U-Haul will no longer hire or even interview people who smoke and use e-cigarettes in more than 20 states in a bid to create a ‘healthier workplace’. The truck and trailer rental company announced on Wednesday that it has approved its new nicotine-free policy, which is set to go into effect February 1. The policy will apply in 21 states where the company operates and is legally allowed to discriminate against smokers. Those states include Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia and Washington. It is legal…
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The Selective Service website crashed Friday because of “the spread of misinformation,” the agency tweeted. The website’s crash came hours after the announcement that the head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards’ Quds Force, Qasem Soleimani, was killed by a US airstrike ordered by President Donald Trump. The hashtag #WorldWarIII was one of the top trends on Twitter Friday. The incident led to threats of retaliation from Iran’s government and the escalation of tensions between the US and Iran. It sparked fears on social media of a war between the two countries and the possibility of another military draft in the US.…
Oil prices have risen sharply after the killing of a top Iranian general in Iraq. Analysts warned the action could escalate tensions in the region and affect global oil production. The price of Brent crude jumped by more than 3% and at one point hit $69.50 a barrel, the highest since September. It came after General Qasem Soleimani was killed in a US drone strike at Baghdad airport, which the Pentagon described as “defensive action”. The price spike pushed oil stocks on the London stock exchange higher, with BP up 2.7% and Royal Dutch Shell nearly 1.9% higher. Shares in…
TMZ: The former Prez is still living it up in Hawaii in the new year, and he’s moved from the golf course to the ocean for some paddleboarding fun … which looks like quite a workout too. So I came across this article about Obama on vacation in Hawaii. I found something interesting within the images, yes Michelle was no where to be found on the beach in a bikini. lol but The interesting thing is located on Obama’s foot, not the ankle strap for the board. Look at the other foot; That looks like a GPS ankle tracker. Now…
“A lot of questions have been raised about the 55-gallon per person / day, indoor water-use regulations (SB 606 and AB 1668), such as how do they track indoor water use or the number of people living in a household? Second, as you know right now, I’ll advise you that there’s an equal amount of uncertainty. Detailed plans are being developed over time (on the fly) on the basis of a vague outline called the’ Primer’ which was prepared by the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) and the State Water Board to summarize the authorities, specifications and schedules in…
A dozen guns decorate the wall of the dining room. Bizarre bear and rabbit figures are watching you from every living space. Yet Dr. Phil’s Beverly Hills house— which just reached the $5.75 million market — is as rare as it comes. The popular television host, whose real name is Phillip McGraw, purchased the property in 2007, and a family member is currently using it. With yellow walls and a clay tile roof, the exterior appears natural enough, but the interior of the 6,170-square-foot toes the line between quirky and weird. The two-story floor plan is dominated by a wide…
Agnes Callamard, the U.N. special rapporteur on extrajudicial killing, said on Thursday night that the U.S. drone strike that killed Iranian terrorist mastermind Gen. Qasem Soleimani was a violation of international law. The U.N. has been oddly quiet about Soleimani’s violations of international law, including activities that indisputably violated U.N. sanctions. “The targeted killings of Qasem Soleiman and Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis are most likely unlawful and violate international human rights law: Outside the context of active hostilities, the use of drones or other means for targeted killing is almost never likely to be legal,” Callamard wrote on Twitter. She proceeded…
American scientist Frances Arnold, who won the Nobel Prize for chemistry, has retracted her latest paper. Ms Arnold shared the prestigious award in 2018 with George P Smith and Gregory Winter for their research on enzymes. A subsequent paper on enzymatic synthesis of beta-lactams was published in the journal Science in May 2019. It has been retracted because the results were not reproducible, and the authors found data missing from a lab notebook. Reproduction is an essential part of validating scientific experiments. If an experiment is a success, one would expect to get the same results every time it was…
As devastating bushfires rage on in Australia, covering an area twice the size of Wales and incinerating some 500 million animals, forecasters are predicting the worst is yet to come, forcing record evacuations in the east. The deadly fires show no signs of slowing, with temperatures expected to reach well over 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) and “extreme” fire danger predicted for South Australia. The blaze is expected to consume the entirety of a national park in that province’s Kangaroo Island, and an evacuation order has been issued for over 100,000 people. Meanwhile, the government of New South Wales declared…
