Given Silicon Valley’s reputation (and penchant) for breaking things rather than stopping to think them through, brainwave reading devices will need close regulation and ethical reviews before testing begins. (By Garfield Benjamin, The Conversation) Not ...
In something of an ironic twist, the Pentagon, which has a long history of creating fake news, is developing software to detect “falsified media assets.” Concern over the widespread use of “fake or false news” ...
Coming off a recent Supreme Court victory over the use of military funds for southern border wall construction, the Defense Department announced plans to divert military funds into border wall projects. The Pentagon announced Wednesday ...
Hemp never ceases to amaze us with its versatility and ability to solve many of the earth’s problems. One such problem has affected many farmers in a region of Italy. Let’s take a journey to ...
“Voters should choose their representatives, not the other way around. This win is proof that change is always within our reach, on gerrymandering, voting rights, and much more.” A North Carolina court ruled the state’s ...
Will the evolution of drones in warfare make peace more attractive to warring factions or will it lead to an unending world of armaments and missile shields? Saudi Arabia, which started the Yemen war with ...
HBO’s hit Chernobyl series spawned a stir of dialogue about the evils of the Soviet system and nuclear energy production. After watching this drama and being from a family that survived the tragedy, I thought ...
“I will send you to Paris. You’ll live there, you’ll chat a little, we’ll get you cleaned up. We’ll make you a portfolio, I’ll show your pictures to a rich man.” One of the lesser-known ...
“Our primary opponent is the Fake News Media. In the history of our Country, they have never been so bad!” Some of President Trump’s political allies are raising money to find dirt on journalists and ...
It is not enough to be moved by the tragedy in Yemen. Action is necessary. On September 1, bombers struck Dhamar Community College in Dhamar City, which is in Yemen’s southwest. The college has not ...
Los Angeles made headlines when it became the largest US city to ban the production and sale of furs. Activists are now trying to do the same statewide citing animal welfare as the chief driver. ...
Amid a trade war with China, the U.S. has conducted its first joint military exercise with ASEAN nations in the coveted South China Sea. On Monday, Sept. 2, the U.S. and 10 ASEAN member countries ...
An update to Telegram, planned for release over the next few days, will allow protesters to prevent mainland Chinese and Hong Kong authorities from discovering their identities in the app’s large group chats. “Telegram, a ...
#WeAreAllIsraa trended on social media as activists mourned and expressed outrage over the murder and alleged honor killing of a 21-year-old Palestinian woman. Israa Ghrayeb, a 21-year-old Palestinian woman from the West Bank town of ...
“His views are dangerously out of the mainstream.” After President Trump officially nominated corporate lawyer Eugene Scalia to serve as secretary of Labor last week, AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka said his federation of labor unions ...
Last week, tension on the Lebanese-Israeli border escalated when Hezbollah fired rockets at Israeli military targets after accusations that Israel attacked Beirut with drones. A weekend exchange of fire has not helped de-escalation efforts. The ...
“As a former CPS teacher, I know how hard our dedicated educators work to ensure the children of Chicago can live up their vast potential.” On Monday, August 26, the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) announced ...
“Look, our members are still waiting for the supposed greatness of this economy to reach their kitchen tables.” The president of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), the largest federation ...
Previously, the Saudi-led coalition has come under sharp criticism by rights groups for killing hundreds of civilians during raids and attacks in Yemen. In a new fresh attack by the Saudi-led Arab military coalition in ...
“I’m thinking tonight of those who lost their lives in Odessa and Midland and the loved ones they left behind.” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is facing intense criticism for stalling gun control legislation in ...
“It’s difficult at this stage to see how there can be a deal or at least a good deal.” New tariffs on more than $110 billion in Chinese imports took effect Sunday, a sharp escalation ...
Drawing on harsh experiences in their home countries, Central Americans immigrants in the U.S. have played key roles in organizing labor movements. (Elizabeth Oglesby, The Conversation) In the United States’ heated national debate about immigration, ...
Millions of Kashmiris continue to suffer under the military lock-down imposed by the Indian government. The situation is particularly critical for patients, women and school-going children. (By Umer Beigh, Peoples Dispatch) The curfew-like restrictions in ...
Note to Nancy Pelosi: President Donald Trump will avoid the consequences of 100% of the impeachment proceedings not brought against him.
“The choice facing the Senate could not be clearer: Carry water for the NRA, or stand up for the majority of Americans demanding action to address our gun violence crisis.” (By Karl Evers-Hillstrom, Center for ...
