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With less than 100 days until the August 28th primary, Florida Democrats are coming together this Memorial Day weekend for an "I Will Vote" weekend of action, with U.S. Senator Bill Nelson and FDP hosting joint "Nelson's Neighbors" events across the state. The weekend of action marks a kick-off to a summer of activism, where Democrats are committed to registering thousands of Floridians to vote-by-mail, knocking on doors in all 67 counties, registering thousands of new voters and communicating in new ways about our candidates.
New rules requiring political campaigns to verify their identities before getting authorization to buy ads on Facebook are preventing some candidates from getting their message out in the critical last days before June primary elections. And one congressional candidate says it may tip the election to his opponent.
The Trump administration has told Congress that it's reached a deal that would allow Chinese telecommunications giant ZTE Corp. to stay in business, a source familiar with the talks who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss a confidential matter said Friday. A resolution of the ZTE case could clear the way for the United States to make progress in its high-stakes trade talks with China.
The White House says President Donald Trump intends to sign legislation next week to help people with deadly diseases try experimental treatments. Legislative director Marc Short says Trump will also soon sign a bill giving veterans greater access to private medical care at taxpayer expense.
The National Rifle Association's media outlet sent a pro-censorship message on social media and then went ballistic when people called it pro-censorship NRATV, the National Rifle Association's media operation, caused a stir on Twitter Thursday afternoon after sending a tweet that read, "It's time to put an end to this glorification of carnage in pursuit of ratings because it's killing our kids. It's time for Congress to step up and pass legislation putting common sense limitations on #MSM's ability to report on these school shootings."
Women who have abortions are much more likely to suffer mental health issues when compared to their peers who have carried their pregnancies to term, a British Journal of Psychiatry study showed. "Abortion and Mental Health" studied a group of women - some who had aborted and others who had not - for 14 years to determine if women who had abortions suffered from mental health problems afterward, according to CNS News Thursday.
The Boston Globe reports on a hospital system in Boston accused of steering patients to stay within the corporate boundaries even when the patients' doctor tried to send them elsewhere: A whistle-blower lawsuit filed against Steward Health Care exposes a part of medicine largely hidden from patients: the behind-the-scenes pressure health care companies put on doctors to keep patient referrals in-house.
Trump's pick to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says he wants to give it the credibility of the SEC. One of the first things Mick Mulvaney did last year after President Trump asked him to be acting director of the protect consumers from the abuses of the financial industry and is one of the Democratic Party's proudest recent achievements.
Military veterans who were discharged for relatively minor offenses say they often can't get jobs, and they hope a recent warning to employers by the state of Connecticut will change that. The state's human rights commission told employers last month they could be breaking the law if they discriminate against veterans with some types of less-than-honorable discharges.
An American-born man who has defended the white supremacist gathering in Charlottesville, VA, runs a website that has repeatedly spread fake news and linked to fake news websites. The site, called Jews News , was founded and is run by a man named Eliyokim Cohen , who grew up in Boston, MA, before moving to Israel.
The Irish are turning out in droves to vote Friday in a referendum that will determine whether abortion will remain illegal in the nation. Voting booths opened at 7 a.m., and initial reports show that many more voters have cast their ballots than did at the same time during Ireland's May 2015 referendum to legalize gay marriage, the Irish Times reported .
As was the case with Congressman Nunes' memo and his decision to prematurely end the superficial House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence investigation into the Russian active measures and cyberwarfare campaign against the US, Congressman Nunes didn't seem to accomplish much as a result of the DOJ briefings he demanded yesterday. From the AP : It was unclear how much information was given to lawmakers.
On Thursday, President Donald Trump granted a posthumous presidential pardon to legendary boxer Jack Johnson, the first African-American boxing heavyweight champion. Johnson, who died in 1946, was convicted of violating The Mann Act in 1913 after taking his white wife, Lucille Cameron, across state lines for what the white jury called "immoral purpose."
Canada's Conservative opposition blasted the Trudeau government Thursday over a pamphlet that tells people how to illegally enter Canada. As Global News reports , the document was found in Plattsburgh, New York - not far from the Quebec border - that has seen almost 30,000 asylum seekers walk across over the past year and a half.
I couldn't wait to post this because A.) we live in a dystopian world of shit and B.) ALL BIRDS PRESENT AND ACCOUNTED FOR: There were five eggs, and I see five little noggins, including the emo teen facing the back of the bus listening to Dashboard Confessional while worrying about worms.
A high-ranking Minnesota state lawmaker thrust into the lieutenant governor's office following U.S. Sen. Al Franken's resignation moved abruptly Friday to resign her state Senate seat and take the oath of office as lieutenant governor, a swift reversal for the longtime Republican senator who had resisted the job and its duties. Senate President Michelle Fischbach's ascent was automatic after Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton appointed then-Lt.
Jane Garvey is likely to have a busy few years overseeing CEO Oscar Munoz, with a number of big decisions on the horizon. United Continental Holdings Inc.'s board named former Federal Aviation Administration boss Jane Garvey to be chairman, as the carrier works to improve operations and close a profit gap with rivals.
President Donald Trump walks out of the White House in Washington, Friday, May 25, 2018, as he heads to Marine One for a short trip to Annapolis, Md., to speak at the United States Naval Academy graduation. President Donald Trump walks out of the White House in Washington, Friday, May 25, 2018, as he heads to Marine One for a short trip to Annapolis, Md., to speak at the United States Naval Academy graduation.
A day after aborting a summit with North Korea's leader, President Donald Trump sounded an optimistic note Friday about future negotiations, saying it is even possible that a meeting could take place on June 12 as originally planned. "We'll see what happens.
The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating Thursday night's Hudson River yacht collision which led to an abrupt end to the Weehawken High School prom. The school's prom was just getting underway aboard the Cornucopia Destiny, an 115-foot yacht operated by Cornucopia Cruise Line, when the vessel crashed into another yacht docked at the 14th Street pier in Hoboken.