'Number of people' killed after vehicle drives into Vancouver street festival

The vehicle entered the street where people were attending a Filipino community festival Friday, the Vancouver Police Department said on social media. The driver was taken into custody, police said.

#news #npr #publicradio #usa
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China Set to End One of Its Last US Dependencies Thanks to 35 Million Tons of High-Purity Quartz Deposit Worth 1.4 Billion Euros

And then there is this news

#News #China #USA #Quartz #OurModernTimes

China Set to End One of Its Last US Dependencies Thanks to 35 Million Tons of High-Purity Quartz Deposit

The find may allow China to end its reliance on imports from the United States, particularly from the globally dominant Spruce Pine mine in North Carolina.

^{Arezki Amiri (The Daily Galaxy - Great Discoveries Channel)}

China vows retaliation against countries that follow U.S. calls to isolate Beijing

“China firmly opposes any party reaching a deal at the expense of China’s interests. If this happens, China will not accept it and will resolutely take reciprocal countermeasures,” the Chinese Ministry of Commerce said, according to a CNBC translation.

Retaliation For Those Who Make A Deal With Trump : The Trade War Becoming A Cold War

#News #TradeWar #China #USA #Trump #TheLinesAreDrawn

China vows retaliation against countries that follow U.S. calls to isolate Beijing

In a shift toward a harder stance this month, China retaliated against U.S. tariffs with levies of 125% on imports of American goods.

^{Evelyn Cheng (CNBC)}

The Justice Department is about to make its case for a Google breakup. Here's what to know

Google and the Justice Department will face off in the final stage of a landmark antitrust case that could force the company to spin off its Chrome browser business.

#news #npr #publicradio #usa
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With federal funding on the line, school leaders weigh Trump DEI order

The Trump administration has told states they have until April 24 to promise to end DEI programs in K-12 schools, or risk losing federal dollars.

#news #npr #publicradio #usa
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April 5th : HANDS OFF EVENT

Visit : Handsoff2025.com

#April5th #NationalDayofAction #USA #SupportDemocracy

Hands Off!

Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them. They're taking everything they can get their hands on and daring the world to stop them.

^{Hands Off!}

This is why Canada has plenty of eggs — and the U.S. doesn't

Because Canadian Farmers Do It Right :-)

#CurrentEvents #Eggs #EggShortage #BIrdFlu #USA #Canada #AvianFlu

Apple Pulls iCloud Encryption Feature Following UK Government Demands

The company said it was "gravely disappointed" to no longer be able to offer Advanced Data Protection to iPhone users in the UK.

And So the Next Round Of Lost Privacy in the UK Begins

#News #Computing #Apple #Iphone #Encryption #Privacy #UK #EU #USA

Apple Pulls iCloud Encryption Feature Following UK Government Demands

^{Katie Collins (CNET)}

"The United States is commonly thought of as a low-tax country. But workers effectively pay some of the highest taxes in the developed world — without getting a decent welfare state in return." #USA

https://jacobin.com/2019/04/labor-tax-rates-united-states-health-insurance

#classism #poverty #ChildPoverty

US Workers Are Paying High Taxes. But Without Any of the Benefits.

^jacobin.com

Organic carrots recalled in US after deadly E. coli outbreak

Fatal E-coli OutBreak

#USA #CDC #OrganicCarrots

Organic carrots recalled in US after deadly E. coli outbreak

One person has died and others are in hospital after eating the carrots, officials say.

^{Alex Boyd (BBC News)}

The Vice Presidents That America Forgot

Some Vice-President Facts

#History #USA #VPs

Hackers may have stolen the Social Security numbers of every American. Here’s how to protect yourself

Someone Has Stolen 2.9 Billion Social Security Records

#IdTheft #USA #SocialSecurity #HackersBrokeTheSystem

As in most countries? Because most countries are generally pretty small.

I'm talking about countries the size of the #USA, #Canada, #Russia, #China, etc.

