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SHOTS FIRED… REPORT : Bullet Found In Window Of Republican Office After AG Spoke Out About Right To Worship Virginia authorities launched an investigation Monday after a bullet was allegedly fired into the window of Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares’ office, according to The Daily Wire. “Capitol Police were called to the Barbara Johns Building at 7:13 p.m. Monday for a report of a bullet that may have been fired into the building from outside,” Public Information officer Joe Macenka told The Daily Wire. “Officers found a bullet in a sixth-floor office that also had a small round hole near the top of a window.” “Capitol Police are investigating the matter and have no further comment at this time,” Macenka reportedly said. Chief Deputy Attorney General Chuck Slemp first notified colleagues that “a single round from a firearm was shot into a window of the Barbara Johns Building,” according to an email reviewed by The Daily Wire. EARLY THIS AM, WAPO FINALLY GETS … [Read more...] about Editor Daily Rundown: Abortion Protests Heating Up

INFLATION CRUSH CONTINUES… CNBC: Wholesale inflation rose 11% in April as producer prices keep accelerating Prices at the wholesale level accelerated further in April, part of a broader inflation problem persisting through the U.S. economy, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Thursday. The producer price index, which tracks how much manufacturers get for products at their initial sale, rose 0.5% on the month and 11% from a year ago, a decrease from the record 11.5% in March. Excluding food, energy and trade services, core PPI rose 0.6% in April and 6.9% from a year ago, the latter a decline from 7.1% last month. AFTER SEVERAL FIRE BOMBINGS OF PRO-LIFE GROUPS & THE AT-HOME INTIMIDATION OF SUPREME COURT JUSTICES, AG GARLAND FINALLY ISSUES A STATEMENT… CNBC: AG Garland directs U.S. Marshals to help ‘ensure the Justices’ safety’ after leaked Supreme Court abortion draft The head of the Department of Justice on Wednesday directed the U.S. Marshals Service to … [Read more...] about Editor Daily Rundown: Inflation Crush Continues

The Philippines wants to import its first shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) this year, as LNG infrastructure proposals surge. However, the country is entering the global LNG market at a time of extreme uncertainty. Supply is constrained due partly to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and prices continue to hit record highs. Inability to buy LNG at competitive rates could leave new terminals and LNG-fired power plants unused and stranded. A history of setbacks. According to the Center for Energy, Ecology, and Development, the Philippines has 36.5 million tons per annum of LNG import terminal capacity under development, along with 29.9 gigawatts (GW) of gas-fired power projects. San Miguel Corp. alone accounts for 14.1 GW of that proposed capacity. Although projects on the pipeline have grown dramatically since 2016, LNG projects have been repeatedly canceled since 2003. More recently, LNG companies have been very active due to the depletion of the Malampaya gas field, the … [Read more...] about Global energy crisis may hit PH LNG plans

CHR Executive Director Jacqueline de Guia holds a press briefing with civil society organizations’ representatives about consultations for their report, which will be crafted ahead of the UN Universal Periodic Review of the rights situation in the Philippines. (Photo by Gabriel P. Lalu/ INQUIRER.net The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Thursday urged President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to name his nominees to fill the vacant CHR seats so it could prepare for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the United Nations in November. All five seats of the commission are vacant and the constitutional agency is run only by its executive director and spokesperson Jacqueline de Guia. De Guia on Thursday called a press briefing to announce recommendations ahead of the UN periodic review. Among the recommendations were allowing the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate the extrajudicial killings under former President Rodrigo Duterte, putting a stop to Red-tagging, and repealing … [Read more...] about Name rights officials, CHR urges Marcos