LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Russ Read Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham wants to investigate whether Susan Rice, President Obama’s former national security advisor, illegally obtained intelligence reports to use against President Donald Trump’s associates. The South Carolinian senator aims to find out if Rice unmasked and had access to intelligence information regarding incidental contacts between…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rob Shimshock A student has resigned from her college’s Student Assembly Thursday, citing white privilege and the “hostile environment” created by white men in the student government group. Hamilton College student Katherine Barnes resigned from her position as class representative for Hamilton’s Class of 2020 this week and explained…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Aidan Mattis Much ado was made these past two weeks on all sides of the political spectrum, and all of it over the legality and the morality of the US Navy’s strike on a Syrian Airbase. Many groups and nations backed Donald Trump. The UK, Germany, Canada, France, and, according…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Eric Lieberman Nintendo announced Thursday that it is discontinuing its wildly popular product the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) Classic Edition, after only introducing the device roughly six months ago. A representative for the tech company told IGN the plan was to offer the product temporarily, and that it actually increased shipments…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Chris White Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Thursday that the electric vehicle maker will begin producing over-the-road semis despite lacking the requisite battery technology. Musk, who owns more than 20 percent of Tesla, told his Twitter followers that the company will unveil an electric semi-truck in September. He did…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Eric Lieberman Hundreds of Amazon employees are reportedly infuriated with leadership because the company advertises on the conservative media outlet Breitbart. An email titled “Amazon Must Stop Advertising On Breitbart News” was sent to CEO Jeff Bezos and Senior Vice President Jeff Blackburn, according to BuzzFeed News. The communication included…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Andrew Follett Medical researchers at Germany’s Institute for Integrative Nanosciences say sperm could be the perfect way to target cancer cells in women. Doctors could cover individual sperm cells in an iron-coated helmet and “steer” them to cancer cells with a magnet outside the body. The helmet would break…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jacob Bojesson The sole suspect arrested after the attack on soccer team Borussia Dortmund’s bus is believed to have led a unit of Islamic State fighters in Iraq, Germany’s federal prosecutors said Thursday. Prosecutors are seeking an arrest warrant to keep Abdul Beset A. in custody despite finding “no…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Robert Donachie Members of the House Freedom Caucus (HFC) are facing constituents for the first time since they opposed President Donald Trump’s first legislative effort to repeal and replace Obamacare. The majority of Republican voters in 2016 cast their ballots for candidates promising to upend former President Barack Obama’s…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell President Donald Trump is much more “vicious” and “aggressive” than his predecessor, a North Korean official argued Friday. “Now we are comparing Trump’s policy toward the DPRK with the former administration’s, and we have concluded that it’s becoming more vicious and more aggressive,” North Korean Vice Foreign…