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USC Cancels Gubernatorial Debate Due To Absence Of Candidates Of Color Authored by Jonathan Turley via jonathanturley.org, The University of Southern California (USC) is under fire after canceling the California gubernatorial debate with less than 24 hours’ notice.  The reason? None of the polling candidates are people of color. It was a crushingly revealing moment in a state where universities have long defied voters who demanded an end to affirmative action in admissions. USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future and ABC/KABC Los Angeles were scheduled to co-host the debate at Bovard...

Scientists Intentionally Trigger 8,000 Earthquakes Deep Beneath Swiss Alps Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Scientists at ETH Zurich university in Switzerland have deliberately induced around 8,000 seismic events deep underground in the Swiss Alps as part of an experiment called Fault Activation and Earthquake Rupture (FEAR-2). The team injected 750,000 litres of water into the ground via two boreholes over approximately 50 hours at the BedrettoLab facility. The quakes were too small to be felt at the surface or cause damage, with magnitudes ranging from -5 to -0.14. The researcher explained “While some seismic events occurred...

France Braces For Moody's Downgrade As OAT-Bund Spread Hits EU Crisis Level Highs France faces a potential credit rating downgrade later today as social unrest, a deteriorating welfare state, a deficit crisis, political paralysis, and years of uncontrolled mass migration collide, forcing the government to repair its finances or risk sparking the next Eurozone crisis.  UniCredit fixed-income strategist Francesco Maria Di Bella told clients earlier, "Tonight, Moody's will review France's credit rating, which is currently at Aa3 with a negative outlook."  Di Bella outlined his expectations for Moody's upcoming ratings decision: We expect the rating...