The 4 most severely undersold political stories of 2016
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Relax, Carl Paladino Will Continue To Be Booked On Fox As A Moral Scold
Carl Paladino, who was the Republican candidate for governor of New York in 2010 and a co-chair of Donald Trump's campaign in the state this year, is at it again: The Buffalo real estate developer who served as New York co-chair for Donald Trump's campaign said his greatest hopes for 2017 are that President Barack Obama "dies" and that his wife Michelle is "set loose in the outback of Zimbabwe." Paladino: Obama catches mad cow disease after being caught having relations with a Herford.
How do other countries elect presidents without an electoral college?
Now that the long, ridiculous campaign for "Hamilton Electors" to flip the presidential election has ended, so has the debate about why the Electoral College exists. For our collective sanity, this is a good thing - rarely are debates less edifying and more circular than this one.
Trump co-chair wishes death on Obama, calls 1st lady male
A wealthy businessman who co-chaired president-Elect Donald Trump's state campaign confirmed to The Associated Press on Friday that he told an alternative newspaper he hoped President Barack Obama would die from mad cow disease and that the first lady would "return to being a male." Carl Paladino , a millionaire real estate developer who unsuccessfully ran for governor in 2010 as a Republican, made the comments in response to a survey by Artvoice , a Buffalo publication that asked local artists, performers and business owners for their New Year's wish list.
Protesting Trumpa s a racism,a artists want his daughter Ivanka not to display their work
Some artists whose works are on display at Ivanka Trump's home are asking her to remove them to protest what they called the "racism" of her father, President-elect Donald Trump. Visual artists Jonathan Horowitz and Alex Da Corte joined with curator Alison Gingeras, dealer Bill Powers and several others on the art scene in forming a group they call Halt Action.
Why Are Senators Protecting the Saudis and Denying Justice to 9/11 Victims?
In the aftermath of the worst terror attack in American history, I had to walk into the auditorium of New York City's Police Headquarters to brief the family members of 23 New York City police officers who had gone missing. We would later learn that their courage and heroism cost them their lives.
Dog lover spends A 20,000 on her 30 pet pugs per year
'Get my work off your walls!' Ivanka Trump hit by protest from artists demanding their work be removed from her famous home because they're 'embarrassed' to be associated with her family Jury recommends death penalty for sex offender dubbed 'Jaws' who murdered four women while wearing an ankle monitor - and he AGREES with the verdict North Carolina Senate REJECTS repeal of controversial 'bathroom bill' - leaving transgender people banned from using the toilet of their choice Another hate crime hoax: Muslim Michigan student 'made up' claims man told her to remove her hijab or he would set her on fire Zsa Zsa Gabor's widower gives morbid tour of her bedroom - including her deathbed - as the couple's 'houseboy' dishes on their 'abnormal' marriage and claims they lived completely separate lives Professional poker player Phil Ivey is ordered to pay back Atlantic City casino $10 MILLION in ... (more)
‘Subway Therapy’ Sticky Notes to be Preserved by Historical Society
The "Subway Therapy" sticky notes posted throughout the New York City after the presidential election will be preserved by the New York Historical Society in partnership with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Post-It notes started popping up in the subway tunnel walkway along 14th Street between Sixth and Seventh avenues after president-elect Donald Trump defeated Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in the Nov. 8 election, DNAinfo New York noted .
Just three states took in a quarter of all refugees in 2016
The U.S. took in its most refugees in fiscal year 2016 since 1999, with just three states taking a quarter of all new arrivals. California , Texas and New York took in a combined 24 percent of the 84,955 admitted refugees, who are people who are fleeing their own country because of persecution and threats to their personal safety.
Electoral College Members Meeting Across the Country to Cast Votes
But in cases where breast milk is not available from an infant's mother, getting access to saf... - The 538 electors are meeting Monday to cast their votes in the last step of the presidential election. But what is usually a formality has taken on new significance this year with Donald Trump's election and calls for electors to defect.
Founding Fathers distrusted popular vote to pick a president
" It's time for America to get up to speed again on the Electoral College, that oddball way the nation selects its president every four years. The Electoral College was devised at the Constitutional Convention in 1787.
Trump thought he was going to lose, too
Donald Trump delivers his victory speech from his election night event at the New York Hilton in Midtown Manhattan. It was a long-fought presidential election after declaring his candidacy June 16, 2015, and later telling supporters that he would accept the results of the election under the condition that he wins.
Repealing Itself? Only Four of 24 Obamacare Exchanges Remain Open
Only four of the original 24 Obamacare health co-ops remain standing after Maryland's co-op announced Dec. 8 it was suspending the sale of individual health insurance policies, the Daily Caller News Foundation Investigative Group has found. With the near-collapse of Maryland's co-op - called Evergreen Health - at least 989,000 individuals nationwide have lost their health insurance coverage when the nonprofit co-ops stopped selling insurance to customers, according to TheDCNF's tally.
Experts debate gun control in New York State
For the second installment of the "You Defend It Debate Series," representatives from the largest organizations in New York advocating for and against stricter gun laws squared off in Old University Union. The event, held Tuesday, was hosted by the Binghamton University Speech and Debate Team along with Defend It Inc., a local debate organization.
Claudia Fragapane bids an emotional farewell to Strictly
Homeowner adds hilarious 'Mission: Impossible' music to CCTV footage of foiled burglary that shows idiot suspect getting busted by Dallas police Trump confirms he WILL live in the White House - and wants daughter Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner to join him in Washington Uber driver clocks 'longest ride in history' after taking customer on 400-mile trip from Virginia to New York - and it only cost $300 Teen, 19, whose foot was blown off by a homemade explosive in Central Park finally wins battle with insurer to cover prosthetic leg - but they still refuse to pay for his wheelchair SNL gets around Alec Baldwin's absence with surreal skit in which Donald Trump imagines his ideal self as WWE wrestler John Cena with giant hands Trump stirs Taiwan controversy again by saying he might change US 'one China' policy if America doesn't get a better deal 'We want to fill this nation with red, ... (more)
Who wins and who loses in New York City under Trump
WIN: Shares in banks have soared by 20% since Election Day, making them the hottest sector in the stock market. The rally is fueled by hopes a Trump administration will deliver lower taxes and less regulation, while also stimulating the economy.
Big business warns Trump against mass deportation
Still grappling with Donald Trump's surprise election, the nation's business community has begun to pressure the president-elect to abandon campaign-trail pledges of mass deportation and other hardline immigration policies that some large employers fear would hurt the economy. The push, led by an advocacy group backed by New York billionaire Michael Bloomberg and media mogul Rupert Murdoch, is still in its infancy as the business world struggles to understand the tough-talking Trump's true intentions on an issue that defined his outsider campaign.
Broad rally powers Dow, S&P500 to their latest record highs
The New York Stock Exchange is located in lower Manhattan. On Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016, the Dow Jones industrial average jumped 297.84 points, or 1.5 percent, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 29.12 points, or 1.3 percent.
More Essential Than Ever: Leonard Cohen Stands Before “The Lord of Song”
A famous singer songwriter dies, someone you never found time to appreciate, so you go back and start listening and recognize the distant music you heard long ago walking through the fairgrounds of rock, a snatch of song coming from over there, not far, just a whisper away if you'd taken another turn somewhere between Van Morrison and David Bowie.
Flynn Flam: Neocon Ex-General to Be Trump’s National Security Advisor
President-elect Donald J. Trump has offered the post of nationalsecurity adviser to retired three-star Gen. Michael T. Flynn, aneoconservative war hawk with anti-muslim views.