Voices, The Peoples News
March 21, 2024
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Borders / Immigration / Migrants
‘Havoc and harm’: prospect of migrant law sows fear in Texas border town: The new state law, known as SB4, would allow local police and judges throughout Texas to arrest and deport anyone they suspect of entering the country illegally. Consequences could include jailing them or expelling them to Mexico, or both, no matter what country they originated from – much to the chagrin of, among others, the Mexican president.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/21/texas-border-migrant-law__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zKDFt0NMvjTfQnZjjn0dDBzmAccXggUCpTLeZDZ7Z-8lZUTaYicaGvGy1P3OZhAnElQ0u62VWWRsqidBeMXhVEmhHcMpY9kO$
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Office of the Chief Actuary’s Estimates of Proposals to Change the Social Security Program or the SSI Program: If no legislative change is enacted, scheduled tax revenues will be sufficient to pay only about three-fourths of the scheduled benefits after trust fund depletion.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ssa.gov/oact/solvency/index.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zKDFt0NMvjTfQnZjjn0dDBzmAccXggUCpTLeZDZ7Z-8lZUTaYicaGvGy1P3OZhAnElQ0u62VWWRsqidBeMXhVEmhHZaHkhAF$
House Republicans Resurrect Plan to Gut Social Security and Medicare: A new budget from House Republicans clearly states they’ll raise the retirement age, if given the chance. On Wednesday, the Republican Study Committee (made up of more than 170 House Republicans) proposed a 2025 budget with an eyebrow-raising revision of Social Security and Medicare, increasing the retirement age to qualify for Social Security and lowering benefits for the highest-earning beneficiaries.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://newrepublic.com/post/180029/house-republicans-plan-raise-retirement-age-social-security__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zKDFt0NMvjTfQnZjjn0dDBzmAccXggUCpTLeZDZ7Z-8lZUTaYicaGvGy1P3OZhAnElQ0u62VWWRsqidBeMXhVEmhHZ2rwUzS$
Wyden Urges House Republicans to Take Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid Cuts Off the Table in Fiscal Commission Proposal: Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued a statement ahead of tomorrow’s House Budget Committee hearing on legislative proposals to establish fiscal commissions that would allow fast track cuts to earned benefit programs like Social Security and Medicare
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.finance.senate.gov/chairmans-news/wyden-urges-house-republicans-to-take-social-security-medicare-and-medicaid-cuts-off-the-table-in-fiscal-commission-proposal__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zKDFt0NMvjTfQnZjjn0dDBzmAccXggUCpTLeZDZ7Z-8lZUTaYicaGvGy1P3OZhAnElQ0u62VWWRsqidBeMXhVEmhHfZcqhHx$
Dollar Tree Just Announced a Major Price Change and Shoppers Are Furious: Popular dollar stores such as Dollar General and Dollar Tree raised their prices to $1.25 over the past two years. Dollar Tree, and its subsidiary Family Dollar, also made the move to elevate some of their prices to $3 and $5 in 2023, all in an effort to expand the number of products they offer in stores.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.supermarketnews.com/retail-financial/dollar-tree-bumping-some-products-7__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zKDFt0NMvjTfQnZjjn0dDBzmAccXggUCpTLeZDZ7Z-8lZUTaYicaGvGy1P3OZhAnElQ0u62VWWRsqidBeMXhVEmhHU3v_E9U$
# Environment / Climate / Chemicals / Infrastructure Major Corporations Making the World Water Crisis Worse: “When big corporations pollute or consume huge amounts of water, communities pay the price in empty wells, more costly water bills, and contaminated and undrinkable water sources,” one advocate said. These include agricultural companies like Bayer, Cargill, and Tyson; food and beverage makers like Nestlé, Coca-Cola, and PepsiCo; major retailers like Walmart, Kroger, and Carrefour; and restaurants like McDonald’s and Starbucks
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/corporations-water-crisis*:*:text=These*20include*20agricultural*20companies*20like,restaurants*20like*20McDonald’s*20and*20Starbucks__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!zKDFt0NMvjTfQnZjjn0dDBzmAccXggUCpTLeZDZ7Z-8lZUTaYicaGvGy1P3OZhAnElQ0u62VWWRsqidBeMXhVEmhHTapDuKz$
# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals / Technology
Warning: Synthetic Egg Protein Made From an ‘Extreme’ Type of Genetic Engineering Now Being Added to the Food Supply: Unfortunately for egg connoisseurs and unsuspecting shoppers, the egg industry as we know it is at risk of being disrupted like never before, through the inclusion of a new type of “animal-free” egg made from an extreme form of genetic engineering that is being sold without proper labeling.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://althealthworks.com/warning-a-synthetic-egg-protein-made-from-an-extreme-form-of-genetic-engineering-now-being-added-to-the-food-supply/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zKDFt0NMvjTfQnZjjn0dDBzmAccXggUCpTLeZDZ7Z-8lZUTaYicaGvGy1P3OZhAnElQ0u62VWWRsqidBeMXhVEmhHX-ENGMT$
# General News
Elon Musk Pushes a Vile, Toxic Hate Video, and Exposes His Own Scam: The great replacement theory video that Musk pinned to the top of his feed is sick. And it shows that he’s turning X into a safe space for far-right propaganda.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk-pushes-vile-toxic-100000848.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zKDFt0NMvjTfQnZjjn0dDBzmAccXggUCpTLeZDZ7Z-8lZUTaYicaGvGy1P3OZhAnElQ0u62VWWRsqidBeMXhVEmhHRGvc-VJ$
# Gov / Politics / Global
U.N. Has Flown More Than $2.9 Billion in Cash to Afghanistan Since the Taliban Seized Power, Diverting U.S. Funds: The U.S. State Department has previously said that no U.S. funds went to the militant group, but a new federal report indicates that some taxpayer money has ended up in the Taliban-controlled central bank of Afghanistan.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/united-nations-cash-afghanistan-following-taliban-takeover*:*:text=The*20United*20Nations*20has*20delivered,to*20a*20recent*20government*20report__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!zKDFt0NMvjTfQnZjjn0dDBzmAccXggUCpTLeZDZ7Z-8lZUTaYicaGvGy1P3OZhAnElQ0u62VWWRsqidBeMXhVEmhHdQUI7fe$
China Quietly Annexes Northeast Corner of Gulf of Tonkin: Earlier this month, China quietly turned a swathe of the Gulf of Tonkin into an extension of Chinese internal waters, simply by declaring a new baseline across the gulf’s northeastern end.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://maritime-executive.com/article/china-quietly-annexes-northeast-corner-of-gulf-of-tonkin*:*:text=Earlier*20this*20month*2C*20China*20quietly,across*20the*20gulf’s*20northeastern*20end__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!zKDFt0NMvjTfQnZjjn0dDBzmAccXggUCpTLeZDZ7Z-8lZUTaYicaGvGy1P3OZhAnElQ0u62VWWRsqidBeMXhVEmhHb4nWOp2$
Cuban president accuses United States of ‘criminal blockade’ and stoking recent protests over food shortage and blackouts: US embassy says ‘absurd’ to suggest Washington behind protests in Santiago de Cuba led by parents struggling to feed their children
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/18/cuba-protests-food-electricity-shortage__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zKDFt0NMvjTfQnZjjn0dDBzmAccXggUCpTLeZDZ7Z-8lZUTaYicaGvGy1P3OZhAnElQ0u62VWWRsqidBeMXhVEmhHQxm9OEA$
Gangs target peaceful communities in new round of attacks on Haiti’s capital: Armed gangs launched new attacks in the suburbs of Port-au-Prince on Wednesday, with heavy gunfire echoing across once-peaceful communities near the Haitian capital. Associated Press journalists reported seeing at least five bodies in and around the suburbs, and gangs blocked the entrances to some areas.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/haiti-gangs-petionville-attack-violence-af4c9ffc2f94c58c6e8f3de4b289014a__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zKDFt0NMvjTfQnZjjn0dDBzmAccXggUCpTLeZDZ7Z-8lZUTaYicaGvGy1P3OZhAnElQ0u62VWWRsqidBeMXhVEmhHXd0Rtwp$
