[aggregation-styles] The Washington Post Subscription Larry Flynt, one of America’s most notorious pornographers and self-proclaimed champions of First Amendment freedoms, who built his business interests on the hardcore raunch and grotesque parody of Hustler magazine, died Feb. 10 at his home in Los Angeles. He was 78. His brother Jimmy...
Republicans Came Within 90K Votes of Controlling All of Washington
[aggregation-styles] The Washington Post Subscription The 2020 election was bad for Republicans, full stop. For the first time since 1932, a president came into office with both chambers of Congress under his party’s control, and lost both of them and re-election. Democrats also have unified control of all three levers...
Texas Lawyer, Trapped by Cat Filter on Zoom Call, Informs Judge He Is Not a Cat
[aggregation-styles] The Guardian The coronavirus has been responsible for a series of video-call stumbles and mishaps, and the phenomenon seemingly reached its zenith this week, when a Texas lawyer appeared before a judge as a cat, after being unable to change a video filter. “I’m not a cat,” Rod Ponton...
Accomplice to Carnage: How America Enables War in Yemen
[aggregation-styles] Foreign Affairs Subscription Editor's Note: After this article went to press, the Biden administration announced a number of measures that align with recommendations it made, including reversing the Trump administration's designation of the Houthis as a terrorist organization, appointing a special envoy for Yemen, curtailing support for offensive operations...
CVS Pharmacy COVID-19 Vaccination Launch Pushed Back One Day
[aggregation-styles] NBC San Diego CVS Pharmacy on Tuesday announced it is pushing back the start date for its COVID-19 vaccination program at California stores to Friday to ensure sufficient supplies of doses. The program was originally scheduled to launch Thursday. The pharmacy chain will be administering COVID-19 vaccines at 100...
Sheriff: Investigation Underway After Hacker Attempts To Poison Florida Town’s Water Supply
[aggregation-styles] WWSB-Television PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — Authorities in Pinellas County are investigating after an unknown individual attempted to hack the City of Oldsmar’s water treatment plant system. During a news conference, Pinellas County Bub Gualtieri said that an individual remotely accessed a computer for the water treatment facility and increased...
Biden Re-Directs Billions of Dollars from Farmers to Tackle Climate Change
[aggregation-styles] Politico The Trump administration used it to bail out farmers suffering from its trade wars. Now the Biden administration wants to deploy a $30 billion pot of money in the Agriculture Department to tackle climate change, support restaurants and kickstart other programs without waiting for Congress. Long hidden in...
California Lawmaker Proposes Bill to Make ‘Stealthing’ During Sex Illegal
A Southern California lawmaker has reintroduced legislation that would make it illegal to tamper with or remove a condom during sex without the knowledge or permission of the sex partner, a practice known as "stealthing." Assembly Member Cristina Garcia, D-Bell Gardens, introduced Assembly Bill 453, which would make stealthing illegal...
5 Crazy Features in the New Tesla Model S and Model X
[aggregation-styles] Auto Trader Tesla surprised fans and the industry alike last night by dropping new versions of its Model S sedan and Model X SUV. Would we expect anything less than being surprised by the most surprising automaker/tech company? While the Model S and Model X retain much of their...
How the Pandemic Blew Up Rents in Fresno, Across Nation
[aggregation-styles] The New York Times Subscription The impact of the pandemic on New York City real estate has perhaps been most stark in the Manhattan rental market, which had vacancies skyrocket in 2020 as tenants fled to greener places, to less expensive places from which they could work remotely, or...