WASHINGTON—U.S. consumer prices rose by the most in 13 years in June amid supply constraints and a continued rebound in the costs of travel-related services from pandemic-depressed levels as the economic recovery gathered momentum. The consumer price index increased 0.9 percent last month, the largest gain since June 2008, after advancing 0.6 percent in May,…
US Consumer Prices Surge in June, Inflation Climbs to 13-year High
July 13, 2021
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Washington’s Insouciance on the Inflation Question Is Dangerous
Commentary One of the most common complaints about Washington’s elite is its easy presumption of superior knowledge and insight. Few would suggest that elected and appointed officials lack knowledge or insight. What galls the public is how this elite so easily dismisses the perspectives of everyone but its own members (and perhaps the faculties of…
Former Senate Aide Pleads Guilty in Child Pornography Case
A man who recently worked for the Senate Republican Conference pleaded guilty on Friday to receiving child pornography. Ruben Verastigui, 27, entered a guilty plea during a virtual hearing on Friday before U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta. Verastigui was part of a ring that was trading child porn on a website that has not been named…
US Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Rise, Overall Trend Points Lower
July 8, 2021
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WASHINGTON—The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose slightly last week but continuing claims dropped, another indication that the labor market recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic continues to be choppy. Businesses have reopened at a rapid clip, boosted by a rollback in restrictions. Still, the job market rebound has been anything but…
14-Year-Old Girl Sentenced in Death of DC Uber Eats Driver
A 14-year-old girl has been sentenced to juvenile detention over the fatal carjacking of a Uber Eats driver in Washington D.C. The girl, who was 13 at the time of the incident on March 23, is one of two teenagers charged in connection to the death of 66-year-old Mohammad Anwar, a grandfather and immigrant from…
Rolling Blackouts for Parts of US Northwest Amid Heat Wave
SPOKANE, Wash.—The unprecedented Northwest U.S. heat wave that slammed Seattle and Portland, Oregon, moved inland Tuesday—prompting an electrical utility in Spokane, Washington, to warn that people will face more rolling blackouts amid heavy power demand. The intense weather that gave Seattle and Portland consecutive days of record high temperatures far exceeding 100 degrees Fahrenheit was…
Pacific Northwest Braces for Record-Breaking Heat Wave
SPOKANE, Wash.—Record-high heat is forecast in the normally mild-weathered Pacific Northwest this weekend, raising concerns about wildfires and the health of people in a region where many people don’t have air conditioning. City officials in Seattle were opening libraries as cooling centers and crews were being sent to places in Oregon where the risk of…
Seattle Extends Eviction Moratorium Until Sept. 30
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan announced Friday that the city’s moratorium on residential evictions, which was set to expire at the end of June, will be extended until Sept. 30. According to the order, landlords will continued to be prohibited from issuing notices of termination or otherwise initiating eviction actions with the courts, unless there is…
DC Offering $51 to People to Getting COVID-19 Vaccine
The mayor of the nation’s capital announced on June 17 that Washington will dole out $51 Visa gift cards to people getting their first CCP virus vaccine shots at select vaccination sites. Washington Muriel Bowser announced the program in a press release. The city will begin distributing the gift cards at three sites on Saturday, June…
Chinese Regime Sets Up Global Campaign to Recruit Talents to Counter Western Narratives
June 18, 2021
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The Chinese communist regime’s overseas English mouthpiece media CGTN (China Global Television Network) just finished a 2-month-long worldwide recruitment campaign of global media talents and social media influencers to produce pro-Beijing propaganda that “counters Western narratives.” The state-backed media offers rich incentives to attract young participants and has been targeting Western university students, alerting international…
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