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Amazon workers are now wearing safety belts to prevent the robots that prowl the tech giant’s cavernous warehouses from killing them.
The Robotic Tech Vest, which was rolled out over the course of the last year to over 25 locations, appears to be an electric utility belt attached to a pair of suspenders, reports TechCrunch, but it has built-in sensors that alert robots of a human’s presence. Continue reading “Amazon workers get safety belts to stop robots from killing them”
Plans by Venezuelan officials to ship 20 tons of gold overseas have reportedly been halted as the embattled presidency of Nicolas Maduro faces international pressure to cede power to a transitional government and protect the country’s hard assets.
The gold bars, worth around $850 million, were weighed and separated in the central bank but won’t be leaving the country anytime soon, according to reports. Continue reading “Plan to pull nearly $1B in gold out of Venezuela reportedly halted”
The town of Atlanta, in anticipation of website hosting Sunday’s Tremendous Bowl, wasted a whopping $23 million on a pedestrian bridge for soccer lovers that may now be blocked off for the massive recreation on account of safety dangers.
The bridge — which was once to start with meant to price $13 million — connects Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium and a public transit station. It was once meant to permit tens of hundreds of lovers to simply get entry to the stadium with no need to go 4 lanes of vehicular visitors. Continue reading “Super Bowl security crackdown prompts closure of pedestrian bridge that cost Atlanta $23M”
There’s something creepy going on in Canada.
People have been complaining something’s been zapping the power out of their key fobs, draining their car batteries and triggering their alarms in a parking lot outside the Westview Co-op grocery store in Carstairs, a small town about 40 miles north of Calgary. Continue reading “Mystery power outage zaps electrical devices in Canadian co-op parking lot, stumping electricians, locals”
It’s been less than three months since one of the Philippines’ most picturesque islands reopened to the world and police are going to extreme lengths to make sure Boracay doesn’t fall into its old, harmful patterns.
Regularly referred to as one of the best islands in the world, Boracay had become a victim of its own success when President Rodrigo Duterte called the beachy paradise a “cesspool.”
The president closed the island for six months, giving accommodation providers the time they needed to fix their sewage and waste problems. On Oct. 26, the island reopened to the public and in the past three months the beachfront has been cleared of a number of Boracay mainstays.
Drinking on the beach is restricted, fireworks are no longer allowed, and police seem to have finally cracked down on the beachfront’s iconic Boracay sandcastles made by kids to earn a bit of money from tourists.
A photo of police destroying one of the famous sandcastles went viral last year, but kids were still creating the tourist drawcards on the beachfront. And now, tourists seem to be mourning the loss of the sandcastles with a number of travel bloggers lamenting the iconic creations.
If caught, the sandcastle builders can face time in jail due to one of the island’s laws.
“This daily unregulated commercial activity tinkers with the natural terrain of the beach resulting to prolonged presence of irregular contours which affect the natural symmetry of the beach,” the ordinance reads.
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Jose Mark Anthony Gesulga, a senior inspector chief of the Boracay Tourist Assistance Center, previously told Philippines Lifestyle they would be cracking down on unauthorized builders.
Despite some tourists lamenting the crackdown on sandcastles, Gesulga said police on the island regularly receive complaints about the people who are building them.
“We received reports that some asked 50 pesos per person,” he said, referring to builders expertly positioning the sand structures so people would accidentally photograph them.
Other tourists complained about being forced to pay for taking photos on the beach while some tourists were even robbed while taking pictures.
“While the complainant had his pictures taken at the sandcastle, he momentarily left his belongings. But his things went missing shortly later,” Gesulga said.
Close to 300,000 people have visited Boracay since the island reopened and authorities say the tourist attraction still has a long way to go before it fully recovers.
All watersports, including jet skiing, kiteboarding and scuba diving, are still banned on the island. Beach bonfires and street vendors are also banned, and the island’s three casinos have been permanently closed.
Three men were killed and two others were injured after dozens of shots were fired by a homeowner in Texas during a home invasion early Sunday, officials said.
The incident happened around 1 a.m. in east Houston after five men wearing ski masks broke into the home, police told KPRC. Continue reading “Texas homeowner shoots, kills 3 men and injures 2 during home invasion, officials say”
An underground hacking collective known as “The Dark Overlord” reportedly announced on New Year’s Eve that it now has in its possession 18,000 documents related to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks – critical information that, because it could potentially blow the lid on 9/11 being an inside job, has prompted the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to launch an urgent investigation.
Even as this same corrupt FBI refuses to pursue justice against felonious traitor Hillary Clinton, federal authorities are now actively pursuing these anonymous, would-be whistleblowers, which claim they’ll sell the documents in exchange for Bitcoin. Continue reading “FBI won’t run honest investigation of Hillary Clinton crimes, but is tripping over itself to investigate the theft of files that might expose the truth about 9/11”
A professional bull rider died Tuesday night after he suffered injuries during an event at the National Western Stock Show in Colorado.
Mason Lowe, 25, was set to compete in the rodeo show at the Denver Coliseum when he was seriously injured, the Professional Bull Riders Association said in a statement. The organization did not provide details of how Lowe was injured. Continue reading “Professional bull rider, 25, dies after being injured at Colorado event”
What the cluck?
Popeyes is jumping on the controversial emotional support pet bandwagon with its latest promotion — a to-go container for its “Emotional Support Chicken.”
For a limited time, the fried chicken chain is offering travelers at Philadelphia International Airport an “Emotional Support Chicken” carrier when they purchase a 3-piece chicken tender combo meal. Continue reading “Popeyes launches ‘Emotional Support Chicken’ carrier at Philadelphia airport”
CUCUTA, Venezuela/Colombia border – As Venezuela continues to crumble under the socialist dictatorship of President Nicolas Maduro, some are expressing words of warning – and resentment – against a six-year-old gun control bill that stripped citizens of their weapons.
“Guns would have served as a vital pillar to remaining a free people, or at least able to put up a fight,” Javier Vanegas, 28, a Venezuelan teacher of English now exiled in Ecuador, told Fox News. “The government security forces, at the beginning of this debacle, knew they had no real opposition to their force. Once things were this bad, it was a clear declaration of war against an unarmed population.” Continue reading “Venezuelans regret gun ban, ‘a declaration of war against an unarmed population’”
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. – A DeKalb County police officer who had been with the department for less than two years was killed in the line of duty Thursday night following what turned into a violent traffic stop.
“Tonight, a DeKalb County police officer died in the line of duty serving the citizens of DeKalb County,” DeKalb County police Chief James Conroy said as he choked back tears Thursday night. Continue reading “DeKalb officer killed by suspect running from traffic stop, chief says”
Washington: Oscar-nominated actress Sondra Locke has died of cancer at the age of 74, US news outlets reported Thursday night.
Locke died November 3 in California, the reports said, quoting a celebrity news website, Radar Online. She had been battling breast and bone cancer. Continue reading “Actress Sondra Locke dead at 74”
President Emmanuel Macron is once again finding that the French do not respond well to reform.
Thousands of demonstrators known as “Yellow Jackets” due to their fluorescent garb descended into the streets across France over the weekend to protest planned tax hikes on gas. Continue reading “Who are France’s ‘Yellow Jacket’ protesters and what do they want?”
Firefighters responding to reports of an electrical fire at a Houston church found no signs of a blaze, but instead discovered an illegal game room inside, authorities said.
Four people were found Friday trapped inside a room containing 100 gambling machines at the Word of Life Church, KHOU-TV reported. Continue reading “Church fire leads to discovery of illegal gambling room, authorities say”