Last night the Italian coast guard rescued 138 migrants on board a boat in distress and ferried them to the island of Lampedusa. Meanwhile, a helicopter flying over the border in Texas crashed yesterday, killing two National Guard soldiers and a Border Patrol agent.
In other news, the parachute dangling a pallet of humanitarian aid airdropped into Gaza failed yesterday morning, causing the pallet to drop suddenly, killing five people and injuring ten others.
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Alec Baldwin to Call Celebrity Friends to Testify in ‘Rust’ Manslaughter Trial
Actor Alec Baldwin is said to be looking at calling on high-profile celebrities to testify on his behalf during his upcoming criminal trial in New Mexico, where he was accused of manslaughter in connection with the shooting death of Halyna Hutchins on the set of “Rust.”
According to TMZ, Baldwin’s attorneys are looking to celebrities who have publicly supported him since the 2021 shooting. Some of the possible celebrities named were Frances Fisher, Mickey Rourke, and Debra Messing.
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Biden Interrupted by Pro-Palestinian Protester at Atlanta Rally: ‘I Don’t Resent the Passion’
President Biden was interrupted at an Atlanta rally on Saturday by a pro-Palestinian protester who called him “genocide Joe.”
At the Pullman Yards rally in Georgia’s capital city, Biden was quickly interrupted shortly after he began his speech by a screaming protester.
“What are you going to do, genocide Joe,” the protester yelled. “Tens of thousands of Palestinians are dead.”
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Biden Says He is Running for ‘Congress’ During Pennsylvania Rally
On Friday, President Biden forgot he was running for president and vowed to restore Roe v. Wade when he is elected “to Congress.”
In a speech in Philidelphia, Pennsylvania, the president said, “Pennsylvania, I have a message for you.” He added, “Send me to Congress so that I can support this right.”
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Boeing Says it Can’t Find Work Records Related to Door Panel That Blew Out on Alaska Airlines Flight
SEATTLE (AP) — Boeing has acknowledged in a letter to Congress that it cannot find records for work done on a door panel that blew out on an Alaska Airlines flight over Oregon two months ago.
“We have looked extensively and have not found any such documentation,” Ziad Ojakli, Boeing executive vice president and chief government lobbyist, wrote to Sen. Maria Cantwell on Friday.
The company said its “working hypothesis” was that the records about the panel’s removal and reinstallation on the 737 MAX final assembly line in Renton, Washington, were never created, even though Boeing’s systems required it.
The letter, reported earlier by The Seattle Times, followed a contentious Senate committee hearing Wednesday in which Boeing and the National Transportation Safety Board argued over whether the company had cooperated with investigators.
The safety board’s chair, Jennifer Homendy, testified that for two months Boeing repeatedly refused to identify employees who work on door panels on Boeing 737s and failed to provide documentation about a repair job that included removing and reinstalling the door panel.
“It’s absurd that two months later we don’t have that,” Homendy said. “Without that information, that raises concerns about quality assurance, quality management, safety management systems” at Boeing.
Cantwell, a Democrat from Washington, demanded a response from Boeing within 48 hours.
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A truck billboard slamming California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) for ignoring the fentanyl crisis was seen circling the California State Capitol in Sacramento on Thursday.
“Gavin, why don’t you care that Chinese FENTANYL is killing Californians?” one side of the billboard truck reads, along with the words: “We know why.”
The other side of the truck was an image of the California flag with the communist symbol of the hammer and sickle on the top left corner of it, along with the words “California Republic of the CCP” in yellow, alongside yellow stars, in reference to the Chinese flag.
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Excessive Alcohol Deaths Surged 29% During COVID Pandemic, CDC Data Reveals
The number of deaths related to excessive alcohol surged amid the stress and isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The annual average number of deaths stemming from alcohol use jumped 29%, to 178,000 from 138,000, between 2016-2017 and 2020-2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed last month.
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Ex-CIA director John Brennan told MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace on Thursday that the intelligence community may withhold “sensitive” intelligence information from former President Trump even if he becomes the GOP presidential nominee later this year.
The MSNBC senior national security and intelligence analyst, expressed his belief that Trump will be briefed on some national security information — according to the 72-year tradition of sitting administrations tapping U.S. intelligence officials to brief the presidential candidates of major political parties — however, he will not get highly sensitive information.
