New York Post,
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Andrew Court
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Morgan Wallen says he’s “blessed” despite losing out on a Country Music Association award and being banned from the awards show, which was held in Nashville on Wednesday night. (Snip) CMA organizers barred Wallen from attending the glitzy ceremony but still allowed his sophomore record, “Dangerous,” to be nominated in their Album of the Year category.
“Dangerous” was the highest-selling record among those nominated, but the crooner lost out to Chris Stapleton’s album “Starting Over.”Last week, Wallen took a swipe at the CMA Awards after his ban from the show was announced.
“PSA: Everyone is welcome to attend my shows,” he tartly wrote on Twitter.
Fox Business,
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Megan Henney
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American households are coping with the fastest price increases in more than three decades, with the cost of everything from cars to gasoline to food surging in October, the Labor Department reported Wednesday.
The consumer price index, which measures a bevy of goods ranging from gasoline and health care to groceries and rents, jumped 6.2% from the year-ago period – the highest since December 1990.(Snip)The increases were most pronounced for different meats, with staggering year-over-year increases for steak (24%), bacon (20%), pork chops (16%), fish (11%) and chicken (9%). Egg prices climbed 12% compared to last year, while milk and coffee were both up 6%.
New York Daily News,
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Michael F. Cannon
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Last week, the United Kingdom approved a new antiviral pill (molnupiravir). Studies show the drug reduces the risk of hospitalization and death among high-risk COVID patients by half. U.S. taxpayers funded molnupiravir’s development. Yet the U.S. Food and Drug Administration isn’t even meeting to consider approval until Nov. 30.
Molnupiravir is the latest example of the FDA denying patients their most important health care right — the right to make their own health decisions — by prohibiting them from getting drugs that have received approval in other advanced countries.(Snip)Between 2000 and 2010, the FDA blocked U.S. patients from accessing a total of 37 novel drugs available in Canada and Europe.
RedState,
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Jennifer Van Laar
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As our Jennifer O’Connell reported earlier today, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-French Laundry) hasn’t been seen in public since October 27, the day he received his COVID-19 vaccine booster. Newsom was scheduled to fly to Glasgow to attend the COP26 climate change conference two days later, but his trip was abruptly canceled. Initially some speculated that perhaps he realized how silly it was to fly across the globe to speak at a climate change conference when he could simply participate virtually.(Snip) Newsom planned to fly to Glasgow to advocate for ending the use of fossil fuels, but ended up enjoying every luxury possible – thanks to Big Oil money.
Associated Press,
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Staff
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Warsaw, Poland (AP) — Hundreds if not thousands of migrants sought to storm the border from Belarus into Poland on Monday, cutting razor wire fences and using branches to try and climb over them. The siege escalated a crisis along the European Union’s eastern border that has been simmering for months.
Poland’s interior ministry said it had rebuffed the illegal invasion and claimed the situation was under control. (Snip) Belarusian political analyst Valery Karbalevich told the AP that the Moscow-backed Lukashenko regime seemed to be trying to use the migrants “to scare” the EU.
Daily Mail (UK),
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Harriet Johnston
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Prince Harry discussed 'climate anxiety' with psychiatrists and physicians as part in a 'realizing a compassionate planet' forum this weekend.
The Duke of Sussex, 37, who is currently living in his $14 million mansion in California having stepped back from royal duty last year, took part in the virtual discussion in conjunction with Archewell partner Stanford University on Friday. A tweet shared by the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education at Stanford University account read: 'Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex, welcomed Realising a Compassionate Planet delegates (Snip) In a second tweet, it posted: 'Physicians, psychiatrists, and compassion scholars explored the nuances and meanings of climate anxiety,
New York Post,
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Tom Hafer
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We graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology more than 50 years ago. MIT was academically rigorous, and it taught us our crafts and the essence of problem-solving, enabling us to thrive in our careers. We owe much to our alma mater and have donated to it regularly.
No more.
The current MIT administration has caved repeatedly to the demands of “wokeness,” treating its students unfairly, compromising the quality of its staff, and damaging the institution and academic freedom at large. (Snip)Will they redeem themselves by standing for merit and truth, or will they forfeit the support of countless alumni and donors by surrendering to wokeness?
New York Post,
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Ethan Sears
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Aaron Rodgers’ COVID-19 protocol malfeasance is upsetting players and coaches around the league.
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, multiple coaches and executives have complained that Rodgers flouted guidelines for unvaccinated players that their teams followed. That includes the Green Bay quarterback not wearing a mask during preseason games.
“That’s B.S,” an anonymous executive told ESPN. “… What’s going on in Green Bay, that’s not what our teams were told by the NFL. Our players wore masks all the time. We made our guys that weren’t playing wear masks.”
Daily Mail (UK),
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Jamie Phillips
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Bosses at one of the world's biggest investment firms will need to get special approval to hire white men as part of a new diversity drive.
State Street Global Advisors aims to triple the number of black, Asian and other minority staff in senior roles by 2023 as part of a drive to improve diversity within its middle and senior management.
Failure to meet the target will result in a drop in executives' bonuses, reports The Times.
State Street, which has 30 offices worldwide,(Snip) Jess McNicholas, the bank’s head of inclusion, diversity and corporate citizenship in London, said: 'This is now front and central for State Street
Fox News,
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Stephanie Pagones
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11/4/2021 1:24:33 PM
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An Illinois lawmaker is highlighting shootings and other violence in parts of the Chicago known as being wealthier areas and says those neighborhoods are being overlooked or deemed ineligible for state and federal violence prevention grants for having "too much wealth."Rep. Jaime Andrade, a Democrat representing the 40th District, took to Twitter earlier this week to highlight violent conditions in an area he compared to the "Wild Wild West": Chicago’s Albany Park neighborhood, where he says he and his constituents are faced with concerns for their safety amid gunfire and gang violence (Snip) no victim is considered criminal damage to property
Fox News,
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Lucas Manfredi
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The Mayo Clinic is developing a breakthrough blood test that can detect more than 50 different types of cancer across all stages. The test, known as Galleri, was created in partnership with Menlo Park, California-based biotechnology and pharmaceutical company Grail. (Snip) Currently, recommended cancer screenings in the U.S. only cover five different types of cancer and can only screen for one type at a time. According to Grail, 71% of cancer deaths are caused by cancers that are not commonly screened for. Galleri, which is not covered by insurance, costs $949 and must be ordered by a licensed health care provider, such as a physician, nurse practitioner, or physician’s assistant.
New York Post,
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Will Feuer
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McDonald’s head honcho Chris Kempczinski is under fire over a text message he sent to Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot about shootings in the city that critics say was “racist” and “ignorant.”
Protesters say the message — sent on April 19 but revealed Tuesday — appeared to blame parents who “failed” their children.
“p.s. tragic shootings in last week, both at our restaurant yesterday and with Adam Toldeo [sic]. With both, the parents failed those kids which I know is something you can’t say. Even harder to fix,”(Snip)“Not taking the time to think about this from their viewpoint was wrong, and lacked the empathy and compassion I feel for these families.
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Great. It's more or less my weekly shopping list.