North Korea Gets Combat Data by Letting Russia Use Its Ammo in Ukraine: North Korea is gathering invaluable data by letting Russia use its missiles and ammo in Ukraine. A South Korean official warned Ukraine has become a “test site” for North Korea’s missiles. Both Putin and Kim stand to gain considerably from closer Russian-North Korean relations.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.businessinsider.com/north-korea-gets-combat-data-russia-uses-ammo-in-ukraine-2024-3*:*:text=North*20Korea*20is*20gathering*20invaluable,closer*20Russian*2DNorth*20Korean*20relations__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!zKDFt0NMvjTfQnZjjn0dDBzmAccXggUCpTLeZDZ7Z-8lZUTaYicaGvGy1P3OZhAnElQ0u62VWWRsqidBeMXhVEmhHS_WDBId$
South Korean defense chief says North Korea has supplied 7,000 containers of munitions to Russia: Since the start of 2022, North Korea has used Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as a distraction to ramp up its weapons tests and has also aligned with Moscow over the conflict, as leader Kim Jong Un tries to break out of diplomatic isolation and join a united front against the United States
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/north-korea-russia-arms-transfers-ukraine-a37bc290ed3ee59cfbbafdc2a994dc58__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zKDFt0NMvjTfQnZjjn0dDBzmAccXggUCpTLeZDZ7Z-8lZUTaYicaGvGy1P3OZhAnElQ0u62VWWRsqidBeMXhVEmhHacI5JsO$
# Gov / Politics
Republicans Call for Retirement Age Hike in Clash With Biden: The largest caucus of House Republicans called for an increase in the Social Security retirement age Wednesday, setting up a clash with President Joe Biden over spending on popular entitlement programs.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-20/republicans-call-for-retirement-age-hike-in-clash-with-biden__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zKDFt0NMvjTfQnZjjn0dDBzmAccXggUCpTLeZDZ7Z-8lZUTaYicaGvGy1P3OZhAnElQ0u62VWWRsqidBeMXhVEmhHaKSWiNf$
Donald Trump Has a Big Problem With Republicans: Millions of GOP voters really do not want to vote for him. There’s a whole swath of the Republican electorate and a good chunk of independents who appear firmly committed to not voting for him in November if he becomes the nominee.
It’s an issue that became starkly apparent in polling ahead of the Iowa caucuses https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/23/trump-moderate-republicans-problem-00137112__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zKDFt0NMvjTfQnZjjn0dDBzmAccXggUCpTLeZDZ7Z-8lZUTaYicaGvGy1P3OZhAnElQ0u62VWWRsqidBeMXhVEmhHQtIA-gl$
The RNC, under new co-chair Lara Trump, is pouring its money into legal challenges against voters and voting systems: The Republican National Committee voted Friday to install Donald Trump’s handpicked leadership team, completing his takeover of the national party as the former president closes in on a third straight presidential nomination.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/republican-national-committee-trump-whatley-legal-fees-53402f8e8ac845db3cf4ab82c882ea74__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zKDFt0NMvjTfQnZjjn0dDBzmAccXggUCpTLeZDZ7Z-8lZUTaYicaGvGy1P3OZhAnElQ0u62VWWRsqidBeMXhVEmhHWI_Q0Vj$
Trump’s RNC officially kills the GOP’s mail-in voter effort: The Trump-branded Republican Party is less interested in promoting voting by mail than in legal challenges aimed at voting systems. In a victory for the extremist wing of the Republican Party, it looks like Donald Trump’s hand-picked leadership team at the Republican National Committee has officially scrapped the GOP’s plan to encourage early voting this election cycle. Instead, the party is taking steps to prioritize legal challenges to voting systems ahead of November.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-blog/main-in-voting-bank-your-vote-republicans-rcna143291__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zKDFt0NMvjTfQnZjjn0dDBzmAccXggUCpTLeZDZ7Z-8lZUTaYicaGvGy1P3OZhAnElQ0u62VWWRsqidBeMXhVEmhHXDD7P10$
