China pork prices spike 69%, driving China’s consumer inflation to near 6-year high, complicating Beijing’s effort to stimulate growth but also giving it a strong incentive to buy more agricultural goods from the U.S…
October 15, 2019
New Chinese Military Aircraft Looks Exactly Like A Flying Saucer
October 15, 2019
Last week, photos started circulating online of a craft with an alien-looking outer shell and a central cockpit. By Friday, the state-run Chinese newspaper Global Times had seemingly confirmed that the vehicle is an experimental attack helicopter dubbed the Great White Shark, which could fly as soon as 2020. A detailed analysis of the project by The Drive — including a translation of a placard that accompanied the craft at the expo — argues that the vehicle probably generates lift using a 16-foot rotor that’s armored by its outer shell, while two jet engines provide forward thrust...
Facebook just expanded its blood-donation tool to the entire US…
October 15, 2019
After making its first public entrance into the US this summer with a tool that pings people to donate blood during shortages, Facebook's health team is expanding the effort nationwide. Starting this week, anyone in the continental US will be able to mark themselves as a blood donor on Facebook, the company announced on Tuesday. The tool was previously only available to people in New York, Chicago, Washington, DC, Baltimore, and San Francisco. Hospitals, blood banks, and the American Red Cross will all be able to put out requests for blood using the feature.
Purdue Pharma’s Beverly Sackler died Monday, according to a filing made by her lawyers in U.S. Bankruptcy Court….
October 15, 2019
She was the widow of Raymond Sackler, one of the brothers who bought the drug company Purdue Frederick in 1952. The company later became Purdue Pharma. Beverly Sackler, who lived in Connecticut, was on its board for decades. No details were in the court filing. Phone calls seeking comment were made to a lawyer and a family spokesman. Nearly 2,700 lawsuits blame the company for helping spark the opioid crisis. Hundreds also blame family members, including Beverly Sackler.
British paedophile who abused up to 200 children stabbed to death in prison…
October 15, 2019
Taco Bell recalls 2.3 million pounds of seasoned beef from restaurants in 21 states over possible metal shavings….
October 15, 2019
SpaceX has just filed with the US FCC, for the launch of 30,000 new StarLink satellites…
October 15, 2019
Singapore Overtakes The U.S. To Become The World’s Most Competitive Economy
October 15, 2019
his year, Singapore has overtaken the United States to become the world's most competitive economy with a score of 84.3 points out of 100. The city-state performed well across macroeconomic stability, infrastructure, innovation capability and its labor market. Despite the U.S. slipping to second place with 83.7 points of 100, the report states that it remains an innovation powerhouse, ranking first on the business dynamism pillar, second on innovation capability and first for finding skilled workers. Vietnam was a particularly strong performer in the 2019 ranking, jumping 10 places since last year to rank 67th. It has proven one of the major beneficiaries of the ongoing trade war between Washington and Beijing, experiencing a 36% increase in its exports from the U.S. in the first five months of the year.
Federal Prosecutors Scrutinize Rudy Giuliani’s Ukraine Business Dealings, Finances…
October 15, 2019
Sources familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal on Monday that witnesses have been questioned since at least August about Giuliani in the investigation into his work for a Ukrainian city mayor, his finances and meetings relating to the country.
The investigation includes any involvement Giuliani may have had in the alleged campaign finance-related charges his business associates Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman were indicted on last week, CNN reported. The investigation of Giuliani's bank records and business dealings in Ukraine shows the amount of attention investigators are placing on analyzing his interactions with the country, the news outlet reported.
Kentucky Democrats Win As Court Rules 175,000 Names Purged As ‘Inactive’ Must Be Put Back On Voter Registry…
October 15, 2019
In September, Democrats alleged that Kentucky's Board of Elections had been secretly "deactivating" registered voters ahead of the state's November 5 election. After attempts to resolve the issue outside of the legal system apparently broke down, the Kentucky Democratic Party filed suit against the State Board of Elections on Thursday. On Monday Franklin Circuit Judge Thomas Wingate issued a temporary injunction that returns the names of around 175,000 voters to a master list of voters. Those formerly included on the list of "inactive" voters will instead be listed with an asterisk next their names.
