Politics New York just banned cat declawing. It's the first state to outlaw the procedureCNN - By Scottie Andrew and Brian Ries, CNN(CNN) — Cats in New York are free to scale couches, window screens and curtains with their claws unclipped. Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill Monday that bans cat declawing, making New York the first state
Republican Party GOP Rep.: Racist chant was a dagger through my heartCNN CNN's Wolf Blitzer speaks to Rep. Mark Walker (R-NC) who was in attendance at President Trump's rally when the crowd took up a racist chant targeted at Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN).
Steve Daines He Was Told to Go Back to Africa. Instead, He May Go to the U.S. Senate.The Intercept - Ryan Grim A March 1995 headline in the Helena Independent Record, a Montana newspaper, lays it out starkly: “Black man told to go home — to Africa.” The …
Melania Trump Trump and His Aides Seek to Dismiss Mueller Hearings as a Desperate ActThe New York Times - By MICHAEL D. SHEARWASHINGTON — President Trump said on Monday that he had no intention of watching Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel in the Russian meddling case, testify on Wednesday before Congress, denouncing
Siemens Siemens CEO: Trump is becoming ‘face of racism and exclusion’Axios - Ursula Perano Siemens CEO Joe Kaeser issued a rare blow to President Trump from the business community on Saturday, tweeting in German that he "finds it depressing …
U.S. Politics The Latest: McConnell promises budget vote before recessAssociated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the debt and budget agreement between the White House and Congress (all times local): Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is promising the Senate will vote on the budget deal
Melania Trump Trump's second State Dinner is scheduled for SeptemberCNN - By Kate Bennett, CNNWashington (CNN) — It has been more than a year since President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump hosted their first -- and only -- official State Dinner at the White House, but on Monday morning,
Texas Senate Wendy Davis, Who Rose to Fame With Filibuster, Will Run for Congress in TexasThe New York Times - By MATT STEVENSWendy Davis, a former Democratic nominee for governor of Texas whose marathon filibuster as a state senator turned her into an overnight political star, said Monday that she would run for a House seat
Caracas Venezuela: blackout hits Caracas and other states in latest power outageThe Guardian - Reuters in CaracasVenezuela has been hit by a nationwide power outage which the government has blamed on an “electromagnetic attack” on the nation’s hydroelectric system. The information minister Jorge Rodríguez said authorities
Florida Politics Former Florida candidate Elizabeth McCarthy admits to lying about treating Pulse shooting victims, docs showCNN - By Devan Cole, CNNWashington (CNN) — A former Florida Democratic House candidate recently admitted to lying about removing 77 bullets from dozens of victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, a claim led
Baltic Sea Mysterious, 500-Year-Old Shipwreck Found in Baltic Sea Is ‘Astonishingly Preserved’Geek - By Stephanie Valera A team of scientists has revealed the remains an intact and astonishingly preserved 500-year-old shipwreck in the Baltic, using state-of-the-art …
LGBTQI St Petersburg murder victim was 'well-known LGBT rights activist'The Guardian - Shaun Walker and agenciesRussian campaigners have said that a woman found murdered with multiple stab wounds in the city of Saint Petersburg was a well-known activist who had received threats over her protests for LGBT rights
Alzheimer's Disease Newly Discovered Cellular Pathway May Mean New Approach For How We Treat Alzheimer's and CancerForbes - Robin Seaton JeffersonFrontotemporal dementia, Lewy body dementia (LBD) and a whole host of neurodegenerative diseases. At the same time, the researchers identified several proteins that control LANDO functioning but are known
News Two Louisiana Police Officers Were Fired Over A Facebook Post Suggesting AOC Should Be Shotbuzzfeednews.com - Brianna Sacks "this vile idiot needs a round....and I don't mean the kind she used to serve," an officer wrote on Facebook about Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Two …
Aspirin Millions should stop taking aspirin for heart health, study saysNBC News - Associated PressSome 29 million people 40 and older were taking an aspirin a day despite having no known heart disease in 2017. Millions of people who take aspirin to prevent a heart attack may need to rethink the pill-popping,
Wilbur Ross Commerce Sec. Wilbur Ross Falls Asleep in Meetings: ReportNew York Magazine - Matt Stieb To use the phrase “[department head] is falling asleep at [Cabinet-level department]” would normally describe a profound level of negligence, but …
Apple Watch watchOS 6: How to use the split bill and tip calculator features on Apple Watch9to5Mac - Michael PotuckApple Watch is gaining the built-in Calculator app from iOS with watchOS 6 and it comes with some handy new functionality. Read on for how to use the split bill and tip calculator features on Apple Watch.
