Israel is gearing up to annex parts of the West Bank as soon as July 1st. Israel’s West Bank annexation plans are in line with President Trump’s Israel-Palestine Peace Plan, unveiled earlier this year. However, Palestine has completely rejected this plan, and while the United States is still working with…
Boston Bans Use of Facial Recognition Technology by City Officials
June 25, 2020
The City of Boston has voted to “ban the use of face surveillance by the City of Boston or by any official in the City of Boston”. Boston will, however, have an exemption so that facial recognition technology can be used to collect “evidence relating to the investigation of a…
COVID-19 Cannot be Contracted from Food or Food Packaging, FDA says
June 24, 2020
“There is no evidence that people can contract COVID-19 from food or from food packaging”, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Outbreaks of COVID-19 at food processing plants have sparked food-safety questions, and a President Trump executive order requiring meat and poultry processing plants to maintain operations raised…
U.S. Completes 216 Miles of Border Wall
June 24, 2020
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has completed construction of 216 miles of border wall at the United States-Mexico border. The wall has been constructed as replacement in areas of older, outdated wall as well as in places where no barriers previously existed. CBP says construction is also underway for…