School Intimidated Into Dropping Daily “God Bless America” Declaration
A Pennsylvania elementary school principal has been forced to stop saying “God Bless America” over the school loudspeaker, thanks to the intimidation of an organization apparently committed to deleting First Amendment guaranteed religious expression from the public square. Principal Peter Brigg was accustomed to declaring “God Bless America” after leading students and staff in a […]
Iran urges UN to launch talks over ‘alarming’ Gulf tensions
In letter to UN chief, Iran’s ambassador calls for talks between Tehran and Gulf countries to ease rising tensions. Iran has urged the United Nations to help launch a diplomatic dialogue to ease an “alarming security situation” in the Gulf. Majid Takht Ravanchi, Iran’s ambassador to the UN, made the appeal in a letter to […]
PART OF ‘DEAL OF CENTURY’ TO BE RELEASED ON JUNE 25 IN BAHRAIN
The economic part of the US peace plan will be revealed on June 25 in Bahrain during an international conference, the White House announced Sunday. It is unclear when the political part of the plan will be released. According to a senior administration official, representatives from the EU, Asia and the Arab world, as well […]
When IoT systems fail: The risk of having bad IoT data
As the use of internet of things (IoT) devices grows, the data they generate can lead to significant savings for consumers and new opportunities for businesses. But what happens when errors inevitably crop up? No matter what numbers you look at, it’s clear that the internet of things (IoT) continues to worm its way into […]
No more Mr Europe: Macron forced to curb EU ambitions
French President Emmanuel Macron sees himself as Europe’s savior, and this week’s European Parliament elections as a make-or-break moment for the beleaguered European Union. But Macron is no longer the fresh-faced force who marched into a surprising presidential victory to the rhythm of the EU anthem two years ago. His pro-Europe vision has collided with […]
Trump says war will mean ‘official end of Iran’
President Trump fired a social media broadside at the Iranian regime Sunday afternoon, vowing that war between Washington and Tehran would result in “the official end of Iran” before warning, “[n]ever threaten the United States again!” Trump tweeted hours after a rocket landed less than a mile from the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone, […]
MAJOR NEWSPAPER WILL REFER TO CLIMATE CHANGE AS AN ‘EMERGENCY,’ ‘BREAKDOWN’
A major U.K.-based newspaper will swap out the terms “climate change” and “global warming” for “stronger language to describe the situation we’re in,” according to the editor-in-chief. The Guardian newspaper announced Friday it will swap the term “climate change” for “climate emergency, crisis or breakdown,” and “global warming” will be substituted for “global heating.” A […]
Facebook plans to launch ‘GlobalCoin’ currency in 2020
Facebook is finalising plans to launch its own crypto-currency next year. It is planning to set up a digital payments system in about a dozen countries by the first quarter of 2020. The social media giant wants to start testing its crypto-currency, which has been referred to internally as GlobalCoin, by the end of this year. […]
Trump’s sanctions on Iran are hitting Hezbollah, and it hurts
The powerful Lebanese Hezbollah militia has thrived for decades on generous cash handouts from Iran, spending lavishly on benefits for its fighters, funding social services for its constituents and accumulating a formidable arsenal that has helped make the group a significant regional force, with troops in Syria and Iraq. But since President Trump introduced sweeping […]
While some states are restricting abortion, others move to bolster access
The abortion debate in America has lately been dominated by news that conservative lawmakers in Alabama, Georgia, Ohio and Missouri had approved sweeping new restrictions to abortion access. But meanwhile, several states with Democratic majorities have been pushing through bills that fortify abortion rights. While proponents of abortion rights had few outright victories, they say […]