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FEMA announces finalized flood risk management standard

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released the final rule for the Federal Flood Risk Management Standards (FFRMS) on Wednesday. The FFRMS is a flexible federal standard that requires agencies to develop resilience and flood protection plans for projects and buildings that receive federal funding, including building dimensions necessary to protect buildings from flood risk. […]

At The Risk of Being Pedantic

Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes Imprecise use of language leads to imprecise thinking and subsequently, faulty measures.  This seems to be particularly the case in our country right now on the issue of crime and guns.  The Left has control of our language so we can have discussions only on their terms.  Often, it is […]

The Assumption is US Government Bonds Are “Risk Free”

Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes Unless one is familiar with portfolio theory, you may not be aware that for many discussions, and for many strategies, US Treasury Bonds are considered “risk-free”.  Therefore their “risk-free” return is used as a lodestar to assist in comparing investment strategies. For example, in many decisions, investors must look at […]

Diabetes patients using Ozempic instead of insulin have lower cancer risk

Ozempic used to treat arthritis pain: report Fox News medical commentator Dr. Marc Siegel appeared on “Fox & Friends” to discuss his views on Ozempic’s use to treat arthritis pain and why some doctors are warning that some medications may affect heat sensitivity. Type 2 diabetes patients taking GLP-1 treatments such as Ozempic have a […]

Biden leans on family with political future at risk

Biden has increasingly turned to his family as he battles calls from Democratic lawmakers for him to drop out of the 2024 presidential bid. Jill Biden and Hunter Biden are among the president’s closest advisers, and much of the public attention has shifted to them since his disastrous performance in last week’s debate. The first […]

Berkeley scholars: Supreme Court immunity ruling poses risk to democracy

Two UC Berkeley scholars have warned that the Supreme Court’s decision on presidential immunity poses a “direct threat” to democracy and the rule of law, and expressed concern about what a second term for former President Donald Trump might look like. In a 6-3 decision on Monday, the Supreme Court ruled along ideological lines that […]