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Moody’s cuts credit ratings for 10 small and midsize U.S. banks, sending bank stocks plummeting

August 14, 2023 -

According to Moody's, this trifecta of issues means that M&T Bank Corp., Webster Financial Corp., BOK Financial Corp., Old National Bancorp, Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc., and Fulton Financial Corp. all saw a downgrade, while Northern Trust Co. and Cullen / Frost Bankers Inc. are also under review for possible downgrades.

Moody's also issued a "negative" outlook for 11 different lenders, including PNC Financial Services Group, Capital One Financial Corp., Citizens ...

RIGGED: Left-wing movie review sites are fabricating good ratings for Disney’s ‘The Little Mermaid’ woke remake

June 07, 2023 -

While the live-action/CGI remake might be putting up some respectable earnings at the box office, it appears as though the film is nowhere near as good as the mainstream 'movie review' sites would have you believe.

Despite the significant anticipation surrounding The Little Mermaid and the advantage of a long weekend release, it fell short of surpassing the domestic box office record set by The Super Mario Bros Movie. The latter earned an impressive $204.6 million during ...

Intelligence agencies seek congressional approval for expanded surveillance powers

10 days ago -

According to several reports, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the National Security Agency have been actively engaging with Congress to expand Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978.

Section 702, initially established in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attack, allows certain agencies warrantless access to the communications of foreigners overseas to counter supposed threats to national ...

The Senate’s eleventh-hour approval of the warrantless surveillance program

2 days ago -

(Article by Ken Macon republished from ReclaimTheNet.org)

Senate majority leader and Democrat, Chuck Schumer, extolled this bipartisan decision: “Democrats and Republicans came together and did the right thing for our country’s safety.” He addressed the concerns surrounding the program’s expiration emphatically: “We all know one thing: letting FISA expire would be dangerous. It’s an important part of our national security, to stop acts of terror, drug trafficking, and violent ...

GALLUP POLL: President Joe Biden’s job approval rating slips to 38%

2 months ago -

The survey, which highlights subpar approval ratings for Biden across five key national issues, also found that Biden's approval ratings on immigration, the Israel-Hamas war, foreign affairs and the economy are even lower. The 38 percent marks a three-percentage-point decrease, bringing him within striking distance of his all-time low.

His handling of the immigration crisis reached a new low at 28 percent, while ratings for the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, foreign ...

North Korea blasts “sinister” U.S. approval of F-16 jets for Ukraine

September 01, 2023 -

"[Washington's] decision to supply even [jet] fighters is an anti-peace act inciting a long war and totally destroying the regional peace and stability," it stated. "The reality clearly proves that the U.S. is the arch-criminal blocking the peaceful settlement of disputes and pushing the whole of Europe into the crucible of a horrible nuclear war by inciting its followers to provide Ukraine with various kinds of weapons."

A coalition of Western nations – including ...

Elon Musk’s Neuralink receives FDA approval to begin clinical trials for brain implants

June 01, 2023 -

According to Ars Technica's John Timmer, Musk gave an update regarding Neuralink back in December 2022. He said that time that Neuralink was close to starting clinical trials of its flagship brain implants, albeit still six months away. Timmer noted that Musk has been claiming that trials would start soon as early as 2020.

"This time, it seems that the company was correct," he said, citing a May 26 tweet from the company. "Typically, when the FDA rejects an application ...

Biden’s average approval rating of 39.8% is second-lowest for the third year of a first-term president

January 30, 2024 -

Carter's average approval rating dropped to 37.4 percent in his third year due to soaring gas prices, double-digit inflation and the Iranian hostage crisis.

Other recent former presidents, including Donald Trump, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan and Richard Nixon, also had approval ratings below 50 percent in their third year. Meanwhile, the third-year approval rating of former president Dwight Eisenhower of 72.1 percent remains the highest among first-term ...

Joe Biden’s approval rating in DUMPSTER as Trump trounces opponents to win Iowa caucus

January 19, 2024 - approval ratings for any president in recent history. With an uncertain economic outlook, chaos at the border and rising insecurity in the world, Biden faces overwhelming headwinds."

"Don't be surprised if the calls within his own party for him to stand down and for a Democratic nominating contest to take place at this summer's convention grow much louder."

These latest developments spell disaster for Democrats this year. With an incumbent that is wildly ...

Biden support in swing states Michigan and Nevada PLUMMETS along with his approval rating

December 27, 2023 -

The Cook Political Report notes that Biden's approval rating now stands at just 39 percent according to the latest polling averages published by FiveThirtyEight. The report argues that these "unimpressive" figures make it "hard to justify keeping two battleground states – Nevada and Michigan – in the Lean Democrat column." (Related: Poll: Trump LEADS Biden in five key swing states – Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and North Carolina.)

Nevada and Michigan are ...

