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House Democrats Will Vote To Authorize Trump Impeachment Inquiry
WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives will vote on a resolution formalizing its impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump this week, following attacks from Republicans and the White House and just days after a judge ruled there was no legal requirement to do so.
“For weeks, the…
Trump Surprised By Criticism Over Hosting G7 At Doral Resort, Mulvaney Says
Mulvaney spoke to Fox News Sunday's Chris Wallace, hours after the president walked back the decision to host next summer's high-profile gathering of world leaders at the Trump National Doral Miami. The decision had been criticized by Republicans as well as Democrats, who accused Trump of attemp…
Instagram Puts Limits On Posts Promoting Cosmetic Surgery And Diet Products
The policy is being led by Instagram, but will impact content on Facebook as well. Users who are known to be under the age of 18 will be restricted from viewing posts that promote the use of certain weight loss products and cosmetic procedures, or posts that have an incentive for users to buy pr…
Scientists Say Climate Change Is Driving An Increase In Deadly Flesh-Eating Bacteria
Her parents rushed her to the emergency room where doctors took a culture of a pimplelike bump on her ankle, then sent her home with some antibiotics. Days later, a surgeon was cutting out dead tissue from her foot. Over the course of several weeks, tissue had to be removed two more times.
…Trump Administration Brief Asks Supreme Court To Allow Firing Workers For Being Gay
An amicus brief filed by the Justice Department weighed in on two cases involving gay workers and what is meant by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which bans discrimination "because of sex.” The administration argued courts nationwide should stop reading the civil rights law to protec…
Humans Listen To Your Voice Recordings. Why Don’t Tech Companies Just Tell Us That?
Voice assistants seem simple. You say something like “Alexa” or “Hey Siri” followed by a request and then — bam! — your Discover Weekly starts playing over the speaker. But a human being could be listening to everything you say — and the tech companies want to hide those people from you.
Don’t Regulate Facial Recognition. Ban It.
Too late. The surveillance dystopia is on the horizon, and companies like Microsoft and Amazon are helping build it. Despite their platitudes of caution and ethics, we’ve seen the consequences of Silicon Valley’s “move fast and break things” ethos. And if we don’t stop the spread of facial recog…
Senate Democrats Have Referred A Secret Letter About Brett Kavanaugh To The FBI
Rumors about the letters’ contents have flooded Capitol Hill over the last week, but Sen. Dianne Feinstein has declined to share its contents.
Revealed: Notorious Pro-Trump Misinformation Site True Pundit Is Run By An Ex-Journalist With A Grudge Against The FBI
How former-award-winning journalist Michael D Moore came to run a site filled with false reports and conspiracies.
Bernie Sanders Adviser Is Assisting Special Counsel Investigation In Manafort Case
Tad Devine, a top adviser to Sanders’ 2016 campaign, previously worked with Manafort in Ukraine.