Utah has been solidly Republican at the presidential level for the past 48 years. But the leaked tape of Donald Trump bragging about groping and kissing women without their consent may have been the last straw for socially conservative voters in this heavily Mormon state. Soon after the tape surfaced, several prominent Republicans in the […]
Category: Domestic
Trump as President is ‘dangerous’, says UN rights chief
Donald Trump’s “deeply unsettling and disturbing” views make him a danger internationally, the UN’s human rights chief has said. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Raad al-Hussein cited Mr Trump’s comments on the use of torture and his attitude to “vulnerable communities”. The Republican presidential candidate’s campaign has been marked by a number of […]
Three very rich men discuss Trump, taxes, and the 1%
Pickens made the disclosure about his tax bill to CNN’s Carol Costello in a joint interview with billionaires Ken Langone and Leon Cooperman. The conversation touched on the three men’s wealth, their charitable work, and the current presidential election. Pickens, who fell off the Forbes billionaires list in 2014, said he isn’t paying taxes because […]
Anthem Singer Takes Knee At New Kings Arena
The Sacramento Kings played their first game at their brand new arena, the Golden 1 Center, on Monday night. Like any arena opening, the whole night was meant to symbolize a leap into the future, into a new era for the Kings. But right off the bat, we got a reminder of the present times […]
To Fight Obesity W.H.O. Urges Tax on Sugary Drinks
The World Health Organization on Tuesday urged countries to impose a tax on sugary drinks to battle the growing obesity epidemic and presented new data on the beneficial health effects of such a tax. A tax on sugary drinks raising their price 20 percent would result in a proportionate reduction in consumption of such drinks, […]
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“People To Live On Mars” says Obama
For years, President Obama has been saying the U.S. must send humans to Mars. Permanently. There was the 2010 speech when he said, “By the mid-2030s, I believe we can send humans to orbit Mars and return them safely to Earth. And a landing on Mars will follow. And I expect to be around to […]
Alabama Senator: Not sexual assault to grab genitals
WASHINGTON ― Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), a top Donald Trump surrogate, said on Sunday that even if the GOP nominee actually grabbed a woman “by the pussy,” as he bragged about in a leaked tape from 2005, that behavior would not amount to sexual assault. “I don’t characterize that as sexual assault,” Sessions told The […]
DEA puts Kratom ban on hold
In late August, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency announced a ban on the herbal supplement kratom. Now, after much public outcry and demands made by lawmakers, the agency is reconsidering its decision. Easily purchased online and at many health food stores, the popular herb would be just as illegal as heroin or ecstasy once the […]
Bill Clinton racked up frequent flyer miles on the “Lolita Express”
An investigation into official flight records of financier and convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein’s “Lolita Express” are once again dragging former President Bill Clinton into the national spotlight. Flight logs obtained by Gawker in January 2015 put Mr. Clinton on the billionaire’s infamous jet more than a dozen times — sometimes with a woman whom federal […]
Clinton takes double digit lead in polls
As Donald Trump’s campaign reels over tapes of the presidential candidate’s sexually aggressive comments about women in 2005, the Republican nominee now trails Hillary Clinton by double digits among likely voters, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. The poll, conducted on Saturday and Sunday but before the second presidential debate, shows Clinton […]
Trump, if elected, to “jail” Clinton
Donald Trump’s pledge Sunday night that he would order his attorney general to investigate Hillary Clinton, and his quip that she should “be in jail,” is a direct breach of the tradition of nonpartisan rule of law. “If I win, I am going to instruct my attorney general to get a special prosecutor to look […]
Trump, Pence divide grows at debate
Donald Trump during the second presidential debate openly disagreed with his running mate, Indiana Governor Mike Pence, over the U.S.’s policy in Syria. The difference in policy became apparent when moderator Martha Raddatz stated Pence’s position when asking Trump repeatedly about his views over solving the humanitarian crisis in Syria. “I want to remind you […]