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At least 20 percent of federal dollars paid out through pandemic-related unemployment programs went to fraudulent and ineligible claims, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The federal watchdog reported that at least $78 billion, and potentially more, of benefits paid out in the fiscal year 2021 were misspent.

President Biden’s use of the Defense Production Act to advance the renewable energy industry, increase vaccine production and resolve a national shortage of baby formula has outraged critics who explain he has overstepped his authority and is increasingly relying on a power that should be earmarked for emergencies.

In a rebuke of the Biden Administration's talking points that have insisted high prices are temporary, companies in the supply chain are issuing a sobering warning. Food prices will keep climbing – with no end in sight — as inflation proceeds to take hold of the U.S. economy, some of the country’s leading food suppliers and restaurant chains announced.

Controversial YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul has taken to Twitter to air his grievances over President Biden and the state of the economy and blasted those who voted for him as the real problem with America.

Inflation will cost families $5,520 per year, growing from a projection in March, according to Moody’s.

Most of the current record-high inflation could have been avoided had the Federal Reserve acted earlier and shown humility after it incorrectly defined inflation as “transitory,” economist Mohamed El-Erian said Sunday.

One of the world’s largest producers in the Asian hot sauce market, Huy Fong Inc., declared Thursday an anticipated significant shortage of its beloved chili sauce, Sriracha, because of supply shortages.

After stores suffered from baby formula shortage, shelves where tampons should be stocked, have been empty in recent months due to supply chain issues exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as a swarm of transgender 'women' buying them up to be seen as fitting in, setting the scene for a shortage that’s been brewing for a while.

One of the world’s largest producers in the Asian hot sauce market, Huy Fong Inc., declared Thursday an anticipated significant shortage of its beloved chili sauce, Sriracha, because of supply shortages.

The World Bank said that many countries across the world would suffer from trying to prevent a recession this year as it reduced its global growth projection.

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