Ilhan Omar, progressive House Representative from Minnesota, won in a primary challenge for her Democratic seat in Congress. Omar’s opponent, Antone Melton-Meaux, was very well-funded and had the backing of several pro-Israel lobbies. This financial backing was likely due to accusations that Omar made antisemitic remarks early in her first …
Read MoreWednesday, a passenger train was derailed in Aberdeenshire, a town in Northeast Scotland. The region has seen a large amount of rain and moving mud in recent days. It’s likely this caused the derailment. Scotland First Minister Nicola Sturgeon called the derailment an “extremely serious incident,” speaking to the Scottish …
Read MoreMuch ink has been spilled over Joe Biden’s pick for running mate. The former vice president is the presumptive Democratic nominee for president. That “presumptive” bit will be dropped after the Democratic convention, when the delegates are expected to cast their votes for Biden. After the primary earlier this year, …
Read MoreFor Americans on unemployment and struggling with the coronavirus pandemic, the CARES Act was a lifeline. The bill put an extra $600 per week in the pockets of people on unemployment, providing a necessary boost during this pandemic. However, at the end of July, the bill ran out of funding …
Read MoreIn the mad rush to assert dominance, Russia is often first to the fray with an unproven development. During the space race, this was the case with the 1957 Sputnik satellite, the first manmade satellite successfully put into orbit around the Earth. From there, the massive country has surged into …
Read MoreOver the weekend, President Donald Trump signed off on executive orders extending federal unemployment and extending a hold on evictions. Moreover, another order slashed the payroll tax, meaning that Social Security and Medicare will be funded less, but workers will bring home more on their paychecks. These moves were ostensibly …
Read MoreMonday morning, a gas explosion rocked Baltimore and left at least one person dead. Meanwhile, one person is trapped at the time of this writing, and four more are injured. The explosion was recorded at 9:54 am in a Northwest Baltimore neighborhood, in the 6500 block between Reisterstown Road and …
Read MoreThroughout Sunday night and the early hours of Monday morning, a riot that escalated into looting of the upscale Magnificent Mile of Chicago saw rioters openly battling police. The riot broke out after police shot a person in the nearby neighborhood of Englewood. As the night wore on, police officers …
Read MoreOn Thursday, presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden made a confusing statement. The quote caught the attention of many pundits on both the left and right. He said, “What you all know but most people don’t know, unlike the African American community with notable exceptions, the Latino community is an incredibly …
Read MoreNormally, high school kids are worried about getting good grades and finding cheap cars for sale. Maybe they’re discussing weekend plans or thinking about who to ask out. This being 2020, however, students are having to also contend with their classmates not wearing masks, not social distancing, and potentially contracting …
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