US liquefied natural gas has the potential to be vital geopolitical tool for the US, and a key part of its energy future, but the emissions associated with the fuel may becomeRead More…
North Carolina cop filmed beating own police dog resigns before department terminates him amid public outcry over animal abuse
A North Carolina police officer who was caught in viral footage beating and body-slamming his own K-9 companion has left the force, stepping down on his own accord after the department tookRead More…
At least 4 killed, including a child, in California shooting – reports
DETAILS TO FOLLOW Orange, CA: Police responded to a call of shots fired at 202 W. Lincoln Ave. Officers arrived as shots were being fired and located multiple victims at the sceneRead More…
Harvard apologizes after trying to help fight anti-Asian racism by telling students ‘You may wish that you weren't Asian’
Harvard University, long accused of discriminating against Asians in its admissions policies, is apologizing after botching its campaign to fight anti-Asian racism by presuming students may feel ashamed of their own ethnicity.Read More…
NASA alters its Mars project page after Chinese media spot Taiwan listed as a country & hint at mass boycott
NASA has apparently updated its popular Mars project page after Chinese newspapers lashed out at the US space agency over an “unforgivable” mistake of including Taiwan as a country in a dropdownRead More…
Apple will stop assuming Siri’s gender and force users to pick their digital servant’s voice out of the box
Apple is no longer going to risk anyone “misgendering” Siri. The company will now force users setting up their new smartphones to make a deliberate decision whether they want a male orRead More…
Xenobots 2.0? Scientists create improved biological robots from frog cells capable of ‘swarm’ behavior, memory & self-healing
Researchers have developed new and improved xenobots, tiny biological machines constructed from frog cells that are now able to organize themselves into a single body as a ‘swarm’ and even ‘remember’ theirRead More…
15 MILLION doses of J&J vaccine ruined in ‘ingredient mixup accident’ at Baltimore plant, delaying US shipments & triggering probe
Deliveries of Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot coronavirus vaccine face delays in the US after a factory mixup tarnished some 15 million doses of the inoculation, prompting a pause on shipments as regulatorsRead More…
Obama CANCELED? Activists object to naming Illinois city school after ex-POTUS saying he was ‘deporter in chief’
Waukegan, Illinois was set to change the name of a middle school from American founder Thomas Jefferson to Barack Obama, when ‘Latinx’ activists launched a protest campaign, saying the 44th president wasRead More…
Finland’s govt backs down on plan to lock city dwellers in their homes as proposed anti-Covid measures deemed unconstitutional
Finland’s government has withdrawn a proposal to impose strict lockdowns in five cities, including the capital Helsinki. PM Sanna Marin has accepted the measures were deemed illegal by the country’s constitutional lawRead More…