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WASHINGTON The way music is licensed and songwriters are compensated for the digital age will be undergoing big changes under a bill making its way through Congress. The Senate cleared a bill late Tuesday that creates a new independent entity that will license songs to companies that play music online.
The New York Times is out with a bombshell story detailing how a) Vice President Mike Pence and his advisers are operating as a sort of de facto political unit within the White House and b) allies of President Donald Trump are none too happy about that fact. "Republican officials now see Mr. Pence as seeking to exercise expansive control over a political party ostensibly helmed by Mr. Trump, tending to his own allies and interests even when the president's instincts lean in another direction.
The House Democrats' campaign arm is ramping up its spending in key California races three weeks out from the primaries, including plans to go up on the air in the race for retiring GOP Rep. Darrel Issa's seat. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's independent expenditure has purchased $410,500 on broadcast and $113,900 on cable in the San Diego media market, according to a source familiar with the media competitive.
The White House released a statement Monday afternoon announcing First Lady Melania Trump underwent kidney surgery earlier in the day at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, and is expected to spend the week there. This morning, First Lady Melania Trump underwent an embolization procedure to treat a benign kidney condition.
Israel "undoubtedly" serves as a model for securing America's borders, said Senator Ted Cruz during an interview on Breitbart News Sunday. "When you are surrounded by enemies who would drive you into the sea, you don't have the luxury of indulging in nonsense when it comes to national security," Cruz told host Amanda House on the eve of the U.S. embassy in Israel's move to Jerusalem.
As the host of The Daily Show, Noah has lectured his audience on why it makes sense for South Africa to imprison a woman for racism. On Sunday, Noah said on CNN , "I've said from the very beginning that Donald Trump reminds me of an African dictator."
CIA nominee Gina Haspel is seated before a confirmation hearing of the Senate Intelligence Committee on May 9, 2018 in Washington. CIA nominee Gina Haspel is seated before a confirmation hearing of the Senate Intelligence Committee on May 9, 2018 in Washington.
As the shiny, silver tables inside places like Russell Hall Seafood in Hooper's Island lie waiting, so do watermen in other Eastern Shore counties - like Bunky Chance of Talbot County. "It's not upon us yet, but if something doesn't break loose, we're going to all be highly impacted," Chance said.
A New Jersey high school is trying out a new cheerleading policy that is already stirring up a real hornet's nest after a mother complained when her daughter didn't make the cut. Sophomore Stephanie Krueger said she's been practicing four days a week for the last decade, dreaming of making it to Hanover Park High School's top tier cheering team, known as the "Black Squad."
Michael Avenatti leaves federal court in New York on April 16, 2018. Avenatti, a lawyer for an adult film star who is suing President Donald Trump, uses Twitter and TV appearances to his advantage.
President Donald Trump spoke to the people of Israel on Monday via a video feed at the new US Embassy in Jerusalem. : You're an anti-American mouthpiece that was given a platform by people that wish harm upon this country.
Four days ago Hamas terror chief Yahya Sinwar announced what he hoped would be hundreds of thousands of protesters storming the Israeli border with Gaza on Monday. Former IDF spokesman Avi Mayer posted this tweet today reminding readers the violence at the Gaza border today was neither spontaneous or popular.
A man accused of helping to plan the Sept. 11 attacks will not be allowed to publicly distribute art he makes in his cell at the Guantanamo Bay detention center after a judge denied a motion asking for Department of Defense restrictions to be lifted, one of his attorneys said on Monday.
White House deputy press secretary Raj Shah praised the opening of the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem and called today "a great day for Israel," and a reminder that when Donald Trump makes a promise, he keeps it. But during the festivities surrounding the embassy's opening in Jerusalem, Israeli soldiers have shot and killed at least 52 Palestinians during mass protests over the relocation of the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
Facebook has suspended roughly 200 apps suspected of misusing data they have gathered on the social media site, a vice president at the company said on Monday. The company has investigated "thousands of apps" and "around 200 have been suspended," Ime Archibong, vice president of Product Partnerships at Facebook, wrote in a blog post .
Thus the challenge that the judge and lawyers faced Monday as the third day of jury selection plodded along in the trial of Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens.
Tens of thousands of Palestinians are protesting the opening of the new U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem, and Israeli army forces have killed 55 protesters, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. The ministry also says some 2,770 people have been hurt in demonstrations and clashes.
The chips, which are only about as small as a grain of rice, are designed to hold entry keys, credit card information, access to vending machines and printers, and technology to collect train fair while the passenger is already on-board. Ulrika Celsing is one of 3,000 Swedes with a chip implanted in her hand - a process known as "biohacking."
A Concord, Calif., high school student was arrested on May 9 after logging into his high school's grading system network and changing students' grades except his own. About 70 miles southwest of Sacramento, a 16-year-old Ygnacio Valley High School sophomore created a phishing email, which isn't a traditional "hack" rather a trick to get unsuspecting victims to reveal their log-in user names and passwords - one teacher fell for it.
On Monday's taping of The View, Meghan McCain rejected the excuse that a White House communication staffer's joke about her father's battle with brain cancer should never have been made public. Kelly Sadler, a communications aide in President Trump's administration, reportedly said during a meeting Thursday that Sen. John McCain's opposition to CIA nominee Gina Haspel "doesn't matter" because "he's dying anyway."