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FDNY Boss Hunts Down Staffers Who Booed NY AG Letitia James, Cheered for Trump at Promotion Ceremony
FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh is hunting down smoke-eaters and other staffers who mercilessly booed New York Attorney General Letitia James — and cheered in support of Donald Trump — during a department promotion ceremony this week, The Post has learned.
FDNY Chief of Department John Hodges fired off an email to other agency honchos warning a reckoning led by the department’s Bureau of Investigation and Trials was coming over the chorus of boos and chants of “Trump” that James received at Thursday’s event.
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A truck billboard slamming President Joe Biden for having “blood on his hands” as “America is burning” while “China is holding the matches” was seen driving past the White House, Congress, and the Chinese Embassy in Washington, DC, on Thursday.
“This Ain’t No Cold War. America is burning… China is holding the matches,” one side of the billboard truck reads, with an image of Chinese Communist Party Leader Xi Jinping and President Joe Biden surrounded by flames.
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‘Gold Bar Bob’ Menendez Will Not Seek Re-Election to Senate
Democrat Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) has decided not to seek re-election this November amid his ongoing criminal corruption cases.
However, “Gold Bar Bob” has yet to officially announce his decision publicly.
His alleged decision was revealed in a report from the New York Post.
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Hungarian PM Viktor Orban Met With Donald Trump in the US
On Friday, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban met with former US President Donald Trump at Trump’s residence in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, according to Bertalan Havasi, as cited by Portfolio.
The Hungarian delegation led by Orban Viktor arrived at the venue at five o’clock local time, where they held talks with Donald Trump and his associates for an hour. Following the meeting, the program continued with a shared dinner and concert.
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The US Constitution’s First Amendment has become a very hot topic over the last years, considering that its goal is to protect citizens’ right to free speech.
Coincidence?
Either way — serious issues connected to this pivotal piece of democratic legislation have now reached the Supreme Court in several cases, alleging one form or another of government-orchestrated censorship campaigns.
Fast forward to, adding insult to injury: one of the government officials who managed to stand out in this Big Tech/Big Government “Big Collusion” — Jen Psaki, a former White House press secretary — is back for the annual First Amendment Awards.
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Rand Paul Teases Senate Leadership Run, Receives Overwhelming Support on X
In a poll on X, users overwhelmingly support Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) to be the next leader of the US Senate.
In a post on the platform, Paul asked, “Who would you like to be the next Senate leader?” along with the poll which had himself, John Thune, and John Cornyn as the options.
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Robert De Niro Panics: If Donald Trump Wins, ‘He’ll Come Looking for Me’
Hollywood star Robert De Niro is panicking at the prospect of former President Donald Trump winning in November and reclaiming the White House, predicting that Trump “will come looking for me.”
Robert De Niro voiced his paranoid fantasy during a Friday appearance on HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher.
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Voters in San Francisco have decided to approve controversial new rules known as Proposition E, that significantly expand law enforcement’s powers of surveillance.
Other than allowing the police free rein when it comes to the surveillance tech they choose to use for a period of one year, Preposition E also absolves them of any duty to properly assess how effective the technology might be or how it may affect people’s privacy and safety.
To top it off, some types of surveillance will not be subject to oversight for an indefinite amount of time.
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Trump Met With Laken Riley’s Family Backstage Before Georgia Rally: ‘Profoundly Honored’
Former President Donald Trump met with the family of Laken Riley backstage before speaking at a rally in Georgia on Saturday.
“I met her beautiful mother and family backstage,” Trump told the crowd in Rome. “They said she was like the best. She was always the best to us. They admit that she was the best, and she was the first in her class. She was going to be the best nurse. She was the best nursing student. She was always the best. She was the brightest light in every room, they told me.”
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Trump Has Narrowed VP Shortlist to Three GOP Senators: Report
President Donald Trump is getting closer to naming his running mate for November and has now narrowed his list down to just three names, according to a new report.
Speculation over Trump’s vice president choice is reaching a fever pitch after his commanding Super Tuesday victory all but guaranteed a rematch with Joe Biden in November.
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Trump to Officially Clinch Republican Nomination Next Week Following Nikki Haley Exit: Campaign
Former President Trump will officially have enough delegates to clinch the Republican nomination for president next week — doing so more five days sooner than in 2020, his campaign told The Post.
