Mount Holyoke College arts professor Rie Hachiyanagi was sentenced Wednesday to at least 10 years in prison for a brutal, 4-hour attack against her colleague in 2019. “For four hours …
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The share price of Digital World Acquisition Corp., the company launching former President Donald Trump’s new social media and entertainment venture, rose nearly 190% following Trump’s announcement of his plans …
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Cuba Signs On To China’s Belt Road Initiative, Bringing Xi’s Influence Closer To Home
Cuba officially signed on to a Chinese energy pact on Monday, strengthening President Xi Jinping’s relationship with Latin America at a time when the U.S. has warned that China’s influence …
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Southwest To Cut More Flights, Lost Almost $75 Million During Last Round Of Cancellation
Southwest Airlines announced Thursday that it would adjust its December flight schedule to adjust for ongoing labor shortages. Southwest canceled over 2,000 flights on Oct. 10 and 11, costing the …
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Wall Street lost more jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic than in any year since the 2008 recession despite profits and wages steadily increasing, according to a report released Thursday. Jobs …
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‘Not Acceptable’: Facebook’s Oversight Board Says Company Hid Details On How It Privileges Popular Accounts
Facebook’s Oversight Board issued a transparency report Thursday scolding the tech giant for concealing details of its content review process and demanding more transparency. The report criticized Facebook for failing …
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CDC Says 5-Year-Olds Will Still Need To Wear Masks After Vaccine Is Approved For Kids
Students as young as five years old may still need to wear masks in school after the COVID-19 vaccine is approved for children ages 5-11, Centers for Disease Control and …
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Amazon Warehouse Workers In New York Set To File For Union Vote
Amazon warehouse workers in Staten Island, New York City, announced plans Thursday to file for a union election before the National Labor Relations Board next week. Amazon Labor Union, which …
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Gas Soars To $7.59 A Gallon In California Town As Prices Hit Multi-Year Highs Nationwide
The price of gasoline in a remote California town reached $7.59 per gallon this week as energy costs continue to rise nationwide and show no sign of slowing down. The …
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Trump Announces New Social Media Platform To Combat Big Tech ‘Tyranny’
Former President Donald Trump announced he is launching a new social media platform designed to compete with Big Tech. Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG) announced Wednesday it was creating a …
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Crypto Collective Buys Wu Tang Clan Album Formerly Owned By Disgraced Pharma Bro Martin Shkreli
A cryptocurrency collective announced Wednesday they had purchased the only existing copy of rap group Wu Tang Clan’s album “Once Upon A Time In Shaolin” which formerly belonged to pharmaceutical …
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Climate Activists Refuse To Speak At DC Statehood Rally Because Jewish Groups Will Attend
Elliot Dordick on October 20, 2021 The Washington, D.C., chapter of an environmentalist group rejected an invitation to speak at a left-leaning voting rights event because three Jewish groups would …
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Homeland Security Chief Appears At Anti-Hate Summit With Spokesman For Organization That Defended Terrorist Groups
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas spoke at an Oct. 18-20 anti-hate event that also featured a man whose organization has in the past defended terrorist acts. The …
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Pete Buttigieg Predicts More Supply Chain Problems Because Of Biden’s Economic Success — Here’s What The Experts Say
Economic experts pushed back on the Biden administration’s claim that widespread supply chain issues in the U.S. were the result of its successful economic agenda. “Demand is off the charts. …
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What The Heck Is The ‘Metaverse’ And Why Does Mark Zuckerberg Think It’s The Future Of The Internet?
Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg announced this week he was hiring 10,000 workers to develop metaverse technology, the latest development in the tech executive’s plan to transition Facebook from a …
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Fake Company Tricks Influencers, Others Into Investing Half A Million Before Completely Disappearing
A fake food delivery company succeeded in tricking influencers and celebrities to promote a cryptocurrency token, bilking investors out of $500,000 before completely vanishing off the internet, according to multiple …
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Biden Ditches Alaska Oil Drilling Project That Would’ve Created Thousands Of Jobs
The Biden administration abandoned an oil and gas drilling project in Alaska approved by former President Donald Trump, which it had previously defended. The Department of the Interior failed to …
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Facebook Whistleblower Backed By Left-Wing Tech Billionaire Pierre Omidyar: REPORT
Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen is receiving assistance and financial backing from eBay founder and tech billionaire Pierre Omidyar, according to a report by Politico. Omidyar, who founded online marketplace eBay …
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WH Security Adviser Jake Sullivan Reportedly Asked Saudi Crown Prince About Normalizing Relations With Israel
White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan reportedly discussed Saudi Arabia normalizing relations with Israel while meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in September, three unnamed U.S. and Arab …
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DC Lawsuit Alleges Mark Zuckerberg Personally Had The Idea To Let Companies Harvest Facebook Users’ Data
Democratic Attorney General Karl Racine of Washington, D.C., announced Wednesday he was adding Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg to a lawsuit filed against the tech giant alleging it allowed companies …
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Loudoun County School Board Member Tells Parents To ‘Find Out What’s Happening In Your Schools’
John Beatty, a conservative member of the Loudoun County School Board in Northern Virginia, called for an investigation into the board’s handling of two alleged sexual assault incidents at local …
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There’s A ‘Nationwide Pushback’ After School Association Compared Parents To ‘Domestic Terrorists’
Samantha Renck on October 20, 2021 Corey DeAngelis, a senior fellow at the Reason Foundation, spoke with the Daily Caller News Foundation’s Samantha Renck about school boards across the country …
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Over 60% Of Americans Say Biden’s Policies Are To Blame For Accelerating Inflation
Over 60% of Americans said that President Joe Biden’s policies were at least somewhat responsible for the accelerating inflation in the United States, a new poll shows. A Politico/Morning Consult …
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Facebook Settles With DOJ Over Claims It Discriminated Against US Workers
Facebook reached separate settlement agreements with the Department of Justice and Department of Labor on Tuesday, resolving claims that the tech giant discriminated against U.S. workers in hiring and recruiting. …
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Developing Nations Demand More Than $1 Trillion Per Year From West To Combat Climate Change
Developing nations have made requests from wealthier nations to fund climate initiatives far exceeding previous commitments ahead of the upcoming United Nations conference. A coalition of African countries recently asked …