Friday, March 29, 2019

'The party of no healthcare':

How Donald Trump is reshaping his strategy post-Mueller.

Airbnb

This is not an isolated incident. As ABC Action News reported this past October, a couple staying in a Florida Airbnb noticed something odd about a smoke detector above the bed. Upon inspection, it turned out to be a hidden camera saving to an SD card. 

Sunday, March 24, 2019

Scooter liability and class actions. Where are the Helmets?

When you rent a scooter you need a helmet, but they don't include one, so you go without.
Bikes and scooters everywhere, but no helmets. Millions to be made, but why don't they protect riders.





Saturday, March 23, 2019

Mozambique’s unfolding flooding catastrophe. Dire Need.

Flooding following Cyclone Idai has left hundreds dead and tens of thousands displaced in Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Malawi.

Friday, March 22, 2019

New Zealand just banned military-style firearms.

New Zealand just banned military-style firearms. ... When New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced last Saturday that the country's gun laws would change, less than 24 hours had passed since a right-wing terrorist attack killed at least 50 in Christchurch.

New Zealand prime minister announces ban on 'military-style semi-automatic weapons' after mosque attack

How does a Starline bus filled with tourists drive across Selma and Fairfax with six lanes without a traffic signal. Why are there no traffic signals? No crosswalks?

No crosswalk
Across six lanes of traffic without any traffic signal or crosswalk.

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

US judge halts hundreds of drilling projects in groundbreaking climate change ruling

Citing climate change, U.S. judge blocks oil and gas drilling in a large swath of Wyoming
The lawsuit challenged leases issued in Wyoming, Utah, and Colorado in 2015 and 2016, during President Barack Obama's administration.

Trump's deficit skyrockets.Homelessness highest in history.

Corporate taxes decrease. The deficit occurs because the U.S. government spending of $4.746 trillion is higher than its revenue of $3.643 trillion.

Friday, March 15, 2019

Murder in New Zealand, the Manifesto of man who killed 49, Facebook extremely slow to respond to live streaming.

New Zealand 'gun laws will change' after mass shooting at mosques, prime minister says
The suspected gunman acquired a gun license in November 2017 and had five firearms, the prime minister said. Nation in morning. 

Monday, March 4, 2019

Uber doesn't train drivers

Not even a little. Obviously.

Student loan bankruptcies. Questionable issues come to light, as with the mortgage crisis.

The recommendations from the American Bankruptcy Institute’s Commission on Consumer Bankruptcy are aimed in part at addressing issues that have made it more challenging for debtors to file bankruptcy. The 274-page report, released Wednesday, touched on issues including attorney costs, rainy day funds for debtors with unexpected expenses and the disproportionate number of African-American consumers in a certain type of bankruptcy proceeding.

In a speech last year arguing that higher education faces a crisis in the U.S., Education Secretary Betsy DeVos pointed to eye-popping numbers from the federal student loan program.

Only a quarter of borrowers are making progress paying down their loans, she said, while 20 percent are either delinquent or in default. More than a million borrowers default on their student loans each year, and recent research has suggested the problem is growing worse.

How The $1.2 Trillion College Debt Crisis Is Crippling Students and will they be written off like the mortgage crisis?

Banks prepare...for restructuring.

The bias in a Student anti-bankruptcy movement.

Do the signatures match?

Are banks at fault just like the mortgage refinance issues?

The Students right to bankruptcy.


Walmart eliminates greeters