Hurricane Irma toll hits 10, increasing threat for Florida
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Fearsome Hurricane Irma cut a path of devastation across the northern Caribbean, leaving at least 10 dead and thousands homeless after destroying buildings and uprooting trees on a track Thursday that could lead to a catastrophic strike on Florida. The most potent Atlantic Ocean hurricane ever, Irma weakened only […]
Read More →Public-employee retirements surge over fear of pension collapse
(Zero Hedge) Slowly but surely it is becoming increasingly clear to public workers in states with massively underfunded pensions that they’ve been lied to for the past several decades as their states can’t possibly afford to pay for the retirement they’ve all been promised. As a local radio station in Bowling Green points out today, […]
Read More →Shoppers line up around store for Irma supplies
(CLICK ORLANDO) — ORLANDO, Fla. – People around Central Florida were already experiencing a shortage of supplies at grocery stores on Monday. Although days away from potential impact, the current projected path shows Hurricane Irma possibly hitting Florida as a category 4 storm. On Tuesday, shoppers lined up outside several stores, including Costco in Altamonte […]
Read More →Having as much money as you want: A nightmare
In a previous column, we discussed setting unlimited goals and following specific exercises to achieve them. One challenge you may not have considered is how you will handle life if you should end up getting all the things you have dreamed about for so long. Have you ever read about a famous movie star committing […]
Read More →Sean Spicer gets his next gig
(WASHINGTON EXAMINER) — Former White House press secretary Sean Spicer has signed with Worldwide Speakers Group, the company announced Tuesday, and is joining the paid speaking circuit after leaving the White House last week. Spicer served as White House press secretary for six months and resigned in July in protest of Anthony Scaramucci’s hiring as […]
Read More →This day in WND history: Celine Dion says let Katrina bandits loot
Celine Dion: Let Katrina bandits loot Sept. 4, 2005: WND reported how international singing star Celine Dion had little problem with the large amount of looting taking place in hurricane-ravaged New Orleans, as she hammered the U.S. government for its perceived slow response to Katrina’s impact. “You know, some people are stealing and they’re making a […]
Read More →Bibi’s wife faces indictment in Israel
(HAARETZ) — Sara Netanyahu is expected to be indicted, pending a hearing, on charges of fraudulently receiving items worth 400,000 shekels ($111,851), Haaretz has learned. Attorney General Avichai Mendelblit is expected to inform Netanyahu, wife of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, of the charges against her in a few weeks. Sara Netanyahu is suspected of ordering […]
Read More →Trump looks to ‘dramatically reduce income taxes’
(MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL) — As we celebrate Labor Day, we are reminded of the inherent dignity of work and the American worker. In America, we honor grit. We honor determination. We honor craftsmanship. And we honor the men and women who turn dreams into reality with their own two hands. Earlier this year, I traveled […]
Read More →The value of setting goals
Most people readily accept the power of setting goals. Life is full of clichés concerning the value of one setting and achieving goals. However, many people just do not know how to put real shoe leather to this technology to get it to work in their lives. When I was 16 (which was back in […]
Read More →Dow surges 195 points, best day since April
(CNBC) — Stocks traded higher on Tuesday on renewed hopes of U.S. tax reform. The S&P 500 rose 1 percent, with information technology and financials both rising. The two sectors closed slightly lower on Monday. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 200 points on Tuesday, with Boeing contributing the most to the gains. The Dow […]
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