FDA employees now lack the tools to do their jobs
— OPINION — Many critical functions of the food division of the Food and Drug Administration have been drastically slowed or entirely stopped since late January, potentially making Americans less safe, current FDA employees say. The Human Foods Program (HFP), as the food division is now known…
Utah lawmakers approve amended Bitcoin bill
The state of Utah has passed its Bitcoin bill, but has dropped the Bitcoin reserve plan The approved bill protects mining, staking, and self-custody rights The bill now awaits Governor Cox’s signature, after which it will become effective starting May 2025 On March 7, 2025, Utah lawmakers took a significant step toward integrating cryptocurrency into…
Former Philippine President Duterte Arrested on International Criminal Court Warrant
Police arrested Duterte at a Manila airport in connection with a case of alleged crime against humanity…
UNRWA Chief Lazzarini Remarks to Press | Mirage News
GENEVA, checked against delivery It has been almost 10 days since the State of Israel banned the entry of humanitarian aid and commercial supplies into the Gaza Strip. Somehow a situation similar to the one which prevailed in October 2023. This decision threatens the lives and survival of civilians in Gaza, who have had only
The Electric State Short Circuits
A wildly expensive Netflix movie about robots and humans learning to love one another is strangely tedious…
Philippines ex-leader Duterte arrested on ICC warrant over drug killings
Rodrigo Duterte is accused of ‘crimes against humanity’ in a crackdown that left thousands dead…
Americans are drinking more cow’s milk. Here’s why that’s a problem.
The past few years have violated many of my assumptions about human progress. Twenty-year-olds are going MAGA. More and more Americans say that women should return to their “traditional” roles in society. For some reason, we have decided to gamble with bringing back once-eradicated deadly diseases. …
The case for using your brain — even if AI can think for you
My job, like many of yours, demands more from my brain than it is biologically capable of. For all its complexity, the human brain is frustratingly slow, running at about 10 bits per second — less bandwidth than a 1960s dial-up modem. That’s not enough to keep up with the constant firehose of information we’re…
Ex-Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte arrested on ICC warrant
Former President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines was arrested Tuesday morning in Manila on an International Criminal Court warrant for crimes against humanity over his bloody war on drugs…