Engel subpoenas US global media chief Michael Pack
September 18, 2020 inPolitics
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.) has issued a subpoena for Michael Pack, the CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), after the federal media agency head told the panel he was backing out on his agreement to appear... ...Read more from our friends at The Hill
The Senate Deserves Your Attention
September 18, 2020 inPolitics
By Nathan L. Gonzales & Jacob Rubashkin While the race for the White House dominates the news, the fight for the Senate is closer. The easiest thing to do after 2016 would be to declare every race with President Donald Trump on the ballot as a toss-up. But that would be at the expense of the data. After analyzing polling at the national, state and congressional district level, our current projection gives...
Trump vows to win Virginia as early voting starts
September 18, 2020 inPolitics
President Trump said Friday that he'll win Virginia, a state not considered in play this year, due to Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam's policies on guns and abortion. He also said he'll hold a campaign rally soon in the state, where he hasn't done so to date. Early voting began in ...... Read more from our friends at the Washington Times
The Moneyist: My family paid $7K for my uncle’s funeral. My cousins were poor, but then…
September 18, 2020 inEconomics
‘Soon after the burial, we found out that purchases on their part were being made, mainly an $800 pair of designer shoes and another cousin remodeled his kitchen.’ ...Read more from our friends at MarketWatch
Susan Collins trailing by 5 points in new Maine poll
September 18, 2020 inPolitics
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), a top Democratic target in the battle for control of the Senate, is trailing her Democratic challenger, Sara Gideon, by 5 points in a New York Times-Siena College poll.Collins trails Gideon, the Speaker of Maine’s... ...Read more from our friends at The Hill
Watch: CNN (Seriously) Claims That COVID Will Spread At Trump Rallies But Not BLM Protests
September 18, 2020 inEconomics
Watch: CNN (Seriously) Claims That COVID Will Spread At Trump Rallies But Not BLM Protests Tyler Durden Fri, 09/18/2020 - 10:15 Authored by Steve Watson via Summit News, In response to criticism that CNN is continuously praising mass gatherings when they are BLM organised, but condemning Trump campaign rallies for breaking COVID restrictions, the network seriously attempted to argue that the Trump rallies are scientifically more likely to spread the virus than...
Man sues Starbucks for burns to genitals that make sex ‘painful and awkward’
September 18, 2020 inPolitics
Piluyev spent 11 days in at the UC Davis Medical Center’s burn unit, where “he required intravenous pain control along with intensive and invasive wound care,” according to the suit. ...Read more from our friends at NY Post
House passes bill to protect pregnant workers
September 17, 2020 inPolitics
The House passed a bill on Thursday to accommodate and protect pregnant workers in a 329-73 vote.The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) was introduced by Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) and would require employers to provide reasonable accommodations... ...Read more from our friends at The Hill
