Month: April 2022

Musk Twitter Takeover Will Result in ‘More Free Speech’: FCC Commissioner

A top Federal Communications Commission (FCC) official said that “more free speech” will result from a successful Elon Musk take over of Twitter, a global social network with more than 400 million monthly users. FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr told NTD’s Paul Greaney in an April 25 interview that he hopes Musk will “follow through on…


Israeli Soldiers Kill Palestinian in West Bank Clash, Terrorist Group Says

RAMALLAH, West Bank—Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, medics and a terrorist group said, in clashes that erupted after an arrest raid. It was the second time in two days that Israeli forces have killed a Palestinian during a late-night incursion. The Israeli military said its forces had…


Why Microsoft’s Results Are Reminder ‘Cloud Software Eating the World’ Mantra Has Further Legs

Software giant Microsoft Corporation reported late Tuesday forecast-beating results for its fiscal-year third quarter, and the stock reacted with a move to the upside. The Microsoft Analyst Piper Sandler analyst Brent Bracelin reiterated an Overweight rating and $352 price target for Microsoft shares. The Microsoft Thesis Microsoft’s Cloud segment climbed 32 percent year-over-year to $23 billion in the March…


Indian Capital Engulfed in Smoke After Landfill Catches Fire

NEW DELHI—Acrid smoke hung over New Delhi for a second day on Wednesday after a massive landfill caught fire during a scorching heat wave, forcing informal waste workers to endure hazardous conditions. The landfill in northern Delhi’s Bhalswa is taller than a 17-story building and covers an area bigger than 50 football fields. Waste workers…


CDC, FDA Workers Observed Incidents of Political Interference: Report

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) employees say they observed incidents perceived as political interference within the federal agencies that may have altered or suppressed scientific findings,  a new federal report has found. The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) interviewed 16 employees at the CDC, FDA and the…


High Demand Pushes Puma’s Q1 Results Above Expectations

FRANKFURT—German sportswear maker Puma reported stronger-than-expected first-quarter results on Wednesday as high demand from both retailers and consumers more than offset the impact of the war in Ukraine and supply chain bottlenecks. “We see that sports participation has grown again during COVID and also after COVID,” Chief Executive Bjorn Gulden told a news conference, adding…


Reliance on Russian Uranium Worries Lawmakers, Nuclear Experts

As the Russia-Ukraine war continues, the United States and wider world’s dependence on uranium from Russia and its allies is raising serious questions, all the more so because of rising worldwide interest in nuclear power. According to the Energy Information Administration, 47 percent of the uranium used by civilian reactors originates in Russia or two…


Australian Scientists Lead Research Into Targeted Psychiatric Treatment

Australian scientists are helping to develop a new way to determine which mental health drugs are best for patients based on their metabolic profile. Led by Prof. Sean Hood, the head of University of Western Australia’s (UWA) School of Psychiatry, and working in combination with U.S. mental health technology company Prairie Health, the study will evaluate…


Toyota Reports Record High Global Production for March, Despite Slump at Home

TOKYO—Toyota Motor Corp. on Wednesday posted record-high global production in March, as overseas production made up for a drop off at home, highlighting the impact of factory stoppages and weaker consumer demand in Japan. Japan’s largest automaker produced 866,775 vehicles worldwide in March it said, marking a 2.8 percent increase from the same month last…


Georgia Gov. Kemp Signs Bill Authorizing Criminal Investigations of Voter Fraud

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Wednesday signed into law a bill that would authorize the state’s top law enforcement agency to launch investigations of voter fraud. The measure, SB 441, gives the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) the power to initiatie probes of alleged election wrongdoing without a request from an outside official. Previously, only…