Peter Hasson Republican politicians, their staffers and the offices where they work have become a recurring target for political violence. Here are eight times just this year that Republicans faced such attacks. Switchblade stabbing attempt California congressional candidate Rudy Peters, who is challenging Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell, narrowly escaped a stabbing attempt in September. Peters’ attacker, Farzad Fazeli, shouted…
Michael Bastasch on October 17, 2018 U.S. greenhouse gas emissions fell 2.7 percent from 2016 levels, according to the EPA. Emissions on a per-capita basis hit a 67-year low last year, federal data shows, and supporters are touting EPA’s data as proof Trump’s agenda is working. EPA’s new data comes on news that, globally,…
Luke Rosiak Keith Ellison, the Democratic National Committee’s deputy chair, said in divorce papers that claims by his ex-wife should not be believed and said that he is a “domestic abuse victim.” The records were unsealed Wednesday despite efforts by Ellison’s ex-wife, Kim Ellison, to block their release. “It was very humiliating to admit that…
You arrive home from a long day of work. Your partner greets you at the door with your favorite beverage, eases you into a chair, and massages your shoulders to get rid of the kinks accumulated by the day. Supper—healthy and one of your favorite meals—is already on the stove. After you eat—your partner spends…
The Trump administration’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is now in effect. But how will it impact taxes for independent contractors? Did you know that there are over 57 million freelancers in the United States? In fact, experts project that freelancers will make up more than 50 percent of the American workforce by 2027. Thanks…
Anders Hagstrom Amazon shut down an experimental artificial intelligence recruitment engine after it started preferring male candidates and penalizing resumes including certain all-female colleges or words like “women’s,” Reuters reported Tuesday. Amazon has had a team working on AI recruitment tools since 2014, seeking to make it easier for employers to find their top applicants….
Kevin Daley on October 9, 2018 The U.S. Supreme Court will allow a North Dakota law requiring voters to produce government ID with a current residential street address when casting ballots to take effect. The decision, which came Tuesday and drew a brief dissent, will effect one November’s most critical Senate races. A group of American…
In the 1990s, “toxic masculinity” entered the language. Though pegging a meaning to this term is difficult, The Good Men Project offers a solid definition: “a narrow and repressive description of manhood, designating manhood as defined by violence, sex, status and aggression.” Unfortunately, radical feminists and others have broadened the scope of this definition into…
Grace Carr on October 9, 2018 Scientists are experimenting with a gene editing tool that could bring extinct animals back to life, making “Jurassic World,” Hollywood’s blockbuster film about dinosaurs come back to life, a reality. The Crispr gene-editing tool contains the Cas9 gene, permitting scientists to edit genes with DNA from extinct creatures, according to The…
Will Racke An error at California’s Department of Motor Vehicles caused more than a thousand people, including some who were not U.S. citizens, to be incorrectly registered to vote, state officials said Monday. The DMV admitted that a “processing error” at agency field offices resulted in as many as 1,500 people being added to voter…