In a world increasingly populated by drone aircraft, systems designed to counter such machines are increasingly on the mind of world governments. Weapon developers in “Chinese Announce Anti-Drone Laser System”
Month: October 2020
Fracking = Wrong Way Forward for Climate
A global energy approach that adopts the kind of natural gas boom currently underway in the U.S. is “misguided” and a path towards further climate “Fracking = Wrong Way Forward for Climate”
Seven Years Later, Blackwater Guards Found Guilty of Massacre in Iraq
More than seven years after guards with the private mercenary company Blackwater opened fire on Iraqi civilians in downtown Baghdad, killing 17 people and wounding “Seven Years Later, Blackwater Guards Found Guilty of Massacre in Iraq”
Federal Court Orders Texas to Hold Off Execution of Mentally Ill Man
A federal court of appeals on Wednesday issued a stay of execution for Texas death row inmate Scott Panetti just hours before the man diagnosed “Federal Court Orders Texas to Hold Off Execution of Mentally Ill Man”
Kushner will 'extricate himself entirely' from businesses, attorney says
Jared Kushner’s attorney said early Tuesday that President-elect Donald TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back “Kushner will 'extricate himself entirely' from businesses, attorney says”
AT&T Stops Using Undeletable Phone Tracking IDs
AT&T says it has stopped its controversial practice of adding a hidden, undeletable tracking number to its mobile customers’ Internet activity. “It has been phased “AT&T Stops Using Undeletable Phone Tracking IDs”
Failing to Deliver: Manufacturing Wages Aren't What They Used to Be
Though nine out of ten Americans perceive blue-collar jobs as “good jobs” and policymakers tout the benefits of expanding the country’s manufacturing base, the truth “Failing to Deliver: Manufacturing Wages Aren't What They Used to Be”
Amid Shrinking Abortion Rights Nationwide, an Effort to Fund Access from the Grassroots
Despite strong U.S. support for the right to choose, the past three years have seen dramatic cuts to reproductive health care access, with states passing “Amid Shrinking Abortion Rights Nationwide, an Effort to Fund Access from the Grassroots”
California Drought Worst in 1,200 Years: Study
The last three years of drought in California were the worst that the state has experienced in 1,200 years, a study published Thursday by Geophysical “California Drought Worst in 1,200 Years: Study”
CIA Head Speaks Out on Torture Report But Question Remains: 'What's Going to Happen?'
“Deceit and obfuscation.” That’s what CIA Director John Brennan offered Thursday, one observer says, at a press conference just days after the release of the “CIA Head Speaks Out on Torture Report But Question Remains: 'What's Going to Happen?'”