In a world first, South Africa grants patent to an artificial intelligence system
Read More At first glance, a recently granted South African patent relating to a “food container based on fractal geometry” seems fairly mundane. The innovation in question involves interlocking food containers that are easy for robots to grasp and stack. On closer inspection, the patent is anything but mundane. That’s because the inventor is not […]
Women’s football in Nigeria has a long history of defiance
Read More Not too long ago, Desire Oparanozie, then captain of the Nigerian women’s football team, again demanded equal pay for female Nigerian players. In Nigeria, female players are paid woefully less than their male counterparts in comparable international roles and her call had come after her team’s sit-in over unpaid bonuses and allowances for […]
Gauteng remains house robbery hotspot, says AfricaScope
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Larry Elder: Clint Eastwood Supports Me in California Recall Race
Conservative radio host Larry Elder, who is running for governor of California, on Wednesday claimed that Hollywood star Clint Eastwood sent him “a message of his support.” Elder tweeted…
Minneapolis DFL chair calls burning of police precinct ‘revolutionary moment,’ ‘act of pure righteousness’
Post Content The chair of the Minneapolis Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party is defending a recent op-ed in which he argued that rioters’ burning of the Minneapolis Police Department’s Third Precinct headquarters last year was an “act of pure righteousness” in their minds and a “genuine revolutionary moment.” In an Aug. 2 opinion piece for Southside Pride, a […]
Biden ATF nominee Chipman accused of racial bias for claiming Black ATF agent cheated on exam
Post Content President Biden’s embattled Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) nominee is once again under fire, this time from a Black former ATF agent who is accusing David Chipman of racial bias for falsely claiming he cheated on a promotion exam. The former agent claims that Chipman’s determination that he did too […]
Senate Republicans force Dems to vote on CRT, fracking, abortion and more in marathon ‘vote-a-rama’
Post Content Senate Republicans forced Democrats to take tough votes on issues ranging from critical race theory to abortion to fracking during a 14-hour “vote-a-rama” Tuesday and Wednesday as they put up resistance to the budget resolution that opens the door for Democrats to pass a $3.5 trillion spending plan. The vote-a-rama – in which […]
Cory Booker giddy as Democrats vote against ‘defund the police’: GOP senator ‘has given us the gift’
Post Content A fired-up Sen. Cory Booker praised GOP Sen. Tommy Tuberville for forcing a vote Tuesday in the Senate on defunding the police, saying he wanted to “hug” his GOP colleague for putting to rest “scurrilous” accusations that Senate Democrats want to strip law enforcement of money. Tuberville, R-Ala., authored an amendment to Democrats’ […]
Portland Homicides at Highest This Century, Near All-Time Record
Portland’s homicide total in 2021 has already reached 58 people, making it the deadliest year in the city this century. Portland appears to be on track to shatter its previous all-time record of 70 homicides…
Assange espionage case: US lawyers appeal UK decision to block extradition
Post Content Lawyers acting on behalf of the U.S. government on Wednesday challenged a British judge’s decision to block the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to face espionage charges in the United States, arguing that assessments of Assange’s mental health should be reviewed. The British judge, Vanessa Baraitser, ruled in January that Assange was […]
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