Eminem serves fans at walk-up window as Mom's Spaghetti opens in downtown Detroit

A few lucky fans got hand-served by the rapper as his Mom's Spaghetti opened Wednesday on Woodward Avenue.
Read more: https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/dining/2021/09/29/eminem-moms-spaghetti-opening-detroit/5905442001/?source=Snapzu

YouTube blocks all anti-vaccine content

YouTube will block all anti-vaccine content, moving beyond its ban on false information about the COVID vaccines to include content that contains misinformation about other approved vaccines, it said in a blog post on Wednesday.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/technology/youtube-blocks-all-anti-vaccine-content-washington-post-2021-09-29/?source=Snapzu

Analysis: Boris Johnson's Brexit choices are making Britain's fuel and food shortages worse

Rising energy bills, higher prices and a critical shortage of workers leading to food and fuel supply constraints are threatening to stall Britain's recovery from the pandemic.
Read more: https://edition.cnn.com/2021/09/28/business/brexit-fuel-food-shortages/index.html?source=Snapzu

Why is there Something Rather than Nothing?

The cosmological argument is a formidable argument for the existence of God. It’s not a single argument but a family of arguments with a similar theme. While there are several different versions of the argument, it’s unfortunately one of the most misunderstood.
Read more: https://medium.com/interfaith-now/why-is-there-something-rather-than-nothing-2e85ce51bd0c?source=Snapzu

CIA Plotted Julian Assange Assassination – Stunning Admission

The CIA plotted to kidnap and assassinate WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, according to stunning testimony by several brave whistleblowers within the intelligence agency. Wikileaks’ publication of information related to CIA hacking created extreme anger against the journalist within the CIA. Officials within the intelligence agency sought to develop plans for a possible assassination operation targeting Assange, according to a Yahoo News investigation.
Read more: https://anonmags.com/cia-plotted-julian-assange-assassination-stunning-admission/?source=Snapzu

Why America has a school bus driver shortage

Across the country, school districts are struggling to fill transportation jobs. The shortage helps explain systemic problems in the labor market.
Read more: https://thehustle.co/why-america-has-a-school-bus-driver-shortage/?source=Snapzu

Lego doubles profits as demand soars beyond Covid-19 lockdown

Brick brand says it does not not expect problems with Christmas stock despite global supply crisis
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/sep/28/lego-profits-covid-19-lockdown-christmas-stock?source=Snapzu

Misinformation has pushed American democracy to the brink, former CISA chief says

Erosion in confidence in democracy could be "potentially catastrophic," Chris Krebs says.
Read more: https://www.cnet.com/tech/misinformation-has-pushed-american-democracy-to-the-brink-former-cisa-chief-says/?source=Snapzu

Imperialist gangsterism and the CIA plot to kill Julian Assange

Revelations that the CIA discussed the assassination of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange confirm the staggering criminality of the US and British ruling class. By rights, they should see the US extradition case against Assange still proceeding through the UK High Court thrown out, and the investigation and prosecution of the conspirators up to the highest level of the US and UK governments and their intelligence agencies.
Read more: https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/09/28/pers-s28.html?source=Snapzu

Military leaders saw pandemic as unique opportunity to test propaganda techniques on Canadians, Forces report says

A plan devised by the Canadian Joint Operations Command relied on propaganda techniques similar to those employed during the Afghanistan war.
Read more: https://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/military-leaders-saw-pandemic-as-unique-opportunity-to-test-propaganda-techniques-on-canadians-forces-report-says?source=Snapzu

Workers are putting on pants to return to the office only to be on Zoom all day

Pandemic-era safety procedures have created a new dynamic at work, in which many employees say they’re operating at work the same way they were at home.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/09/27/return-to-work-in-person-hybrid/?source=Snapzu

Rwandan conservationist helps to save hundreds of cranes

The Umusambi Village has rescued more than 200 cranes from captivity over the years, helping to boost the population of the endangered birds to 881 from 487 just four years ago.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/rwandan-conservationist-helps-save-hundreds-cranes-2021-09-15/?source=Snapzu

Cavers discover snakes and waterfalls inside Yemen's infamous 'Well of Hell' in world-first descent

Cave explorers from Oman have become the first individuals to descend to the bottom of the 367-foot (112 meters) deep "Well of Hell" sinkhole in Yemen, which many local people believe is a genie-infested gateway to the underworld, according to news reports. The natural sinkhole, officially known as the Well of Barhout, has an eerily circular entrance that spans 98 feet (30 m) in diameter and is located in the middle of the desert in al-Mahra province in eastern Yemen, close to the border with Oman.
Read more: https://www.livescience.com/well-of-hell-sinkhole-yemen-descent?source=Snapzu

