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Alain White

Pending Execution Highlights Singapore’s Failures on Disability Rights

When Singapore ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) in 2013, it committed to protect the rights of the more than quarter-million people with disabilities in the city-state. However, the case of Nagaenthran Dharmalingam, sentenced to death for a nonviolent drug offense, has highlighted Singapore’s

SOTU: Biden Demands Lower Insulin Prices After Canceling Trump's Order to Lower Them

President Joe Biden told Congress Tuesday evening in his State of the Union address to pass legislation to lower insulin prices — after he suspended, and then rescinded, former President Donald Trump’s executive order to lower them. In his address, Biden said: My plan to fight inflation will lower your

Fact Check: Biden Claims Trump's Tax Cuts Only Benefited The Wealthy

CLAIM: At his first State of Union address, President Joe Biden claimed that Donald Trump’s 2017 tax cut only benefited the top one percent of earners.

Human Rights Watch's Statement to Ad Hoc Committee on Cybercrime

This week, the UN Ad Hoc Committee on Cybercrime began its work with its first session in New York.

44 Examples of Things Narcissistic Mothers Say to Their Children

How can you tell if your mother is a narcissist? By the things she says.

Pinkerton: How Biden, Like Jimmy Carter, Lost the Energy War to Russia

Carter 2.0 Why did the Russians invade Ukraine? One reason is that they could afford to.Vladimir Putin’s neo-Tsarist empire has piled up an estimated $631 billion in currency reserves.

Coven Affairs #4: The Month of Love

Our Month of Love continues through the end of February! Join us on this late month Coven Affairs and see the amazing events you missed out on! Tarot Readings in our Elixir Bar have brought such amazing energy into our space on the weekends. Come get guidance for past, present,

Read Zuck's Lips: Facebook Plans to Build AI-Powered 'Universal Speech Translator'

Facebook (now known as Meta) has plans to develop an AI research project to create language translation software that works for “everyone in the world.” CEO Mark Zuckerberg said: “The ability to communicate with anyone in any language — that’s a superpower people have dreamed of forever, and AI is

Still No Answers 2 Years After Rwanda Singer Found Dead

On February 13, 2020, the popular Rwandan singer Kizito Mihigo was arrested and accused of attempting to cross illegally into Burundi.

Remembering Dewa Mavhinga

The Iroko is a large proverbial ancient tree that grows on the west coast of Africa, in countries like Ghana, Guinea, and Nigeria.

Vietnam: Activists’ Movements Blocked

(Bangkok) – The Vietnamese government systematically restricts the rights to freedom of movement of political and human rights activists, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.

New Threat to Life: The Internet of Underwater Things

STORY AT-A-GLANCE This story is about a crazy and dangerous project that is being carried out behinds the scenes — with a potential to impact all life on Earth.

Is there something more sinister than money behind the new HIV scare?

Although any “public health crisis” is big bucks for big pharma, the drive behind a “new AIDS variant” maybe more than greed.

Amazon Cuts Off Coronavirus Leave for Unvaccinated Employees

Amazon will cut off paid leave for workers that contract coronavirus if they are not fully vaccinated.