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24.05.23 News

Hamas Leader Attends Raisi’s Funeral In Tehran, Overseen By Ayatollah Khamenei

Hamas Leader Attends Raisi’s Funeral In Tehran, Overseen By Ayatollah Khamenei Tens of thousands of Iranians have filled up Tehran’s streets on Wednesday for a massive funeral procession for President Ebrahim Raisi and seven other officials who died in Sunday’s helicopter crash. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei led funeral prayers for the deceased, which […]

24.05.23 News

Japanese Stocks Propped By Record Buybacks

Japanese Stocks Propped By Record Buybacks By Momoka Yokohama, Bloomberg markets live reporter and strategist Japan is seeing a record run of stock buybacks that’s supporting investor sentiment after a stalled rally, and accelerated repurchases ahead of upcoming shareholder meetings may provide a fresh tailwind for the market. Topix-listed companies announced a combined ¥6.3 trillion ($40 billion) […]

24.05.23 News

Long-Wear, Noise-Canceling, And Wireless: How Earphones Damage Our Hearing

Long-Wear, Noise-Canceling, And Wireless: How Earphones Damage Our Hearing Authored by Marina Zhang via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), On Nov. 24, 2019, a new thread titled “AirPods causing tinnitus?” appeared on the Apple community forum page. The Apple user said that after using AirPods for a while, he noticed a high-pitched ringing in his […]

24.05.23 News

Is This A Joke? Baltimore City Declares Toxic Inner Harbor “Swimmable”

Is This A Joke? Baltimore City Declares Toxic Inner Harbor “Swimmable” No, this is not a joke.  The Waterfront Partnership, led by Laurie Schwartz for nearly two decades, and Baltimore City Mayor Brandon Scott have announced that the water in the Inner Harbor—a long-standing industrial port city on the East Coast known for its history of industry, […]

24.05.23 News

Netanyahu Issues Warning To US Leaders Over ICC Arrest Warrants: ‘You’re Next’

Netanyahu Issues Warning To US Leaders Over ICC Arrest Warrants: ‘You’re Next’ Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that he disagrees with arrest warrants sought against him by the International Criminal Court (ICC), suggesting that U.S. leaders could be next. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin […]

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Trump In The Bronx: Thousands Expected To Show Up For Massive Rally Tomorrow

Trump In The Bronx: Thousands Expected To Show Up For Massive Rally Tomorrow With Donald Trump stuck in New York for his ‘hush money’ trial, which now rests in the hands of the jury (while having imploded in the court of public opinion), the former president is holding what’s expected to be a massive rally […]

24.05.23 News

US House Passes FIT21 Crypto Bill With Bipartisan Support, Biden Does Not Threaten Veto

US House Passes FIT21 Crypto Bill With Bipartisan Support, Biden Does Not Threaten Veto A majority of US House of Representatives members voted in favor of legislation to establish regulatory clarity over digital assets, CoinTelegraph reports. In a 279 to 136 vote on May 22, House lawmakers approved H.R.4763, or the Financial Innovation and Technology […]

24.05.23 News

China Initiates Large Drills ‘Surrounding’ Taiwan As Warning To New President Lai

China Initiates Large Drills ‘Surrounding’ Taiwan As Warning To New President Lai A mere few days after Taiwan’s new president, Lai Ching-te, was sworn into office at the start of the week, China’s military on Thursday morning (local time) initiated two days of large-scale military drills. PLA navy ships and aircraft are now reportedly “surrounding the island […]

24.05.23 News

Concerns Grow Over The Increasing Abilities Of AI

Concerns Grow Over The Increasing Abilities Of AI Authored by Raven Wu and Cindy Li via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Big tech companies’ full commitment to developing artificial intelligence (AI), even enabling AI to “see” and “speak” to the human world, has led to a growing concern over humans being controlled by technology. (Andrey […]

24.05.23 News

“Massive” Cocaine And Fentanyl Stash Discovered In Bronx As Marshals Pursued Fugitive

“Massive” Cocaine And Fentanyl Stash Discovered In Bronx As Marshals Pursued Fugitive A “massive” load of drugs and cash was found in the Bronx last week during a hunt for a fugitive. New Jersey fraud suspect Aracely Ortiz was being pursued by the US Marshals NY / NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force, who stumbled onto a “huge […]