Month: June 2023

Canadian Chamber of Commerce Wants BC Port Strike Averted, Cites Economic Impact

The Canadian Chamber of Commerce says it is “deeply disturbed” the British Columbia port workers’ union has served strike notice and is prepared to walk out on Saturday. The chamber has issued a statement urging the federal government to “use all the tools in its tool box” to prevent a strike. It says the shutdown…


Federal Agency Confirms It Was Hit in Massive Cyberattack

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said that hackers have targeted it as part of a global cyberattack that exploited a software flaw. In a statement to news outlets Thursday, the agency said that “no HHS systems or networks were compromised,” adding that “attackers gained access to data by exploiting the vulnerability in…


Indiana Man Confessed to Murders of Teenage Girls in Phone Call With His Wife, Documents Say

INDIANAPOLIS—An Indiana man charged with killing two teenage girls confessed multiple times to the murders in a phone call to his wife while in prison, according to court documents released Wednesday. Richard Matthew Allen allegedly told his wife, Kathy Allen, in an April 3 phone call that he killed Abigail Williams, 13, and Liberty German,…


Sun-Soaked Elegance

With views of the ocean and a Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course, this 8,542-square-foot, two-story, six-bedroom, six-full-bathroom and two-half-bathroom home on a 0.78-acre lot features 166 windows to enjoy the stunning vistas from every room and every angle. Located within the exclusive Sailfish Point community on Hutchinson Island, the home is ideal for large families and…


AI Could Help Deal With Australian Housing Affordability Crisis

The New South Wales (NSW) planning minister has proposed a novel solution to Australia’s housing crisis—using artificial intelligence to speed up building approvals. Paul Scully says AI technology, like ChatGPT, could help developers fast-track building consents by identifying issues with proposals before they are submitted for approval. He has directed his department to conduct a “global search”…


House Oversight Chair Demands Suspicious Bank Records of Ukrainian Gas Company That Hired Hunter Biden

House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) is demanding that the U.S. Treasury Department turn over any suspicious activity reports (SARs) it has relating to Burisma, a Ukrainian energy company on whose board President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden sat. On June 28, Comer sent a letter (pdf) to Biden’s Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen, demanding…


Man Convicted of Driving Into Fundraiser Crowd, Then Killing Mother Gets 2 Life Terms

BLOOMSBURG, Pa.—A man convicted of driving into a fundraiser crowd in Pennsylvania last summer, killing one and injuring 19 others, then going home and bludgeoning his mother to death has been sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole. President Judge Gary Norton told Adrian Oswaldo Sura Reyes, 25, in Columbia County Court on…


Military Academies Can Still Consider Race in Admissions: Supreme Court

Military academies are exempt from a new ruling that bans the consideration of race in university admissions, the Supreme Court said on June 29. Justice John Roberts, writing for the majority, ruled that regular universities cannot consider race in admissions, striking down the use of so-called affirmative action. But he also said in a footnote…


Asian Americans Rally for Landmark US Supreme Court Decision

Representatives of a coalition of organizations and Asian American community members rally at the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court at 12:00 p.m. ET on June 29, right after the release of the Supreme Court decision on the landmark cases of Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard University and University of North Carolina at Chapel…


LIVE NOW: Asian Americans Rally for Historic US Supreme Court Decision

Representatives of a coalition of organizations and Asian American community members rally at the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court at 12:00 p.m. ET on June 29, right after the release of the Supreme Court decision on the landmark cases of Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard University and University of North Carolina at Chapel…