Responses to the assault on Salman Rushdie have combined personal sympathy with a general defence of free speech. Sympathy should come first. The second remains controversial.
"The document also appears to state that [Domestic Violent Extremist] ideology tends to be aligned with the ideas that “government overreach” and “election fraud” are a threat to the country."
For the sitting president, even a triumphant ceremony to sign major domestic legislation can hardly break through the nonstop attention on his predecessor.
...prohibiting them from standing close to a “tabulator, laptop, pollbook or other voting document” where they could view marked ballots or confidential voter information
Investigators say there was so much fraud in federal Covid-relief programs that — even after two years of work and hundreds of prosecutions — they’re still just getting started.
First, it turned against the establishment. Now it has set its sights on democracy — the principles, the process and even the word itself. A worthwhile read, if only for the seethe.
"...private investigator...recently shared...that he was hired by Amber Heard's lawyers to find out "bad things" about...Depp. The PI...said that everyone who said good things about Depp actually said a lot of "awful and terrible things" about Heard."
Salman Rushdie's "The Satanic Verses" topped Amazon's bestseller lists on Tuesday, days after he sustained serious injuries in a stabbing at a lecture in New York
She had spent the last two years in her apartment over fears of COVID-19, opting to leave for the first time Sunday only to be met by a mob of attackers
"Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Moscow values its ties with countries in Latin American, Asia and Africa and that it is ready to offer modern weapons to its allies."
"A growing number of Wall Street banks are willing to trade Russian bonds that were once viewed as untouchable." "JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Bank of America Corp. ... offered to facilitate transactions in corporate and sovereign debt on behalf of clients"
San Jose mayor says policy largely failed, as L.A. and San Diego also cease efforts to set zero bail for nonviolent offenses to slow the spread of virus behind bars
On July 19, NYC Mayor Eric Adams accused Texas Gov. Greg Abbott of shipping asylum seekers to New York City; on August 5, Abbott said he would start doing just that
As Big Tech companies begin to lay off employees, Google executives have reportedly warned workers to either boost performance or prepare to leave as "there will be blood on the streets".
"There is an urgent need for much more aggressive and far-reaching measures to prevent climate chaos," said the head of one progressive consumer advocacy group.
Two men are charged with conspiring to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. But a first trial ended with no convictions, and questions about the F.B.I.’s tactics
[Fucked around and found out] The audacious assault of an American woman in Pakistan is disrupting a narrative created by Western influencers that the country is safe for women.
"A lawyer...won a 22-year court battle...after being overcharged 20 rupees ($0.25)" "The court awarded 20 rupees, plus interest at 12 percent a year, and compensation of 15,000 rupees". "his victory cost him 20,000 rupees in fees and other payments."