Todd Crawford
NY: Hochul Announces Proposal to Send New Yorkers Rebate Checks of Upwards of $500
On Dec. 9, New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a proposal — an “inflation refund” of upwards of $500 — to battle the cost-of-living crisis gripping the state and the country. Sending 8.6 million...
Pentagon Says Iran Not Launching Drones From Mothership Off the Coast of New Jersey
For a little over a month now, residents of several counties in New Jersey as well as people in New York and Pennsylvania have been reporting strange drone sightings, and authorities are saying that they...
Daniel Penny Cleared of All Charges Related to Chokehold Death of Jordan Neely
On Dec. 9, following four days of deliberations, and the review of extensive evidence including video footage, and expert testimony, to weigh the charges of second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide lodged against Daniel Penny...
Supreme Court Will Likely Uphold Tennessee’s Ban on Transgender Medical Procedures for Minors
According to a number of legal experts, it’s unlikely that the U.S. Supreme Court will overturn Tennessee’s ban on transgender medical procedures for minors following last week's deliberations. Proponents for the controversial procedures have been...
The Number of Federal Workers Showing Up to the Office Full-time Will Shock You
According to a recently released Senate report, the number of federal workers reporting to the office ”in-person on a full-time basis” is a dismal six percent and according to a post by Elon Musk on...
Chinese Crew Suspected of Sabotaging Undersea Baltic Telecom Cables
A Chinese vessel, the Yi Peng 3, has been surrounded by Nato warships in international waters for weeks now after it was suspected of deliberately severing two undersea telecom cables in the Baltic Sea at...
Feds Green Light Revamped Congestion Pricing Scheme for New York City
On Nov. 21, the Federal Highway Administration approved the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s plan to implement a long-debated, and now revamped, congestion pricing scheme in New York City. The new plan was tabled by NYS Governor,...
Walmart Joins Other Major Corporations in Rolling Back DEI Initiatives
Fearing conservative boycotts, retail giant Walmart has joined other major corporations, including Toyota Motor and Ford Motor, in rolling back diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. According to the Associated Press, Walmart will be pulling...
A Massive Italian Supervolcano Is Showing Signs of Waking Up
The Phlegraean Fields, located in Italy just west of Naples, are now considered a massive supervolcano and scientists have been observing increased activity in the fields since 2005, raising concerns about volcanic emissions and a...
Chinese Tech Giants Are Aggressively Recruiting American Talent out of Silicon Valley
China based technology companies, including TikTok creator Bytedance, e-commerce giant Alibaba and food delivery app Meituan are setting up shop in the United States and are aggressively poaching American talent straight out of Silicon Valley. ...
Authorities Baffled After Undersea Data Cable Between Germany and Finland Fails
Authorities with the state-controlled Finish company, Cinia, are trying to figure out what went wrong after an undersea telecommunications cable linking Finland and Germany, that they operate, suddenly failed. The C-Lion1 cable, which first went...
Trump Appoints Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy to Head ‘Department of Government Efficiency’
On Nov. 12, President-elect, Donald Trump, announced that he has appointed tech mogul Elon Musk and former presidential candidate and ally Vivek Ramaswamy to lead the soon to be established “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE)....