Thursday, May 09, 2019

Jerome Kunkel was banned from school for not getting vaccinated, so he sued. Now he has chickenpox.
She said she feels lucky she didn't get seriously sick and isn't willing to take that chance on her own children.
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"Glad my babies don’t need to suffer through preventable infectious diseases."



Uber drivers are striking in cities across the US for better wages. Is the gig economy all that great?

Apps and algorithms: Who wins in the gig economy?
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BBC's Cut Through the Noise
Millions of Americans have left office jobs to work in the "gig economy" – meaning they're now doing contract or freelance jobs. But is this form of work really working for us?
This US state is actually paying people to move there.
The Cuban fighter pilot served the longest-ever non-violent marijuana jail term in American history.
600,000 LBS  40 YEARS 
HE WAS FUNDED BY THE SCIONS OF THE BRONFMAN FORTUNE THE TWO SISTERS  FROM QUEBEC WHO LIVE IN NYC 
THEY WERE NOT BRANDED THAT WE KNOW OF
HIS SEX SLAVES WERE BUT THEN THEY DID NOT PAY HIS BILLS
Nxivm's female "slaves" were branded with leader Keith Raniere's initials, say prosecutors.
"We can’t win a war against water by building away climate change with infinitely high flood defences."
Rare bear caught on camera. 🐻📸
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This orangutan was shot 62 times and is now completely blind.
Deforestation caused by palm oil cultivation is pushing the apes closer to farmers who shoot the animals to get rid of them. bbc.in/2VtwFUb
THE DANGERS OF WORKING ALONE
 WITHOUT PROPER SAFETY PROCEDURES, A PERSONAL ALARM, NOT A CELLPHONE, SHOULD BE REQUIRED UNDER LAW

The woman got trapped in the lift on Friday — she was found by police on Sunday.
Chelsea Manning released from jail
This was despite her refusal to testify before an investigation into Wikileaks.
Before Manning was released she was served with another subpoena, her attorneys said. She is expected to appear before a different grand jury on May 16.

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But Manning could soon be jailed again over her refusal to testify about WikiLeaks or Julian Assange.