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Airline Begins Testing Augmented Reality Smart Glasses To Read Travelers’ Emotions
Microsoft HoloLens allows you to combine holograms with the physical world around you.The app uses cognitive services and surfaces relevant data about the passenger, their preferences and their journey. Through advanced facial technology, able to recall details about a passenger’s destination, allergies, and even the time since they got their last beverage, assesses the passenger’s mood. You can see his mood change from “anxious” to “calm” as the flight attendant addresses his concerns.
A third of the nation's honeybee colonies died last year
America's beekeepers watched as a third of the country's honeybee colonies were lost over the last year, part of a decade-long die-off experts said may threaten our food supply.The annual survey of roughly 5,000 beekeepers showed the 33% dip from April 2016 to April 2017. The decrease is small compared to the survey's previous 10 years, when the decrease hovered at roughly 40%. From 2012 to 2013, nearly half of the nation's colonies died.
US Bombs Syrian Village, Over 50 Civilians Killed
US warplanes launched yet more airstrikes, and once again the indications out of the area is that everyone slain in the attacks was a civilian, bringing the two-day toll in excess of 50. Today’s bombings, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, killed at least 35 civilians, overwhelmingly women and children. The slain were said to include at least 26 people who were “relatives” of ISIS fighters, including both Syrians and Moroccans.
Egypt strikes 'terrorist camps' in Libya in response to attack on Coptic Christians
Link: https://www.rt.com/news/389873-egypt-launched-strikes-on-militants-libya/
Egyptian fighter jets have struck militant camps following the deadly attack on Egypt’s Coptic Christians, President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has announced. Egypt’s president also vowed to continue striking bases used to train militants and who carry out terrorist attacks in his country, regardless of the camps' location, Reuters cited him as saying. He also reiterated that the countries financing, training and arming terrorists should not get away unpunished.
Swiss plane narrowly dodges drone collision
Link: https://www.rt.com/news/389862-swiss-plane-narrowly-dodges-drone/
A passenger plane and a drone almost collided earlier this month above the city of Zurich, Switzerland, a newly released report shows. The Swiss transportation safety watchdog said it has noted a surge in incidents of this sort and is seeking new measures to prevent such potential collisions.
President Trump Promises White House Leakers Will be ‘Prosecuted’ Read more: http://thepoliticalinsider.com/white-house-leakers-president-trump-promises-prosecuted/#ixzz4i7chWsrL
President Trump said he has asked the Department of Justice to launch “a complete review” into leaks, which he finds “deeply troubling” because they pose “a grave threat” to national security. “These leaks have been going on for a long time and my Administration will get to the bottom of this,” “I am asking the Department of Justice and other relevant agencies to launch a complete review of this matter, and if appropriate, the culprit should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”
Responding to Grassroots Labor Movement, Lawmakers Unveil $15 Minimum Wage Bill
Raise the Wage Act, which currently boasts 152 Congressional co-sponsors, the federal minimum wage would increase incrementally until reaching $15 an hour in 2024. In the United States of America, the wealthiest country in the history of the world, if you work 40 or 50 hours a week you should not be living in poverty."
Governor Phil Scott vetoes marijuana bill in Vermont
Link: http://www.rawstory.com/2017/05/governor-phil-scott-vetoes-marijuana-bill-in-vermont/
Vermont would have become the ninth state to legalize recreational marijuana and the first to do so through the legislature rather than by a public vote. However, Phil Scott, the governor of Vermont, rejected the marijuana bill Wednesday as he wanted further changes in it, according to a press release, he was concerned about public safety and thus proposed changes such as more aggressive penalties for smoking pot while driving and tighter restrictions to keep pot out of the hands of minors
DUTERTE CONSIDERS MARTIAL LAW FOR ENTIRE PHILIPPINES
Link: http://govtslaves.info/duterte-considers-martial-law-for-entire-philippines/
The Philippine president has threatened to impose martial law nationwide to combat a serious threat in the southern region of Mindanao after fighters there beheaded a police officer and took churchgoers hostage. The ongoing violence has forced thousands to flee the city of Marawi, located about 816km south of the capital Manila. Duterte declared martial law on Tuesday in Mindanao – which makes up roughly one third of the Philippines and is home to 20 million people. The military claimed to have killed at least 13 fighters, members of groups that have pledged allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group.
Transit Police Are Secretly Spying On Commuters’ Travel Plans, Texts And Emails
A class action lawsuit in California, reveals that Transit Police are using a free “Bart Watch” app and Stingray surveillance to secretly spy on commuters texts and emails. The lawsuit reveals that Transit Police are using Elerts to secretly collect everyone’s cellphone identification number, otherwise known as International Mobile Equipment Identity number (IMEI). The lawsuit warns that Transit Police also use Stingray surveillance to identify individuals and spy on their texts and emails.
