This will be the last News Roundup. Thank you all for the love and contributions, it has always mattered to me :) Do you like this replacement idea? To still scratch this itch for you and keep current events centralized in one place, we plan on creating a blank News Roundup forum thread at the beginning of every week where you/anyone can share news as a top-level comment and then talk about it in the replies. So, in a way, we got the ball rolling and are now putting it in your hands. Why t

In short: Major supply chain disruptions avoided as diesel shortages are easing. Lake Powell could reach 'minimum power pool' status as early as July. Repeat Covid infections might be the cause of current high respiratory infections. Infant formula shortage could last until spring; Diesel still in short supply but prices dropped and refineries have been reactivated; Britain's economy on course to shrink next year Reckitt Benckiser, the maker of the infant formula Enfamil believes

In short: US Senate approves bill to enforce railroad labor agreement ahead of strike. Eurozone inflation eased a little to 10% as energy prices are cooling. Water shortages could hit 20% of California's urban water agencies in the coming months. December 1 is the first day of meteorological winter. Read here about Winter survival kits, extreme cold weather gear, and winterizing your home and car, and How to survive winter emergencies. https://twitter.com/Readygov/status/1598361

In short: Fed officials expect to switch to smaller interest rate increases “soon." Property catastrophe reinsurance premiums will be higher in Australia, Florida, and France. Drought is shrinking California's farmland. Fed officials expect to switch to smaller interest rate increases “soon”; Property catastrophe reinsurance premiums will be higher in Australia, Florida, and France; Drought is shrinking California’s farmland Federal Reserve officials expect to switch to sm

(Editor's note: There will be no news roundup Friday 25 -- will be back Tuesday 29. Be safe, sane, and have a memorable Thanksgiving -- if celebrating. Or come say on Discord!) In short: Texas, the central US, New England, and the Carolinas are at risk of winter blackouts. Supply chain stresses are returning to pre-Covid levels. The UK faces the biggest fall in living standards on record. Texas, the central US, New England, and the Carolinas at risk of winter blackouts; US gasolin