Media creates Islamophobia narrative after illegal immigrant kills Muslim girl
A 17-year-old girl was found dead in a pond in Fairfax County, Virginia, on Sunday evening. A 22-year-old man is being held in connection to the case.
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Early reviews praise Megyn Kelly’s controversial interview with far-right provocateur Alex Jones
NBC anchor Megyn Kelly faced more than a week of withering backlash over her decision to interview Alex Jones, the far-right founder of Infowars.com, a site that has perpetuated conspiracy theories about 9/11 and the 2012 school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. Kelly was uninvited as a guest at a gala hosted by relatives of the victims of the Sandy Hook elementary shooting in Connecticut, which left 20 children dead, and J.P. Morgan pulled its ads from the broadcast.
Ivanka Trump Shares Father’s Day Tweet, Gets Blasted With Hateful Messages
This is just despicable. As we are all celebrating Father's Day, so is the Trump clan.
Jay Z Writes Bail Bond Industry Article For Time
After getting inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame, thanking the entire rap game on Twitter and getting a shout out from former President Barack Obama, JAY Z decided to give his two cents on the justice reform and bail bond industry before Father's Day takes place. In an op-ed written for TIME magazine, Jigga speaks on an issue that affects many minority households because of unwarranted charges and arrests.
LA Leaders Aim to Replace Columbus Day
See ya Christopher Columbus. Oh, and kids in Los Angeles will no longer be chanting the poem: Columbus sailed the ocean blue, in 1492.
NYT Uses GOP Shooting To Falsely Attack Sarah Palin With Debunked Conspiracy Theory
The New York Times used the attempted assassination of dozens of Republican congressmen by a left-wing Bernie Sanders supporter to attack former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin with a baseless conspiracy theory blaming Palin for inciting mentally ill Jared Loughner to shoot Democratic Rep. Gaffy Giffords in 2011. "In 2011, when Jared Lee Loughner opened fire in a supermarket parking lot, grievously wounding Representative Gabby Giffords and killing six people, including a 9-year-old girl, the link to political incitement was clear.
VA warns of surprise budget gap, insists no delays in care
The Department of Veterans Affairs warned Wednesday it was unexpectedly running out of money for a program that offers veterans private-sector health care, forcing it to hold back on some services that lawmakers worry could cause delays in medical treatment. It is making an urgent request to Congress to allow it to shift money from other programs to fill the sudden budget gap.
US House passes bill to make it easier to fire VA workers, protect whistle blowers
On Tuesday, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson , the representative of Fort Bragg and author of bipartisan legislation to allow service connected veterans to choose care from private providers in their local communities, released the following statement after the House passed S. 1094, legislation to make it easier to fire Veterans Affairs employees for poor performance or misconduct and to establish whistle blower protections: "I recognize there are many good, hard-working people at our local VA hospitals many of them are veterans themselves. It's the unaccountable bureaucracy that hurts veterans and makes it impossible for them to get the timely care and benefits they deserve.
China a step closer to resuming US beef imports
China is a step closer to allowing imports of U.S. beef for the first time in almost 14 years. The United States and China have agreed on final details of a deal to allow the imports, the Agriculture Department said Monday.
US House panel to debate US$115 million for Guantanamo Bay facilities
WASHINGTON: A U.S. House of Representatives spending panel will vote on Monday on a US$192.5 billion budget bill that includes US$115 million to build permanent housing facilities for U.S. military personnel at the Guantanamo Bay detention centre even as the inmate population has fallen sharply. The House Appropriations Committee said in a statement on Sunday that the 2018 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs spending bill included funding to build two new barracks to house service members stationed at Guantanamo Bay.
Ap Was There: Supreme Court legalizes interracial marriage
EDITOR'S NOTE: On June 12, 1967, the U.S. Supreme Court was wrapping up the final orders for the term. Among the cases before them was that of Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple who had been sentenced to a year in jail for violating Virginia's ban on marriage between people of different races.
An award-winning journalist says people who claim Trump isn’t their president hurt US troops
Director Sebastian Junger at the Los Angeles premiere of HBO Documentary Films' "Which Way Is the Frontline From Here: The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington," on April, 4, 2013. Sebastian Junger has a message for lawmakers: the partisan warring of politicians in Washington DC is hurting the American military more than they realize.
Televised Comey testimony billed as a Super Bowl of Washingtona
Bar keepers coast to coast offered breakfast specials like "impeachmint" cocktails and $5 Russian vodka shots on Thursday as they tuned their wall-mounted TV sets for live broadcasts of former FBI chief James Comey's congressional testimony. From Capitol Hill to San Francisco's Castro district, television "watch parties" beckoned political junkies away from the morning rush hour to taverns, restaurants and living rooms to view an event some likened to the "Super Bowl of Washington."
Mr. Nunes Went To Washington
Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., the now-controversial chair of the House Intelligence Committee, is a bit different from what Washington expects in its politicians. He grew up in the agricultural cornucopia of the Central Valley of California -- fruits, vegetables, beef, dairy products and fibers -- the concrete expression of a myriad of hard-working ethnic groups.
Rice bran: Nutritional and functional food benefits underlined by precision technology
Rice bran is worthy of greater studies to assess its benefits for human health and nutrition because it is a rich source of proteins, fats, minerals and micronutrients such as B vitamins, according to a new study. In a paper published in the open access journal Rice, r esearchers at Colorado State University suggested that rice bran, which is often removed from whole grain rice during processing and used as animal feed, could have benefits for human health and nutrition.
the Memo: Is Trump a victim of the ‘Deep State?’
The president's allies, both within the White House and in friendly media outlets, say the answer is yes. Trump himself has complained repeatedly that he is being victimized by underhanded leaks.
Meet the ‘shadow’ network of charities, political warriors behind Trump’s rise
The crowd rose to its feet and roared its approval as Sen. Jeff Sessions bounded onto the stage at the Breakers, an exclusive resort in Palm Beach, Florida. Stephen Miller, an aide to the Alabama Republican, handed him a glass trophy honoring his bravery as a lawmaker.
Interracial marriage, divided country
In 1958, three years before an interracial union produced Barack Obama, 4 percent of Americans told Gallup that they approved of interracial marriage. Like Obama, the U.S. has traveled a long, long way since then.
Assault wins you elections
Montana GOP candidate Greg Gianforte won a congressional seat last night despite assaulting a reporter the day before. But that shouldn't surprise youa S-a SGianforte's act of violence was arguably an extension of Donald Trump's anti-media rhetoric .
Harlem’s Best Fried Chicken Arrives in London
Red Rooster became a hit in Harlem thanks to chef Marcus Samuelsson's take on Southern comfort food-and became internationally famous because former President Barack Obama was a huge fan. He even held a fundraiser there.