‘SHUT DOWN’: Far-left climate protesters arrested after ‘storming’ BlackRock’s NYC HQ with pitchforks
Fox News Multiple climate protesters were arrested after they “shut down entry” to the offices of BlackRock’s New York City headquarters on Friday. Footage shared online by New York Communities for Change (NYCC), a movement focused on “building power for low and moderate-income communities in New York State,” showed several climate activists rushing the handful…
Read MoreMichigan lobbyist pleads guilty to bribery in marijuana board scheme
Fox News A lobbyist pleaded guilty Friday to conspiring to pass bribes to the head of a Michigan marijuana licensing board, the third conviction since charges were announced just a few weeks ago. Vincent Brown acknowledged that he had a role in getting $42,000 and other benefits to Rick Johnson before the board was disbanded…
Read MoreItaly returns 2,000-year-old grave marker, exported illegally, to Turkey
Fox News Italy on Friday returned to Turkish authorities a funerary stele, dating from the second century and carrying a loving inscription to the dead woman’s spouse, after investigation determined that it was illegally excavated from southeastern Turkey. Italy’s specialized Carabinieri paramilitary police art squad said it had determined after extensive investigation that the object…
Read MoreMan suspected of stabbing wife in Kafr Bara
Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-741576
Read MoreZimbabwe to introduce gold-backed digital currency
Fox News Zimbabwe will launch a digital currency next month by introducing “tokens” that are backed by gold reserves and can be transferred between people and businesses as a form of payment, the country’s central bank said Friday. The move is aimed at shoring up Zimbabwe’s faltering national currency, the Zimbabwe dollar, which is fast…
Read MoreCorporate Technology Under New Scrutiny Amid Recession Fears
Wall Street Journal Companies are trimming and streamlining their information technology spending amid worries about a possible recession later this year. https://www.wsj.com/articles/corporate-technology-under-new-scrutiny-amid-recession-fears-a69c6583
Read MoreAzeri protesters will end blockage of key road
Fox News Protesters who have blocked the road leading from Armenia to an ethnic Armenian region within Azerbaijan for four months said Friday that they will end their actions because Azerbaijan has established a checkpoint at the start of the road. The blockage of the so-called Lachin Corridor, which leads from the Armenian border to…
Read MoreRansomware attacks are up significantly in the first months of 2023
Jerusalem Post In March of this year, 410 people reported that they had been a victim of ransomware attacks, indicating a significant increase compared to the previous year. https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/tech-and-start-ups/article-741560
Read MoreBing censored more search results in China than did domestic rival platforms, new study finds
Fox News A new report found that Microsoft’s Bing search engine restricted search results more than any other platform among eight China-accessible platforms analyzed by the University of Toronto. “These findings call into question the ability of non-Chinese technology companies to better resist censorship demands than their Chinese counterparts,” the report from the university’s Citizen…
Read MoreIs India doomed to chair the most impotent G20 in modern times?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. In the face of global crises, the G20 has been paralysed by rivalries and distracted by domestic challenges. Can India, whose reputation is at stake, lead it back into action? https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3218475/india-doomed-chair-most-impotent-g20-modern-times?utm_source=rss_feed
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