U.S. Politics The Secret History of Fort Detrick, the CIA’s Base for Mind Control ExperimentsPOLITICO - By STEPHEN KINZERToday, it’s a cutting-edge lab. In the 1950s and 1960s, it was the center of the U.S. government’s darkest experiments. Stephen Kinzer's new book book is Poisoner in Chief: Sidney Gottlieb and the CIA
Bill Burr Bill Burr’s ‘Paper Tiger’ Exposes The Myth Of Outrage CultureForbes - Dani Di PlacidoBill Burr’s new Netflix special, Paper Tiger, follows Dave Chappelle’s Sticks and Stones; the two specials are both framed as a backlash against outrage culture, with much of the material deliberately
Muskegon Michigan Police Officer Fired After Investigation Into Ku Klux Klan Document Found on Display in His HomeTIME - Associated Press(MUSKEGON, Mich.) — A white Michigan police officer whose house had an apparent Ku Klux Klan document on display and for sale has been fired. Muskegon City Manager Frank Peterson says Charles Anderson
Play buttonStudents UA Police: 2 arrested in connection to assault on African-American studentkvoa.com - Julia Leon TUCSON – Two students who allegedly assaulted an African-American student on Tuesday have been arrested, according to the University of …
Neil Gorsuch U.S. Justice Gorsuch sees value of immigration through wife's eyesReuters - By Lawrence HurleyWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch on Friday extolled the value of immigration and said his wife's experience as a naturalized U.S. citizen from Britain has helped give him a greater
Women of Color Congressional Ceremony Marks 400 Years Of Slavery In AmericaEssence - Donna M. Owens The event drew lawmakers from both sides of the aisle. In the U.S. Capitol, largely built by enslaved Africans, members of Congress held ceremonies to …
California California bill could reset the rules for the gig economy around the countryCNET - by Dara Kerr, Andrew Morse Uber and Lyft drivers could soon be reclassified as employees, upending the companies' business models.
El Paso, TX El Paso Shooting ‘Hero’ Arrested by Secret Service Before Meeting Trump: ReportThe Daily Beast - Pilar Melendez A Texas man honored by President Donald Trump for his actions during a mass shooting in an El Paso Walmart last month was arrested by Secret Service …
U.S. Coast Guard Ship crew awaited rescue in hellish darkness: 'They were being cooked'Autoblog - Associated PressSAVANNAH, Ga. — Four crew members trapped in the belly of an overturned cargo ship waited for nearly 36 hours in pitch darkness and oven-like heat, perched on pipes and railings above deep water before
Higher Education Lawmaker Who Called For Getting Rid Of Higher Education To Cut Off ‘Liberal Breeding Ground’ Says He Was Kiddingcbslocal.com - CBS New York NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CBS Local) — A Republican lawmaker in Tennessee who said he supported getting rid of higher education because it would cut off the …
Play buttontrump news update Top weather official who defended 'Sharpiegate' makes tearful clarificationGuardian US - Associated Press in HuntsvilleThe head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa) appeared close to tears on Tuesday, as he both defended the administration and thanked a local weather office that contradicted Donald
Prince Albert Who were Prince Albert's family, the Saxe-Coburg-Gothas?historyextra.com - Amir Adhamy Prince Albert's marriage to Queen Victoria was responsible for introducing multiple hyphens to the British monarchy. Who made up the House of …
Beto O'Rourke ‘He’s Like, “OK, Well, Screw It”’POLITICO - By MICHAEL KRUSEIs Beto O’Rourke’s new carefree campaign a sign that he has abandoned all hope of rescuing his candidacy? BOSTON—Beto O’Rourke last week stopped here for beers. He wasn’t hunting big-dollar donors or in
Neil Gorsuch 'Do you really want me to rule the country?': Neil Gorsuch on the Supreme Court's right turnCNN - By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court ReporterWashington (CNN) — As the Supreme Court launches a term filled with some of the most bitterly divisive and provocative issues of the day, conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch has a message for anyone who