Trump needs to secure at least 1,215 delegates in state primaries and caucuses to make his nomination a mathematical certainty.
With all of his challengers out of the way, Trump, who has 1,075 delegates as of Saturday, is expected to easily get there on Tuesday, when Georgia, Hawaii, Mississippi and Washington — a combined 161 delegates — hold their nominating contests.
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U.S Army Soldier Arrested for Selling Military Secrets to China
A U.S. Army intelligence analyst has been arrested for allegedly selling American military secrets to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
Authorities have charged Korbein Schultz, a 24-year-old Army soldier stationed at Fort Campbell in Kentucky and Tennessee.
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Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs is accused of using an AI program to carry out mass surveillance of citizens, i.e. voters in general, conservative activists, and also journalists — a way, critics say, to “weaponize” technology during the campaign leading up to US presidential elections.
The program is made possible by the UK company Logically, which says it’s in the business of producing ways to deploy “advanced AI to fight misinformation at scale” and is using fact-checkers, OSINT (so-called “open source intelligence) investigators, and “data science” to achieve this.
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Canada to Offer ‘Universal Access to Contraception’ Funded by Taxpayers
A national pharmacare program launched by the Liberal-NDP coalition is set to provide universal coverage for contraceptives in Canada, promising free products to millions of women.
According to Health Canada, the universal coverage will result in 9 million Canadian women having access to contraceptives and “reproductive autonomy.”
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Support for Child Vaccinations and Mandatory Vaccine Policies Plummets
There’s been a four-fold increase in parents of minors who say they’re “really against” vaccinating their kids, reveals a new study from the Angus Reid Institute.
One-in-six parents of minors, or 17%, are against all vaccines for their children following the COVID-19 pandemic.
There’s also been a 15-point decrease in the number of Canadians who support mandatory childhood vaccination in schools. That policy, in place in Ontario and New Brunswick, has support from 55% of Canadians.
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Arrests in Sweden: Suspects Linked to ISIS in Somalia, Possible New Detentions
Four individuals detained in Sweden on suspicion of terrorist intentions have connections to Islamic State structures in Somalia, announced Fredrik Gåhlström, a representative of the Security Police, according to SVT.
He stated that it had been established that these individuals have ties to ISIS in Somalia. Additionally, it is not ruled out that there may be new detentions in the near future.
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Czech Republic Falls Short on Funds for Ukrainian Shells
Differing numbers emerge from the president and prime minister regarding the amount of ammunition secured by the country, as reported by Politico.
The Czech Republic has managed to gather funds only for the acquisition of 300,000 rounds of ammunition for Ukraine, contrasting with the earlier indication of 800,000 by President Petr Pavel.
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EU States Call for Expedited Review of Agriculture Policies Amid Farmers’ Unrest
A significant number of European Union member states are pressing the bloc’s leadership to accelerate the assessment of agricultural policies and devise a concrete plan to address growing discontent among farmers across Europe, Bloomberg writes.
In a letter sent to the European Commission this week, agriculture ministers from 22 out of the EU’s 27 states emphasized the urgent need for decisive action and the establishment of clear milestones to address pressing issues concerning financial support and regulatory conditions. The letter, obtained by Bloomberg News, highlights the concerns of countries such as France, Spain, Poland, and Italy.
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Germany is on the Brink of a Coffee Crisis
New EU regulations could jeopardize coffee supplies to Germany. Prices of coffee beans are likely to increase significantly, warns the German Coffee Association, noting that Germany faces a “shortage of supply in the German and European markets.”
As reported by Schwaebische, the issue stems from an EU regulation set to take effect at the beginning of next year. According to the document, companies will need to prove that their production processes did not involve deforestation or damage to forests. This applies to raw materials such as cocoa or coffee beans, as well as certain processed products like chocolate.
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Germany Struggles to Meet Demand for Women’s Shelters Amid Surge in Violence
The violence against women is increasing while the number of available women’s shelter spaces remains stagnant, as written by Focus. According to the German Institute for Human Rights, approximately 14,000 spaces are still lacking to meet the demand, as mandated by the Istanbul Convention.
