Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie’s girlfriend scores new job with bigger lobbying firm
She upgraded. State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie’s girlfriend has landed a new job at Albany’s largest lobbying firm after being fired from her previous job with a small labor union. Rebecca LaMotte lost her job with the Greater New York LECET in June in what the group called a reorganization, months after her influential boyfriend […]
Humanoid robot gets to work in BMW assembly plant
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Antifa Leader on Security Watchlist Elected to French National Assembly
The leader of the extremist Antifa group, who is on France’s national security watch list, has been elected to the National Assembly as a member of the left-wing New Popular Front coalition. Raphaël Arnault, official spokesman for the Lyon-based antifa group Jeune Garde Antifascist (Young Anti-Fascist Guard), will be elected to the French Parliament for […]
Second round of French Assembly elections: What to know
Voters in France will head to the polls for a second round of voting to determine the course of the country’s future — or at least the makeup of its National Assembly. The hard right in the country saw victories in the first round of voting, after a dominant victory in European Parliament elections in […]
W.H.O. Renews Its Annual Ban on Taiwan Attending World Health Assembly
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday rejected a proposal to include Taiwan at the annual World Health Assembly (WHA) meeting currently taking place in Geneva, Switzerland. This cold attitude was intended to appease the Chinese Communist Party, which opposes international recognition of Taiwan’s existence as a nation. Chinese state media praised the WHO for […]
California Assembly Passes Apology for Slavery, Despite Entering Union as ‘Free State’
California’s state legislature voted Thursday to apologize for the state’s role in slavery. However, California entered the Union as a “free state” in 1850. invoice, AB 3089was written by Rep. Reggie Jones Sawyer (D-Los Angeles) and passed as the state Legislature considered various other “reparations” bills. The bill acknowledges that California outlawed slavery, but cites […]
NY Assembly Dems block ‘common sense’ attempt to reverse migrant sanctuary laws
The Albany Democrat on Tuesday effectively repealed the Laken Act, which requires New York authorities to notify federal immigration authorities when they apprehend immigrants. The bill, named after a University of Georgia student who was allegedly killed by immigrants earlier this year, nearly died on arrival in the left-leaning state Legislature. But Republicans on Tuesday […]
Apollo the robot joins Mercedes-Benz assembly line production
You knew this was coming. You’ve probably heard about factory shortages. And guess what? The solution seems to be robots. Mercedes-Benz Manufacturing in Hungary has replaced some human workers with humanoid robots on the factory floor. These futuristic robots are manufactured by the Texas-based company Apptronik. Mercedes-Benz and Uptronik have teamed up to study how […]
NYS Assembly passes stopgap spending plan ahead of eclipse day off as budget talks drag on
State lawmakers are expected to pass another temporary spending measure to keep the government running as budget talks enter a second week after politicians ignored an April 1 deadline. . The state Legislature returned to an unusual Sunday session and passed a bill extending state funding through Thursday. The House of Representatives is scheduled to […]
New York business owners torch Assembly Speaker Heastie for refusing to back stronger penalties for violent shoplifters
New York business owners are fed up with state Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D), who last week refused to support Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul’s plan to toughen penalties for violent shoplifters. new york post report. In an effort to curb rampant theft, Hochul’s budget proposal calls for increased sentences for shoplifters who assault retail employees. […]