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NSA and FBI warn that new Linux malware threatens national security
Enlarge (credit: Suse) The FBI and NSA have issued a joint report warning that Russian state hackers are using a previously unknown piece of Linux…
New unemployment claims fall below 1 million for the first time in five months
New unemployment claims fell last week to 963,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday, the first time in months the figure has been less than 1…
“That means you can’t have universal mail-in voting”: Trump vows to block USPS stimulus funding
President Trump on Thursday told Fox Business’ Maria Bartiromo that Democratic demands to fund mail-in voting and the U.S. Postal Service in ongoing coronavirus stimulus…
For Americans waiting on virus aid, no new relief in sight
Americans counting on emergency coronavirus aid from Washington may have to wait until fall Source: https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/americans-waiting-virus-aid-relief-sight-72348387 Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it…
US proposes changes to rules on showers to keep Trump's hair looking 'perfect'
Since 1992, US showerheads have been restricted to producing 2.5 gallons (9.5l) of water per minute Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-hair-showerheads-water-pressure-a9668741.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and…
If teachers die from coronavirus when schools reopen, the government will again have blood on its hands
Send your letters to letters@independent.co.uk Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/letters/teachers-schools-reopening-coronavirus-politicians-death-letters-a9667146.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it with you. The Article Was Written/Published By:
6 former EPA bosses call for agency reset after election
Six former Environmental Protection Agency chiefs are calling for an agency reset after President Donald Trump’s regulation-chopping, industry-minded first term Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/6-former-epa-bosses-call-agency-reset-election-rcna78 Droolin’ Dog sniffed…
Trump has a habit of seeking to bypass the US Constitution – here's why his latest executive order circus matters
The president may find that his latest stunt backfires, particularly if he annoys his own party Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/trump-2020-election-us-constitution-coronavirus-executive-order-a9664916.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and…
California judge orders Uber, Lyft to reclassify drivers as employees
Uber and Lyft must reclassify their California drivers as employees under a preliminary injunction granted Monday by a San Francisco judge. Why it matters: The…
“Free enterprise no longer exists”: The transformation of the Fed
The Federal Reserve is undergoing an overhaul. Conceived to keep inflation in check and oversee the country’s money supply, the central bank is now essentially…
Trump lashes out at Republican who called his executive orders 'unconstitutional slop'
‘President Obama did not have the power to unilaterally rewrite immigration law with DACA, and President Trump does not have the power to unilaterally rewrite…
More Americans than ever are giving up their US citizenship
Nearly 6,000 people gave up their US citizenship in the first half of 2020, reports CNN. This is a sharp increase over the same time…
A white person and a Black person vote by mail. Whose ballot is more likely to be rejected?
The changes states are scrambling to make ahead of November to help protect voters from COVID-19 could disproportionately disenfranchise people of color. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/white-person-black-person-vote-mail-same-state-whose-ballot-n1234126 Droolin’…
The Black, Millennial Mayor Who Tore Down His City’s White Monuments
RICHMOND, Va.—At noon on June 2, more than a thousand people thronged the plaza outside city hall to hold the young mayor to account. The…
Schumer declines to say whether Trump executive orders are legal, but says they don’t ‘do the job’
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Sunday declined to get into the legal issues surrounding four coronavirus executive orders issued by President Trump on…
New postmaster general overhauls USPS leadership amid probe into mail delays
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy announced an overhaul of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Friday, removing the top two officials in charge of day-to-day operations as…
California county will pay people diagnosed with coronavirus $1,250 to stay home
Policy director Vanessa Cedeño says many residents ‘just could not afford to lose two weeks’ worth of wages to quarantine and isolate’ Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/coronavirus-california-alameda-county-stipend-stay-home-a9660536.html Droolin’…
Trump’s National Guard deployments shouldn’t be legal. Here’s how to stop them.
A path has been laid for future presidents to make the National Guard their own personal security force. Unless we act, we are inviting future…
17th immigrant dies in ICE custody, double last fiscal year
Seventeen immigrants have died in ICE custody this fiscal year, more than twice as many as the eight that died last year. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/17th-immigrant-dies-ice-custody-twice-many-last-fiscal-year-n1236152 Droolin’…
Michigan GOP official refuses calls to resign while continuing to publicly use n-word
A Republican official in Leelanau County, Mich., is rejecting calls for his resignation after he used the n-word at a public meeting and is also…
Mike Pence attacks Chief Justice John Roberts as “disappointement to conservatives”
Vice President Mike Pence is taking aim at Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, calling him a “disappointment to conservatives” after failing to vote as…
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