drugs.  Continue reading “Meta Slapped With 8 Lawsuits Over Algorithms That Hook Youth And Ruin Their Lives”

The Counter Signal

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s handgun ban is blowing up in his face after more Canadians are rushing to buy handguns than ever.

Firearms store owners and employees across Canada say that sales for restricted firearms have skyrocketed after Trudeau announced the handgun freeze in May.  Continue reading “Trudeau’s handgun ban fails spectacularly and leads to skyrocketing sales”

Gateway Pundit – by Cristina Laila

Joe Biden’s America.

Gas prices soared this week to record highs because of Joe Biden’s war on domestic energy production. Continue reading “One Michigan County’s Police Dept. Has “Blown Through Their Fuel Budget” and will No Longer Respond to Every 911 Call In-Person”

USA Today

WASHINGTON – The Biden administration will take another step in its campaign to transition more Americans to electric vehicles on Thursday when it releases proposed standards for a network of charging stations across the country. Continue reading “Biden to require electric vehicle charging stations every 50 miles on federal highways”

Gateway Pundit – by Michael Robison

As the rate of inflation continues its record-setting trend of increase, rent costs are beginning to crush most Americans, causing them to fall behind and seek smaller homes and new towns, while Biden’s $15 per hour minimum wage falls far short of a living wage.  Continue reading “Biden’s Economy Is Out-Of-Control, Crushing The Middle Class American Who Cannot Make A Living Wage”

Yahoo News

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed a wide-ranging gun control bill Wednesday in response to recent mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, that would raise the age limit for purchasing a semi-automatic rifle and prohibit the sale of ammunition magazines with a capacity of more than 15 rounds.  Continue reading “House passes gun control bill after Buffalo, Uvalde attacks”

Sputnik

China urges US to respect Latin American, Caribbean countries, “stop bullying, hegemony”.

The Summit of the Americas scheduled to be held in Los Angeles between June 6 and 10 will face an awkward situation with many countries in the region skipping the US-held summit due to Washington’s refusal to invite leaders from Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua on the excuse of “democracy”, while many leading countries in the region like Mexico expressed opposition.

Continue reading ““No Longer US’ Backyard’: Latin America Sends United Message”

Daily Mail

People aged under 40 are being urged to have their hearts checked because they may potentially be at risk of Sudden Adult Death Syndrome.

The syndrome, known as SADS, has been fatal for all kinds of people regardless of whether they maintain a fit and healthy lifestyle. Continue reading “Healthy young people are dying suddenly and unexpectedly from a mysterious syndrome – as doctors seek answers through a new national register”

Sputnik

The US remains in the grip of a migration crisis, with Customs and Border Protection reporting in April that southern border arrivals soared to 221,000 in March, the highest tally since 2000.

Continue reading “6,000 People Reportedly Join ‘Migrant Caravan of the Year’ En Route From Mexico to US”

The Counter Signal

Canada hasn’t even dropped its COVID travel restrictions, and already the government has elevated monkeypox to Level 2 status, which means travellers may be subject to “isolation,” i.e., mandatory quarantine.

As per a Health Canada announcement, “In the current outbreak, those at risk of infection are those who have had close or intimate contact with a person who has monkeypox.” Continue reading “Canada to introduce mandatory monkeypox quarantine”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

One of the most pernicious consequences – if primarily for the anti-Russia west – resulting from the Ukraine war, has been the unprecedented spike in fertilizer prices which among other things, has sparked a historic surge in food prices and collapse in supply chains around the globe, as we discussed in these articles published over the past few months: Continue reading ““The Summer Of Starvation”: Soaring Fertilizer Prices Unleash Chaos, Hunger Worldwide”

The Counter Signal

While responding to questions regarding the seemingly unlawful seizure of property owned by Russians, Liberal Justice Minister David Lametti said that people don’t have an “absolute right to own private property” in Canada. Continue reading “Justice Minister says you don’t have absolute right to private property in Canada”