Month: April 2023

Glycine to Increase Longevity and Decrease Depression

I personally take 3 teaspoons of it [glycine] a day as it’s a veritable fountain of youth—it reduces wrinkles and turns on collagen synthesis—the “glue” that strengthens bones, arteries, and ligaments, and holds you together. Plus, it’s protective against a host of chronic diseases, including metabolic syndrome. STORY AT-A-GLANCE Glycine has been shown to extend…


Rescued Sea Lion ‘Freeway’ Euthanized by SeaWorld San Diego

SAN DIEGO—The rescued sea lion Freeway has been euthanized by SeaWorld San Diego after contracting a progressive disease in 2022, officials said. “Before he was rescued last year, he had contracted a progressive disease that our animal care experts diagnosed,” SeaWorld said April 21 on Facebook. “Despite extensive treatment, the disease caused his health to…


Oversight Board Urges Meta to Be More Transparent About COVID-19 Censorship

Meta’s Oversight Board, an independent panel that the parent company of Facebook and Instagram selected to deliberate its content decisions, has asked the tech firm to “increase transparency around government requests” regarding suppressing COVID-19 content. The Oversight Board noted that concerns were raised about Meta reviewing COVID-19-related content at the behest of governments during the height of the pandemic,…


Oversight Board Urges Meta to Be More Transparent About COVID Censorship

Meta’s Oversight Board, an independent panel that the parent company of Facebook and Instagram selected to deliberate its content decisions, has asked the tech firm to “increase transparency around government requests” regarding suppressing COVID-19 content. The Oversight Board noted that concerns were raised about Meta reviewing COVID-19-related content at the behest of governments during the height of the pandemic,…


Oversight Board Tells Meta to Be More Transparent About COVID Censorship

Meta’s Oversight Board, which reviews the company’s content decisions, has asked the tech firm to “increase transparency around government requests” regarding suppressing COVID-19 content. In a statement Thursday, the Oversight Board noted that concerns were raised about Meta reviewing COVID-19-related content at the behest of governments during the height of the pandemic. “This is particularly problematic…


On National Security, Ottawa Has Its Priorities Backwards

Commentary Defending the security and integrity of the Canadian state from external and internal threats is a key federal responsibility. But it seems the federal government has its priorities backward. Ottawa unleashed the Emergencies Act on the fictional premise that  the truckers’ Freedom Convoy protest was an existential threat to Canada’s security. But when it…


4-Year-Old Twin Boys Found in Porter Ranch Swimming Pool; One Dies, One Critical

PORTER RANCH, Calif.—Two 4-year-old twin boys were pulled unresponsive from a backyard swimming pool in Porter Ranch April 21 and taken to a hospital, where one of them died and the other was listed in critical condition. Paramedics were sent to the 10000 block of Des Moines Avenue, just east of Tampa Avenue north of…


DeSantis Seeks Federal Aid for Fort Lauderdale Flood Victims

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis asked the Biden administration on Saturday to declare Broward County a disaster area due to flooding earlier this month after record rainfall. If granted, the declaration would make Broward residents who incurred damage to their homes and other property eligible for a wide range of loans and other assistance….


Ontario MPP Seeks Crowdfunding for Defamation Lawsuit Against Global News

Ontario MPP Vincent Ke is using social media to solicit funding for his defamation lawsuit against Global News, after the media outlet’s reporting alleged him to be part of a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) election interference scheme. In an April 13 news release, Ke said his lawyers delivered a libel notice to Global News and…


Police: 8 People, Including Girl, Wounded in 2 DC Shootings

WASHINGTON—Two shootings in Washington, D.C., on Friday night resulted in eight people, including a young girl, suffering injuries, the Metropolitan Police Department said. There were no fatalities in the two shootings, which police said could be related because they occurred in the same area of the city in a short time frame. About 10 p.m….