“According to the 2015 guidelines that are currently in force, poor diet and lack of exercise are likely related to preventable chronic disease in nearly 120 million American adults, including Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, ...
A wave of anti-Russian protests have taken over Georgia's summer, but are they are the result of foreign actors interfering in the country's affairs?
Turkey is insisting on plowing ahead with a planned safe zone in northeastern Syria, despite accusing the U.S. of dragging its heels. On Thursday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan insisted on going ahead and rapidly ...
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and his criminal gang of 300 are violating the freedom of the people he is meant to serve. The entire world knows the story of the 300 Spartans who fought ...
Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, and fellow pharmaceutical companies are all looking to make billion-dollar settlement deals over their role in the opioid epidemic. Reuters was able to independently verify an NBC report regarding Purdue Pharma ...
The Trump administration is pulling $271 million in funding from the Department of Homeland Security, including the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Disaster Relief Fund, to pay for immigration detention space and temporary hearing locations for ...
“If EPA moves forward with this reckless and sinister proposal, we will see them in court.” The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Thursday that it plans to soften Obama-era restrictions on methane, a potent greenhouse ...
“Defendants made substantial payments of money to a variety of different pain advocacy groups and organizations that influence prescribing physicians and other health care professionals.” “In a landmark decision, an Oklahoma judge on Monday ordered ...
A spokesman for the Islamist Hamas party pointed fingers at the Palestinian Authority in the wake of two suicide bombings in Gaza. On Tuesday, the ruling Hamas party in Gaza declared a state of emergency ...
“It should never have been applied to our state, and it is harming our ability to develop a sustainable, year-round economy for the Southeast region, where less than one percent of the land is privately ...
If you’re going to try CBD dabbing, be sure to start with a small dose. Those unfamiliar with dabbing are likely to associate it with stereotypical stoner culture or a millennial dance move. But in ...
Across the Islamic World, one in seven girls marry before the age of 18. But what if this status quo was to hide under layers of disingenuous religiosity and a tradition that still views women, ...
“These ugly emails reveal the utter contempt that Monsanto has for public health and for consumers, including mothers who only want to protect their kids’ health.” In just-released emails, a Monsanto executive expressed his desire ...
“Deutsche Bank has been unique in loaning money to Trump and often for reasons that are difficult to fathom.” The latest chapter in an ongoing legal battle to unearth President Trump’s tax returns found German ...
A new tentatively set series will look at America’s history of first ladies and their influence on presidencies from behind the scenes. Showtime will shine a light on some of America’s First Ladies in a ...
Once again relatively little was achieved at the annual G-7 summit – a forum that appears outdated and anachronistic. The G7 meetings seem—as each of them passes—to be a waste of time. The 45th G7 ...
“Can anyone imagine the government ordering you to disconnect your child from life-saving care — to pull them from a hospital bed — knowing that it will cost them their lives?” The Trump administration has ...
French President Emmanuel Macron and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro are engaged in an ongoing public spat that has now put an Amazon aid package in limbo. A financial aid package of $22 million pledged to ...
An unexpected guest, a financial pledge for the Amazon, trade talks, and Russia’s reinstatement were just some of the key topics discussed at the 2019 G-7 summit in Biarritz. On Monday, the 2019 Group of ...
“The Lebanese government sees it best to avoid any sliding of the situation towards a dangerous escalation but this requires the international community affirming its rejection of this blatant violation.” Lebanese President Michel Aoun announced ...
“Johnson & Johnson executives made the calculated and coldblooded decision that they were going to produce a mutant strain of poppy, corner the market and supply massive amounts of the active ingredients for other companies ...
“After four decades of weak antitrust enforcement and judicial hostility to antitrust cases, it is critical that Congress step in to determine whether existing laws are adequate to tackle abusive conduct by platform gatekeepers or ...
Sanders and Warren may not intend their criticisms of Russia and China to justify record Pentagon spending, but the military-industrial complex is seizing on it for precisely that purpose. Among the frontrunners in the Democratic ...
A lineup of stars including Stevie Wonder, Talib Kweli, Chris Rock and more were surprise guests at Dave Chappelle’s Ohio benefit concert over the weekend. On Sunday, comedian Dave Chappelle hosted a free benefit concert ...
Testimony by a high-ranking police officer was a part of the Sudanese court hearing Monday, Aug. 19. The officer said that Omar Al Bashir had admitted that some of the money he kept for himself ...
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