The devilish case, now in Brisbane’s Supreme Court, has attracted international attention, for obvious reasons. The law in Australia allows for state schools to devote one hour a week to religious instruction and the children of a particular religion, specified by their parents, join the class while the rest do not. …
Read More »‘Will he sue death?’ Musk trolls Bezos AGAIN over reports Amazon founder invested in anti-aging research
Bezos is rumored to be among the investors in Altos Labs, a start-up incorporated in Delaware earlier this year. Though the company hasn’t made an official announcement, a securities disclosure filed with California in June said it has raised at least $270 million, according to a story in the MIT …
Read More »At least one dead after 7.0-magnitude quake rocks Mexico near Acapulco
The quake hit some 20.9 km (13 mi) north-east of Acapulco, Mexico’s largest beach resort and a major seaport on the Pacific coast. The USGS initially reported the tremor’s magnitude as 7.4, but later downgraded it to 7.0. Civil Protection Authorities in the Guerrero state, which has borne the brunt …
Read More »‘Easier to vote, harder to cheat’: Texas Gov. Abbott signs voting integrity law that sparked Democratic exodus
Abbott, a Republican, announced the passage of the Election Integrity Protection Act of 2021 alongside Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and two Republican state senators on Tuesday. The bill “ensures that every eligible voter will have the opportunity to vote” by expanding the number of hours polling places stay open, “fixes …
Read More »Military-industrial behemoth Raytheon investigated for allegedly BRIBING Qatar, which awarded it billions in contracts – report
Allegations made in a California lawsuit that was dismissed last year on jurisdictional grounds led to probes by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing unidentified people familiar with the matter. Raytheon was accused of …
Read More »Sen. Rand Paul & top Republicans demand Fauci’s firing after new docs indicate his agency funded risky Covid studies in China
Demands for the health adviser’s firing come after the Intercept obtained more than 900 pages of material related to coronavirus research funded by Fauci’s agency – the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) – including previously unpublished grant requests from a US-based org that passed federal funds to …
Read More »Trump aide & Gettr CEO briefly ‘detained’ in Brazil amid claims of Bolsonaro hatching ‘insurrection’ plot ahead of elections
Miller and several other Americans were in Brazil for the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) that took place over the weekend, and met with Bolsonaro. On Tuesday morning, they were stopped by police at the Brasilia airport and prevented from leaving the country. According to Brazilian media, the delegation was …
Read More »Is it ‘tornadx’ now? In his latest gaffe, Biden says ‘they don’t call ‘em tornados anymore’ during climate-change speech
Biden visited New Jersey on Tuesday to survey the damage wrought by Hurricane Ida, which tracked up to the US northeast after battering Louisiana a week ago. The storm brought devastating floods and killed dozens of people, while exposing the inability of US infrastructure to handle extreme weather, and, to …
Read More »‘Harmful Language Alert’: National Archives puts WARNING LABEL on US Constitution and Declaration of Independence
“Harmful Language Alert” labels can be found on pages displaying the scanned versions of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, as well as the first ten amendments, known as the Bill of Rights. The addition has caught the eye of Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (R-Colorado), who pointed it out on …
Read More »Video game developer Tripwire’s CEO forced to STEP DOWN for tweeting in support of anti-abortion law in Texas
Chief executive John Gibson has “stepped down,” effective immediately, Tripwire said on Monday. The reason? “His comments disregarded the values of our whole team, our partners and much of our broader community,” the company said. “Our leadership team at Tripwire are deeply sorry and are unified in our commitment to …
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