Liberia 200 Years Before the 'Send Her Back' Chants, This U.S.-Backed Effort Tried to Send Free Black Americans 'Back'TIME - Olivia B. WaxmanWhether or not they knew it, the crowds who cheered President Donald Trump at a July 17 in North Carolina by chanting “send her back” in reference to Rep. Ilhan Omar were part of a long American story
Science Bizarre 'bird of prey' airliner concept design revealedFox News - James RogersAircraft manufacturer Airbus has revealed an airliner concept design that bears a striking resemblance to a ‘bird of prey.” The design aims to motivate the next generation of aeronautical engineers, according
Environment Inuit population in Canadian Arctic has unique genome adapted for ex…independent.co.uk - Phoebe Weston Inuit living in the Canadian Arctic are genetically distinct from any known group, according to new research. Living in geographical isolation for …
Shawn Mendes Shawn Mendes refuses to help bisexual fan come out to her parentswashingtonblade.com - Mariah Cooper Shawn Mendes denied a fan’s request to help her come out to her parents as bisexual during a fan Q&A in Oakland, Calif. on July 14. The fan tells …
Wilbur Ross Wilbur Ross Is Sleeping Through the BurglaryEsquire - By Charles P. PierceThe Secretary of Commerce can scarcely be found awake, but his department is still up to (incompetent) mischief. In case you were wondering how Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross managed to forget about
Chihuahuas Chihuahua Still Missing After Seagull Grabbed the Little Dog from Garden and Flew Away With HimPeople - Claudia HarmataThe Royal Society for the Protection of Birds reassured dog owners that this was not "typical gull behavior" Becca Hill is asking for help finding her miniature chihuahua Gizmo after he was taken from
Delta Airlines Kim Zolciak-Biermann Says 'Police Are Involved' After Delta Allegedly Kicked Family Off of a FlightPeople - Hanna FlanaganThe reality star's daughter Brielle called out Delta Airlines on Twitter. Kim Zolciak-Biermann and daughter Brielle claim Delta Airlines kicked their family off a flight from Los Angeles to Atlanta over
Portland, OR Pacific Northwest Homes: Design and ideas for modern livingdwell - DwellSited on Guemes Island, this striking abode has a lovingly handcrafted interior and a beautiful history. Josh Hissong takes on the mantle of one of Washington’s most noted architects with a reverent renovation.
Palestinian Authority Israel demolishes Palestinian homes near West Bank barrierReuters - Ali SawaftaSUR BAHER, West Bank (Reuters) - Israeli forces demolished a cluster of Palestinian homes near a military barrier on the outskirts of Jerusalem on Monday, in the face of protests and international criticism.
Apple Park Report: Apple to switch from OLED to microLED displays in Apple Watch as soon as next year9to5Mac - Benjamin MayoApple is apparently in advanced talks with Taiwanese display manufacturers to introduce microLED displays into its products as soon as next year, via Economic Daily News. The company is apparently readying
Trump National Golf Club Trump made a surprise appearance at a wedding reception at his New Jersey golf club. The crowd chanted, 'USA! USA!'CNN - By Ralph Ellis, CNN(CNN) — President Trump popped into a wedding reception at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, on Saturday night, prompting the bride, groom and guests to chant, "USA! USA!" Groom P.J. Mongelli told
Politics What if Robert Mueller decided to tell Congress what he really thinks?USA TODAY - Jill LawrenceI did not anticipate William Barr's perfidious misrepresentations, maddening Democratic caution or scandalous Republican indifference. Let's clear things up. Former special counsel Robert Mueller has that
U.S. Navy U.S. says Venezuelan plane aggressively shadowed a U.S. military aircraftReuters - By Idrees Ali and Sarah N. LynchWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military on Sunday accused a Venezuelan fighter aircraft of "aggressively" shadowing a U.S. Navy EP-3 Aries II plane over international airspace, a fresh sign of growing
Politics New York just banned cat declawing. It's the first state to outlaw the procedureCNN - By Scottie Andrew and Brian Ries, CNN(CNN) — Cats in New York are free to scale couches, window screens and curtains with their claws unclipped. Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill Monday that bans cat declawing, making New York the first state
Republican Party GOP Rep.: Racist chant was a dagger through my heartCNN CNN's Wolf Blitzer speaks to Rep. Mark Walker (R-NC) who was in attendance at President Trump's rally when the crowd took up a racist chant targeted at Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN).
