An atheist has been elected as head chaplain in Harvard University.
“There is a rising group of people who no longer identify with any religious tradition but still experience a real need for conversation and support around what it means to be a good human and live an ethical life,” Epstein, the author of Good Without God, told the New York Times.
“We don’t look to a god for answers,” he said. “We are each other’s answers.”
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China have said they believe pressure from big companies in America on President Biden has reversed his decision on allowing sales of computer chips to Huawei for use in advanced vehicle technology.
Biden approved the sales despite car companies like Toyota and Nissan scaling back production because of a global shortage of computer chips.
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The Biden administration is set to look at reversing protections President Trump put in place for campus faith groups. President Trump’s ruling asserted the First Amendment right to federal funding of campus faith-based organizations that affirm pro-life values and a belief in traditional marriage.
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In the midst of the chaos of Afghanistan, Saudi and Russian officials have announced they have signed a military deal. Sergey Shoygu, the Russian Defense Minister, said they were looking at ways to “strengthen the military and defense cooperation between our two countries.”
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A preliminary injunction has been put in place by a federal judge to stop Biden’s administration from narrowing the categories under which border agents can arrest and deport illegal immigrants.
“America First Legal has been working in close partnership with Texas, Louisiana, and states around the country in litigation against many of the Biden administration’s radical immigration policies, including the anti-ICE memos that free criminal illegal aliens en masse,” AFL President Stephen Miller, a former senior official in the Trump administration, wrote in a statement.
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A new study in the UK has found the efficacy of the Covid vaccines was less for the new delta variant. The delta variant is quickly becoming the most prevalent strain of the virus. However, the study still showed the vaccines are able to stave off the majority of the infections.
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The Federal Trade Commission has filed a new complaint against Facebook. They claim the social media giant’s takeover of Instagram and What’s App broke anti-trust laws, as they eliminated them as competitors.
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President Biden has called for extra unemployment benefits to expire as scheduled. However, he urged local state governments to use Covid relief funds to help where needed.
“There are some states where it may make sense for unemployed workers to continue receiving additional assistance for a longer period of time, allowing residents of those states more time to find a job in areas where unemployment remains high,” Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Labor Secretary Marty Walsh wrote. “The delta variant may also pose short-term challenges to local economies and labor markets.”
As Afghan forces fled before the Taliban, they left behind billions of dollars worth of US equipment. The US government had been training and equipping the Afghan army. As lately as last month, Afghan soldiers posed alongside new US helicopters.
“They’ll continue to see a steady drumbeat of that kind of support, going forward,” U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin told reporters.
It is now believed all the equipment that was not destroyed, is now in the hands of the Taliban.
A new oil project in Alaska approved by Trump in late 2020, and backed by Biden has been overturned by a judge.
U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Gleason in Anchorage vacated permits for ConocoPhillips’ Willow Project in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska in a 110-page ruling.
Gleason said the project failed to include mitigation measures for polar bears, and was flawed.
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Many have called into question why big tech are failing to censor terror groups like the Taliban, whilst President Trump is still banned from Twitter, and right-leaning groups in the U.S. see their accounts censored.
Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesman for the Taliban, has tweeted regular updates of their march to Kabul, with his tweets being referenced by numerous major news outlets.
However, Trump was permanently suspended from Twitter in January. Even CNN reporter Donie O’Sullivan, tweeted Tuesday, “The former President of the United States is banned from Twitter but the Taliban is not.”
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T-Mobile are probing the claim that hackers obtained the personal data of 100 million customers. If the claims are true, then this would mean all of T-mobiles customers would be affected by the breach.
“We are aware of claims made in an underground forum and have been actively investigating their validity. We do not have any additional information to share at this time,” a T-Mobile spokesperson said in a statement.
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After President Biden pulls out the US troops the Taliban have taken control of the country. Chaotic scenes unfolded as Afghans tried to flee the Taliban.
Biden has stood by his decision to pull the troops out, despite widespread condemnation. Veterans have questioned what their legacy is after years of conflict; with grieving families of dead servicemen wondering if their sacrifice was for nothing.
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The Supreme Court has voted to lift the moratorium on evictions in New York, which was put in place during the pandemic.
A group of landlords went to the Supreme Court to have the ban lifted. The court voted 6-3 in favour of lifting the ban.
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