LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Amber Randall A female student in Utah plans to wear a pantsuit at an upcoming statewide American Legion event to protest its “sexist” dress code, according to Wednesday reports. The 2017 American Legion’s Boys and Girls State program, a summer event for high school students, sent out a list…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Steve Birr Marijuana activists are hosting a “Joint Session” for Congress near Capitol Hill Thursday, where they plan to hand out thousands of joints to congressmen and their staffers. Organizers with DCMJ, a cannabis advocacy group focused on marijuana law in Washington, D.C., will head to Capitol Hill Thursday…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Eric Lieberman Lawmakers in Arizona and around a dozen other states are currently considering some form of legislation that would block pornography on computer and phones unless people pay a tax. In fact, proponents of the porn tax are expected to introduce a bill at the federal level sometime this month,…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Robert Donachie A quarter of millennials living at home with their parents have no job and no responsibilities. Essentially, 25 percent of 18-to-34-year-olds in the U.S. living under their parents’ roof are on an extended vacation but not entirely by choice. The U.S. Census Bureau released a comprehensive study…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Steve Birr The marijuana industry is expected to rake in windfall profits for the annual 4/20 weed holiday, celebrated by smokers across the country. Dispensaries in states with legal marijuana are estimating anywhere from a 30 to 40 percent spike in sales, as smokers load up on supplies to…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Saagar Enjeti The intelligence community is hunting for a mole in its midst who revealed classified hacking tools to Wikileaks, CBS News reports. The joint CIA-FBI investigation is targeting a CIA employee or private security contractor who had access to the material. Investigators are reviewing hundreds of names who had access…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Will Racke General Motors denounced the Venezuelan government Thursday for what it called an “illegal judicial seizure of its assets” by public authorities. The U.S. automaker halted operations at its auto plant in the industrial hub of Valencia when state officials took over the facility amid massive public protests…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Robert Donachie Members of the House banking panel revealed a 600-page proposal Wednesday evening to roll back the Dodd-Frank Act. The bill is the most aggressive plan so far by Republican leadership in Congress to loosen financial regulations after the financial crisis of 2007. President Donald Trump has taken…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell The U.S. military reportedly dispatched a nuclear sniffer plane to airspace off the east coast of Korea. “The WC-135 Constant Phoenix, a special-purpose U.S. plane, made an emergency sortie today over the East Sea (Sea of Japan),” a government source told Yonhap News Agency Thursday. The plane…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Saagar Enjeti The U.S. Navy is redesigning the interior of its newest submarines to accommodate the needs of female crew members. General Dynamics Electric Boat, the primary contractor for Navy submarines, told the Associated Press they will add more doors and bathrooms to accommodate separate sleeping quarters for both genders. The…