Müserref Tanriverdi, the head of the Institute’s Reporting Office on Gender-specific Violence, emphasizes the necessity of a nationwide statutory entitlement to protection and counseling for affected women. Although this is provided for in the coalition agreement, it has not yet been implemented.
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Greece Approves Ending State Monopoly on University Education, Despite Student Protests
Greek lawmakers approved sweeping university education reforms that would break the state monopoly on university education, despite student protests.
Greek lawmakers approved sweeping reforms early on Saturday that will end the state monopoly on university education, breaking what powerful left-wing student groups have long regarded as a major taboo.
Hours before the vote, which began Friday evening and ended after midnight, protesters attacked police outside parliament with petrol bombs and firecrackers as some 18,000 people demonstrated in central Athens against the proposed legislation.
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Large Dutch Companies Consider Leaving Due to Tax Concerns
More than ten large publicly traded companies are considering leaving the Netherlands, as reported by De Telegraaf. They aim to avoid paying additional taxes.
Ingrid Thijssen, chairwoman of VNO-NCW, confirms that many companies are researching the possibility of relocating abroad. The list of companies threatening to leave is growing longer, which Thijssen finds very concerning.
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Polish Foreign Minister Says Sending NATO Troops Into Ukraine ‘Not Unthinkable’
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s foreign minister says the presence of NATO forces “is not unthinkable” and that he appreciates the French president for not ruling out that idea.
Radek Sikorski made the observation during a discussion marking the 25th anniversary of Poland’s NATO membership in the Polish parliament on Friday, and the Foreign Ministry tweeted the comments later in English.
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Pope Accepts Resignation of Polish Bishop Due to Abuse Negligence
The resignation of a Polish bishop for negligence in handling cases of sexual abuse committed by clergy against minors has been accepted by Pope Francis, as announced by his representatives in the country on Saturday.
As cited by Reuters, Andrzej Dziuba, the bishop of Lowicz, failed to inform law enforcement about a case involving a priest from his diocese who abused a 14-year-old boy. Dziuba is reportedly facing charges in Poland.
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The Hot Air Balloon Fell Near the Border of Poland With Belarus
A balloon was discovered near the Belarus border, not far from Sokólka in Podlasie. As per reports from RMF24, it was identified as a smuggling balloon.
The RMF24 reporter revealed that approximately 20 cartons of cigarettes were attached to the balloon. Border guards have already secured the discovery.
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The Polish Sejm Has Passed Legislation to Exit the CFE Treaty
The Polish parliament voted to withdraw from the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE), as announced by the Sejm’s press office on Saturday.
According to the statement, “The Sejm has approved a law altering the application scope of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, signed in Paris on November 19, 1990.” It further mentioned, “With an overwhelming majority, the Polish parliament voted to halt the country’s involvement in the international treaty.”
The CFE Treaty, initially signed by the USSR in 1990, saw post-Soviet countries agreeing in 1992 on the maximum military equipment allowed on their territories, reports Interfax.
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The UK Government is Considering a New, Looser Definition of “Extremism”
The authorities in the UK are continuing with attempts to broaden the definition of “extremism” and behavior deemed as “undermining/overturning” British values.
Critics say the whole wiggly thing is the road to authoritarianism.
A new step said to be in that direction is a proposal presented by Communities Secretary Michael Gove, who is reportedly using previous initiatives to usher in a new definition of extremism.
Likely to cover all political and ideological bases, Gove is mentioning both “Islamists” and “far Right” organizations and their harmful activities that slip under the radar as the reason the current understanding of extremism is “too narrow.”
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Twenty Cities of Netherlands Unite Forces Against Street Harassment
In a joint effort to address street harassment, twenty cities have today signed a declaration with outgoing Minister Dijkgraaf of OCW. These cities, including Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Utrecht, aim to increase the safety of women on the streets, as reported by NOS.
Research from the Central Bureau of Statistics shows that two out of three young women between the ages of 12 and 25 were harassed on the streets in the years 2020 and 2021.
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UK Foreign Office staff were reportedly told that it was wrong to call Hamas terrorists and that Israel, as a “white, settler colonialist” nation, was ultimately to blame for the conflict in the Middle East.
