Here’s what you need to know about Fortnite’s new UFO-themed season
Several sci-fi franchises are coming together in the new season of Fortnite to help fight an alien invasion. Superman is the main character in Chapter 2, Season 7, which premiered on Tuesday, June 8. But you’ll also get space-themed helpers from a customizable alien named Kymera and possibly a “Star Trek” character, as Battle Pass’s …
Jobless Pennsylvania livid over new mistakes in unemployment system as state declares victory
A long-delayed upgrade to Pennsylvania’s IT system for unemployment benefits made a problem-filled debut on Tuesday, frustrating some jobless workers and confirming concerns from critics who feared the new system would give way under strong demand fueled by the pandemic. In the first 12 hours after launch, more than 62,000 Pennsylvanians had filed complaints, officials …
White House Cautiously Adopts Nuclear Power to Achieve Green Goals | Voice of America
MINERAL, VIRGINIA – The administration of US President Joe Biden is cautiously embracing nuclear power, despite lingering security concerns, to help meet its goal of a net zero carbon economy for America by 2050. The 94 nuclear reactors across the United States – most of all countries – will be “absolutely essential” for the country …
Highlights of twins Elon Musk, Jack Dorsey and Winklevoss
MIAMI – Crypto lingo and alcohol poured in as thousands of bitcoin enthusiasts descended on South Florida over the weekend. At Bitcoin 2021, billed as the biggest bitcoin event in history, legions of loyal fans braved 90-degree days to talk about all things crypto. Many of the conference attendees were bitcoin maximalists, a phrase used …
Non-profit organization builds 30-unit affordable housing project in Carbondale
A common area separates the two main buildings of the new Red Hill Lofts affordable housing project in Carbondale.Scott Condon / The Aspen Times The Red Hill Lofts affordable housing project in Carbondale opens this month. The geological feature of the same name is in the background.Scott Condon / The Aspen Times Gas grills and …
candidate for Iranian elections threatens to try his rival for treason in a televised debate | Iran
Iranian presidential candidates engaged in a fiery and murderous first televised debate, in which one vowed to bring another, the former central bank governor, to justice for treason and to ban him and other members of the government to leave the country. The threat to bring Abdolnaser Hemmati to justice was made on Saturday by …
Monetary expansion is needed, but make sure the good money isn’t thrown after the bad
Uday Kotak the outgoing president (2020-21) of CII’s joke —if not now when— in the context of urging the government to resort to deficit financing or to put it mildly, monetary financing, i.e. printing new banknotes, was widely noted and with approval evident in some circles. It was during an interview with NDTV on May …
NGT chief calls on authorities and citizens for ecosystem restoration on World Environment Day, Energy News, ET EnergyWorld
NEW DELHI: The president of the National Green Court, Judge Adarsh Kumar Goel, on Saturday called on the authorities and citizens to restore the environment and the ecosystem. He had previously said that there are huge gaps in environmental compliance and that there are obvious governance deficits on the matter and that higher authorities are …
Delhi High Court Review: March 2021 [Part I]
In Hero Electric Vehicles Private Limited v Lectro E-Mobility Private Limited, while interpreting the arbitrability of a dispute which could include the determination of intellectual property rights, the Court observed that unless it can be said ex-facie Obviously, the reference to arbitration could not be refused. The Court also distilled the following aspects with regard …
Inequalities and the economy: back to Adam Smith
Although the question of Economic inequality has long been overlooked by economists, it has become increasingly prominent in academic and public debate over the past decade, as evidenced by the success of Piketty’s books (Capital in the Twenty-First Century and Capital and Ideology ), Atkinson (Inequality. What can be done?) Or Milanovic (Global Inequality: A …