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By Guy Bentley Florida taxi companies are suing the state to impose further regulations on ride-sharing apps like Uber and Lyft. The lawsuit follows a host of cases across the country of established taxi interests attempting to use the courts to halt the rise of Uber. Taxi firms in Tallahassee and Broward County are taking…
By Casey Harper The Kentucky clerk who has been jailed for almost a week for refusing to issue gay marriage licenses is set to be released. U.S. District Judge David Bunning removed his contempt ruling Tuesday and told the clerk, Kim Davis, that she must not interfere with the issuing of gay marriage licenses, The…
By Guy Bentley Britain’s drinkers are massively subsidizing their teetotal peers thanks to crushingly high alcohol taxes, according to a report from the Institute of Economic Affairs. Using the latest available data, the IEA examined the amount of tax Brits paid for booze and looked at how much drinking-related problems were costing the government. The…
A woman attempting to dodge a DUI has been brought up on charges of bribery after she offered three different officers sexual favors if they didn’t charge her with a DUI or narcotics possession. 24-year-old Arielle Engert was arrested in Clearwater, Florida after failing to pass a series of sobriety tests and blowing a BAC at…
By Blake Neff A sociology professor at Duke University is making waves in what can be a rather dry field by publishing a paper with the provocative title “Fuck Nuance.” “Seriously, fuck it,” the abstract says. Professor Kieran Healy presented his paper last week at the annual conference of the American Sociological Association. Healy uses the paper…
By Guy Bentley Chipotle’s claim to sell “food with integrity” is coming under fire with a California woman suing the chain for false advertising after the company heavily promoted its controversial decision to abandon all genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in its ingredients. Chipotle made a splash April 27 when it declared it was the first…
By Rachel Stoltzfoos PETA slammed President Barack Obama’s plan to appear on Bear Grylls’ reality TV show “Running Wild” Monday, calling the show “sexist” and “speciesist.”“Bear Grylls’ show is known as the bottom of the barrel in demeaning, sexist, speciesist, and who knows what other ‘-ist’ TV reality shows — and that’s certainly saying something,” PETA President Ingrid Newkirk…
By Rachel Stoltzfoos The British spy found dead in a padlocked duffel bag five years ago had angered his MI6 boss by hacking into a Bill Clinton file, a new report on the still unsolved case reveals. Gareth Williams had “illegally hacked into secret Clinton data,” and had given a “friend” the guest list of an event both the…
By Guy Bentley Women earn more than men until they hit their 30s when they fall behind, but the change is almost entirely explainable through parenthood and personal choices rather than sexism, according to experts. Using data from the U.K.’s office of National Statistics, the Press Association found from 2006 to 2013 women aged between 22…
By Ivan Plis Russian President Vladimir Putin and his loyal Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev recently did a lot of macho activities suspiciously close to a camera. The two leaders were visiting the southwestern Russia city of Sochi over the weekend, ostensibly toattend a martial arts tournament on Saturday. But on Sunday, they spent the morning…