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Friday, May 13, 2016
Today's news round-up
Good News
Tuesday, May 03, 2016
Yesterday's news round-up
I'm devoting this week to cleaning up my office, so I'm not spending too much time on the internet. My news round-ups may be intermittent and abbreviated.
Good News
Good News
- U.S. Supreme Court rejects challenge to Seattle minimum wage law
- U.S. top court upholds cop's conviction in auto repair scheme
- Transgender pride flag raised at Boston City Hall
- Amazon launches a Prime Now website
- Turkey and US-led coalition pound IS group in Syria
Bad News
Sunday, January 31, 2016
Recent news round-up
Good News
- Turkey police recover stolen Picasso in Istanbul: report
- Hollande waives prison for abused woman who shot husband
- Wisconsin activists push student free-press protections
- Officer resigns after uproar over words to black motorist
- 4 remaining occupiers of wildlife refuge remain watchful There is no acceptable reason for giving them immunity. Starve them out.
- Tax Scams Are Targeting Uninsured, I.R.S. Warns
- Thai junta pressures Facebook, Line to censor online posts
- Officials: Ohio man made several tries to find child for sex
- Italy protest against same-sex unions gathers thousands
- Islamic State bombings near Syria Shiite shrine kill 71
- 86 Dead as Boko Haram Burns Children Alive in Nigeria
Monday, January 25, 2016
Yesterday's news round-up
Good News
- Berlin to Open LGBT Refugee Center
- Italians protest to urge govt to grant gay civil unions
- 263-year sentence in Oklahoma City rape case: A wakeup call for police
- US forces setting up airbase in northeast Syria: sources
- Malaysia says arrests 7 Islamic State-linked militants suspected of planning attacks
Friday, November 27, 2015
Friday, November 06, 2015
Today's news round-up
Good News
- Kentucky's governor-elect to remove clerk names from state marriage licenses
- Autistic NYC boy says 'SpongeBob' taught him Heimlich
- Kim Davis loses latest gay marriage appeal
- Judge rules against mom in legal fight for new family
- 'Force Awakens' screened for terminally ill 'Star Wars' fan
Bad News
Friday, September 25, 2015
Recent news round-up
Good News
- Transgender inmate wins suit against Maryland prison officials, Judge: Maryland prison mistreated transgender inmate In addition to the lawsuit itself, it is also good that prisons have improved their compliance with the rules since this happened.
- Arizona sheriff faces new round of contempt hearings
- A Public School Wants to Eliminate the Tampon Taboo A misleading headline (which this news source frequently does). The article is about a program to provide girls with free products--there is nothing about a taboo.
- Clerk Kim Davis switching parties to become a Republican Good riddance.
- Nigerian military claims surrender of 200 Boko Haram fighters
Bad News
Thursday, September 10, 2015
Recent news round-up. Part 2
Good News
- Couple charged with endangerment after boy shoots brother They should be charged, and the children should be removed from their care.
- Camerawoman in Hungary fired for kicking, tripping migrants
- ‘Dear Fat People’ comedian loses job over ‘fat phobic’ video
Friday, September 04, 2015
Recent news round-up, Part 2
Good News
- U.S. court: Transgender illegal immigrant cannot be deported to Mexico
- Harvard gives students more latitude to describe their gender
- U.S., allies conduct 21 air strikes against Islamic State: U.S. military
- 3 Indians get 20 years in jail for raping Japanese student
- New federal requirements on cellphone surveillance All law enforcement agencies in the country should be following this.
Bad News
Sunday, August 16, 2015
Recent news round-up
Good News
- Cameroon pledges 2,450 troops to anti-Boko Haram force
- Judge temporarily blocks Alabama abortion clinic regulation
- Federal court nixes Sheriff Arpaio's bid to stop Obama immigration plan
- Five arrested after public beating of Afghan father and daughter It's good that they were arrested. But it remains to be seen whether they are convicted and significantly punished.
Friday, August 14, 2015
Today's news round-up
Good News
- Court throws out Arizona sheriff's immigration policy challenge
- Austria's nonsense museum spreads comic relief
- U.S., allies hit Islamic State with 23 air strikes in Iraq: U.S.
- Group files complaint against judge over marriage sentence This guy should not be a judge.
- Georgia: Democrat wins runoff for Brookhaven House seat This gives the Democrats enough votes to block amendments to the state constitution. He campaigned against a "religious freedom restoration" bill.
