Todd Crawford
As Justice Department Opens Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google, Other Tech Companies Hope to Benefit
On Jan. 24, the U.S. Department of Justice in conjunction with attorneys-general from eight states filed a civil antitrust suit against tech giant Google alleging the company’s practices in the online advertising space violated sections...
NY Sen. James Skoufis on Bail Reform, Mental Health, and Reducing Corporate Welfare
On Jan. 26, recently elected New York State Senator Democrat James Skoufis spoke with Vision Times to discuss his priorities going into 2023. Skoufis, who now represents District 42 in the NYS Senate, previously served...
House Passes Amendment to Prevent Presidents From Exploiting America’s Oil and Selling It to China
On Jan. 27, the Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives passed an amendment to bill H.R. 21, tabled by congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), intended to prevent the Biden administration, and any other future presidential administration,...
Canada’s CBC in Decline as New Allegations of Fake News Emerge
Canada’s state-funded national broadcaster, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), is fielding new allegations of printing fake news amidst plummeting ratings and a string of similar scandals while calls to defund the broadcaster grow. On Jan....
Rumors Swirl After Bizarre Appearance by Bills’ Damar Hamlin
The internet is buzzing after a bizarre appearance by Buffalo Bill’s safety Damar Hamlin on Sunday when he attended a playoff game between the Buffalo Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals, his first public appearance after...
Artificial Intelligence Passes MBA Exam and New ‘Robot’ Lawyer to Represent Defendant in US Court
Research, conducted by a professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, found that ChatGPT, arguably the world’s most advanced artificial intelligence (AI), successfully passed the school’s Master of Business Administration (MBA) program’s final exam. ...
NY: Scenic Town of Tuxedo Holds Annual Community Christmas Tree Bonfire
On Jan. 21, in the upstate New York town of Tuxedo, the community gathered in the town's in Powerhouse Park for their annual Christmas tree bonfire, the first such event since the COVID-19 pandemic. In...
International Flipper Pinball Association Crowns State Champions in Middletown, New York
Last weekend, the International Flipper Pinball Association (IFPA) held two New York State pinball championships at Rock Fantasy in Middletown, New York. Players came from all over the state, and out of state, to compete...
NY: Karl Brabenec Lays Out His Priorities as Assemblyman for NYS’s 98th District in the State Assembly
On Jan. 19, Vision Times spoke with recently re-elected Assemblyman Karl Brabanec (R), who represents New York’s 98th District in New York’s State Assembly, to discuss his priorities going into his fifth term and the...
Russia Claims It’s Deploying a New Weapon That Can Create a ‘Radioactive Tsunami’
Russia is reportedly in the process of fitting some of its nuclear submarines with a new underwater weapon that the Kremlin claims has the capability to create a radioactive, tsunami-style wave that could devastate coastal...
Popular Scams in 2023 and How to Protect Yourself From Them
According to the Digital Guardian, Americans lost more than 70 percent more to fraud in 2021 than the year prior, representing approximately $5.8 billion in losses. Scammers are relying on both new and tried-and-true scams...
Deconstructing the US Gas Stove Controversy
In early January, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) published a report suggesting that emissions from gas stoves can be hazardous, igniting a politically heated debate over their continued use. Adding to the controversy is...