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RecsBillboard in Atlanta en route from airport to downtown. - 145
RecsPete Buttigeig demonstrates how to handle the "Gish gallop" right wing talkover - 139
RecsJasmine Crockett for the win... re Ivanka's Chinese trademarks.... - 126
RecsI can't think of a reason to watch this debate
House votes to prohibit DHS money from funding Mayorkas salary
06/26/24 7:04 PM ET House Republicans on Wednesday approved a measure that would prohibit money for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from funding the salary of DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, the latest example of GOP lawmakers targeting the embattled Cabinet head. The House cleared an amendment — led by Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) — to the DHS appropriations bill for fiscal 2025 that would prevent funding allocated in the legislation from being used to pay Mayorkas’s salary. The DH ...
It may soon cost a buck instead of $12 to make a call from prison, FCC says
Updated on: June 26, 2024 / 6:33 PM EDT The era of of telecom providers charging high rates to incarcerated people and their families may soon be over, according to the Federal Communications Commission, with the regulatory agency saying it is set to "end exorbitant" call charges next month. The FCC's proposed rules would significantly lower existing per-minute rate caps for out-of-state and international audio calls from correctional facilities, and apply those rate caps to in-stat ...
Musk's SpaceX hired to destroy ISS space station
Nasa has selected Elon Musk's SpaceX company to bring down the International Space Station at the end of its life. The California-based company will build a vehicle capable of pushing the 430-tonne orbiting platform into the Pacific Ocean early in the next decade. A contract for the work, valued at up to $843m (£668m), was announced on Wednesday. ... Engineers say the laboratory remains structurally sound, but plans need to be put in place now for its eventual disposal. Without assistance, it ...
Biden Cabinet officials roll out new plans to cut costs of living ahead of Trump debate
Published Wed, Jun 26 2024 6:29 PM EDT Updated Wed, Jun 26 2024 9:15 PM EDT President Joe Biden’s Cabinet will wrap up a barnstorming tour Thursday after two weeks on the road, touting the administration’s economic accomplishments ahead of the Democratic incumbent’s first debate against former President Donald Trump. In the 10 days leading up to Thursday’s debate, the White House organized 29 public events, featuring more than a dozen top administration officials to promote Biden’s economic a ...
U.S. and Israel resolve weapons supply problems, but 2000-lbs bombs still on hold
11 hours ago The U.S. and Israel resolved some of the problems that have slowed down U.S. weapons shipments to Israel but the delivery of bombs put on hold by President Biden before Israel invaded Rafah is still under review, U.S. and Israeli officials said. Why it matters: The supply of U.S. weapons to Israel has become a significant source of tension between the Biden administration and the Israeli government after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Biden of withholding weapo ...
RFK Jr. to stream his own "real debate" during Trump-Biden debate
June 26, 2024 / 3:03 PM EDT Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is planning to respond to the Trump-Biden debate Thursday night in real time, in what his campaign is calling "The Real Debate." CNN has excluded RFK Jr. from the debate, determining he doesn't meet criteria including a polling threshold and appearance on a sufficient number of states' ballots to win the presidency. Kennedy and his team argue that former President Donald Trump and President Biden aren't yet on any ballots, since the ...
It's time to stop delaying Steve Bannon's prison sentence, DOJ tells Supreme Court
June 26, 2024, 3:39 PM EDT / Updated June 26, 2024, 6:43 PM EDT WASHINGTON — Nearly two full years after Steve Bannon was convicted of two counts of contempt of Congress for defying subpoenas from the House Jan. 6 committee, federal prosecutors told the Supreme Court it's time for the former Donald Trump adviser to begin serving his four-month prison sentence. “This Court recently denied a similar application for release by another defendant who engaged in complete defiance of a subpoena issu ...