Netherlands, Denmark confirm U.S. approval of F-16s for Ukraine – but will it matter?

August 22, 2023 -

The Hague and Copenhagen, through their respective defense ministers, attested to Washington's approval on Aug. 18. Both the Netherlands and Denmark lead an 11-nation coalition to help Ukraine procure the aircraft. While no definite date was given, the planes will be turned over to Kyiv as soon as pilot training is complete – a detail confirmed by Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov.

"Great news from our friends in the United States," he tweeted. "There is a green ...

Pfizer slapped with MEAGER FINE for promoting its COVID-19 mRNA injection prior to approval

9 days ago -

Back in November 2020, Pfizer U.K. Medical Director Dr. Berkeley Phillips shared a post from a fellow employee on Twitter (now X) about the company's COVID-19 injection. "Our vaccine candidate is 95 percent effective in preventing COVID-19 and 94 percent effective [in preventing COVID-19] in people over 65 years old," the post stated. Four other Pfizer U.K. employees re-tweeted the same post, and an additional four also liked it.

But the tweet did not sit well with the Prescription ...

TN Rep. Ogles: Approval of gender-transitioning drugs should be WITHDRAWN following Nashville transgender shooting

May 19, 2023 -

"I think it certainly warrants some sort of investigation and/or hearing into the matter. These are powerful drugs; they have side effects that can clearly be dangerous, if not deadly," he told the Epoch Times in an interview.

"I think it does call into question whether or not these drugs should be on the market, and certainly – consideration of the question of 'Should there be further guidance, warnings and stipulations given as to when they are administered or prescribed?...

India tells Big Tech: Apply for approval before releasing “unreliable” artificial intelligence models in the country

a month ago -

The Indian government noted that these trial AI tools should be labeled as such for the potential to provide users with wrong answers to their queries. The use of such tools, including generative AI, and their "availability to the users on Indian internet must be done so with explicit permission of the Government of India," announced the Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, in an advisory to tech giants on Friday, March 1. (Related: Bill Gates' Microsoft aims ...

WHO gets record-high $6.83 BILLION budget increase and approval for replenishment mechanism to raise MORE FUNDS

June 09, 2023 -

The staggering increase in budget and the launch of a new "replenishment" initiative for the agency were given the green light despite the fact that the WHA failed to come up with a final agreement on the pandemic treaty or amendments to the international health regulations (IHR). (Related: WHO pushing new pandemic rules to gain dictatorial control over UN's 194 member countries.)

WHO member states on May 22 agreed to the WHO budget hike, which is a 20 percent increase ...

Polls: Trump’s approval rating among Black and Hispanic voters the highest a Republican has enjoyed in 50 YEARS

September 26, 2023 -

Five polls conducted by different organizations in recent weeks show that Trump's current approval ratings have improved from the 2020 elections, when the official count claimed he only received eight percent of the Black vote and 36 percent of the Hispanic vote.

"Both numbers — and especially that for Black voters — could set modern-day records for a Republican in a presidential election," wrote Aaron Blake of the Washington Post. Trump has not yet secured ...

Guinea pigs: Pfizer gets FDA approval to experiment on pregnant women with new RSV vaccine linked to premature birth

December 06, 2023 -

First clinical trials find increase in premature birth and neonatal death after RSV vaccination

The first clinical trials for RSV vaccines found an increase in premature birth and neonatal death after pregnant women were vaccinated. The majority of the commissioners at the FDA are ignoring these safety signals because they believe the benefits of vaccination outweigh the risk of severe RSV in infants. While Pfizer admits to studying preterm birth as an “adverse event of special ...

Physically healthy 28-year-old Dutch woman with autism and depression given approval to end her life through assisted suicide

5 days ago -

Zoraya ter Beek, who resides in a serene Dutch town near the German border with her boyfriend and two cats, once harbored dreams of becoming a psychiatrist but found herself unable to pursue her ambitions due to her mental illness. Now, after enduring relentless suffering, she has made the difficult choice to pursue euthanasia due to her ongoing battle with depression, autism and borderline personality disorder. Her decision came after her psychiatrist told her that her condition ...

VESTED INTEREST: Bill Gates backs USDA approval of lab-grown chicken meat as he invests in the companies that make it

July 06, 2023 -

Commonly referred to as "cultivated chicken," the product is made from extracted cells from chickens that are nurtured inside a steel bioreactor. Inside the tank, the cells are combined with vitamins, minerals and other additives that promote growth. They are then harvested and shaped into different forms before being sold.

Multiple media outlets have reported that Gates has invested in Upside Foods (formerly Memphis Meats) and Eat Just, two California-based companies who ...

AP-NORC POLL: Biden’s approval rating plummets due to his gun control, illegal immigration and economic policies as reelection bid starts

May 26, 2023 - approval ratings.

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