Biden Backers Launch $60 Million Secret Money Dem ‘Strategy Center’ for 2020…
April 30, 2019
Future Majority, a Washington, D.C.-based strategy center that will work to "rebrand" the Democratic party, was launched with the intent of providing "strategic advice" to other liberal organizations, communications, and a "war room" to debunk "fake news" and "counter conservative social media," Politico reports.
The group will focus on midwestern states for the 2020 presidential election including Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, according to Mark Riddle, the executive director of Future Majority...
China Shuts 361 Movie Piracy Sites, 57 Apps, and Arrests 251 Suspects…
April 30, 2019
The next round of trade war negotiations between China and the United States begin today in Beijing. China’s handling of intellectual property issues are a particularly hot topic.
So this is about the Trade negotiations and how the United States would like China to do more to protect international content.
Astronomers discover 2,000-year-old remnant of a nova…
April 30, 2019
"The position and brightness of the remains match an entry from 48 BC in an ancient collection of observations by Chinese astronomers," says first author Fabian Göttgens of the Institute for Astrophysics at the University of Göttingen... "They probably saw the original nova in the same place." This means modern measurements confirm one of the oldest observations of an event outside the solar system.
Study confirms breastfeeding protects against child obesity…
April 30, 2019
New research from WHO published at this month's European Congress on Obesity shows that babies who are never or only partially breast fed have an increased risk of becoming obese as children compared to babies who are exclusively breastfed.
A Whale was Detained in Norway on Suspicion of Being a Russian Spy…
April 30, 2019
A whale found on the coast of Norway, carrying a special Russian harness and probably trained by the Russian navy, said a Norwegian expert, quoted by the BBC. Marine biologist Professor Awund Rickardsen explained that the harness has a GoPro camera holder and a label that points to St. Petersburg. Norwegian fisherman managed to remove it from the whale...
Akihito begins abdication rituals as Japan marks end of era…
April 30, 2019
In a palace ceremony later in the day, Akihito will announce his retirement before other members of the royal family and top government officials. His reign runs through midnight when his son Crown Prince Naruhito becomes new emperor and his era begins. Naruhito will ascend the Chrysanthemum throne Wednesday. In a separate ceremony, he will inherit the Imperial regalia of sword and jewel, as well as Imperial seals as proof of his succession as the nation’s 126th emperor, according to the palace count, which historians say could include mythical figures until around the 5th century.
Japan's Emperor Akihito arrives at ceremony that will begin historic abdication, as he becomes the first emperor to step down from the throne in more than 200 yearshttps://t.co/rPSElomImn pic.twitter.com/jSPc3t2LEX
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) April 30, 2019
FBI got tips minutes before California synagogue attack…
April 30, 2019
The tips to an FBI website and hotline included a link to the anonymous post but did not offer specific information about its author or the location of the threat. The bureau said employees immediately tried to determine who wrote it, but the shooting occurred before they could establish his identity.
Sour Lemon cuts off guest who accused him of ‘contributing’ to political divide…
April 30, 2019
CNN anchor Don Lemon lashed out at former White House aide Cliff Sims over President Donald Trump’s Charlottesville remarks and ended the segment early after he was accused by his guest of "contributing" to the political divide in the country.
Indiana Gov. Holcomb signs bill strengthening ‘stand your ground’ law…
April 30, 2019
The new law expands self-defense options in the following ways:
- eliminates state fees for a new five-year state License to Carry a Handgun (LTCH);
- allows law-abiding gun owners greater ability to carry for self-protection in churches;
- allows gun owners to register to vote when they apply for a LTCH.
Americans Prepare First Lawsuits Against Corporations Using Stolen U.S. Property in Cuba…
April 30, 2019
Americans have had the right to sue corporations that do business on property “nationalized” by Fidel Castro... Every president in its existence before Trump, however, has blocked the implementation of the law, depriving Americans of legal recourse. The Trump administration announced this month it would no longer follow the trend and cease to stand in the way of justice for the Americans who lost their property.
US trade negotiators arrive in Beijing for more talks…
IMF’s Christine Lagarde expects US and China to reach trade deal...
April 30, 2019
The US side indicated before their trip that China's massive industrial subsidies would be a top issue as the world's two leading economies seek to resolve a dispute that has included bruising tit-for-tat tariffs on US$360 billion worth of goods.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer are leading the US side for this week's 10th round of high-level negotiations, with Vice Premier Liu He representing Beijing.
China sentences Canadian to death for drug offences…
April 30, 2019
A Chinese court sentenced a Canadian national to death for producing and trafficking methamphetamine...
India unseats China as Asia’s top Financial Technology funding source…
April 30, 2019
India, which recorded $285.6 million raised for fintech startups in the period, overtook China to be Asia’s top fundraising hub for financial technology. Both countries clocked in 29 fintech deals, suggesting a cooling investor sentiment in China which saw its height of 76 deals just three quarters ago...
We need to remind our followers of the 2019 Economist Magazine where a young Panda (China) is on top of the world, but India is an elephant with its tusks symbolizing a rising market. See here:
Beto O’Rourke released the first major policy proposal of his presidential campaign on Monday, outlining a $5 trillion plan to combat climate change through measures including executive action…
April 30, 2019
The plan, which calls for net-zero emissions by 2050, would recommit the United States to the Paris Agreement and restore Obama-era power plant regulations and fuel standards, two points that every Democratic presidential candidate supports.
Switzerland’s ‘Contract Children’ Who Were Abused, Exploited, and Forgotten Speak Out…
April 30, 2019
In Switzerland, well into the 1970s, children of unmarried mothers or from poor families were taken away from their parents and... placed in new homes, especially on farms, where they were made to work. In many cases, they were exploited, beaten and abused at the hands of those who were meant to look after them. And yet attacks were rarely investigated... until recently...
Trump wants to charge asylum-seekers to apply…
Read the Memorandum [Additional Measures to Enhance Border Security and Restore Integrity to Our Immigration System]...
April 30, 2019
In a presidential memorandum signed Monday, Trump directed his attorney general and acting homeland security secretary to take additional measures to overhaul the asylum system, which he insists "is in crisis" and plagued by "rampant abuse."
New Zealand police say they’ve arrested a 33-year-old man after they found ammunition and a package containing a suspected explosive device at a vacant property in Christchurch…
April 30, 2019
The city is where a gunman killed 50 people at two mosques on March 15. Police said at the time that the gunman had a number of weapons as well as two improvised explosive devices in his car. Police have not yet said whether they think the latest incident has any link with the March attack.
Austrian deputy leader endorses far-right term ‘population replacement’
April 30, 2019
Heinz-Christian Strache, the deputy chancellor in Austria’s conservative-nationalist coalition government and the leader of the far-right Freedom party (FPÖ), told the Krone newspaper on Sunday that his party was “consistently following the path for our Austrian homeland, the fight against population replacement, as people expect of us.”
A Manhattan judge on Monday gave city officials the green light to open a controversial homeless shelter in the ritzy “Billionaires’ Row” neighborhood…
April 30, 2019
State Supreme Court Justice Alexander Tisch rejected arguments from the West 58th Street Coalition and other opponents that the former Park Savoy Hotel doesn’t meet current safety standards and is unsafe in case of fire.
Newsom Proposes $15M for security at religious institutions and community-based non-profits that are are targets of hate-motivated violence …
April 30, 2019
The additional funding to the State Nonprofit Security Grant Program will be part of the governor’s proposed budget revisions in May.
“We all must call out hate – against any and all communities – and act to defend those targeted for their religious beliefs, who they love or how they identify,” said Newsom. “An attack against any community is an attack against our entire state – who we are and what we stand for.”