6 hours ago
Saturday, July 23, 2016
Today's news round-up
Good News
- ACLU praises new Illinois limits on cellphone surveillance
- Rulings may make voter ID laws presidential race nonfactors
- PGA threatens to move future events from North Carolina because of HB2
- Effort to abolish superdelegates fails at DNC rules meeting I hope some sort of compromise can be reached. 700+ superdelegates is ridiculous. I'd like to see the number limited to 5-10% of the total delegates.
- Turkish lawmakers give leader Erdogan sweeping new powers, Defiant Turkey extends police powers, shutters schools after coup Turkey is not a democracy.
- Islamic State claims responsibility for Kabul attack, 80 dead
Friday, July 22, 2016
Recent news round-up, Part 3
Good News
- Austin police probe officer's throwing black woman to ground
- Nevada ending discrimination of prison inmates with HIV
- US acts to block two mega-mergers in health insurance
- Papa John's Worker Fired After Writing N-Word on Delivery Receipt
- Celeb hacker who stole nude images gets six months in prison
- Ventilation to Be Required in All New York Nail Salons
Bad News
Recent news round-up, Part 2
Good News
- Alaska parental notification abortion law struck down
- California governor signs bill to require registration of 'ghost guns'
- Thousands March in Jerusalem’s Gay Pride Parade One Year After Deadly Attack
- Why a Penn. man arrested for flag desecration was awarded $55,000
- France to supply artillery to Iraqi army
- Teen sues school for proposing trans students wear green wristbands This is just like the Nazis making Jews wear yellow stars.
- Thai Police Question the Wife of a British Writer Critical of Thailand’s Royal Family
Recent News round-up, Part 1
Good News
- NBA Moves 2017 All-Star Game Out Of North Carolina To Protest Anti-LGBT Law
- NCAA to survey potential host cities on discrimination laws
- Roger Ailes Out At Fox News, Rupert Murdoch Taking Over As Acting CEO
- Feds File Copyright Charges Against Owner Of World’s Most-Visited File-Sharing Site
Bad News
Tuesday, July 19, 2016
Recent news round-up, Part 1
Good News
- U.S. appeals court finds that Texas voter ID law is discriminatory
- Court: Traffic stop, arrest prompted by high beams improper
- Campaign aims to register a million U.S. Muslims voters in anti-Trump move
- Indiana Court Tosses Purvi Patel's 2015 Feticide Conviction
- Alaska court strikes down parental notice for abortions
- Governor Cuomo Signs Legislation to Exempt Sales and Use Taxes on Feminine Hygiene Products
- Ventilation to Be Required in All New York Nail Salons
- US goes after more than $1B taken from Malaysian fund
- Bangladesh arrests top Islamist extremist
Bad News
- WikiLeaks may have just published your SSN and credit card number
- Zara has been accused of ripping off an independent artist’s designs Zara needs to be taught about intellectual property law.
- Status update: The rise of the social-media extortionist These people belong in jail.
Today's news round-up
Good News
- Wisconsin voter identification law eased for November election
- 2 state troopers arrested following beating caught on tape
- Dad, teen son ordered to disclose data on weaponized drones
Bad News
- Turkey coup: Crackdown toll passes 45,000 I generally dismiss conspiracy theories, but perhaps the one that said Erdogan knew the coup was coming and let it happen has some merit. This crackdown on his political opponents is further proof that Turkey is not a democracy.
- Pakistani man killed for 'honour' over affair: police
Monday, July 18, 2016
Today's news round-up
Good News
- Judge rejects ex-sheriff's plea deal as too lenient
- Russia state-sponsored doping across majority of Olympic sports, claims report It's good Russia was caught. I hope the entire Russian team is barred from the Olympics.
Sunday, July 17, 2016
Yesterday's news round-up
Good News
- White former Atlanta policeman charged in the death of unarmed black man So far so good. But he still has to be convicted.
Bad News
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