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'I did not want Paul Manafort to be guilty, but he was,' says juror who supports Trump
Via: Ender • News & Politics • 33 Comments • 8 years ago
One of the jurors from Paul Manafort's trial said on Wednesday that although she "did not want Paul Manafort to be guilty," the evidence was "overwhelming." "I thought that the public, America, needed to know how close this was, and that the evidence was overwhelming," Paula Duncan said in...
New York GOP Rep. Chris Collins arrested on insider trading charges
Via: Ender • News & Politics • 15 Comments • 8 years ago
Rep. Chris Collins, R-N.Y. was arrested Wednesday morning on federal insider trading charges, law enforcement officials said. An indictment obtained from a federal grand jury relates to Australian biotech company Innate Immunotherapeutics, on which Collins served as a board member. It alleges...
Fox News Taken to Supreme Court in Potential Blockbuster Case
Via: Ender • News & Politics • 4 Comments • 8 years ago
In an application to the high court, TVEyes says it is presenting an "exceptionally important question" about how to balance copyright with the First Amendment right to criticize and comment. The U.S. Supreme Court may soon have the opportunity to shake up the consumption of news. At stake...
On August 1, we'll have consumed more resources than the Earth can regenerate in a year — here's how you can reduce your ecological footprint
Via: Ender • News & Politics • 2 Comments • 8 years ago
Deforestation at a logging camp in Mandalay, Myanmar. Paula Bronstein/Getty Images Earth Overshoot Day is the day each year when humans have consumed a year's worth of the planet's natural resources. In 2018, it falls on August 1. The Country Overshoot Day for the US is much earlier: March...
Painting of Trump team 'Crossing the Swamp' touches off social media frenzy
Via: Ender • News & Politics • 13 Comments • 8 years ago
Maybe it's John Bolton clutching a gun. Maybe it's Mike Pompeo setting down his binoculars to stare into the distance. Maybe it's the gators. But a newly unveiled painting meant to depict President Trump and his team navigating the Washington "swamp" has something for everyone. Utah-based...
The Virginia House race at the center of the “Bigfoot erotica” controversy, explained
Via: Ender • News & Politics • 1 Comments • 8 years ago
The stuff waves are made of. Virginia’s Fifth Congressional District is not Democrats’ best hope for a House pickup this November — not by a long shot. Donald Trump carried the district in 2016, Mitt Romney carried it in 2012, and Ed Gillespie carried in the 2017 gubernatorial race, even though...
Trump Administration Mulls a Unilateral Tax Cut for the Rich
Via: Ender • News & Politics • 25 Comments • 8 years ago
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is considering bypassing Congress to grant a $100 billion tax cut mainly to the wealthy, a legally tenuous maneuver that would cut capital gains taxation and fulfill a long-held ambition of many investors and conservatives. Steven Mnuchin, the Treasury...
Video killed the radio star
By: Ender • Music Video • 98 Comments • 3 Likes • 7 years ago
We have had articles about favorite music, favorite songs, favorite artists. I don't know if we actually had one based on the visual video. Back in the day they were usually cheaply made and cheesy. Even if the music was really good. Sometimes the video did not even seem to match the song. I...
Small Creatures
By: Ender • 2026 ~ The CREATIVE ARTS GROUP ON THE NEWSTALKERS • 13 Comments • 8 years ago
Every once in a while I look and see some little critter. I don't know why but I like to take photos of them. Most are small and hard to get a great pic. You have to forgive the bad quality as these were taken with my phone. One of these days I am going to break down and buy a nice camera, one...