News
South Dakota hospital is evacuated after a tornado hits Sioux Falls
A South Dakota hospital was evacuated after a tornado hit Sioux Falls on Tuesday night, leaving some buildings in shreds. MORE
Month: September 2019
Economy
California Passes Landmark Bill to Remake Gig Economy
California legislators approved a landmark bill on Tuesday that requires companies like Uber and Lyft to treat contract workers as employees, a move that could reshape the gig economy and that adds fuel to a yearslong debate over whether the nature of work has become too insecure. MORE
In case you missed it:
In case you missed it…9-10-19
At the company’s Cupertino, California headquarters, Apple released several new products and cut prices. Mexico rejects “safe third country agreement” and wants the US to quit with the illegal flow of guns into the country.
Entertainment
See
In the far future, a virus has decimated humankind. Those who survived emerged blind. Jason Momoa stars as Baba Voss, the father of twins born centuries later with the mythic ability to see—who must protect his tribe against a powerful yet desperate queen who believes it’s witchcraft and wants them destroyed. MORE
Live Discussions
Liveblog - North Carolina’s Special Elections
Polls just closed in North Carolina and we’re bringing you the election results. The 9th District is heavily Republican. Both Trump and Romney won the district by 11 points. But the race between Democrat Dan MORE
Gun Violence
Mitch McConnell waiting for a gun bill Trump will sign, not theatrics
Without providing any details, “Leader” McConnell claimed the White House is working on gun legislation Trump will support and sign into law. The senate leader also stated he will not hold a vote on any MORE
Americas
Canada Tells Flood Victims: Live Someplace Else
Source: GATINEAU, Quebec — Along the coast of the United States, people who lost homes to Hurricane Dorian are preparing to rebuild. But Canada — which has faced devastating flooding of its own — is MORE
Health
Trump administration to clean-up CA’s homeless problem
According to four government officials, Trumps’s latest, brilliant idea will focus on cleaning up CA’s homeless problem, primarily Los Angeles’ ‘Skid Row.’ It’s unclear exactly how the administration would implement or accomplish this or even MORE
News
Census Report: Most people uninsured since 2009
According to census data released Tuesday, the number of uninsured rose by 2 million from 2017 to a total of 27.5 million in 2018 or 8.5% This is the first time a massive rise in MORE
News
Mnuchin blows up after reporter asks if Trump’s national security team is a mess
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Tuesday lashed out at a reporter for asking if President Donald Trump’s national security team was in disarray after the departure of national security advisor John Bolton. Mnuchin held a MORE
2020 Elections
WaPo-ABC News Poll: Trump slips 6 points. 56 percent disapproval rating.
A new WaPo-ABC News poll shows Trump’s numbers tanking as many more Americans anticipate a recession within the next year. His trade war with China has also caused many Americans to fear a rise in MORE
News
Netanyahu seeks to annex Jordan Valley ‘in coordination’ with U.S.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Tuesday that he may annex the Jordan Valley and other parts of the occupied West Bank “in coordination” with the United States — a move that risks shattering the MORE
News
Trump fires NSC adviser Bolton
“I informed John Bolton last night that his services are no longer needed at the White House. I disagreed strongly with many of his suggestions, as did others in the Administration,” Trump tweeted. MORE
Politics
Moscow Mitch denies funds for KY coal miners to fund Russian backed company
Daily Beast: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell last month blocked a measure that would have used Treasury Department funds marked for Appalachian development to help pay for coal miners’ health care and pensions in his MORE
News
Wing Nut Watch: TN Senator called for abolishing higher education, now it was all a ‘joke’
On his radio show last week, Tennessee State Senator Kerry Roberts (Republican, naturally) called for abolishing higher education because it would cut off the “liberal breeding ground.” Senator Kerry Roberts made the comment while discussing MORE
Environment
In Measure Overhauling Energy Policy, Ohio Pivots Away From Green Energy
While most states are embracing green energy plans, Ohio appears to be doing the opposite. A new law props up struggling coal plants and trims support for renewable energy forms. MORE
News
Texas Values Action group sue San Antonio over Chick-fil-A
Five men filed suit against the city of San Antonio over it’s decision to deny Chick-fil-A from opening a restaurant in their airport. The group, Texas Values Action, cited a controversial bill, SB 1979 , MORE
News
Trump’s invitation to the Taliban was disgraceful. So was Republican silence about it.
You really do have to ask: “What would Republicans have done if President Barack Obama had invited the Taliban to Camp David days before the 18th anniversary of 9/11?” They would have denounced him, called MORE
2020 Elections
Trump challenger Joe Walsh: Cancelling GOP primaries is “antidemocratic bulls**t”
Presidential candidate Joe Walsh told CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360” Monday the decision by several states to cancel Republican primaries is “antidemocratic bulls**t.” MORE
Gun Violence
NRA sues San Francisco over terrorist declaration
The National Rifle Assn. sued San Francisco on Monday over the city’s recent declaration that the gun-rights lobby is a “domestic terrorist organization.” The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of MORE
Opinion
Alabama is the newest front in Trump’s war on truth
What story sums up our political and media worlds on 9/9/19? This one: Brave government employees are standing up to Trump’s unbelievable claims about Hurricane Dorian and insisting on truth. Trump repeatedly said that Alabama MORE
Health
Appeal to Jenny McCarthy
Vaccine opponents in California appealed to another “Jen” today: Jennifer Siebel Newsom, the wife of Gov. Gavin Newsom, in a desperate attempt to urge Mr. Newsom to veto bills restricting fraudulent vaccine exemptions. The anti-vaxers MORE
Entertainment
Local
Man (who is not Lex Luthor) allegedly steals $90,000 in pastries from New York bakery
A deliveryman in New York has been accused of stealing $90,000 worth of cake. David Lliviganay, an employee of Lady M Confections, is said to have smuggled 1,020 of their cakes out of their Long MORE
Asia
North Korea launches projectiles again
After claiming it’ss willing to resume talks on “nuclear diplomacy” with the United States, North Korea launched two projectiles into the sea. According to The Associated Press, “South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff says the MORE