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Saturday, May 18, 2024

A newly surfaced memo from a Sarasota Police investigator described numerous text messages between Christian and Bridget Ziegler where the two were "on the prowl" for a female sexual encounter at different bars, according to records obtained by the Herald-Tribune. read more


Russia is increasingly seeking to encourage and direct hackers to attack British and other western targets, the director of GCHQ has said in her first keynote speech as head of the British intelligence agency. read more


Alice Stewart, a veteran GOP political adviser who worked on multiple presidential campaigns, died. She was 58. read more


Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani was officially served with a felony indictment on Friday night for allegedly interfering in Arizona's 2020 presidential election. read more


Scientists believe they may have solved the mystery of how 31 pyramids, including the world-famous Giza complex, were built in Egypt more than 4,000 years ago. read more


The Biden administration announced Thursday that it's officially moving forward with a proposal to reclassify marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III. read more


Australia's richest woman, Gina Rinehart, a mining magnate with an estimated fortune of $22 billion, has called for the removal of her portrait, currently on display as part of an exhibit at the National Gallery of Australia. read more


Israel's soldiers are sharing footage of Palestinian detentions in the occupied West Bank, despite the army's pledge to act on previous misconduct revealed by the BBC. Legal experts say the filming, and its posting online, could be a war crime. read more


Media Matters for America: Trump's promise to repeal climate action and solicitation of campaign donations from oil executives is vital information for voters read more


Ken Makin: On the 70th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision, our commentator weighs the promise that decision still offers for students against the realities of what their schools look like today. read more


The Daily Beast: While America's eyes are focused on the ever-evolving life and alleged crimes of Donald Trump, the Supreme Court is eroding democracy and the U.S. justice system. read more


Laurent Belsie: By rolling out AI Overview, Google is in effect competing with its own internet search results. This comes as lawsuits and AI rivals threaten Google's dominance. read more


Friday, May 17, 2024

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Missing Link) derailed a House Oversight Committee meeting Thursday by insulting Rep. Jasmine Crockett's (D-Texas) "fake eyelashes." Attacking the physical appearance of another member is against House rules, but the committee's Republican chair ruled to allow it, leading Crockett to respond, "I'm just curious, just to better understand your ruling. If someone on this committee then starts talking about somebody's bleach blonde, bad built, butch body, that would not be engaging in personalities, correct?" read more


Third Way, a centrist think tank, is targeting former President Trump over his past comments about defendants not testifying because he has yet to take the stand in his New York hush money trial. In an ad dubbed "Coward" released Friday, Third Way dares Trump to take the stand in Manhattan, where he faces 34 felony counts for falsifying business records related to a payment to porn actor Stormy Daniels to keep quiet about an alleged sexual encounter. read more


The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's funding mechanism is not unconstitutional, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Thursday. read more


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