Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events While all the Power Five conferences – plus the typically multi-bid Atlantic 10 and Big East – roll out their tournaments next week, there are still a few leagues that wrap up well before Selection Sunday. The most significant for tracking the at-large field is the Missouri Valley, where it’s tough to tell how well its two dominant teams stack up.
Category: US Politics
Pence Used AOL Account for State Business as He Complained About Clinton’s Emails
Back in September, then-Indiana Governor Mike Pence said Hillary Clinton’s handling of her emails “disqualify her from serving as president,” during an appearance on Meet the Press . “She either knew or should’ve known that she was placing classified information in a way that exposed it to being hacked and being made available in the public domain, even to enemies of this country,” Pence explained.
Is that a joke? Oscar mix-up leads to funny memes, tweets
… suggesting there was some sort of hacking involved in what’s become known as #envelopegate and #oscarsfail. The sports world dished out a few of its own jabs at the expense of the Oscars snafu. Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers tweeted : “Derek …
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Police say a 29-year-old woman plunged about 30 feet to her death off an escalator inside the famed World Trade Center Oculus. They say she was apparently t… Police say a 29-year-old woman plunged about 30 feet to her death off an escalator inside the famed World Trade Center Oculus.
“We’ll destroy his career”: Trump offers help after …
President Donald Trump quipped Tuesday that he would “destroy” the career of a Texas state senator who introduced legislation that a county sheriff doesn’t like. Trump was speaking with representatives from the National Sheriff’s Association at the White House when one sheriff complained about efforts to restrict the controversial practice of civil asset forfeiture.
Ready for Day One: Trump poised to take executive actions
Donald Trump is ready to begin taking executive actions on his first day in the White House on Friday to move quickly on his pledge to crack down on immigration, build a wall on the U.S.-Mexican border and roll back outgoing President Barack Obama’s policies. Trump, a Republican elected on Nov. 8, arrived in Washington on a military plane with his family a day before he will be sworn in during a ceremony at the U.S. Capitol.
Inaugural Committee: Festivities for Working People, Affordable Tix
Inaugural activities for the 45th president of the United States are “workmanlike” compared with the hoopla that’s accompanied the swearing-in for his predecessors, the Washington Post reported. “These inaugurations tend to reflect the character, personality and aspirations of the person preparing to occupy 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue,” Timothy Naftali, a presidential historian at New York University, told the Post.
Godspeed, Mr. President
U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks to the annual national convention of Disabled American Veterans in Atlanta, Georgia, on Aug. 1. Those were the first words of the first column I ever wrote about you – a poke in the eye to Democrats who were singing rhapsodic hosannas about a certain highly regarded young senator. “Yes,” I griped, “he has great potential.