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by ap215
Mon Mar 25, 2024 12:43 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Media
Replies: 206
Views: 54082

Re: Media

Oooo. FCC Orders Mission To Sell WPIX New York, Fines Nexstar $1.2 Million The Federal Communications Commission has ordered Mission Broadcasting to sell WPIX New York and fined Nexstar Media Group more than $1.2 million because Nexstar has taken de facto control of the station in violation of agenc...
by ap215
Mon Mar 25, 2024 12:38 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: 2024 General Elections Thread
Replies: 157
Views: 37203

Re: 2024 General Elections Thread

Louisiana sheriff candidate wins do-over after disputed 1-vote victory was tossed SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — Months after his disputed one-vote victory in a Louisiana sheriff’s race was tossed by a court, a career law enforcement officer was decisively elected on his second try Saturday. Democratic cand...
by ap215
Sun Mar 24, 2024 1:21 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Ronna McDaniel, lying GOP sack of sh*t.
Replies: 32
Views: 250

Re: Ronna McDaniel, lying GOP sack of sh*t.

Ronna McDaniel Will Not Appear on MSNBC Amid ‘Internal Backlash’ Over Her Hire at NBC News: Report Former RNC chair Ronna McDaniel may have inked a deal to appear as a political analyst on NBC News, but she is not welcome on sister network MSNBC, a new report revealed. According to The Wall Street J...
by ap215
Sun Mar 24, 2024 12:36 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Its Technical
Replies: 529
Views: 738583

Re: Its Technical

High Court orders temporary suspension of Telegram's services in Spain MADRID, March 23 (Reuters) - Spain's High Court has ordered the suspension of messaging app Telegram's services in the country after media companies complained it was allowing users to upload their content without permission, acc...
by ap215
Sun Mar 24, 2024 12:28 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: GOP House is a "complete failure"
Replies: 87
Views: 1538

Re: GOP House is a "complete failure"

The MAGA House continues their total dysfunctional leadership role. Republican Rep. Mike Gallagher will resign early, leaving House majority hanging by a thread WASHINGTON — Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., who announced last month he would not run for re-election, will resign from Congress early, he co...
by ap215
Sun Mar 24, 2024 8:28 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: 2024 General Elections Thread
Replies: 157
Views: 37203

Re: 2024 General Elections Thread

Pro-West candidate beats Slovakia PM’s ally to set up presidential run-off Slovakia’s former pro-West Foreign Minister Ivan Korcok and current parliament Speaker Peter Pellegrini will face off in April’s presidential election run-off, according to the final results. The liberal Korcok led with 42.44...
by ap215
Sun Mar 24, 2024 8:27 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Its Technical
Replies: 529
Views: 738583

Re: Its Technical

House Democrats demand improvements to CBP One app for asylum-seekers A group of House Democrats is pushing the Biden administration to make improvements to CBP One, the mobile app available to migrants through U.S. Customs and Border Protection [CBP] to secure appointments to legally enter the Unit...
by ap215
Sat Mar 23, 2024 9:15 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: The GOP is heartless
Replies: 92
Views: 2841

Re: The GOP is heartless

The GOP somehow snuck this provision in the government shutdown bill totally out of line. Bipartisan spending bill includes effective ban on Pride flags over U.S. embassies The bipartisan measure to avert a government shutdown includes a provision that would effectively ban LGBTQ Pride flags from fl...
by ap215
Sat Mar 23, 2024 6:25 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Its Technical
Replies: 529
Views: 738583

Re: Its Technical

Billionaire Jeff Yass May Be The Donor Behind Trump’s TikTok FlipFlop: Here’s What To Know Republican mega donor and billionaire TikTok investor Jeff Yass is speculated to be be the person behind a sudden change of heart that saw Donald Trump oppose banning the Chinese-owned video app despite having...
by ap215
Sat Mar 23, 2024 2:57 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away
Replies: 1710
Views: 575273

Re: Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away

Former Orioles owner Peter G. Angelos dies at age 94 BALTIMORE — The former Baltimore Orioles executive and high-profile attorney Peter Angelos has passed away at the age of 94. The Angelos family released the following statement through the Orioles on Saturday https://www.wbaltv.com/article/former-...
by ap215
Sat Mar 23, 2024 12:41 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away
Replies: 1710
Views: 575273

Re: Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away

Markus Jooste: Former Poundland owner's ex-boss dies of gunshot wound in South Africa Markus Jooste, the former head of the Steinhoff retail group that was at the centre of a huge corporate fraud case in South Africa, has died. Police said Mr Jooste succumbed to a gunshot wound in hospital, with loc...
by ap215
Sat Mar 23, 2024 8:25 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Major terrorist attack kills at least 40 in Russia
Replies: 7
Views: 183

Re: Major terrorist attack kills at least 40 in Russia

4 suspects detained, 115 dead in Moscow concert hall attack: Russian authorities Four suspects have been detained for a Friday attack that left 115 dead at a Moscow concert hall, Russian authorities said Saturday. Intelligence and law enforcement agencies in the Bryansk region detained four suspects...
by ap215
Sat Mar 23, 2024 8:24 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Labor/Economics
Replies: 1130
Views: 663741

Re: Labor/Economics

SpaceX hit with new NLRB complaint over severance agreements, dispute resolution rules The National Labor Relations Board accused SpaceX in a new complaint of entering into unlawful severance agreements with terminated employees nationwide. The unfair labor practices complaint comes two months after...
by ap215
Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:38 am
Forum: Sports
Topic: LA Dodgers: WTF?
Replies: 3
Views: 111

Re: LA Dodgers: WTF?

