In brain waves, scientists see neurons juggle possible futures. Researchers peered into the brains of rats on the cusp of making a decision and watched their neurons rapidly play out the competing choices available to them…
February 26, 2020
NSFW: AI Sex robots replicate ‘human expression’…
February 26, 2020
City of Miami to Sponsor ‘Anti-Communist Concert’ Following Sanders’s Praise of Castro…
February 26, 2020
Pelosi says she’d be comfortable with Sanders at top of ticket…
February 26, 2020
The congresswoman was asked the question as she was leaving a closed-door meeting in the House basement Wednesday morning. She replied with one word: "Yes."
Reddit Announces Thought Police: It Now May Suspend Users For Simply Upvoting…
February 26, 2020
Reddit has announced that in an effort to “force subscribers to reconsider their behavior,” it will no longer just be punishing users who post rule-breaking content. Instead, the platform will also start sanctioning “users who consistently upvote policy-breaking content within quarantined communities.”... Another Reddit user summarized the policy as: “Think like we do or we will ban you.”
Project Veritas: ABC News’ David Wright Identifies as ‘a Socialist’…
ABC News Suspends David Wright Over Comments In Project Veritas Video...
February 26, 2020
Northam signs parole reform into law…
February 26, 2020
Under House Bill 35, which was sponsored by Del. Joseph Lindsey, D-Norfolk, a person will be eligible for parole after serving 20 years of a sentence for a felony offense or multiple sentences if that person’s crimes were committed as a juvenile. This also applies to a person serving a life sentence... The legislation had opposition from some Republicans. “Democrats have said over and over again that they want to keep Virginians safe, but they continue to cast votes that will give dangerous criminals the opportunity to get out of jail early..."
New Home Sales Soar To Highest Since July 2007 As Prices Hit Record High…
February 26, 2020
Purchases of new homes, which account for about 10% of the market, increased in three of four U.S. regions, led by the Midwest and West. Of course, with mortgage rates crashing to 8 year lows...
Researchers turn bacterial cell into biological computer…
February 26, 2020
Researchers at the Technion have created a biological computer, constructed within a bacterial cell and capable of monitoring different substances in the environment. Currently, the computer identifies and reports on toxic and other materials.
DOJ Just Decided that Affirmative Action Violates Federal Civil Rights Law…
February 26, 2020
The Department of Justice yesterday filed an amicus brief in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College in the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. In its amicus brief, the United States explains that Harvard’s expansive use of race in its admissions process violates federal civil-rights law and Supreme Court precedent...
Rasmussen poll: Trump leads Sanders by 7 points in general election matchup…
February 26, 2020
In a Rasmussen Reports survey released Wednesday, Sanders trailed Trump 50 percent to 43 percent in a hypothetical general election matchup, with 7 percent of voters remaining undecided.
Harvey Weinstein to get special treatment as officials fear an ‘Epstein incident’…
February 26, 2020
Weinstein will always have his own cell, will constantly have a dedicated team of correction officers with him — and could even be shipped to a facility outside the city, sources said. “The last thing you want is another Jeffrey Epstein incident,” a jail source told The Post.
A facial-recognition company – Clearview AI – that contracts with powerful law-enforcement agencies just reported that an intruder stole its entire client list, according to a notification the company sent to its customers…
Click here to read our analysis of Clearview AI and the Chinafication of America...
February 26, 2020
The firm drew national attention when The New York Times ran a front-page story about its work with law-enforcement agencies. The Times reported that the company scraped 3 billion images from the internet, including from Facebook, YouTube, and Venmo. That process violated Facebook’s terms of service, according to the paper. It also created a resource that drew the attention of hundreds of law-enforcement agencies, including the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security, according to that report...
Trump Wins Ruling On Blocking Grants To States If They Fail To Help With Federal Immigration Enforcement…
February 26, 2020
The decision by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan overturned a lower court's decision ordering the administration to release funding to New York City and seven states — New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Washington, Massachusetts, Virginia and Rhode Island.
Debt among oldest Americans skyrockets 543% in two decades…
February 26, 2020
The total debt burden for Americans over age 70 increased 543% from 1999 through 2019, to $1.1 trillion, according to data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. , those in their 60s saw debt, such as mortgages and auto loans, balloon by 471% to $2.14 trillion.
Greek islanders strike as migrant camp row intensifies…
February 26, 2020
Trump to discuss coronavirus at Wednesday evening news conference…
Dems Politicize Coronavirus Outbreak By Proposing $8.5 Billion Rescue Package
Leaked Documents Reveal Coronavirus Infections Up to 52 Times Higher Than Reported Numbers in China’s Shandong Province...
Coronavirus infects US soldier in South Korea...
Kudlow claims coronavirus has been contained: 'It's pretty close to air-tight'...
France has recorded its first death from the coronavirus...
2nd Coronavirus Case Confirmed in Lebanon...
Greece confirms first case...
Austria, Croatia confirm first cases...
Coronavirus reaches every continent except Antarctica as Brazil confirms case...
Chevron oil company sends home 300 workers in the UK over coronavirus fears after employee reports flu-like symptoms...
Harvard Professor Believes 40-70% of Global Population Will Be Infected with the Coronavirus; About 2% Will Die...
83 Being Monitored For Coronavirus In Long Island's Nassau County...
February 26, 2020
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— CDC (@CDCgov) February 25, 2020
Florida lawsuit: Don’t count Bernie Sanders’ primary votes, he’s ‘clearly not a Democrat’…
February 26, 2020
Two Florida men who don’t want to see independent U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders win the Democratic presidential nomination are suing to nullify votes he gets in Florida’s March 17 primary.
Frank Bach, a retired letter carrier, and George Brown, a retired social worker, filed a lawsuit this week in Leon County Circuit Court asking a judge to disqualify Sanders from the ballot and block Florida from certifying his votes.Drugs seized in 6 of the largest fentanyl busts were enough to kill 229 million Americans…
February 26, 2020
The Arctic “doomsday vault” built to safeguard the DNA of the world’s crops received 60,000 new seed samples Tuesday from 36 different groups, including the Cherokee Nation…
February 26, 2020
Schmitz said two or three million samples "would be a good idea to make the future of the food of mankind even more secure."...