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Muslim Murderer of Two Daughters Is Arrested after 12 Years on the Run

There was a blast from the past on Wednesday, when the Dallas branch of the FBI announced that Yaser Abdel Said had been arrested after being a fugitive since 2008 when he shot his teenage daughters to death in his own taxi — something I wrote about at the time: Honor Killing in Texas?

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Robots Are Lowering Wages, According to Study

The Federal Bank of San Francisco recently sent around a letter asking, Are Workers Losing to Robots?

It turns out that not only are humans being replaced by smart machines, but workers are also getting reduced paychecks even in the booming jobs economy because of automation in the workplace.

The Fed report starts out:

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Walmart Gives Robots a Bigger Role in Stores

In November of 2017 it was reported that Walmart was trying out floor-scrubber robots in a few of its stores. That testing must have gone well because now the machines are part of a company decision to use technology “to help keep costs in check.”

Walmart’s robot floor cleaner scrubs and polishes all by itself […]

Lebanese Doctor Gets 45 Years in Prison for Fraud and Poisoning Patients in Michigan

A couple years ago I reported on an immigrant physician who had been charged with malpractice and making millions of dollars in Medicare cash by misdiagnosing: Scammer Lebanese Doctor Is Accused of Deaths and Medicare Fraud. In the face of more than 500 patients swearing he had treated them to make maximum money rather than […]