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Declaring A National Emergency Could Give Trump Authority To Shutdown Your Bank Account (#GotBitcoin?)
For Instance, The President Can, With The Flick Of His Pen, Activate Laws Allowing Him To Shut Down Many Kinds Of Electronic Communications Inside The United States Or Freeze Americans’ Bank Accounts. For some time now President Trump has been publicly and privately mulling the idea of using a national emergency…
Fracking’s Secret Problem—Oil Wells Aren’t Producing As Much
The Wells Of Some Producers In The Permian Basin Appear To Lag Behind Forecasts. Data analysis reveals thousands of locations are yielding less than their owners projected to investors; ‘illusory picture’ of prospects. Fracking’s Secret Problem—Oil Wells Aren’t Producing As Much As Forecast Thousands of shale wells drilled in the last…
The Telepsychiatrist Can See Your Child Now, Virtually (#GotBitcoin?)
With a growing shortage of mental-health professionals for children and adolescents, more health-care providers are turning to technology. The Tele-Psychiatrist Can See Your Child Now, Virtually [caption id="attachment_7283" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Sarah Ford, 14 Years Old, Was Struggling With Depression, Hallucinations And Suicidal Thoughts When She Sought Help.[/caption] When Sarah Ford, 14…
Saudi Woman, “If I Don’t Make It, Please Don’t Let The World Forget Me,” She Wrote In One Message (#GotBitcoin?)
Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun barricaded herself in her room at a transit hotel at a Bangkok airport. Saudi Woman, “If I Don’t Make It, Please Don’t Let The World Forget Me,” She Wrote In One Message A young Saudi woman who renounced Islam and fled her family barricaded herself in her room…
Freedom of Information Act Document Reveals Antidepressant Drugs Are Less Effective Than Placebos (#GotBitcoin?)
Janis Schonfeld recalls the events that started her on her recovery from 30 years of depression with snapshot clarity: the newspaper ad she saw in 1997 seeking subjects for an antidepressant study; the chair she was sitting in when she called UCLA's Neuropsychiatric Institute; the window she was looking out…
What Do You Get When Legal Drug Dealers Peddle “Heroin-in-a-Pill” To It’s “Clientele”?
Jaclyn Kinkade , a 23-year-old doctor's-office receptionist and occasional model, was a casualty of America's No. 1 drug menace when she overdosed and died, alone, in a tumbledown clapboard house in Dunnellon, Fla. What Do You Get When Legal Drug Dealers Peddle "Heroin-in-a-Pill" to it's "Clientele"? The drugs that killed her didn't…
Here’s A List Of The 80 New Store Closures Sears Has Announced
Sears, which is struggling to stay alive, announced more stores will shutter. Here’s A List Of The 80 New Store Closures Sears Has Announced Time could be running out for Sears Holding Corp., but in the meantime the bankrupt retailer continues to announce store closures. Sears will shutter 80 stores…
More First-Time Home Buyers Are Turning To The Bank of Mom And Dad (#GotBitcoin?)
Among borrowers using FHA loans, which come with low down payments, more than 26% tap relatives for financial help. That’s up from 22% in 2011. More First-Time Home Buyers Are Turning To The Bank of Mom And Dad Rising home prices are sending first-time home buyers to their parents for…
Marriott Finally Admits Hackers Swiped Millions of Passport Numbers (#GotBitcoin?)
Hackers Compromised The Passport Numbers Of Millions Of People Hotel chain says fewer total customers were affected than initially feared but analysts warn data could be intelligence trove. Marriott Finally Admits Hackers Swiped Millions of Passport Numbers Marriott International Inc. said fewer customers were affected in a massive data breach…
Slowing Mall Rent Growth Portends A Challenging 2019 (#GotBitcoin?)
Empty Shopping Malls Average rents in U.S. shopping malls gained less than 1% in the fourth quarter from a year earlier. Slowing Mall Rent Growth Portends A Challenging 2019 Rental growth rates at U.S. malls and open-air shopping centers eased in the final quarter of 2018 and could slow further…
Meet The Watchdog Called CryptoMom (#GotBitcoin?)
SEC’s Hester Peirce—Republicans’ muse on financial regulation—has won fans for her support of the digital-currency market. Meet The Watchdog Called CryptoMom (#GotBitcoin?) Cryptocurrency startups and traders fighting stricter regulation think they have their champion. They call her CryptoMom. Hester Peirce, shown in the SEC’s Washington office Hester Peirce, a Republican…
Toy Sellers Fall Short Without Toys ‘R’ Us (#GotBitcoin?)
Despite vigorous efforts to court customers who would otherwise have shopped at the shuttered retailer, the toy industry appears to have largely missed out on the holiday spending spree during that critical time of year. Toy Sellers Fall Short Without Toys ‘R’ Us Toys ‘R’ Us Was Able To Stock…