Egg Prices Surge Due to Bird Flu, Inflation
Egg prices are soaring nationwide due to a plethora of recent bird flu cases, according to the Associated Press. Expensive animal feed and higher gas prices have also led the national median cost of eggs to jump from $1.72 at the end of 2021 to $3.59 this past November – an increase of more than …
California Rain Proves Deadly, Forces Evacuations
Thousands of California residents are being forced to evacuate their homes as torrential rains continue to pummel the state. Certain areas have recorded more than 25 inches of rainfall over the past two weeks. According to California Governor Gavin Newsom, a total of 17 people have already died as a result of the storms. “We’ve …
Women’s Sports Saw Growth in Deals, Viewership in 2022
Women’s sports have increased in popularity in recent years and also hit milestones this year where deals and ratings are concerned, according to the Associated Press. This year was the most viewed WNBA regular season since 2006, as headlines about WNBA star Brittney Griner’s imprisonment in Russia also dominated the news cycle. “People wanna watch …
Nuclear Fusion: a Clean Energy Breakthrough?
U.S. Department of Energy scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in California have made a “major scientific breakthrough” in the field of nuclear fusion, according to a press release published today. On December 5, researchers in the National Ignition Facility (NIF) – the lab’s $3.5 billion laser complex – conducted the first-ever controlled …
Labor Historians Raise Concerns About Rail Workers’ Right to Strike
Urged by President Joe Biden, the Senate approved a bipartisan measure last Thursday to impose an agreement they want rail workers to sign despite the fact that four freight rail unions opposed it, according to Vice. Now, 500 labor historians have written a letter to express their outrage at the decision, which they say could …
Kanye West Banned from Twitter Following Swastika Tweet
Twitter owner Elon Musk has banned Kanye West from the platform after the rapper posted an image of a swastika inside the Star of David on Thursday. West also shared screenshots of a personal text exchange with Musk, who wrote, “Sorry but you have gone too far. This is not love.” West responded, “Who made …
Taylor Swift Tour Presale Crashes Ticketmaster
The demand for presale tickets to Taylor Swift’s upcoming concert tour overwhelmed Ticketmaster yesterday, causing “intermittent issues” on the site. The company issued an apology and told fans that it was “urgently” working to resolve the problem, according to The Verge. “There has been historically unprecedented demand with millions showing up to buy tickets for …
Democrats Defy Midterm Predictions with Major Election Wins
This year’s midterm elections did not result in the “red wave” that many political analysts had anticipated. Instead, Democrats retained control of the Senate, defying historical trends of defeat for the party in power. Their victory was officially clinched Saturday night when Democratic Senator Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada narrowly beat out Republican Adam Laxalt. Her …
Fed Hikes Interest Rates Again
The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by 3/4 of a percentage point Thursday to the highest it has been since 2008, according to CNBC. The rate hovered around zero this past March, but has increased a total of 3.75 percentage points over the last eight months. Stocks fell drastically as a result of …
South Korea Grapples with Deadly Halloween Calamity
South Korean authorities are investigating the cause of a crowd surge that killed at least 154 people, including 26 foreigners, during Halloween festivities Saturday night in Seoul, according to the Associated Press. Mourning family members have since gathered to identify their loved ones, and thousands of others are paying their respects throughout the city. “The …