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Stars Begin Phone-Hacking Claims Against Murdoch Empire
The Guardian - Mon Sep 27, 2021
A group of 1990s pop stars are among the latest individuals to launch phone-hacking cases against Rupert Murdoch’s media empire, as the scandal that has dogged the company for more than 15 years continues to rumble on at the high court. More»

Florida Judge Throws Out Governor Ron DeSantis' Order Prohibiting School Mask
NPR - Fri Aug 27, 2021
A Florida judge has ruled that school districts in the state can require students to wear masks. More»

Front-Runner For Country's Dumbest Governor Signs Order Letting Georgia Businesses Ignore Covid-19 Rules
CNN - Fri Aug 20, 2021
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed an executive order Thursday allowing businesses to disregard local rules regarding Covid-19 - a move decried by Democrats, as coronavirus cases in the state rise. More»

Why George Orwell’s ideas remain relevant 75 years after 'Animal Farm'
AlterNet - Thu Aug 12, 2021
Seventy-five years ago, in August 1946, George Orwell's “Animal Farm" was published in the United States. More»

Cyber Criminals Compromised Congress Weeks Ago
Daily Mail - Tue Jun 8, 2021
At least 60 members of Congress from both parties have been unable to access data for weeks in the latest ransomware attack to strike the United States. More»

Vladimir Putin Signs Bill Granting Himself Lifetime Immunity From Prosecution Once He Leaves Office
The Scottish Sun - Tue Dec 22, 2020
Vladimir Putin has signed a bill granting himself lifetime immunity from prosecution once he leaves office. More»

Trump Stooge Banned from the Justice Department After Trying to get Case Info
Associated Press - Sat Dec 5, 2020
WASHINGTON - The official serving as President Donald Trump’s eyes and ears at the Justice Department has been banned from the building after trying to pressure staffers to give up sensitive information about election fraud and other matters she could relay to the White House, three people familiar with the matter tell The Associated Press. More»

Whatever It Is, It's Probably Not Hair Dye
New York Times - Thu Nov 19, 2020
Rudolph Giuliani gave a news conference on Thursday in which, as he continued to cast doubt on the results of the presidential election, it appeared he was starting to melt. More»

Staten Island Man Allegedly Posted Online Threats to Kill Democrats, Protesters and Police
NBC New York - Tue Nov 10, 2020
A Staten Island man has been charged with making threats to "blow away" those who celebrated the victory of President-Elect Joe Biden, and to "exterminate" Democrats and their families, court papers allege. More»

Trump to Leave Hospital, COVID Treatment to Continue at White House
NBC New York - Mon Oct 5, 2020
President Donald Trump "may not entirely be out of the woods yet," but is well enough to return to the White House on Monday, his physician, Doctor Sean Conley, said Monday. More»

Post Office Is Deactivating Mail Sorting Machines Ahead of the Election
Vice - Fri Aug 14, 2020
The United States Postal Service is removing mail sorting machines from facilities around the country without any official explanation or reason given, Motherboard has learned through interviews with postal workers and union officials. More»

Donald Trump got suspended on Twitter
Raw Story - Wed Aug 5, 2020
President Donald Trump was banned from Tweeting on Wednesday after Twitter told the president he had to delete the misinformation about children not getting the coronavirus. More»

'Thank you, God': Trump revels in reign as absolute king of CPAC
The Guardian - Sat Feb 29, 2020
At the grassroots conservative gathering after fronting a coronavirus briefing, the president was back in his happy place. More»

'Don't let them in': Arrests made as hundreds protest Ann Coulter speech at UC Berkeley
USA Today - Thu Nov 21, 2019
A speech by conservative commentator Ann Coulter at University of California, Berkeley drew hundreds of protesters Wednesday night. More»

David Koch, billionaire conservative activist, dies at 79
NBC News - Fri Aug 23, 2019
“It is with a heavy heart that I announce the passing of my brother David," Charles Koch said in a statement Friday. More»

