The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA’s) statistical projection of traffic fatalities for 2020 shows that an estimated 38,680 people died in motor vehicle traffic … 38,680 traffic fatalities in 2020, up 7.2% from 2019Read more
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Facebook does not plan to notify half-billion users affected by data leak
Facebook Inc did not notify the more than 530 million users whose details were leaked through the misuse of a feature before 2019 and recently … Facebook does not plan to notify half-billion users affected by data leakRead more
Carbon dioxide levels reflect COVID-19 risk
Tracking carbon dioxide levels indoors is an inexpensive and powerful way to monitor the risk of people getting COVID-19, according to new research from the … Carbon dioxide levels reflect COVID-19 riskRead more
Two ex-Israeli ambassadors to South Africa accused their country of practicing apartheid
The news today is that two former Israeli ambassadors to South Africa have accused their country of practicing apartheid by creating bantustans for Palestinians in … Two ex-Israeli ambassadors to South Africa accused their country of practicing apartheidRead more
CIA Link to Cuban Pig Virus Reported
With at least the tacit backing of U.S. Central Intelligence Agency officials, operatives linked to anti-Castro terrorists introduced African swine fever virus into Cuba in … CIA Link to Cuban Pig Virus ReportedRead more
Johns Hopkins, Namesake of Baltimore Hospital and University, Enslaved Black People
Johns Hopkins, the 19th century businessman and namesake of the prestigious hospital and university in Baltimore, Maryland, enslaved at least four Black people before the … Johns Hopkins, Namesake of Baltimore Hospital and University, Enslaved Black PeopleRead more
Long working hours killed 745,000 in 2016
The World Health Organization and the International Labor Organizaton have released a first of its kind study which found that 745,000 people died in 2016 … Long working hours killed 745,000 in 2016Read more
Krill Are Disappearing from Antarctic Waters
Most Antarctic krill are found in an area from the Weddell Sea to the waters around the Antarctic Peninsula, the finger of land that juts … Krill Are Disappearing from Antarctic WatersRead more
Millions at risk as deadly fungal infections acquire drug resistance
Scientists have warned that potentially deadly fungal infections are acquiring resistance to many of the medicines currently used to combat them. More than a million … Millions at risk as deadly fungal infections acquire drug resistanceRead more
U.S. Army fudged its accounts by trillions of dollars
The United States Army’s finances are so jumbled it had to make trillions of dollars of improper accounting adjustments to create an illusion that its … U.S. Army fudged its accounts by trillions of dollarsRead more