The House approved legislation Wednesday to add a question on citizenship into the decennial census and to change the way seats in the House are doled out, slicing noncitizens from of the count. That would mean states with high noncitizen populations would lose clout in the House relative to other states. The move would break […]
You know you are in the midst of a miserable news cycle when a story with a headline containing the words “Satanic Temple” looks like it might be a break from the grind. Back when I was planning on becoming a priest, I went through a quarter of Clinical […]
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The Norwegian center-left government said Thursday that it wants to add 7 billion kroner ($630 million) to the Scandinavian country’s armed forces over the next 12 years amid increased tensions in the region. The announcement came on top of plans announced last month of a “historic increase” of 600 billion kroner […]
Restaurant and arcade chain Dave & Busters is adding features to its mobile app that would allow players at its physical locations to wager with each other on games like Skee-Ball. Dave & Busters is using gamification software from technology company Lucra which will allow users to compete with each other, get rewards and unlock […]
LOS ANGELES — A Southern California police department has been handcuffed by Lego after the toy company asked the agency to stop adding Lego heads to cover the faces of suspects in images it shares on social media. The Murrieta Police Department has been using Lego heads and emojis to cover people’s faces in posts […]
Strange things are afoot on Maryland’s historic Eastern Shore. And the people who live there want to know why. Situated less than 10 miles from the birthplace of the great 19th-century slave-turned-abolitionist Frederick Douglass, the tiny town of Ridgely made news last week when its board of commissioners, without explanation, suspended the town’s entire police […]
Department store chain Macy’s announced plans Tuesday to close 150 stores, and add more locations for luxury retailer Bloomingdale’s and beauty story chain Bluemercury. The company said the moves are meant to modernize its portfolio of retail locations and improve sales. “We are making the necessary moves to reinvigorate relationships with our customers through improved […]
Legal judgments against Donald Trump are beginning to add up and have already surpassed $500 million. In addition to judgments in the E. Jean Carroll defamation case and the latest huge penalty in his civil fraud case. there’s interest on all of his legal judgments that are added every day. […]
INDIANAPOLIS — The signs are all around downtown Indianapolis now: NBA All-Star weekend finally has arrived. Yes, nearly seven years after Larry Bird drove a blue-and-gold IndyCar down New York’s Fifth Avenue to hand-deliver the city’s bid, and three years after Indianapolis’ game was moved to Atlanta amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Circle City is […]
My father, may he rest in peace, was not the political animal that his son turned out to be, but he did have one unshakable belief about government reports. They’re made up to reflect whatever the president wants people to believe the truth to be, he thought. And he’s not alone in that, of course. […]
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