Inventor Gaston Glock’s Firearms Legacy Lives On

Gaston Glock, the brilliant Austrian inventor, entrepreneur, and founder of one of the most successful firearms manufacturers in history, passed away Wednesday at 94. The cause of death was not immediatly announced. In 1963, as Europe was attempting to rebuild every aspect of its economy after the devastation of World War II, Glock founded Glock Ges.m.b.H to provide molding parts and components for several European authorities and companies from his facility in Deutsch-Wagram, Austria. His polymer molding products formed the handles of knives and shovels, curtain rods, doorknobs, grenade casings,…

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New bill would mandate legacy IT inventories, modernization plans

Agencies finally would be on the hook to address the ever growing need to modernize legacy technology systems. After years of reports from the Government Accountability Office that found agencies didn’t have a good idea of how many or how old their legacy systems were, Sens. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) are trying to change that. Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H.,  introduced a new bill to require agencies to improve their plans to modernize legacy IT. (Graeme Jennings/Pool via AP) Hassan, the chairwoman of the Homeland Security and Governmental…

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Abortion Legacy of 7 Justices: More Than 62 Million Dead Babies

After President Richard Nixon appointed then-Appellate Court Judge Harry Blackmun to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1970, Blackmun somehow convinced members of the U.S. Senate that he embraced judicial restraint and felt a duty to protect “little persons.” When Blackmun’s nomination came up for a vote, Sen. John McClellan, D-Ark., made the case for confirmation. “He does not believe it is either the duty or the prerogative of the court to change the historical interpretations of the Constitution so as to be tantamount to amending that great document by edicts…

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The Facts About COVID-19 That Legacy Media Won’t Tell You

Do lockdowns work? Do masks? What have we learned about what government actions help prevent the spread of COVID-19, and which don’t? As public health officials and the media sound the alarm about the omicron variant of COVID-19, the answers to those questions are crucial. Alex Berenson, a former New York Times reporter and author of the new book “Pandemia: How Coronavirus Hysteria Took Over Our Government, Rights, and Lives,” joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to answer all those questions and more, drawing on data from various states and countries.…

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Op-ed: Biden still has a chance to salvage his legacy and U.S. credibility — but it won’t be easy – CNBC

Op-ed: Biden still has a chance to salvage his legacy and U.S. credibility — but it won’t be easy  CNBC US President Pledges More Strikes On IS As Another Attack Is ‘Highly Likely’  Outlook India Biden in the ‘loneliest job,’ a presidency driven by crisis  OPB News ‘Biden’s worst nightmare’: how Afghanistan shook a president  The Guardian Biden warns another militant attack in Afghanistan is highly likely  Reuters View Full Coverage on Google News “us president” – Google News

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