Despite Slumping Sentiment & Lower Gas Prices, The American Consumer Is Still Spending Strongly

Second Wave Of Cyberattacks Paralyze Supermarket Fridges Across EU, Weeks After Gov'ts Urged Food Stockpiling Cyberattacks disrupted supermarket refrigeration systems across Sweden, Belgium, Luxembourg, Ireland and Estonia on Monday morning, forcing retailers to discard spoiled food and exposing the last mile of the food supply chain to major disruptions. The cyberattacks came just weeks after governments urged households to maintain emergency food supplies.Reuters reports that supermarket chains Ahold Delhaize and Colruyt reported cyberattacks affecting critical refrigeration systems in Belgium and Luxembourg. Carrefour said 15 Belgian stores were impacted, while Irish...

Kremlin Blasts Finland Joining French-Led Nuclear Deterrent Initiative: 'Real Risks' Russia's foreign ministry has issued key warnings to Western officials and nations on Tuesday. The ministry's spokesperson Maria Zakharova addressed recent provocative actions and signaling among NATO allies, which could lead to more nuclear saber-rattling.  She weighed in on a widely reported French security initiative to bring European countries under its nuclear umbrella at a moment Washington is seen as taking a step back from NATO leadership amid Trump complaints Europe is not shouldering enough of the burden. Finnish-led war games, Getty Images Zakharova...

UK Taxpayers (Unknowingly) Funding Free Hijabs For Illegal Immigrants Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, The British government has been handing out thousands of hijabs to illegal migrants washing up on the shores of the country in boats, while Home Office staff have been spending time in Calais cooking meals for them. Internal figures show 974 hijabs issued to small-boat arrivals between January and June, at a rate of 162 a month. Run that rate forward and the year's total is already past 1,000 and heading for 1,500. The same clothing data also...