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South Africa Covid-19 variant found in US after two adults in South Carolina test positive

Posted on January 31, 2021By Editor

A new Covid-19 variant first discovered in South Africa has now been detected in the US, after two cases were reported in the state of South Carolina, health officials announced on Thursday. … Read More >South Africa Covid-19 variant found in US after two adults in South Carolina test positive

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Facebook to expel ’political content’ from its news feed to ’discourage divisive conversations,’ Zuckerberg says

Posted on January 29, 2021January 29, 2021By Editor

Facebook is set to make it harder for “political content” to permeate its news feed and make related groups less visible – all in the name of preventing heated discussions that sow division, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said. … Read More >Facebook to expel ’political content’ from its news feed to ’discourage divisive conversations,’ Zuckerberg says

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AOC throws weight behind GameStop hedge fund massacre, takes a dig at Wall Street’s ‘long history of treating economy as a casino’

Posted on January 29, 2021January 29, 2021By Editor

Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has heaped mockery on Wall Street hedge funds who’ve taken a beating after a short-selling scheme on GameStop shares miserably backfired, accusing them of treating markets like a “casino.” … Read More >AOC throws weight behind GameStop hedge fund massacre, takes a dig at Wall Street’s ‘long history of treating economy as a casino’

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Discord SHUTS DOWN ‘WallStreetBets’ group as members drive runaway surge in GameStop stock, but platform says ban unrelated

Posted on January 29, 2021January 29, 2021By Editor

The ‘WallStreetBets’ Discord channel has been taken offline, with the platform claiming the ban was due to hate speech and had nothing to do with members helping to fuel a meteoric spike in GameStop’s stock value. … Read More >Discord SHUTS DOWN ‘WallStreetBets’ group as members drive runaway surge in GameStop stock, but platform says ban unrelated

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Biden’s top cyber adviser donated a lot to Israeli lobby AIPAC, say leftist reporters – and get accused of anti-Semitism

Posted on January 29, 2021January 29, 2021By Editor

An investigative report about ties between President Joe Biden’s pick for cyberwar adviser Anne Neuberger and AIPAC has unexpectedly landed two Democrat-friendly journalists in hot water with the Washington establishment. … Read More >Biden’s top cyber adviser donated a lot to Israeli lobby AIPAC, say leftist reporters – and get accused of anti-Semitism

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Family of 20 booted off American Airlines flight for ‘improper mask-wearing’

Posted on January 28, 2021January 28, 2021By Editor

A family of 20, including 10 children, was forced off an American Airlines flight over a trivial violation of the company’s mask policy, one family member claims, insisting his face covering only briefly slipped under his nose. … Read More >Family of 20 booted off American Airlines flight for ‘improper mask-wearing’

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‘No idea how skilled labor works’? John Kerry savaged for telling unemployed fossil fuel workers to go MAKE SOLAR PANELS

Posted on January 28, 2021January 28, 2021By Editor

US climate envoy John Kerry reckons any energy workers laid off by President Joe Biden administration’s environmental orders can simply “make solar panels” instead. His advice was ripped apart online. … Read More >‘No idea how skilled labor works’? John Kerry savaged for telling unemployed fossil fuel workers to go MAKE SOLAR PANELS

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US freezes sales of missiles to Saudi Arabia and F-35s to UAE as it reviews Trump-era arms deals

Posted on January 28, 2021January 28, 2021By Editor

The US has temporarily frozen some pending arms sales to allied states while the Biden administration reviews weapons deals agreed under President Donald Trump, according to officials at the State Department. … Read More >US freezes sales of missiles to Saudi Arabia and F-35s to UAE as it reviews Trump-era arms deals

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Billionaire brawl: Musk blasts Bezos’ Amazon over effort to ‘hamstring’ SpaceX Starlink satellite internet project

Posted on January 28, 2021January 28, 2021By Editor

The world’s wealthiest men Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are embroiled in a battle in front of US regulators over rival satellite internet projects. On Tuesday SpaceX CEO Musk accused Bezos’ Amazon of trying to “hamstring” his system. … Read More >Billionaire brawl: Musk blasts Bezos’ Amazon over effort to ‘hamstring’ SpaceX Starlink satellite internet project