A 69-year-old homeless man who fatally stabbed an attacker on a Queens subway train will not face charges, prosecutors confirmed Wednesday. The incident, which occurred on December 22 aboard a 7 train, unfolded after a group of five men began stealing the man’s belongings and brutally assaulting him when he attempted to recover them.
Researchers at Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands, with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, have developed a controversial method to deliver malaria vaccines using genetically modified mosquitoes. Dubbed “flying vaccinators,” these insects are engineered to deliver vaccine components via their bites.
Kenya has granted the Gates Foundation diplomatic immunity, allowing the Foundation to be exempt from legal action for acts performed in its official duties.
A Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs heard the testimony of Dr. Steven Quay, who claimed that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is involved in the funding of gain-of-function research.
Alan Turing Institute, a UK-based AI research organization, announced that it has been granted $4 million by the Gates Foundation for digital ID implementation.
A New York City business owner could face up to seven years in prison after shooting a would-be thief who had been kicked off the premises along with an accomplice.