A report from the London-based Jewish Chronicle claimed that the Foreign Office held a seminar for civil servants in which they were lectured by four academics, Professor Jeroen Gunning from King’s College London, Dr Tristan Dunning of the University of Queensland, Dr Anas Iqtait of Australian National University in Canberra, and Dr Martin Kear of the University of Sydney, on how to discuss the conflict between Israel and Hamas in the wake of the October 7th terror attacks.
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UK: 11-Year-Old Boy Dies After Attempting Viral ‘Chroming’ TikTok Challenge at Sleepover
(Gray News) — An 11-year-old boy died after attempting a TikTok challenge known as “chroming” at a friend’s sleepover on Saturday.
Lancashire Police were called to the scene around noon where they found Tommie-Lee Gracie Billington unresponsive.
Authorities said Tommie attempted the TikTok challenge “chroming.”
Chroming, also known as ‘huffing’ involves inhaling the fumes from cleaning products or toxic substances to get high, according to the Times of London. Inhaling these toxic chemicals can affect the nervous system, leading to slurred speech, dizziness and even death.
He was taken to a hospital, where he went into cardiac arrest and died.
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US Department of Energy Supports Lithuanian Border Security With Over €500K Aid
The US Department of Energy provided assistance worth almost 614 thousand euros to Lithuanian border guards, including radiation detectors, gas masks, all-terrain vehicles and other equipment, as reported by LRT.lt.
The handover ceremony took place in Vilnius, attended by the U.S. Ambassador, Minister of Internal Affairs, Deputy Minister, officials from the U.S. Embassy, Coordinator of the U.S. Department of Energy in Lithuania, and representatives of the Lithuanian Border Guard Service.
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The World Economic Forum (WEF) continues its vocal “anti-disinformation” campaign, urging governments, media, tech companies and civil society to all join in.
WEF’s apparent rationale is that “disinformation” is a threat to “our ecosystem” and wants “experts” to explain how to “curb it.” (Pity WEF hasn’t asked some experts to first define disinformation — and explain how to arrive at a broad consensus in society and politics about that definition).
Instead, the informal group representing global elites is giving a nod to the EU and its EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA), some of the key components of which are making critics call it “the censorship law.”
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Israelis Rally for Hostage Release, Netanyahu Ouster
Tel Aviv (AFP) — Shouting “Elections now!” and “Bring back the hostages now!”, thousands of Israeli demonstrators gathered in Tel Aviv Saturday to demand the departure of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after five months of war in Gaza.
With t-shirts and banners featuring the names and pictures of hostages seized during Hamas’s October 7 attack, the crowd demanded swift action to rescue the remaining captives.
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Reports: Humanitarian Aid AirDrop Kills Five Civilians in Gaza, Injures Ten More
A pallet of humanitarian aid airdropped into Gaza on Friday morning killed five people and injured ten more, according to reports.
Witnesses told the Guardian that the accident happened near the coastal refugee camp al-Shati after a parachute attached to the pallet failed to deploy properly and fell on a group of men, teenagers, and children waiting for aid.
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Nearly 50 Drones Intercepted Over Russia — MOD
by RT
The Russian military intercepted 47 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones overnight, the Defense Ministry said on Saturday morning. No fatalities were caused, according to local officials.
The ministry said one UAV was shot down over Belgorod Region, two over Kursk Region, three over Volgograd Region, and 41 over Rostov Region.
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Pope Francis: Ukraine Should Have the Courage of the ‘White Flag,’ Negotiate End of War With Russia
ROME: Pope Francis said in an interview that Ukraine, facing a possible defeat, should have the courage to negotiate an end to the war with Russia and not be ashamed to sit at the same table to carry out peace talks.
The pope made his appeal during an interview recorded last month with Swiss broadcaster RSI, which was partially released on Saturday.
“I think that the strongest one is the one who looks at the situation, thinks about the people and has the courage of the white flag, and negotiates,” Francis said, adding that talks should take place with the help of international powers.
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Bill Gates Calls for Farmers to be Replaced With ‘Smart Farming’ AI Technology
Billionaire Bill Gates is calling for governments to advance artificial intelligence-driven “smart farming” technology to replace human farmers around the world.
Gates made the call during his recent tour of India where he observed experiments of the AI tech being put into practice.
As Slay News reported, Gates has been meeting with Indian political leaders, government officials, scientists, “philanthropists,” and other globalists to discuss his ongoing technology experiments in the country.
