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by ap215
Thu Apr 11, 2024 8:31 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Storming The Capital 2: A Counter Storm is Coming
Replies: 1601
Views: 954273

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

Judge in Trump’s election interference case rejects ‘hostages’ label for jailed Jan. 6 defendants WASHINGTON (AP) — The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s election interference case rejected the notion Wednesday that jailed defendants charged with some of the most violent crimes of the...
by ap215
Thu Apr 11, 2024 8:30 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Bye
Replies: 1556
Views: 829824

Re: Bye

US government's Apple antitrust suit gets new judge after recusal April 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department's blockbuster case accusing Apple (AAPL.O), opens new tab of unlawfully monopolizing the smartphone market was reassigned to U.S. District Judge Julien Neals in New Jersey on Wednesday ...
by ap215
Wed Apr 10, 2024 3:10 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away
Replies: 1759
Views: 770080

Re: Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away

This hurts i enjoyed listening to him for years. :cry: DJ Mister Cee Reportedly Passes Away at 57 The hip-hop community is mourning the loss of one of its most influential figures, DJ Mister Cee, who has reportedly passed away at the age of 57. News of his death broke on Tuesday, sending shockwaves ...
by ap215
Wed Apr 10, 2024 2:37 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: 2024 General Elections Thread
Replies: 186
Views: 53392

Re: 2024 General Elections Thread

Election 2024: Incumbent Joe Vinatieri takes big lead in race for Whittier mayor Incumbent Joe Vinatieri was leading comfortably in the race to represent Whittier residents as their mayor, according to early results from the City Clerk. Whittier’s general municipal election was held on Tuesday, Apri...
by ap215
Wed Apr 10, 2024 9:57 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: We need to end gerrymandering - PERIOD.
Replies: 188
Views: 45060

Re: We need to end gerrymandering - PERIOD.

House Democrat losing seat due to redistricting introduces bill to combat partisan redistricting Rep. Wiley Nickel (D-NC) is not running for reelection to his North Carolina seat after it was redrawn to favor Republicans, but he is introducing legislation to take the redistricting process out of the...
by ap215
Wed Apr 10, 2024 8:46 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Labor/Economics
Replies: 1165
Views: 914670

Re: Labor/Economics

US consumer inflation in March rose 3.5% from a year ago, more than expected The US experienced a further uptick in consumer inflation in March, as reported by the US government on Wednesday. This surge in inflation dampens the likelihood of an early reduction in interest rates by the Federal Reserv...
by ap215
Wed Apr 10, 2024 8:27 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: The issue that will define the 2024 election
Replies: 376
Views: 215528

Re: The issue that will define the 2024 election

COURT OF APPEALS UPHOLDS INJUNCTION FOR THOSE WHOSE RELIGIOUS BELIEFS ARE BURDENED BY INDIANA’S ABORTION BAN INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Today the Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed a preliminary injunction against Senate Enrolled Act 1 (S.E.A. 1), Indiana’s 2022 ban on most abortions, for plaintiffs whose si...
by ap215
Wed Apr 10, 2024 8:26 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: The issue that will define the 2024 election
Replies: 376
Views: 215528

Re: The issue that will define the 2024 election

Arizona abortion ruling forces Kari Lake, GOP allies scrambling By any fair measure, the Arizona Supreme Court’s ruling on abortion rights was a policy and political bombshell. Republican-appointed justices ruled that a 160-year-old near-total abortion ban — first adopted before Arizona was even a s...
by ap215
Tue Apr 09, 2024 11:22 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: 2024 General Elections Thread
Replies: 186
Views: 53392

Re: 2024 General Elections Thread

Results: Douglas County Commission District 2 special election runoff DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ga. — A handful of voters headed to the polls on Tuesday to cast ballots in a special election runoff. Voters in Douglas County deciding which candidate for County Commission District 2 will fill the position for t...
by ap215
Tue Apr 09, 2024 11:20 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: 2024 General Elections Thread
Replies: 186
Views: 53392

Re: 2024 General Elections Thread

Bancroft elected to third term on Newark City Council District 3 incumbent Jay Bancroft prevailed in Tuesday's city council election, holding off a challenge by two newcomers to secure his third term. Bancroft won 114 votes, besting Bryan Horsey, who came in second with 88 votes, and Russell Zehnack...
by ap215
Tue Apr 09, 2024 10:11 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away
Replies: 1759
Views: 770080

Re: Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away

Peter Higgs, physicist who proposed the existence of the ‘God particle,’ dies at 94 LONDON (AP) — Nobel prize-winning physicist Peter Higgs, who proposed the existence of the so-called “God particle” that helped explain how matter formed after the Big Bang, has died at age 94, the University of Edin...
by ap215
Tue Apr 09, 2024 8:34 am
Forum: Sports
Topic: UConn's second straight national title comes in dominant style, cementing the Huskies as a modern dynasty
Replies: 1
Views: 211

UConn's second straight national title comes in dominant style, cementing the Huskies as a modern dynasty

UConn's second straight national title comes in dominant style, cementing the Huskies as a modern dynasty GLENDALE, Ariz. — There is Connecticut. Then there is a massive gap. https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/uconns-second-straight-national-title-comes-in-dominant-style-cementing-the...
by ap215
Tue Apr 09, 2024 8:30 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: The Covid-19 Pandemic Thread
Replies: 1273
Views: 904624

