Countdown: 5 Days Until Jeff Bezos Heads to Space in Curiously Phallic Rocket

Countdown: 5 Days Until Jeff Bezos Heads to Space in Curiously Phallic Rocket

In just five days, the world’s richest man and founder of space company Blue Origin Jeff Bezos will be blasting off to space aboard the company’s New Shepard rocket. Bezos will be joined by his brother Mark Bezos as well as the winner of an auction for a seat on the rocket launch. In an…

Randi Weingarten backpedals after claiming DeSantis would cause ‘millions’ to die in Florida
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Randi Weingarten backpedals after claiming DeSantis would cause ‘millions’ to die in Florida

Randi Weingarten, president of the largest U.S. teachers’ union, on Thursday walked back her claim that “millions” of people would die under Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis‘ leadership. Weingarten said in a Wednesday tweet that “millions of Floridians are going to die for Don DeSants’ ignorance” in response to an article from The Washington Post pointing…

US Rejects China Maritime Claims, Calls for ASEAN Action on Burma
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US Rejects China Maritime Claims, Calls for ASEAN Action on Burma

HANOI—The United States rejects the Chinese regime’s “unlawful” maritime claims in the South China Sea and stands with Southeast Asian countries facing Chinese “coercion”, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday. The Chinese regime rejected Blinken’s comments, which he made in an address in a video conference with foreign ministers from the Association of…

NY Fed: Manufacturing Price Hikes in Empire State Rise To Highest Level Ever

NY Fed: Manufacturing Price Hikes in Empire State Rise To Highest Level Ever

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York said on Thursday that the prices received index in its monthly survey of manufactures rose to a record high level in July. The share of businesses reporting higher prices for their products rose to 41.4 percent, up from 36.8 percent in June. The share reporting lower prices fell…

Florida County Board Kills Bill of Rights Ordinance, Passes Pre-Written Resolution Instead
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Florida County Board Kills Bill of Rights Ordinance, Passes Pre-Written Resolution Instead

On June 23, The Epoch Times reported that the Collier County Board of County Commissioners (CCBOCC) decided, by a measure of two to three, to postpone their vote on a proposed ordinance that would establish Collier County, Florida as a Bill of Rights Sanctuary. On July 13, the CCBOCC—described now by some as “cowards”—killed the…

McConnell: Biden flip on anti-abortion Hyde Amendment sign of administration ‘spiraling way, way to the left’
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McConnell: Biden flip on anti-abortion Hyde Amendment sign of administration ‘spiraling way, way to the left’

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., slammed President Biden for steering the U.S. to the more to the left despite campaigning as a moderate, in light of Democrats’ push to eliminate the Hyde Amendment. First passed in 1977, the Hyde Amendment to Medicaid prohibits federal tax dollars from being used to fund abortions, except in…

59 of 96 Phones Assigned to Robert Mueller Probe Missing: GOP Senators
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59 of 96 Phones Assigned to Robert Mueller Probe Missing: GOP Senators

Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Jonhson (R-Wis.) sent a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) requesting more information about missing phones used by former special counsel Robert Mueller during his investigation into former President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign. In a news release, the two senators said they were compelled to send a letter (pdf)…

Report: Apple’s Pro-Consumer Privacy Changes Cause 15% Drop in Revenue for Advertisers

Report: Apple’s Pro-Consumer Privacy Changes Cause 15% Drop in Revenue for Advertisers

VenureBeat reports that Consumer Acquisition’s Brian Bowman has sounded the alarm on Apple’s decision to favor user privacy over targeted ads by changes access to its Identifier for Advertisers (IDFA). An analysis of $300 million in paid social ad spending by Consumer Acquisition found that IDFA has had a negative effect on iOS advertisers with…