Category: America Now

Lost in the headlines surrounding the Khashoggi affair was the news that American pastor Andrew Brunson, who had been imprisoned for the past two years in Turkey on charges of supporting the 2016 coup attempt against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was released from prison and returned to the United States. The Turkish government convicted […]

International news headlines over the past week have been awash with discussion of the case of disappeared Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Khashoggi, who had been highly critical of the Saudi Arabian government, disappeared in Turkey after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. While the Saudi government claims that Khashoggi left the consulate, Turkish authorities state […]

In the wake of last week’s stock market drops, President Trump placed the blame squarely on the Federal Reserve and Fed Chairman Jerome Powell. Trump, who has stated in the past that he is a fan of low interest rates, is blaming the Fed for hiking interest rates too fast, calling that a crazy policy […]

Google has been taking hits right and left in recent days, making a series of missteps that have observers wondering whether the company has lost its edge. It came to light recently that a software vulnerability in Google+ allowed outside developers access to private user data such as names, email addresses, and dates of birth. […]

Last week’s movements in stock markets were a wake-up call for investors of all stripes. Only days after reaching record highs the Dow Jones plummeted once again, dropping nearly 1,400 points in two days to cap a nearly 1,800 point drop from its record high. That drop made many investors reconsider their opinions on the […]

The average interest rate on a 30-year mortgage rose above 5% this week for the first time since 2011. And while that’s still a relatively low rate historically speaking, the psychological impact of breaching that level will have just as much force right now as the economic impact. In a market that’s already jittery, every […]

The Dow Jones on Wednesday suffered its third-largest one-day point drop ever, ending the day down more than 830 points. That was a major wake-up call for those who thought that markets would continue to build on the highs reached in September. And it demonstrates that all the talk of a strong economy is just […]

In a sign that growing dissatisfaction with international elites is fueling a resurgence of populism worldwide, “Brazil’s Donald Trump” topped the first round of Brazil’s presidential elections with nearly 47% of the vote, just barely missing out on an outright victory. The right-wing candidate, Jair Bolsonaro, is a former paratrooper who has served in the […]

We previously covered the basic individual first aid kit (IFAK), or boo-boo kit, which covers most minor cuts, scrapes, and bruises. But all the band-aids in the world won’t help you if you’re suffering from a gunshot wound, broken ankle, or nearly severed limb. That requires much more effective first aid gear, as well as […]

By now we all know that drinking eight glasses of water a day can be highly beneficial to staying healthy and hydrated. The health benefits of proper hydration can’t be underestimated. But let’s face it, drinking water is boring. At its best, water doesn’t taste like anything. At its worst, it’s just plain unpalatable. But […]