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President Trump screeches at one of his “campaign-style” neo-fascist rallies in Montana on July 5, 2018 Photo: Getty President Trump gave a speech at the United Nations in September of 2017 where he famously called Kim Jong Un, “rocket man.” Now, in one of the most bizarre stories we’ve heard this week, Secretary of State…
Faced with a court-imposed deadline to reunite families separated at the southwest border, federal authorities are calling in volunteers to sort through records and resorting to DNA tests to match children with parents. And they acknowledged for the first time Thursday that of the nearly 3,000 children who are still in federal custody, about 100…
The military is booting out immigrant reservists and recruits who enlisted with the promise of a path to citizenship, according to an AP report. Some said they are being discharged with little warning or explanation, and the Army and Pentagon said they could not comment due to pending litigation. Last week Lucas Calixto, a Brazilian…
Mark Brown adjusts clocks on the wall at Brown?s Old Time Clock Shop March 6, 2007 in Plantation, Florida. Photo: Getty The European Commission is giving citizens of the European Union the opportunity to cast their vote in a public poll that could lead to the elimination of the sleep-depriving practice of changing clocks twice…
Simulation of maximum temperatures on July 3 from American (GFS) weather model at two meters above the ground. (University of Maine Climate Reanalyzer) (This article, originally published Tuesday, was updated Wednesday to add all-time heat records at Mount Washington, N.H., and Tbilisi, Georgia set since Monday. On Thursday, the story was updated to include information…
The Sun and Earth, seen from the International Space Station. Photo: NASA All-time heat records have been set around the world this week, in North American cities including Denver, Colorado; Burlington, Vermont; and Montreal, Quebec; as well as in cities in Europe and Russia. But here’s something that might confuse you: Today is also aphelion…
Director L. Francis Cissna of the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), speaks during the daily press briefing at the White House on December 12, 2017, in Washington, D.C. Photo: Mark Wilson (Getty Images) There’s government pork and then there’s just swine. Our posturing president, who is wasting colossal amounts of money to appeal to…
Lately I’ve increasingly encountered arguments for “equality of opportunity vs equality of outcome”, which is usually shorthand for a bunch of nastier opinions held by people who don’t think we should be aiming for a more inclusive society. As far as I can tell, this is largely due to the rising popularity of Jordan Petersen,…
She hoped their platonic bond would always outshine romantic attraction. Then her friend got a crush on someone else. Mirah was dropping me off, and neither one of us wanted to say goodbye. In a July storm we sat in her car listening to the rain. I played with the red matte lipstick she keeps…
Elon Musk offers his resources and expertise to the Thai government.Image: Joshua Lott/Getty Images By Rachel Kraus2018-07-06 14:44:27 UTC What is that saying about life and art again? Elon Musk has sent engineers from his SpaceX and Boring Company teams to assist with the rescue efforts of the boys’ soccer team stuck in a cave…