Monthly Archives: May 2020
Thai Elephants, Out of Work Due to Coronavirus, Trudge Home
(Associated Press) Thailand's millions of unemployed due to the coronavirus include elephants which depend on the tourist industry to feed their voracious appetites. With...
Rush to Fill Medicine Cabinets Fuels CVS
(Associated Press) A rush to fill medicine cabinets and pantries ahead of the rapidly spreading COVID-19 pandemic helped fuel a surging first-quarter profit for...
Texas Salon Owner Gets 7 Days in Jail, $7,000 Fine for Reopening Business
(Claire Russel, Liberty Headlines) A Dallas salon owner was sentenced to seven days in jail and fined $7,000 for reopening her business despite the state’s shelter-in-place...
Where’s the Beef? Production Shutdown Leads to Shortages
(Associated Press) The effects of the coronavirus pandemic have moved beyond meat processing plants and are now hitting dinner plates.
Several U.S. production plants have...
A New Day Has Dawned for Gold and Silver
(David Smith, Money Metals News Service) Most resource sector writers (including me) have for a long time been “wrong” about gold and silver.
When they ran from $250 and...
Five Year-Old Driver Pulled Over by Cops on Way to Buy Lamborghini
(CBS News) A Utah Highway Patrol trooper got a pint-sized surprise when he pulled over a 5-year-old driver who was swerving so badly he...
COMMENTARY: Why Fat Black Lives Must Not Really Matter
(Armstrong Williams, The Hill) It’s a sure sign you’ve reached maturity in life when you stop trying to have it both ways. As an...
Here Come COVID-19 Tracing Apps — and Privacy Trade-offs
(Associated Press) As governments around the world consider how to monitor new coronavirus outbreaks while reopening their societies, many are starting to bet on...
Amazon VP Quits, Calls Company ‘Chickens–t’ for Firing Protesters
(New York Post) A high-ranking engineer at Amazon has resigned in protest of the company’s treatment of warehouse workers.
Tim Bray, a VP and distinguished...
Store Security Guard Killed After Demanding Customer Wear Face Mask
(Associated Press) State police are investigating whether a security guard at a Family Dollar store in Michigan was fatally shot because he refused to...
