Over 221,000 Migrant Encounters Reported in March, Highest since Biden Took Office
The previous monthly high was 213,593 encounters recorded in July 2021.
November saw highest disbursement of rental aid
States and localities in November paid out the largest amount of rental assistance to cash-strapped tenants since a federal program began, the Treasury Department said in a statement Friday. The $2.9 billion paid out is the latest sign that the program’s early hiccups have been mostly been resolved and it is now turning to helping…
Gibraltar: 99% Vax Rate & Highest COVID Infection Rate
Gibraltar has an almost 100% vaccination rate but ranks 5th in the world for highest Covid-19 cases per 100k people. QUICK FACTS: 99% of Gibraltar’s population are “fully vaccinated,” according to Google data. However, Gibraltar also has one of the highest coronavirus infection rates in the world at 21,373 cases per 100,000 people, according to…
Peru Has High Vax Rate & ‘Highest COVID Death Rate’: NPR
Despite having more than 51% of its population “fully” vaccinated, Peru’s death toll from COVID is now “the worst in the world, far higher than any of its neighbors and twice the rate of the United States,” reports NPR. QUICK FACTS: 51.8% of Peru’s population is “fully vaccinated” against Covid-19, according to Google data. 65.7%…
Inflation hits highest level in a decade
(The Times) Inflation outstripped forecasts and surged above 4 per cent last month to hit its highest level in almost a decade as spiralling energy prices pushed up the cost of living. The consumer prices index rose to 4.2 per cent in October, higher than the 3.9 per cent that had been expected by economists…
Vermont—Highest Vax Rate, Highest COVID Infection Rate
The U.S. state with the highest vaccination rate “has more Covid-19 cases than ever.” QUICK FACTS: Bloomberg’s Vaccine Tracker shows Vermont “leads all states” in vaccination rates. Screenshot taken from Bloomberg.com on November 11, 2021 But despite the state’s having one of the highest COVID vaccination rates in the U.S., positive cases have been climbing…
Border Patrol Detains 1.66 Million Illegal Immigrants in 2021 Fiscal Year, Highest Level Ever
U.S. Border Patrol agent Carlos Rivera guides migrants to be processed after they attempted to cross the border from Mexico into Sunland Park, N.M., September 17, 2021. (Paul Ratje/Reuters) Border Patrol agents detained about 1.66 million illegal immigrants at the southern border for the fiscal year ending in September, the highest level ever recorded in…
Almost 190,000 Illegals Crossed the Border in June, Highest of any Month; Now Over 1 MILLION for the Year
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Biden Failure: Memorial Day Gas Prices To Be Highest In Seven Years
Biden continues his destruction of America. As Americans celebrate Memorial Day, they are going to have to face the highest gas prices since 2014. The national average price of gas is $3.045 per gallon. Newsmax reported: TRENDING: Joe Biden Flirts with Little Girl at Virginia Speech, “I Love Those Barrettes in Your Hair… She Looks…
Biden to Propose $6 Trillion Budget For 2022, Pushing Federal Spending to Its Highest Sustained Levels Since WWII
Joe Biden on Friday will propose a $6 trillion budget for 2022 to “boost middle class and infrastructure” according to documents obtained by The New York Times. “Biden’s first budget request as president calls for total spending by the U.S. government to rise to $8.2 trillion by 2031,” the NY Times reported. Joe Biden plans…
December Class 8 Truck Orders Are The Fourth Highest In History
Class 8 truck net new orders in December were the fourth highest in history at 50,900 units, down 2% MoM but up 153% YoY. Seasonally adjusted orders in the month came in at 39,500 units (474,000 SAAR), down 18% MoM. Orders were up 139% YoY to 142,000 units in Q4 (the second best quarter on…
Rapes, Robberies Fall In Los Angeles While Homicides Reach Highest In Decade
Crime in Los Angeles went “absolutely haywire” in 2020 according to Capt. Paul Vernon, head of the LAPD Compstat crime-tracking division. According to the Los Angeles Times, robberies, rapes and small-scale property crimes were down on the year, while killings, shootings and auto robberies spiked. After years of sustained declines, homicides reached the highest level…
Initial Jobless Claims Surge To Highest In Almost 4 Months
After rising for three of the last four weeks (with a big surge in the previous week) as lockdowns re-accelerate across America, analysts expected initial jobless claims to slow modestly this week, but instead claims soared from an upwardly revised 862k to 885k – the highest number of Americans seeking first-time unemployment benefits since September….
America’s Highest Paid Hooker Sues Nevada To Reopen Brothels
Alice Little, a legal sex worker in Nevada and quite possibly the highest-paid one in the US, is suing the state of Nevada to reopen its brothels, according to Yahoo Life. Little is an employee at the BunnyRanch Legal Nevada Brothel in Mound House, Nevada. The brothel has been closed since Mar. 17, despite other “close contact” businesses…
As Dems Push Loan Forgiveness, Data Show Blue States Have Highest Average Student Debt
We know it’s hard for millennials to hear – especially considering how badly screwed so many of them are after racking up ridiculous loan balances into the 100s of thousands of dollars – but there isn’t a compelling moral argument for forgiving student loans. While Democratic politicians like Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders like to…
Existing Home Sales Soar To Highest In 15 Years
Existing home sales bucked the trend in September (rising to highest since May 2006 as new- and pending-home sales slipped) and analysts expect it too catch down a little in October, but yet again, it surprised to the upside, surging 4.3% MoM (vs a 1.1% MoM expected drop), and September’s jump was revised higher to…
These Are The Cities Where People Spend The Highest (Or Lowest) Share Of Their Income On Rent
Even as apartment rents in Manhattan and San Francisco plunge for the first time in more than 10 years, millions of American millennials, burdened by debt, blinded by poor financial literacy and preoccupied with booking that first post-pandemic vacation still can’t ever imagine owning a home. As for what the future holds, many would greet…