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Metal Prices Are Soaring. So Is Metal Theft
Some people will go to extraordinary lengths to harvest metal. For his 2017 book on the subject, Metal Scrappers and Thieves: Scavenging for Survival and Profit, Stickle interviewed one man who used to hunt down abandoned buildings on Google, then find pictures or videos from urban explorers who had visited these locations for kicks, just […]
Jan 2024 Malaysian vehicle sales down by 16.5%: MAA
The Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) has released vehicle sales data for the month of January 2024, announcing that a total of 65,499 vehicles were delivered to buyers last month. This is 12,899 units less than the 79,398 units reported by the association for December 2023, representing a 16.45% reduction in volume over the previous month. […]
Worldcoin (WLD) Just Added 170% To Its Value
Worldcoin (WLD), a blockchain-based project fueled by biometric verification, has ignited a firestorm of investor interest, skyrocketing 170% in the past week to reach a record high of $7.48. This meteoric rise stands out against a backdrop of sluggish performance in many other altcoins, prompting questions about the driving forces behind this surge and its […]
The Cybersecurity Training Gap in Industrial Networks
Cyberattacks on critical infrastructure are steadily increasing, driven by geopolitical conflicts as well as the longtime problem of poorly secured devices that remain exposed and unprotected on the public Internet. But with cyberattacks on water treatment plants rising and the US federal government issuing a high-profile warning about China’s plans to disrupt US critical infrastructure, […]
The University of Oxford Human Rights Hub Journal Invites Submissions for a Special Issue
Proposals should consist of three to five papers that address a topic of high current interest in the field of international, regional, comparative or national human rights law. Each submission should be in the range of 10,000 to 12,000 words. The guest editors for the Special Issue should, through the extension of invitations to authors, […]
Patients Suddenly Kicked Out of Fort Behavioral Health
Behavioral health facility could have offered both patients and staff a better transition plan. It’s no secret that there is an extreme lack of mental health facilities across the country. Texas is no exception to that problem, so losing another facility and having remaining patients kicked out is not welcome news – but that’s exactly […]
Jon Stewart’s return to The Daily Show is a coda to a golden age
Jon Stewart’s return to The Daily Show has been, on the metrics, a success. According to Comedy Central, his first episode back on February 12 was watched by 1.85 million total viewers across premiere simulcasts and encores, up 110 percent from Trevor Noah’s final episode in 2022. It’s also a major improvement on Stewart’s last […]