As the military world broadens in scale and increases in complexity due to the speed of technological advances, the U.S. Navy wants to scrap 24 ships, including five cruisers and a pair of Los Angeles-class submarines.
Author: Richard Holland
Crime Soars in Seattle After City Council Cuts Police Funding: '30 Years' Backwards
Crime is soaring in Seattle, Washington, in the wake of the city council’s decision to “defund the police” partially in the wake of the George Floyd riots, Black Lives Matter protests, and “Capitol Hill Occupied Protest” (CHOP) of the summer of 2020.
Florida Dunkin' Worker Sentenced to House Arrest for Fatally Punching Customer
Former Florida Dunkin’ manager Corey Pujos, 27, accused of fatally punching an elderly customer who called him the “‘n-word,” was given two years of house arrest as part of a plea deal.
NYT: Silicon Valley's Prenatal Tests for Serious Health Problems Have a Stunning False Positive Rate
In a recent article, the New York Times discusses the issue of inaccurate prenatal blood tests which regularly indicate that unborn babies could have disorders and ailments. But the tests are often wrong. The Times reports that for every 15 times they accurately diagnose a health issue in babies, they are wrong a stunning 85 times.
Omicron: Japan Bars All Foreign Entries for One Month
Japan’s government on Monday announced a month-long ban on all foreign travelers entering the country beginning Tuesday in an effort to prevent a new strain of coronavirus known as Omicron from invading Japan.
Fired Keystone Pipeline Worker: My Crisis Is Not Climate but Putting Food on the Table
Neal Crabtree, a welder who lost his job on the Keystone XL pipeline, said his crisis is not about the climate but about earning a living.