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India: Delhi Police Personnel Suspended for Objecting to Street Namaj
‘Police did not do anything wrong’, Hindutvawadi BJP leader T Raja Singh came out in support of the policeman who kicked people offering Namaz in Delhi street causing public harassment.
Upendra Bharti | HENB | New Delhi | March 9, 2024:: Delhi Police has suspended the sub-inspector who kicked some people who were offering namaz on the road in North Delhi’s Indralok area. Now Hindutvawadi BJP leader T Raja Singh. Who is also MLA of Telangana’s Goshamahal constituency, has reacted to this. He wrote on Twitter, “Despite there being 6 lakh mosques across the country, what is the wisdom of offering namaz by blocking roads? My full support is with Delhi Police in this matter. The police have not done anything wrong”.
This incident took place near Indralok metro station at around 2 pm during Friday prayers. In protest against this incident, local people had blocked the road demanding action against the policeman. Its video is also going viral on social media. Congress leader Supriya Shrinet said on this matter, “Is this the motto of Amit Shah’s Delhi Police. Peace Service Justice. Are you working with full dedication?”
The incident led to a protest in Inderlok as the local people blocked the road and demanded action against the cop. DCP North Mk Meena said cops were deployed to maintain the law and order of the area and the locals were told that the cop was suspended. Paramilitary personnel have also been deployed in the area.
Congress leader Imran Pratapgarhi also condemned the incident and said that Delhi Police should register a case against the police officer who kicked the Muslims offering Namaz. He wrote on X, “What is this hatred? This person probably does not understand the principles of humanity.”
But, BJP’s Hindutvawadi leader Tiger Raja Singh came out with his straight attack on the public nuisance created by the Muslim people with their ulterior motives to block the roads and streets in the name of Friday Namaj. He also supported the harsh act of the Delhi Police personnel who kicked some Muslims offering Namaj on streets without any permission.
DCP North MK Meena confirmed that the policeman Manoj Kumar Tomar seen in the viral video was the police post in-charge and he was suspended with immediate effect. It was said by the DCP that disciplinary action would be taken against that policeman. The DCP said, “Talked to the people protesting in that area. We explained to them that action has been taken against the police.”
Hindu Existence Editor and Hindu interlocutor Upananda Brahmachari urged Delhi Police to stop all such illegal Namaj creating public harassment.
Former Union minister and BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Friday reacted to the video of a Delhi cop kicking Muslims offering namaz on the street and said the cruelty of a few can’t dent the image of India — India was, is and will always remain heaven (for the minorities). The former minister’s post on X came as he was tagged by a social media user on a photo of the incident that took place in Delhi’s Inderlok.
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The incident dates back to March 2022 when a Scheduled Caste woman of Hindu faith filed a complaint alleging that a man named Anish Ahmed posed as a Hindu man and lured her into a relationship and sexually abused her.
Sarita Singh | HENB | Lucknow | March 9, 2024:: A Muslim man in Uttar Pradesh has been sentenced to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting a Scheduled Caste woman of Hindu faith and converting her into Islam.
An SC/ST court in Bulandshahr also imposed a fine of Rs 4.45 lakh on the man for his crime.
According to Special Prosecutor Vipul Raghav, the incident dates back to March 2022 when a Scheduled Caste woman filed a complaint alleging that a man named Anish Ahmed, posing as a Hindu named Akash, lured her into a relationship.
According to the victim woman, Anish married her, deceitfully converted her religion to Islam and sexually exploited her.
During this time, the woman claimed that Anish absconded with Rs 2.5 lakh in cash and a gold chain belonging to her.
According to the victim, Anees cheated her by changing her name from Anita to Ayesha. The victim’s advocate says that the accused also raped the victim and cheated her in many counts.
Based on the woman’s complaint, a case was registered under various sections of the IPC, including Sections 376 (rape), 420 (cheating), 406 (criminal breach of trust), as well as Sections 3, 2, 5, and 3/5 of the SC/ST Act.
Anish was subsequently arrested and produced before the court.
After hearing both sides, the court found the accused guilty on all counts and pronounced the verdict, sentencing Anish to jail term.
