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Daily News Digest - Summary for November 15 , 2024

Daily News Digest - Summary for November 15 , 2024
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The Two-Trillion-Dollar Challenge

There is an old proverb known as the “law of holes.” It goes something like this: “Let me tell you about the law of holes: If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.”

by Craig Eyermann

There is an old proverb known as the “law of holes.” It goes something like this: “Let me tell you about the law of holes: If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.”

This particular version of the proverb was coined by Bill Brock while serving as President Reagan’s Secretary of Labor. It matters today because it applies to the poor fiscal state in which the U.S. government finds itself…

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Silk Road founder trusts Trump to ‘honor his pledge’ for commutation

Ross Ulbricht, sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in 2015, asked Donald Trump for a “second chance” at freedom.

by Turner Wright

Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, currently serving life in federal prison, posted on X for the first time since the United States election to express hope President-elect Donald Trump would fulfill a campaign promise by commuting his sentence.

In a Nov. 12 X post, Ulbricht said he could “finally see the light of freedom at the end of the tunnel” for his time in prison after Trump’s election victory. The Silk Road founder was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole following a 2015 conviction for money laundering, computer hacking and conspiracy to traffic narcotics…

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The Great Dangers of Statins

Examining the questionable risks and benefits behind these massively overprescribed drugs

by A Midwestern Doctor

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Strong Scientific Evidence in Federal Court Ruling That Fluoridation Lowers IQ

A Plain Language Summary of the Science in FAN's Landmark Lawsuit

by fluoridealert.com

On September 24, 2024 Judge Edward Chen issued a landmark federal court ruling that water fluoridation, as practiced in the US, poses an “unreasonable risk” of lowering children’s IQ and ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop regulations that eliminate this risk. The court’s decision was explained in a detailed 80-page Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law

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Nine things about vaccines that you should know but that no one else will tell you

The following is taken from Vernon Coleman’s long-term no 1 bestselling book `Anyone who tells you vaccines are safe and effective is lying...

Vacuna contra la covid-19 | 9 razones para ser optimistas de que una  fórmula contra el coronavirus puede estar disponible en 2021 - BBC News  Mundo

by vernoncoleman

The following is taken from Vernon Coleman’s long-term no 1 bestselling book `Anyone who tells you vaccines are safe and effective is lying: Here’s the Proof.’ Dr Coleman has for decades been the world’s leading medically qualified critic of vaccination programmes…

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In Most U.S. Cities, Social Security Payments Last Married Couples Just 19 Days Or Less

Relying solely on Social Security for retirement, especially as a married couple, may need a serious second look. New findings from GOBankingRates reveal that in 50 major U.S. cities

by Tyler Durden

Relying solely on Social Security for retirement, especially as a married couple, may need a serious second look. New findings from GOBankingRates reveal that in 50 major U.S. cities, Social Security income won't even cover a full month’s expenses. At best, these benefits might last up to 19 days, but in six of these cities, they fall short in under 10 days.

GOBankingRates conducted an analysis of the 100 largest U.S. cities by population, using the average Social Security benefits for married couples to assess how far this income stretches when set against living costs…

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