Month: July 2022

Officials Investigate After Fire, Explosion at Hoover Dam

Equipment failure caused a transformer at the Hoover Dam to explode, causing a fire that lasted about a half-hour and sending plumes of black smoke swirling through the air. Crews quickly extinguished the fire Tuesday morning. Doug Hendrix, public affairs specialist for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, emphasized that the fire was isolated to the…


Australia Must Relieve Indonesia’s Reliance on China for Tech Training

Experts from the Australian National University (ANU) have warned that Australia needs to step up and offer Indonesia an alternative for digital training and development after China has become a dominating force in Indonesia’s cyberspace. ANU research fellow and co-author of the report ,“China Inc. and Indonesia’s Technology Future,” Dirk van der Kley, said on…


Beyond Meat, Canoo, Veru and More: 12 Short Squeeze Candidates to Watch

One of the most powerful tradable market events is a short squeeze, so traders are always on the lookout for the next short squeeze candidate. S3 Partners analyst Ihor Dusaniwsky has just released a list of potential short squeeze stocks based on S3’s proprietary Squeeze Score rating The Squeeze Score incorporates S3’s Crowded Score, a…


The Real Story of January 6 | Documentary

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Australia’s Water Minister Concedes Murray-Darling Basin Plan Target ‘Next to Impossible’

Australia’s Federal Water Minister Tanya Plibersek has admitted that delivering a key component to the Murray Darling Basin Plan before the 2024 deadline would be “next to impossible.” This follows calls in June from liberal senator Anne Ruston who urged Plibersek to visit communities across the Murray Darling Basin in order to have a greater…


House Democrats Block Resolution Condemning Attacks on Pro-Life Centers, Churches

Democrat counterparts have blocked a Republican resolution that aimed to condemn the wave of violence and vandalism targeting pro-life groups and churches nationwide. The resolution (H.Res.1233), introduced by Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) on July 19 and co-sponsored by 22 House Republican lawmakers, cited dozens of targeted assaults beginning May 3, a day after a leaked…


US Would Face ‘Deep and Immediate Recession’ If Chips from Taiwan Stop Flowing, Warns Commerce Secretary

The United States would face a “deep and immediate recession” if access to Taiwan’s computer chips plants are cut off, said Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on July 21 to CNBC. The secretary’s comments come as Congress is gathering key votes on a bill to fund semiconductor manufacturing at home, called the CHIPS Act. The Senate voted…


YouTube to Remove Abortion Videos Spreading ‘False Claims’

YouTube has announced that it will begin removing videos that promote ways to perform unsafe abortions and that feature false claims about abortion safety. “Like all of our policies on health/medical topics, we rely on published guidance from health authorities,” the Google-owned video streaming platform said on Twitter. “We prioritize connecting people to content from…


WHO Again Considers Declaring Monkeypox a Global Emergency

LONDON—As the World Health Organization’s emergency committee convened Thursday to consider for the second time within weeks whether to declare monkeypox a global crisis, some scientists said the striking differences between the outbreaks in Africa and in developed countries will complicate any coordinated response. African officials say they are already treating the continent’s epidemic as…


Man Accused of Killing Saskatchewan Mountie Ordered to Stand Trial on Murder Charge

A man accused of killing a Saskatchewan RCMP officer during a traffic stop has been ordered to stand trial for first-degree murder. Alphonse Stanley Traverse, 42, of Winnipeg was originally charged with manslaughter in the June 12, 2021, death of Const. Shelby Patton. The charge was upgraded in November to first-degree murder. Judge Douglas Kovatch,…