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Adele Andaloro, a 47-year-old homeowner in Queens, New York, captured national attention last month when she was arrested on her own property for changing the locks after squatters had moved in. Andaloro inherited the home and was in the process of selling it when she learned about the illegal occupants. Her decision to take matters into her own hands, however, appeared to break state law. “It’s not fair that I, as the homeowner, have to be going through this,” Andaloro told a news station that recorded an altercation between her and the squatters.  Her story is one of many squatting…

Chloropicrin – which the US says Russia has used to “dislodge Ukrainian forces from fortified positions” – is an oily substance which was widely used during WW1. It causes irritation of the lungs, eyes and skin and can cause vomiting, nausea and diarrhoea, according to the US Centre for Disease Control (CDC).

When students took over Hamilton Hall at Columbia University in April 1968, a young Joe Biden was studying law 250

“Join Your Local Militia or III% Patriot Group,” a post urged the more than 650 members of a Facebook group called the Free American Army. Accompanied by the logo for the Three Percenters militia network and an image of a man in tactical gear holding a long rifle, the post continues: “Now more than ever. Support the American militia page.” Other content and messaging in the group is similar. And despite the fact that Facebook bans paramilitary organizing and deemed the Three Percenters an “armed militia group” on its 2021 Dangerous Individuals and Organizations List, the post and group remained…

Former foreign minister wins support of 31 legislators in 50-member house in an election closely watched by China, US and Australia. Legislators in the Solomon Islands have elected former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele as their new prime minister. Manele, who has pledged to continue the Pacific nation’s China-friendly foreign policy, won 31 votes in a secret ballot on Thursday. His opponent, longtime opposition leader Matthew Wale, secured 18 votes. The vote in the 50-member parliament took place amid heightened security in the capital, Honiara, with squadrons of police patrolling the parliamentary grounds to ward off potential unrest. Manele, speaking outside…

Democrat officials in AZ and NV are using taxpayer dollars to register and turn out Dem-favorable young voters ahead of the 2024 election.

Women and men sleep differently, so their sleep disorders shouldn’t be treated the same way, suggests new research that explores the biological sex characteristics of getting shut-eye. Men are more likely to have obstructive sleep apnea, while women are more likely to experience insomnia and report lower sleep quality. These are among the findings of a literature review published in April in the journal Sleep Medicine Reviews. The researchers hailed from Harvard University, Stanford University, and the University of Southampton in the U.K. This research is as much about precision medicine as it is sleep disparities between the sexes, says…

  To this day, I still have to pinch myself when I think about my career. I started working as a full-time digital nomad almost 10 years ago, and it’s been nothing short of incredible. Whether you’re a remote worker or are thinking about taking that leap, these are the 5 truths about the remote working lifestyle I’ve found over the years. The Truth About the Remote Working Lifestyle Once you’ve lived that remote working lifestyle, it’s hard to think about life any other way. For me, remote work provides freedom, happiness, and fulfillment – here are the 5 truths…

In many southern Lebanese villages, there are no signs of life. People have fled, leaving towns deserted. Israel has been carrying out strikes on southern Lebanon almost daily since Hezbollah – the powerful Lebanese Shia Islamist group – fired rockets at Israel on 8 October in support of Hamas in Gaza, triggering an escalating series of attacks and counter-attacks. The spiralling tensions and cross-border strikes have killed more than 70 civilians in Lebanon. The BBC’s Carine Torbey visits an area destroyed by the attacks and gets as close as possible to the Israeli border wall. Read more here: Southern Lebanon:…

Screenshot: Forbes Breaking News A new poll conducted by CNN shows Donald Trump with his biggest lead since they began publishing re-election numbers, topping President Biden currently 49-43%. Trump now holds a six-point advantage compared to when the survey was published in January. Screenshot: CNN Twitter Worse for Team Biden, adding third-party candidates widens the deficit even further. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Cornel West, and Green Party candidate Jill Stein create significant problems for the incumbent. In that scenario, Trump leads Biden 42-33%. Meanwhile, Kennedy earns a surprisingly large sector of the vote at 16%, West at 4% and Stein…

The firm invested $5M in Agora, a front-end solution for Dao governance, this week Blockchain startups were red-hot when Katie Haun left Andreessen Horowitz in 2021 to launch her own crypto-focused venture firm. But shortly after Haun announced that Huan Ventures’ two funds totalled $1.5 billion, cryptocurrency prices cratered, and FTX collapsed.  Despite having a massive arsenal of dry powder, Haun Ventures didn’t rush to scoop up stakes in crypto and web3 on the cheap, and many observers wondered when the firm would pick up its deployment pace. While Haun Ventures says it wasn’t exactly sitting on its hands (and…

Scientists have figured out how to grow synthetic diamonds in just 150 minutes—and that could be bad news for natural jewels. In a study published in scientific journal Nature last week, researchers from the Institute for Basic Science in South Korea detailed a new method of growing diamonds using a mixture of liquid metals. The researchers created a blend of gallium, iron, nickel, and silicon—then fitted it inside a graphite chamber that rapidly heated then cooled the metal, all while exposing it to a mixture of methane and hydrogen gas. The carbon atoms from the methane gas seeped into the…