China arrests first doctors to report Coronavirus
By Theodore Bunker From Newsmax Last December, China detained eight doctors after they reported observing several patients in Wuhan coming down with what they thought might have been Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, or SARS, but was actually the coronavirus, The Daily…
Measles outbreak in Venezuela is under control
Confirmed cases dropped 91% from 2018 to 2019. Washington, D.C., 30 January 2020 (PAHO)- The measles outbreak in Venezuela is under control following a series of actions taken by the country, together with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and its…
OffshoreAlert Conference Miami 2020
From OffshoreAlert Have you viewed the program for the 18th Annual OffshoreAlert Conference North America on high-value, cross-border financial intelligence and investigations? On the news side, OffshoreAlert specializes in exposing serious financial crime while it’s in progress. On the conference side, we show attendees…
Martin: Fear of the unknown fuels anxiety
By Melissa Martin Uncertainty, unpredictability, uncontrollability. Eek! Run for cover. Fear of the unknown is called anticipatory anxiety. You anticipate the “what ifs” and worry until the cows come home. Thoughts ruminate around and around like a blender inside your…
Made in USA
By Paul McGowan From PS Audio There is a city in Japan that is located on the small island of Kyushu in the Ōita Prefecture. Its name is Usa. Decades ago, when America was obsessed with xenophobic urges to keep…
UK: Collapse of Thomas Cook – BEIS letter of recommendations
From International Law Office Authors: Emily Downie & Hannah Crosland, Squire Patton Boggs On 4 November 2019, in the looming shadow of the collapse of Thomas Cook Group plc (“Thomas Cook”), the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (“BEIS”) Committee published…
Kia Motors announces January global sales/record sales
Kia Motors announces January global sales Kia Motors Corporation has announced its January 2020 global sales results for passenger cars, recreational vehicles (RVs) and commercial vehicles, which saw 215,112 units sold, representing a 2.5 percent rise from January 2019. Sales…
Audi racing drivers thrill fans at GP Ice Race
Daniel Abt, René Rast and Benoît Tréluyer put in a spectacular show in Zell am See Audi e-tron FE06 and Audi RS 5 DTM sideways on ice and snow Rally legend Stig Blomqvist drives historic Audi Sport quattro Zell am…
Recipe of the week
Sheet Pan Pork Chops With Sweet Potatoes and Apples From Yummly 11 Ingredients 47 Minutes Servings: 4 Description Tender brown sugar pork chops, caramelized sweet potatoes, and apples are the perfect combination of savory and sweet in this easy dinner…
Martin: Support your hometown newspaper in 2020
By Melissa Martin P. T. Barnum declared, “He who is without a newspaper is cut off from his species.” Before the Internet, social media, cable television, and radio, the hometown newspaper connected residents and neighbors to each other through stories,…