Month: July 2022

Rep. Katko Calls DC and NY Mayors ‘Hypocritical’ for Complaining About Homeless Illegal Immigrants

Rep. John Katko (R-N.Y.) has called out District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser and New York City Mayor Eric Adams over what he calls their “hypocritical” approach to immigration after they complained about an increase of illegal aliens arriving in their respective cities from Texas and Arizona. Bowser and Adams, who are both Democrats, have in recent weeks said that…


Border Crisis Contributed to Botched Response to Uvalde School Massacre: Report

UVALDE, Texas—The school in which 19 children and two teachers were massacred on May 24, had been in lockdown four times in the month prior to the shooting, said Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin. Schools in the whole district had been in lockdown mode 47 times since February due to the border crisis spilling into the…


Russia Resumes Gas Supplies to Europe via Nord Stream Pipeline

Russian natural gas began flowing again through the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline on Thursday after a planned shutdown saw it closed for 10 days, the pipeline operator has confirmed. Nord Stream 1 is the biggest single pipeline carrying Russian gas to Germany, and transports 55 billion cubic meters (bcm) of gas a year under the Baltic…


Microsoft President Sees ‘New Era’ of Stagnating Labor Pool

REDMOND, Wash.—U.S. companies are facing a “new era” in which fewer people are entering the workforce and pressure to pay higher salaries may become permanent, Microsoft Corp’s President Brad Smith told Reuters in an interview. At the software maker’s Redmond, Washington, headquarters, Smith highlighted one source of what he called today’s “greater economic turbulence.” In…


Kodak Black’s Pills in Drug Arrest Were Prescribed, His Attorney Says

By Peter Sblendorio From New York Daily News Hip-hop star Kodak Black got a bad rap in his latest arrest, his attorney asserts. The “Tunnel Vision” artist was taken into custody last Friday after Florida authorities found 31 oxycodone pills and $74,960 in cash in the rapper’s car in Fort Lauderdale, according to TMZ, but…


Why This Netflix Analyst Sees ‘More Questions Than Answers’ in Q2 Results

Netflix, Inc. reported mixed second-quarter results late on Tuesday, but its stock rose in reaction to a fewer-than-expected loss in net subscriber additions. The Netflix Analyst KeyBanc Capital Markets analyst Justin Patterson maintained a ‘sector-weight’ rating on Netflix shares. The Netflix Thesis KeyBanc sees “more questions than answers” in Netflix’s second-quarter earnings report, Patterson said in a note….


Russia to Punish Wikimedia Foundation Over Ukraine Conflict ‘Fakes’

LONDON—Russia’s communications watchdog said on Wednesday it was taking steps to punish the Wikimedia Foundation, which hosts online encyclopedia Wikipedia, for violating Russian law around the conflict in Ukraine. In a statement, Roskomnadzor said that Wikipedia still hosted “prohibited materials, including fakes about the course of the special military operation on the territory of Ukraine,”…


Italian Prime Minister Draghi Resigns After Coalition Falls Apart

ROME—Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi handed in his resignation to President Sergio Mattarella on Thursday after his unity government fell apart, plunging the country into political turmoil and hitting financial markets. Mattarella’s office said in a statement that the head of state had “taken note” of the resignation and asked Draghi to remain in a…


US, Allies Discuss Possible Training for Ukrainian Air Force

ASPEN, Colorado—The United States and allies are starting to examine possible training for Ukrainian pilots as part of a long-term effort to potentially help Kyiv build a future Ukrainian air force, Air Force Chief of Staff General Charles “CQ” Brown told Reuters. With the West’s provision of anti-aircraft weaponry, Ukraine has been able to prevent…


Amazon-Owned Self Driving Firm Zoox Seeks to Test Robotaxi in California

FREMONT, Calif—Zoox, a self-driving technology firm owned by Amazon.com Inc, said on Tuesday it was gearing up to launch its robotaxi business, self-certifying that its vehicle with no pedals or steering wheel meets U.S. federal regulations and applying for a permit in California to test-drive it. “We really invested the extra time and resources to…