Billionaires The Billionaire Who Pledged to Pay Off Student Debt for Morehouse Students Extends His Promise to Parents, TooTIME - Janet Lorin / Bloomberg(Bloomberg) –– Billionaire Robert Smith’s surprise pledge to pay off the student loans of Morehouse College’s class of 2019 will cost $34 million and will now include educational debt amassed by parents.
U.S. Politics Top Commerce trade official resignsPOLITICO - By ADAM BEHSUDI, NANCY COOK and DOUG PALMERGilbert Kaplan, the Commerce Department’s top trade enforcement official, resigned Thursday, further underscoring the turmoil that has gripped the agency under the leadership of Secretary Wilbur Ross.
Facebook Facebook suspends tens of thousands of apps following data investigationThe Washington Post - Tony Romm and Drew HarwellFacebook said Friday it has suspended “tens of thousands” of apps that may have mishandled users’ personal data, sparking fresh concerns about the tech giant’s privacy practices and exposing it to another
Opinion Why Republicans Play DirtyThe New York TimesThis article has been revised to reflect the following correction: An earlier version of this article and of a picture caption with it misstated the whereabouts of a group of Democratic legislators in
Donald Trump Donald Trump's pushback on the DNI whistleblower mystery makes literally zero senseCNN - Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large(CNN) — Some times when President Donald Trump talks, all you can do is shake your head in amazement. Take his comments Friday morning in the Oval Office, for one. Trump was trying to downplay the raging
Taiwan Strait Second Pacific nation in a week ditches Taiwan for BeijingCNN - By Ben Westcott, CNN(CNN) — Kiribati has become the second nation in a week to drop Taiwan as a diplomatic ally and move towards Beijing, Taipei's foreign ministry announced Friday. Foreign Minister Joseph Wu announced change
News Australia PM Scott Morrison meets Trump for White House state dinnerBBC NewsPresident Donald Trump has welcomed Australian PM Scott Morrison on a week-long visit to the US which includes a state dinner at the White House. The pair met at the White House where Mr Morrison was with
Israel A historic first? Israel's Arabs could lead parliamentary oppositionReuters - Rami AyyubHAIFA, Israel (Reuters) - Israel’s Arab parties are set to be the largest non-ruling bloc in parliament - and could even lead the opposition - if a national unity government emerges from Tuesday’s election.
News Trump: Reports Of Alleged Improper Conversation With Foreign Leader Are 'Ridiculous'NPR - Brian NaylorUpdated at 7:20 p.m. ET President Trump blamed "a political hack job" for reports that a whistleblower has charged he had an improper conversation with a foreign leader. The Washington Post on Friday that
U.S. Politics Trump declines to say whether he discussed Joe Biden in call with Ukrainian presidentThe Washington Post - By John Wagner, Mike DeBonis, Karoun DemirjianPresident Trump declined to say Friday whether he had discussed Joe Biden or his family during a July phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that has drawn intense scrutiny, but he told
Arbitration The House just passed a bill that would give millions of workers the right to sue their bossVox - Alexia Fernández CampbellThe House just passed a groundbreaking bill that would restore legal rights to millions of American workers and consumers. Lawmakers voted 225-186 Friday to pass the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal
Donald Trump Trump doesn't deny asking world leader about BidenPOLITICO - By QUINT FORGEYThe president's remarks are sure to escalate tensions between the White House and Congress over a whistleblower complaint. President Donald Trump on Friday did not deny that he discussed former Vice President
American Airlines Muslim Men Say American Airlines Flight Was Canceled Because Crew Felt Uncomfortable Flying With ThemThe Daily Beast - Julia Arciga Two Muslim men from Dallas say their American Airlines flight was canceled because the flight crew did not feel comfortable flying with them on …
Greta Thunberg AOC leads the praise for boy who shielded climate activist Greta Thunberg from photographersdailymail.co.uk - By Lauren Edmonds For Dailymail.com A 10-year-old boy has won the heart of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez with his chivalary by shielding climate change activist Greta Thunberg from …
Elizabeth Warren Elizabeth Warren’s 2020 Democratic Rivals Start to Turn on HerThe Daily Beast - Gideon Resnick Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) has mostly been coasting to her position atop the 2020 Democratic primary field, often dodging the scrums other …
Donald Trump Donald Trump rails against report that his promise to foreign leader prompted whistle-blower complaintSouth China Morning Post - The Washington Post US President Donald Trump disputed a report on Thursday that his interaction with a foreign leader had prompted an official in the US intelligence …
Apple A flaw in iOS 13 can expose your contact details, even though Apple was alerted about the problem in JulyCNN - By Donie O'Sullivan, CNN BusinessNew York (CNN Business) — A flaw in iOS 13, the new iPhone operating system Apple released Thursday, exposes contact details stored in iPhones without requiring a passcode or biometric identification.
