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Nuclear weapons agency breached amid massive cyber onslaught
Politico - Thu Dec 17, 2020
The Energy Department and National Nuclear Security Administration, which maintains the US nuclear weapons stockpile, have evidence that hackers accessed their networks as part of an extensive espionage operation that has affected at least half a dozen federal agencies, officials directly familiar with the matter said. More»

Number of Women Alleging Misconduct by ICE Gynecologist Nearly Triples
The Intercept - Fri Dec 11, 2020
OCILLA, Georgia - At least 17 women treated by a doctor alleged to have performed unnecessary or overly aggressive gynecological procedures without proper informed consent remain in detention at Irwin County Detention Center, a privately run facility in Georgia housing US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement detainees, according to a briefing and written materials submitted by attorneys and advocates to Senators in a closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill. More»

Supreme Court Rejects Texas' Effort to Overturn Election in Fatal Blow to Trump's Attempted Coup d'Etat
NBC News - Fri Dec 11, 2020
WASHINGTON - The US Supreme Court on Friday brushed aside the lawsuit filed by Texas that sought to overturn Joe Bidens election victory in four battleground states. More»

Trump's Final Days of Rage and Denial
New York Times - Mon Dec 7, 2020
WASHINGTON - Over the past week, President Trump posted or reposted about 145 messages on Twitter lashing out at the results of an election he lost. More»

Tens of thousands without power, hundreds evacuated as new fires erupt in California
CBS News - Fri Dec 4, 2020
LOS ANGELES, Ca - Southern California utilities cut power to tens of thousands of customers Thursday to reduce the risk of sparking new wildfires - but new blazes popped up regardless, forcing hundreds to evacuate their homes. More»

'It's a slaughter,' Doctors Say of New Coronavirus Wave
Yahoo News - Thu Nov 19, 2020
WASHINGTON - Saturday was supposed to see the University of Virginias football team face off against Louisville - but then the coronavirus got in the way. More»

U.S. Military Buys Location Data from Ordinary Apps
Vice - Wed Nov 18, 2020
A Muslim prayer app with over 98 million downloads is one of the apps connected to a wide-ranging supply chain that sends ordinary peoples personal data to brokers, contractors, and the military. More»

Trump blocks Biden's incoming staff in unprecedented ways
Politico - Tue Nov 17, 2020
For the first time in more than half a century, an outgoing administration is stonewalling an incoming one at every level - with no intention of relenting. More»

Inmates help move bodies as they pile up at El Paso Medical Examiner's office
KTSM-TV - Sat Nov 14, 2020
EL PASO, Texas - An El Paso County Sheriffs spokesperson confirms that inmates at the County Detention Facility are assisting the El Paso Medical examiner with the overflow of bodies at the morgue. More»

San Francisco voters pass 'Overpaid Executive Tax'
NBC News - Fri Nov 6, 2020
Trying to address the growing wage gap between chief executives and workers, San Francisco voters overwhelmingly approved what is believed to be the nations first tax aimed at combatting pay inequity. More»

Scientists call for serious study of 'unidentified aerial phenomena'
Space.com - Mon Oct 12, 2020
The US Navy recently admitted that, indeed, strangely behaving objects caught on video by jet pilots over the years are genuine head-scratchers. More»

FBI sent a team to 'exploit' Portland protesters' phones
Yahoo News - Sat Oct 10, 2020
Federal agents tend to focus their phone cracking efforts on terrorists, but they appear to have shifted their attention to civil disobedience. More»

Trump to Leave Hospital, COVID Treatment to Continue at White House
NBC New York - Mon Oct 5, 2020
President Donald Trump "may not entirely be out of the woods yet," but is well enough to return to the White House on Monday, his physician, Doctor Sean Conley, said Monday. More»

Why dangerous 'forever chemicals' are allowed in US drinking water
The Guardian - Thu Sep 24, 2020
In 2014, residents of Horsham Township, near Philadelphia, learned that their water had been contaminated with potentially toxic chemicals linked to an array of health problems, including learning delays in children and cancer. More»

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dead At 87
Huffington Post - Fri Sep 18, 2020
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the liberal icon who served on the Supreme Court since 1993 and who crusaded for women’s rights before that, died on Friday at the age of 87. More»

ICE Nurse Revealed That A Georgia Detention Center Is Performing Mass Hysterectomies
Yahoo News - Tue Sep 15, 2020
On Monday, a nurse at a private immigration detention center in Georgia came forward about a range of dangerous medical practices at a US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility. More»