I'm amazed how my Mets who were linked to these players with negative intangibles keep dodging them with their luck first Trevor Bauer with the sexual assault scandal & now Shohei's Interpreter with gambling that is wild.
by ap215
Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:29 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away
Replies: 1710
Views: 575273

Re: Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away

Nashville police find body of Riley Strain, Mizzou student who went missing on March 8 NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Nashville police have recovered the body of a Mizzou student missing since March 8 from the Cumberland River. Investigators confirmed the body as 22-year-old Riley Strain on Friday at around 7:2...
by ap215
Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:26 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: EARTH....
Replies: 1309
Views: 540379

Re: EARTH....

Texas Power Grid Suffers Huge Outage After Thunderstorms Hit More than 100,000 homes around Houston, Texas, and the surrounding area were left without power on Friday after a power outage. As of 2.30 a.m. on Friday morning, 107,372 customers were without power in the city, according to an outage map...
by ap215
Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:24 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away
Replies: 1710
Views: 575273

Re: Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away

Larry Whittaker dead: Member of America's most inbred family dies aged 67 Larry Whittaker, who was part of America's most inbred family, has passed away at the age of 67. The Whittakers are famous in America because their family has a long history of inbreeding. This has caused very serious health p...
by ap215
Fri Mar 22, 2024 8:24 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Bye
Replies: 1510
Views: 616414

Re: Bye

Navy fires SEAL commodore in latest high-profile dismissal The Navy has fired the SEAL commodore for Navy Special Warfare Group Eight (NSWG-8) citing a “loss of confidence in his ability to command,” according to a service statement. Capt. Richard A. Zaszewski was relieved of his command Wednesday, ...
by ap215
Thu Mar 21, 2024 10:19 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: The GOP Snowflake Thread
Replies: 892
Views: 346706

Re: The GOP Snowflake Thread

Rupert Murdoch and new 'Washington Post' CEO accused of cover-up in hacking scandal For the first time, media titan Rupert Murdoch was accused in court of personally knowing about phone hacking and other illegal acts by his British tabloids stretching back nearly two decades, far earlier than he adm...
by ap215
Thu Mar 21, 2024 10:17 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Labor/Economics
Replies: 1130
Views: 663741

Re: Labor/Economics

US weekly jobless claims unexpectedly fall; labor market gradually cooling WASHINGTON, March 21 (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, suggesting that job growth remained strong in March. The Federal Reserve on Wednesday left inte...
by ap215
Thu Mar 21, 2024 8:36 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: 2024 General Elections Thread
Replies: 157
Views: 37203

Re: 2024 General Elections Thread

We need to win Ohio badly. Ohio Supreme Court Democratic candidates look to rise above party labels in general election The three Democrats running for Ohio Supreme Court in November criticized the 2021 law that added party labels to the state high court in a press call Wednesday, saying the politic...
by ap215
Thu Mar 21, 2024 8:34 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Its Technical
Replies: 529
Views: 738583

Re: Its Technical

Apple Reportedly Faces DOJ Antitrust Suit Over iPhone In Latest Move Vs. Big Tech The Justice Department reportedly will sue Apple (AAPL) as soon as Thursday for violating antitrust laws related to the iPhone. Apple stock fell slightly overnight. The lawsuit will accuse Apple of blocking rivals from...
by ap215
Thu Mar 21, 2024 8:31 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Storming The Capital 2: A Counter Storm is Coming
Replies: 1594
Views: 694534

Re: Storming The Capital 2: A Counter Storm is Coming

Jan. 6 rioter who beat, dragged police sees sentencing delayed again as footage emerges showing alleged separate attack A former CrossFit instructor turned rioter who beat and dragged police while telling them they were “gonna die tonight” on Jan. 6 will not be sentenced this week as planned after n...
by ap215
Thu Mar 21, 2024 8:30 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Its Technical
Replies: 529
Views: 738583

Re: Its Technical

EU adopts measures soon to curb election risks on X, TikTok, Facebook March 20 (Reuters) - Under EU guidelines likely to be adopted next week, Elon Musk's X, TikTok, Facebook and other major online platforms are expected to act to mitigate risks to elections or face fines, a European Commission offi...
by ap215
Wed Mar 20, 2024 9:51 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Bye
Replies: 1510
Views: 616414

Re: Bye

Leo Varadkar steps down as Irish prime minister in shock move Leo Varadkar has announced he is standing down as Ireland’s prime minister and also giving up his role as leader of the Fine Gael party in the ruling coalition, in a surprise move described by pundits as a “political earthquake” for the c...