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A Penn Law Professor Wants to Make America White Again
The New Yorker - 23 Aug 2019 11:00
Isaac Chotiner talks to Amy Wax, a professor at University of Pennsylvania Law who promotes the idea that the U.S. should limit immigration because of the superiority of Western culture.
Let's Meet Again in Five Years
The New York Times - 23 Aug 2019 12:06
They thought college was too soon for lifelong love, so they scheduled their next date for a little later -- 60 months.
The Marriott Bonvoy Boundless Is Our Readers' Favorite Hotel-Branded Credit Card
Life Hacker - 23 Aug 2019 20:45
The Marriott Bonvoy Boundless Credit Card earned Co-Op Diamond Elite Lifetime Status by winning this week's hotel-branded credit card reader poll.
Walmart to Overhaul and Reopen El Paso Store Where 22 People Were Killed
The New York Times - 23 Aug 2019 05:00
The renovated store will include a memorial to the victims and should be ready by the holidays, Walmart said.
The I-Land Trailer
15 Minute Fun - 23 Aug 2019 04:03
The I-Land is a new series about 10 strangers who wake up on an island with no memory of how they got there and try desperately to get back home.
Facebook cracks down on more fake accounts tied to Myanmar - CNET
CNET - 23 Aug 2019 02:39
It's the fourth time Facebook has removed Myanmar accounts for "coordinated inauthentic behavior."
The Overstock CEO Resigned Claiming 'Deep State' Conspiracy and a Relationship With a Russian Spy. Here's What to Know
Time - 23 Aug 2019 23:27
The CEO of online home goods seller Overstock resigned Thursday, following comments alleging that the FBI had directed him to pursue an intimate relationship with the convicted Russian agent Maria Butina as an informant....
California rare earths miner races to refine amid U.S.-China trade row
Reuters - 23 Aug 2019 22:37
The owner of the only U.S. rare earths mine is going on a hiring spree as it looks to significantly boost production, part of a strategy to build out American refining capability after China raised tariffs on the mineral...
3 Injured in Shooting at Willie Cauley-Stein's House; Warriors C Not Present
Bleacher Report - 23 Aug 2019 20:46
Three men were injured in a shooting at Golden State Warriors center Willie Cauley-Stein 's home in south Sacramento, according to Kristopher Hooks of ABC 10...
Three men arrested for threatening to shoot up Planned Parenthood this month
New York Post - 23 Aug 2019 05:07
A Tennessee man allegedly posted online that he was going to “shoot up” a Planned Parenthood — the third person arrested for threatening violence against the health care provider this month. Jacob Cooper, 20, wrote...
Russia launches test of new rocket booster, sends humanoid robot into space
BGR - 23 Aug 2019 05:07
All eyes were on the International Space Station yesterday as NASA astronauts performed a spacewalk to install a new docking port that will allow commercial vehicles to latch onto the orbiting laboratory. Meanwhile, Russ...
Japan PM reiterates that Tokyo wants South Korea to keep its promises, rebuild trust
Reuters - 23 Aug 2019 05:05
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Friday Japan still expects South Korea to keep its promises on the contentious issue of wartime forced labor and to work to rebuild trust.
Leonard Fournette, Dede Westbrook's Fantasy Outlook After Preseason vs. Dolphins
Bleacher Report - 23 Aug 2019 04:29
Jacksonville Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette and wideout Dede Westbrook are two of the hardest players to peg in advance of the fantasy football season...
Manufacturing slowdown, Fed mess stall market rally
New York Post - 23 Aug 2019 04:09
Wall Street's recent efforts to rally following last week's recession scare was thwarted Thursday by a bevy of bad news, including the first signs of a manufacturing slowdown in 10 years. Stocks started the day off stron...
Giants' Daniel Jones impresses once again
New York Post - 23 Aug 2019 04:09
CINCINNATI -- Another game, more evidence that the Giants have something in Daniel Jones. The rookie quarterback, finishing up a strange week -- you think getting called out by Baker Mayfield is a routine happening? -- o...
GOP groups fundraising with T-shirts showing Greenland as part of America
USA Today - 23 Aug 2019 04:06U.S. SEC fines Deutsche Bank $16 million to settle foreign corruption charges
Reuters - 23 Aug 2019 03:48
Deutsche Bank has agreed to pay more than $16 million to settle charges that it violated U.S. corruption laws by hiring relatives of foreign government officials in order to win or retain business, the U.S. markets regul...
Cal State Fullerton suspect arrested for fatal stabbing of co-worker
New York Post - 23 Aug 2019 03:46
A Cal State Fullerton staffer was arrested in the fatal stabbing of his co-worker after spending two days on the run, police said Thursday. Chuyen Vo, 51, was cuffed at his home in Huntington Beach Wednesday at about 10:...
Israeli Airstrike Hits Weapons Depot in Iraq
The New York Times - 23 Aug 2019 03:13
Israel attacked a base said to be a transit point for Iran to send weapons to Syria. It was one of several recent attacks on weapons depots in Iraq.
From Voodoo Economics to Evil-Eye Economics
The New York Times - 23 Aug 2019 01:56
Are Democrats hexing the Trump boom with bad thoughts?
Chinese tariff retaliation, presidential tweets and market unease sends exchanges plummeting
TechCrunch - 23 Aug 2019 23:40
After a week of modest gains, major stock indexes plummeted on Friday as China retaliated against U.S. tariffs by imposing $75 billion worth of tariffs on U.S. goods coming into the country. China’s foreign ministry sa...
The week's best photojournalism
The Week - 23 Aug 2019 22:47
Firefighters extinguish a fire in Saint Petersburg, Russia. | (REUTERS/Anton Vaganov) A Bangladeshi child dresses as the Hindu God Krishna during a Janmasthami celebration. | (Sultan Mahmud Mukut/SOPA Images/Sipa USA) A ...