MANILA—Ferdinand Marcos, the son of the Philippine ruler overthrown in a popular uprising 36 years ago, was sworn in as the country’s president on Thursday, promising to strive for unity and a better future while praising his late father’s legacy. Marcos, 64, won last month’s election in a landslide, capping off his wealthy family’s decades-long…
Google Targeted in Fresh EU Consumer Groups’ Privacy Complaints
BRUSSELS—Google has been targeted by a French consumer group and its peers in complaints to privacy watchdogs over its vast trove of users’ personal data harvested via their Google accounts, European consumer organization BEUC said on Thursday. In addition to the French consumer group, others in Greece, the Czech Republic, Norway, and Slovenia have taken…
North Dakota AG Clears Farmland Purchase Tied to Bill Gates
FARGO, N.D.—North Dakota’s attorney general has found the sale of a couple thousand acres of prime farmland to a group tied to Bill Gates complies with a Depression-era law meant to protect family farms because the land is being leased back to farmers. The state’s Republican Attorney General Drew Wrigley had inquired into the land…
Initial Jobless Claims Dipped Lower But Employers See Signs Of Job Market Cooling
Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, reflecting a tight job market, despite recent layoffs in certain sectors of the economy that have witnessed a downturn, according to the Labor Department on June 30. Those filing for jobless claims fell to 231,000 last week, with a decline of 2,000 from 233,000 in the previous…
Organized Crime Put on Notice in Australia
June 30, 2022
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The southern Australian states of Victoria and New South Wales are taking major steps to combat organised crime setting up a specialist task force and extending police powers in an attempt to mitigate the spread of underworld crime. Victoria Police has launched a new task force—the first of its kind in the state—to combat serious…
Ending Western Complicity in China’s Forced Organ Harvesting Will Come Next, Says Expert
WASHINGTON—With rising awareness of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) harvesting organs of prisoners of conscience, ending Western complicity would come next, said Dr. Jessica Russo, a board member of Doctors Against Forced Organ Harvesting (DAFOH), a medical professional advocacy group, and a clinical psychologist based in Philadelphia. By “Western complicity,” she is referring to international…
Try to Do This Once an Hour to Keep Blood Moving
It’s easy to take a seat and not give it up. Last night, for example, I sat down around 7 p.m. and don’t think I moved until about 10:45. The seat was just that good. I know you can relate. You’ve likely sat through an entire sports game, movie, or back-to-back episode of a binge-able…
Shanghai Declares Victory Over COVID, While Residents Call It a Tragic Joke
Shanghai’s Communist Party chief Li Qiang on June 25 announced that the financial hub had finally won its three-month battle fighting COVID-19. However, this so-called “victory” was not without its collateral damage. It came at a huge cost to the Shanghai economy while creating immense suffering for the city’s 25 million people. Li declared the…
Mission Accomplished for Veteran James Topp Who Walked From Vancouver to Ottawa for Freedoms
OTTAWA—Veteran James Topp accomplished his mission on Thursday when he climbed the stairs of the War Memorial in Ottawa and took a knee in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Supporters were waiting for him at the Memorial, while another big group was walking behind him, most of whom had joined him on…
Australia Raised Security Level for Travel to UK Due to Terrorism Threats
Australia has raised its security alert for travellers to the United Kingdom because of the threat of terrorism. The warning level for UK has changed from green to yellow, the same as those for travellers to the United States, Peru, France, Greece, and Indonesia. Green is the level one warning, meaning travellers should take normal…
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