LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Thomas Phippen Children and adults who have access to nature and regularly go outside are less likely to be inactive, obese and depressed, according to a recent report. A team of 11 researchers with the Institute for European Environmental Policy reviewed more than 200 academic studies and discovered that “access…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Phillip Stucky California Sens. Kamala Harris and Dianne Feinstein’s approval ratings are down in their home state, according to a recent poll published Thursday by Politico. Only 46 percent of Californians approve of the job that Harris is doing, and 23 percent disapprove. Most surprising, is that 30 percent of…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield PepsiCo has decided to halt sale of its six-packs and two-liter bottles in Philadelphia, citing the city’s controversial “soda tax,” reports ABC6. Citing the cities tax on sugary drinks, PepsiCo has decided to forego selling six-packs and two-liter bottles with in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, though they mention…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Micah J. Fleck We wish it weren’t true, but as a new report explains, it all started with a theft, and snowballed from there, ultimately resulting in a Minnesota judge legally circumventing probable cause restrictions: A Minnesota bank received a call in January from who they thought was Douglas, their customer,…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield A laptop computer containing floor plans for Trump Tower, information about the Hillary Clinton email investigation, other national security information, and a Secret Service key card were stolen from a Secret Service agent’s vehicle in Brooklyn, police sources told the Daily News. The Daily News reports that authorities…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield Zero Hedge is reporting that was introduced by New York Assemblyman David I. Weprin which would require people to remove ‘inaccurate,’ ‘irrelevant,’ ‘inadequate’ or ‘excessive’ statements about others, or the responsible party would become liable for, at least, statutory damages of $250/day plus attorney fees. Per Zero Hedge, the bill would require: Within 30…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield Three airport security programs will see an axing of their budget under President Donald Trump’s budget proposal, reports the Hill. The proposal, whose blueprint was publically released on Thursday, “eliminates and reduces unauthorized and underperforming programs administered by [the Transportation Security Administration] TSA in order to strengthen screening at airport security checkpoints,” the Hill…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Aidan Mattis The “World’s Greatest Healthcare Plan of 2017” just passed the House Ways and Means committee, but will it pass the Senate? Republicans have voted to fully repeal Obamacare six times since it passed in 2011, but the measure has been defeated each time. Now, a fully Republican…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Thomas Phippen President Barack Obama’s White House spent $77 million on advertising and marketing Obamacare during the last few months of the administration, the New York Post reported Monday. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded left-leaning public relations firm Weber Shandwick a $74.15 million contract for a “Health Insurance Exchange Public…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Amber Randall A Miami police officer was arrested for allegedly stealing money from residents. The department also relieved Officer Jose Acosta of his duties after his arrest, reports ABC News. Acosta now faces one count of armed robbery and another count of armed grand theft. “The city of Miami…