Thom Hartmann: Since Reagan America's slide towards Oligarchy and Autocracy has been persistent and is accelerating. read more
Kid Rock, the Trump-loving rocker who has become a top right-wing culture warrior, reportedly went off the rails recently when he agreed to be interviewed by Rolling Stone journalist David Peisner. read more
Donald Trump appeared to freeze for more than 30 seconds during a speech at the National Rifle Association's annual meeting in Dallas, Texas. read more
The ship that slammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore was re-floated on Monday after being stuck for nearly eight weeks. read more
Senator Marco Rubio became the latest Republican to raise eyebrows over answers about accepting the results of the 2024 presidential election after an appearance on NBC's Meet the Press Sunday morning. read more
International Criminal Court (ICC): The ICC prosecutor outlined alleged war crimes by Hamas leaders and Israeli leaders. ICC is seeking the arrests of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant for alleged war crimes including starvation of civilians as a method of warfare, intentionally directing attacks against a civilian population and cruel treatment. The ICC prosecutor is seeking the arrest of three Hamas leaders, including Yahya Sinwar, for alleged war crimes including taking hostages, rape and other acts of sexual violence and cruel treatment. read more
Office workers are pinching lunchtime pennies to splurge on weekend meals and happy hour drinks, new transaction data shows. read more
New legislation tucked within the state bonding package passed last week will allow Connecticut to become the latest state where police can utilize new technology capable of identifying conspicuously noisy cars -- and send tickets to their owners. read more
Democratic senators who represent presidential battlegrounds agree with President Biden -- polls showing him trailing former President Trump in those key states are wrong. read more
Iran President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian have been killed in a helicopter crash. All on board the helicopter, including other government officials, were killed. Iran's Supreme Leader has named an acting president. read more
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump pledged to unravel gun regulations put in place by Democratic President Joe Biden during a lengthy speech to the National Rifle Association on Saturday, during which he accepted the influential group's endorsement. read more
Former President Donald Trump said Friday that he won Minnesota in 2020, despite Democratic presidential candidates carrying the state for more than 40 years. read more
Sarah Huckabee Sanders' increasing number of critics think she's too worried about her national profile. read more
Federal Trade Commission: Some say the car a person drives can say a lot about them. As cars get "connected," this turns out to be truer than many people might have realized. While connectivity can let drivers do things like play their favorite internet radio stations or unlock their car with an app, connected cars can also collect a lot of data about people. This data could be sensitive--such as biometric information or location--and its collection, use, and disclosure can threaten consumers' privacy and financial welfare. Connected cars have been on the FTC's radar for years. The FTC highlighted concerns related to connected cars as part of an "Internet of Things" workshop held in 2013, followed by a 2015 report. In 2018, the FTC hosted a connected cars workshop highlighting issues ranging from unexpected secondary uses of data to security risks. The agency has also published guidance to consumers reminding them to wipe the data on their cars before selling them--much as anyone would when trying to resell a computer or smart phone. read more
A spectacular meteor jetted through the skies over Portugal and Spain Saturday night, dazzling millions of people with a blue-green fireball that lit up the night sky. read more
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