Thick wildfire smoke blocks sun, turns Bay Area sky orange
San Francisco Gate - Wed Sep 9, 2020
Just when Bay Area residents thought the world outside couldnt get stranger, the sky Wednesday dimly glowed a pumpkin orange color youd expect to see on Mars. More»

Georgia ACLU Published Its 7-Year Study of Republicans' Unconstitutional Voter Disenfranchisement Scheme
Hill Reporter - Mon Sep 7, 2020
The state of Georgia has been quietly and illegally purging hundreds of thousands of valid registered voters from the state rolls for the better half of a decade, according to a blockbuster report from the American Civil Liberties Union, which was commissioned in 2013 by the ACLU and conducted by the Los Angeles-based non-partisan Palast Investigative Fund. More»

Surveillance video shows bags of USPS mail being dumped in parking lot
KTLA-TV - Sun Sep 6, 2020
Piles of mail were found in two separate locations in Glendale Thursday morning, including one incident where a rented truck was captured on surveillance video dumping bags of unopened letters and packages in the parking lot of a business. More»

Trump: Americans Who Died In War Are ‘Losers’ And ‘Suckers’
The Atlantic - Thu Sep 3, 2020
The president has repeatedly disparaged the intelligence of service members, and asked that wounded veterans be kept out of military parades, multiple sources tell The Atlantic. More»

Motorists desperately try to escape California wildfires that have killed
Daily Mail - Sat Aug 22, 2020
A dashcam has captured people making the terrifying drive through the California wildfires that have now killed six with two of the blazes now in the top ten biggest ever seen in the state, as Governor Newsom pleads with Canada and Australia to send help. More»

California's wildfires double in size with tens of thousands forced to flee
Daily Mail - Fri Aug 21, 2020
At least five people have died and two are missing after dozens of lightning-sparked California wildfires spread rapidly on Thursday, doubling in size in the states wine country alone while expanding by nearly a third near Palo Alto. More»

Postal Service warns 46 states their voters could be disenfranchised by delayed mail-in ballots
Washington Post - Fri Aug 14, 2020
Anticipating an avalanche of absentee ballots, the US Postal Service recently sent detailed letters to 46 states and DC warning that it cannot guarantee all ballots cast by mail for the November election will arrive in time to be counted - adding another layer of uncertainty ahead of the high-stakes presidential contest. More»

Army Lieutenant General Russel Honoré Calls For March On Washington Over USPS Slowdown
Crooks & Liars - Fri Aug 14, 2020
Lieutenant General Russel Honoré cannot get his medication because its delivered through the Postal Service, which Trump has slowed down in an attempt to fix the election in his favor. More»

Post Office Is Deactivating Mail Sorting Machines Ahead of the Election
Vice - Fri Aug 14, 2020
The United States Postal Service is removing mail sorting machines from facilities around the country without any official explanation or reason given, Motherboard has learned through interviews with postal workers and union officials. More»

Memphis woman, 56, still recovering from COVID-19 after a hospital stay is evicted from her home over her mother-in-law's medical debt
Daily Mail - Sun Aug 9, 2020
A Memphis woman who is recovering from COVID-19 was evicted from her home last week over medical debt belonging to her mother-in-law. More»

Coronavirus: Why US is expecting an 'avalanche' of evictions
BBC - Sun Aug 9, 2020
As hair salons, churches and restaurants reopened across the US, so did eviction courts. More»

Judge Calls It ‘Discriminatory’ To Deny Puerto Rico Access To U.S. Aid
PBS - Tue Aug 4, 2020
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A federal judge on Monday ruled that it is unconstitutional to deny Puerto Ricans living in the US territory access to three federal welfare programs in a major decision cheered by many. More»

Thousands Ordered To Evacuate As Wildfires Scorch Southern California
Huffington Post - Mon Aug 3, 2020
BANNING, California - Thousands of people were under evacuation orders Sunday after a wildfire in mountains east of Los Angeles exploded in size as crews battled flames in triple-digit heat. More»

Roy Den Hollander: "Anti-Feminist" Lawyer Suspected of Murdering Judge's Son
Heavy - Sun Jul 19, 2020
BRUNSWICK, New Jersey - Roy Den Hollander was a well-known mens rights attorney and self-described "anti-feminist" who is suspected of being the gunman who shot the husband and son of federal Judge Esther Salas in the doorway of the familys home in North Brunswick, New Jersey, before killing himself. More»

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