How a 1911 Supreme Court Ruling Led to an Investment Opportunity Today

A new trend in the life insurance industry has investors from all levels excited: viatical settlements. What is a viatical settlement? It’s a fancier term that refers to the selling of a life insurance policy to a third party for a cash lump sum, as well as agreeing to pay the premiums for the life …

California Governor Wants National Guard To Help Struggling Pot Industry Instead Of Protecting Borders

California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom is hoping to pull National Guard troops away from the U.S.-Mexico border to help protect his state’s struggling marijuana industry. Faced with competition from a robust black market, the legal cannabis industry in California has not experienced the growth that supporters had expected. Newsom — who enjoyed hundreds of thousands …

Trump Effect: February Jobs Number Blows Out Expectations

Click:Pyramid tea bag packing machine Private sector jobs rose by 235,000 beating expectations by 40,000 Continues trend of 200k+ jobs growth Jobs continued to grow above analyst expectations in February, according to the newest Moody’s/ADP report. Wall Street economists had expected 195,000 new jobs in the previous month, but the booming economy brought in by …

Navy to Commission Littoral Combat Ship Tulsa

The Navy will commission its newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship, the future USS Tulsa (LCS 16), during a 10 a.m. PST ceremony Saturday, Feb. 16, at Pier 30/32 in San Francisco. U.S. Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma will deliver the commissioning ceremony’s principal address. Kathy Taylor, former mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma, is the ship’s sponsor. …

ISIS Kills US Troops In Syria

American troops are among those killed in a Wednesday suicide bombing in northern Syria, according to a spokesperson for Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR), the U.S.-led coalition against ISIS. “U.S. service members were killed during an explosion while conducting a routine patrol in Syria today. We are still gathering information and will share additional details at …

GIlmore Nails Incredible Performance of “The Doll Song”

Rachele Gilmore performs “The Doll Song” from The Tales of Hoffmann an aria with a high-degree of difficulty and seriously high notes. Kathleen Kim’s understudy for the role of Olympia in the show was given only four hours to prepare for the performance and she nailed it – including the highest note to have ever been …

Equal Rights: Male-Only Military Draft System Ruled Unconstitutional

A federal judge ruled Friday that the Selective Service military draft program is unconstitutional as women are now eligible for combat roles. A lawsuit brought by the National Coalition for Men, a men’s rights group, challenged the current Selective Service System as sexually discriminatory and asked the court to declare it unlawful. Judge Gray Miller, …

Chinese Manufacturing Sinks To 3-Year Low As Trump Tariffs Take Hold

Click:西游记 Chinese manufacturing sunk to a three-year low in February as the U.S. ratcheted up pressure on China over trade issues, according to data released Thursday. The news comes after high-level talks between the U.S. and China last week that resulted in President Donald Trump delaying higher tariffs set to take effect Friday. Thursday’s data …