Beijing's export halt is notable because China has a stranglehold on global supplies of rare earths and magnets derived from them. They also represent an asymmetric advantage in that rare earths constitute a small share of China's exports but have an outsize impact on trade partners like the U.S., which relies on them as critical inputs for the auto, chip, aerospace, and defense industries. read more
Indian students facing minor criminal offences, including traffic violations in the US, are now being targeted by the country's authorities US authorities have revoked visas of international students including dozens of Indian students who received related mails from their designated school officials According to a report by Times of India, which quoted the e-mails receieved, the students were informed that their F-1 student visas were no longer valid and were asked to leave the country at once. The e-mails cited past criminal offences by the students like shifting lanes while driving, drunk driving, shoplifting, etc. as reasons for their deportation. In the past few weeks, hundreds of international students in the US received e-mails informing them about their visa being revoked and asking them to self-deport. read more
There is little to no evidence to support a "vague, uncorroborated" allegation that Kilmar Abrego Garcia was once in the MS-13 street gang, U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis wrote. read more
UNITED NATIONS (AP) " The Israeli military backtracked on its account of the killing of 15 Palestinian medics by its forces last month after phone video appeared to contradict its claims that their vehicles did not have emergency signals on when troops opened fire on them in the Gaza Strip. The military initially said it opened fire because the vehicles were "advancing suspiciously" on nearby troops without headlights or emergency signals. An Israeli military official, speaking late Saturday on condition of anonymity in line with regulations, said that account was "mistaken." read more
Students and local activists gathered on Wednesday evening at Powder House Park to protest the detainment of Tufts graduate student, Rumeysa Ozturk, by federal authorities on Tuesday. read more
You didn't know that aspartame is bad for you?
Do you live under a rock?
Nevermind that. Have you never had a Diet Coke? Wow what a life I wish I never had a Diet Coke.
Just from eating aspartame, don't you at least suspect it might be bad for you? Does it not taste hideously awful? How would anything natural be that sweet? And then somehow it has zero calories, so the only reason it tastes sweet is because it mimics naturally occurring chemicals to elicit the same physiological response.
So it tricks your tongue into thinking it's really sweet.
What other biological systems does it trick?
Now, let me ask you again:
You're still going to eat this?
Anyway, aspartame is not something you should eat.
Direct and indirect cellular effects of aspartame on the brain
www.nature.com
a transgender news story revolving around a girl in a high school, Gavin Grimm, who wanted to use the boys restroom and was banned. ...
The rights of millions of women to their privacy will ultimately win out
Are you saying Gavin Grimm is the woman,
And the win for "millions of women"
Is biological females who identify as trans men
Get to use the boys bathroom?
???
The case involved a transgender boy attending a Virginia high school, who sued the local school board after he was forced to use girls' restrooms based on his assigned gender under the school board's policy. While the Fourth Circuit ruled in favor of the student based on Obama administration policy related to Title IX protections, the election of Donald Trump changed the underlying policy. A pending hearing before the Supreme Court of the United States was vacated and the case was sent back to the Fourth Circuit.
Due to recent case law, including the Supreme Court decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, the Fourth Circuit ruled again in favor of the student; the Supreme Court refused to hear the case by denying certiorari in 2021, allowing the Fourth Circuit's judgment to stand.
en.wikipedia.org
"people privately voting against those "values" in the privacy of the voting booth."
Those people are not so private any more.
They have tested the waters and found them warm and comforting, like tranny pee.