April 23, 2024

‘Reagan,’ Starring Dennis Quaid and Jon Voight, Sets August 30 Opening with Distributor Showbiz Direct

Reagan, starring Dennis Quaid as the 40th U.S. president, is officially coming to cinemas. The movie has set an August 30 opening under a partnership with new distributor Showbiz Direct, according to a Deadline report. Showbiz Direct is headed by Kevin Mitchell as well as former Lionsgate distribution president Richie Fay and the former co-president of

On this day in history, August 26, 1978, Pope John Paul I is elected, would serve for only 33 days

Cardinal Albino Luciani was elected pope and took the name Pope John Paul I on this day in history, Aug. 28, 1978. John Paul I would have a very brief time as the head of the Catholic Church — dying of a heart attack just 33 days after his election.  Born on Oct. 17, 1912, […]

On this day in history, August 30, 1984, Space Shuttle Discovery blasts off for its maiden voyage

The Space Shuttle Discovery took off on its maiden voyage on this day in history, Aug.30, 1984. For Discovery, the fourth time was the charm: The previous three launch attempts were scrubbed, with one canceled just six seconds before liftoff.  That aborted launch — the first of its kind for the Space Shuttle program — […]

Businesses Make More Cuts In August, Signaling An Increasingly Weakening Economy

Preliminary data from S&P’s Purchasing Managers’ Index, a prominent measure of business activity, indicates that U.S. businesses are cutting activity at the highest rate in more than two years.The Flash US PMI Composite Output Index, which represents a preliminary ‘flash’ of expected business activity in August 2022 across a composite of both manufacturing and services,…

201,000 Jobs Added in August, Unemployment Rate Remains at 3.9%

Total nonfarm payroll employment grew by 201,000 in August, an increase from last month’s downwardly revised reading of 147,000, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The national unemployment rate remained at 3.9%. Private service-providing industries gained 178,000 jobs, led by professional and business services and education and health services, which both added 53,000 jobs. […]

Its Going Down: Antifa, Submedia And Crimethinc Plan To Set August On Fire With Violent Confrontations

August is looking to heat up with Antifa and their comrades Submedia and Crimethinc getting ready to get their violence on in the name of confronting fascism. That’s rich because they are communists. They are also taking a so-called stance against the prison-industrial complex and of course their efforts to throw the border wide open […]

Analysis: Unprecedented Democratic Obstructionism Justifies McConnell’s Cancellation of August Recess

Yesterday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced that the upper chamber’s traditional August break would be severely limited this year.  Democrats have lashed out at the decision, accusing McConnell of playing partisan hardball in an election year.  They say he’s scheming to keep them in session, rather than back home (and therefore off the campaign […]

BOOM! American Manufacturing Expanded in August at Fastest Pace in Six Years

American factories accelerated in August at the fastest pace of expansion since 2011, data from the Institute for Supply Management showed Friday. The ISM purchasing manufacturers surveyed showed all six of the biggest manufacturing industries ramped up activity in August. The monthly purchasing managers index rose 2.5 points to 58.8, reflecting employment rising to its highest […]

National Protest of Planned Parenthood August 22

In response to recently released undercover videos from The Center for Medical Progress (see below) exposing the inhuman and potentially illegal actions of Planned Parenthood employees harvesting and selling the body parts of aborted babies, Human Life International is co-sponsoring a National Day of Protest on August 22, 2015 at Planned Parenthood Facilities across the […]

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