Albuquerque to send unarmed social workers, not police officers, to some 911 calls…
June 16, 2020
Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller announced that the city would create a “first-of-its-kind” cabinet-level department that would respond to calls on inebriation, homelessness, addiction and mental health.
Alt breastmilk company Biomilq raises $3.5 million from Bill Gates’ investment firm…
June 16, 2020
Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods are two of the most well-known companies disrupting the food ecosystem. Now, the pipeline of alt-food companies includes Biomilq, a North Carolina-based startup that's targeting infant nutrition by attempting to reproduce mother's breastmilk in a lab.
Justice Department sets execution dates for federal death row inmates, ending informal moratorium…
June 16, 2020
... a move that would resume such death-penalty punishments for the first time since 2003... Attorney General William Barr directed the federal Bureau of Prisons to schedule the executions, beginning in mid-July, of four inmates convicted of killing children, according to the Associated Press.
Twitter Hires Ex-FBI general counsel James Baker, Who Played Key Role In Probe Of Trump Campaign…
June 16, 2020
James Baker will serve as deputy general counsel of Twitter, said Sean Edgett, the general counsel of the social media company... Baker joins Twitter amid a battle with President Donald Trump over censorship of conservative users of the platform.
North Korea Blows Up Liaison Office North of Border: South Korean Officials…
Pyongyang: We will send our troops to the southern border...
June 16, 2020
The sister of North Korea’s leader had earlier threatened to demolish the “useless” communication office as it stepped up its fiery rhetoric over Seoul’s failure to stop activists from flying propaganda leaflets across the border. Some experts say North Korea is expressing its frustration because Seoul is unable to resume joint economic projects due to U.S.-led sanctions.
Rioters Tearing Down Statue Chase Man Down And Attack Him, Man Shoots Assailant in Self-Defense…
June 16, 2020
Democratic Governor sides with the mob and says she's "praying" for the assailant, suggests it doesn't matter who "strike[d] first."
We just obtained video of the shooting. pic.twitter.com/yjB6NHdKe2
— Megan Abundis (@meganrabundis) June 16, 2020
Minnesota Freedom Fund spent $200K on bail despite receiving more than $30 million in donations…
June 16, 2020
US retail sales rebound almost 18% in May as consumers return…
June 16, 2020
It was the biggest monthly gain on record, dating back to 1992. The rise surpassed the October 2001 reading of 6.7 per cent and followed a decline of 14.7 per cent in the previous month. It was also more than double economists’ expectations of an 8.2 per cent increase.
Coronavirus Deaths in U.S. Nursing, Long-Term Care Facilities Top 50,000…
June 16, 2020
A Wall Street Journal tally of counts from around the U.S. also show more than 250,000 novel coronavirus infection cases among residents and staffers at long-term care facilities, along with 50,919 deaths. Measured against the overall count of more than 116,000 Covid-19 deaths in the U.S., compiled by Johns Hopkins University, buildings meant to house and care for seniors are linked to more than 40% of pandemic’s deaths in the U.S. thus far.
Police officers in the UK have been advised by their superiors to ‘take a knee’ in front of Black Lives Matter protesters and warned there’ll be drawbacks if they refused to do so…
June 16, 2020
India-China standoff: Three Indian soldiers killed in ‘violent clash’ with China on border…
June 16, 2020
Indian media said the fatalities, including an officer and two soldiers, were the first deaths on the disputed India-China border for at least 45 years.