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London Bridge Terrorist Attack
June 4th, 2017Update: Brother On Police Payroll Via: Daily Mail: The brother of the man behind the brutal massacre of seven people in the London Bridge terror attack had actually been paid by police to fight extremism, despite it going on within his own home. Saad Butt, 29, brother of murderer Khuram, 27, was involved in the […]
Billionaire Robert Bigelow ‘Absolutely Convinced’ Aliens Are Currently Living on Earth
May 30th, 2017It would be nice if he shared some details as to why he believes this. It would be nicer if he showed proof of it. Via: Independent: One of Nasa’s partners has said that he is “absolutely convinced” aliens exist – and that they are living on Earth right now. Robert Bigelow, an entrepreneur who […]
British Airways Cancels Flights as Major IT Failure Causes Worldwide Delays
May 27th, 2017Via: Guardian: British Airways has cancelled all flights from Heathrow and Gatwick before 6pm on Saturday due to a major IT failure that is causing very severe disruption to its global operations. The airline said that its terminals at Heathrow and Gatwick had become “extremely congested” due to the computer problems. It had therefore decided […]
GM Sued Over Diesel Emissions
May 25th, 2017Via: Bloomberg: General Motors Co. was sued for allegedly putting defeat devices in trucks to beat emissions tests, making it the fifth carmaker to be accused of diesel cheating since Volkswagen AG admitted in 2015 to flouting pollution rules. Owners and lessees of more than 705,000 GM Duramax branded diesel trucks filed a class-action lawsuit […]
Two People Had Called Government Hotline to Report Manchester Bomber
May 25th, 2017Via: BBC: It has also emerged two people who had known Abedi at college made separate calls to a hotline to warn the police about his extremist views.
Manchester Arena Blast
May 22nd, 2017Update: BBC: Twenty-two people have been killed and 59 injured in what Theresa May called an “appalling, sickening, terrorist attack” at Manchester Arena. A lone male suicide attacker set off a homemade bomb in the foyer at 22:33 BST on Monday at the end of a concert by US singer Ariana Grande. — Via: Guardian: […]
Kim Dotcom Claims Seth Rich Was WikiLeaks Source
May 22nd, 2017Via: Kim Dotcom / Twitter: I knew Seth Rich. I know he was the @Wikileaks source. I was involved. https://t.co/MbGQteHhZM — Kim Dotcom (@KimDotcom) May 20, 2017
Stanford Professor: Fossil-Fuel Vehicles Will Vanish in 8 Years in Twin ‘Death Spiral’ for Big Oil and Big Autos
May 18th, 2017I very seriously doubt it. Via: Financial Post: No more petrol or diesel cars, buses, or trucks will be sold anywhere in the world within eight years. The entire market for land transport will switch to electrification, leading to a collapse of oil prices and the demise of the petroleum industry as we have known […]
FDA Approved Drugs Have Nearly 1 in 3 Chance of Having a “Significant Safety Issue”
May 16th, 2017Oh sure, it’s a surprise. *wink* Via: Los Angeles Times: Almost one-third of new drugs approved by U.S. regulators over a decade ended up years later with warnings about unexpected — sometimes life-threatening — side effects or complications, according to a new analysis in the Journal of the American Medical Assn. Researchers looked at potential […]
The Boring Company: Tunnel Boring Machine Assembly Underway in Los Angeles
May 12th, 2017Even now, even as the machine is being assembled, I still keep asking myself, “Is this really going to happen?” Via: Electrek: Even though Elon Musk described his new Boring Company as “a few engineers and interns”, it seems to be moving incredibly fast. They took delivery of their first boring machine last month and […]
