Rejected by Hong Kong, first asylum seekers who sheltered Edward Snowden are granted refugee status by Canada

One of the asylum seekers who sheltered Edward Snowden in Hong Kong is on her way to a new life in Montreal, her lawyer said, making her the first of the “Snowden refugees” to find safe haven and the latest high-profile refugee to be welcomed to Canada.

Vanessa Rodel, an asylum seeker from the Philippines, and her seven-year-old daughter Keana are expected to land at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport just before 6pm Monday, then make their way Tuesday to Montreal, where a refugee organisation has raised funds for their resettlement.

https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3003236/rejected-hong-kong-first-asylum-seekers-who

The Chinese government is stockpiling Americans’ DNA info. Here’s why

March 27, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) — As part of its “Made in China 2025” campaign, the Chinese government is embarking on a massive, state-led drive to acquire DNA from both its own citizens and the citizens of the world, including Americans. The intent? Not only to become a biotech superpower — but to have the ability to create bio-weapons that target specific DNA strands.

As an example, the Beijing Genomics Institute (BGI) used a loan from China Development Bank to acquire 128 HiSeq 2000 sequencers, as well as U.S. sequencing company Complete Genomics. In the process, BGI obtained access to a DNA database that contains the private genetic information of a large number of Americans.

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/the-chinese-government-is-stockpiling-americans-dna-info.-heres-why

Facebook is facing new housing discrimination charges from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development

Facebook is being charged with housing discrimination by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The claim Thursday from HUD comes less than a week after Facebook said it would overhaul its ad-targeting systems to prevent housing, credit and employment ads as part of a legal settlement with a group that includes the American Civil Liberties Union, the National Fair Housing Alliance and others.

https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-facing-housing-discrimination-charges-from-hud-2019-3

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FIREWORKS! Crooked Leaker-Liar Adam Schiff CUTS MIC ON REP. TURNER AFTER OPENING REMARKS ON INTEL COMMITTEE! (VIDEO)

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The House Intelligence Committee met on Thursday for the first time since the release of the Mueller Report on Sunday.

The House Republicans all signed a letter calling on corrupt leaker-liar Rep. Adam Schiff to resign from the committee in their opening remarks.

Schiff followed this up with a fresh pack of lies saying there was collusion between Trump and Russia, the Trump was working with the Russians before the election, and that Trump was working with Putin to build a Trump Tower in Moscow during the election.

None of this is true or factual.

Adam Schiff continues to lie to the American public.

After his remarks the GOP member on the committee, Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) asked to refute the chairman’s baseless claims.

The two started to argue.

Then SCHIFF CUT OFF TURNER’S MICROPHONE!

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/03/fireworks-crooked-leaker-liar-adam-schiff-cuts-mic-on-gop-leader-after-opening-remarks-on-intel-committee-video/

Trump tweets he ‘may close the southern border’

He may close down the southern border with Mexico, President Donald Trump tweeted on Thursday morning.

“Mexico is doing NOTHING to help stop the flow of illegal immigrants to our Country,” he said. “They are all talk and no action. Likewise, Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador have taken our money for years, and do Nothing. The Dems don’t care, such BAD laws. May close the Southern Border!”

Mexico is doing NOTHING to help stop the flow of illegal immigrants to our Country. They are all talk and no action. Likewise, Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador have taken our money for years, and do Nothing. The Dems don’t care, such BAD laws. May close the Southern Border!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 28, 2019

The tweet came after Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Kevin McAleenan said Wednesday that the immigration system is being overwhelmed by families seeking asylum at the U.S. border with Mexico, and that everything is at a “breaking point.”

“That is not something we want to do; it’s something we have to do, given the overcrowding in our facilities. The agency is expecting 55,000 families, including 40,000 children, to enter the process this month,” McAleenan said.

https://americanmilitarynews.com/2019/03/trump-tweets-he-may-close-the-southern-border/

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Wow Air ceases operations, stranding passengers at airports

March 28 (UPI) – Passengers are stranded on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean as Icelandic budget carrier Wow Air ceased operations and canceled all flights Thursday.

The airline posted a statement to its website advising passengers to book flights with other airlines.

"Wow Air has ceased operation. All Wow Air flights have been canceled," the airline said in a statement. "Some airlines may offer flights at a reduced rate, so called rescue fares, in light of the circumstances. Information on those airlines will be published, when it becomes available."

Norwegian Air and EasyJet were offering reduced fares to stranded travelers.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2019/03/28/Wow-Air-ceases-operations-stranding-passengers-at-airports/1771553782050/

Ford to close 3 factories in Russia, resulting in ‘significant’ job losses

Ford has announced that its joint venture in Russia, Ford Sollers, is closing two assembly plants and an engine plant — a move that it said would lead to “significant” job losses in St. Petersburg and Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan.

In a March 27 statement from its European headquarters in Cologne, Germany, Ford said it will end its production of all passenger vehicles in Russia by the end of June.

It said the decision was made because “the Russian passenger vehicle market has been under significant pressure in recent years,” leading to “inadequate returns” on Ford’s investments in Russia.

It said “underutilized” passenger vehicle assembly plants would be closed in St. Petersburg and the city of Naberezhnye Chelny in Tatarstan, as well as an engine plant in the town of Yelabuga, also located in Tatarstan

https://americanmilitarynews.com/2019/03/ford-to-close-3-factories-in-russia-resulting-in-significant-job-losses/

Amtrak has lost money every year since 1971 — here's why train tickets are so expensive

Amtrak has had a long history of financial instability since its formation. Passenger trains used to be owned by private companies that operated freight trains. At the start of the 20th century, nearly 42 million passengers traveled by rail as their primary mode of transportation. However, by the 1940s, railroads began to become less popular as buses, planes, and cars grew in popularity. And by the 1960s, many railways, such as Penn Central and Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway, all discontinued most of their trains. Passenger trains were no longer profitable, especially when the US Post Office began shipping mail by truck and air.

In an attempt to rescue the service, then-president Nixon signed a law in 1970 that ensured government funding. This act created the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, which eventually became Amtrak. Of the 26 railroads offering passenger service, six declined to join Amtrak. Although the railroad service continued, its problems with ridership and financial instability remained. Amtrak competed with other railway companies for train stations and tracks. On its first day of service, passenger trains had to be rerouted from seven train terminals in Chicago into just one. Amtrak also had to pay and maintain multiple train stations in one city due to the lack of track connections.

https://www.businessinsider.com/amtrak-why-so-expensive-america-train-system-2019-3

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Trump’s Yanked Support for Hudson Tunnel Angers Those Who Saw a Done Deal

For beleaguered commuters who ride trains into and out of New York City, the plan to dig new rail tunnels under the Hudson River must, by now, seem like a big tease

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/03/nyregion/trump-schumer-hudson-tunnel.html

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