Month: June 2023

Baidu Claims Its Bot Beats ChatGPT in Key Metrics

China is ramping up its tech war with the United States. A Chinese company claims its product can outsmart ChatGPT. Where do the two superpowers stand in the battle for tech dominance? And how did American companies actually help Beijing’s rise? Topics in this episode: Baidu Claims Its Bot Beats ChatGPT in Key Metrics Chinese…


Possible Ban on Conversion Therapy in New South Wales Raises Concerns

Planned legislation in New South Wales (NSW) to ban people seeking assistance for unwanted same-sex attractions or gender confusion has raised concerns from the community. Conversion therapy, which is usually defined as methods used to change a person’s sexual preferences to being heterosexual, or in the case of gender dysphoria, to align with their biological…


71 Percent of Illegal Aliens Sent to ‘Republican Congressional Districts’: Study | Facts Matter

According to a deep dive investigation, there is a massive network of different organizations, NGOs, and religious centers that take illegal immigrants from the U.S. southern border and transport them to the interior of the United States—with the vast majority of these illegal immigrants winding up in Republican congressional districts. And according to the most recent…


71 Percent of Illegal Immigrants Sent to Republican Congressional Districts by NGOs: Study | facts Matter

According to a deep dive investigation, there is a massive network of different organizations, NGOs, and religious centers that take illegal immigrants from the U.S. southern border and transport them to the interior of the United States—with the vast majority of these illegal immigrants winding up in Republican congressional districts. And according to the most recent…


DeSantis Aims to Push Disney Lawsuit After 2024 Elections

The Walt Disney Company in April filed a lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and seven other officials alleging harm to its business (pdf). In May, the governor announced his intention to run for president. The lawyers met on June 15 via videoconference and on Tuesday filed a joint report (pdf). Disney’s team proposed a…


US Federal Debt Will Soar Despite GOP-Led Cost-Cutting Efforts: CBO

America’s public debt is projected to rise to record levels over the next three decades, according to a new Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analysis, which noted that the government’s finances have improved a bit thanks to the GOP-led debt ceiling deal but overall remain “challenging.” The new forecast, released on Wednesday by the non-partisan spending…


Key Republicans Support Ditching McCarthy-Biden Debt-Ceiling Deal to Boost Defense Budget

Key Republicans are calling for more defense spending than is permitted under the debt-ceiling deal negotiated less than a month ago between House GOP leadership and the Biden administration. Senate Armed Services Committee ranking Republican, Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.)—in a statement accompanying the panel’s June 23 adoption of the $886.3 billion Fiscal Year 2024 National…


Thursday, June 29, 2023: Epoch Crossword


Hundreds of Thousands of Travelers Suffer Through Another Day of Flight Cancellations

Hundreds of thousands of summer travelers suffered through another day of delayed and canceled flights Wednesday, a troubling glimpse into what could happen over the long July 4 holiday weekend as airlines struggle to keep up with surging numbers of passengers. By early evening on the East Coast, nearly 5,800 U.S. flights had been delayed…


‘Presumed Human Remains’ Recovered from Titanic Sub Implosion: Coast Guard

The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) announced on Wednesday that debris and “presumed human remains” have been successfully retrieved from the seafloor at the location where officials say the OceanGate submersible imploded while en route to the Titanic wreckage last week. In a statement released on Wednesday, the USCG confirmed, “United States medical professionals will conduct…