July 24 2024
Americans fed up with immigration; Secret Service Director resigns; humanoid robots; Beijing Declaration
FLASH President Joe Biden to address nation at 8 PM est about his withdrawal from the presidential race
1 Public desire to curb immigration up 14% vs last year, at 23y high
2 Secret Service Director resigns in wake of Trump assassination attempt
3 Tesla plans to use humanoid robots by next year
4 At least five workers infected with bird flu in CO
5 Beijing Declaration: China brokers peace deal among Palestinian factions
7/24/2005 Lance Armstrong wins seventh Tour de France
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FLASH President Joe Biden to address nation at 8 PM est about his withdrawal from the presidential race
1 Public desire to curb immigration up 14% vs last year, at 23y high
Article Source: Gallup
2 Secret Service Director resigns in wake of Trump assassination attempt
US Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle is stepping down after taking responsibility for security failures at a campaign rally where former President Donald Trump was shot. A political firestorm engulfed the agency after the July 13 shooting with Republican and Democratic lawmakers calling for Cheatle to resign. The attack, which left Trump wounded and one person dead, marked the closest anyone had come to assassinating a president or presidential candidate since Ronald Reagan was shot in 1981.
The agency and Cheatle herself faced a barrage of criticism from lawmakers, former homeland security officials, and others about why the perimeter of Trump’s rally was left vulnerable to the attack. US officials have said that the assailant fired from the roof of a nearby building.
Article Source: Bloomberg
3 Tesla plans to use humanoid robots by next year
Elon Musk said Tesla will have humanoid robots in production to be used within the company next year. He said Monday morning that Tesla would use the robot for internal use first and then aim to produce it for other companies in 2026. Tesla, an electric-vehicle maker, has been working on the robot for several years as part of its efforts to expand into robotics and artificial intelligence.
Article Source: WSJ
4 At least five workers infected with bird flu in CO
Public health experts who’ve been following the surprising spillover of H5N1 bird flu into America’s dairy cattle herds now have all eyes on Colorado, waiting to see if a cluster of human cases there might balloon into something bigger. On July 14, Colorado officials announced that five workers involved in the culling of 1.8 million chickens at a large H5N1-infected egg farm in Weld County had tested positive for the virus. And the strain infecting the workers appears to be closely related to the virus infecting cows in Colorado and at least 12 other states. On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed a sixth case among the Colorado poultry workers. Almost 70 individuals involved in the “depopulation” operation were tested for H5N1 after showing symptoms of the disease, according to a spokesperson for the Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment.
Article Source: STAT
5 Beijing Declaration: China brokers peace deal among Palestinian factions
Rival Palestinian factions including Fatah and Hamas have signed an agreement aimed at ending their division and building unity following talks in Beijing, marking a diplomatic win for China. Senior representatives of 14 Palestinian factions reached the agreement – called the Beijing Declaration – after reconciliation talks that began on Sunday. The pact aims to unite Palestinians in their conflict with Israel, which launched a war on militant group Hamas in Gaza in October.
South China Morning Post
…Professor at the China-Arab Reform and Development Research Center… said in an interview with ThePaper that “the East is rising, and the West is declining…I personally feel that China's "proactive role" in Middle East diplomacy is very clear. It is not waiting but actively leading. Such actions are welcomed by Middle Eastern countries…China is actually in a leading role in the Global South. In the future, in any regional or even global major events, there will be China's voice and attitude”. A Global Times reporter posted to weibo that “The fact that this historic event could happen in Beijing shows that China's national strength, credibility, international influence, and image are widely welcomed and trusted in Palestine and the entire Middle East. China has an irreplaceable role in mediating Middle Eastern issues”.
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Article Source: South China Morning Post, Sinocism
7/24/2005 Lance Armstrong wins seventh Tour de France
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