Mark Twain once said, “History does not repeat itself, but often rhymes.” Ed Yardeni, chief investment strategist at Yardeni Research, applies those words to what, for most observers, should feel like a unique climate for playing the market these days. But that is not necessarily the case, according to Yardeni. …
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US Military Defends Moves Near Taiwan, China sends forces to ‘protection’ territory
The United States is defending its military movements near Taiwan, where China has sent personnel in a show of force intended to defend Beijing’s claims to sovereignty over the self-governing island backed by Washington. Air Force senior colonel Zhang Chunhui, spokesman for the Chinese People’s Army Eastern Theater Command, announced …
Read More »Fact check: Pence makes wildly dishonest claims about jobs
Apparently Wednesday night on Sean Hannity’s show on Fox News, Pence said, “We’ve been creating more jobs over the last three months than Joe Biden and Barack Obama in their eight years in office.” Facts first: The time frame of Pence’s ‘last three months’ is absurd: he is worried about …
Read More »As nursing homes fight coronavirus, study finds important defense: full staff
Another study examined COVID risks to outpatient care of residents. 13 August 2020, 8:01 p.m. 6 min reading Share on FacebookShare on TwitterEmail this article At a time when nursing homes continue to be among the institutions hardest hit in the coronavirus pandemic, new studies are beginning to provide insight …
Read More »Geoscientists record ‘Boomerang’ earthquake in Atlantic Ocean | Geophysics, Geosciences
Earthquakes occur when rocks suddenly break on a fault – a boundary between two blocks or slabs. During large earthquakes, rock breaking can spread the fault line. Now geoscientists have recorded an earthquake ‘boomerang’ in the equatorial Atlantic Ocean, where the eruption initially spreads from initial break, but then rotates …
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