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Showing posts with label politics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label politics. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 08, 2016
Sunday, October 02, 2016
Recent news round-up
Good News
- TV’s first out transgender child actor on ‘Modern Family’
- Appeals court rules against Kansas in voting rights case
- School adopts gender-neutral homecoming court, so there might be no ‘king’ or ‘queen’
- New York City Starts $5 Million Fund for Women in Film and Theater
- Chad, Niger forces kill 123 Boko Haram in crackdown - Niger
- Poor, Transgender and Dressed for Arrest I'm surprised this law has not been found to be unconstitutional by now.
Thursday, September 22, 2016
Today's news round-up
Good News
- Transgender Teen Becomes the First to Join His High School Football Team
- Government severs ties with for-profit colleges accreditor
- Three Phoenix policemen resign after making motorist eat marijuana
- UN holds first leaders' meeting on LGBT rights
- Kentucky's GOP governor overridden in feud with Democrat
Monday, September 19, 2016
Thursday, September 15, 2016
Recent news round-up, Part 2
Good News
- The Federal Government Just Outlawed LGBTQ Discrimination in Credit
- FBI trying to build legal cases against Russian hackers: sources
- Missouri Republicans vote to override veto of gun bill The law goes into effect in 30 days. You have until then to get out of Missouri. It will be a very dangerous place.
- California high school football hazing scandal may widen
Recent news round-up, Part 1
Good News
- ACC to relocate athletic championships from North Carolina
- SoCon suggests it may move hoops from North Carolina
- Court denies Virginia GOP's challenge on felon voting rights
- Serbian transgender army veteran celebrates new beginnings
- Man sentenced in $31 million mortgage scam conspiracy case
- McCartney, Starr reunite on blue carpet for Beatles documentary
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Today's news round-up, Part 1
Good News
- Push to Stop Brock Turner Launching Speaking Tour on ‘Drinking and Promiscuity’ Gains Traction It's good that people are protesting his speaking tour. Drinking does not cause rape. The victims do not cause rape. Rapists cause rape.
- California farmworker overtime bill signed by Jerry Brown
- US says it destroyed IS chemical threat in Iraq
Sunday, September 11, 2016
Today's news round-up
Good News
I'm Not Sure How I Feel About This
I'm Not Sure How I Feel About This
- Real-Time Election Day Projections May Upend News Tradition It's interesting to say the least. I tend to think it will have little effect on the presidential election, but I wonder about the down-ballot races.
Friday, September 09, 2016
Today's news round-up
Good News
- Facebook co-founder pledging $20 million to defeat Trump
- Supreme Court rejects Michigan straight-ticket voting appeal
- Facebook allows postings of 'napalm girl' photo after debate
- Deputy who tossed student wants job back; sheriff says no
- CEO cuts 'Creationism' from Youngstown school classrooms
Thursday, September 08, 2016
Recent news round-up, Part 2
Good News
- Judge orders state not to block Planned Parenthood funding
- Turkey court acquits famed pianist of blasphemy charges Blasphemy should not be a crime.
- Female WWII pilot has finally been laid to rest at Arlington
- Hungarian camerawoman who kicked refugees charged
- Rival Boko Haram groups clash in NE Nigeria: sources
Bad News
Recent news round-up, Part 1
Good News
- N Carolina elections board expand voting hours
- New York to allow late-term abortions for health at-risk women I am amazed that it has taken over 40 years to clear this up.
- FCC Chairman Shifts To App-Based Approach For Set-Top Box Competition This has a long way to go before it happens, unfortunately.
- U.S. Marine trainers may be prosecuted after suicide of Muslim recruit, Muslim Marine Recruit Was Slapped Before Falling to His Death: Report
- France sees sharp fall in number of citizens joining Islamic State
- Ryan Lochte Suspended For 10 Months Over Rio Gas Station Incident I think this is a reasonable punishment.
Friday, September 02, 2016
Thursday, September 01, 2016
Today's news round-up
Good News
- Hispanic backers move away from Trump after immigration speech I didn't realize he had any Hispanic backers.
- Northeast Florida voters kick controversial State Attorney Angela Corey out of office, One Of The Most Reviled Prosecutors In Florida Just Got Kicked Out Of Office
- Settlements totaling $12M-plus reached in minimum wage cases
- Romanian hacker 'Guccifer' sentenced to 52 months in U.S. prison
Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Today's news round-up
Good News
- U.S. Supreme Court rejects bid to reinstate North Carolina voting limits
- Insurers Can Make Obamacare Work, But They Need Help From Congress
- Georgia grand jury charges white ex-policeman with murdering black man
- Maine governor says will not resign, to seek spiritual advice Spiritual advice? He needs anger management advice. And why should his wife and children need advice?
- Study: Ohio's abortion pill law led to worse health outcomes
- NYPD might not say if officer in chokehold death is punished
- Son had 36 bruises. Mom quoted the Bible as defense.
Recent news round-up, Part 1
Good News
- N.Y. high court broadens definition of parent in landmark ruling I'm proud to say that I am on the board of directors of one of the organizations that participated in this this victory.
- Five Chicago officers face firing over slaying of black teen
- Obama cuts short the sentences of 111 federal inmates
- Wisconsin Sen. Johnson has another awkward campaign moment
- 'Principal architect' of IS attacks on West killed in Syria
Friday, August 26, 2016
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
Wednesday, August 24, 2016
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.
Tuesday, August 23, 2016
Monday, August 22, 2016
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
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