Author: Randy Tulane

Internal communications of executives from Big Tech companies reveal “damning discoveries” of the Biden administration’s attempt to muzzle the platforms, a new House committee report published this week revealed.Following House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan’s (R-Ohio) subpoena last year, tech giants like Google-parent Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta and Microsoft were investigated regarding their communications with the federal government. Jordan said at the time that he wanted to “understand how and to what extent the Executive Branch coerced and colluded with companies and other intermediaries to censor speech.” The House Judiciary Committee’s 800-page report, titled “The Censorship-industrial Complex: How Top Biden White House…

Seeing red could spike your heart disease risk, experts are warning.Feeling angry for as little as eight minutes a day could raise your chances of experiencing a cardiac event, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association (AHA).The study included 280 healthy young adults with no history of heart disease, stroke, serious mental health conditions or other chronic illnesses, according to an AHA press release.HEART HEALTH RISK FACTORS FOR WOMEN OVER AGE 50The participants first spent 30 minutes in a relaxed state, while doctors gauged their blood pressure, blood vessel health and other cardiac measurements.Next,…

King Charles III got some advice from Lionel Richie after missing out on Thursday’s star-studded gala for the New York City expansion of The King’s Trust.While His Majesty returned to public duties Tuesday, he could not be there for the debut of the charity’s new name. Originally titled The Prince’s Trust, the foundation changed names to match Charles’ new title.”I told him, ‘Stand still. Just recover,’” Richie shared with the attendees. “We’ve got many more of these galas to do in the future.”KING CHARLES VISITS CANCER CENTER AS MONARCH RETURNS TO PUBLIC DUTIES FOLLOWING DIAGNOSIS The Prince’s Trust was founded…

NEW YORK, NY – A recent incident at Columbia University involved an NYPD Emergency Service Unit officer inadvertently firing his weapon inside Hamilton Hall while using a weapon-mounted light. The Manhattan District Attorney’s office confirmed that the discharge occurred during an operation to clear the hall of protesters, although no students were in the immediate vicinity, and no injuries were reported. According to the NYPD, the officer was attempting to illuminate a barricaded area using a firearm equipped with a flashlight when the weapon discharged accidentally, striking a nearby wall. This incident is now under review by the DA’s Police…

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Georgia has been engulfed by huge protests triggered by a proposed law that critics see as a threat to media freedom and the country’s aspirations to join the European Union.Here is a look at the bill and the protests it has ignited:FORMER SOVIET REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA SEES RULING PARTY CAVE TO MASSIVE STREET PROTESTS AS IT SEEKS CLOSER EU TIESWHAT IS THE NEW BILL?The bill would require media and nongovernmental organizations and other nonprofits to register as “pursuing the interests of a foreign power” if they receive more than 20% of funding from abroad.The legislature approved…

Saquon Barkley is taking in the Philadelphia atmosphere, but he isn’t 100% able to avoid the wrath of the New York faithful.The 2018 No. 2 overall pick signed a three-year deal with the Eagles after spending six seasons with the New York Giants.The running back was on the record for saying he wanted to be a lifelong Giant, prompting hate on social media. It should be noted that the Giants did not even offer Barkley a contract and released him when they could have franchise-tagged him. But fandom doesn’t always have to make sense, and Giants fans are still livid…

A 17-year-old female student was grazed in the head by a stray bullet that flew through a window at her Washington D.C. school classroom on Friday morning – during a wild shoot-out outside the facility. The victim suffered non-life-threatening injuries after a hail of bullets smashed through Dunbar High School just before 10 a.m., police say.She was rushed to the hospital where she is currently receiving treatment and is expected to make a full recovery, law enforcement officials say.DC NIGHTCLUB SHOOTING LEAVES MULTIPLE PEOPLE WOUNDED The school was placed on lockdown and there is no active shooter inside the school. Dunbar…

The Department of Justice indicted Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas on conspiracy and bribery charges Friday. Cuellar’s wife has also been indicted in an investigation connected $600,000 in bribes they accepted from an Azerbaijan-based energy company and a bank in Mexico to advance the former Soviet republic’s interests in the U.S. Federal law enforcement raided Cuellar’s house and office in 2022 as part of an investigation into a group of U.S. businessmen, and their ties to the country. The representative and his office agreed to cooperate with the investigation.FEDERAL GRAND JURY SUBPOENAS REP. CUELLAR, WIFE, AND ASSOCIATES IN AZERBAIJAN-TIED PROBE: REPORT…

The Texas dairy farm worker infected with H5N1 bird flu was not wearing respiratory or eye protection and had been exposed to cattle that appeared to have the same symptoms as those in a nearby farm with a confirmed outbreak of the virus, according to new details on the case released on Friday.The details, reported online in the New England Journal of Medicine, underscore the risk to farm workers in the ongoing outbreak among U.S. dairy cattle and the need to wear protective gear to avoid infection.The outbreak – the first in cattle – is so far known to have…

Columbia University in New York has officially reopened its campus following weeks of unrest that included anti-Israel agitators taking over an academic building and hundreds of arrests.On Thursday, the university notified faculty that they could return to working on the Morningside campus and would be able to access offices as early as Friday. The university said it was also working on a plan that would allow the campus to reopen to students.The announcement recognized, however, that the prestigious school that was marred by antisemitic protests, remains a possible target for future disruptions.  “We are guarding against further disruptions to our academic…