(Relevant) In some data analysis that sounds like it came out of Les Miserables, the Washington Post reports that more Americans are stealing to survive, citing an uptick in the shoplifting of basic necessities like food, baby formula, diapers and hand sanitizer. The evidence suggests that the brutal whirlpool of high unemployment brought on by the pandemic mixed with a … [Read more...] about Shoplifting Food And Hygiene Products Is On The Rise In The U.S. As Financial Aid Runs Out
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Jobless Claims Rise More Than Expected After Break From Holiday
(CNBC) The pace of weekly jobless claims jumped last week after filings caught up with a decline due in part to the Thanksgiving holiday. First-time claims for unemployment insurance totaled 853,000, an increase from the upwardly revised 716,000 total a week before, the Labor Department reported Thursday. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been expecting 730,000. This … [Read more...] about Jobless Claims Rise More Than Expected After Break From Holiday
Justices Rule Muslim Men Can Sue FBI Agents Over No-Fly List
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) A unanimous Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that Muslim men who were placed on the government’s no-fly list because they refused to serve as FBI informants can seek to hold federal agents financially liable. The justices continued a string of decisions friendly to religious interests in holding that the men could sue the … [Read more...] about Justices Rule Muslim Men Can Sue FBI Agents Over No-Fly List
Biden Says He Will Force Americans to Wear Masks for 100 Days, Calls It a ‘Patriotic Act’
(LifeSiteNews) – Former Vice President Joe Biden has promised to force Americans to wear a mask for 100 days should he assume office in January, calling it a “patriotic act.” During an address earlier today, Biden broached the subject of mandatory mask wearing by noting that he will enforce masks wherever possible. “My first 100 days is going to require — I’m going to ask … [Read more...] about Biden Says He Will Force Americans to Wear Masks for 100 Days, Calls It a ‘Patriotic Act’
Arrests of Immigrant Children at Border Climb, Fueling Concern for Biden Team
(The Wall Street Journal) Immigrant children and families are again heading north to the U.S.-Mexico border in increasing numbers after a lull, signaling the possibility of a fresh humanitarian crisis and an early challenge for the incoming Biden administration. The flow of these migrants, who historically have come to seek asylum at the border, had slowed in the past year … [Read more...] about Arrests of Immigrant Children at Border Climb, Fueling Concern for Biden Team