Editor’s Note: Let yourself be caught in minutes with our quick roundup of today’s must-read news and expert insights that moved precious metals and financial markets. Sign up here! (Kitco News) Gold and silver price pullbacks appear to be only temporary as the uptrend wants to drive prices higher, according …
Read More »Monthly Archives: July 2020
Turkey passes law extending sweeping powers over social media
In 2016, months before a coup attempt, Turkey moved even more aggressively to censor content on the Internet, as the number of people prosecuted for insulting Mr. Erdogan in social media posts skyrocketed. At the same time, government-loyal internet trolls used social media platforms to attack critics and journalists. In …
Read More »Seattle Mayor Says Federal Agents Are Leaving the City
Federal agents who had been deployed to Seattle last week to protect federal buildings from early protests have left the city, Mayor Jenny Durkan (D) said Tuesday night. “[The Department of Homeland Security] He notified me that the federal forces deployed to Seattle demobilized and left, “Durkan tweeted.” The president’s …
Read More »Experts say the universe could be 1,200 years younger than previously thought
The universe is supposed to be approximately 13.8 billion years old, but a new study by researchers suggests that it could be up to 1.2 billion years younger than that. The research analyzed “observable measurements” of Earth compared to 50 different galaxies and modified the Hubble Constant (H0) to reach …
Read More »Banks cleared in first Astros-Dodgers game since cheat revelations
Yes, the other teams still don’t like the Astros very much. Baseball actually returned to Houston on Tuesday with the first bench clearance brouhaha, which included the usual gag and stance posture, but no punches were thrown. It was the first game between the Los Angeles Astros and Dodgers since …
Read More »