She persisted: 17 moments of women’s empowerment in 2017
She persisted. What began as a rebuke against U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren by Sen. Mitch McConnell earlier this year has turned into a rallying cry for women all over the globe.
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44 percent of Republicans say Trump repealed Obamacare
A small group of demonstrators stand outside of of a hotel before former South Carolina Senator Jim DeMint, president of the The Heritage Foundation, speaks at a "Defund Obamacare Tour" rally in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. August 26, 2013.
Hogs, coyotes a threat to native species in Lake County
R. Edwin Hartin knows it's pointless to try to eliminate feral hogs. They are too good at survival.
Kennedy, Moulton offer Democrats two paths for the future
One congressman is a low-key member of a political dynasty who is strategically inserting himself into policy debates and laying out what he thinks Democrats still need to learn. The other is a retired Marine and combat veteran who has tangled with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and has already logged a high-profile trip to Iowa more than three years ahead of the next presidential caucus.
Christmas Came Early for Americaa s UFO Community
On December 16, UFO researchers and enthusiasts, along with the general public, were treated to an unexpected gift from the New York Times . In a front-page investigation, the country's most august news organization grappled with a topic that's usually relegated to the fringes, detailing a $22 million Pentagon effort to study unexplained aerial phenomena that ran from 2007 to 2012.
Bundle up: Bitter cold weather takes hold of northern US
Bitter cold weather has taken hold of much of the northern United States and is expected to stay put for days to come as two Minnesota cities already have set record low temperatures and a city in Pennsylvania continues to dig out from a record snowfall. The National Weather Service reported International Falls, Minnesota, the self-proclaimed Icebox of the Nation, plunged to 37 degrees below zero, breaking the old record of 32 below set in 1924.
Mark Leggio receives fine for excessive contributions
Influential Upland businessman Mark Leggio was recently fined $6,000 by the Federal Election Commission for excessive contributions made to the campaign of a California congresswoman. The fine and order to cease and desist were detailed in an agreement reached in May between Leggio and the commission, according to FEC records.
President Trump is America’s second-most admired man, according to new poll
Trump trailed former President Barack Obama as the most admired man for 2017, according to a Gallup poll released Wednesday, marking one of the very few times in recent history that an incumbent president hasn't taken the top spot. Gallup has asked the most admired man question 71 times since 1946 and the sitting president has won 58 of those times, according to Gallup.
Indiana National Guard unit set for deployment to Kuwait
National Guard officials say about 250 members of the 38th Sustainment Brigade will be recognized during a departure ceremony on Tuesday at the Kokomo Event Center. The soldiers will be performing operations in countries such as Kuwait, Jordan, Iraq and Syria.
Power on the Way to Major Urban Areas as Fluor Completes Work on Priority Lines in Puerto Rico
The completion allows the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority to re-energize lines in Rio Piedras, Caguas and Minillas, as well as lines that run from Canovanas to Palmer. These lines will carry electricity to a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Caguas, schools, residential neighborhoods and several busy commercial districts.
Alabama’s Roy Moore files late challenge to Senate election result, alleging fraud
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Boeing Receives Contract For Japan KC-46 Tanker
Through the Foreign Military Sale process, the U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing a $279 million contract for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's first KC-46 tanker and logistics support, marking the aircraft's first international sale. Japan chose Boeing's KC-46 tanker over competitors following its KC-X aerial refueling competition.
Will top-two – jungle primary’ aid Dianne Feinstein?
Strong irony is in the air as California heads into the hot political year of 2018, with an initiative to end the state's "top two" primary election system in play just as top two, also known as the "jungle primary," may be about to accomplish its central purpose. That aim was to allow voters in the minority party to influence elections and elect more moderate members of the larger party when their own party either has no candidate in a race or fields a sure loser.
Roy Moore files lawsuit to block Alabama Senate result
Republican Roy Moore filed a lawsuit to try to stop Alabama from certifying Democrat Doug Jones as the winner of the U.S. Senate race. The court filing occurred about 14 hours ahead of Thursday's meeting of a state canvassing board to officially declare Jones the winner of the Dec. 12 special election.
Looking ahead to 2018 US Senate, House races
When President Donald Trump was inaugurated in January, Republicans had already been in control of both congressional chambers for more than two weeks. Conservative control over the federal government was extended to the Supreme Court in April when the Senate confirmed Neil Gorsuch as an associate justice.
POLL: Barack Obama is most admired man for 10th year in a row
Former President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton remain the most admired man and woman in the United States -- a 10-year trend for Obama and 16 years running for Clinton. Gallup's December poll found 17% of respondents named Obama the man they admired most, a dip from 22% of respondents saying the same last year.
Vanity Fair: video mocking Hillary Clinton a missed the marka
In a statement Wednesday, the magazine said the online video was an attempt at humour that regrettably "missed the mark." Posted last weekend, the video shows editors of Vanity Fair's Hive website offering toasts and New Year's resolutions to Clinton.
The Age of Reflexive Antagonism
No thinker has done a better job documenting the dizzying deterioration of our national fabric than this social psychologist. Through his many books, lectures, and popular articles, Haidt has diagnosed our condition, and his verdict isn't good.
Early Positive Effects Of Tax Reform Law Counter Democrats’ Fearmongering
President Donald Trump signed the tax cuts bill into law just before Christmas, making the Christmas holiday weekend a little brighter and cheerier for the vast majority of Americans who live paycheck to paycheck. The new law's positive effects have already begun.
Letter: Guess what – concealed guns already all around
An unidentified man holds a Colt .45 semi-automatic pistol in Manassas, Virginia, 22 July, 2007. The US Supreme Court ruled June 26, 2008 that Americans have a constitutional right to bear arms, ending a ban on owning handguns in Washington, DC in its first ruling on gun rights in 70 years.