Apple Is Doing More to Police Facebook Than the US Government
Giannis Alexopoulos/NurPhoto/ZUMA Press Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. When Apple said on Wednesday that, in response to a revelation that Facebook was monitoring minors’ cellphone usage, it would curtail the platform’s ability to distribute apps, it overshadowed the US government as a regulator of the company’s privacy practices. Apple’s action comes after…
Inside the Crazy and Vicious Feud Between Roger Stone and Jerome Corsi—and Why It Matters
US conservative political activist Jerome Corsi speaks outside the US Federal District Courthouse in Washington, DC, on January 3, 2019. Paul Handley/AFP/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Roger Stone dedicated his 2017 book about President Donald Trump’s election to three people: Richard Nixon, the late president whose face is…
Report: Immigration Applications Are Seeing “Crisis-Level” Delays Under the Trump Administration
Immigrants at a naturalization ceremony in Los Angeles, California. Damian Dovarganes/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Over the past two fiscal years, case processing times for immigrants applying for legal status and other benefits have surged by 46 percent, causing “crisis-level delays,” according to a report released Wednesday by the American Immigration Lawyers Association. US…
House Democrats Just Told the Pentagon to Redo Its Climate Change Report
A hospital shit evacuates Naval Station Norfolk in preparation for Hurricane Florence.Jennifer Hunt/US Navy via AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Earlier this month, the Pentagon released a landmark report that identified the 79 American military installations most vulnerable to the “effects of a changing climate.” The 22-page filing frankly acknowledged the…
Mitch McConnell Admits That Republicans Lose When More People Vote
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill on Tuesday.J. Scott Applewhite/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Democrats have long accused Republicans of restricting access to the ballot because Republicans are likelier to win when fewer people vote. On Wednesday, the GOP leader in the Senate appeared…
There’s a Bigger Difference Between 6 and 10 Than You Think
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. What the hell? This is exactly what it looks like. A large research university decided to switch its teaching evaluation surveys from a 10-point scale to a 6-point scale. In most fields, this made little difference. But in fields that are traditionally male-dominated, the enormous…