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California High-speed Rail Approved from San Jose to ... Merced

California’s long-delayed and partially-canceled high-speed rail project received some welcome news Thursday, when state regulators approved the construction of a 90-mile stretch from San Jose to the rural town of Merced in the Central Valley. The San Francisco Chronicle reported: A 90-mile stretch of California’s high-speed rail project

An Open Letter to Elon Musk

Image by mohamed Hassan from Pixabay Dear Elon, Congratulations on the acquisition of Twitter. We hope this will help put the world on track to be a better place. You stated that “Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy and Twitter is the digital town square where matters

Ditch This Habit to Become a Slim Jim or Skinny Sally

STORY AT-A-GLANCE This article was previously published March 7, 2019, and has been updated with new information.

Pakistan: Amend Abusive ‘Blood Money’ Laws

(New York) – The Pakistan government should amend provisions of the criminal law that treat murder and other serious offenses as private disputes, Human Rights Watch said today.

Poll: Voters Say Coronavirus Not a Top Issue Anymore

Voters do not consider the Chinese coronavirus as a top issue facing the country anymore, a recent Harvard-Harris survey found.

Urgently Help Ukraine Civilians Flee Mariupol

(Kyiv) – Russian forces now occupying most of Ukraine’s southeastern port city of Mariupol should ensure that civilians remaining in the city can leave in safety to Ukraine-controlled territory if they choose, Human Rights Watch said today. Older people, people with disabilities, and those who are sick or injured require

Oil Plunges 6.5% as China Lockdowns Spread

Oil futures plunged nearly 6.5 percent on Monday as traders assessed the impact of anti-Covid lockdowns in China.

Malaysia: End Secrecy on Major Land Deal in Sabah

(Bangkok) – The Sabah state government in Malaysia should immediately make public the terms and status of a land deal that would hand management of 4.9 million acres of tropical forest to a foreign company for up to 200 years, Human Rights Watch said today. The Sabah government is obligated

Omega-3 and Vitamin D May Reduce Heart Failure Complications

STORY AT-A-GLANCE Data from a study published in April 2022 in JACC: Heart Failure reveals that people with Type 2 diabetes who used omega-3 supplements had a lower incidence of 1 hospitalization with heart failure. Heart failure is a form of heart disease in which the heart experiences ventricular dysfunction.

This Week in the New Normal #28

Our successor to This Week in the Guardian, This Week in the New Normal is our weekly chart of the progress of autocracy, authoritarianism and economic restructuring around the world. 1. The French “Election” The new season of “Presidential Election” has just kicked off, and they are already repeating plot

How Does Coffee Affect Your Metabolism?

STORY AT-A-GLANCE Coffee is enjoyed by 7 in 10 Americans each week, while 62% enjoy coffee daily.

Eat This Kind of Meat and You Could End Up With Alzheimer's

STORY AT-A-GLANCE This article was previously published June 6, 2019, and has been updated with new information.

Left Goes Bonkers After FL Votes to Eliminate Disney's Special Tax District

The radical left on Thursday went bonkers after the Florida legislature voted to eliminate woke Disney’s special tax district.Gov.

Decadent and Fudgy Pot Brownies

By now, any of the 420 recipes you see online have become a cliche.

The Global Takeover Hinges on Pandemics and Transhumanism

STORY AT-A-GLANCE Have you ever watched any of the “Terminator” movies with Arnold Schwarzenegger? If you have, you will be familiar with the evil villain “Skynet,” which is a fictional artificial, neural network-based, conscious group-mind and artificial general superintelligence system that decided to terminate all human life in the late