Andy Borowitz | Benghazi Hearings Cancelled After Clinton Drops Out of Race
Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker
Borowitz writes: "Washington was in turmoil on Tuesday morning as a House select committee abruptly cancelled its Benghazi hearings shortly after former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced that she was withdrawing from the Presidential race."
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Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker
Borowitz writes: "Washington was in turmoil on Tuesday morning as a House select committee abruptly cancelled its Benghazi hearings shortly after former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced that she was withdrawing from the Presidential race."
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Florida Man Becomes 162nd Unarmed Victim of US Police Brutality
teleSUR
Excerpt: "Corey Jones, a drummer for Future Prezidents, was driving back home from a performance Saturday night when his car broke down early Sunday on Interstate 95, where he was shot and killed, becoming the 162nd unarmed person to be killed by police across the U.S. this year."
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teleSUR
Excerpt: "Corey Jones, a drummer for Future Prezidents, was driving back home from a performance Saturday night when his car broke down early Sunday on Interstate 95, where he was shot and killed, becoming the 162nd unarmed person to be killed by police across the U.S. this year."
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Bernie Sanders Calls for Federal Investigation of Exxon
Emily Atkin, Think Progress
Atkin writes: "In a letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Tuesday, Bernie Sanders charged the oil giant of engaging in a cover-up to intentionally mislead the public about the reality of human-caused climate change, and by extension the risks of its carbon-intensive product."
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Emily Atkin, Think Progress
Atkin writes: "In a letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Tuesday, Bernie Sanders charged the oil giant of engaging in a cover-up to intentionally mislead the public about the reality of human-caused climate change, and by extension the risks of its carbon-intensive product."
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Obama Administration Urges No Bankruptcy Relief for Student Debt
Amy R. Connolly, UPI
Connolly writes: "The Obama administration moved to block a bankruptcy court from erasing federal student loan debt, saying such an allowance would jeopardize the fiscal stability of the loan program."
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Amy R. Connolly, UPI
Connolly writes: "The Obama administration moved to block a bankruptcy court from erasing federal student loan debt, saying such an allowance would jeopardize the fiscal stability of the loan program."
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Scalia: 'Wouldn't Surprise Me' if Death Penalty Is Struck Down
Brian Bakst, Associated Press
Bakst writes: "Referencing rulings to restrict capital punishment and changing sentiment within the Supreme Court, Justice Antonin Scalia said Tuesday he wouldn't be surprised if the nation's highest court invalidates the death penalty."
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Brian Bakst, Associated Press
Bakst writes: "Referencing rulings to restrict capital punishment and changing sentiment within the Supreme Court, Justice Antonin Scalia said Tuesday he wouldn't be surprised if the nation's highest court invalidates the death penalty."
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Netanyahu Says Palestinian Gave Hitler Idea for the Holocaust
William Booth, The Washington Post
Booth writes: "Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Haj Amin al-Husseini of Jerusalem had 'a central role in fomenting the final solution.' Reaction in Israel - and around the Jewish world - came hard and fast. First politicians were agog. Then historians of the Holocaust piled on."
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William Booth, The Washington Post
Booth writes: "Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Haj Amin al-Husseini of Jerusalem had 'a central role in fomenting the final solution.' Reaction in Israel - and around the Jewish world - came hard and fast. First politicians were agog. Then historians of the Holocaust piled on."
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Johns Hopkins Study Links Fracking to Premature Births, High-Risk Pregnancies
Reynard Loki, EcoWatch
Loki writes: "Studies have linked fracking to increased infant mortality and low birth weight babies. Now researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have found that expectant mothers who reside near active fracking sites in Pennsylvania are more susceptible to giving birth prematurely and having high-risk pregnancies."
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Reynard Loki, EcoWatch
Loki writes: "Studies have linked fracking to increased infant mortality and low birth weight babies. Now researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have found that expectant mothers who reside near active fracking sites in Pennsylvania are more susceptible to giving birth prematurely and having high-risk pregnancies."
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