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After decades spreading misinformation about greenhouse gas emissions' role as a driver of climate change, the deceptive tactics of the fossil fuel industry are slowly beginning to backfire. In December, for instance, General Electric announced major cuts to its fossil-fuel-heavy power department - and the pain of this unplanned transition is already being felt by the people least responsible for the company's decisions: its workers.
The question in the title of this post is prompted by this lengthy Washington Examiner article headlined "Criminal justice reform poised to take off in 2018." Here are excerpts: Criminal justice reform came back with such renewed energy this year after sputtering out in Congress in 2016 that meaningful bipartisan legislation is poised for success in 2018.
Man arrested in 'Call of Duty' 'swatting' hoax that led to fatal police shooting - A 25-year-old California man was arrested in connection to an online quarrel between two "Call of Duty" gamers that prompted a hoax call and led to a man being killed by police in Kansas. Los Angeles man arrested in 'swatting' call that preceded fatal police shooting in Kansas - Los Angeles police arrested a 25-year-old man in a suspected "swatting" hoax 911 call in Kansas that ended in the fatal police shooting of an unarmed man.
How the Russia Inquiry Began: A Campaign Aide, Drinks and Talk of Political Dirt - WASHINGTON - During a night of heavy drinking at an upscale London bar in May 2016, George Papadopoulos, a young foreign policy adviser to the Trump campaign, made a startling revelation to Australia's top diplomat Trump campaign aide prompted Russia investigation in drunken revelation: report - Former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos - reportedly prompted the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election by drunkenly revealing knowledge of Russian opposition research Police kill a man at his home while responding to a fake call - A prank call to police led to a man's death at a home in Wichita, Kansas - and a man in California has been arrested in connection with the crime.
How the Russia Inquiry Began: A Campaign Aide, Drinks and Talk of Political Dirt - WASHINGTON - During a night of heavy drinking at an upscale London bar in May 2016, George Papadopoulos, a young foreign policy adviser to the Trump campaign, made a startling revelation to Australia's top diplomat Trump campaign aide prompted Russia investigation in drunken revelation: report - Former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos - reportedly prompted the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election by drunkenly revealing knowledge of Russian opposition research Police kill a man at his home while responding to a fake call - A prank call to police led to a man's death at a home in Wichita, Kansas - and a man in California has been arrested in connection with the crime.
How the Russia Inquiry Began: A Campaign Aide, Drinks and Talk of Political Dirt - WASHINGTON - During a night of heavy drinking at an upscale London bar in May 2016, George Papadopoulos, a young foreign policy adviser to the Trump campaign, made a startling revelation to Australia's top diplomat Trump campaign aide prompted Russia investigation in drunken revelation: report - Former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos - reportedly prompted the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election by drunkenly revealing knowledge of Russian opposition research Police kill a man at his home while responding to a fake call - A prank call to police led to a man's death at a home in Wichita, Kansas - and a man in California has been arrested in connection with the crime.
Today the New York Times ran a piece that could best be described as either "alternative history" or "propaganda" that appears sourced from inside the FBI. The gist of the story is that George Papadopoulos, a guy no one had heard of before his indictment by Robert Mueller on some chickensh** charges of lying to federal investigators started the whole investigation .
MSNBC analyst - and proud Muslim-American - Dean Obeidallah told Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart that the coming "blue wave" of Democratic victories going to be "Judgment Day" for the Republican Party. Obeidallah said that the momentum has been building since the day President Donald Trump was elected, from the Women's March to the #MeToo movement to Democratic victories in Virginia and Alabama .
People living now in Yemen's third largest city, Ta'iz, have endured unimaginable circumstances for the past three years. Civilians fear to go outside lest they be shot by a sniper or step on a land mine.
Both Republican senators in Kansas are expressing concerns that any major changes to the North American Free Trade Agreement could have a negative impact on the state's economy. Republican President Donald Trump has been a persistent critic of NAFTA.
A Marine from Elverta was stabbed to death Friday while trying to break up a fight, according to the man's family. Ryan Evan Harris' grandparents say their 21-year-old grandson was stationed at Camp Pendleton, working with heavy machinery.
Vice President Mike Pence, who's spending the holidays in Aspen, Colo., with his family, got a not so-subtle message of scorn from a neighbor in the liberal ski resort town earlier this week. "Make America Gay Again," reads a rainbow banner wrapped around a stone pillar by the entrance to the Pence's vacation pad.
Two years after hundreds of sexual assaults were reported in the city of Cologne, Germany, the city of Berlin is setting up a "safe zone" for women this New Year's Eve. But at least one police union boss is criticizing the effort and the implication that the entire area outside the safe zone is not safe for women.
Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos told an Australian diplomat in May 2016 that Russia had political dirt on Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, the New York Times reported on Saturday. Then-Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton at a campaign rally in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. November 8, 2016.
The Beatles drummer Ringo Starr and BeeGees co-founder Barry Gibb have been awarded knighthoods by Britain's Queen Elizabeth in her 2018 New Year honors list. 77-year-old Starr, whose real name is Richard Starkey, is the second Beatle to be knighted, 21 years after Paul McCartney.
RightNOW Women PAC is proud to support and endorse the following candidates for the 2018 election cycle: Marsha Blackburn , Beth Lindstrom , Carla Nelson , Jenifer Sarver , and Leah Vukmir . I am so grateful to have the support of RightNOW Women PAC, a group that will make a big difference in my race against Senator Elizabeth Warren, " says Beth Lindstrom , Republican candidate for U.S. Senate from Massachusetts.
The White House has fired a warning shot in Michael Flynn's direction, with The Post's Carol D. Leonnig reporting that it plans to label him a liar who can't be trusted if he makes claims against it. The strategy isn't that shocking - President Donald Trump seemed to preview it with that fateful tweet, and his lawyers have hinted in this direction too - though it makes it crystal-clear that Trump's loyalty to his former national security adviser is far from absolute.
An Australian diplomat's tip, and not a ,dirty dossier, from a former MI6 spy, appears to have triggered FBI probe into Russian meddling in the US election In May 2016, Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos met an Australian diplomat for a night of heavy drinking at a London bar He told Alexander Downer, the Australian high commissioner to the United Kingdom, that Russia had obtained dirt on Hillary Clinton Trump backers have alleged the Russia probe was ignited by a salacious dossier compiled by former British spy Christopher Steele An Australian diplomat's tip, and not a 'dirty dossier' from a former MI6 spy, appears to have helped persuade the FBI to investigate Russian meddling in the US election.
A far cry from Mar-a-Lago! Eerie pictures show the abandoned Donald J. Trump State Park that started out as land for a lavish golf course but ended up dilapidated and virtually worthless Man finds four-year-girl playing alone in the snow in her pajamas... then she leads police to her mother's dead body in their nearby home REVEALED: How 'brash and boastful' Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos prompted FBI's Russia probe 'by drunkenly telling top Australian diplomat that Moscow had dirt on Hillary Clinton' Tongue-in-cheek obituary for lifelong Cleveland Browns fan, 80, says his death was caused by the 'hopeless condition' of his beloved 0-15 team Would-be thieves are electrocuted by 24,000-volt transformer and DIE inside Detroit lighting facility as they try to steal copper wire REVEALED: Parolee arrested over savage quadruple murder 'KNEW the 22-year-old victim who was tied up and ... (more)