How targeted fiscal policies can protect Utah’s energy future
Having spent decades in the private sector, I’ve learned firsthand the importance of fiscal discipline. Balancing the budget is essential. But as the U.S.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
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Climate change is expanding mosquito habitat in Hawaiʻi, threatening endangered birds with avian malaria.
So Hawaiʻi is releasing male mosquitoes with a strain of Wolbachia bacteria that make them incompatible with the females so their eggs don’t hatch.
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Scientists are dropping live mosquitoes out of drones in Hawaii. Here’s why.
Forest birds in Maui and Kauai are threatened by avian malaria and climate change. Lab-reared mosquitoes released from helicopters and drones could help save them.Benji Jones (Vox)
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June 22, 2017 – At a rally with supporters, Donald Trump asserted that a law should exist which requires all immigrants to support themselves financially for five years before receiving welfare aid. This exact law has existed since 1996.
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Bill Clinton signed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act restricting new immigrants to the U.S. from accessing federal benefits for a period of five years.
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Tesla's Robotaxi Service Hits the Road in Texas
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June 22, 2020 – Trump renewed his opposition to mail-in voting, which could prove useful during a pandemic.
“RIGGED 2020 ELECTION,” he tweeted. “MILLIONS OF MAIL-IN BALLOTS WILL BE PRINTED BY FOREIGN COUNTRIES, AND OTHERS. IT WILL BE THE SCANDAL OF OUR TIMES!” There has been no evidence of significant fraud aided by mail-in ballots.
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Oud-Tweede Kamervoorzitter Gerdi Verbeet is géén lid meer van de PvdA
Politiek: In een ongekend felle brief aan de partijvoorzitter zegt Verbeet dat de PvdA zich van haar heeft ‘verwijderd’. Ze zegt dat ze er diep verdrietig over is. ‘Maar ik kan niet anders.’Petra de Koning (NRC)
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Bitcoin Iran attack crypto market sell-off
Bitcoin fell to its lowest level since May over the weekend, as rising tensions in the Middle East and renewed inflation fears triggered a sharp selloffBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
This is like her 12th day in this box, she's never loved a box so much. Thanks Bezos, you deserve a trillion dollars.
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Troy church plants trees to foster environmental sustainability
TROY, NY (WRGB) — The World Mission Society Church of God hosted a tree planting event at their location in Troy, Sunday, in recognition of the UnitedBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
The image is a screenshot of a Twitter post by Shane Bauer ([@]shane_bauer). The post features a caption and an attached photo. The caption reads: "Haha Thailand paper trolling hard, using western media language to describe the US. 'The protests began in the small province of Minnesota, located in the agrarian 'Middle West,' over the killing of an ethnic minority by state security forces.'" Below the caption is a photo showing a nighttime scene of a protest. In the photo, a group of people is gathered, with one person prominently holding an American flag, which is being set on fire. The background shows a staircase with flames visible, and the scene is illuminated by artificial lighting. The caption below the photo reads: "Foreign Affairs: Unrest continues for a seventh day in former British colony" with a link to thaienquirer.com. The timestamp on the tweet is 14:48, 18 Jun 20, and it was posted via the Twitter Web App.
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War is not a morality play. It is not written in the language of heroes and villains. It is a deplorable bureaucratic process, a strategic wager, and a human disaster.
Iran may not be Iraq. But America, still, may be America.
And that’s what should worry you most.
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Iran Is Not Iraq. But America Is Still America.
When the Threat Is Real but the Architects Are Pathological, What Does Restraint Look Like?The Index
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Starmer left blindsided as the US goes it alone on Iran attack
The decision by the Americans to strike Iran unilaterally, without any request of assistance from the UK or the use of their joint Diego Garcia airbase, willBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Powering Britain’s future: Electricity bills to be slashed for over 7,000 businesses in major industry shake-up
More than 7,000 British businesses are set to see their electricity bills slashed by up to 25% from 2027, as the Government unveils its bold new IndustrialBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Health insurers are using AI to decide whether to cover treatments recommended by doctors. These tools can delay or deny care that should be covered, all in the name of saving money.
(And there’s no public information on how it makes decisions, and no outside testing to ensure they're safe, fair, or effective.)
theconversation.com/how-artifi…
How artificial intelligence controls your health insurance coverage
Health insurance companies use AI to decide which health care treatment to cover. State laws and federal agencies are now moving toward regulating these algorithms.The Conversation
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