The U.S. State Department, ShareAmerica.gov, removed a page it posted which had an article promoting Trump’s golf club, the Mar-a-Lago Resport in Palm Beach, Florida, after receiving criticism that the article was an inappropriate use of taxpayer funds. The title of the article was “Mar-a-Lago: The Winter White House,” and it began, “Mar-a-Lago, President Trump’s … Read more
For standing up to the government and nickel miners expanding into the land of his 270-member farming and fishing village, Rodrigo Tot, 60, won the largest award going for grassroots environmental activists. “An indigenous leader in Guatemala’s Agua Caliente, Rodrigo Tot led his community to a landmark court decision that ordered the government to issue … Read more
A new study experience option has started, called “city stay,” which is in some ways similar to “study abroad.” City Stay is the name of a program run by Minnehaha Academy, a private school in Minneapolis. When students enrol in a city stay, they are placed in immigrant homes for a week and have a … Read more
Nuclear shelters and radiation-blocking and chemical gas air filters have seen higher sales in recent weeks as North Korea continues its nuclear program, including nuclear and missile tests, and America and China take a tougher stance on the nation’s military activities. Some stores have sold out. Three North Korean missiles landed in Japan’s waters, 300-350 … Read more
No married men is one of the goals of the Ghana Armed Forces. The organisation this month published a list of requirements for new recruits. Other requirements: Must be between age 18 and 25 for non-tradesmen and 18-27 for tradesmen; not bounded; and have at least 6 credits at BECE* including Math and English plus … Read more
India, where 600,000 people die of water related illness each year (world total is 1.7 million), and where 1/4 of girls don’t attend school because there is no proper toilet facilities, headway is being made in improved sanitation and risk education, according to Bill Gates, who blogged about the improvement this month. The problem costs … Read more
Attorney Nicholas Somberg was found guilty of contempt of court by Roseville District Judge Marco Santia for livestreaming a trial in which a Michagan man tried to fight a fine received for warming his car up in his driveway one cold morning. In the trial over the ticket, the city’s attorney argued that the law … Read more
For 12 years, the death chamber has been empty in the state, but this week a single execution and then a double execution were held there. Jack Jones and Marcel Williams, both on death row for over 20 years for murder and rape, were killed most recently. There is a rush in Arkansas because one … Read more
The White House is moving it’s position away from demanding funding from Congress for a wall on the Mexico border in the face of a possible government shutdown. Although analysists say a shutdown will likely be avoided because of Trump’s withdrawal from the demand, Trump tweeted for people to not to listen to “the fake … Read more
Trump’s response to questions about whether he feared a trade war with Canada after his new taxes on lumber imports was, “Nope. Not at all.” The reason, Trump said, was, “They have a tremendous surplus with the United States. Whenever they have a surplus, I have no fear.” He also told reporters, “They’ve outsmarted our … Read more
Info on money — revenues and expenses — at all levels of U.S. government is being made freely available in a new website by former Microsoft CEO and current L.A. Clippers owner Steve Ballmer. The website is USAFacts.org. Ballmer was not satisfied with the information available through web search. He said the project involved organization … Read more
The world’s leading drone manufacturer, DJI, is taking seriously drone pilots who are causing problems by flying near airports. For example, in China’s Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, drones have caused over 100 planes to make unscheduled landings or returns, affecting over 10,000 passengers. The bounty DJI is offering up to 1 million yuan for clues … Read more