Much talk about the most recent Islamist attack in Paris and how that might swing the vote towards the Right and anti-immigration Marine Le Pen. In the attack, a gunman opened fire on police and killed one before being killed by police fire. Read more
She “showed no signs of elation” when the police arrived to rescue her and charge the man, according to authorities. Read more
Some attended information sessions on the practical ins and outs of running for office, motivated by a sense that Trump is antagonistic towards independent research-based science, particularly when it involves climate change. Read more
The group owes around $1.1t of the America’s $3.6t in consumer debt, and consumer debt it getting closer to 20% of GDP. Where is the debt coming from? A lot comes from rising student and auto loans. In addition to the economic risk involved in this kind of debt, it also has effects on psychology … Read more
So these tiny satellites being sent up into space in bundles … The buzz company is called Planet, and they started in 2010 with a team of ex-NASA scientists. They recently launched 88 new little imaging satellites in one go from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, India. Their satellites are called Doves, and … Read more
140,000 Americans are now employed by 3,200 Chinese companies operating in the U.S., according to Chinese state media organization Xinhua. The 140k is 9 times the 2009 number. And the dollar figure for investment, $46b, is three times what it was a year earlier. Read more
According to the White House, the President invited the president over the phone this week, but didn’t give further details about a meeting. The White House also said the two leaders talked about concerns about North Korea on the phone. Trump is also scheduled to visit the Philippines in November. Read more
Q1 for 2017 GDP was weak: 0.7% annualized. Of that, one of the weaker components was consumer spending, which rose only 0.3%, the weakest level for spending since Q4 2009. Read more
The first daughter, invited to participate on the panel of a women’s summit in Berlin received groans and hisses as she stated that her father was a “tremendous champion of enabling women and families.” Afterward, Ivanka commented, “It’s fine. I’m used to it,” and said that it was a matter of “politics.” Read more
Wikileaks dumped a large amount of classified CIA documents this week. Thousands of pages detailed how the CIA’s software and techniques gather information, including how they hack into smartphones, computers, and internet-connected TVs. Wikileaks said the release was just the first installment of a larger collection. Many apps were named specifically with details about how … Read more