Todd Crawford
San Francisco Police Now Allowed to Deploy Killer Robots
On Nov. 29 supervisors in San Francisco voted to allow the city’s police forces to use potentially lethal, remote operated robots in emergency situations following an emotionally charged debate on the matter. Despite objections from...
NY: Armed Guards Deployed in Subways to Address Fare Evaders; Felony Crimes on Subway Surge by 40%
The MTA says that after sending armed guards into the subways to address fare-beating the city is already saving money. Since spring this year, the agency has contracted a private security firm to provide armed...
NY: New Mega Shelter Opens in Midtown to House Migrants Bused From Southern Border
On Nov. 29, New York City officials announced the opening of a new mega shelter in Midtown that can house some 600 migrants from the southern border. The facility is located at the Stewart Hotel...
‘Critical situation’: Japanese Births Continue to Decline, Beating Last Year’s Record Low
The number of children born in Japan this year is well below last year’s record low, prompting a top Japanese government spokesman to describe the trend as a “critical situation.” Between January and September this...
Rolls-Royce Successfully Tests World’s First Hydrogen-powered Jet Engine
In a major step towards the goal of decarbonizing air travel, Britain’s Rolls-Royce announced on Tuesday that the company has successfully fired an aircraft engine using only hydrogen. The test involved a converted Rolls-Royce AE...
Musk Promises to Release ‘The Twitter Files’ Concerning Free Speech Suppression on the Platform
On Nov. 28, in a tweet, Elon Musk promised his over 119 million followers on Twitter that “The Twitter Files,” which will purportedly illustrate the length’s the previous owners went to suppress free speech, will...
US Army Highlights Job Opportunities and Asian-American Veterans at Fair in Flushing, Queens
On Nov. 19 at the Glow Community Center in Flushing, Queens, the U.S. Army held a job fair and ceremony to promote career opportunities in the military and to celebrate local Asian and Pacific Islander...
Longtime Friend of Eric Adams Secures a $240k a Year NYC Gig After Living Off a $30k Pension
Lisa White, a retired 911 dispatcher and longtime friend of New York City Mayor Eric Adams has reportedly been awarded one of the highest-paid roles in his administration. White was appointed as deputy commissioner for...
ESA to Greenlight Project That Will Lay the Foundation to Beam Solar Power Down From Orbit
The European Space Agency (ESA) is expected to greenlight a three-year study to determine whether massive solar farms, placed in orbit around the planet, could beam solar power back to the planet's surface. Research ministers...
Spotlight on Heather Bell-Meyer, President and CEO of the Orange County, NY Chamber of Commerce
On Nov. 16, Vision Times sat down with Heather Bell-Meyer, the President and CEO of the Orange County Chamber of Commerce in upstate New York, to discuss her career and the chamber’s work in the...
‘Far from over’: Dorey Houle Hanging on By a Thread in Her Bid to Represent District 42 in the NYS Senate
More than a week after New Yorkers flocked to the polls for the 2022 midterm elections some races have yet to be called. In Orange County the race between Dorey Houle and James Skoufis to...
Under Andrew Cuomo New York Lost $11 Billion in Unemployment Fraud in 2020: Audit
In 2020, under Governor Andrew Cuomo, New York State lost $11 billion to outright fraud and overpayments Comptroller Tom DiNapoli said on Nov. 15 following an audit. DiNapoli says that fraudsters made off with the...