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Saudi Arabia has become the first country to grant citizenship to a robot. The lucky machine is Sophia the Humanoid, who was designed to look like Audrey Hepburn.
News of Sophia’s citizenship was announced at the Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. Continue reading “Saudi Arabia grants citizenship to humanoid robot”
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — The first-degree manslaughter case brought against a white former Oklahoma police officer who was acquitted in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man will be removed from her record after she asked to have it expunged, a judge ruled Wednesday.
But that doesn’t mean no one will ever be able to read the case again. District Judge William LaFortune also ordered all documents involving former Tulsa officer Betty Jo Shelby’s case sealed and kept with the court. The case will only be accessible through a court order and can be destroyed after 10 years, according to state law. Continue reading “Judge removes fatal shooting from ex-Tulsa officer’s record”
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A U.S. judge on Wednesday rejected a request from 18 states and the District of Columbia to force the Trump administration to resume paying “Obamacare” subsidies right away and scolded the coalition for claiming health care costs would rise without federal help.
State attorneys general, all Democrats and led by Xavier Becerra of California, argued that the monthly payments are required under former President Barack Obama’s health care law and cutting them off will harm consumers. The payments reimburse insurers for providing lower-income people with discounts on out-of-pocket costs. Continue reading “States lose push to force Trump to restart health subsidies”
DALLAS (AP) — The owner of a now-closed orphanage in India where a young girl was living before a Texas couple adopted her last year says the child had no difficulty eating despite her adoptive father’s account to police when reporting her missing.
The body of 3-year-old Sherin Mathews was found Sunday in suburban Dallas in a culvert under a road about a half-mile from her parents’ home. Police and volunteers had been searching for the girl since Oct. 7. Continue reading “Orphanage owner in India: Texas girl had no eating problem”
During all the latest weeks we can observe with anxiety how the developments dashingly have been going on along the Euphrates.
The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) reported on September 15, 2017, on capturing one of the latest ISIS-stronghold in Syria, Al-Mayadin. The area of Al-Amar oil field was designated as a possible next direction of advance then. However, the Islamists damaged river crossing facilities in two points while retreating. This made it difficult to implement the scenario. Continue reading “Possible developments in Syria at the background of ‘al-Omar knot’”
The College Fix – by Colin Cortbus
A Christian student leader is demanding an apology after a poster distributed by Kent State University asked if stating “You need Jesus“ could qualify as hate speech.
The public university’s Center for Student Involvement created and circulated the posteron Twitter last week. It was designed to promote an event on free speech issues as part of Kent State’s KENTTalks, which are intended to “provide a safe place for discussions and transformational experiences for our student body” and promote “civil discourse.” Continue reading “Kent State mulls whether telling someone ‘You need Jesus’ is hate speech”
Former child star Corey Feldman revealed on Wednesday he survived a “near-death experience” after two trucks apparently tried to run him over — all because he’s working to expose what he calls a pedophlia ring that’s plagued Hollywood for decades.
The star posted an ominous video to social media explaining what he plans to do, and described how his physical safety is in danger because of this plan. Continue reading “Corey Feldman claims he’s being targeted for death for trying to expose Hollywood pedophile ring”
ZNet – by Greg Nichols for Robotics
Birds decimate crops, costing farmers tens of millions of dollars each year.
To stop that from happening, farmers have employed all kinds of gimmicks, from traditional scarecrows to nets.
If you’re ever driving through bucolic pastures and hear a boom suggestive of artillery, it’s probably a propane gun set off to scare away birds. Continue reading “Farmers are firing automatic lasers at hungry birds”
Travelers on international flights to the United States may face longer check-in and boarding queues this week as new U.S. security requirements kick in.
A set of new security measures for U.S.-bound flights takes effect Thursday, part of an effort by the Department of Homeland Security to scrutinize electronics brought onboard commercial airliners.
Ahead of that deadline, at least four large global carriers said they have started new “security interviews” for all passengers on U.S.-bound flights. Those airlines said that has come at the request of the U.S. Other global airlines that fly to the U.S. will likely do the same. Continue reading “New ‘security interviews’ to begin for fliers on U.S.-bound flights”
This morning’s headline at one Indian news website said it all: “Trouble for Indian Techies”
The “trouble” is coming from a move by the Trump administration that will raise the bar for H-1B visa holders in the United States seeking to renew their permits to work here. Also impacted by the directive announced this week is the L1 visa, which is popular among foreign IT professionals. The Trump team wants visa holders to carry the burden of proof not only when applying for an H-1B the first time, but every time an extension is sought. Continue reading “Trump tightens H-1B visa rules”
Farm industry lobbyists and the GOP chairman of the House Judiciary Committee will try again on October 24 to pass a bill that would let companies import an army of 1 million low-wage visa-workers for a wide variety of Americans food-sector jobs.
“Rep. Goodlatte’s proposal would devastate America’s current and future farmworkers,” said a statement from the Farmworker Justice group, which continued: Continue reading “Food Industry Sets Tuesday Vote To Import 1 Million Visa-Workers”
Eye-catching geranium flowers in white, pink, salmon, red, fuchsia, lavender or bi-colors are popular additions to gardens.1 Now found worldwide,2 geraniums are actually perennial plants that are native to South Africa3 and then brought to Europe in the 17th century.
Geraniums refer to more than 200 geranium plants,4 such as Geranium maculatum or wild geranium,5 Pelargonium peltatum or ivy geranium6 and Geranium “Rozanne” or hardy geranium.7 Out of these geranium species, however, only Pelargonium graveolens or rose-scented geranium8 can be safely consumed. Continue reading “Geranium: Let This Herb Be Your Gateway to Better Health”
Fellowship of the Minds – by Dr. Eowyn
Did you know that there are government-appointed “court guardians” who can deem senior Americans “incompetent,” and on that basis, are authorized to manage their assets — including selling their homes and valuables — and to choose where they live, whom they associate with, and what medical treatment they receive?
As recounted by Rachel Aviv for The New Yorker, that’s what happened to Rudy and Rennie North on September 1, 2013. Rudy, 68, a retired broadcasting consultant, lived with his 66-year-old wife Rennie in Sun City Aliante — an “active adult” community in Las Vegas, NV. Continue reading “This is America? Government-appointed guardians can sell assets of elderly without their consent”