Filecoin, a decentralized storage network launched by Protocol Labs, is off to a rocky start after a strike by miners just one day after its highly anticipated miannet launch on Oct. 15. Five of its largest miners turned off their machines to protest the project’s “unfair” economic model that requires a significant amount of FIL tokens to start mining operations, according to a report by 8btc.com. […]
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Solitary Confinement Increases Risk Of Premature Death After Release By Andrea Fenster, Prison Policy Initiative. October 15, 2020 Solitary Confinement Increases Risk Of Premature Death After Release2020-10-152020-10-15https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/solitary-e1602783273925.jpg200px200px Above photo: PBS. Any amount of time spent in solitary confinement increases the risk of death after release from prison, including deaths by suicide, homicide, and opioid overdose. A recently published study of people released from North Carolina prisons confirms what […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107975/74/1079757499_0:0:1857:1045_1200x675_80_0_0_ee8da674537d713d70b719976fb7fb6e.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Martha Yiling. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/asia/202010131080756605-congrats-blackpink-k-pop-girl-band-sensation-hits-records-with-new-release/ It looks as though the quartet has set themselves a target to scoop all the top chart places going and fans celebrate the achievements. One of the most popular K-pop girl bands, BLACKPINK, released their first full-length album titled simply The Album, paving their way to the top as well as making charts history worldwide. In only […]
The U.S. Army News Service has announced that the Department of Defense is slated to release its counter-small unmanned aircraft systems strategy next month, bringing an open-system architecture and enterprise approach to the military’s capabilities. The Army-led Joint C-sUAS Office, or JCO, has worked to align current and future counter-drone technologies to support operational requirements at home and abroad, said Maj. Gen. Sean A. Gainey, the […]
Fishermen Oppose ‘Catastrophic’ Release Of Fukushima Water To Ocean October 8, 2020 Fishermen Oppose ‘Catastrophic’ Release Of Fukushima Water To Ocean2020-10-082020-10-08https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/fuku.png200px200px Above photo: An employee of Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) uses a geiger counter next to storage tanks for radioactive water at TEPCO’s tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma town, Fukushima prefecture, Japan, January 15, 2020. Reuters/Aaron Sheldrick. Tokyo – Japanese fish industry […]
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Kentucky’s attorney general will release a recording from the grand jury probe into the death of Breonna Taylor, saying he would do so hours after a juror on the case filed a motion to go public with details about the proceeding. While state AG Daniel Cameron said in a statement on Monday that grand juries are meant to be “secretive,” he acknowledged that “public interest in […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202009291080603941-grand-juror-files-motion-to-release-breonna-taylor-files-accusing-da-of-misleading-public/ A motion to release grand jury transcipts, recordings and reports has been issued by a grand juror in the case involving the shooting of Breonna Taylor. The grand jury motion detailed that Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, the case prosecutor, “made many definitive remarks during his press conference,” following the September 23 decision to indict former Louisville Metro Police Department […]
Here is a list for you and you alone, of talented South Korean groups and artists, so that you can follow their new releases and spend a cozy autumn beat-boxing your way out of pandemic distress. A huge project by the giant South Korean SM Entertainment company using flexible units and numerous beautiful and talented members who appear as fans say “from the basements of the […]
‘We Demand The Immediate Release Of Julian Assange’ By Progressive International. September 24, 2020 ‘We Demand The Immediate Release Of Julian Assange’2020-09-242020-09-24https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/assanfegraphic.png200px200px Above image: Max Gede. PI Council Members support the freedom of Julian Assange against the unlawful and dangerous extradition trial against him currently taking place in London. “Every time we witness an injustice and do not act, we train our character to be passive […]
