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In this Sept. 22, 2015, file photo, former CIA director David Petraeus testifies on Capitol Hill.(Photo: Evan Vucci, AP) cxenseparse_start WASHINGTON — A coalition of retired admirals and generals, including former CIA director and retired Army Gen. David Petraeus, are protesting “irresponsible and dangerous” legislation they say would put mentally ill veterans in harm’s way…
The winning shop only does one thing — and it does it extremely well. Photo: Melissa Hom It’s time to talk coffee. Once a city of watery industrial brews and diner coffee, New York is saturated with great espresso, cold brew, and pour-overs — but some places just do it better. Here, the best places…
Geert Wilders: less of a break with the past than you might think ©De Waal/EPA/REX/Shutterstock Just three decades ago, the world considered the Netherlands a byword for tolerant self-confidence: a social laboratory for gay rights, soft drugs, regulated prostitution and euthanasia. The country’s most right-wing party, the liberal-conservative VVD, was well to the left…
More Matrix? Bet on it. It’s still not clear what shape the project will take, but sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that Warner Bros. is in the early stages of developing a relaunch of The Matrix, the iconic 1999 sci-fi movie that is considered one of the most original films in cinematic history, with Zak Penn…
The White House on Tuesday night released some details of President Trump’s income and paid taxes from 2005, as MSNBC prepared to release the information in an evening broadcast. Trump reported $150 million in income and $38 million paid in taxes, according to a statement from the White House. MSNBC host Rachel Maddow had teased…
A little bit Tri-forced. Developer: NintendoPublisher: NintendoFormat: Nintendo SwitchReleased: March 3, 2017Copy purchased The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is a beautiful game with a richly detailed world. It’s packed with things to do and places to explore, doing an incredible job of turning Hyrule into a vast expanse of possibility as opposed to a…
Washington (CNN)The Department of Justice is under pressure to provide any documents related to President Donald Trump’s accusation — presented so far without evidence — that the Obama administration wiretapped his phones at Trump Tower during the campaign. The House Intelligence Committee has set a Monday deadline for the DOJ to provide the evidence, a…
Washington (CNN)Rep. Steve King doubled down Monday on comments he made over the weekend in which he appeared to criticize foreigners and immigrants, drawing complaints of insensitivity on social media and from some of his Hill colleagues including from within his own party. King, a prominent Iowa Republican and a vocal advocate against illegal immigration,…
Michelle Wolf is skeptical that Ivanka Trump will bring female empowerment to White House policy. Source: Ivanka Trump’s Fake Feminism-The Daily Show with Trevor Noah – Video Clip | Comedy Central
The vaunted human capacity for reason may have more to do with winning arguments than with thinking straight.CreditIllustration by Gérard DuBois Barrier Status: ‘none’ In 1975, researchers at Stanford invited a group of undergraduates to take part in a study about suicide. They were presented with pairs of suicide notes. In each pair, one…