Steve Daines He Was Told to Go Back to Africa. Instead, He May Go to the U.S. Senate.The Intercept - Ryan Grim A March 1995 headline in the Helena Independent Record, a Montana newspaper, lays it out starkly: “Black man told to go home — to Africa.” The …
Melania Trump Trump and His Aides Seek to Dismiss Mueller Hearings as a Desperate ActThe New York Times - By MICHAEL D. SHEARWASHINGTON — President Trump said on Monday that he had no intention of watching Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel in the Russian meddling case, testify on Wednesday before Congress, denouncing
Siemens Siemens CEO: Trump is becoming ‘face of racism and exclusion’Axios - Ursula Perano Siemens CEO Joe Kaeser issued a rare blow to President Trump from the business community on Saturday, tweeting in German that he "finds it depressing …
U.S. Politics The Latest: McConnell promises budget vote before recessAssociated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the debt and budget agreement between the White House and Congress (all times local): Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is promising the Senate will vote on the budget deal
Melania Trump Trump's second State Dinner is scheduled for SeptemberCNN - By Kate Bennett, CNNWashington (CNN) — It has been more than a year since President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump hosted their first -- and only -- official State Dinner at the White House, but on Monday morning,
Texas Senate Wendy Davis, Who Rose to Fame With Filibuster, Will Run for Congress in TexasThe New York Times - By MATT STEVENSWendy Davis, a former Democratic nominee for governor of Texas whose marathon filibuster as a state senator turned her into an overnight political star, said Monday that she would run for a House seat
Caracas Venezuela: blackout hits Caracas and other states in latest power outageThe Guardian - Reuters in CaracasVenezuela has been hit by a nationwide power outage which the government has blamed on an “electromagnetic attack” on the nation’s hydroelectric system. The information minister Jorge Rodríguez said authorities
Florida Politics Former Florida candidate Elizabeth McCarthy admits to lying about treating Pulse shooting victims, docs showCNN - By Devan Cole, CNNWashington (CNN) — A former Florida Democratic House candidate recently admitted to lying about removing 77 bullets from dozens of victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, a claim led
Baltic Sea Mysterious, 500-Year-Old Shipwreck Found in Baltic Sea Is ‘Astonishingly Preserved’Geek - By Stephanie Valera A team of scientists has revealed the remains an intact and astonishingly preserved 500-year-old shipwreck in the Baltic, using state-of-the-art …
LGBTQI St Petersburg murder victim was 'well-known LGBT rights activist'The Guardian - Shaun Walker and agenciesRussian campaigners have said that a woman found murdered with multiple stab wounds in the city of Saint Petersburg was a well-known activist who had received threats over her protests for LGBT rights
Alzheimer's Disease Newly Discovered Cellular Pathway May Mean New Approach For How We Treat Alzheimer's and CancerForbes - Robin Seaton JeffersonFrontotemporal dementia, Lewy body dementia (LBD) and a whole host of neurodegenerative diseases. At the same time, the researchers identified several proteins that control LANDO functioning but are known
News Two Louisiana Police Officers Were Fired Over A Facebook Post Suggesting AOC Should Be Shotbuzzfeednews.com - Brianna Sacks "this vile idiot needs a round....and I don't mean the kind she used to serve," an officer wrote on Facebook about Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Two …
Aspirin Millions should stop taking aspirin for heart health, study saysNBC News - Associated PressSome 29 million people 40 and older were taking an aspirin a day despite having no known heart disease in 2017. Millions of people who take aspirin to prevent a heart attack may need to rethink the pill-popping,
Wilbur Ross Commerce Sec. Wilbur Ross Falls Asleep in Meetings: ReportNew York Magazine - Matt Stieb To use the phrase “[department head] is falling asleep at [Cabinet-level department]” would normally describe a profound level of negligence, but …
Apple Watch watchOS 6: How to use the split bill and tip calculator features on Apple Watch9to5Mac - Michael PotuckApple Watch is gaining the built-in Calculator app from iOS with watchOS 6 and it comes with some handy new functionality. Read on for how to use the split bill and tip calculator features on Apple Watch.