Senate Republicans have released their controversial report on Joe Biden and his son Hunter’s former dealings with Ukraine in a politically-charged move to taint Biden’s campaign weeks out from Election Day. The investigation, which was spearheaded by Sens. Ron Johnson (R-WI) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) focuses on Hunter Biden’s work for Ukrainian gas company Burisma Holdings—a key issue in last year’s impeachment of President Donald Trump. […]
Call For Assange’s Immediate Release By Lawyers for Assange, Consortium News. September 21, 2020 Call For Assange’s Immediate Release2020-09-212020-09-21https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/assange-feature-e1600702467786.png200px200px Thirteen Former Presidents Urge United Kingdom Government to Immediately Free Julian Assange. Heads of state, prime ministers, parliamentarians, members of Congress, ministers and other politicians demand Assange be set free. Check here for the latest update to this list. As Julian Assange fights U.S. extradition at the Old Bailey […]
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, who oversees the Census Bureau, waits for a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing to begin in Washington, D.C., in 2019. In July, Ross directed bureau officials to speed up the 2020 census to end counting a month early, on Sept. 30. Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, who oversees […]
Haitian police officers have flooded the streets of Port-au-Prince to call for the release of a fellow officer they say was “illegally” jailed, paralyzing the capital as they set vehicles ablaze and clashed with security forces. Scores of officers from the Haitian National Police, most dressed in civilian clothing, gathered with supporters in Port-au-Prince on Monday to demand the government frees Jean Pascal Alexandre, an officer […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/11/1080193911_0:83:2866:1695_1200x675_80_0_0_082e82edeb72dc254dc90ab4eb6952f8.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202009151080458148-kanye-west-vows-to-release-no-more-songs-until-contracts-with-sony-universal-are-completed/ In July, rapper and fashion designer Kanye West announced that he would enter the presidential race as an independent candidate in the November 2020 US elections. The music mogul said in a tweet that he would release no more songs until he finishes his contracts with the music publishing company Sony/ATV’s EMI Music Publishing and Universal Music Group. I’m not putting no more […]
Portland police arrested a man for starting a fire with a molotov cocktail and released him, only to take him into custody again the next day for allegedly setting six more fires. Domingo Lopez Jr., 45, was booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center on Sunday evening after police discovered a blaze set on the side of a freeway. A witness identified the suspect, who admitted […]
youtube.com Asphalt Releases Air Pollution On Hot Days, Asphalt Can Release as Much Air Pollution as Cars https://t.co/H4hYnJqLp4 — Carol Duff (@CarolDuff18) September 9, 2020 Health Editor’s Note: Maybe less parking lots?….Carol Carol graduated from Riverside White Cross School of Nursing in Columbus, Ohio and received her diploma as a registered nurse. She attended Bowling Green State University where she received a Bachelor of Arts Degree […]
The new live-action remake of the popular Disney film ‘Mulan’ saw its original release date delayed due to theatre shutdowns across the US throughout the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Despite calls from Hong Kong opposition groups and others to boycott the movie, early viewership appears to have surged. Downloads of the Disney+ streaming service jumped 68%, to 890,000 over the weekend, amid the release of its new movie, ‘Mulan’. […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/07/1080385375_0:0:3073:1728_1200x675_80_0_0_da97eebdddbf62399d7c678edd8e5998.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/uk/202009071080385298-police-release-footage-of-supposed-birmingham-stabber-suspect-still-on-the-loose/ One person was killed and seven more injured, two of them seriously, in stabbing attacks on Sunday, with the police saying that the attacks are linked. West Midlands Police have released the first CCTV footage of the suspect in a series of stabbings that took place in the UK city of Birmingham in the early hours of Sunday. The man […]
The Metropolitan Police Department on Thursday released bodycam footage of an officer fatally shooting 18-year-old Deon Kay seconds after arriving at the scene in Washington, D.C. Officers say the Black teen “brandished a firearm” during the Wednesday encounter, prompting one cop to shoot him in the chest. He was later pronounced dead at a local hospital, spurring immediate protests across the nation’s capital that continued into […]
