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LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Written by Will Racke Sen. John McCain said Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s threat against North Korea was a bit of bluster that fell short of the example set by previous American presidents. The Arizona Republican, one of Congress’ most vocal exponents of U.S. military power, told Phoenix radio station…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: RYAN PICKRELL China/Asia Pacific Repo North Korea has released a Korean-Canadian pastor after detaining him for several years. Hyeon Soo Lim was “released on sick bail” Wednesday for “humanitarian reasons,” according to North Korean state media. Lim was sentenced to life in prison for crimes against the state two years ago, and since…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Written by Eric Lieberman A day after Google fired an employee who wrote a lengthy memo blasting the company’s diversity policies, CEO Sundar Pichai wrote his own missive Tuesday saying that “people must feel free to express dissent.” “First, let me say that we strongly support the right of Googlers…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Written by Rob Shimshock A professor at the University of Georgia created a “stress reduction policy” that allows students who feel “unduly stressed” to choose their own grades, according to a Monday report. Dr. Richard Watson incorporated the policy into two business courses, Campus Reform reported. The syllabi have since been updated to remove the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Written by Anders Hagstromon A California couple bought the street bordering some of San Francisco’s most expensive properties, and now they’re going to charge those homeowners for parking. Tina Lam and Michael Cheng, first generation immigrants, found Presidio Terrace listed for only $994 dollars in an online auction. The city…
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LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: A recently emerged video, a Campbell, California police officer is seen pointing a gun for over nine minutes at the occupant of a car he pulled over. The event occurred last Wednesday during rush hour. Ultimately, the incident resulted in zero injuries and the driver was allowed to leave with…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Written by Rob Shimshockon The professor who tweeted “[President] Trump must hang” and “justice = the execution of two Republicans for each deported immigrant” will not be returning to teach in the fall, according to a Saturday report. California State University, Fresno President Joseph Castro announced that history professor Lars…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Written by Amber Randallon Baltimore activists’ bid over the weekend to convince fellow citizens to stop killing each other lasted for about 24 hours before someone was fatally shot. Two men were fatally shot Saturday — one man died around 5 p.m., while another man died from a gunshot wound…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Written by Eric Lieberman and Ryan Pickrellon Tech giant Apple Inc. is increasingly caving to the demands of communist China in order to stay in a market where it is losing ground and advancing authoritarian objectives in exchange for short-term profits and, potentially, long-term losses. China is Apple’s second-largest market and…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Written by Eric Liebermanon Facebook is revamping its fight against fake news by announcing Thursday it will get more aggressive in tracking dubious reporting. The social media service turned tech conglomerate originally announced in April that it was improving its “Related Articles” system in which different content from various outlets on the same…