Today's news round-up

Bad News

• When tech firms judge on skills alone, women land more job interviews
• Apologetic Hacker? Not if You Peek at His Emails I hope he gets a lot more time in  jail because of this. He's horrible.
• 4 Chad troops killed by 'Boko Haram mine'
• US fears over IS group's SE Asia expansion

Living with coyotes XXXVII

Coyote Family Takes Up Residence Near LaGuardia

Today's news round-up

Good News

• Transgender North Carolinians get restroom-access win
• Long-time Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio faces tough re-election bid He belongs in jail, not running a jail. UPDATE: Justice Department will probe metro Phoenix sheriff Arpaio
• Biden announces new funding for Amtrak Northeast Corridor, Amtrak awards Alstom $2.0 bn deal for high-speed trains
• France burkini: Highest court suspends ban
• Court: Michigan sex offender rules cannot be retroactive
• Federal judge won't immediately block California vaccination law for schoolchildren, one of strictest in US for eliminating exemptions based on religious, personal beliefs

Bad News

• Maine governor leaves obscene voicemail on lawmaker's phone

Animal headline of the day

Monkey In Diaper Attacks Walmart Employee Walmarts are dangerous places. Stay out. (My 21st Walmart warning.)

Yesterday's news round-up

Good News

• Ohio court: Juvenile crimes can't enhance adult sentences
• Russian man convicted of hacking into US businesses
• 2 men in Nevada standoff case plead guilty in federal court
• Clinton Leads Trump by 10 Points in New Poll of Likely Voters
• NHL’s first female full-time coach hired by Arizona Coyotes
• A gay couple in Natick was targeted. Here’s how the neighborhood responded
• Judge in Stanford rape case will stop hearing criminal cases I guess it is good news. I hope he has learned something.

Bad News

• DOJ: Vet's Purple Heart lies cost government $752,000 What a crook. He deserves at least 5 years in jail. I hope they're prosecuting his mother and sister also.

Today's news round-up

Good News

• P&G hires transgender model for ad campaign Rehires.
• Phoenix 1st Arizona city to offer transgender-inclusive benefits to city workers
• Gender-neutral restrooms now available at Southeast Missouri State University
• Georgia Man Who Threw Boiled Water on Gay Men Gets 40 Years
• Mississippi Islamic State recruit gets 8 years in prison

Bad News

• Private lives are exposed as WikiLeaks spills its secrets
• Why Conservative States Handpicked This Texas Judge for Transgender Bathroom Challenge
• Lesbian couple upset after getting crude joke inside their pizza box Domino's pizza is the worst. This doesn't help.

Animal headline of the day

Russian cat adopts abandoned baby squirrel monkey from zoo

Recent news round-up, Part 2

Good News

• No appeal in Indiana woman's overturned feticide conviction
• California Court Decision Keeps Teacher Tenure Protections
• Ruling: Grad students at private universities can unionize

Bad News

• States file another lawsuit over Obama transgender rules
• Appeals court: Week of early voting shouldn't return to Ohio
• Woman guest editing @ireland Twitter account gets racist and sexist abuse

Recent news round-up, Part 1

Good News

• Virginia governor restores voting rights to 13,000 felons
• Anti-abortion boss to recuse self from case at medical board
• Suit alleging Catholic school gay marriage bias to proceed
• AG: Ex-Milwaukee officers investigate fatal police shooting
• Woman settles lawsuit, now OK to use '8THEIST' license plate
• Nikki Hamblin, Abbey D’Agostino awarded rare Olympic medal
• Nigeria: Air raid 'fatally wounds' Boko Haram leader If it's true it would be good--though these groups seem to be able to replace leaders without that much difficulty.

Bad News

• U.S. judge grants nationwide injunction to halt Obama transgender policy 
• GOP senator suggests swapping college instructors for videos

Living with raccoons VI

Raccoons caught after evening romp through Oklahoma Capitol

Recent news round-up

Good News

• Clinton leads Trump by eight points: Reuters/Ipsos poll
• Illinois latest state to expand domestic workers' rights
• Hundreds protest in Istanbul over transgender woman's murder
• Ole Miss won’t play 'Dixie' at football games anymore: What changed?
• Libyan forces say they capture mosque, prison from Islamic State in Sirte

Bad News

• Egypt state TV orders female hosts to lose weight
• 'Un-Islamic' cultural heritage in jihadists' crosshairs
• Galaxy’s Robbie Rogers says opponent used homophobic slur
• Man accused of unprovoked attack on interracial couple
• An Ethiopian medalist just led a protest that could land him in jail