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Star Tribune – by Jeremy Olson
Pepper the robot is programmed with hundreds of jokes, and if you don’t believe it, just ask her. The residents of the Estates nursing home in Roseville sure did as the robot made its national debut as a personal care assistant. Continue reading “Robots debut as caregiver assistants in Minnesota nursing home”
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been sentenced to 21 years in a federal prison for violating George Floyd’s civil rights. Chauvin, who pleaded guilty in December, will also be required to pay restitution. Continue reading “Derek Chauvin sentenced to 21 years in federal prison for violating George Floyd’s civil rights”
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has, for years, promoted the idea that “healthy diets” and “sustainable” foods, such as insects, should be introduced into the global food system to save the planet. Continue reading “Corporate Media Insists Eating Insects Is “Really Delicious””
Despite doling out nearly $1 trillion in stimulus payments during the pandemic, government aid had virtually no long-term impact on the financial well-being of recipients, and in some cases it amplified feelings of economic distress surrounding money, Bloomberg reports, citing a new study published Tuesday. Continue reading “Pandemic Stimmies Had No Lasting Effect On Poor: Study”
JERUSALEM, June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Today the President of Israel Isaac Herzog presented the Genesis Prize to Dr. Albert Bourla at a ceremony in Israel’s capital Jerusalem. Continue reading “Israel Honors Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla with the “Jewish Nobel” Prize”
Reclaim the Net – by Dan Frieth
A Canadian government-funded booklet for school children classifies Canada’s Red Ensign flag, which was used until 1965, as a “hate symbol.” The booklet was approved by the cabinet on June 30.
The booklet also asks kids to be wary of classmates who use the “free speech” argument as it was among the “common defenses of hate propaganda.” Continue reading “Canada’s government funds booklet that teaches kids to be suspicious of “free speech” support”
Yale professors recently weighed in on the Second Amendment in light of a recent Supreme Court ruling that struck down New York’s law that limited concealed carry permits. Continue reading “Yale law professor: ‘Right to own guns’ is about right ‘to suppress inner city Blacks’”
Reclaim the Net – by Didi Rankovic
Tracking and surveillance tech is finding its use in yet another segment of public life in the West – road traffic.
Starting in 2022, cars in the UK will be fitted with speed limiters as a mandatory measure, and the most commonly used variety is the Intelligent Speed Assistant (ISA). Continue reading “From this week, all new vehicles in the EU will have to have a surveillance-based speed limiter”
The US Supreme Court is on a tear remaking the way Americans live.
It cut back states’ abilities to regulate the carrying of guns. Continue reading “Why Republicans want to redefine one word in the Constitution”
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Landlords in Germany have begun reducing hot water and heating hours in order to be able to afford rising gas and electricity prices, German newspaper Bild reported on Tuesday.
In May, The Wall Street Journal reported that energy grid operators across the US were bracing for rolling blackouts heading into the summer. Continue reading “California to Pivot to Fossil Fuels to Avoid Blackouts”
The numbers have soared by almost two thirds (57 per cent) over the past four years and increased sharply since the beginning of the pandemic. There are currently 350 approvals for the drugs issued every day on the NHS in England. Continue reading “More children than ever being prescribed Valium as mental health woes soar”
New photos show how Lake Mead’s waters have dropped to their lowest levels in history, revealing objects that have laid hidden beneath the surface for years.
Among the latest finds to be revealed by the receding waters is a World War II era landing craft, the same kind that dropped American troops on the Normandy beaches on D-Day in 1944. Continue reading “Second World War landing craft emerges on bed of Lake Mead as water levels drop”
Sri Lanka abruptly restricted fuel supplies and told residents to stay home, raising the risk of more unrest as the government struggles to provide essential goods due to a crippling sovereign debt crisis that has rocked the country for months. Continue reading “Sri Lanka under virtual lockdown as fuel restricted for pvt cars”
Investment Watch – by Chris Black
The crazies in the Dutch government plan to cut nitrogen emissions by 50% – 95% by 2030, which basically means farming will be banned.
78% of the Earth’s atmosphere is Nitrogen gas. Continue reading “Dutch Government to Ban All Farming”
Things really seem to be going “uphill” in San Francisco. A couple from the city, who has parked in the same spot “every day for the last 36 years” was ticketed $1,542 for parking in their own driveway this month. Continue reading “San Francisco Couple Gets $1,500 Fine For Parking In Their Own Driveway”
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) — At least six people died and 24 were wounded in a shooting at a July Fourth parade in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park, and officers are searching for a suspect who likely fired on the festivities from a rooftop, police said Monday. Continue reading “6 dead, 24 wounded in shooting at Chicago-area July 4 parade”