White House says aid isn't getting into Gaza because of 'criminal gangs'
4 hours ago The White House says a bottleneck of aid trucks at a key crossing into the Gaza Strip is the fault of bands of looters who are ransacking the vehicles, not the Israeli government. National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby on Wednesday told reporters that President Biden’s top national security aide, Jake Sullivan, was set to discuss the dearth of humanitarian goods in Gaza during a meeting with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. He said the humanitarian situation in ...
Judge upholds North Carolina's anti-rioting law, dismisses civil liberties suit
June 26, 2024, 11:04 AM RALEIGH, N.C. -- A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a civil rights group challenging North Carolina's anti-rioting law, whose criminal penalties were raised last year by state legislators. The American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina sued over the law, after the legislature increased punishments in response to protests against racial injustice and police brutality in 2020 that at times became violent. In a dismissal order sought by attorneys for ...
Border arrests fall more than 40% since Biden's halt to asylum processing
June 26, 2024 7:43 AM ET WASHINGTON — Arrests for illegal border crossings dropped more than 40% during the three weeks that asylum processing has been suspended, the Homeland Security Department said Wednesday. The Border Patrol's average daily arrests over a seven-day period have fallen below 2,400, down more than 40% from before President Joe Biden's proclamation took effect June 5, still above the 1,500 mark needed to resume asylum processing. Homeland Security says it marks the lowest ...
- HealthAnyone have experience with Nuvigil (armodafinil) or Provigil (modafinil) for narcolepsy ?
- Environment & EnergyFormer NFL player Randall Cobb and his family 'lucky to be alive' after escaping house fire caused by Tesla charger
- EconomySTOCK MARKET WATCH: Friday, 28 June 2024
- Environment & EnergyLithium Batteries Are Set to Power the World--and Pose New Fire Risks -WSJ
- Omaha Steve's Labor GroupTonight's presidential debate
- Liberal YouTubersLouisiana Governor Withholds Water Funds Over Abortion Stance
- Foreign AffairsBolivian general arrested after apparent failed coup attempt as government faces new crisis
- Foreign AffairsParliament speaker. The Tehran mayor. A heart surgeon. The race is on for Iran's next president
- Liberal YouTubersFour WILD Decisions from SCOTUS, a LEAK, and DEBATE NIGHT! What's Going On?
- Foreign AffairsMarine Le Pen's Far-Right National Rally Leading in Run-up to First Round of French Elections
- Music AppreciationHot Tuna - "Death Don't Have No Mercy"
- ParentingDaughter's birthday! with kids.
- BirdersOn the creek
- Outdoor LifeDear DEERs!
- FootballJury Rules NFL Owes More Than $4 Billion in Sunday Ticket Antitrust Case
- Cooking & BakingWhat's for Dinner, Thurs., June 27, 2024
- Apple UsersMac users served info-stealer malware through Google ads
- BirdersFemale goldfinch foraging among flowers
- Music AppreciationDandy Warhols - I Will Never Stop Loving You (feat. Debbie Harry) - 2024
- PhotographyThe Fabulous Zabulon
- First AmericansTribes honor the birth of rare white buffalo and reveal its name: Wakan Gli
- Jewish GroupThis is what a grassroots effort looks like.
- Asian GroupDo as Infinity-Fukai Mori
- Asian GroupSuper Fast!! Shinkansen!!
- Asian GroupTokyo Love Story - Kazumasa Oda
- Jewish GroupAn Open Letter to the 'Pro-Palestinian' Friends I Have Lost
- Women's Rights & IssuesActivists pour red paint down Rome's Spanish Steps in outrage over femicides in Italy
- Asian GroupBuckTick
- Asian GroupVery wise
- First AmericansIn a Push for Green Energy, One Federal Agency Made Tribes an Offer They Had to Refuse
- MichiganOne Beautiful Michigan Evening...
- CanadaPierre Poilievre presents himself as a hard-scrabble populist. Away from the cameras, the truth is very different.