Trump’s team is slashing Republican National Committee staff amid takeover, AP sources say: Just days after installing his new leadership team at the Republican National Committee, Donald Trump’s lieutenants are cutting dozens of staff across key departments in an aggressive move that further cements the former president’s takeover of the GOP’s political and fundraising machinery. [Coup a la Trump]
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/republican-national-committee-trump-staffing-cuts-46bc8afcc152aecfd471161a59b74005__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zKDFt0NMvjTfQnZjjn0dDBzmAccXggUCpTLeZDZ7Z-8lZUTaYicaGvGy1P3OZhAnElQ0u62VWWRsqidBeMXhVEmhHYyMs2K1$
Lara Trump says she wants RNC to pay for Donald Trump’s legal bills on her watch: Endorsed by her father-in-law to help take over the Republican National Committee, Lara Trump said multiple times this week she will reshape the Republican Party to funnel cash to former President Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign and possibly help pay millions in ballooning legal expenses across his four criminal and slew of civil cases.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2024/02/22/lara-trump-donald-trump-rnc-legal-bills__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zKDFt0NMvjTfQnZjjn0dDBzmAccXggUCpTLeZDZ7Z-8lZUTaYicaGvGy1P3OZhAnElQ0u62VWWRsqidBeMXhVEmhHfYgG9z3$
Lara Trump promises legal ballot harvesting to be part of new RNC strategy: Newly-elected Republican National Committee co-chair Lara Trump said it is time for the RNC to up its game and compete with more strategy against the Democrats. “We’ve been playing checkers, and the Democrats have been playing chess,” Trump told the Washington Examiner.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2912823/lara-trump-promises-legal-ballot-harvesting-to-be-part-of-new-rnc-strategy/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=WE_Pmax_website-audience_tCPA(0.30)&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwte-vBhBFEiwAQSv_xfIVJuArh_DX4rur4ZEOtXiuGHcGTdx4Q9y9Hyr5uMh8bYYgLrkCGhoCC9oQAvD_BwE__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zKDFt0NMvjTfQnZjjn0dDBzmAccXggUCpTLeZDZ7Z-8lZUTaYicaGvGy1P3OZhAnElQ0u62VWWRsqidBeMXhVEmhHQI_YdiR$
Greg Abbott and Ken Paxton Are Purging the Texas GOP: The two top Republican lawmakers in the Lone Star State are pursuing personal vendettas, and pushing their party further toward the fringes. The party leaders sought to punish members who blocked their push for school vouchers and backed an effort to impeach Paxton last year. They needed to unseat six of the 16 to turn the state House numbers in their favor on the school voucher vote, which they nearly succeeded in doing.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4512652-texas-gop-leaders-begin-purge-of-republicans-who-defied-them/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zKDFt0NMvjTfQnZjjn0dDBzmAccXggUCpTLeZDZ7Z-8lZUTaYicaGvGy1P3OZhAnElQ0u62VWWRsqidBeMXhVEmhHRfzDyr0$
Alina Habba Accidentally Admits Donald Trump Could Be Totally Bought: Donald Trump is in massive debt, and his attorney admitted he’s open to other strategies to pay it off.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/majority-of-house-republicans-endorse-legislation-that-threatens-ivf_n_65fb1967e4b0947e420114cc__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zKDFt0NMvjTfQnZjjn0dDBzmAccXggUCpTLeZDZ7Z-8lZUTaYicaGvGy1P3OZhAnElQ0u62VWWRsqidBeMXhVEmhHT51TPkX$
# Juvenile / Children / Youth
Tennessee Lawmakers Want More Oversight of Juvenile Detention. The Department of Children’s Services Is Pushing Back: New legislation would shift enforcement power to an independent agency after a WPLN and ProPublica investigation found that a Knoxville detention center was illegally locking kids alone in cells.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/tennessee-child-services-agency-pushes-back-on-juvenile-detention-bill__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zKDFt0NMvjTfQnZjjn0dDBzmAccXggUCpTLeZDZ7Z-8lZUTaYicaGvGy1P3OZhAnElQ0u62VWWRsqidBeMXhVEmhHSPHkAXi$