Wisconsin seeks to be first to drug test Medicaid applicants
Gov. Scott Walker wants to make Wisconsin the first state in the country to require childless adults applying for Medicaid to undergo drug screening, a move that could serve as a national model. Walker’s plan, which needs federal approval, comes as he prepares to run for a third term next year. Walker has talked for years about drug testing Medicaid and food stamp recipients, as a way to make welfare programs a “trampoline, not a hammock” to get people back into the workforce.
Microsoft Warns Of ‘Orwellian Future’ As WikiLeaks Exposes Participation With Surveillance
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella warned the technology industry against creating a dystopian future, which authors including George Orwell and Aldous Huxley have predicted in the past.“I’m an unrepentant tech optimist, there’s no question of that,” said Nadella. “But I’m also grounded. There are unintended consequences of technology.I do believe that it’s up to us to ensure that some of the more dystopian scenarios don’t come true.”
Former Greek PM Lucas Papademos hurt in Athens bomb attack
Link: https://www.rt.com/news/389730-greece-papademos-athens-bomb/
Former Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos suffered burns to his hands and legs in a bomb attack in his car, according to reports. His driver was also injured in the Athens blast. Local media outlets reported on social media that the bomb was contained in an envelope, however this has not been confirmed by officials.
Philippine President Duterte asks Putin for state-of-the-art weapons
Link: http://www.pravdareport.com/news/world/asia/24-05-2017/137815-philippines_russia-0/
President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, asked Russian President Vladimir Putin for modern weapons. The Philippines will need the weapons to struggle against the Islamic State terrorist organisation (banned in Russia), a message posted on the website of the Kremlin said. "We had a number of orders in the US, but the situation in the USA not very smooth lately," Duterte explained. "Rodrigo Duterte was supposed to stay in Moscow for five days, but he had to return to the Philippines urgently after Maute militants (part of ISIL) captured a part of the 200,000-strong city of Maravi on the island of Mindanao.
San Francisco Creates Legal Office To Defend Illegal Immigrants From Deportation
San Francisco public defender’s office launched a new unit Tuesday dedicated to representing illegal immigrants faced with deportation and focused on providing local tax money for cases heard in the city’s federal immigration courts.
In Canada, airlines won't be allowed to bump passengers from a flight against their will under a new passenger bill of rights introduced today by Transportation Minister Marc Garneau.
Link: http://www.orrazz.com/2017/05/in-canada-airlines-wont-be-allowed-to.html
That change is part of a package of amendments to the Canada Transportation Act which also introduces new foreign ownership limits for airlines, requires railways to install voice and video recorders in locomotives and improves transparency and efficiency in the freight rail industry.
Town in Austria refuses to accept refugees after 15yo girl 'brutally raped'
Link: https://www.rt.com/news/389016-austria-town-refugees-ban-rape/
The mayor of Tulln in Lower Austria has announced the town will stop accepting refugees and asylum seekers. The ban comes after a sexual assault on a teenage girl, allegedly carried out by refugees.
Impossible for Poland to Host Refugees for Fear of 'Social Disaster'- Party Head
Link: https://sputniknews.com/europe/201705221053848435-poland-refugees-disaster/
Polish President Beata Szydlo: Poland could not accept refugees and that there was no agreement among EU member states on compulsory quotas of migrants that they should take in.
Brazil woman got longer jail term for Easter egg theft than corruption culprits
Link: http://www.tathasta.com/2017/05/brazil-woman-got-longer-jail-term-for.html
Poor mother who stole an Easter egg for her children was condemned to a harsher jail sentence than corporate executives and politicians who cheated the public of millions of dollars. The woman – who is referred to only by her first name, Maria – was sentenced to three years, two months and three days in prison for shoplifting a chocolate egg and a chicken breast from a supermarket. Seven of those found guilty of crimes – which defrauded taxpayers of hundreds of millions of dollars – have received lighter sentences.
France extends state of emergency in place since the Bataclan terror attack in response to Manchester bombings Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4537378/France-state-emergency-Bataclan-Manchester-attack.html#ixzz4i1kyaSwH Follow us: @Mai
rench President Emmanuel Macron says he wants to strengthen the power of security forces to counter the threat of terrorist attacks. Emergency rules giving French police wider search and arrest powers were introduced after Islamist gunmen and suicide bombers killed 130 people in and around Paris in November 2015.
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