Canada and China engage in heated spat at UN

A heated back-and-forth between China and Canada kicked off in the final hours of the UN General Assembly Monday, after Canadian Foreign Minister Marc Garneau referenced the "two Michaels" recently released from detention in China.
Read more: https://edition.cnn.com/2021/09/27/world/canada-china-un-kovrig-spavor-intl-hnk/index.html?source=Snapzu

Meet Tucker Carlson. The most dangerous journalist in the world

Hardly a household name outside the US, but Tucker Carlson is one of the most influential figures on the populist right and poster boy for TV shock jocks the world over. Is the White House in his sights?
Read more: https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/who-is-tucker-carlson/?source=Snapzu

China energy crunch triggers shutdowns, pleas for more coal

China faces mounting pressure to ramp up coal imports and ensure supplies to keep lights on, factories open and water flowing as a severe power crunch roils the northeastern industrial heartland.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-energy-crunch-triggers-alarm-pleas-more-coal-2021-09-28/?source=Snapzu

How badly unvaccinated Republicans are misinformed, in one stat

The median unvaccinated Republican believes the vaccines have effectively zero efficacy in preventing hospitalizations. This is not the case with unvaccinated Democrats.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/09/27/misinformation-epidemic-among-unvaccinated-republicans-one-stat/?source=Snapzu

Dark skies ordinance to dim Pittsburgh's light pollution

For decades, the stars in our night sky have been blotted out by artificial light—from streetlamps, residential houses, businesses, construction sites, vehicles, billboards and so on. The glow they emit misdirects light up towards the sky, obscuring much of the Milky Way.
Read more: https://phys.org/news/2021-09-dark-ordinance-dim-pittsburgh-pollution.html?source=Snapzu

COVID-19 has caused the biggest decrease in life expectancy since World War II

The COVID-19 pandemic triggered life expectancy losses not seen since World War II in Western Europe and exceeded those observed around the dissolution of the Eastern Bloc in central and Eastern European countries, according to research published today, led by scientists at Oxford’s Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science.
Read more: https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2021-09-27-covid-19-has-caused-biggest-decrease-life-expectancy-world-war-ii?source=Snapzu

Google Is Appealing A $5 Billion Antitrust Fine In The EU

It's still the biggest ever fine Brussels has imposed for anticompetitive behavior. The EU imposed it for stifling competition through the dominance of its Android operating system.
Read more: https://www.npr.org/2021/09/27/1040889789/google-eu-android-appeal-antitrust?source=Snapzu

CIA Director Mike Pompeo Touted Kidnapping, Killing Of Julian Assange In Response To Publication Of CIA Leaks

As CIA director, Mike Pompeo -- who supported Wikileaks when it was airing the Democratic National Committee's dirty laundry -- unilaterally decided Assange was a threat unworthy of any constitutional protections.
Read more: https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20210926/13313447635/cia-director-mike-pompeo-touted-kidnapping-killing-julian-assange-response-to-publication-cia-leaks.shtml?source=Snapzu

R. Kelly found guilty of racketeering in sex trafficking case

NEW YORK — R. Kelly was convicted by a federal jury on Monday in his sex trafficking trial, where prosecutors accused the R&B singer of exploiting his stardom…
Read more: https://torontosun.com/entertainment/celebrity/r-kelly-found-guilty-of-racketeering-in-sex-trafficking-case?source=Snapzu

Economists slash their forecasts for America's growth

Business economists are marking down their forecasts for US growth this year as the Delta variant takes a toll on the recovery, according to a survey released Monday.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/27/economy/gdp-forecast-nabe/index.html?source=Snapzu

It’s not easy to control police use of tech—even with a law

In 2018, Oakland enacted an innovative law giving citizens a voice in police use of surveillance technology. The Electronic Frontier Foundation called it “the new gold standard in community control of police surveillance.” Since then, about 20 other cities have adopted similar laws.
Read more: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/09/oakland-pd-is-ignoring-law-governing-surveillance-according-to-lawsuit/?source=Snapzu

Swiss look set to accept same-sex marriage in referendum

Swiss voters on Sunday looked set to back a proposal to open civil marriage and the right to adopt children to same-sex couples, according to early indications published by Swiss broadcaster SRG.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/swiss-vote-allowing-same-sex-marriage-referendum-2021-09-26/?source=Snapzu

Japan breaks world record for fastest internet speed

Engineers in Japan have set a new world record for fastest internet speed — 319 Tb/s — using a specially developed fiber-optic cable.
Read more: https://www.freethink.com/technology/fastest-internet-speed?source=Snapzu

A Crypto-Trading Hamster Performs Better Than Warren Buffett And The S&P 500

What if we told you there was a hamster who has been trading cryptocurrencies since June — and recently was doing better than Warren Buffett and the S&P 500? Meet Mr. Goxx, a hamster who works out of what is possibly the most high-tech hamster cage in existence.
Read more: https://www.npr.org/2021/09/25/1040683057/crypto-trading-hamster-goxx-warren-buffet-s-p-500?source=Snapzu

Book banning isn’t a thing of the past. We spoke to authors who have experienced it.