It is told that, for the first time in UP, someone has been sentenced in a love jihad case for converting a Hindu girl into Islam.
However, the accused maintains his innocence and plans to appeal against the verdict in the higher court.
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Student Sentenced to Death in Pakistan for WhatsApp Messages
A 22-year-old student in Pakistan has been sentenced to death by a court on charges of blasphemy over Whatsapp messages. The court in Punjab Province found him guilty of sharing blasphemous images and videos with the intent to offend the religious sentiments of Muslims. Alongside him, a 17-year-old was sentenced to life imprisonment in connection with the same case. Both individuals have denied any wrongdoing, as reported by BBC.
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Chinese government documents and restricted military journals show how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is using social media like TikTok and Hollywood to target vulnerable young consumers and tear at the fabric of American culture, according to Peter Schweizer’s new book: Blood Money: Why the Powerful Turn a Blind Eye While China Kills Americans.
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Report: China Executing ‘Delete America’ Plan to Remove U.S. Hardware From Tech Industry
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) on Thursday reported on an alleged secret 2022 Chinese government directive called “Document 79,” whose purpose is to “delete America” from the Chinese tech industry.
Under this directive, Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOE) are required to phase out foreign software no later than 2027.
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Haiti Declares Emergency, Enforces Curfew Due to Rising Violence
Haiti has entered a state of emergency and enforced a nighttime curfew due to a surge in violence following attacks by armed gangs on the country’s two largest prisons, resulting in the release of numerous inmates.
The Haitian government announced the 72-hour state of emergency on Sunday evening and implemented a curfew from 6 p.m. to 5 a.m. The decision aims “to restore order and take necessary actions to regain control of the situation,” as reported by ABC News.
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Austria: Migrant Group Abuses Two Girls in Salzburg
The two female victims are 15 and 16 years old. They are said to have been massively sexually abused by a group of nine migrants. Two of the suspected perpetrators also filmed with their cell phones.
As cited by eXXpress, the accused are between 15 and 18 years old and come from immigrant families. They are Turks, Serbs or Austrians with a migration background. The crime took place last year, on the night of December 26th. The nine young people — eight boys, one girl — committed serious sexual abuse against two student friends in Bischofshofen.
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President Biden sparked outrage Saturday, as apologized in a new interview for using the word “illegal” to describe Laken Riley’s alleged killer during his State of the Union address.
However, the embattled commander-in-chief failed to apologize — or even acknowledge — that he butchered the murder victim’s name twice as “Lincoln Riley” during the same address.
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Chris Hansen Sounds Alarm After Sting Nets Migrants ‘Pimping’ Others ‘Indebted’ to Cartels
“Takedown” host Chris Hansen — also known for his longtime show “To Catch a Predator,” which followed police sting operations targeting pedophiles — said his latest project led him to encounter migrants who were soliciting women for sex and others being solicited themselves.
Hansen told Fox News the idea of “migrant crime” is “not a hoax,” but becoming a real problem in some quarters where it has led to alleged criminal sex rings, after MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow and Jen Psaki mocked the issue being the top concern for voters in Virginia.
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X boss Elon Musk has responded to the corporate media smearing him as “anti-immigrant” because he’s raising concerns about the border crisis and illegal immigration.
Musk, who is African-American, addressed the false label in a post on X:
“Because I am raising concerns about the flood of unvetted illegal immigrants overwhelming American cities, the press will often characterize me as ‘anti-immigrant.’
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Exclusive: Rep. Lauren Boebert Introduces the Build the Wall and Deport Them All Act
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) crafted a straightforward plan to end the catastrophic border crisis created by President Joe Biden.
The Colorado Congresswoman introduced the Build the Wall and Deport Them All Act Friday. The bill codifies many Donald Trump-era policies and might be the perfect contrast to the border policies offered by Biden during his State of the Union address to the nation the night before.
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Gangbangers Openly Sell Fake IDs, Green Cards to Migrants on NYC Streets as Officials Warn of Danger
Criminals with ties to MS-13 and other gangs are selling fake green cards and social security cards to migrants on street corners in Queens — a dangerous security threat as rogue newcomers pour into the Big Apple.
This week The Post spotted at least 10 men camped out in broad daylight at four different corners along Roosevelt Avenue in Queens, hawking the bogus documents for $80 to $250.
