An epidemic of myopia, or nearsightedness, is occurring at younger ages. Too much screen time and not enough time outdoors have been pinpointed as the likely culprits.
Category: 11 October 2022
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SHIPPING LINES CANCEL CARGO VOYAGES FOR LACK OF DEMAND
During what normally is the busiest time of year, ocean cargo lines are canceling sailings due to lack of demand as retailers cancel orders or place no new ones.
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TOP TREND: NEW WORLD DISORDER. DOES STRONG JOBS REPORT SIGNAL BIG RATE HIKE?
The U.S. economy’s addition of 263,000 jobs in September shows the labor market is strong enough to withstand another three-quarter-point interest rate increase when the U.S. Federal Reserve meets in early November, The Wall Street Journal said.
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TOP TREND 2022, DRAGFLATION: ANALYSTS CHOP EARNINGS OUTLOOK FOR MAJOR U.S. CORPORATIONS
Since July began, analysts at the largest U.S. banks have pared $34 billion off their expectations for third-quarter growth among American corporations listed on the Standard & Poor’s 500 index, FactSet reported.
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THE RULE OF POWER
Last week PayPal, an online service for making and receiving payments, announced that at PayPal’s “sole discretion” $2,500 would be seized from accounts of those PayPal decided were guilty of spreading misinformation.
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TOP TREND, “NEW WORLD DISORDER”: NEW YORK CITY DECLARES MIGRANT CRISIS STATE OF EMERGENCY
Eric Adams, the mayor of New York City, declared a state of emergency last week as the city tries to respond to the influx of migrants that have been bused in from the southern border.
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FEDERAL COURT SINKS CRUISE LINE’S EFFORT TO IMPLEMENT VACCINE PASSPORT IN FLORIDA
Florida can keep enforcing its ban on businesses from requiring customers to provide proof of their COVID-19 vaccination status in a closely watched legal fight that was seen as an important victory for Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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ISRAEL KILLS 4 PALESTINIAN TEENS
Israeli forces continue to carry out raids in the occupied West Bank with deadly consequences, including one this weekend that resulted in the deaths of four Palestinian teenagers.
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BIDEN WARNS WORLD THAT RISK OF NUCLEAR ARMAGEDDON IS HIGHEST SINCE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS
President Joe Biden was at a Democratic fundraiser in New York on Thursday when he told the audience that the risk of nuclear Armageddon is at its highest point since the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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THOUSANDS OF GERMAN RETAILERS POISED TO GO OUT OF BUSINESS
More than 15,000 German stores face bankruptcy brought on by energy prices that have risen an average of 147 percent since the beginning of this year, the German Retail Association (HDE) said last week.