Utah Child Care Providers Are Struggling. Lawmakers Haven’t Helped: Legislators ended their session without making a direct investment in child care. Instead, they loosened regulations on unlicensed care, a move that operators, parents and other advocates say is unsafe.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sltrib.com/news/2023/08/11/child-care-utah-is-about-get-even/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zKDFt0NMvjTfQnZjjn0dDBzmAccXggUCpTLeZDZ7Z-8lZUTaYicaGvGy1P3OZhAnElQ0u62VWWRsqidBeMXhVEmhHS09LnFV$
Indiana Enacts Law to Allow State Child Services to Investigate More Abuse Claims at Youth Centers: Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb signed a bill into law that aims to curb abuse at youth treatment centers for those
18-21 years old. It comes after a ProPublica-IndyStar investigation into employees at Pierceton Woods Academy.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/indiana-law-abuse-youth-treatment-centers*:*:text=The*20new*20law*20authorizes*20the,out*20such*20complaints*20without*20investigating__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!zKDFt0NMvjTfQnZjjn0dDBzmAccXggUCpTLeZDZ7Z-8lZUTaYicaGvGy1P3OZhAnElQ0u62VWWRsqidBeMXhVEmhHQuqnaH3$
# Legal / DOJ
NY A.G. Says Trump Is Lying to Avoid Paying $464 Million Judgment: Trump has until Monday to come up with the money.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://newrepublic.com/post/179990/ny-ag-says-trump-lying-avoid-paying-464-million-judgment__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zKDFt0NMvjTfQnZjjn0dDBzmAccXggUCpTLeZDZ7Z-8lZUTaYicaGvGy1P3OZhAnElQ0u62VWWRsqidBeMXhVEmhHU9RqW1n$
Why Did Two of Judge Aileen Cannon’s Law Clerks Suddenly Quit? Donald Trump’s favorite judge is suddenly losing law clerks. So far, one clerk vacated their position on personal terms—they left roughly halfway through their two-year term to raise their child. Another clerk’s exit is still shrouded in mystery, though Lat notes that “this person’s law-school classmates have been buzzing about the news.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://newrepublic.com/post/180023/judge-aileen-cannon-law-clerks-quit__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zKDFt0NMvjTfQnZjjn0dDBzmAccXggUCpTLeZDZ7Z-8lZUTaYicaGvGy1P3OZhAnElQ0u62VWWRsqidBeMXhVEmhHeuQWJTw$
Pro-Trump Lawyer Can’t Stop Getting Arrested for 2020 Crimes: Stefanie Lambert, who tried to overthrow the 2020 election, has been arrested for the second time in one week. Lambert turned herself in at a Michigan courthouse on Thursday, following another arrest earlier in the week, over a plot to seize several voting machines in the state in 2020.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/news/pro-trump-lawyer-t-stop-205318070.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zKDFt0NMvjTfQnZjjn0dDBzmAccXggUCpTLeZDZ7Z-8lZUTaYicaGvGy1P3OZhAnElQ0u62VWWRsqidBeMXhVEmhHfXs5vYt$
Letitia James Is Prepared to Seize One of Trump’s Favorite Assets: The New York attorney general’s office has filed the paperwork needed to begin taking Donald Trump’s assets, including in Westchester. Donald Trump has just days left to post the nearly half-a-billion-dollar bond in his New York civil fraud case before the state attorney general can start seizing his assets
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/letitia-james-trump-seize-assets-b2516680.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zKDFt0NMvjTfQnZjjn0dDBzmAccXggUCpTLeZDZ7Z-8lZUTaYicaGvGy1P3OZhAnElQ0u62VWWRsqidBeMXhVEmhHYxQfPmk$
Manhattan D.A. Slams Trump’s Obvious Delay Tactic in Hush-Money Trial: Alvin Bragg is exposing the truth of all those documents Donald Trump’s lawyers claim they need to review. The Manhattan district attorney has decided that the 100,000-page document dump that delayed Donald Trump’s hush-money trial by a handful of weeks is, actually, a gigantic nothingburger.
