Month: June 2022

South Korea’s Successful Rocket Launch Boosts Companies’ Aerospace Ambitions

South Korea’s successful launch of a domestically-developed rocket on Tuesday has spurred companies’ hopes to capitalize on prospects in the national space program. More than 300 private companies contributed to the development of the Nuri rocket, also known as Korean Space Launch Vehicle II (KSLV-II), which cost roughly 2 trillion won ($1.5 billion) in total….


DHS Warns of Violent Extremism in Memo After Roe v. Wade Ruling: Reports

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has reportedly issued a memo to warn that government officials and judges could be at risk by violent extremists after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on Friday. Government officials and judges “probably are at most risk for violence in response to the decision,” according to the memo, obtained by Axios and…


Canada’s Coercive COVID-19 Mandates a ‘Tragic Error’: Former Ontario Chief Medical Officer

Canada’s public health agency made a “tragic error” by grounding its COVID-19 response policies on coercion rather than persuasion, which was a key medical principle that had been thrown away during the pandemic, according to Dr. Richard Schabas, a former Ontario chief medical officer of health. Schabas said on June 24 that the public health principle…


Canada’s Coercive COVID-19 Mandates a ‘Tragic Error’: Ontario’s Former Chief Medical Officer

Canada’s public health agency made a “tragic error” by grounding its COVID-19 response policies on coercion rather than persuasion, which was a key medical principle that had been thrown away during the pandemic, according to Dr. Richard Schabas, Ontario’s former chief medical officer of health. Schabas said on June 24 that the public health principle that he…


Canada’s Coercive COVID-19 Mandates Are a ‘Tragic Error’: Doctor

Canada’s public health agency made a “tragic error” by grounding its COVID-19 response policies on coercion rather than persuasion, which was a key medical principle that had been thrown away during the pandemic, according to Dr. Richard Schabas. Schabas, Ontario’s former chief medical officer of health, said on June 24 that the public health principle that…


FBI Raids Home of Retired Texas Couple Who Attended Jan. 6 Capitol Rally

A retired Texas couple said FBI agents busted through the gate of their rural home, threw flashbangs, handcuffed them, and trained lasers on them before searching their home for evidence connected to the Jan. 6 breach of the Capitol. Lora DeWolfe and Darrel Kennemer, who live on seven acres near San Marcos, Texas, told The…


Toyota, Subaru Shares Drop on ‘Embarrassing’ Recalls of First EVs

TOKYO—Toyota Motor shares slipped after it recalled some of its first mass-made all-electric cars, launched two months ago, because of a risk of wheels coming loose, a setback to its ambitions to electrify its model range. Toyota, the world’s largest automaker by sales, said on Thursday it would recall 2,700 bZ4X SUVs globally. Subaru Corp,…


FDA Probes One More Infant Death Potentially Related to Abbott Baby Formula

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Wednesday it was notified of one more infant death in January potentially related to Abbott Laboratories’ baby formula and the agency has started an investigation. Abbott initiated a recall of its baby formula products and closed its Michigan plant in February after reports of serious bacterial infections…


Wall Street Mints Big Gains to End Strong Week

Wall Street’s main indexes soared on Friday in a broad rally as signs of slowing economic growth and a recent pullback in commodity prices tempered expectations for the Federal Reserve’s rate-hike plans. The S&P 500 rose over 3 percent for its biggest one-day percentage rise since May 2020. All 11 of the benchmark index’s sectors…


Ex-minneapolis Officer Who Killed 911 Caller to Be Released

MINNEAPOLIS—The former Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an unarmed woman who called 911 to report a possible sexual assault in the alley behind her home is scheduled to be released from prison next week, months after his murder conviction was overturned and he was resentenced on a lesser charge. Mohamed Noor, 36, is scheduled…