Author: Aidan
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Crackdown on Palestine in education goes far beyond universities
In November, two teachers at the Citizens of the World Charter School in Los Angeles were suspended and subjected to an investigation after they made social media posts about giving lessons to first graders on the genocide in Palestine. “LOL but I did a lesson on the genocide in Palestine today [with] my first graders,’”…
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U.S. Employers Add Robust 216,000 Jobs In Sign Of Resilient Job Market
The nation’s employers added a robust 216,000 jobs last month, the latest sign that the American job market remains resilient even in the face of sharply higher interest rates. Friday’s report from the Labor Department showed that December’s job gain exceeded the 173,000 that were added in November. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.7%…
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Apple Could Soon Face ‘Sweeping’ U.S. Antitrust Lawsuit
Taking a break from world news. So I’ve been an all Apple person since 2004 and this screams jealousy from android users rather than an actual antitrust? Apple devices are not a meaningfully large majority of human consumers for this to even register as anticompetitive. But sure I guess the biggest problem for US regulators…
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Tesla recalls over 1.6 million EVs exported to China to fix automatic steering, door latch glitches
Tesla is recalling more than 1.6 million Model S, X, 3 and Y electric vehicles exported to China for problems with their automatic assisted steering and door latch controls. China’s State Administration for Market Regulation announced the recall on Friday. It said Tesla Motors in Beijing and Shanghai would use remote upgrades to fix the…
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US offers $10 million for Hamas financial information
The United States is offering up to $10 million for information on five Hamas financiers or anything leading to the disruption of the Palestinian militant group’s financial mechanisms, the State Department said on Friday. The reward offering follows four rounds of U.S. sanctions on Hamas after the group’s deadly incursion into Israel on Oct. 7, which Israel…
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China promises pandas for the U.S. on the 45th anniversary of the two nations’ ties
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Friday that the United States and China must insist on peaceful coexistence and transcend their differences like they did when they established diplomatic relations 45 years ago this week. Wang also promised that giant pandas would return to the U.S. — and specifically California — by the end of…
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Pakistan Senate Approves Resolution To Delay February 8 Elections
The Pakistan Senate on Friday approved a resolution seeking a delay in the February 8 general elections citing security concerns, the country’s ARY News reported. The resolution presented by Senator Dilawar Khan was approved by the majority of lawmakers. Pakistan Information Minister Murtaza Solangi and PML-N Senator Afnan Ullah, who were present in the House,…
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His fortune shrank by $80 billion last year. Now India’s Gautam Adani is back as Asia’s richest man
After a tumultuous year, the Indian tycoon has just retaken his former position as Asia’s richest man, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. The founder of the sprawling Adani Group is now worth $97.6 billion, which makes him the 12th wealthiest person on the planet. This goes on to say “self-made” — there’s no such thing.…