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Donald Trump Charges Questioned After AOC Declares RICO ‘Not a Crime’: Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said on Wednesday that Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) is “not a crime,” sparking questions online over former President Donald Trump’s RICO charges in Georgia.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-comments-about-rico-spark-questions-over-donald-trump-charges-1881581*:*:text=Democratic*20Representative*20Alexandria*20Ocasio*2DCortez,s*20RICO*20charges*20in*20Georgia__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!zKDFt0NMvjTfQnZjjn0dDBzmAccXggUCpTLeZDZ7Z-8lZUTaYicaGvGy1P3OZhAnElQ0u62VWWRsqidBeMXhVEmhHQi3jF0e$
# Medical / Health
House Republicans Proudly Endorse National Abortion Ban, Limits to IVF: The Republican Study Group’s budget backs a bill that would give full legal rights to embryos from “the moment of fertilization.” A large majority of House Republicans released a budget proposal on Wednesday endorsing legislation that would threaten to make in vitro fertilization illegal nationwide.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/majority-of-house-republicans-endorse-legislation-that-threatens-ivf_n_65fb1967e4b0947e420114cc__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zKDFt0NMvjTfQnZjjn0dDBzmAccXggUCpTLeZDZ7Z-8lZUTaYicaGvGy1P3OZhAnElQ0u62VWWRsqidBeMXhVEmhHT51TPkX$
LifeCare Fort Worth’s debts close doors, upend lives of critically ill patients, employees: LifeCare Hospital of Fort Worth will be closing down due to operational issues, leaving many patients, family members of patients and employees upended.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://fortworthreport.org/2024/03/19/lifecare-fort-worths-debts-close-doors-upend-lives-of-critically-ill-patients-employees/*:*:text=The*20Fort*20Worth*20hospital*20featured,in*20lawsuits*20against*20the*20company__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!zKDFt0NMvjTfQnZjjn0dDBzmAccXggUCpTLeZDZ7Z-8lZUTaYicaGvGy1P3OZhAnElQ0u62VWWRsqidBeMXhVEmhHciyxEI4$
# Medical Science / Technology
Patient Receives Breakthrough Pig Kidney Transplant: The organ was taken from a pig with edited genes to reduce the risk of rejection.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.massgeneral.org/news/press-release/worlds-first-genetically-edited-pig-kidney-transplant-into-living-recipient__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zKDFt0NMvjTfQnZjjn0dDBzmAccXggUCpTLeZDZ7Z-8lZUTaYicaGvGy1P3OZhAnElQ0u62VWWRsqidBeMXhVEmhHfjeVTkm$
# Military / DOD
U.S. Air Force Confirms Speculations Over Recent AGM-183A Hypersonic Missile Test: Beyond just “familiarization training,” the successful test on Sunday confirmed speculations that the AGM-183A would soon be involved in training exercises over the region.
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Watch as the V-22 Osprey extends its wings and rotor blades: The Osprey is unique in that it uses two engines positioned on fixed wing tips housed in nacelles that rotate to allow the MV-22 to land and take off vertically, but achieve much faster flight than a helicopter by tilting the nacelles forward while in flight in a configuration similar to a fixed-wing aircraft.
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# Military / Global
Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Escalate Conflict With Cruise Missile Attack Near Israel: Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched a missile Friday at a United States warship patrolling the Gulf of Aden, forcing it to shoot down the projectile, and struck a British vessel as their aggressive attacks on maritime traffic continue.
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China is building its military on a ‘scale not seen since WWII’ and is on track to be able to invade Taiwan by 2027: US Adm. John Aquilino said China’s military is building up at a rate not seen since World War II. That puts it on the path to meeting its goal of being ready to invade Taiwan by 2027 https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2024/mar/21/china-on-track-to-be-ready-to-invade-taiwan-by-202/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zKDFt0NMvjTfQnZjjn0dDBzmAccXggUCpTLeZDZ7Z-8lZUTaYicaGvGy1P3OZhAnElQ0u62VWWRsqidBeMXhVEmhHTVUy4_v$
# Technology
Watch Neuralink’s First Human Subject Demonstrate His Brain-Computer Interface: In a livestream on X, the paralyzed 29-year-old man used his Neuralink brain implant to control a computer.
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# Veterans
VA plans to move 41,000 homeless vets into permanent housing and reach out to another 40,000 living on the streets: The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to move more than 41,000 homeless veterans into permanent housing in 2024 and conduct outreach with up to 40,000 veterans living in cars, parks or on the streets, VA Deputy Secretary Tanya Bradsher said.
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VA aims to emphasize free burial benefits for veterans at national cemeteries: Less than a quarter of veterans and their families take advantage of the free burials, headstones and other services offered at the 158 national veterans cemeteries the VA operates, said Matthew Quinn, the VA’s undersecretary for memorial affairs.
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