Jan 28, 2020

New ’Off-Facebook Activity’ tool shows exactly how much the social network tracks your life - The Washington Post

New ’Off-Facebook Activity’ tool shows exactly how much the social network tracks your life - The Washington Post: The new ’Off-Facebook Activity' tool, available around the world Tuesday, reminds us we’re living in a reality TV program where we forget the cameras are always on. Here are the privacy settings to change right now.

Jan 23, 2020

Jim Lehrer, longtime PBS NewsHour anchor, is dead at 85 - CNN

Jim Lehrer, longtime PBS NewsHour anchor, is dead at 85 - CNN: Jim Lehrer, the legendary debate moderator and former anchor of the "NewsHour" television program, died Thursday. He was 85.

Will Any Republican Senators End This Charade? | The New Yorker

Will Any Republican Senators End This Charade? | The New Yorker: John Cassidy writes about the Senate impeachment trial of Donald Trump and the possibility of Republican moderates breaking with Mitch McConnell, the Majority Leader.

Jan 22, 2020

Poll: Donald Trump has ground to make up in Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin - cleveland.com

Poll: Donald Trump has ground to make up in Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin - cleveland.com: Poll: President Trump lags behind in four key Great Lakes states he won in 2016, indicating the extent to which he will have to entice wavering voters - especially women- to swing his way before November,

Joe Biden used to be a progressive Democrat. What happened? | Bhaskar Sunkara | Opinion | The Guardian

Joe Biden used to be a progressive Democrat. What happened? | Bhaskar Sunkara | Opinion | The Guardian: Social Security and Medicare are the two most popular programs ever developed by the Democratic party. But Biden joined Republicans to try to cripple them

Microsoft Security Shocker As 250 Million Customer Records Exposed Online

Microsoft Security Shocker As 250 Million Customer Records Exposed Online: A new report reveals that 250 million Microsoft customer records, spanning 14 years, have been exposed online.

Bernie Sanders surges to join Biden atop Democratic presidential pack in new poll - CNNPolitics

Bernie Sanders surges to join Biden atop Democratic presidential pack in new poll - CNNPolitics: Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has improved his standing in the national Democratic race for president, joining former Vice President Joe Biden in a two-person top tier above the rest of the field, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS.

Jan 19, 2020

MLK Day 2020: What’s open, what’s closed on Monday? Banks, UPS, mail delivery, stores, stock markets - nj.com

MLK Day 2020: What’s open, what’s closed on Monday? Banks, UPS, mail delivery, stores, stock markets - nj.com: Are stores open on MLK Day 2020? Is the mail delivered? Are banks open? What about USPS? Is the MVC open? What is NJ Transit's schedule? The complete guide to Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2020 (1/20/2020).

Influential Iranians break ranks with state after Ukrainian jet downing

Influential Iranians break ranks with state after Ukrainian jet downing: Influential Iranian artists, TV personalities and sports stars have publicly broken with the government after it denied for days that it had shot down a plane.

Donald Trump's looming legal problems continue past impeachment trial - CNNPolitics

Donald Trump's looming legal problems continue past impeachment trial - CNNPolitics: The impeachment of President Donald Trump is center stage, but when the last vote in the Senate trial is cast, it won't mark an end to the investigations looming over the President and his company, the Trump Organization.

Urinary Tract Infections Affect Millions. The Cures Are Faltering. - The New York Times

Urinary Tract Infections Affect Millions. The Cures Are Faltering. - The New York Times: As the infections become increasingly resistant to antibiotics, some standard treatments no longer work for an ailment that was once easily cured.

These Syrian Women Rarely Left the House. Then the Men Disappeared. - The New York Times

These Syrian Women Rarely Left the House. Then the Men Disappeared. - The New York Times: In parts of Syria, women once stepped out of their homes only rarely — at least until war came. Now some are relishing a newfound independence.

How 17 Outsize Portraits Rattled a Small Southern Town - The New York Times

How 17 Outsize Portraits Rattled a Small Southern Town - The New York Times: Newnan, Ga., decided to use art to help the community celebrate diversity and embrace change. Not everyone was ready for what they saw.

A radioactive legacy haunts this Navajo village, which fears a fractured future - The Washington Post

A radioactive legacy haunts this Navajo village, which fears a fractured future - The Washington Post: Residents of Red Water Pond Road wonder whether to stay or go as they await cleanup of uranium mines’ waste.

‘Once this is over, we’ll be kings’: How Lev Parnas worked his way into Trump’s world — and now is rattling it - The Washington Post

‘Once this is over, we’ll be kings’: How Lev Parnas worked his way into Trump’s world — and now is rattling it - The Washington Post: A cascade of revelations by the former associate of Rudolph W. Giuliani overshadowed the opening of the third presidential impeachment trial in U.S. history.

Jan 18, 2020

Harry and Meghan Give Up Royal Titles, Forgo State Funding - The New York Times

Harry and Meghan Give Up Royal Titles, Forgo State Funding - The New York Times

Impeachment Trial Puts Susan Collins, Stung by Kavanaugh Backlash, Under Scrutiny - The New York Times

Impeachment Trial Puts Susan Collins, Stung by Kavanaugh Backlash, Under Scrutiny - The New York Times

Opinion | Senate Republicans Are Bathed in Shame - The New York Times

Opinion | Senate Republicans Are Bathed in Shame - The New York Times

Trump admin proposes ending Michelle Obama healthy school lunch rules - Business Insider

Trump admin proposes ending Michelle Obama healthy school lunch rules - Business Insider: The timing was said to be unintentional. The new rules loosen vegetable and fruit requirements when schools feed their kids.

David Mark: The GOP's Senate impeachment trial strategy got blown up by Trump's legal team — for good reason

David Mark: The GOP's Senate impeachment trial strategy got blown up by Trump's legal team — for good reason: Trump's Senate impeachment trial strategy with a legal team including Kenneth Starr and Alan Dershowitz is better than the GOP's.

Jan 15, 2020

58.5 billion robocalls made in 2019, up 22 percent | TheHill

58.5 billion robocalls made in 2019, up 22 percent | TheHill: Roughly 58.5 billion robocalls were made in the U.S. last year, according to new research, marking a 22 percent increase from 2018.

In Iowa, Rashida Tlaib and the Sunrise Movement Push the Green New Deal—and Bernie Sanders | Common Dreams Views

In Iowa, Rashida Tlaib and the Sunrise Movement Push the Green New Deal—and Bernie Sanders | Common Dreams Views: National progressive leader and “Squad” member Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) barnstormed through Iowa over the weekend with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), just three weeks before the state’s first-in-the-nation caucus on February 3.Together, Sanders and Tlaib turned out hundreds of people to a town hall meeting in Davenport on Saturday and 900 to a Sunday rally in Iowa City