This Week Trends
(Mark Pellin, Headline USA) As recently as last week, President Joe Biden was firm in his decision to allow a temporary pause on student loan repayments to expire, with White House mouthpiece Jen Psaki ensuring “a smooth transition back into repayment.”
“We will engage...
(NPR) A 78-year-old woman is taking Bullhead City, Ariz., to court over her arrest earlier this year for feeding the homeless community at a local public park.
The Institute for Justice wants a federal court to effectively end the city ordinance that...
(Stefan Gleason, Money Metals News Service) Is Bitcoin losing its luster?
Prices for the cryptocurrency have slid from a high of over $64,000 on April 14th to under $48,000 in trading this past weekend.
The 25% sell-off would be akin to a crash in...
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Homebuyers Stymied by Fewer Homes, High Prices, Rising Rates
(AP) Shortly after moving to South Florida for a new job with the U.S. military, Shannon Kaufman and his wife, Wendy, signed up for...
Florida Amusement Park Pauses New Sniper-Like Laser Game
(AP) The Orlando amusement park where a teenager fell from a ride and died earlier this year has paused a new sniper-like laser shooting...
Survey: 1 in 3 Americans to Postpone Retirement Thanks to Lockdowns
(Jon Miltimore, Foundation for Economic Education) The COVID-19 pandemic saw a retirement surge in 2020, with more than 3.2 million baby boomers retiring—more than double the previous year.
New...
Virus Testing Shortages and Delays Help Fuel Surge
(Associated Press) The difficulty finding coronavirus test kits in many parts of California and delays in getting results are causing increasing frustration and contributing...
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Home Appraiser Sues Professors Who Accused Him of Racism
(The College Fix) A white home appraiser accused of racism by two black Johns Hopkins University professors hit back at the allegations with a...
Fishy Jobs Report Boosts Dollar
(Stefan Gleason, Money Metals News Service) Last Friday's jobs data sent shockwaves through currency and metals markets.
January's jobs report was "stunningly good," according to CNBC....
Congress Gets ‘Huge’ Pay Raise Thanks to Reimbursements
(Adam Andrzejewski, RealClearWire) Thanks to a recent policy change in the U.S. House of Representatives, members of Congress will now be able to claim...
Retailers Try to Curb Theft While Not Angering Shoppers
(AP) When the pandemic threat eased, Maureen Holohan was eager to scale back her online shopping and return to physical stores so she could...
Managing Money Is as Important as Making It: The Sad Case...
(Lipton Matthews, Mises Institute) Lacking a solid team is a recipe for organizational failure, and those intending to excel in business—or any other sector—must...
Black Reparations Inspiring a Multicolored Pandora’s Box of Intersectional Demands
(John Murawski, RealClearWire) Until a few years ago, the idea of paying financial reparations to descendants of African slaves was dismissed as a fringe...
Europe Bans Russian Diesel, Other Oil Products over Ukraine
(AP) Europe imposed a ban Sunday on Russian diesel fuel and other refined oil products, slashing energy dependency on Moscow and seeking to further...
Accountant Stabs Doctor to Death over ‘White Privilege’
(Daily Mail) A man accused of mowing down and stabbing to death a California doctor who was cycling along the Pacific Coast Highway described himself as...
Nursing Home Owners Drained Cash During Pandemic While Residents Deteriorated
(KHN) After the nursing home where Leann Sample worked was bought by private investors, it started falling apart. Literally.
Part of a ceiling collapsed on...
McDonald’s Employee Accused in Bathroom Attack on Customer Heads Back to...
(WCHS) A now former Elkview McDonald's employee who is accused of stabbing and robbing a customer in the restaurant's bathroom is headed back to prison for...