U.S. Vice President Pence abruptly cancels trip to New Hampshire
Reuters - Tue Jul 2, 2019
WASHINGTON - US Vice President Mike Pence abruptly canceled a planned trip to New Hampshire on Tuesday after being called back to the White House for an unspecified reason, White House officials said. More»

After Putin's warning, Russian TV lists nuclear targets in U.S.
Reuters - Tue Feb 26, 2019
MOSCOW - Russian state television has listed US military facilities that Moscow would target in the event of a nuclear strike, and said that a hypersonic missile Russia is developing would be able to hit them in less than five minutes. More»

White House Uses Doctored Video To Support Claim Against Reporter
N&G - Wed Nov 7, 2018
The White House is standing by its decision to revoke the press credentials of CNN correspondent Jim Acosta. More»

White House blocks bill that would protect elections
Yahoo News - Fri Aug 24, 2018
WASHINGTON - A bill that would have significantly bolstered the nation's defenses against electoral interference has been held up in the Senate at the behest of the White House, which opposed the proposed legislation, according to congressional sources. More»

Trump Says Separation Of Families At Border Is A Negotiating Tool
CNN - Fri Jun 15, 2018
President Donald Trump suggested Saturday that he is using his administration's separation of families at the US border as a negotiating tool to get Democrats to cave on his immigration demands, which include funding for a border wall, curbing legal immigration into the US, and tightening the rules for border enforcement. More»

Trump lawyers try to halt book's release as White House fights to contain firestorm
The Guardian - Wed Jan 3, 2018
Lawyers for Donald Trump moved on Thursday to try to shut down the explosive new book which has exposed chaos behind the scenes at the White House. More»

Words banned at CDC were also banned at other HHS agencies
The Hill - Sat Dec 16, 2017
Multiple agencies in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have reportedly been told by the Trump administration that they cannot use certain phrases in official documents. More»

CDC Gets List Of Forbidden Words
Washington Post - Fri Dec 15, 2017
ATLANTA, Georgia - The Trump administration is prohibiting officials at the nation's top public health agency from using a list of seven words or phrases - including "fetus" and "transgender" - in any official documents being prepared for next year's budget. More»

Manhattan DA let molester OB/GYN plead out, avoid prison while his lawyers wrote campaign checks
Think Progress - Fri Oct 20, 2017
Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance accepted over $3,000 in campaign funds from attorneys representing a gynecologist his office was prosecuting for alleged serial sexual assault of patients in 2015. More»

Is Facebook Blocking Access to Data for Reporters Seeking to Probe Russian Infiltration in 2016 Election?
AlterNet - Mon Oct 16, 2017
The mystery is deepening over how much Facebook knows about Russian use of the social media platform to inject content and messaging intended to influence voters during the 2016 presidential election. More»

Congressional candidate claims she was abducted by aliens, can communicate extraterrestrials
New York Daily News - Sun Oct 15, 2017
A politician in Miami, who is running to replace Republican Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen when she retires, claims that she was once taken aboard a spaceship by aliens where they discussed a number of topics. More»

Koch network 'piggy banks' closed until Republicans pass health and tax reform
The Guardian - Tue Sep 19, 2017
At a weekend donor retreat attended by at least 18 elected officials, the Koch brothers warned that time is running out to push their agenda, most notably healthcare and tax reform, through Congress. More»

Georgia Voter Records Exposed On Internet
Associated Press - Tue Jun 20, 2017
A new report says that a security failure left Georgia's 6.7 million voter records and other sensitive files exposed to hackers, and may have been left unpatched for months. More»

HUD Secretary Ben Carson: Poverty Is Largely 'A State Of Mind'
CNN - Wed May 24, 2017
Washington - Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson said in an interview Wednesday that having "the wrong mindset" contributes to poverty. More»

A US-Born NASA Scientist Was Detained At The Border Until He Unlocked His Phone
The Verge - Sat Feb 11, 2017
Two weeks ago, Sidd Bikkannavar flew back into the United States after spending a few weeks abroad in South America. More»

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