Monthly Archives: August 2022

Leading expert warns North Korea’s development of nuclear missiles looks ‘unstoppable’

People watch a TV broadcast about a North Korean missile launch at the Seoul Railway Station, June 5, 2022. Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images North Korea’s nuclear weapons program looks “unstoppable,” according to a leading expert Victor Cha added North Korea is progressing “faster” on their programs than US missile defense modernization. The top US diplomat said…

Lumber prices fall to a new low this year as reality sets in that the housing market is ‘going back to normal’

A discounted batch of planks is seen as people shop for lumber at a Home Depot store in Alhambra, California on May 4, 2022. FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images Lumber prices continued their downtrend on Wednesday, falling 5% to a new 2022 low of $495 per thousand board feet. The sell-off came as homebuilders adjust…

The Jan. 6 committee plans to subpoena Alex Jones’ emails and texts after his own lawyers accidentally revealed them

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones attempts to answer questions about his emails asked by Mark Bankston, lawyer for Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, during trial at the Travis County Courthouse in Austin, Wednesday Aug. 3, 2022. Briana Sanchez/Austin American-Statesman via AP, Pool The Jan. 6 committee plans to subpoena Alex Jones’ texts and emails, Rolling Stone…

vivo Mobile accused of tax evasion to the tune of $280 million in India

India’s Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has accused Vivo Mobile of evading taxes worth ₹22.1 billion ($280 million). The DRI discovered custom duty evasion and issued a “show cause” notice to the company – a legal request for the company to justify its actions. Vivo Mobile is accused of “willful mis-declaration in the description of…