Bad News
Friday, July 10, 2015
Today's news round-up, Part 1
Good News
- Spotify search warrant helps nab alleged child abductors
- Turkey arrests 21 suspected IS members in major operation
- Iraq's Shi'ite militias target Falluja in Anbar campaign
- Kentucky Gov. Beshear: Issue marriage licenses or resign
- Perfumania, Maker Of Donald Trump Fragrances, Cuts Ties With Mogul
- Canadian teenager sentenced to 16 months in jail for online harassment, bomb threats
- Jury to 50 Cent: Pay $5M to woman who sued over sex tape
Bad News
Thursday, July 09, 2015
Recent news round-up, Part 1
Good News
- Israeli man gets 14 months for stealing Madonna's songs
- South Carolina's Confederate flag will be removed Friday
- Same-sex couples to get federal marriage benefits: attorney general
- Celebrity chefs pull out of Trump's Washington DC hotel
- U.S. FAA to change navigation codes named after Trump
Bad News
Tuesday, July 07, 2015
Recent news round-up, Part 2
Good News
- Donald Trump Immigration Stance Costs Him ESPN’s ESPY Celebrity Golf Classic
- PGA Grand Slam to move from Trump Course in Los Angeles
- New York to Hold Parade for U.S. Women’s Soccer Team
- Court upholds ban on contractor political contributions
- Public finally gets pathway to 'Billionaires' Beach'
- Time Warner Cable owes $229,500 to woman it would not stop calling
- West Virginia DMV changes photo policy after transgender women threaten lawsuit I met Kitzmiller at TLDEF's annual fundraising event last month. She really likes to talk.
Bad News
Thursday, July 02, 2015
Recent news round-up, Part 1
Good News
- US probing possible airline collusion to keep fares high
- Flo Rida, Jonathan Scott out of Miss USA, Macy's dumps Trump
- Federal judge: Alabama counties must allow gay marriage
- 5th Circuit tells courts to issue same-sex marriage rulings
- Baltimore to put cameras in police vans, review riot gear
- Oklahoma Supreme Court Orders Removal Of Ten Commandments Monument From State Capitol
- Judge Blocks Florida Law Requiring 24-Hour Waiting Period For Abortions
- Misty Copeland Named First Black Female Principal Dancer at American Ballet Theater
- Syrian Kurds say thwart big Islamic State attack on border town
Bad News
Monday, June 29, 2015
Today's news round-up
Good News
- Justices uphold Arizona's system for redistricting
- Louisiana issues marriage licenses to same-sex couples
- NBC severing business relationship with Donald Trump
- John Oliver To Media: Transgender Medical Choices “None Of Your F*cking Business”
- Pine Bush School District Agrees to Pay $4.48 Million to Settle Anti-Semitism Suit
- Mozambique scraps colonial-era homosexuality ban
- Colorado's high court blocks school voucher program
- Supreme Court Allows Texas Abortion Clinics to Remain Open
- Ninth Circuit Panel Revives Transgender Inmate’s Bid for Surgery
Bad News
Friday, June 26, 2015
Today's news round-up
Good News
- 'Transparent' Is “Built With Trans People Participating”, Says Associate Producer Zackary Drucker
- NBC Distances Itself From Donald Trump In Wake Of Univision Pageant Pullout
- U.S. allies target Islamic State with 28 air strikes in Syria, Iraq
- Feds Order Federal Employee Health Plans To Cover Transgender Health Services
- California Judge Throws Out Ballot Initiative Calling For Execution Of Gay People
Sunday, April 19, 2015
Today's news round-up
Good News
- Iraq clears massive oil refinery of IS
- Ohio settles civil rights groups' lawsuit over early voting A good compromise. I wish we had early voting in NY.
- Arpaio immigration unit tarnished by misconduct allegations He should be found in contempt and thrown in jail.
Wednesday, December 24, 2014
Recent news round-up
Good News
- U.S. court strikes down North Carolina ultrasound abortion law
- US moves to end ban on blood donations by gay men A step in the right direction.
- U.S. judge throws out Arizona sheriff's immigration suit against Obama
- Algerian army 'kills jihadist behind Herve Gourdel beheading'
- Sony broadly releases 'The Interview' in reversal of plans and Sony releases ‘The Interview’ online
- Islamic State extremists capture Jordanian pilot
- U.S. Representative Grimm says will not resign after pleading guilty to tax fraud
- For gay Syrians, jihadist threat adds new fear
- Grisly finds in Iraqi Yazidi village wrested from militants
- Women excised from public life, abused by IS
- Gambia arrests three men it accuses of homosexual acts
Thursday, December 18, 2014
Today's news round-up
Good News
- Army Restores Full Benefits for Captains Being Forced Out
- Arizona: Sheriff Arpaio Will Disband Squad That Search for Illegal Immigrants Local law enforcement should stay out of immigration matters. It's a federal concern.
- Iraqi Kurds say Mount Sinjar siege broken
- EBay parts ways with controversial political group ALEC
- Instagram makes teens and celebrities angry by killing millions of spambots
- Cameroon army kills 116 Boko Haram militants, defence ministry says
- Court-appointed panel to monitor Los Angeles county jails
- New Jersey school to allow transgender student to use boys room
- Top Islamic militants killed; more US troops going to Iraq
Bad News
Good Uber News- Uber suspends operations in Portland for 3 months It's good to see them complying with the law. It's unusual.
Bad Uber News
- Uber's fight of California data-sharing rule highlights its bumpy road This is more normal for Uber--thinking it can decide if, and how much, it will comply with laws and regulations.
- Uber driver in Boston charged with kidnapping and rape
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