It works really well on a small scale, which is why you see it in smaller countries like those in #Europe. A reasonable case could probably be made to try universal healthcare at a state level since the scale is probably pretty similar for most American states.

THE FEDS ARE INVESTIGATING UMASS AMHERST FOR ANTI-PALESTINIAN BIAS

Via The Intercept

#News #DepartmentofEducation #DOE #USA #CivilRights #UMassAmherst #MA

“Kill All Arabs”: The Feds Are Investigating UMass Amherst for Anti-Palestinian Bias

The Education Department is probing claims that UMass Amherst discriminated against Palestinian and Arab students amid Israel’s war on Gaza.

^{Prem Thakker (The Intercept)}

Wallpaper 16:9
Monument Valley (Arizona)

#Orbite #ART #ARTE #ARTWORK #minimalism #colored #landscape #silence #popart #wpap #Wallpaper #Cubism #USA #Arizona #MonumentValley #Monument #Valley
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/orbite

For Free Printing
10000x5622 / 96dpi
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jqq6u72zAcICYOsreMoEz0fe2-M2dq07/view?usp=sharing

Iran-linked cyberattacks threaten equipment used in U.S. water systems and factories

The cyberattacks have spanned multiple states, CISA said. While the equipment in question, "Unitronics Vision Series programmable logic controllers," is predominately used in water and wastewater systems, companies in energy, food and beverage manufacturing, and health care are also under threat.

I stuck my Head Up to Look At News And Found This

#NPR #CyberAttacks #Iran #USA #CurrentEvents

If you live in present-day 🌏 Australia, New Zealand, 🌎 the North or South Americas, this is a good resource for finding out whose land you occupy. https://native-land.ca/

#LandBack #LandAcknowledgement #TurtleIsland #USA #Canada #Mexico #Australia #NewZealand #Aotearoa #SouthAmerica #CentralAmerica

U.S. to send real-time satellite and sensor data to Canada to help detect wildfires

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-us-to-send-satellite-data-to-canada-to-help-detect-wildfires-2/

#ClimateEmergency #pollution #ecology #environment #ClimateCrisis #ClimateCatastrophe #climate #canada #USA #US

U.S. to send real-time satellite and sensor data to Canada to help detect wildfires

U.S. Department of Defense began sending real-time data to Canadian authorities Friday

^{Reuters (The Globe and Mail)}

The #Bible has been removed from libraries in Utah after a parent used a new law that permits the removal of "pornographic".

The parent argued that the Bible contained topics such as incest, bestiality, genital mutilation, and infanticide, making it pornographic under the new definition set forth in Utah Code Ann. § 76-10-1227.

A GOP lawmaker expressed "sadness" regarding the situation.

https://www.ksl.com/article/50657730/davis-district-pulls-bible-from-elementaries-junior-highs-due-to-vulgarity-or-violence

#BookBans #USA

Davis District pulls Bible from elementaries, junior highs 'due to vulgarity or violence'

The Bible has been removed from all elementary and junior high school libraries throughout the Davis School District after someone challenged its contents.

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Connecticut 'witches' exonerated by Senate lawmakers

Does It Really Matter? 370 Years To Achieve Justice....

#News #BBC #USA #WitchTrials #History #Connecticut

Connecticut 'witches' exonerated by Senate lawmakers

Eleven of the 12 were hanged after trials the state Senate acknowledges were a "miscarriage of justice".

^{By Bernd Debusmann Jr (BBC News)}

Let's talk about default and the Constitution....

They won't save you.

Kyrsten Sinema (democrat) voted against the $15 minimum wage bill passing through congress and did so with a “quirky” plaid up thumbs down. She uses progressivism as an aesthetic but is establishment to the core. She got notoriety and adoration when she was sworn into office by Pence using a law book instead of a bible.

#anarchism #anarchy #art #glitch #retrowave
#AnarchoWave #usa #democrat #15