Canada has confirmed its first hantavirus infection after a cruise ship passenger tested positive for the virus. The infected person was on board the MV Hondius, the cruise ship where the initial outbreak occurred. According to a report by The Guardian, one of the four Canadians quarantining after being on the MV Hondius has tested positive for hantavirus. The test resulted in a “presumptive positive” test result for the virus, Canadian officials said Saturday. Results from the National Microbiology Lab in Winnipeg to confirm the case are expected to come over the weekend, said Dr. Bonnie Henry, the public health…

Iran has warned the United States that the Gulf of Oman could become a “graveyard” for America’s fleets. Warships will be meeting their watery end as negotiations remain gridlocked. The US and Israel are also preparing plans to attack Iran should negotiations remain in a stalemate. Iran has said that…

United States President Donald Trump has warned Iran that the clock is ticking. He added that “there won’t be anything left” of Iran if the country fails to make a deal with the US ruling class. Trump took to his Truth Social platform on Sunday to warn that “for Iran, the…

The “bottom line” is the “top line” this morning.Markets are full of yuck and suck – with Dow futures down a couple of hundred and other indices down proportionately.+Trump tweets won’t fix the raw economics, this time.  The way we read the tea leaves, people are tired of texts –…

The United States and Israel are working together to prepare for a renewed round of attacks on Iran.  This active preparation for a restart of hostilities with Iran could result in attacks as early as next week. Accoridng to a report by RT, US President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened…

Reader Read-In Note: In all that “spare time I have” I began a website earlier this year based on Hour-A-Day-Gardening.”  That site got a warm reception, but as always, time for that project became limited, though it served a critical purpose in my life.  See, most gardens fail because people…