Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt has received a slew of negative publicity in recent weeks amid accusations of abuse of power and several senior-level resignations. Several people within the agency have characterized those departures as staffers abandoning a sinking …
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With the decision earlier this month to end TPS for 50,000 Hondurans living in the U.S., the Trump administration has basically terminated the TPS program.
The Temporary Protected Status Program allows individuals to remain in the U.S. and grants them …
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Google assistant can now make real phone calls, and the difference between it and real-life human conversation is virtually indistinguishable.
The technology was demonstrated last week at Google I/O the tech giant’s annual developer conference.
Different from voice-recognition software that …
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Fifty-eight Palestinians were killed and 2,700 were injured in one of the most violent days along the Palestinian/Israeli border in years. The violence came amidst protests that began on March 30 and had already seen dozens of casualties.
The protests …
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National Security Advisor John Bolton said during an interview this weekend that the U.S. may sanction European companies that continue to do business with Iran in the wake of the U.S.’ withdrawal from the Iran nuclear agreement.
“Is the United …
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The Supreme Court struck down a 1992 law outlawing sports betting in most states, clearing the way for wagering to take place.
The Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act made it illegal for states to “sponsor, operate, advertise, promote, license, …
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Two top advisers to former FBI Director James Comey, James Baker and Lisa Page, have resigned from the Bureau.
Baker was one of Comey’s closest confidants. He served as the FBI’s top lawyer until last year when he was reassigned. …
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An immigration advocacy organization has developed an app designed to notify a list of family members if an individual is at risk for deportation. The app, Notifica, sends out pre-composed notices to designated lists of family members, legal advocates …
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Flight attendants are subjected to extensive sexual harassment on the job a new survey finds. According to the survey, released this week by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), 68% of flight attendants have experience sexual harassment during their flying …
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President Trump withdrew the United States from the Iran nuclear deal last week, his main complaint being that it was a poorly negotiated deal that didn’t include important provisions. The President would like to see the deal expanded to include …
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President Trump has announced his long-awaited plan to make drug prices more affordable. Speaking from the White House Rose Garden, the President assailed drug companies as long profiting, unfairly he says, off of the American people.
“The drug lobby …
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Starbucks has announced that they will be opening up their bathrooms to all users – customers and non-customers alike. A new bathroom policy says that even those who don’t purchase anything at the restaurants can use their facilities.
“We …
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GOP Senators are asking Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to expand their work schedule in order to accomplish outstanding work items. They’re asking, specifically, for McConnell to cancel the August recess, one of the most anticipated breaks of the …
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California has become the first state to require all new homes constructed to have solar power. The state’s five-member Energy Commission voted unanimously for the requirement this week marking a significant step forward in U.S. renewable-energy use.
Under the new …
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Iran and Israel have reportedly exchanged military strikes in the Golan Heights, an area on Israel’s eastern border with Syria.
The Israeli military said that it had struck nearly seventy targets including an Iranian military compound north of Damascus, …
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Three Americans who had been sentenced to terms in North Korean labor camps arrived home early this morning. They were greeted by President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump when their plane arrived and Joint Base Andrews in Maryland a …
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The world has reacted to President Trump’s decision to pull the United States out of the nuclear deal with Iran. The leaders of France, the U.K. and Germany issued a joint statement expressing concern over the U.S.’ decision.
“It is …
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