Jun 20, 2018

It was a Trump favorite. Now lawyers want the famously discreet Beverly Hills Hotel to share its secrets. - The Washington Post

It was a Trump favorite. Now lawyers want the famously discreet Beverly Hills Hotel to share its secrets. - The Washington Post: Records of his stays at its bungalows have been subpoenaed in a defamation lawsuit brought by former “Apprentice” contestant Summer Zervos — the first legal action to open the president’s private life to discovery.

Yes, family separation is bad. But what about Hillary Clinton’s emails? - The Washington Post

Yes, family separation is bad. But what about Hillary Clinton’s emails? - The Washington Post: As children are separated from their parents, GOP congressmen run an old play.

Palestinians trapped in Gaza face mounting mental health crisis - The Washington Post

Palestinians trapped in Gaza face mounting mental health crisis - The Washington Post: Mental health experts say they have seen a rise in symptoms of psychological distress, such as anxiety, abuse and suicide.

U.S. withdraws from U.N. Human Rights Council over perceived bias against Israel - The Washington Post

U.S. withdraws from U.N. Human Rights Council over perceived bias against Israel - The Washington Post: U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley had repeatedly urged changes to remove a disproportionate amount of criticism toward Israel and to boot human rights abusers.

The only people who can fix gerrymandering now are voters - The Washington Post

The only people who can fix gerrymandering now are voters - The Washington Post: The consequences of the Supreme Court's abdication.

Melania Trump urged her husband to end the border separation policy - The Washington Post

Melania Trump urged her husband to end the border separation policy - The Washington Post: The first lady’s immigration attorney blasts the administration’s immigration policy.

Trump postpones congressional picnic amid immigration furor - The Washington Post

Trump postpones congressional picnic amid immigration furor - The Washington Post: “It didn’t feel exactly right to me,” the president said in remarks at the White House

Key nuclear expert departs White House as North Korea negotiations loom - The Washington Post

Key nuclear expert departs White House as North Korea negotiations loom - The Washington Post: The top official on weapons of mass destruction is leaving her job.

Republicans, Trump official square off in heated hearing over tariffs - The Washington Post

Republicans, Trump official square off in heated hearing over tariffs - The Washington Post: “Know that you are taxing American families, you are putting American jobs at risk,” one senator told Ross.

Senate rejects billions in Trump spending cuts as two Republicans vote ‘no’ - The Washington Post

Senate rejects billions in Trump spending cuts as two Republicans vote ‘no’ - The Washington Post: GOP Sens. Susan Collins and Richard Burr joined Democrats in rebuffing the package of cuts.

In Trump’s world, morality is for losers - The Washington Post

In Trump’s world, morality is for losers - The Washington Post: So Trump's family separation policy looks mean and heartless? That's precisely the point.

Amid immigration uncertainties, Latinos turn to prayer and candles - The Washington Post

Amid immigration uncertainties, Latinos turn to prayer and candles - The Washington Post: One of the religious candles they are buying carries a promise of protection.

Jealous-Baker fight in Maryland exposes divisions over how Democrats can win - The Washington Post

Jealous-Baker fight in Maryland exposes divisions over how Democrats can win - The Washington Post: Gubernatorial primary pits Sanders-backed political novice against veteran officeholder backed by party establishment.

RAICES fundraiser on Facebook raises $9 million to reunite migrant families - The Washington Post

RAICES fundraiser on Facebook raises $9 million to reunite migrant families - The Washington Post: The money will be used to bond parents out of immigration jails and to provide lawyers to parents and children as they fight in court to stay together and in the U.S.

Pope Francis, Theresa May, Ayatollah Khamenei join international condemnation of Trump's family-separation policy - The Washington Post

Pope Francis, Theresa May, Ayatollah Khamenei join international condemnation of Trump's family-separation policy - The Washington Post: The criticism, on moral grounds, resembled the global reaction to the administration’s travel ban.