Mitch McConnell Mitch McConnell Blocked Millions for Coal Miners, Steered Funds to Russian-Backed PlantThe Daily Beast - Erin Banco Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell last month blocked a measure that would have used Treasury Department funds marked for Appalachian development …
Policing How we can turn racism into a solvable problem -- and improve policingted.com - Phillip Atiba Goff When we define racism as behaviors instead of feelings, we can measure it -- and transform it from an impossible problem into a solvable one, says …
Bahamas About 100 Hurricane Dorian Evacuees From The Bahamas Were Kicked Off A Ferry Headed To The USbuzzfeednews.com - Amber Jamieson "All passengers that don’t have US visa, please proceed to disembark," said the announcement — a contradiction of US policy. A US-bound ferry …
NOAA Furious storm over Trump’s tweets continues to rage at NOAAThe Verge - Justine CalmaHurricane Dorian has moved out to sea, but a gale is still raging at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). In a forceful email sent to staff on Sunday night, Craig McLean, the chief
Bahamas Trump Demands ‘Totally Proper Documentation’ After Border Patrol Vows to Accept Hurricane RefugeesThe Daily Beast - Scott Bixby The acting chief of U.S. Customs and Border Protection offered new assurances to Bahamian survivors of Hurricane Dorian that they will be allowed …
HIV How 2020 Democrats Would End the HIV EpidemicThe Daily Beast - Hanna Trudo With the third Democratic primary debate likely to bring the focus back to health care, nuances, six candidates have paid extra attention to …
Facebook Messenger Facebook isn’t eavesdropping, but the truth is more disturbingnewatlas.com - Rich Haridy Perhaps one of the most pervasive longstanding technology conspiracy theories is that your smartphone is constantly listening in on your private …
Opinion Justice Neil Gorsuch: Why Originalism Is the Best Approach to the ConstitutionTIME - Neil M. GorsuchGorsuch is an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. A Colorado native, he served as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, which is based in Colorado and hears
Lester Holt Lester Holt’s path from country music DJ to the most powerful perch in newsThe Washington Post - By Sarah EllisonNEW YORK — Lester Holt started thinking about crime and punishment in 1995 after serving as a media witness to the execution of George Del Vecchio. “There was something about that night,” Holt recently
U.S. Politics Trump reportedly told a Coast Guard admiral to give a statement defending his Hurricane Dorian confusionBusiness Insider - David ChoiA Homeland Security and counterterrorism advisor appeared to take some of the blame for the confusion wrought by President Donald Trump's presentation of a chart of Hurricane Dorian's path. In a statement
Manila 6-day-old baby found in American traveler’s carry-on at Manila AirportTravel + Leisure - Cailey RizzoAn American traveler was arrested and detained in the Philippines on Wednesday after allegedly attempting to fly out of the country with a six-day-old baby in her carry-on bag. The 43-year-old woman is
Mississippi A Mississippi Wedding Venue Refused to Serve Gay or Interracial Couples. Amid Backlash, the Owner is Now ApologizingTIME - Katie ReillyA Mississippi wedding venue that refused to serve an interracial couple has apologized in the face of backlash over its discriminatory policy. A woman believed to be the owner of Boone’s Camp Event Hall
Jeffrey Epstein Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender who was friends with Donald Trump and Bill Clinton, explainedVox - Jane CoastonJeffrey Epstein was found dead on August 10 in a Manhattan jail where he was awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. New York City’s medical examiner has ruled his death a suicide. The money manager
Boris Johnson Boris Johnson Humiliated by Parliament in First Brexit VoteThe Daily Beast - Nico Hines LONDON—Theresa May’s abject humiliation over Brexit was three years in the making as she endured failed negotiations, misfiring political gambles, …
trump news update In Ireland, Mike Pence stays at Trump’s Doonbeg resort 150 miles away from VP's meetings in Dublinboingboing.net - Xeni Jardin Illegitimate, popular vote losing President Donald Trump's spokeslackey and vice president Mike Pence visited Ireland on official United States …
