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LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Anders Hagstrom Actor George Takei blamed “Russian bots” for pushing the sexual assault allegations against him into the public eye, claiming Sunday that the Russians have gone after him before for criticizing Vladimir Putin. Former model Scott Brunton on Friday accused the famous Star Trek actor of sexually assaulting him…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Steve Birr Health experts are petitioning the government of Australia to lift their ban on vaping fluid, arguing that the healthier alternative can help save millions of lives. Medical professionals addressed the issue at the Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs Conference in Melbourne Monday, which included discussion on…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Steve Birr A man suffered an opioid overdose while behind the wheel of his car in Michigan Sunday, before drifting off the road and crashing into a tree. Officers with the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department responded to reports that a Chrysler PT Cruiser was dangerously swerving down a highway. When police…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Ryan Pickrell South Korean authorities arrested an American citizen Monday for attempting to slip into North Korea. The 58-year-old American who has yet to be publicly identified attempted to cross the Civilian Control Line (CCL), a demarcation just below the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), without a permit. The Louisiana native arrived…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Robert Donachie Supporters of Fox News host Sean Hannity and Alabama Republican senate candidate Roy Moore are boycotting Keurig coffee machines after the brand pulled its advertisements from Hannity’s show over the weekend. The company responded to a Twitter inquiry asking Keurig to rethink its advertising agreement with Hannity’s program…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Ryan Pickrell Surveillance cameras produced by a Chinese company partially owned by the Chinese government are hanging all over America, a new report reveals. Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology, in which the Chinese government has a 42 percent share, produces surveillance equipment for China’s vast domestic surveillance network, used to keep…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Amber Randall A professor wondered Saturday whether his young children would be able to be friends with white people, in light of events like the Trump presidency and the Charlottesville riots. Ekow N. Yankah, a professor at Yeshiva University’s Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, argued that he will have…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Steve Birr The mayor of a Minnesota city rejected an attempt by officials to raise the legal purchasing age for tobacco and vapor products from 18 to 21. The St. Cloud City Council passed the Tobacco 21 ordinance Tuesday in a tight 4-3 vote, however St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis swiftly vetoed…
CHRIS WHITE Energy Reporter 7:45 AM 11/11/2017 Democratic California Gov. Jerry Brown’s mission to eliminate the state’s gas-powered vehicles could come screeching to a halt if President Donald Trump’s tax proposal passes through Congress unscathed. The tax bill would zero out the Plug-In Electric Drive Vehicle Credit, a program giving a $7,500 tax credit to…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: The disconnect between the city and the country is a theme English teachers love to use in order to show the difference in lifestyles our own country has. But there is a real disconnect. As cities are havens of technology and becoming even more interconnected with one another, rural America…