From chapter books to graphic novels, challenged literature provides a snapshot into some of the anxieties that drive media censorship.
Read more: https://www.thelily.com/book-banning-isnt-a-thing-of-the-past-we-spoke-to-authors-who-have-experienced-it/?source=Snapzu

Gabby Petito case: FBI issues arrest warrant for boyfriend Brian Laundrie

The FBI has issued a federal arrest warrant for Gabby Petito's boyfriend for his "use of unauthorized devices" following her death. The indictment says Brian Laundrie used a debit card and PIN number for accounts that did not belong to him between 30 August and 1 September. Ms Petito's body was found on Sunday inside a park the couple had visited.
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-58673547?source=Snapzu

Fallout begins for far-right trolls who trusted Epik to keep their identities secret

The colossal hack of Epik, an Internet-services company popular with the far right, has been called the “mother of all data lodes” for extremism researchers. Some of those named in the data have already lost their jobs.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/09/25/epik-hack-fallout/?source=Snapzu

How bad are supply chains? Costco is renting ships

Costco (COST), home of the ultimate big box store, is not mincing words about what it's like to run a consumer business in the middle of a pandemic. "Inflationary factors abound: higher labor costs, higher freight costs, higher transportation demand, along with container shortages and port delays, increased demand in certain product categories, various shortages of everything from computer chips to oils and chemicals, higher commodities prices," Chief Financial Officer Richard Galanti told analysts after markets closed Thursday. "It's a lot of fun right now."
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/24/investing/premarket-stocks-trading/index.html?source=Snapzu

When the FBI seizes your messages from Big Tech, you may not know it for years

Microsoft, Google, Facebook and other tech firms are pressing lawmakers to enact new rules to stop prosecutors from secretly snooping on private messages, photos, search history and more.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/09/25/tech-subpoena-secrecy-fight/?source=Snapzu

Beijing finally releases two Michaels, but a hard lesson can’t be forgotten

Wave a relieved goodbye to Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou, but let’s not forget her
Read more: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-meng-wanzhou-flies-away-leaving-a-hard-lesson-behind/?source=Snapzu

Actor Michael K Williams died of accidental drug overdose, coroner confirms

US actor Michael K Williams died after overdosing on a combination of heroin, cocaine, fentanyl and p-fluorofentanyl, the New York Chief Medical Examiner has confirmed. Williams, 54, was found unconscious and unresponsive by his nephew at his home in New York on 6 September.
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-58684726?source=Snapzu

A Canadian COVID-19 study that turned out to be wrong has spread like wildfire among anti-vaxxers

An inaccurate Canadian study suggesting an extremely high rate of heart inflammation after COVID-19 vaccines has been retracted due to a major mathematical error — but not before it spread like wildfire on anti-vaccination websites and social media. The preprint study, which was released by researchers at the Ottawa Heart Institute last week but has not been peer-reviewed, looked at the rate of myocarditis and pericarditis cases after Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccinations in Ottawa from June 1 to July 31.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/covid-19-vaccine-study-error-anti-vaxxers-1.6188806?source=Snapzu

China played dirty to get Huawei’s 'princess' back — too dirty to tell its own people

Now the saga is finally over, Meng Wanzhou's release back to China this weekend is a big victory for Beijing, taken on face value, writes Bill Birtles.
Read more: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-26/huawei-meng-wanzhou-china-played-dirty-birtles/100491980?source=Snapzu

This algorithm screened travelers to Greece for COVID-19

Faced with limited resources in a pandemic, Greece turned to machine-learning software to decide which sorts of travelers to test for COVID-19 as they arrived in the country.
Read more: https://www.theregister.com/2021/09/23/greece_al_covid/?source=Snapzu

Britney Spears’ Phone And Private Conversations Were Allegedly Under Strict Surveillance And Monitoring, According To A Former Security Member

“It didn't feel like she was being treated like a human being.” A former member of Britney Spears’ security team is alleging in a new documentary that the pop star was under constant surveillance during her conservatorship, including monitoring all communication on her phone and placing an audio recorder in her bedroom.
Read more: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/krystieyandoli/controlling-britney-spears-surveillance-documentary?source=Snapzu

The world's biggest carbon-removal plant just opened. In a year, it'll negate just 3 seconds' worth of global emissions.

