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Late-night CNN viewers were treated to a brief moment of Cinemax-style steaminess during a segment that aired at about 1:30 a.m. Eastern time today. While on-air personalities were discussing protests at a Donald Trump rally in New Mexico last night, the screen behind them displayed a tweet from the Donald about the event. “Does your…
Those yellow clothing-collection bins behind your local gas station or convenience store aren’t actually particularly charitable, according to a Reveal investigation. Not only will your donations likely not be helping hungry kids in Africa, they may be directly supporting a Danish international fugitive named Mogens Amdi Petersen. Most bins of this type, which have cropped…
Video Trump Protesters Clash With Police Outside a rally for Donald J. Trump in Albuquerque, protesters threw rocks at police officers. By THE NEW YORK TIMES on Publish Date May 25, 2016. Photo by Roberto Rosales/Albuquerque Journal, via Associated Press. Watch in Times Video » ALBUQUERQUE — Protesters outside a rally for Donald J. Trump…
Over the past four years, the number of million-dollar homes in the US has doubled. In 19 American towns, 100% of residences are now worth at least seven figures. Those findings come from real-estate listing company Trulia, which included properties not currently listed for sale in its calculations. Hanalei CDP, HI 100% Rolling Hills city,…
Attorney General Loretta Lynch recently stated that North Carolina’s new law regarding transgender people and public restrooms is in violation of federal civil-rights law. Credit Photograph by Drew Angerer / Getty Barrier Status: ‘none’ This month, regional battles over the right of transgender people to access public bathrooms were elevated to national legal theatre. First,…
Paramount/YoutubeYes, they bought frozen concentrated orange juice, but you get the idea.It’s easy to think that the stock market is the playground of hedge funds and day traders, but in reality most of the stock market is owned by the average joe. In fact, the largest chunk is doing one thing: helping people retire. In…
CREDIT: Kira Lerner Assault weapons on display at the NRA annual meeting. “What’s your edc?” Sitting alone in my Louisville hotel room, working in my pajamas, I pulled up a new internet tab to consult Urban Dictionary. I consider myself proficient in internet speak — I taught many of my friends what Netflix and chill…
You might have heard that Americans overwhelmingly favor mandatory labeling for foods containing genetically modified ingredients. That’s true, according to a new study: 84 percent of respondents said they support the labels. Brandon McFadden and Jayson Lusk But a nearly identical percentage—80 percent—in the same survey said they’d also like to see labels on food…
Some millennials may never get to experience the joys of playing bocce and telling kids to get off their lawn, as 12 percent of Americans between the ages of 20 and 34 expect to work until they die. A study, released on Tuesday by workforce solutions company Manpower Group and conducted by surveyor Reputation Leaders, found…
I am terrible at sharing the bed. When my boyfriend travels out of town, my first thought is how much space I will take up in the bed while he’s gone. I know people who claim to sleep on their same side when their partners are gone, the place reserved for the body of their…