Category: News
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This month, Richard Brody reviews classic action movies from the nineteen-eighties that he’s never seen before. http://bit.ly/2vFFr3A
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As Donald Trump continues his 17-day not-a-vacation vacation, John Oliver turned his attention to one of the president’s initiatives: expanding the border patrol by 25 percent. http://bit.ly/2uhBL4g
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http://twitter.com/rsimpshr/status/893719954511417344
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TIL that over 50 of the largest life insurance companies in the US are being sued for not paying claims on millions of policies. In many cases the insurers knew the client was deceased and continued collected premiums via policy loans which would cause them to lapse over time. (cbsnews.com)…
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Ever since John McCain put Trumpcare back into a coma, congressional Republicans have been arguing about what, if anything, to do on health care. http://nym.ag/2v7oWfS
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The Trump administration wants the United Nations to know that the president really, truly meant it when he said that America would be exiting the Paris climate agreement back in June. http://nym.ag/2vBwCse
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In the wake of the Brown [v. Board of Education] decision, the percentage of black students in majority white southern schools went from zero to a peak of 43.5 percent in 1988. http://bit.ly/2ua0W93
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As Donald Trump heads off for a two-week vacation at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey (not to be confused with his other 20-odd golf excursions since his inauguration, according to Politifact), it is worth noting how few of his many campaign promises he has actually accomplished in office.…
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It was way back in 2015 that Martin Shkreli, a.k.a. the “Pharma Bro,” became an instant celebrity (and, more important, a social pariah) when he decided to raise the price of a lifesaving drug from $13.50 to $750 overnight. People were appalled. The media flew into a frenzy. http://bit.ly/2vqER9U
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Here at Blockbuster, we have one motto: If the hot oil from our popcorn machine scalds you, you get 25% off any candy purchase. — The Last Blockbuster (@loneblockbuster) August 1, 2017
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In exchange for taking Washington’s worst job, John Kelly has also become, at least for a week, Washington’s most powerful person. A senator or congressmen is only one of hundreds. A Cabinet fiefdom is only one of fifteen. A Supreme Court justice is only one of nine. http://bit.ly/2wnNTS2
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Definitely not because his terms were an abject failure. https://t.co/cUpy4aknJC — Isaac Hinch (@ironike_) July 27, 2017
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Asked if "skinny repeal" could become law or is just a way to get to conference, Sen. Roy Blunt says "I haven't thought it through." — Alice Miranda Ollstein (@AliceOllstein) July 27, 2017
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Several months ago, HBO and Daily Show alum Jon Stewart officially decreed that their planned multi-platform animated series was dead on arrival. But that wasn’t the end of the partnership between the two media giants. http://bit.ly/2v0SXOB