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How Useful is the “Unemployment Rate”? Five Humans Who Don’t “Count” [VIDEO]
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The unemployment rate is just 3.7 percent. Does that mean that 96 percent of Americans are going to work this morning? Not even close. BLS data are fallible measures that diagnose only part of our nation’s job market health.
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On Constitution Day, Don’t Forget Jury Rights
We celebrate Constitution Day on September 17 but, let’s reflect on the significance of jury rights and the role they play in the defense of liberty.
Read moreStossel: Life is Getting Better
Don’t believe news reports—we’re healthier, richer, and safer than ever before.
Read moreThe Teacher Shortage Is Real and about to Get Much Worse. Here’s Why
Is standardized testing to blame for increased teacher stress and workforce dropout?
Read moreVapers Are Quitting E-Cigarettes… And Switching To Regular Cigs Instead [VIDEO]
With media suddenly flooded by news that vaping could be causing mysterious lung illnesses hitting the wires over the last couple of weeks, electronic cigarette smokers are using a tool that’s been around for decades to quit vaping: switching to good ole’ fashioned conventional cigarettes.
Read moreVinyl Records Set To Outpace CD Sales For The First Time In 30 Years
While streaming content has displaced all forms of physical media as the preferred medium for sonic consumption, nostalgia-driven audiophiles have driven Vinyl sales through the roof – at least compared to CDs.
Read moreHuge Blow To US Farmers: China Heads To Argentina For Soy Meal In Landmark Deal
A new report from Reuters outlines how China has ditched US farmers for Argentina. An agreement between both countries is expected to be signed on Wednesday in Buenos Aires, describes how Argentina, the world’s biggest exporter of the animal feed, will allow China to import soy meal for the first time.
Read moreUS Surpassed Saudi Arabia, Russia To Become World’s Top Oil Exporter
The US has once again surpassed Saudi Arabia and Russia to reclaim the No. 1 spot as the world’s largest oil exporter, according to data from the International Energy Agency.
Read moreBahamas Death Toll Rises As 70,000 Residents Struggle For Food And Shelter [VIDEO]
Search and rescue teams in the Bahamas are scouring communities with cadaver dogs looking for both victims and survivors of Hurricane Dorian, which devastated Grand Bahama and the Abaco Islands in the strongest hurricane ever recorded to hit the archipelago nation.
Read moreTHE AUSTIN COUNTY SCOREBOARD 2019 – WEEK 2
Austin County and surrounding area teams battled it out last night in Friday Night Football action in Week 1 of Texas Football. Here are the scores that we have.
Read moreThe Austin County, Texas 2019-2020 Proposed Budget At-A-Glance
Since the 2019-20 Proposed Budget of Austin County was released, we have been working diligently to break it down graphically to help the populace of Austin County have a better view/understanding of the overwhelming list of numerical data. However, we did face some hurdles in an effort to do this. We hope you find this tool helpful in deciphering the proposed budget and an understanding of how your tax dollars are being utilized.
Read moreThe Austin County Scoreboard 2019 – Week 1
Austin County and surrounding area teams battled it out last night in Friday Night Football action in Week 1 of Texas Football. Here are the scores that we have.
Read moreNo. 19 Blinn College Volleyball Beats Laredo to Stay Undefeated, 3-0
No. 19 Blinn College volleyball (6-0) defeated Laredo College, 3-0 (25-23, 25-13, 25-17) on Thursday night in the Kruse Center.
Read moreEpstein’s Own Lawyers Tell Court He Likely Died By “Assault” As Federal Case Dropped
Epstein’s own defense team doesn’t buy the suicide narrative, apparently, as one of his lawyers on Tuesday voiced deep skepticism that he hanged himself while addressing a final hearing in a Manhattan US District Court on Tuesday. Defense lawyer Reid Weingarten told Judge Richard Berman during the hearing that Epstein’s injuries are “far more consistent with assault” than suicide, especially given the broken bones in his neck discovered during the autopsy after he was found dead in his jail cell on Aug. 10.
Read moreSub-Prime Auto Credit Deteriorates In July, Says Report
Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) published its Auto Loan Indices for July and reported deteriorating credit conditions for non-prime auto and prime loan pools. In July, losses climbed on both MoM and YoY basis. Annualized net losses rose 67bps MoM and 25bp YoY to 7.30%, while the percentage of borrowers that were two months late increased to 4.41%
Read moreCreator Of Global-Warming’s Infamous “Hockey Stick” Chart Loses ‘Climate-Science’ Lawsuit
Michael Mann, a climatologist at Penn State University, is the creator of the “hockey stick graph” that appears to show global temperatures taking a noticeable swing upward in the era when humanity has been burning fossil fuels and dumping CO2 into the atmosphere. Dr. Mann lost his case when, to the astonishment of legal experts, he refused to comply with the court direction to hand over and show in open court his R2 regression numbers (the ‘working out’) behind the world-famous ‘hockey stick’ graph. Mann’s iconic hockey stick has been relied upon by the UN’s IPCC and western governments as crucial evidence for the science of ‘man-made global warming.’
Read moreSurveillance Video Outside Epstein’s Cell Deemed ‘Unusable’
The Washington Post reports that at least one of the cameras in the hallway outside Epstein’s cell had footage that is “unusable”.
Read moreHong Kong Police Use Water Cannons For The First Time, Fire Live Warning Shots After Protesters Hurl Bricks And Fire Bombs [VIDEO]
The violence between Hong Kong riot police and anti-government protesters escalated on Sunday – one of the most violent nights of pro-democracy demonstrations which began three months ago.
Read moreNew Law Makes It Easier For College Students To Avoid Taking Classes That Won’t Transfer
The bill mandates required reporting from colleges and universities about courses that don’t transfer, and aims to help students save time and money.
Read moreBorder Patrol Unveils 60 Miles Of New US-Mexico Border Wall In Drone Footage
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection unveiled a stretch of new border wall on the Southern Border and said it completed at least 60 miles in all.
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