Rachel Maddow breaks down in tears on air while reading report on ‘tender age’ shelters - The Washington Post

Rachel Maddow breaks down in tears on air while reading report on ‘tender age’ shelters - The Washington Post: The MSNBC host apologized for “losing it there,” but many of her viewers said she conveyed what scores of Americans have been feeling.

On immigration, Trump keeps making life absolutely miserable for Republicans in Congress - The Washington Post

On immigration, Trump keeps making life absolutely miserable for Republicans in Congress - The Washington Post: He's put them in yet another no-win situation, then left them hanging on whether to vote on immigration.

Near the border, different buses take migrants on starkly different paths - The Washington Post

Near the border, different buses take migrants on starkly different paths - The Washington Post: Trump’s “zero-tolerance” policy is filling the federal courthouse and separating parents from children, but others are still released.

President Trump seems to be saying more and more things that aren’t true - The Washington Post

President Trump seems to be saying more and more things that aren’t true - The Washington Post: The untruths have multiplied in recent days as Trump seeks to create an alternate reality around immigration and other issues.

‘Today I renounce my membership’: Longtime GOP strategist Steve Schmidt announces he’s leaving the party - The Washington Post

‘Today I renounce my membership’: Longtime GOP strategist Steve Schmidt announces he’s leaving the party - The Washington Post: The former senior adviser to John McCain’s presidential campaign said it has become “fully the party of Trump.”

The facts about Trump’s policy of separating families at the border - The Washington Post

The facts about Trump’s policy of separating families at the border - The Washington Post: In Orwellian fashion, the Trump administration repeatedly claims its own policy doesn't exist or was written by others.

Trump and Kirstjen Nielsen’s embarrassing surrender on separating families at the border - The Washington Post

Trump and Kirstjen Nielsen’s embarrassing surrender on separating families at the border - The Washington Post: Make no mistake: The administration just admitted its arguments were bogus and that it overplayed its hand.

Trump reverses course, says he will put an end to family separations on southern border - The Washington Post

Trump reverses course, says he will put an end to family separations on southern border - The Washington Post: Move comes after images of young children in tears, housed in metal cages, set off an international outcry.

Jun 19, 2018

Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Christopher Wylie warns that Facebook targeting threatens free speech - The Washington Post

Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Christopher Wylie warns that Facebook targeting threatens free speech - The Washington Post: Christopher Wylie warned that unchecked data collection and targeting on social media threaten Web users’ privacy — and the healthy functioning of democracy.

Senate Republicans just rebuked Trump on family separations - The Washington Post

Senate Republicans just rebuked Trump on family separations - The Washington Post: All Senate Republicans support a plan to end Trump's policy of separating families at the border.

Trump urges House GOP to fix immigration system, expresses no strong preference on rival bills amid uproar over family separations - The Washington Post

Trump urges House GOP to fix immigration system, expresses no strong preference on rival bills amid uproar over family separations - The Washington Post: In the closed-door session at the Capitol on Tuesday, President Trump told Republicans that building a border wall and finding a solution for the hundreds of thousands of young undocumented immigrants would poll “very, very highly.”

Jun 18, 2018

Google has removed the ability to order Uber rides from Maps on Android

Google has removed the ability to order Uber rides from Maps on Android: But really, did anyone use it?

Google+ New Favourite of Extremist Groups: Report | Technology News

Google+ New Favourite of Extremist Groups: Report | Technology News: Extremist groups appear to be migrating to Google+ to popularise their propaganda.

‘My people can’t compete’: as China’s influence grows in Pacific, so does local resentment and international worry | South China Morning Post

‘My people can’t compete’: as China’s influence grows in Pacific, so does local resentment and international worry | South China Morning Post: Locals in Papua New Guinea say their jobs are going to Chinese labourers, while international analysts worry that once they are in debt, Pacific countries will have no choice but to host China’s military

Papua New Guinea declares emergency after armed mobs torch plane and governor’s house | South China Morning Post

Papua New Guinea declares emergency after armed mobs torch plane and governor’s house | South China Morning Post: Police said crowds were angered by a court decision to dismiss a petition against a provincial governor’s 2017 election, amid concerns of corruption