- IllinoisFreight train derails outside Chicago, evacuations underway
- MinnesotaMinnesota candidate accused of assault with a live tarantula
- WisconsinWisconsin Elections Commission rejects recall attempt against state's top Republican
- OklahomaThe Will Rogers Experiment - Oklahoma Religious Freedom 1, Christian Nationalism 0
- MichiganMichigan leaders and advocates speak out over SCOTUS punting Idaho abortion case
- AlabamaBlack Alabama mayor reinstated after nearly four-year battle
- WashingtonMatt Nichols, last of the Nichols Brothers, retires from Whidbey shipyard
- WashingtonNotoriously slow internet gets a boost on Highway 530 corridor
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RecsBillboard in Atlanta en route from airport to downtown. - 145
RecsPete Buttigeig demonstrates how to handle the "Gish gallop" right wing talkover - 139
RecsJasmine Crockett for the win... re Ivanka's Chinese trademarks.... - 126
RecsI can't think of a reason to watch this debate
Visiting US Senator Fetterman: No to any deal that leaves Hamas in power
6 min ago - Backing the position expressed repeatedly by Israel’s leadership, United States Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) said on Thursday that he would oppose any deal with Hamas that ended the Gaza war and left the terror group in power. “I fully sup ... (Times of Israel)
Jury orders NFL to pay nearly $4.8 billion in 'Sunday Ticket' case for violating antitrust laws
16 min ago - Updated 6:29 PM EDT, June 27, 2024 LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury in U.S. District Court ordered the NFL to pay nearly $4.8 billion in damages Thursday after ruling that the league violated antitrust laws in distributing out-of-market Sunday afternoo ... (AP)
Former Uvalde school police chief, officer indicted in 1st-ever criminal charges over failed response
39 min ago - Updated 6:40 PM EDT, Thu June 27, 2024 CNN -- A grand jury has indicted two former Uvalde school police officers in the botched law enforcement response to the 2022 mass shooting at Robb Elementary school that left 19 children and two teachers dead ... (CNN US)
Noem, who sent Guard troops to Texas, resists using them for her own state's flooding
1 hr ago - By: Joshua Haiar - June 27, 2024 4:27 pm After ordering National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border three times, Republican Gov. Kristi Noem is defending her decision to avoid sending troops to flood-ravaged areas in South Dakota, saying that it ... (Nebraska Examiner)
White West Virginia couple accused of using adopted Black children as 'slaves'
1 hr ago - A white West Virginia couple is being held on a combined million dollars’ bail as they await trial on human trafficking charges for allegedly using their adopted Black children as “slaves,” in the words of a judge. Donald Ray La ... (New York Daily News)
CNN bans White House pool reporters from debate room
1 hr ago - June 27, 2024 5:58 PM EDT Updated 5 min ago WASHINGTON, June 27 (Reuters) - The White House Correspondents' Association said on Thursday CNN has rejected multiple requests to include White House pool reporters inside the studio during the first presi ... (Reuters)
US Sen. Dick Durbin, 79, undergoes hip replacement surgery in home state of Illinois
1 hr ago - June 27, 2024, 3:08 PM CHICAGO -- U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois underwent hip replacement surgery Thursday and will remain in his home state of Illinois until he's cleared by his doctor for travel to Washington, according to his office. Surgery o ... (ABC News/AP)
Former Pro Bowl NFL player Randall Cobb and his family 'lucky to be alive' after escaping house fire
1 hr ago - Former Pro Bowl NFL wide receiver Randall Cobb and his family escaped unhurt after a blaze erupted at their home in Nashville, Tennessee. Cobb’s wife, Aiyda, said the family was “lucky to be alive,” as she detailed what had happened on ... (CNN)
News nonprofit sues ChatGPT maker OpenAI and Microsoft for 'exploitative' copyright infringement