Ethanol Trump Invokes Taliban in Latest Deliberations Over Biofuel PlanBloomberg - Jennifer Jacobs President Donald Trump on Thursday expressed his rising frustration over trying to reach an accord between warring oil and biofuel interests by …
Fishing Boy who skipped school catches big fish, police discoverUSA TODAY - David StregeAn 11-year-old boy who skipped school after lunch to go fishing without permission was caught in the act by a policeman, who was alerted to look for him at his favorite fishing hole. When the officer at
Donald Trump US dials back Iran rhetoric and seeks 'peaceful resolution' over Saudi attackGuardian US - Julian Borger in WashingtonThe US secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, has said Washington and its allies were seeking a “peaceful resolution” with Iran in the wake of the attack on Saudi oil facilities, making clear that Washington
Politics Feds say Florida man's alleged racist threats against Charlottesville candidate prompted him to quit raceCNN - By Chandelis Duster, CNNWashington (CNN) — A Florida man who authorities say has a history of expressing white supremacist beliefs was arrested for allegedly threatening a prospective candidate for city council in Charlottesville,
Donald Trump ‘This will not end well’: Ex-FBI counselor James Baker expects whistleblower complaint to be made public by reportersrawstory.com - Brad Reed The former general counsel of the FBI, James Baker, told CNN Thursday that President Donald Trump’s whistleblower scandal likely “will not end …
Refereeing Referee in dreadlock haircut controversy has been suspended for two years - CNNCNN(CNN) — A referee in New Jersey who pressured a varsity wrestler into cutting off his dreadlocks has been suspended for two seasons, state officials announced Wednesday. The referee, Alan Maloney, told
Climate Millions of young people, led by Sweden's Thunberg, to strike for climate actionReuters Canada - By Gabriella BorterNEW YORK (Reuters) - With world leaders about to gather in New York for a UN Climate Action Summit next week, millions of young people from Australia to Iceland will take off from school or work on Friday
Opinion ‘Urgent Concern’ About the PresidentThe New York Times - By THE EDITORIAL BOARDIt’s not every day that a whistle-blower in the intelligence community files a complaint about the president of the United States. But it seems to have happened last month, when an unidentified intelligence
U.S. Politics Adam Schiff: DNI's refusal to turn over whistleblower complaint is "unprecedented"Axios - Rashaan Ayesh Intelligence Community inspector general Michael Atkinson on Thursday declined to provide lawmakers on the House Intelligence Committee with details …
Kamala Harris What happened to Kamala Harris?CNN - Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-largeWashington (CNN) — If you asked any smart Democrats on June 28 who they believed, in their hearts of hearts, would be the 2020 Democratic presidential nominee, 9 in 10 would have said Kamala Harris. The
News Murder charges dropped for 5 teens whose accomplice was killed in alleged burglary attemptCNN - By Dakin Andone, Susan Scutti(CNN) — Last month, five Chicago teenagers were charged with first-degree murder after their alleged accomplice in an attempted burglary was fatally shot by the elderly homeowner. Now prosecutors are the
U.S. Politics 'A deficiency in the law': How Trump accidentally exposed a whistleblower loopholePOLITICO - By NATASHA BERTRANDWhat happens when the administration won't tell Congress about a whistleblower complaint regarding the president? The answer to the once hard-to-fathom question is complicated. For years, lawmakers have
