One Of The Men On Trial For Killing Ahmaud Arbery Changed His Story Within Hours
Gregory McMichael and the other defendants are claiming self-defense, but shifting stories on the day of the fatal shooting might damage their argument.
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Jan. 6 Committee Subpoenas Stephen Miller, Kayleigh McEnany Over Capitol Attack
The committee’s announcement comes just one day after it subpoenaed six others who worked with former President Donald Trump.
Parental Leave Is American Exceptionalism at Its Bleakest
American exceptionalism can sometimes be quite bleak: The United States is the only wealthy country in the world without a national program for paid parental leave.The U.S.’s best chance yet of giving up this dismal distinction might be slipping away. The $1.
Ann Coulter Calls Trump ‘Abjectly Stupid’ For Betraying His Base
“I didn’t think he was a genius, but I didn’t think he was that stupid,” the conservative pundit griped in a podcast with Andrew Sullivan.
The Republicans’ Dangerous New Tactic
Updated at 9:34 p.m. ET on November 9, 2021.About six hours after the polls closed on Election Day, the Associated Press made a call in the close race for Virginia governor: Democrat Terry McAuliffe had lost. McAuliffe conceded Wednesday morning, when it became clear he had no realistic path to victory.The same has not happened in New Jersey, where the Democratic incumbent, Phil Murphy, defeated the Republican Jack Ciattarelli, a former state assemblyman.
Julian Assange’s Fiancée: U.K. Blocking Our Attempt to Marry While He Is Tortured in Belmarsh Prison
Stella Moris, partner of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, says British authorities have so far blocked attempts for her and Assange to marry while he is being held in Belmarsh prison. Supporters have also raised concerns Assange has become suicidal. “They are killing him. If he dies, it is because they are killing him,” Moris says. “They are torturing him to death.
Julian Assange’s Fiancée Stella Moris: WikiLeaks Helped Expose Climate Change Hypocrisy & War Crimes
Britain’s High Court is expected to decide in the coming weeks whether to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States, where he faces up to 175 years in prison under espionage charges for publishing classified documents exposing U.S. war crimes.
War Helps Fuel the Climate Crisis as U.S. Military Carbon Emissions Exceed 140+ Nations
Climate activists protested outside the U.N. climate summit in Glasgow Monday spotlighting the role of the U.S. military in fueling the climate crisis. The Costs of War project estimates the military produced around 1.2 billion metric tons of carbon emissions between 2001 and 2017, with nearly a third coming from U.S. wars overseas.
Emerson Didn’t Practice the Self-Reliance He Preached
Vedran Štimac
In the lead-up to the bicentennial of American independence in 1976, a graduate student sent a proposal to an editor at a trade publisher in New York.
How to Live When You’re in Pain
Listen and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Google | Pocket CastsAs we wind down this series, a paradox remains in our pursuit of happiness: Joy comes to those who have known pain. In order to overcome struggle—breakups, illness, even death—we must first accept and acknowledge its inevitability. Exploring the darkness of our suffering may seem counterintuitive, but often it’s the only way to see the light.In this week’s episode, Arthur C.
Biden plan to make unvaccinated workers pay for Covid testing could backfire
The prospect of hitting businesses with new testing costs as many struggle to staff back up could harden opposition to Biden’s plan, and hamper the president’s latest push to end the pandemic.
Surgeon general defends embattled vaccine mandate
“It’s a necessary step to accelerate our pathway out of the pandemic,” Vivek Murthy said.
How Trump’s deal with Moderna hampers the global vaccine effort
Operation Warp Speed poured billions into Moderna and agreed not to share its vaccines abroad. Now the company is holding up the race to vaccinate low-income countries.
CDC endorses first Covid-19 vaccine for kids 5-11
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky quickly endorsed the use of shots, which could become available as early as Wednesday.
Pregnant people were shut out of Covid vaccine trials — with disastrous results
Only about 34 percent of pregnant adults are fully vaccinated and more than 200 have died of the virus, according to the CDC.
Investors sour on cannabis after Democrats fail to help industry
Plummeting stock prices and lack of federal action has soured investors
‘Back into gear’: Solid jobs report boosts Biden’s case for recovery
“This recovery is faster, stronger, fairer and wider than almost anyone could have predicted,” Biden said.
Powell is rolling back Fed aid to the economy. Here’s what comes next.
The long-awaited move signals both optimism about the pace of job growth and wariness about price surges that have pushed inflation up to its highest level in decades.
The Fed is ready to rein in its aid. Market tremors are already emerging.
Weaker-than-projected economic growth in the last quarter, a jobs slowdown and supply chain snags that are likely to continue into next year are sending warning signs for the economy.
Trouble ahead for Dems: A barrage of attacks over the economy
It’s not just Republicans who are assigning responsibility to the administration for the rocky economic recovery, polls show.
Journalist Reveals Key Capitol Riot Evidence Mike Pence Is Trying To Keep Hidden
ABC’s Jonathan Karl predicts the House select 6 committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack will be looking to get hold of this next.
News Roundup: Big Bird, CRT, video games, and porn battle it out in newest Republican culture wars
In the news today: As Ted Cruz grouses that teaching children about vaccination amounts to “propaganda,” fellow Senate seditionist Josh Hawley says he’ll be adopting “masculinity” as his new central political theme.
GOP Rep. Paul Gosar Posts Anime Video Of Him Killing Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
The far-right Arizona lawmaker posted an anti-immigration meme that appeared to endorse violence against Democrats.
FTC commissioner urges use of ‘statutory toolbox’ to combat Spanish-language disinformation
Tech companies are failing at combatting Spanish-language disinformation, lawmakers and advocates said during an online panel last week. NBC News reports that while tech companies flag or remove English-language posts, the same often doesn’t happen for Spanish-language versions of those posts.
“Platforms use the vast majority of their resources to (remove) misinformation within English language content,” New Mexico U.S. Sen.
Navy launches ship named in honor of LGBTQ civil rights icon Harvey Milk
The United States has a long, long way to go when it comes to protecting, honoring, and respecting LGBTQ+ people. There have been significant wins in relatively recent years—marriage equality, for example, and the growing number of openly LGBTQ+ elected officials—but we’ve also seen hateful legislation signed into law and violence against vulnerable queer groups continue year after year.
Retailers are struggling to staff the holiday shopping season, and it could be good for workers
The coronavirus pandemic’s shake-up of the U.S. economy still hasn’t fully resettled, and it’s clearly visible in reporting on businesses looking for workers and workers looking for jobs. On the one hand, top retailers say their industry is heading into its busiest time of the year desperate for more workers—so much so that some top retailers are raising pay or offering signing bonuses or referral bonuses.
Legislators ask DOJ to probe ‘shadow police unit’ that’s covered up border abuses for years
A number of House Democrats have asked the Justice Department to open an investigation into the border “shadow police unit” that human rights groups said in a letter late last month has covered up agent abuses for years. The Southern Border Communities Coalition (SBCC) said in its Oct.
State Farm Hails Vaccine-Dodging Aaron Rodgers As A ‘Great Ambassador’
But the company still encourages people to be vaccinated against COVID-19, even as its relationship with the COVID-infected NFL star continues.
Biden administration: Blocking vaccine mandate could cost ‘hundreds of lives per day’
The administration warned a federal court of the dangers of a stay of its vaccinate-or-test requirement for private employers.
‘One Toke Over The Line’: Judge Denies Pot-Loving Capitol Rioter’s Holiday Travel Request
Judge Christopher R. Cooper said that he appreciated Eduardo Gonzalez’s “desire to broaden his horizons” by traveling to London, but denied the request.