Re: The Covid-19 Pandemic Thread

Pfizer’s RSV vaccine shows potential to protect high-risk adults ages 18-59, widening possible use A vaccine from Pfizer showed the potential to protect adults ages 18 to 59 who are at increased risk of getting severely sick from respiratory syncytial virus in a late stage clinical trial, the compan...
by ap215
Tue Apr 09, 2024 8:28 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: April 8, 2024 Total Solar Eclipse
Replies: 25
Views: 521

Re: April 8, 2024 Total Solar Eclipse

It wasn't too bad here in NY some clouds & chilly air but the experience of viewing the Eclipse was amazing. 🌞 8-)
by ap215
Tue Apr 09, 2024 2:19 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away
Replies: 1759
Views: 770080

Re: Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away

Martin Lafferty, TV and New-Media Exec and Producer, Dies at 76 Martin Lafferty, a longtime TV executive who oversaw groundbreaking pay-per-view coverage of the Summer Olympics while at NBC, helped launch networks at Turner Broadcasting and helped steer several new-media startups, died on April 5 af...
by ap215
Mon Apr 08, 2024 8:58 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Hello
Replies: 340
Views: 394944

Re: Hello

$1.3 billion Powerball winning ticket sold in Oregon after draw delays A lucky player from Oregon has scooped up the $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot on Saturday after the highly anticipated drawing was delayed over what the Multi-State Lottery Association said was one lottery’s need for additional ti...
by ap215
Mon Apr 08, 2024 8:57 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Its Technical
Replies: 535
Views: 1011639

Re: Its Technical

Musk faces Brazilian inquiry after vowing to defy X court order A Brazil Supreme Court judge is investigating Elon Musk for alleged obstruction of justice after the billionaire vowed to defy a court order in Latin America's largest nation blocking certain accounts on his platform, per multiple repor...
by ap215
Mon Apr 08, 2024 8:56 am
Forum: Sports
Topic: South Carolina finishes perfect season with NCAA championship, beating Clark and Iowa 87-75
Replies: 3
Views: 240

South Carolina finishes perfect season with NCAA championship, beating Clark and Iowa 87-75

South Carolina finishes perfect season with NCAA championship, beating Clark and Iowa 87-75 CLEVELAND (AP) — Kamilla Cardoso delivered once again for Dawn Staley and South Carolina. A perfect finish. A dynasty. A team too big for Caitlin Clark and Iowa this time around. https://apnews.com/article/ma...
by ap215
Sun Apr 07, 2024 8:29 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away
Replies: 1759
Views: 770080

Re: Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away

Cecil L. 'Chip' Murray, influential pastor and civil rights leader in Los Angeles, dies LOS ANGELES -- The Rev. Dr. Cecil L. “Chip” Murray, an influential pastor and civil rights leader who used his tenure at one of Los Angeles' oldest churches to uplift the predominantly Black neighborhoods of Sout...
by ap215
Sun Apr 07, 2024 8:28 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: 2024 General Elections Thread
Replies: 186
Views: 53392

Re: 2024 General Elections Thread

Ally of Slovakia’s pro-Russian prime minister wins presidential election (CNN) — Slovak nationalist-left government candidate Peter Pellegrini emerged victorious in the country’s presidential election on Saturday, solidifying the influence of pro-Russian Prime Minister Robert Fico over Slovakia. Pel...
by ap215
Sat Apr 06, 2024 11:59 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away
Replies: 1759
Views: 770080

Re: Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away

Mahbod Moghadam, who rose to fame as the co-founder of Genius, has died Mahbod Moghadam, the controversial, never-boring co-founder of Genius and Everipedia, as well as an angel investor, passed away last month at age 41 owing to “complications from a recurring brain tumor,” according to a post attr...
by ap215
Sat Apr 06, 2024 8:26 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away
Replies: 1759
Views: 770080

Re: Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away

Pat Zachry, former All-Star pitcher once traded for Tom Seaver, dies at age 71: 'An unbelievable teammate' Pat Zachry, a talented and well-liked right-hander who made an All-Star Game, won a Rookie of the Year Award and a World Series, and was once traded for Tom Seaver over the course of 10 big-lea...
by ap215
Sat Apr 06, 2024 6:11 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: What’s going to happen to Trump Mon Mar 25 2024?
Replies: 195
Views: 2732

Re: What’s going to happen to Trump Mon Mar 25 2024?

Trump says going to jail for gag order violation would be a ‘great honor,’ compares himself to Mandela Donald Trump on Saturday said he welcomed the prospect of going to jail for violating a gag order in his upcoming New York hush money trial. “I will gladly become a Modern Day Nelson Mandela — It w...
by ap215
Sat Apr 06, 2024 3:38 pm
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Bye
Replies: 1556
Views: 829824

Re: Bye

If the online hate bullying trolling etc can't be addressed on conservative social media then you might as well be better off not using it it's getting ridiculous & out of line. Iowa's Gabbie Marshall received hate comments after controversial foul vs. UConn Iowa guard Gabbie Marshall was forced...
by ap215
Sat Apr 06, 2024 8:28 am
Forum: Politics and Current Events
Topic: Storming The Capital 2: A Counter Storm is Coming
Replies: 1601
Views: 954273

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

Jan. 6 Defendants Sue Police Officers for 'Millions' A group of January 6 defendants has filed a class action lawsuit against 21 Capitol Police officers and officials for "millions of dollars in damages," inmate Edward Jacob (Jake) Lang told the conservative cable channel Real America's Vo...