LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Andrew Follett The top lobbyist for crop-dusters is warning the proliferation of unmarked wind turbines in recent years pose a huge risk to thousands of pilots flying over farms every day. Crashing into wind turbines has killed at least four crop-duster pilots in the U.S. since 2003, including one…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rob Shimshock Three students at the University of Wisconsin, Madison filed bias reports after taking a statistics test in the spring semester that contained a question describing kangaroos jumping a border wall into the U.S. Esmeralda Tovar, Alan Meza, and Cesar Andrez Aguilar, who are described as Mexican-American students,…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield Officials at the University of California at Berkeley on Thursday reversed their decision to cancel a speech by conservative firebrand Ann Coulter, reports the Washington Post (WaPo). RELATED: UC Berkeley Cancels Ann Coulter’s Speech Fearing More Violent Protests The university had previously announced Wednesday that it was canceling Coulter’s…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Thomas Phippen America found out exactly how much former President Barack Obama had to pressure Hillary Clinton to concede to Donald Trump last November in the new book “Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton’s Doomed Campaign” by political writers Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes. The first call came from White House…
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 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 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 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 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…