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Sen. Bernie Sanders doesn’t get enough credit for his sense of humor. On Thursday, the 2020 Democratic presidential candidate tweeted out his comprehensive plans to legalize marijuana and combat “the destructive war on drugs.” The tweet was shared at exactly 4:20 p.m. ET, which was an obvious wink to the cannabis culture. As of now, weed […]
Gunfire erupted on the streets of the Mexican city of Culiacán on Thursday as word got out that authorities had captured Ovidio Guzmán López, son of El Chapo. The city of Culiacán, home of the El Chapo’s Sinaloa cartel, was filled with the sound of sniper rifles and the sight of masked men on trucks […]
Rep. Elijah Cummings of Baltimore is dead at the age of 68. Cummings died early Thursday at Johns Hopkins Hospital due to “complications concerning longstanding health challenges,” per CBS News. In a statement, Maryland Democratic Party chairperson (and Cummings’ wife) Maya Rockeymoore Cummings recalled the Democratic leader’s decades-long work toward a stronger and more viable democracy for all. “Congressman […]
After announcing his decision to pull US troops from northeastern Syria, Donald Trump issued a warning to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan: “Don’t be a tough guy.” According to a letter obtained by Fox Business’ Trish Regan, Trump urged Erdogan to excercise military restraint and reach a peaceful resolution with Kurdish General Mazloum Kobani. The letter was dated […]
There are a ton of things that can get political ads removed from Facebook. Outright lying isn’t one of them, however. A new report from BuzzFeed News found that over 150 ads had been removed for employing fake button graphics, leading to bad landing pages or containing profanity. “Facebook has removed more than 160 ads […]
Rolling Loud Hong Kong, which was scheduled to go down October 19-20, has been canceled due to security concerns, Pollstar reports. “After consulting with security experts, it has been determined that it is not possible to organize the upcoming Rolling Loud Hong Kong edition as we had hoped without endangering the safety and well-being of […]
LeBron James spoke to reporters about the fallout from Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey‘s tweet supporting the protests in Hong Kong. Lakers’ LeBron James on NBA’s China controversy: “I don’t want to get into a … feud with Daryl Morey but I believe he wasn’t educated on the situation at hand and he spoke.” pic.twitter.com/KKrMNU0dKR — Ben […]
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been pretty busy ever since President Donald Trump threatened to sue his company back in June. The 35-year-old has reportedly been hosting “informal talks and off-the-record dinners,” with right-wing figures since July, according to Politico. He’s been talking with conservative pundits and lawmakers about issues such as free speech and […]
A 10-year-old girl has died after she was flung from a ride during an annual harvest festival in New Jersey, CNN reports. According to a statement from state police, the girl was ejected at 6:18 p.m. on Saturday. They state that the attraction she was on at the time was a Wisdom Super Sizzler ride […]
Gregg Popovich is fed up with President Donald Trump. The San Antonio Spurs head coach did not mince words in his response to the president, who last week called out Popovich and Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr in wake of the NBA’s current controversy with China. “All I did was make a comparison between Adam […]