Liberia 200 Years Before the 'Send Her Back' Chants, This U.S.-Backed Effort Tried to Send Free Black Americans 'Back'TIME - Olivia B. WaxmanWhether or not they knew it, the crowds who cheered President Donald Trump at a July 17 in North Carolina by chanting “send her back” in reference to Rep. Ilhan Omar were part of a long American story
Science Bizarre 'bird of prey' airliner concept design revealedFox News - James RogersAircraft manufacturer Airbus has revealed an airliner concept design that bears a striking resemblance to a ‘bird of prey.” The design aims to motivate the next generation of aeronautical engineers, according
Environment Inuit population in Canadian Arctic has unique genome adapted for ex…independent.co.uk - Phoebe Weston Inuit living in the Canadian Arctic are genetically distinct from any known group, according to new research. Living in geographical isolation for …
Shawn Mendes Shawn Mendes refuses to help bisexual fan come out to her parentswashingtonblade.com - Mariah Cooper Shawn Mendes denied a fan’s request to help her come out to her parents as bisexual during a fan Q&A in Oakland, Calif. on July 14. The fan tells …
Wilbur Ross Wilbur Ross Is Sleeping Through the BurglaryEsquire - By Charles P. PierceThe Secretary of Commerce can scarcely be found awake, but his department is still up to (incompetent) mischief. In case you were wondering how Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross managed to forget about
Chihuahuas Chihuahua Still Missing After Seagull Grabbed the Little Dog from Garden and Flew Away With HimPeople - Claudia HarmataThe Royal Society for the Protection of Birds reassured dog owners that this was not "typical gull behavior" Becca Hill is asking for help finding her miniature chihuahua Gizmo after he was taken from
Delta Airlines Kim Zolciak-Biermann Says 'Police Are Involved' After Delta Allegedly Kicked Family Off of a FlightPeople - Hanna FlanaganThe reality star's daughter Brielle called out Delta Airlines on Twitter. Kim Zolciak-Biermann and daughter Brielle claim Delta Airlines kicked their family off a flight from Los Angeles to Atlanta over
Portland, OR Pacific Northwest Homes: Design and ideas for modern livingdwell - DwellSited on Guemes Island, this striking abode has a lovingly handcrafted interior and a beautiful history. Josh Hissong takes on the mantle of one of Washington’s most noted architects with a reverent renovation.
Palestinian Authority Israel demolishes Palestinian homes near West Bank barrierReuters - Ali SawaftaSUR BAHER, West Bank (Reuters) - Israeli forces demolished a cluster of Palestinian homes near a military barrier on the outskirts of Jerusalem on Monday, in the face of protests and international criticism.
Apple Park Report: Apple to switch from OLED to microLED displays in Apple Watch as soon as next year9to5Mac - Benjamin MayoApple is apparently in advanced talks with Taiwanese display manufacturers to introduce microLED displays into its products as soon as next year, via Economic Daily News. The company is apparently readying
Trump National Golf Club Trump made a surprise appearance at a wedding reception at his New Jersey golf club. The crowd chanted, 'USA! USA!'CNN - By Ralph Ellis, CNN(CNN) — President Trump popped into a wedding reception at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, on Saturday night, prompting the bride, groom and guests to chant, "USA! USA!" Groom P.J. Mongelli told
Politics What if Robert Mueller decided to tell Congress what he really thinks?USA TODAY - Jill LawrenceI did not anticipate William Barr's perfidious misrepresentations, maddening Democratic caution or scandalous Republican indifference. Let's clear things up. Former special counsel Robert Mueller has that
U.S. Navy U.S. says Venezuelan plane aggressively shadowed a U.S. military aircraftReuters - By Idrees Ali and Sarah N. LynchWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military on Sunday accused a Venezuelan fighter aircraft of "aggressively" shadowing a U.S. Navy EP-3 Aries II plane over international airspace, a fresh sign of growing
