Elon Musk’s Boring Company Under Investigation in Texas
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) confirmed late last month that it has received at least three complaints concerning wastewater and concrete production at the Boring Co. site at 130 Walker-Watson Road, located approximately...
Times Square Subway Station Receives $30M Facelift With Installation of a New Staircase, Accessible Elevator
The Times Square subway station has received a $30 million facelift with the installation of a new 15-foot wide staircase at the “center” of Broadway Plaza at 43rd Street. MTA CEO Janno Lieber called the...
World Bank Paints Grim Economic Picture For Dozens of Low to Middle-Income Countries: New Report
The World Bank has released its annual report, this year titled, “Finance For an Equitable Recovery,” detailing the financial fallout — due to the COVID-19 pandemic — currently being experienced by dozens of low- to...
Sri Lanka in Chaos, Protesters Burn Down the Homes of 38 Politicians, Troops Ordered to ‘Shoot on Sight’
Rage has boiled over in Sri Lanka. Reports have surfaced that protesters have burned down the homes of 38 politicians with at least another 75 being damaged. Meanwhile, according to CNN, the government has ordered...
New US Senate Legislation Could Cause Oil to Surge to $300
Should the U.S. pass a controversial bill, the NOPEC bill, currently making its way through the required steps to become law it could cause oil prices to soar to an unprecedented level, $300 per barrel. ...
Crashing Crypto Market Has Investors Openly Contemplating Suicide
It’s been a bad week for the cryptocurrency markets, perhaps the worst since Bitcoin became mainstream. Mere months ago cryptocurrency forums were in celebratory mode, riding a bear market that saw numerous cryptocurrencies hit all...
What Biden Can–And Can’t–Do About Student Loan Debt
The Biden Administration is indicating that it is ready to make headway on its campaign promise to cancel student loan debt. Proponents say Biden can eliminate student debt with the “stroke of a pen” however...
Pentagon Officials to Hold Open Hearing With Congress on UFOs for First Time in Over 50 Years
On May 17, Ronald Moultrie, Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security and Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence, Scott Bray, will testify before the House Intelligence Committee’s subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence, and Counterproliferation about...
Dozens Dead as Heatwave in India Shows No Signs of Relenting
Heat stroke is suspected to have claimed the lives of at least 25 people in India’s western state of Maharashtra, the highest toll in five years, due to a heatwave that settled over the country...
NYC’s New Sanitation Commissioner Promises Clean Streets, New Containerization Program
On May 4, the Mayor’s Office of Ethnic & Community Media in collaboration with the newly appointed Department of Sanitation Commissioner, Jessica Tisch, held an ethnic media roundtable at Tribeca’s Sanitation Garage where it was...
In Canada, Collapsing Bee Colonies Could Drive Billion-Dollar Losses
A Niagara-based beekeeper, Greg Scott, is warning that due to collapsing bee colonies, losses in the honey and bee industry this year in Canada could surpass a billion dollars. In 2020, the honey and bee...
‘Notorious’ State-Linked Chinese Hacking Group Responsible for Cyber Attacks on Dozens of Global Organizations, Claims Cybersecurity Firm
A report, published on May 4 by security researchers with Cybereason, a cybersecurity firm, has revealed that a “notorious” state-linked Chinese hacking group dubbed, Winnti APT group (Winnti), that has existed since 2010, is behind...
