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Kagan And Gorsuch Clash Over Judicial Deference To The Administrative State
Reason magazine

Kagan And Gorsuch Clash Over Judicial Deference To The Administrative State

A major conflict is now underway on the U.S. Supreme Court between Justices Elena Kagan and Neil Gorsuch over the issue of judicial deference to the administrative state.

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November 2019
Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Snowden Over Memoir
Techlife News

Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Snowden Over Memoir

The U.S. government filed a lawsuit against former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, alleging he violated nondisclosure agreements by publishing a memoir without giving the government an opportunity to review it first.

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September 21, 2019
Report: More People Are Supporting Nonprofit News Sites
Techlife News

Report: More People Are Supporting Nonprofit News Sites

Nonprofit news organizations, a growth area in the troubled field of journalism, are broadening their base of support to take in almost as much from individual donors as they do from foundations.

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September 21, 2019
The FBI Rebrands Its Sex Worker Harassment Campaign
Reason magazine

The FBI Rebrands Its Sex Worker Harassment Campaign

The FBI is once again aiding vice squad stings across the country and calling it an effort to stop child sex trafficking.

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November 2019
How Two Seasteaders Wound Up Marked For Death
Reason magazine

How Two Seasteaders Wound Up Marked For Death

If a tiny floating cottage brought down the wrath of the thai navy, is there any hope for stateless life at sea?

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November 2019
Amazon Opens 30,000 Jobs; Holds Nationwide Job Fair
Techlife News

Amazon Opens 30,000 Jobs; Holds Nationwide Job Fair

A Seattle-based technology company has held a nationwide job fair after opening 30,000 jobs, including 13,600 jobs in Washington.

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September 21, 2019
A Florida Retiree's Uncut Lawn May Cost Him His House
Reason magazine

A Florida Retiree's Uncut Lawn May Cost Him His House

The city of Dunedin, Florida, really wants Jim Ficken’s house.

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November 2019
Reason magazine

5G Is The Future

If local nimbys and federal bureaucrats don’t mess it up

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November 2019
Can Vegetarianism Stop Climate Change?
Reason magazine

Can Vegetarianism Stop Climate Change?

Eating meat is bad for the climate—or at least that was one of the main conclusions highlighted in a flood of news reports based on the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s August report, Climate Change and Land.

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November 2019
States Are Depriving Innocent People Of Their Second Amendment Rights
Reason magazine

States Are Depriving Innocent People Of Their Second Amendment Rights

“Red Flag” laws leave gun owners defenseless.

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November 2019
A Weakened Iran Can Still Take The Whole World Hostage
Bloomberg Businessweek

A Weakened Iran Can Still Take The Whole World Hostage

Desperate and battered by sanctions, Iran is weakened—and more dangerous than ever

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September 23, 2019
Facebook Slashes Price, Size Of Portal Video Call Gadget
AppleMagazine

Facebook Slashes Price, Size Of Portal Video Call Gadget

Facebook is slashing the price and the size of the Portal, its screen and camera-equipped gadget for making video calls with friends and family as it attempts to get the device into more homes.

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September 20, 2019
Britain's Botched Welfare Overhaul
Bloomberg Businessweek

Britain's Botched Welfare Overhaul

Universal Credit was a good idea that became bad policy, helping crystallize support for Brexit.

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September 23, 2019
Bloomberg Businessweek

The High Cost Of Trumpcare

The administration's moves to weaken the Affordable Care Act have companies cashing in.

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September 23, 2019
Andrew's Twisted French Connection!
Globe

Andrew's Twisted French Connection!

Model agency icon disappears as Paris cops open probe into prince’s pedophile pal

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September 30, 2019
It's Greta's World - But It's Still Burning
New York magazine

It's Greta's World - But It's Still Burning

The extraordinary rise of a 16-year old, and her Hail Mary climate movement.

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September 16-29, 2019
Why James Mattis Quit?
The Atlantic

Why James Mattis Quit?

“I Had No Choice But To Leave,” General James Mattis says of his decision to resign as President Trump’s Secretary of Defense.

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October 2019
The Collapsed Marriage Of Silicon Valley And The Democratic Party
New York magazine

The Collapsed Marriage Of Silicon Valley And The Democratic Party

Inside the divorce rattling silicon valley and democratic politics

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September 16-29, 2019
When Medicaid Takes Everything You Own
The Atlantic

When Medicaid Takes Everything You Own

For many participants, The program that provides Health care To Millions of Low-Income Americans Isn't free. It's a loan. And the Government expects to be repaid.

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October 2019
In The Fall Of Rome, Good News For America
The Atlantic

In The Fall Of Rome, Good News For America

Why the decline of the federal government might not be such a bad thing

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October 2019
The Judges Point Of View
The Platform Magazine

The Judges Point Of View

As most of you probably know by now I am avery successful pageant coach with the bragging rights to 10 national title winners and many state winners.

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September 2019
Uber Vows To Keep Fighting Sweeping California Labor Bill
Techlife News

Uber Vows To Keep Fighting Sweeping California Labor Bill

California lawmakers confronting the changing definition of work approved sweeping legislation Wednesday designed to give many contract workers new pay and benefit protections, but tech giants Uber and Lyft vowed to keep fighting the changes, possibly by bankrolling an expensive fight on the 2020 ballot.

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September 14, 2019
US, China Exchange Goodwill Gesture Ahead Of Trade Talks
Techlife News

US, China Exchange Goodwill Gesture Ahead Of Trade Talks

The United States and China traded conciliatory gestures, raising hopes they can de-escalate a standoff over trade that has shaken financial markets and cast gloom over the global economy.

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September 14, 2019
Google Pays France Over $1 Billion To Settle Tax Case
Techlife News

Google Pays France Over $1 Billion To Settle Tax Case

Tech giant Google said it has paid over one billion dollars to French authorities to settle a years-long dispute over allegations of tax fraud.

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September 14, 2019
MIT Scandal Highlights Thorny Ethics Of University Donations
Techlife News

MIT Scandal Highlights Thorny Ethics Of University Donations

While MIT grapples with new allegations about its financial ties to Jeffrey Epstein, other universities that accepted donations from the disgraced financier say they have no plans to return the money.

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September 14, 2019
Facebook Expands New Tool Aiming To Shrink 'News Deserts'
Techlife News

Facebook Expands New Tool Aiming To Shrink 'News Deserts'

Facebook is trying to coax “news deserts” into bloom with the second major expansion of a tool that exposes people to more local news and information. But the social network confesses that it still has a lot to learn.

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September 14, 2019
Uber Adding 2,000 Jobs In Chicago, Mostly In Freight Unit
AppleMagazine

Uber Adding 2,000 Jobs In Chicago, Mostly In Freight Unit

Uber plans to open a new office in Chicago and add 2,000 people to its area workforce over the next three years.

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September 13, 2019
Facebook's Plan To Live Forever
Fast Company

Facebook's Plan To Live Forever

The only social networking system left for the tech behemoth to conquer is the original one: money.

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October 2019
Log Cabin Republicans Traitors To The Cause
Diversity Rules Magazine

Log Cabin Republicans Traitors To The Cause

When Donald Trump was elected President of the United States, I knew from the minute he took office that we were in for a very rough ride. Little did I know then, nor did anyone else for that matter, how rough the ride would actually be. Donald Trump has proven to be one of the most, if not the most, toxic Presidents this nation has ever had the displeasure to experience.

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September 2019
Best Buy Driver Bashes Woman To Death!
Globe

Best Buy Driver Bashes Woman To Death!

Coked-up criminal had just delivered washer-dryer - cops

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September 16, 2019