by Juliegrace Brufke Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump may be on to something with his campaign slogan. A Bloomberg poll released Thursday shows 72 percent of the country thinks the United States isn’t as great as it once was. When asked for the two main issues they thought were the greatest threats to America’s greatness, 31…
Connor D. Wolf The Seattle City Council began considering a bill Wednesday it claims will help give Uber and Lyft drivers a voice, but which critics say is nothing more than a giveaway to unions. Democratic Councilman Mike O’Brien introduced the bill, which would impact contract drivers for Uber, Lyft and any other ride-sharing company. The goal,…
by Jonah Bennett A congressman from Ohio, who also happens to be a Ranger graduate, wants Army Secretary John McHugh to release documents detailing the performance of women at Ranger School. Documents requested include information on test scores, injuries, evaluations and more, PEOPLE reports. GOP Rep. Steve Russell is reportedly concerned because sources from Fort…
Guy Bentley New York’s financial regulators have issued the first ever BitLicense to a Boston-based Bitcoin startup backed by the global investment giant Goldman Sachs. The BitLicense was the first set of state-based rules governing specifically targeting virtual currencies. They were finalized in June under the supervision of former DFS head Benjamin Lawsky after intense lobbying efforts by…
Pharmaceutical CEO Is Predictably Douchey, Everybody’s Angry by Avens O’Brien [dropcap size=small]T[/dropcap]his week, news came out that a life-saving drug invented in 1953 was recently acquired by a pharmaceutical company and the price was quickly raised from $14 a tablet to $750 a tablet. This price spike has created a flurry of outrage about greedy pharmaceutical…
by Keith Farrell Donald Trump is a liar. While he has undoubtedly shaken up the often dull world of electoral politics, he cannot long hide what he truly is. Trump portrays himself as an outsider; it’s the entirety of his appeal to the GOP base. But the truth is that Donald Trump is a lifelong…
Michael Bastasch on September 17, 2015 The science on global warming is settled, so settled that 20 climate scientists are asking President Barack Obama to prosecute people who disagree with them on the science behind man-made global warming. Scientists from several universities and research centers even asked Obama to use the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt…
Michael Bastasch CNN’s Jake Tapper tried to highlight the differences between Republican presidential candidates over the issue of manmade global warming last night, but his debate plan to get candidates to go head-to-head on climate failed. After invoking the name of George Schultz, President Ronald Reagan’s secretary of state, Tapper asked Florida Sen. Marco Rubio…
Juliegrace Brufke Republican 2016 presidential hopeful Ben Carson said he apologized to his primary rival Donald Trump over comments he made about his faith, saying his message was articulated “in an inappropriate way.” The feud between the candidates stemmed after the billionaire real estate developer took offense to comments Carson made about his faith during a campaign rally last week….
By Guy Bentley Uber and other ride-sharing platforms have been handed a major victory after Queens Supreme Court Justice Allan Weiss threw out a legal challenge to ride-sharing companies’ freedom to be hailed from apps. Four credit unions with significant financial interests in yellow cab medallions argued that app-based services such as Uber are more…