LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Chris White Nearly a dozen attorneys general called a year-long investigation targeting Exxon Mobil’s climate research a politically biased infringement of the company’s free speech. Republican AGs from 11 states, including Oklahoma, Utah and Texas, filed an amicus brief Wednesday castigating a Democrat-led probe against the oil company’s handling of decades…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Russ Read The Islamic State terrorist responsible for shooting three French police officers Thursday was previously convicted for going on a shooting rampage against police in 2001. The Islamic State’s Amaq news agency claimed Abu Yusuf al-Beljiki, formerly known as Karim Cheurfi according to France’s L’Express, was responsible for…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Russ Read The Islamic State claimed responsibility for a terrorist attack Thursday in Paris, which left one police officer dead and two wounded. The terrorist group took credit for the attack through the Amaq news agency, a known ISIS mouthpiece. Amaq claimed Abu Yusuf al-Beljiki, an ISIS adherent with…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rand Paul Recently, Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham predictably but mistakenly called for greater United States military involvement in the Syrian civil war, proving they have learned nothing from our history in the Middle East. It seems that every dictator and every atrocity in that region is met…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Juliegrace Brufke The White House is hoping the House Republicans’ Obamacare repeal bill will be brought to the floor for a vote the next week, shortly after they return from their Easter recess. The administration is hoping to get repeal passed before President Donald Trump’s 100th day in office….
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rob Shimshock Google has unveiled guidelines telling developers on its open-source platform to use gender-neutral code and avoid terms like “guys” and “mother.” Ben Wells, a software engineer at Google, posted the guidelines on a developer discussion thread for the company’s open-source Chromium – on which developers can modify Chrome…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell The U.S. has detected signs that China is preparing for a military crisis on the peninsula, a U.S. defense official revealed Thursday. China has put People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) land-attack, cruise-missile capable bombers “on high alert,” an official told CNN, adding that analysis suggests the Chinese…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Michael Bastasch China and several other countries are badgering the Trump administration for answers on how they plan to fulfill former President Barack Obama’s pledge to cut emissions as part of the Paris climate agreement. China asked the White House how the U.S. intends to meet Obama’s pledge after…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Amber Randall A Tampa, Fla., cab driver and a delivery woman rushed to prevent a resisting suspect from beating up a police officer Wednesday. Officer Michael Collins responded to a call about a man walking through a hotel and stealing a key ring from the hotel manager, reports WTSP….
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Russ Read The United Nations put Saudi Arabia on its commission for the empowerment of women Wednesday, despite the country mandating women can’t leave home without a male guardian. The UN’s Economic and Social Council voted by secret ballot to put Saudi Arabia on the Commission on the Status…