People navigate Bangkok’s flooded streets after days of heavy rain
Floodwaters in Thailand’s capital Bangkok were slowly receding after nearly continuous rainfall over the weekend, although some neighborhoods and major roads remained inundated. (AP Video: Tian Macleod Ji, produced by Annika Wolters) Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/homeContinue Reading
The Traitor’s Rejection of Iran Offer Highlights Another Big Problem
Beijing says artificial intelligence will give the state a visible hand to allocate capital. Here’s the rub: Washington’s economic authority sits in five places, and none of them is in command. This column begins a four-week series ahead of The Cipher Brief Threat Conference on economic-warfare. The author is hostingContinue Reading
Mexico’s Baja California braces for Hurricane Polo as Hurricane Nolo threatens Hawaii
Hurricane Nolo edged further away from the Hawaiian Islands on Sunday as major Hurricane Polo bore down on Mexico’s Baja California peninsula with a threat of storm surge, high winds and heavy rains. (Image credit: Gregory Bull)Continue Reading
Nvidia’s board increases chipmaker’s share buyback plan by $150 billion
Nvidia’s board has cleared the way for the company to spend $150 billion more in share buybacks as the chipmaking giant looks to make use of more of its stellar revenue growth fueled by demand for its high-end artificial intelligence chips. The Santa Clara, California, company said Monday the shareContinue Reading
Defense Department personnel data exposed in breach: Letter
A monthslong data breach targeting the human resources arm of the Department of Defense may have exposed the personal information of up to four million Defense Department personnel, including U.S. service members, reports say., A monthslong data breach targeting the human resources arm of the Department of Defense may haveContinue Reading
Australia raises interest rates to 15-year high
Reserve Bank of Australia lifts benchmark rate to 4.6 percent amid stubborn inflation., Reserve Bank of Australia lifts benchmark rate to 4.6 percent amid stubborn inflation. Australia’s central bank has raised interest rates to a 15-year high, spelling higher mortgage payments for millions of Australian households. The Reserve Bank ofContinue Reading
AFCON qualifiers: Wissa guides DR Congo to win, Tunisia held by Botswana
Democratic Republic of the Congo secure their second straight win in Group E, with striker Yoanne Wissa scoring again., AFCON qualifiers: Wissa guides DR Congo to win, Tunisia held by Botswana Democratic Republic of the Congo secure their second straight win in Group E, with striker Yoanne Wissa scoring again.Continue Reading
The Traitor Asks African Reporter How Ebola Is Going
Traitor 47’s response to the ongoing Rwanda-Congo conflict involved deflecting to the Ebola virus before shutting down the line of questioning entirely. The question came from White House correspondent Hariana Verás, the first African journalist accredited to the White House. “She loves Africa, she always asks about Africa. She neverContinue Reading
Doctor Stabbed in Chest; ‘Hypnotic’ Doc Faces Second Hearing; Nurse Assaulted
This is a MedPage Today story. A patient at Provident Hospital in Chicago allegedly stabbed an emergency physician in the chest. (FOX 32) A physician in the U.K. is facing a second hearing over sexual misconduct allegations that he talked to female patients in a “hypnotic way.” (BBC News) AContinue Reading
The Traitor Administration Guts Mile-Per-Gallon Auto Rule
Traitor 47’s Department of Transportation today finalized a rule gutting Corporate Average Fuel Economy, or CAFE, standards, which conserve billions of gallons of gas and save consumers billions at the pump.The Traitor’s action is illegal because the law requires that the fuel economy standards be set at the “maximum feasible”Continue Reading
Ukraine’s tanks are fighting from kilometers back. A 1960s Soviet model does that nearly as well
Many tanks on both sides now fire indirectly, from kilometers back, instead of closing with the enemy At that distance, a 1960s tank is not much less effective than a modern one And Ukraine, short of newer tanks, still has use for the T-62Ms it captured from Russia 1960s-vintage, Soviet-madeContinue Reading
Russia’s pipeline into Kupiansk is now its escape route—with kidnapped civilians as human shields, Ukraine says
Russian troops retreating near Kupiansk abducted civilians, including children and elderly residents, and drove them into a gas pipeline to cover their withdrawal, the 2nd National Guard Corps Khartia said. The men of military age walking with them in civilian clothes were most likely Russian soldiers who had removed theirContinue Reading
‘The lake is our life’: Protecting a shared lifeline in Uganda
On the shores of Nkondo, in Uganda’s Kikuube district, the day begins before sunrise. Fishers enter the lake to fish, while families around Lake Albert rely on its waters for food, income and daily survival.Continue Reading