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It seems that the Catalan team, which the Argentinian ace has been playing for since his teen years, could be about to make his rumoured departure incredibly difficult for him. Responding to rumours about Lionel Messi’s potential transfer, FC Barcelona firmly believes their captain is not up for sale, a Mundo Deportivo report has it, suggesting that the Catalan side sees Messi as “untransferable” and that […]
John Brennan Former CIA Director and architect of Spygate John Brennan lashed out at Senator Marco Rubio (FL) on Tuesday evening following the release of a Senate Intel report that blasted the FBI’s “unjustified” use of the phony Russia dossier. The Senate Intelligence Committee has determined that the FBI gave the unverified anti-Trump dossier “unjustified credence,” and that Russia “took advantage” of members of the Trump […]
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Donald Trump does not want you to see Immigration Nation. In fact, according to filmmakers Christina Clusiau and Shaul Schwarz, his administration tried to strong-arm them into delaying their Netflix docuseries on Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) cruel implementation of the president’s zero-tolerance immigration policy until after the 2020 election. “There were so many asks that just were completely out of line,” Schwarz tells The Daily […]
All eyes are on bitcoin‘s bullish price at the moment. Behind the scenes, however, developers are tinkering to build the infrastructure that many hope could make the Bitcoin system more accessible to more people. Last week, Bitcoin tech startup Blockstream released its latest major version of c-lightning, its implementation of the Lightning Network. The release is dubbed “Rat Poison Squared on Steroids,” facetiously referencing Warren Buffet’s […]
As Seth Rogen and his production company, Point Grey, feel their way through the novel coronavirus pandemic, one thing is certain: They won’t be taking their cues from Christopher Nolan. Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter, Rogen quipped, “I’m waiting to see what Chris Nolan does… ‘WWCND’ is basically what we’re saying at all times. ‘What would Chris Nolan do?’” THR’s interview, conducted via Zoom, happened to […]
Above photo: The only known photograph of district judge Vanessa Baraitser — who will rule on Julian Assange’s extradition to the US — in the public domain. Anonymisation by Declassified. From Instagram. The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Justice is blocking the release of basic information about the judge who is to rule on Julian Assange’s extradition to the US in what appears to be an irregular application […]
A US appeals court has ruled to hold back a deposition about the sex life of Ghislaine Maxwell, who is accused of aiding Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse of underage girls, with her lawyers arguing it would make a fair trial “impossible.” The order to temporarily withhold the sensitive testimony came on Friday, after the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals said it would delay the deposition’s release while […]
As several Arkansas police officers pinned Lionel Morris on the floor of Harps Food Store in February, with the knee of one officer pressing into his back, the 39-year-old begged for help, repeatedly crying out “I can’t breathe.” The Conway Police Department said that on Feb. 4, the supermarket reported that two men had removed a drone from its packaging. When officers arrived on the scene, […]
Black Trump supporter Bernell Trammell was murdered on Thursday just hours after a pro-Trump interview. Trammell was gunned down shortly after noon. He as a popular supporter of President Trump. Bernell Trammell was shot in the head execution style broad daylight yesterday in front of his store. He was a God fearing Trump supporting man. Was it because he was a Trump supporter? He didn’t look […]
Police have confirmed that two people fired shots during an altercation in Austin on Saturday night between a motorist and a Black Lives Matter protester, during which the protester was shot and killed. As reported earlier by Cassandra Fairbanks… Police say that the man who was killed, Garrett Foster, was armed and confronted the vehicle — but was not the other person who fired shots. “Officials […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202007231079965581-us-judge-permits-release-of-docs-from-epstein-alleged-sex-slave-giuffres-lawsuit-against-maxwell-/ US District Judge Loretta Preska authorised the release of some documents related to the 2015 civil lawsuit brought by Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged “sex slave”, Virginia Giuffre Roberts, against the financier’s close associate British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, according to Reuters. DETAILS TO FOLLOW Source link