2 hrs ago - The Center for Investigative Reporting said Thursday it has sued ChatGPT maker OpenAI and its closest business partner, Microsoft, marking a new front in the news industry’s fight against unauthorized use of its content on artificial intelligenc ... (AP)
WIC enrollment reduces poor pregnancy outcomes for parents and babies, study finds
2 hrs ago - More than one in 10 households in the United States last year did not have access to adequate and nutritious food, according to the U.S. government. Further, food and nutrition insecurity lead to a higher risk of poor pregnancy outcomes. The U.S. Spe ... (Medical XPress)
Flagpole-carrying man known for harassing Jan 6 officers and regular presence at jail vigil arrested
2 hrs ago - Jun 27th, 2024, 11:13 am Thomas Eugene Tatum, also known as Tommy Tatum around the jail in Washington, D.C., where he has for months regularly attended a nightly vigil held there for Jan. 6 defendants, has been arrested and charged with one felony a ... (Law & Crime)
FCC wants to make carriers unlock phones within 60 days of activation
2 hrs ago - Updated on: June 27, 2024 / 4:18 PM EDT Wireless providers would have to unlock all cellphones within 60 days of activation under a proposal unveiled Thursday by the Federal Communications Commission. The new rule would allow mobile phone owners to s ... (CBS News)
Mark Meadows goes to court to get his Trump White House records
3 hrs ago - Published 3:46 PM EDT, Thu June 27, 2024 CNN — Former Donald Trump chief of staff-turned-co-defendant Mark Meadows has gone to court to gain access to records from his time in the White House, an effort to help contest the criminal charges aga ... (CNN Politics)
Scoop: House GOP brawls over "absurd, moronic" anti-IVF push
3 hrs ago - 1 hour ago House Republicans are at at each others' throats over a right-wing hardliner's repeated efforts to restrict funding for in vitro fertilization services. Why it matters: Most Republicans have strained to put their pro-IVF politics on displ ... (Axios)
Dick Van Dyke dismisses Biden age concerns: I'm 98, and 'I've got all my marbles'
4 hrs ago - 06/27/24 2:10 PM ET Legendary actor Dick Van Dyke is dismissing concerns about President Biden’s age, saying even though he’s more than a decade older than the commander in chief, he’s still “got all [his] marbles.” “I&# ... (The Hill)
Nebraska paid sick leave petition turns in 138K signatures a week before deadline
4 hrs ago - Erin Bamer Jun 27, 2024 Updated 1 hr ago LINCOLN — An effort to ensure all Nebraska workers receive paid sick leave turned in more than 138,000 petition signatures Thursday to the Secretary of State's Office. Paid Sick Leave for Nebraskans laun ... (Omaha World Herald)
Oklahoma executes Richard Rojem for child's death after almost 40 years on death row
5 hrs ago - NEWS Oklahoma executes Richard Rojem for child's death after almost 40 years on death row Nolan Clay The Oklahoman Published 10:20 a.m. CT June 27, 2024 * Updated 1:15 p.m. CT June 27, 2024 McALESTER - After waiting almost 40 years to be executed, co ... (The Oklahoman)
Oklahoma State Dept. of Education mandates the Bible be taught in public schools
5 hrs ago - OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — The Oklahoma State Department of Education is mandating public school teachers use the Bible in classrooms. The public school superintendents were sent a memo on Thursday announcing the new rule. “The Bible is an indi ... (KFOR - Oklahoma News 4)
Judge Cannon orders hearing for Trump to challenge Mar-a-Lago search
5 hrs ago - THE TRUMP CASES Judge Cannon orders hearing for Trump to challenge Mar-a-Lago search Judge rejects one Trump critique of FBI affidavit, but plans hearing on another By Devlin Barrett and Perry Stein June 27, 2024 at 1:19 p.m. EDT Share https://wapo.s ... (Washington Post)
Florida Proud Boy facing charges for assaulting cops on Jan. 6, feds say
5 hrs ago - Published: June 27, 2024 at 10:22 AM WASHINGTON – A Florida man associated with the far-right Proud Boys group is facing multiple charges for assaulting law enforcement officers during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol, federal authoriti ... (WPLG Local10.com / Miami, FL)