Companies are developing technology that sucks carbon dioxide out of the air. But scientists say it can't be scaled up fast enough. Framed by a backdrop of volcanoes, a semi-circle of gigantic fans in Iceland are sucking in air, super-heating it, then filtering out the carbon dioxide.
Read more: https://www.businessinsider.com/carbon-capture-storage-expensive-climate-change-2021-9?source=Snapzu

USPS slowdown starts Oct. 1: What to know about new delays and price hikes for mail

The USPS' new cost-cutting strategy will make millions of customers wait even longer to receive their letters and packages, starting next month. If you're like me, sending a letter or package across the country through the US Postal Service feels like a game of chance. Will it get there in a week -- or two? During the first quarter of this year, around 20% of first-class mail across the US was delivered late. And now snail mail is about to get slower for some of the 160 million residences and businesses that rely on the Postal Service.
Read more: https://www.cnet.com/how-to/usps-slowdown-starts-oct-1-what-to-know-about-new-delays-and-price-hikes-for-mail/?source=Snapzu

An Ancient Tablet, Stolen Then Acquired By Hobby Lobby, Will Be Returned To Iraq

Known as the Gilgamesh Dream Tablet, it was looted from Iraq and made its way through several hands before Hobby Lobby purchased it for the Museum of the Bible in 2014.
Read more: https://www.npr.org/2021/09/21/1039380004/gilgamesh-dream-tablet-hobby-lobby-iraq-return?source=Snapzu

A prominent anti-vax doctor, who falsely claimed the COVID-19 vaccine could make people magnetic, had her medical license renewed, report says

A prominent anti-vax doctor from Ohio, who pushed the false claim that COVID-19 vaccines could make people magnetic, has had her medical license renewed, according to the Ohio Capital Journal. Dr. Sherri Tenpenny is an osteopathic physician who has spent years making unproven or exaggerated claims about vaccines.
Read more: https://www.businessinsider.com/top-anti-vax-doctor-sherri-tenpenny-has-license-renewed-ohio-report-2021-9?source=Snapzu

Tucson Mystery Drone Had Rotors According To Border Patrol Helicopter Aircrew's Emails

Records released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection may help lay some of the more out-of-this-world theories about the incident to rest.
Read more: https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/42404/tucson-mystery-drone-had-rotors-according-to-border-patrol-helicopter-aircrews-emails?source=Snapzu

Making Elizabeth Holmes’ cringey texts public is the ultimate crime deterrent

I can’t do crimes because I can’t have my texts read aloud in court.
Read more: https://www.theverge.com/22691464/elizabeth-holmes-trial-text-messages-crime?source=Snapzu

Greener pastures: Marijuana jobs are becoming a refuge for retail and restaurant workers

An estimated 321,000 Americans now work in the industry, a 40 percent increase from last year, making legal cannabis one of the country’s fastest growing sectors.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/09/24/marijuana-dispensaries-jobs/?source=Snapzu

Redditors Give ‘The Herman Cain Award’ to Anti-Vaxxers Who Die of COVID

Although the Herman Cain Award wasn’t created to encourage people to get vaccinated, it’s helping anti-vaxxers change their minds.
Read more: https://www.vice.com/en/article/4avzym/redditors-give-the-the-herman-cain-award-to-anti-vaxxers-who-die-of-covid?source=Snapzu

Uber to pay pensions to all its UK drivers, backdated to 2017

Uber is to pay out millions of pounds in missed pension payments to UK drivers dating back as far as 2017 under a deal with the retirement savings watchdog. The ride hailing company was forced to guarantee its 70,000 UK drivers a minimum hourly wage, holiday pay and pensions in March this year after a landmark supreme court ruling over their employment status. Couriers for the group’s UberEats food delivery service are not included in the deal.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/sep/24/uber-to-pay-pensions-to-all-its-uk-drivers-backdated-to-2017?source=Snapzu

Delta has banned more than 1,600 unruly passengers. Now, it wants airlines to share ban lists.

More than 1,600 people have been banned by Delta Airlines since the federal government has required airplane passengers to wear masks — and now, the company wants other airlines to share their ban lists.
Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/delta-unruly-passengers-banned-list/?source=Snapzu

New preliminary evidence suggests coronavirus jumped from animals to humans multiple times

It’s more evidence a lab leak is very unlikely.
Read more: https://theconversation.com/new-preliminary-evidence-suggests-coronavirus-jumped-from-animals-to-humans-multiple-times-168473?source=Snapzu

Rupert Murdoch 'privately acknowledged' the realities of climate change — while Fox News hosts were publicly denying it

Fox News and Fox Business, both created by Rupert Murdoch, have never been shy about promoting extreme or ludicrous ideas in the hope of driving ratings. But what far-right opinion hosts like Tucker Carlson, Laura Ingraham and Sean Hannity claim and what Fox News executives actually believe can be t...
Read more: https://www.alternet.org/2021/09/rupert-murdoch-privately-acknowledged-the-realities-of-climate-change-while-fox-news-hosts-were-publicly-denying-it-report/?source=Snapzu