Puerto Rico Finally Admits It Wildly Underestimated Hurricane Maria Death Toll
Efrain Diaz Figueroa, right, walks by the remains of the house of his sister destroyed by Hurricane Maria in San Juan, Puerto.Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This morning, the Puerto Rican government finally admitted that its official death toll for Hurricane Maria was a wild underestimate. A…
Judge Slams Administration for Trying to Deport Family While Case Is in Court
Attorney General Jeff Sessions could be held in contempt of court if the government does not cease these deportations.Alex Brandon/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. A federal judge slammed the Trump administration on Thursday for trying to deport a mother and daughter to El Salvador while their case is still…
A Long-Shot Democrat Now Has a Chance at Congress After Trump’s Buddy Got Indicted
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. When Nate McMurray, the long-shot Democratic candidate in New York’s ruby-red 27th District, went out for a jog on an 88-degree Wednesday morning, he had just four campaign volunteers and a hair’s breadth of a chance to unseat Rep. Chris Collins (R-NY). Then, everything changed. …
It’s Cheatin’ Time For OPEC
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Remember the good old days when OPEC members would all agree to lower production but then all of them would cheat because they needed more revenue? Apparently those days are back: The world’s largest oil exporter has told OPEC it cut output in July, according…
Argentina’s Senate Votes to Reject Legal Abortion
Supporters of legal abortion comfort each other after senators rejected the bill.Eitan Abramovich/AFP/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In a highly anticipated vote, Argentinian senators early Thursday rejected a bill that would have legalized abortion for pregnancies no further along than 14 weeks. The vote, which followed 16 hours of…
New York Just Became the First City to Give Uber Drivers a Minimum Wage
Taxi medallion owners and drivers at a March protest in front of New York City Hall . Erik Mcgregor/Pacific Press/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Wednesday, the New York City Council passed a landmark set of bills aimed directly at Uber and other ride-hailing services that will force the companies…