Officials Warn: If You See This Fish That Breathes Air On Land, “Kill It Immediately”…
October 15, 2019
In a press release, the department describes the snakehead as a long, thin fish with a long dorsal fin along its back and a brown, blotchy appearance. The fish can grow to up to three feet in length and is capable of living on land, breathing air, and surviving in low oxygenated systems. They are usually found in freshwater.
The non-native invasive species is native to the Yangtze River basin in China, but has also been reported in 14 states throughout the United States...
Texas Bitcoin Mining Startup Gets $50 Million From Peter Thiel to Steal China’s Crypto Crown…
October 15, 2019
On Tuesday, San Francisco-based Layer1 announced it has raised $50 million from billionaire Peter Thiel and others to move forward with its plan, which includes running its own power sub-station and purchasing solar and wind energy produced on the plains of West Texas. According to co-founder Alex Liegl, Layer1's facility will consist of dozens of acres that lie 150 miles west of Midland, Texas—"literally in the middle of nowhere"—and will rely on a proprietary new technology for cooling the chips used to mine Bitcoin.
28 of the world’s largest banks fail to sign up to the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures backed by Bank of England governor Mark Carney that encourages companies to put a cost on risks from global warming…
October 15, 2019
Hunter Biden’s interview with ABC
October 15, 2019
Jim Jordan's Reaction:
Watch Rescuers capture four-metre-long King Cobra in Thailand…
October 15, 2019
Porsche and Boeing Join Forces to Develop Flying Electric Vehicle for the Rich…
October 15, 2019
The new partnership will see the two companies combine their decades of experience in their respective sectors, and begin looking at how to address the challenges of what could become a key market segment in the future...
Uber and Spotify Among Partners to Officially Join Facebook in the Libra Association…
October 15, 2019
The association’s 21 founding members—a group that shrank when numerous notable partners bailed on the project late last week—signed a formal charter in Geneva on Monday, outlining their commitment to the effort, though the new charter says that members can leave at any time. The group also appointed a board and announced the first few members of its executive leadership team. The association partners, including Uber Technologies, Spotify Technology, and Coinbase, will work with Facebook to get the new currency off the ground and through regulatory scrutiny.
A Yale-developed drug shows promise as immune therapy for cancer…
October 15, 2019
A therapy developed by Yale researchers stimulates immune cells to shrink or kill tumors in mice, according to a new study published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine. The therapy is effective alone or in combination with existing cancer immunotherapies, and it appears to have lasting effects, the researchers said. [...] “Our idea is to mimic a viral infection inside the tumor, tricking the immune system into thinking there is an infection and getting rid of it,” Iwasaki said...
California’s Gov. Gavin Newsom signs law to put illegals on state boards…
October 15, 2019
The idea is so bad it was vetoed in 2018 by the state's previous governor, Jerry Brown, who rejected it on the grounds that citizenship for this form of public service "is the better path." The bill's sponsor, Sen. Maria Elena Durazo, is a far-left activist who accompanied Newsom on his first trip as governor to El Salvador on a junket to find out how to make illegals in California happier.
It's a shocking encroachment to the "consent of the governed" idea now that anyone, citizen or not, legally here or not, loyal to the U.S. or not, can get himself a sinecure as part of the state's ruling class. Think the Chinese government might just want to take advantage, sending someone over to defend their interests with a national loyal to them?...
WeWork says thousands of its phone booths could have dangerous levels of formaldehyde…
October 15, 2019
The email, obtained by Business Insider, said WeWork was pulling 1,600 phone booths from locations that "may be impacted," in addition to 700 booths that have yet to be tested for formaldehyde. Formaldehyde is a toxic chemical used primarily as a sealing agent in particleboard and wood products. When people are exposed to high levels of the chemical, they can experience eye, nose, and throat irritation, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.