Month: July 2019

Protest hits Hong Kong on anniversary of city’s handover | Protesters breached, stormed Legislative Council building

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by serkok Dozens of demonstrators broke through the glass of the Legislative Council (LegCo) building, while a large crowd observed the unrest from outside. Hundreds crowded the building’s lobby, spray-painting messages on the walls and waving to the crowd outside from upstairs windows. Earlier, police held signs warning they would use force if protesters charged the … Read more

Check Out The Epic Battle In The Gold Market

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BY JOHN RUBINO It is generally, if grudgingly, accepted that the “paper gold” markets – that is, the people trading futures contracts and options – are able to dictate the metal’s price and have used this power to suppress and delay gold’s inevitable trip to the moon. It’s also generally believed (at least by gold … Read more

BREXIT: Johnson or not, it still isn’t cricket.

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by John Ward It’s hardly surprising that Boris Johnson used his favourite sport as a way to tell hustings activists that he is the Sixes Slasher who should be at the crease. BoJo is the opportunist par excellence, but those who (like me) support him for the moment must use him in an equally opportunistic manner. Once inside Number … Read more

Unreal: New Jersey ISIS recruiter gets just 48 months behind bars

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by DCG The good judge… You want to know how old the judge in this case is? He was appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson. Yes, Lyndon B. Johnson. The good judge is 97 years old. From NY Post: A Brooklyn federal judge Wednesday sentenced an admitted ISIS recruiter and failed government cooperator to only 48 months behind bars — despite prosecutors’ … Read more

New Tech To Choose Baby Gender?

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Israeli scientists have demonstrated the ability for mammals to mate and produce only female babies. A similar system based on identical principles could produce only males. The research for the study was led by Prof. Udi Qimron, Dr. Ido Yosef and Dr. Motti Gerlic and conducted by Dr. Liat Edry-Botzer, Rea Globus, Inbar Shlomovitz and … Read more

Third of Americans cut spending, manufacturing hits 32-month low, Wealth gap grows, workers can’t even afford rents

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Third of Americans cut spending… A third of Americans say they’ve cut spending in the last year, and that percentage is about the same no matter the demographic, according to the Invest in You Spending Survey released on Monday. Reasons for spending less ranged from a loss of household income and new debt to fear … Read more