The forged social security numbers can be used to open up a bank account and potentially obtain a real driver’s license.
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An effort by Senate Republicans to stop non-citizens, including illegal immigrants, from being counted on the census for the purposes of apportionment for House seats and the Electoral College was shot down later Friday after the measure failed to gain the support of a single Democrat.
Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., moved to include an amendment, attached to the $460 billion spending package, that would require the Census Bureau to include a citizenship question in any future census, and then bar anyone who isn’t a U.S. citizen from being counted for purposes of congressional district and Electoral College apportionment.
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Helicopter Carrying National Guard Members and Border Patrol Agent Crashes in Texas, Killing 3
LA GRULLA, Texas (AP) — A helicopter flying over the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas crashed Friday, killing two National Guard soldiers and a Border Patrol agent, the military said. Another soldier on board was injured.
The UH-72 Lakota helicopter was assigned to the federal government’s border security mission when it went down near Rio Grande City, according to a statement released by Joint Task Force North. The cause was under investigation.
The crash happened mid-afternoon Friday while the helicopter was conducting aviation operations, according to the statement. No other details were provided.
Starr County Judge Eloy Vera, the county’s top official, said those on board included one woman and three men. He said the person who was injured was in critical condition.
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Italy: Coast Guard Rescues 138 Migrants From a Boat in Distress
The Italian coast guard intervened on Friday night to rescue 138 migrants and refugees on a boat in distress in the central Mediterranean.
The group, comprising Bengalis, Egyptians, Pakistanis, Syrians and Palestinians and including 21 women and 17 minors, had departed from Sabratha in Libya.
The migrants and refugees were disembarked on Lampedusa, where there were already 383 people in the hotspot.
On Friday a total of 259 migrants and refugees arrived on the island in six separate landings.
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The illegal Venezuelan migrant charged in the shocking slaying of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley “shouldn’t have even been here,” her outraged friend said.
Riley, a 22-year-old student at Augusta University, was killed on Feb. 22 while jogging on the nearby University of Georgia campus.
Jose Antonio Ibarra, a 26-year-old Venezuelan citizen who entered the United States illegally in 2022, is being held without bond on charges of malice murder, felony murder, aggravated battery, kidnapping and other counts.
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Two US citizens were arrested by Border Patrol agents in Santa Teresa, New Mexico this week after authorities discovered they both had outstanding warrants on murder charges. They had been crossing at a popular illegal immigration route.
The arrests were made when the two male suspects, whose identities have not yet been revealed, were caught illegally crossing into the US through the southern border in Santa Teresa on a popular crossing route for illegal immigrants, per the Daily Mail.
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Ireland’s Conservatives Jubilant as Government Loses Family Redefinition Referendum
The Irish electorate looks like having solidly rejected two constitutional amendments that would have erased the word “woman” from the Irish constitution and altered the legal definition of family in what is shaping up to be a 70-30 shock victory for tradition over the nation’s well-financed NGO lobby.
Voters were deciding on two separate questions in the referenda—symbolically held on International Women’s Day, Friday—to widen the legal definition of family to include same-sex relationships and single parents, as well as to delete constitutional provisions that recognized the role women play in the household.
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Macron Proposes Abortion Rights as an EU Fundamental Right
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced his intention to make abortion one of the key rights of the European Union in its Charter of Fundamental Rights. His statement came during a ceremony in Paris, where Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti solemnly enshrined the right to abortion in the French constitution following a resounding vote by lawmakers earlier in the week, as reported by Reuters.
Macron’s proposal to include the guarantee of abortion rights in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights faces challenges and requires unanimous approval.
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Montana Parents Say Daughter Was Able to Get Male Hormones From Amazon Without Being 18
The Montana parents who lost custody of their 14-year-old daughter to the state after refusing to go along with her “gender transition” revealed in an interview with Jordan Peterson that their child was able to obtain sex change hormones through Amazon.
Todd and Krista Holstad explained that their daughter Jennifer, who now identifies as a male named Leo, obtained hormones from a friend who had ordered the drugs off of the online retail monolith.
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Gold Bar Bob wants to spend more time with his gold bars!
Also, the democrats voting to allow the number of illegal aliens to be included for house seats and electoral college votes is a slap in the face of every American citizen.