A British diplomat can be seen on the video of a dramatic ticket rescue of a woman drowning in the Chinese River on Saturday morning. In Chongqing, Consul General Stephen Ellison jumped into the river to rescue a 24-year-old college student who drowned and lost consciousness. “She was unconscious, she …
Read More »Sending signals: Why did Trump say Biden ‘won’ the election before backtracking?
A few hours before air time when I saw the President’s tweet with the verb eye-ping ping. Biden “won,” Donald Trump said. To be sure, the president said “they won the election because they won.” And there was a swipe at “fake and silent media”. But Trump is an online …
Read More »Employee Complaints Tell Santa Clara County to Pay Attention to COVID-19 Workplace Safety
Maria Ruiz said she lost her job this summer at San Jose McDonald’s after reporting a COVID-19 violation and refusing to work in unsafe conditions. According to complaints filed with the Santa Clara County Public Health Department, Cal / OSHA and the Labor Workforce and Development, many others like them …
Read More »An ancient piece of the Pacific Ocean was buried 400 miles below China
Scientists have identified an old part of the Pacific Ocean – the ancient remnants of the ocean floor long before that – that stretches hundreds of miles below China in the transition zone of the Earth’s crust. The rocky slab that was used to line the bottom of the Pacific …
Read More »NBA Trade Tracker: Bucks get jury holiday from Pelicans; The Sun got Chris Paul from Thunder
The NBA’s season will not move at lightning speed this time around as the league will have to fit drafts, agency fees, training camps and pre-schedule before regular season tips on December 22nd. The NBA draft is right around the corner. On November 18, the free agency will start 20 …
Read More »