Month: July 2022
How online searches and texts can put you at risk in a post-Roe world, and how to protect yourself
Mstudioimages | E+ | Getty Images After last month’s Supreme Court ruling reversing Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision protecting the legal right to an abortion, many people looked to the early 1970s for what life without the long-standing precedent would look like. But accessing abortions is much different in 2022, thanks in large part […]
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Lesions, headaches, debilitating pain: Gay men with monkeypox share their stories
Computer generated image of multiple monkeypox viruses. Uma Shankar Sharma | Moment | Getty Images Even as Covid-19 restrictions have loosened, for many gay men, an uninvited guest called monkeypox has threatened to spoil long-anticipated festivities. Of the 6,924 confirmed monkeypox cases in the global outbreak, the vast majority have occurred among gay, bisexual and other men […]
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IMF chief Georgieva says she ‘cannot rule out’ possible global recession
Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), during a Bloomberg Television interview on the opening day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Monday, May 23, 2022. Jason Alden | Bloomberg | Getty Images The head of the International Monetary Fund on Wednesday said the outlook for the global […]
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Europe will count natural gas and nuclear as green energy in some circumstances
01 July 2022, Saxony, Lippendorf: A solar park borders directly on the site of the Lippendorf lignite-fired power plant. After more than 20 years, the so-called EEG surcharge, which customers pay via their electricity bill, will no longer apply. It currently still amounts to 3.72 cents per kilowatt hour. Experts do not expect electricity prices […]
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Fed sees ‘more restrictive’ policy as likely if inflation fails to come down, minutes say
Federal Reserve officials in June emphasized the need to fight inflation even if it meant slowing an economy that already appears on the brink of a recession, according to meeting minutes released Wednesday. Members said the July meeting likely also would see another 50- or 75-basis point move. A basis point is one one-hundredth of […]
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Netflix announces ‘Stranger Things’ spin-off as creators form new production company
(L-R) Matt Duffer and Ross Duffer attend Netflix’s Stranger Things ATAS Official Screening at Raleigh Studios Hollywood on May 27, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Emma Mcintyre | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Netflix plans to bolster its offerings with more content from its most popular property, “Stranger Things.” The streaming giant revealed Wednesday […]
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The job market is still ‘red hot’ despite recession fears, as the Great Resignation continues
Mixetto | E+ | Getty Images Workers are still reaping the benefits of a hot job market characterized by few layoffs, ample job openings and a high level of voluntary departures, according to U.S. Department of Labor data issued Wednesday. The numbers reveal that the pandemic-era trend known as the “Great Resignation” is still in […]
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GM reports worst sales in China since onset of Covid-19 lockdowns
WUHAN, CHINA – 2022/05/18: Employees wearing masks work on a car assembly line at the SAIC General Motors Co. The SAIC General Motors Wuhan Branch has resumed production following epidemic prevention and control rules. (Photo by Ren Yong/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images DETROIT – General Motors on Wednesday […]
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Biden taps Denver airport chief Phil Washington to head the FAA
An American Airlines plane lands at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport November 23, 2021 in Arlington, Virginia. Drew Angerer | Getty Images President Joe Biden on Wednesday nominated Phil Washington, the head of Denver International Airport, to lead the Federal Aviation Administration. Washington’s nomination to run the agency, which has roughly 45,000 employees, comes after […]
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Underwater bitcoin miners are turning up the selling pressure on crypto
Bitcoin prices have fallen so low that the cryptocurrency’s miners have become sellers, further pressuring the already downcast market. Recent data shows an increase in the amount of bitcoin moved by miners from the mining pool to crypto exchanges in June, as the price of the cryptocurrency slid from $30,000 to $20,000, according to CryptoQuant. […]
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