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Category 4 Approaches Florida

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Boarded and Battered: Hurricane Ian, which is being described as a “once in a century storm,” is approaching the west coast of Florida with winds of up to 155 mph. It’s now a Category 4.   Parts of Key West have already …

Hurricane Tracking to Florida

Tuesday, September 27, 2022

Weather Report: Hurricane Ian hit the western end of Cuba today as a Category 3 with winds of 125 mph on its way to Florida, where evacuations have already begun and people are busily filling sandbags. Governor Ron DeSantis has declared an …

World’s “Blood Should Run Cold”

Thursday, September 22, 2022

Cold Blood: The world’s “blood should run cold” over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, President Bidenyesterday told world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly.   “This war is about extinguishing Ukraine’s right to exist as a state,” Biden said, adding that the Russian …

Puerto Rico Devastated

Tuesday, September 20, 2022

Like a Hurricane: More than a million people are without power today in the Dominican Republic after Hurricane Fiona passed through with sustained winds up to 90 miles per hour. As much as 20 inches of rain fell on parts of …

The Queen’s Funeral

Monday, September 19, 2022

The Long Goodbye: The grand and colorful spectacle of Queen Elizabeth’s funeral was held this morning at Westminster Abbey with 2,000 notable guests from around the world. You could see a tear in the eye of King Charles as the proceedings …

Deal to Avert Train Strike

Thursday, September 15, 2022

Railroaded: Negotiators last night reached a tentative deal to avert a nationwide freight rail strike. Union members will have to vote to ratify it.    Amtrak had already cancelled long distance passenger service in anticipation of a strike tomorrow by the 115,000 …

Stocks Dive on Inflation Report

Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Econ 101: The financial markets took a dive yesterday on the news that inflation was higher in August than had been expected. The S&P 500 slumped 4.3 percent for the day and the Dow was down 3.9 percent, more than 1200 points. …

Defeat and Dissent

Tuesday, September 13, 2022

The War Zone: Cracks are showing in the wall of Russian support for Vladimir Putin and his invasion of Ukraine.   With the army retreating, a few television commentators and bloggers have openly questioned Putin’s so-called “special military operation.” Even some public …

Ukraine Winning, Russians Running

Monday, September 12, 2022

The War Zone: Ukrainian forces have made rapid advances against the Russians, seizing the strategic city of Izyum, a railroad hub in the East, and handing the invaders their most embarrassing defeat since they were stopped outside the capital of Kyiv. Some …

Elizabeth Dies, Charles is King

Friday, September 9, 2022

Elizabeth II: Britain is in mourning after the death yesterday of  Queen Elizabeth II, who died at her Balmoral estate in Scotland  at age 96 after 70 years on the throne and only three days after greeting her 15th Prime Minister.   Her son immediately …