January, 2020

Anti-Virus Software Harvests ‘Every Search, Every Click, Every Buy, On Every Site’. Data is the new oil of the 21st century and Technocrats are the new roughnecks. In this case, the software is free but your data is priceless and wantonly harvested without your consent or knowledge...

The road map to a two-state solution envisions a future Palestinian capital in East Jerusalem where according to Trump the US "will proudly open a US Embassy". The president subsequently tweeted out a map of what a "contiguous Palestinian state" would look like under the deal, expected to take "years" to implement (during his unveiling the plan, Trump referenced a 10-year long path, making its actual implementation sounding even more unlikely - again given the Palestinians have long promised it's dead on arrival). Trump further promised the Palestinians will eventually receive “more than double” the territory they currently administer under the PA...

In a statement, the company said the restructuring program would span across "all business groups, functions, and geographies."... The coronavirus could be a massive boost for 3M Medical, as their masks are in high demand across the world... Still, China shutting down cities and factories across industrial zones could spark a more pronounced slowdown for the global economy in the first quarter, ultimately weighing on aggregate future 3M earnings...

The firm received large fees from the Biden campaigns that Valerie was running. Two and a half million dollars in consulting fees flowed to her firm from Citizens for Biden and Biden For President Inc. during the 2008 presidential bid alone. Keep in mind that Joe Slade White & Company worked for Biden campaigns over eighteen years... “These are not a few disparate enterprises, but rather moneymaking ventures that appear to be part of a well-organized family business,” Profiles in Corruption details.

"The right is just trying to protect what we already have. We’re not trying to push anything on you," Gaston County Commissioner Chad Brown, who is co-sponsoring the resolution, told WBTV. Gaston County, located near Charlotte, is far from the first county to make such a declaration, which essentially means the county won't enforce any laws it views as violating residents' Second Amendment rights. Counties in states from New Mexico to Florida have passed similar resolutions.

In a wide-ranging interview with Variety about her new Hulu docu-series she was asked if she felt the urge to beat the president. 'Yeah. I certainly feel the urge because I feel the 2016 election was a really odd time and an odd outcome,' Clinton replied... She said that she did not feel much support from Sanders after his own primary challenge failed in 2016 and encouraged voters to examine the Vermont senator's record.

Wei Xu, 58, of Santa Fe Springs, California, pleaded guilty in July to dealing in firearms, possessing unregistered firearms, making materially false statements to a federal agency and tax evasion. Prosecutors said Xu used his status as a law enforcement officer to buy and sell off-roster handguns, or those not approved for sale to the general public. He also admitted to having sold 99 guns over 20 years without a required federal license... Prosecutors also said Xu was an accounts manager for a China-based auto parts import company and concealed that information on Office of Personnel Management questionnaires to get security clearances.

Graduates from the New York Academy of Art detail a day on Epstein's Zorro Ranch, where he promised to give one of them a lucrative commission.

The arrogance, the dismissiveness, the smug cackling, the accents.

If Donald Trump wins re-election this year, I’ll remember this brief CNN segment late one Saturday night in January as the perfect encapsulation for why it happened. pic.twitter.com/8kQ6zN9AZV

— Steve Krakauer (@SteveKrak) January 28, 2020

The fine detailed that Chipotle had employees under the age of 18 working past midnight and for more than 48 hours a week. Teenagers told investigators their hours of work were so long that it was preventing them from keeping up with their schoolwork. The company also regularly hired minors without work permits...

qmap maintainer here... I've removed the image as only had 24 hours to respond.

The Fed should get smart & lower the Rate to make our interest competitive with other Countries which pay much lower even though we are, by far, the high standard. We would then focus on paying off & refinancing debt! There is almost no inflation-this is the time (2 years late)!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 28, 2020

A random sampling of more than 10,000 seized devices from unlicensed cannabis retailers in Los Angeles last month found the products contained undisclosed additives and significantly lower amounts of THC than indicated on the label, according to California’s Bureau of Cannabis Control... Officials said they seized more than two tons of cannabis and cannabis products worth more than $10 million, in addition to 11 illegal firearms. The operation also resulted in 125 arrests, according to the agency.

The San Francisco-based company, Practice Fusion, had developed a free software program that combed through data doctors entered and suggested next steps for a treatment plan. And in exchange for $1 million in kickbacks, its employees were willing to work with [Pharma Co. X] marketing team to make sure that those next steps were likely to include opioids. The result was tens of thousands of additional prescriptions for extended-release opioids that may not have been medically necessary... Now, Practice Fusion is on the hook for $145 million, the largest criminal fine in Vermont’s history.

It came after Mr Netanyahu withdrew a request for parliamentary immunity from prosecution on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust in connection with three separate cases. He has denied any wrongdoing.

The court redacted the amount of child support that Biden agreed to pay, pursuant to his agreement with plaintiff Lunden Alexis Roberts. However, Independence County Circuit Court Judge Holly Meyer noted that she "lacks sufficient information" to determine the appropriate amount of "permanent" child support "based off the defendant's income," and that modifications to the child support owed each month could be made based on additional evidence.