Fueled by concerns raised by the COVID-19 pandemic, the massive fiscal and monetary reactions to it, and negative real interest rates, we hear again and read stories about investors flocking to gold as a safe haven and / or inflation hedge. As of August 15, 2020, the SPDR Gold Shares …
Read More »‘Ellen DeGeneres Show’ toxic? It’s a TV scandal
This week Ellen visited DeGeneres – with success? who can still say? – to turn the page on a bad chapter in the book of her career, one that began last month with a few BuzzFeed pieces accusing a toxic work environment on the set of her daytime dance-and-present daytime …
Read More »‘Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s’ star accused in murder plot to murder cousin
A star of the OWN series “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s” has been charged by federal authorities in an alleged murder-for-hair plot against his 18-year-old cousin. James Timothy Norman (41), who appeared on the reality series about the restaurant in family business, was accused of conspiracy to use international trade facilities …
Read More »Coronavirus lockdowns plague Germany to South Korea with uptick in new cases
LONDON – The number of cases of coronavirus is spreading around the world, including in countries praised for controlling the spread, and threatening another round of lockdowns. More than 22.1 million people have been infected and 781,366 killed worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. Germany saw its highest jump in …
Read More »Far-right activist wins Republican primary in Florida | Florida
A far-right social media provocateur whose hate speech was banned from social media won her Republican primary on Tuesday and will challenge Democratic representative Lois Frankel before Congress in November. Laura Loomer won over Donald Trump early on Wednesday, tweeting that she had a “big chance,” despite her Florida district …
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