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Google Faces $9B Fine in Europe For Manipulating What Users See
An investigation by the European Commission into questionable business practices that directed user searches to Google’s own shopping services is likely to result in a massive anti-competition penalty for the Mountain View, California giant. An EU source tells Reuters the fine could come within the next two months. On three occasions, Google has sought to settle the accusations before they … Continue reading
Imminent Earthquake Threat to US Nuclear Facilities
Press Release 01-2017 9:30 AM The International Earthquake and Volcano Prediction Center (IEVPC) announces today that it has notified the Secretary of Energy, Rick Perry, of an imminent threat to US nuclear facilities from a wave of catastrophic earthquakes that is about to start. The determination of the scope and scale of this threat is based on years of seismic … Continue reading
Elon Musk Abandons Trump Advisory Role Following Paris Accord Withdrawal
Elon Musk has followed through on his threat to leave Donald Trump’s White House advisory council after the president reneged on the Paris accord. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO fulfilled his promise Wednesday, saying he had done all he could to convince Trump of the threat posed by climate change. Don't know which way Paris will go, but I've done … Continue reading
Labor Rights Activist Arrested While Investigating an Ivanka Trump-Linked China Based Shoe Factory
Three nonprofit workers investigating labor conditions at a Chinese factory making shoes for Ivanka Trump’s eponymous fashion brand have been arrested or gone missing. Police arrested labor rights activist Hua Haifeng on suspicion of illegal surveillance, the man’s wife told the Associated Press yesterday (May 30). Hua and two colleagues lost contact with their employer China Labor Watch this past … Continue reading
US Military Forces Train for Extraterrestrial Conflict
Elite military units are specializing in mock space warfare, as Russia and China develop anti-satellite weaponry. In a large, tin-roofed warehouse near Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, members of a team of modern space warriors spend their days hatching plots to defeat the US military in extraterrestrial combat. They’re called Space Aggressors. Their job is to act like the enemy during mock … Continue reading
Saudi Arabia Releases Video on TV That Teaches Husbands How to Beat Their Wives
The national television of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has aired a video, in which a self-styled Islamic family doctor is seen teaching men in the country how to ‘properly’ beat their wives. The video is believed to have been aired in the country in early February, 2016. The Kingdom’s government is said to have approved the video, and that … Continue reading
Intel Head Says It Is ‘Inevitable’ That North Korea Will Build Nuclear-Armed Missile Able to Reach US
The Defense Intelligence Agency has provided the first official US assessment of North Korea’s latest missile test, telling a Senate committee that the reclusive nation is on a clear trajectory to obtaining a nuclear-armed missile that could hit the US. DIA Director Lieutenant General Vincent Stewart and Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee … Continue reading
US Intel Now ‘Very Much Concerned’ About Russian Kaspersky Anti-Virus Software
The secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has promised to deliver a report to the Senate about all uses of antivirus software made by controversial Russia-based security firm Kaspersky Lab on DHS systems. During a Thursday meeting of the Senate Appropriations Committee, DHS Secretary John Kelly was asked if any Kaspersky software was being used on DHS … Continue reading
Special Counsel Investigating Donald Trump’s Son-in-Law Jared Kushner’s Contacts with Russia
Former FBI director Robert S. Mueller III is overseeing the FBI investigation as a special counsel. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner’s contacts with Russian interlocutors during the transition may be examined by the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) as part of its ongoing inquiry into alleged meddling by Kremlin in the 2016 US presidential election, media reports said. Mr. … Continue reading
China Warns ‘Unpermitted’ US Patrol to Leave Disputed Waters in South China Sea
The Chinese Navy has warned a US warship to leave, as it sailed within 12 nautical miles of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea “without permission.” Beijing says that the latest US move disrupts the peace process in the region. After the USS Dewey guided missile destroyer entered waters near the disputed land “without permission from the Chinese … Continue reading
