Niskanen Center
Preventing mass violence: What do the experts think?
Recent mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, have — like other mass shootings before them — prompted urgent calls for policy reform. What is the most effective way to reduce the frequency or severity of such attacks?...
The Niskanen Center applauds House committee markup of the VICTIM Act; companion bill introduced in U.S. Senate
The Niskanen Center applauds the U.S. House Judiciary Committee for approving H.R. 5768 (the “VICTIM Act”). The Niskanen Center worked with the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Val Demings (D-FL), to develop the legislation, which aims to improve...
Did the Birchers win after all?
Trump represents the culmination of the policies and style of the Birch right, long after the organization declined. The post Did the Birchers win after all? appeared first on Niskanen Center.
Opinion | The Guardian
The Guardian view on Qatar’s migrant workers: football owes them
The FA and the England team should back proposals to safeguard migrant workers’ rights after the World Cup in NovemberFrom the Beijing Winter Olympics to the Saudi-funded LIV golf tournament, 2022 has already offered ample evidence of...
The Guardian view on ambulance waiting times: signs of a collapsing NHS | Editorial
Paramedics cannot attend health emergencies because they are stuck queueing outside a hospitalThis is a public service announcement: if you are one of the 5.6 million people in the West Midlands on 17 August, don’t have a heart attack or...
Rebecca Hendin on Boris Johnson and rail strikes — cartoon
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'Beer-drinking weather, beach weather': What Canadians can expect from the summer
With the official start of summer just a couple days away, Environment Canada is predicting we’ll be in for some 'beer-drinking weather' with a warmer summer than usual — but storms could pop up.
World swimming bans transgender athletes from women's events
World swimming's governing body effectively banned transgender athletes from competing in women's events on Sunday. FINA members at the organization's extraordinary general congress voted 71.5 per cent in favour of its new 'gender inclusion...
2 Florida deputies disciplined for sharing news of Bob Saget's death before his family was notified, internal report says
Two Orange County, Florida, sheriff's deputies have been disciplined for sharing information about Bob Saget's death with members of the public before the comedian's family had been notified, according to the results of an internal investigation...
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Germany to curb gas use, burn more coal in ‘serious’ situation
The so-called climate crisis soon gets pushed aside when an energy crisis bites. Saving the world is for poseurs, saving your citizens from hardship is politics. Renewables don’t even get a mention. – – – Germany will curb domestic...
The Sun Is Being Weird. It Could Be Because We’re Looking at It All Wrong
Who knew!? – asks ScienceAlert. The article links to an interesting new paper on solar cycles, which makes some predictions for the current SC 25 (see section 3.2: Forecasting Using the Solar Unit Cycle). One of those is that it should end...
House of Cards: Wind & Solar ‘Transition’ Delivers Total Energy System Collapse
Originally posted on STOP THESE THINGS: A house of cards has more structural integrity than a power generation system that depends on sunshine and breezes. Australia’s unfolding renewable energy debacle is a case in point. Total daily...
Zee News :Technology News
Meta to launch digital clothing store to let users buy outfits for their avatars
Meta is opening an online store where users of Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger can buy virtual apparel for their avatars.
CoWIN-like online platforms for immunisation, organ, blood donation to be ready in 6 months
The government is looking to repurpose the technology used in CoWIN for various healthcare cases.
WhatsApp BIG Update: You can now hide profile pictures, last seen from select contacts
WhatsApp is rolling out new options to your privacy control settings to further protect users` privacy online.
Zee News :Sci-Tech
India accounted for around 44% of world's increase in air pollution since 2013: Report
More than 97% of the global population lives in areas where air pollution exceeds recommended levels, the University of Chicago`s Energy Policy Institute (EPIC) said in its latest Air Quality Life Index...
Strawberry Moon 2022: Your skies to get brighter from today - check timings, other full moon dates
According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the June full moon, which is celebrated as "Vat Purnima" in India, will appear opposite the Sun in Earth-based longitude at 7:52 am EDT (5:22 pm IST) on June 14. ...
Full moon 2022: Strawberry Supermoon to peak on June 14, check timings and other details
A supermoon occurs when a full moon coincides with the Moon’s closest approach to Earth in its elliptical orbit
Zee News :World
Kabul gurdwara attack: Sikh bodies seek UN intervention for safety of minorities in Afghanistan
Sikh bodies' appeal comes in the wake of the dastardly attack at Gurdwara Dashmesh Pita Guru Gobind Singh, Karte Parwan in Afghanistan’s Kabul which left two persons Sawinder Singh, 61, and a security guard Ahmad dead. ...
Children floating in pots, nearly 6 million people affected due to floods in Bangladesh
No official data was available on the death toll but unofficial reports suggest that the ongoing flood has killed at least 19 people in the country.
ISIS claims responsibility for Kabul Gurdwara attack, cites ‘insult of Prophet Muhammed’
ISKP claimed the responsibility for the Karte Parwan Gurdwara attack in Kabul yesterday, and said that the attack was conducted as revenge for the insult of Prophet Muhammed by an Indian politician.
Zee News :India National
PM Narendra Modi to embark on Karnataka visit today, to lay foundation stone of several projects worth Rs 27,000 crore - Check his itinerary here
PM Modi will embark on a two-day visit to Karnataka today to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple rail and road infrastructure projects worth over Rs 27,000 crore.
Bharat Bandh today against Agnipath army recruitment scheme, states heighten security
Some organisations have given a Bharat Bandh call to protest against the Centre's 'Agnipath' army recruitment scheme.
Bihar: 17 killed due to lightning, thunderstorm; CM Nitish Kumar announces Rs 4 lakh ex-gratia
"6 people died in Bhagalpur, 3 in Vaishali, 2 in Khagaria, 1 in Katihar, 1 in Saharsa, 1 in Madhepura, 2 in Banka and 1 in Munger due to thunderstorm and lightning. My deepest condolences to the affected families...," said Nitish Kumar. ...
Channel NewsAsia World News
Director Paul Haggis detained in Italy in sex assault case: Reports
The news agency LaPresse and several other Italian media carried a written statement from prosecutors in the city of Brindisi that they were investigating allegations a “young foreign woman” was forced to have “non-consensual”...
Colombia elects former guerrilla Petro as first leftist president
What next for French President Macron after election humbling?
Channel NewsAsia Asia Pacific News
Commentary: The US ‘pivot to Asia’ is back, but will it be enough?
Despite war in Ukraine and domestic political problems, US President Joe Biden’s administration has refreshed the “pivot to Asia” to build relationships and push back against China, says Yale-NUS College's Trisha Craig...
Duterte's daughter sworn in as Philippines vice president
Thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh rally to 'go home'
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