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WASHINGTON DC, Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX and owner of social media platform X, called for the arrest and prosecution of Dr. Anthony Fauci on Friday. This demand followed the National Institutes of Health (NIH) admission to Congress that it had funded risky “gain-of-function” research in Wuhan, China, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak.
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Washington DC,the New Jersey Gasoline, C-Store, Automotive Association (NJGCA) released the following statement regarding the just announced proposal that would comp letely eliminate the Northeast Gasoline Supply Reserve (NGSR), included in the proposed government funding plan released by Congressional leaders yesterday. Chief Administrator Eric Blomgren made these comments on behalf of the association:
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Washington DC, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s recent hospitalization, shrouded in secrecy and with delayed notifications to key officials, has triggered criticism and calls for transparency on Capitol Hill. The 70-year-old Austin’s admission to the hospital on January 1, following an undisclosed elective medical procedure, has raised questions about the Pentagon’s handling of the situation. Both Republicans and Democrats are demanding answers regarding the delayed disclosure and the potential impact on the chain of command.
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Washington DC, nice to see the FBI focusing on the “bad guys” . FBI Director Christopher Wray warned Oct. 31 that the U.S. is at significant risk for a HAMAS-inspired homegrown violent extremist terrorist attack. The warning follows the Oct. 7 terrorist group’s attack on Israel. FBI intelligence analysts assessed that lone actors will be inspired by or react to the ongoing Middle East conflict. These individuals or small groups pose the most likely threat to Americans, especially Jewish, Muslim and Arab communities in the U.S. “The actions of HAMAS and its allies will serve as an inspiration the likes of which we haven’t seen since ISIS launched its so-called caliphate several years ago,” Wray told the U.S. Senate’s Homeland Security Committee during a recent hearing on worldwide threats. In just the past few weeks, multiple foreign terrorist organizations, including ISIS and al-Qa’ida, have called for attacks against Americans and the West. While the terrorism threat level has remained elevated throughout 2023, Wray said the Israel-HAMAS conflict has raised the threat of an attack against Americans in the U.S. to a “whole ‘nother level.” He noted that there’s no information indicating HAMAS’s intent or the group’s capability to attack the U.S. but said it’s a possibility that cannot be discounted.
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Washington DC, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) entered into a purchase and assumption agreement for all deposits and loans of Silicon Valley Bridge Bank, National Association, by First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company, Raleigh, North Carolina.
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WASHINGTON DC, on March 1st – 3rd 2023, New Jersey members of the Civil Air Patrol (U.S. Air Force Auxiliary) participated in the annual “National Legislative Day.” Event. This National event has Senior (adult) and Cadet (youth) members from across the United States converge on the halls of Congress to advocate for continued CAP Defense Appropriation funding.
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PPI advances 0.7% in January; goods rise 1.2%, services increase 0.4% Inflation Still High ,but the Trend is Down
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Washington DC, the Producer Price Index for final demand increased 0.7 percent in January, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Final demand prices declined 0.2 percent in December 2022 and advanced 0.3 percent in November.
Continue reading The Producer Price Index Comes in Hotter Than Expected
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Washington DC, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.5 percent in January on a seasonally adjusted basis, after increasing 0.1 percent in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 6.4 percent before seasonal adjustment.
Continue reading Inflation Rose 0.5% in January Continues at an Annualized Rate of 6.4%
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Washington DC, The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point and gave little indication that it is nearing the end of this hiking cycle.
Inflation continues to slow but prices are still doubling every 10.14 years
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Washington DC, (8:34am) the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.1 percent in November on a seasonally adjusted basis, after increasing 0.4 percent in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 7.1 percent before seasonal adjustment. The index for shelter was by far the largest contributor to the monthly all items increase, more than offsetting decreases in energy indexes. The food index increased 0.5 percent over the month with the food at home index also rising 0.5 percent.
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Washington DC, the Producer Price Index for final demand increased 0.2 percent in October, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Final demand prices rose 0.2 percent in September and were unchanged in August. (See table A.) On an unadjusted basis, the index for final demand advanced 8.0 percent for the 12 months ended in October.
Continue reading Wholesale Prices Rose 0.2% in October as Inflation Fears Ease
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Washington DC, Judicial Watch announced today that it received 115 pages of records from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) revealing previously redacted locations of COVID-19 vaccine testing facilities in Shanghai, China. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had claimed the name and location of the testing facilities were protected by the confidential commercial information exemption of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
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Ridgewood NJ, Senate Democrats are seething over what they say was a “political stunt” by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R), who have sent planeloads and busloads of Venezuelan migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard.
Continue reading Most Voters Approve of Bussing Illegal Immigrants to “sanctuary cities”
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Washington DC, the abandoned laptop that revealed Hunter Biden’s foreign business dealing remains an important story, according to voters, many of whom think it could have changed the 2020 election.
Continue reading Voters Say Hunter Biden’s ‘Laptop From Hell’ Still an Important Story
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Washington DC, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today issued letters demanding five companies and their officers, directors, and employees cease and desist from making false and misleading statements about FDIC deposit insurance and take immediate corrective action to address these false or misleading statements.
