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The News-to-Death Ratio Strikes Again
The News-to-Death Ratio Strikes Again
Authored by Carl Henegan and Tom Jefferson via The Brownstone Institute,
There is a peculiar arithmetic that governs modern health reporting, one that has very little to do with actual risk. Hans Rosling captured it neatly during the 2009 swine flu episode, when he calculated a “news-to-death ratio” of 8,176-to-1. In other words, for every death attributed to swine flu, there were over eight thousand news stories. Tuberculosis, by contrast, received less than 0.1 news stories per death over the same period.
If that sounds absurd, it...
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DOJ Opens Investigation Into Suspected Race-Based Practices At Arizona State University
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Authored by Kimberly Hayek via The Epoch Times,
The Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division has launched a Title VI investigation into diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices at Arizona State University (ASU), one of the country's largest public universities.
View of the campus of Arizona State University, a public research university located in Phoenix, Arizona. Shutterstock
Wednesday's announcement comes after recent viral videos that appear to show university personnel participating in or concealing the handling of distinguishing students by race, color,...
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Putin Admits Escalation: Enemies Unable To Defeat Russia On Battlefield, Resort To 'Open Terrorism'
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This month has witnessed a string of major Wildberries warehouses and logistics hubs go up in flames due to wave after wave of Ukrainian drones strikes. The Russian online retailer, which is by far the largest and widely deemed the 'Russian Amazon' - is bracing for likely more attacks to come.
Ukraine's long-range drones strikes have very clearly moved beyond just oil and defense industrial sites, and have even included an attack on a holiday camp in...
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Apr 14, 2026 / Tyler Durden
USA Rare Earth Actively Pursuing Acquisition Opportunities Around The World
USA Rare Earth Actively Pursuing Acquisition Opportunities Around The World
At the Semafor World Economy forum, USA Rare Earth CEO Barbara Humpton explained that the company is actively pursuing acquisition opportunities worldwide across the entire critical minerals supply chain. This includes everything from extraction and refining to magnet production.
Highlighting the company’s international strategy, she pointed to a recent agreement to acquire a stake in Carester, a rare earth processing firm based in France, in partnership with French investor Infravia, according to Semafor.
Speaking in Washington, DC, Humpton noted that this move...
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