A Turkish private jet firm says a rogue employee acted alone to help former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn escape from Japan using its aircraft. Mystery surrounded how Ghosn, who faces criminal charges in Japan, travelled to Lebanon via Turkey at the weekend. But the MNG jet firm now says one of its employees falsified records and arranged two flights for Mr Ghosn under different names. The firm said it had filed a criminal complaint over the matter. Mr Ghosn, who holds Brazilian, French and Lebanese nationalities, was living under strict bail conditions when he left Japan. When he turned up…
At last! The Federal Aviation Administration has made two statements after a week of reports of unidentified giant drones flying in formation through parts of northeastern Colorado and across the border into Nebraska, with several eyewitness accounts from law enforcement agencies. Next, a proposed rule change was released by the government requiring most drones to be remotely easily identifiable. Second, in a concerted effort to identify the owner and their intent, the FAA announced that it is collaborating with law enforcement in the five counties reporting the giant drones. Great news or not too late? “It was too low to…
Using the SPHERE receiver of the European Southern Observatory (ESO) Very Southern Telescope (VLT), astronomers noticed that the asteroid Hygea, the fourth largest body in the main asteroid belt, had a spherical shape and could potentially take away from Ceres the “title” of the smallest dwarf planet in the Solar System. Reports of scientific observations and conclusions are published in Nature Astronomy Journal. “Thanks to the SPHERE receiver’s unique capabilities, one of the world’s most powerful imaging instruments, We were able to determine directly the form of the Hygea, which turned out to be roughly spherical, so that it could…
Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation Thursday setting aside $9.5 million for family planning services. The governor says the bill will counteract a Trump administration rule barring clinics from referring women for abortions. He signed the bill alongside lawmakers, first lady Tammy Murphy and Planned Parenthood officials. Murphy said the bill was necessary due to a recent federal regulation. Planned Parenthood in August announced it would not participate in a federal family planning program known as Title X. That came after a new regulation from President Donald Trump’s administration prohibiting clinics that get federal funds from referring women for abortions. Source
Private cars are to be banned from York’s medieval city center by 2023, under plans approved by councilors. The City of York Council wants an end to “non-essential” car journeys within the city walls. The authority, which is run by the Liberal Democrats and the Greens, wants to make the city carbon neutral by 2030 – 20 years ahead of the UK government’s net zero target. It said those who rely on cars, such as disabled residents, would be exempt. The idea was proposed by Labour councillor Johnny Crawshaw but received support from a majority of councilors, according to the…
If you had any doubt about what gun control really means to the democrat party, then Presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg has just helped clarify the fact that gun control is about controlling the American populace. On Sunday, Jack Wilson saved over 200 people when he fatally shot a gunman in a Texas church, proving that the only way to stop mass shooting is to allow good guys with guns to carry them everywhere. Wilson, who headed up the West Freeway Church of Christ in White Settlement’s security team was able to respond and take out the shooter within seconds of…
Apple is pushing ahead with a lawsuit against Corellium, in what is being labelled as a move to end jailbreaking. The tech giant began its legal battle in August, claiming the firm profits from “perfect replicas” of iOS. Apple has now amended its lawsuit, alleging copyright infringement. Corellium’s chief executive Amanda Gorton responded in an open letter, in which she said developers and jailbreakers should be “concerned” by the move. Jailbreaking is a process by which Apple’s operating systems are modified to remove restrictions and give greater control to the user. It also allows users to install apps that haven’t…
US radio host and prominent conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been ordered to pay $100,000 in legal fees and court costs in a defamation case against him. The case has been brought by the father of a child killed in the Sandy Hook mass school shooting in 2012. Mr Jones has long claimed on his show and Infowars site that the attack was “completely fake” and a “giant hoax”. Twenty children – all under the age of 10 – and six adults were killed. In a 20 December ruling, Judge Scott Jenkins of Travis County District Court in Texas said…
The US Army has banned the use of the increasingly popular TikTok app on work mobile phones for security reasons. The app, owned by the Chinese company, ByteDance, has come under close scrutiny recently in the US and other countries. US Army spokeswoman, Lt Col Robin Ochoa, told US media it was considered “a cyber threat”. The app allows its more than half a billion users worldwide to post short, often quirky, self-edited videos. TikTok is a draw for its mainly young users attracted by the ability to make and share 15-second videos, such as lip-synching to songs and comedy…