Story at-a-glance Gluten-free diets were initially intended for children with medical conditions such as celiac disease, wheat allergy, and non-celiac gluten sensitivity A review published in Frontiers in Nutrition found that gluten-free diets, when not medically required, can cause nutrient gaps and raise health risks for children A recent study in The American Journal of…
Wall Street’s first public bitcoin-backed bond, issued by Ledn and rated by S&P, is facing stress after a 27% bitcoin drop forced liquidations. Wall Street’s first attempt at a public bond sale backed by bitcoin loans has hit some turbulence after bitcoin’s sharp decline triggered forced liquidations. Bankers at Jefferies have spent months pitching institutional…
QUESTION: Will oil go crazy if Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz? Sam ANSWER: It is questionable if Iran would do that, for we get only about 3% of our oil through that strait, whereas 80% or so goes to China. Nevertheless, February was a Directional Change and March remains a key target until we have a…
There is an epidemic of child sex crimes in and around Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Since 2021, and the American withdrawal from Afghanistan, dozens of elite soldiers stationed at the military base have been convicted of raping children, distributing child pornography, and other similar offenses. Many of these soldiers served in Afghanistan, where it is…
Trump has been unclear on the key driving force behind his pressure campaign against Iran Just a day before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to meet with President Donald Trump in Washington to do his best to get Washington to embrace his maximalist demands during negotiations with Iran, reports out of Israel said…
For decades, the dominance of the United States has been primarily based on the strength of the U.S. dollar. Having the main reserve currency of the world has meant that everyone else has wanted and needed our currency. In fact, our currency is our number one export. Most Americans don’t realize this, but far more…
Idon’t expect much from politicians, corporate tycoons, the presidents of prestigious universities, billionaire philanthropists, celebrities, royalty or oligarchs. They live in narcissistic and hedonistic bubbles that cater to their self-worship and moral depravity. But I do expect a lot from intellectuals such as Noam Chomsky. The explanation by his wife Valéria – Noam suffered a…
Braden John Karony had been convicted last year on several federal charges, and he’s ordered to pay back $7.5 million in restitution. What to know: The ex-CEO of SafeMoon faces 100 months behind bars after a sentencing on Tuesday. Braden John Karony and his cohorts were accused and convicted of taking millions from their crypto…
A prominent Canadian engineering university has eliminated beef, one of the country’s top agricultural products from its campus dining halls in a bid to “shrink its carbon emissions”. Meanwhile Canadians could soon be eating gene-edited pork without realizing it, now that Health Canada has greenlit human consumption of modified pigs with no labelling required. In…
The image above shows a one-kilo bar of gold (worth roughly $150,000 at present). Although my associate was joking when he placed one in his back pocket once, the gesture serves as a reminder of a basic principle of gold ownership: Keep your bullion in a place where you maximise your control over your ownership…
