Ontario Liberals will ban handguns within one year of taking power, announced their leader Steven Del Duca on April 19. “I’ve had it with Doug Ford’s open for business policy for guns,” Del Duca said in a statement. “The Ford Conservatives are putting the interests of the gun lobby ahead of the Ontario victims of…
Manchester United Loses to Liverpool Amid Ronaldo Absent in Mourning Over Loss of Infant Son
Cristiano Ronaldo missed Manchester United’s crucial English Premier League (EPL) match at Liverpool F.C. on Tuesday. Ronaldo and his partner, Georgina Rodriguez, announced on social media that one of their newborn twins had passed away on Monday. “We are all devastated at this loss,” wrote the 37-year-old Portuguese international Ronaldo on social media, “and we kindly…
People’s Convoy Protests for 2nd Day in Sacramento
Over a dozen members of The People’s Convoy gathered outside California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s mansion in Fair Oaks, less than 20 miles northeast of the state Capitol, at about 12:30 p.m. on April 20, to protest vaccine mandates and Assembly Bill (AB) 2223. About six California Highway Patrol officers told protesters to “ease off the…
‘Smoke and Mirrors’: Ontario Going Into Election With Same Problematic Sex-Ed Curriculum, Critics Say
News Analysis In the lead-up to Ontario’s 2018 provincial election, the issue of sex education was a hot-button issue, with Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford pledging to repeal the controversial curriculum brought in by the Liberal government of Kathleen Wynne. Four years later, as the province heads toward another election in June, groups that were…
LA Mayor Garcetti Unveils Proposed $11.8 Billion Budget
LOS ANGELES—Mayor Eric Garcetti unveiled his proposed $11.8 billion budget on April 20, which he said is aimed at making Los Angeles cleaner and safer—including through an 8.5 percent increase to the Los Angeles Police Department’s (LAPD) budget. The budget proposal, which will next go to the city council for revisions before being sent back…
The Health Risks of Graphene
During the pandemic a widespread use of nanoparticles has been employed for diagnostics, personal protection equipment, prevention, and treatments of diseases. The use of nanoparticles in biomedicine is expected to increase further due to a desire for real-time human health monitoring as seamless human/machine interaction. The most booming nanoparticles that may rule future lives are graphene-derived products. …
Netflix Lost $50B in Market Cap, Subscribers Shrink; CalPERS Wants Buffet Out As Chair | NTD Business
Netflix stock tanking — after the company reported losing subscribers in the first quarter. What’s behind the loss? A California Pension fund wants to kick Warren Buffett out of his chairman position, at his own company. What’s the reason? President Biden offering bailouts to nuclear power plants that are struggling financially. It’s part of the clean energy…
Massachusetts Parents Sue School District for Hiding Child’s ‘Alternate Gender Identity’ From Them
A public school district in Massachusetts is facing a lawsuit over its efforts to encourage children to “experiment with alternate gender identities” at school and hide that information from their parents. In a complaint filed last week in a U.S. district court, two families alleged that administrators and several employees at Ludlow Public Schools have…
Biden Admin to Change Student Loan Programs, Cancel Debt for 40,000 Borrowers
New changes to two federal student loan programs will immediately wipe out debts for 40,000 borrowers and bring 3.6 million closer to relief, the Education Department said Tuesday. The changes will “fix long-standing failures” in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) and income-driven repayment (IDR) programs, department officials said. Once the changes are implemented, 40,000…
‘Orbeez Challenge’ Could Lead to Arrest: Huntington Beach Police
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—The Huntington Beach Police Department is warning against participating in a viral national challenge where juveniles are shooting others with water pellets, leading to injuries. Called the “Orbeez Challenge” and now sweeping across the country, the trend started on social media platform TikTok, where kids and young adults are doing drive-by-style shootings using…
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