A federal court jury was due to begin deliberations on Wednesday in the trespassing trial of a Chinese woman accused of hoodwinking her way past U.S. Secret Service agents to gain illegal entry to President Donald Trump’s Florida resort. MORE
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) said Wednesday it has made a proposal to the board of London Stock Exchange Group Plc (LSE) to “combine the two companies,” in a deal which values the LSE at about £29.6 billion ($36.6 billion). MORE
A South Dakota hospital was evacuated after a tornado hit Sioux Falls on Tuesday night, leaving some buildings in shreds. MORE
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
“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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
