France 24

France does not recognise the Israeli annexation of the Golan Heights and its recognition – as called for by US President Donald Trump – is contrary to international law, its foreign ministry said on Friday.

Trump provocatively tweeted on Thursday that Washington should recognise Israel’s annexation of the Golan Heights. However, international reaction was overwhelmingly critical. Continue reading “France says Israeli sovereignty over Golan breaks international law”

National Post

HERALD, W.Va. — A half a century after serving in Vietnam, hundreds of veterans have a new reason to believe they may be dying from a silent bullet — test results show some men may have been infected by a slow-killing parasite while fighting in the jungles of Southeast Asia.

The Department of Veterans Affairs this spring commissioned a small pilot study to look into the link between liver flukes ingested through raw or undercooked fish and a rare bile duct cancer. It can take decades for symptoms to appear. By then, patients are often in tremendous pain, with just a few months to live.  Continue reading “A parasite that can live for decades may be slowly killing Vietnam War veterans: study”

Science Alert

The founder of MoviePass is back, and this time he’s not messing around.

MoviePass co-founder Stacy Spikes has a new startup called PreShow, and it’s using a business model straight out of A Clockwork Orange: The company’s new app helps you score free movie tickets — as long as you sit through 15 to 20 minutes of advertisements that use eye-tracking technology to make sure you don’t look away.  Continue reading “A Brutal Startup Is Forcing You to Watch Ads Using Eye-Tracking Technology”

Judicial Watch

Illegal immigrants could get valid Florida driver’s licenses under proposed legislation that would accept foreign passports, international birth certificates and Mexican consular cards as proof of identity. As is the case in most states, current Florida law requires residents to prove U.S. citizenship or provide a resident alien greed card to obtain a driver’s license. Two separate measures—introduced this month in the House and Senate—would let illegal aliens in the Sunshine State get valid cards.  Continue reading “Fla. May Become 13th State to Give Illegal Immigrants Driver’s Licenses”

Texas Monthly – by Robert Moore

The El Paso Border Patrol sector has temporarily closed its system of highway checkpoints as it struggles to cope with a record influx of families crossing the border and requesting asylum. The agents who usually staff the checkpoints will be redeployed to process and transport the asylum seekers, according to multiple sources who spoke to Texas Monthly on the condition they not be identified because they aren’t authorized to speak publicly about the change.  Continue reading “Border Patrol Inland Checkpoints Shut Down So Agents Can Help Process Asylum Seekers”

Tenth Amendment Center – by Mike Maharey

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (March 21, 2019) – Yesterday, an Alabama Senate Committee unanimously passed a bill that would end Common Core in the state.

Sen. Del Marsh (R-Anniston) introduced Senate Bill 119 (SB119) on March 19. The legislation would terminate Common Core standards in Alabama and replace them with the courses of study for math and English language arts that were in place immediately prior to Common Core, pending the adoption of new standards by the State Board of Education. The bill would also bar the board from adopting or implementing any other national standards from any source or requiring the use of any assessments aligned with them.  Continue reading “Alabama Committee Passes Bill to End Common Core”

RT

The harsh gun control measures introduced by New Zealand triggered a protest backlash, with pranksters flooding police with bogus applications to surrender unlikely weapons such plasma rifles, fighter jets and even nuclear bombs.

After New Zealand adopted a ban on military-style semi-automatic and assault rifles following the Christchurch mass shooting, the police set up a special telephone number and an online application form to facilitate the collection of the newly banned weapons. The measure turned out to be quite popular as the officers received 474 calls in less than a day and, on Friday, almost 130 calls in just one hour.  Continue reading “Jets, nukes & plasma rifles? New Zealand police flooded with fake gun surrender requests”

Armstrong Economics – by Martin Armstrong

There are New York politicians who continually try to force socialism upon society so a few can live off of other people’s money. The problem is that capital can flee, as we have just witnessed with Amazon bailing out of New York City. Then we have AOC calling it a victory for the little people because they will not have to give them a $3 billion tax incentive to come to NYC. She failed to understand that the $3 billion tax cut was not money the government had to pay Amazon, but Amazon would get a credit for coming to New York.  Continue reading “New York City Heading for Bankruptcy”

Fox News

United Parcel Service Opens a New Window. Inc wants to get beyond U.S. doorsteps with a new push into healthcare.Opens a New Window.

The world’s largest package delivery firm is preparing to test a U.S. service that dispatches nurses to vaccinate adults in their homes, Reuters has learned, as the company and its healthcare clients work to fend off cost pressures and competitive threats from Amazon.com. Continue reading “UPS eyes in-home health services with US vaccine project”

SCI News

Vaccines represent one of the most effective means of preventing infectious disease.

They have saved millions of lives, but nobody likes getting a shot. That’s why researchers are trying to develop oral vaccines.

In addition to avoiding needles, oral vaccines can generate a broader immune response by stimulating immune cells within the mucus layer of the intestine to produce a special class of antibody called immunoglobulin A (IgA).  Continue reading “Self-Propelling Micromotors Deliver Oral Vaccines”

Tenth Amendment Center – by Mike Maharrey

SALEM, Ore. (March 22, 2019) –  A bill filed in the Oregon House would establish limited state-chartered banks to serve the cannabis industry. Final passage of this legislation would remove a major federal roadblock in front of the developing industry in the state and further nullify federal prohibition in practice.

Rep. Pam Marsh (D) and Rep. Ken Helm (D) introduced House Bill 3169 (HB3169) on Feb. 28. The legislation would create a self-contained, state chartered banking system for the cannabis industry in Oregon.  Continue reading “Oregon Bill Would Create Banking Alternative for Cannabis Industry, Bypass Federal Reserve”

Spiritual Vigor

In an act of solidarity and symbolism to the Muslim community inside participating in Friday prayer, New Zealanders gathered by the hundreds to create a human chain outside a mosque.

In Wellington, New Zealand, on Friday, people gathered outside the Kilbirnie Mosque in a quiet and moving show of support for the Wellington Islamic Community. The gathering took place one week after mass shootings at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, left at least 50 people dead.  Continue reading “New Zealanders Create Human Chain Around Mosque To Shield Muslims In Prayer”