Nancy Bailey

Spurred Out Of Service: How Donald Trump Avoided Vietnam

Donald Trump’s history of avoiding the draft has fallen under scrutiny, since his public feud with the parents of a fallen soldier, Humayun Khan, who was killed in 2004 by a car bomb while serving in Iraq. Trump, whom the Gold Star father Khizr Khan said had “sacrificed nothing,” retorted that he had made sacrifices […]

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Donald Trump|Eric Trump

Eric Trump ‘Victim Blaming’ Women, Claims His Father Apologized To Khans

Eric Trump sprang to his father’s defense over Donald’s treatment of the family of a slain Muslim U.S. soldier. Eric Trump said that the Republican nominee had already apologized to the Khans and Gold Star families. However, sources say this is not true. Donald Trump has declined to apologize. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2RKv1JxNYg During an interview on CBS […]

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hillary clinton|Warren Buffett

Warren Buffett Challenges Donald Trump To Tax Return Dual

Warren Buffett launched a blistering attack on Donald Trump for his self-aggrandizing claims about fortune and sacrifice. Speaking at an Omaha rally in support of Hillary Clinton, the investor and philanthropist Buffett fired away at the Republican nominee in a volley of criticism. Before an audience of several thousand, Buffett challenged Trump to agree to […]

7y ago

SeaWorld CEO Says Company Is ‘Trying To Change’

SeaWorld’s CEO said that ending its controversial orca breeding program was the “most difficult” decision he has made. A severe decrease in attendance by younger visitors had influenced the choice, Joel Manby said. He admitted in an exclusive interview with Attraction Magazine that SeaWorld is now “trying to change”. #Seaworld CEO: ending controversial #Blackfish breeding […]

7y ago

Dog Gets Bored Waiting? Crashes Car Into West Virginia Walmart

A dog apparently got tired of waiting for his owner to come out of a West Virginia Walmart, so he took matters into his own paws. The dog, a terrier mix, slid the car into drive, and it slowly ambled across the parking lot while stunned onlookers watched. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNl0b_ECcXU As the canine-driven vehicle approached her, […]

7y ago

Homeless Hero Pit Bull Stabbed Five Times While Saving Georgia Woman

A pit bull risked his life to save a woman from an attacker in Baldwin, Georgia. The pit bull, a 75-pound stray, jumped in front of the woman, leaving himself vulnerable to the knife-wielding attacker, according to DailyMail. Though he was successful in separating the woman from the attacker, the dog was stabbed five times […]

7y ago

Dog Gets New Leash On Life Through New Jersey ASPCA Rehab Center

Belle, a lop-eared Shepherd mix, was one face in a crowd of over 300 animals rescued from an overcrowded dog pound in Alabama. The experience had traumatized the dog so much that even when she was adopted, her first owners returned her after only two days. Belle was terrified and unable to cope with life […]

7y ago

seaworld

Animal Activists Rally For Dolphins At Japanese Embassy In DC

Animal activists rallied at the Embassy of Japan in Washington, D.C., on Friday, calling for an end to the slaughter of dolphins and whales in Taiji, Japan. The Embassy on Massachusetts Avenue played host for three hours in the afternoon to a demonstration organized in protest of the annual killing of whales. The hunt and […]

7y ago

edward snowden|Joseph Gordon-Levitt

What Is Edward Snowden Up To? Posts Tweet: ‘It’s Time’

Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor-turned-whistleblower, posted a cryptic tweet on Wednesday, requesting that former colleagues reconnect with him. Snowden tweeted “It’s time” to his more than 2 million followers. Did you work with me? Have we talked since 2013? Please recontact me securely, or talk to @bartongellman. It’s time. https://t.co/AKmgF5AIDJ — Edward […]

7y ago

JK Rowling

Why Even Harry Potter Fans Are Asking J.K. Rowling To Stop

As the new play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child premieres Saturday, with publicity efforts that some are likening to George Lucas, the word is that J.K. Rowling is wearing out the Harry Potter franchise. Rowling has established an almost weekly tradition of engagement with fans, offering revisions, apologies or explanations about characters to her […]

7y ago

australia

Australian Dingoes Destined To Die After Being Used For Goat Control

Dingoes are becoming the tool of conservationists in Queensland, Australia, who want a herd of goats put to death. The dingoes will be released on an island where the non-native goats have been left to overpopulate. Backlash to Pelorus Island goat control using #dingoes as disposable pest control. https://t.co/hvsQJlwgsV via @DSchwartzOz — Andrew Picone (@andrew_picone) […]

7y ago

U.S. Marine Horse ‘Sgt Reckless’ Awarded Posthumous Medal Of Valor

The U.S. Marine Corps awarded a posthumous medal for outstanding bravery in the line of duty during the bloodiest battles of the Korean War to Sergeant Reckless, a horse. The People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA), an animal charity, awarded Reckless with the Dickin Medal. The animal equivalent of the Victoria Cross, this highest British […]

7y ago

seaworld

Santa Barbara Dolphin Biologist Creates List Of 10 Worst Tanks For Whales: SeaWorld Owns Top Three

A Santa Barbara dolphin biologist has teamed up with international animal protection organization, In Defense of Animals, to create the first-ever 10 Worst Tanks for Dolphins & Whales list. The list was released for facilities in North America, with the SeaWorld as Number One for, “most disappointing”. Dolphin Biologist Creates 10 Worst Tanks 4 Dolphins […]

7y ago

World’s First Solar-Powered Plane Circles The Globe In Historic Flight

https://rumble.com/embed/vd4hv/ In a boon for clean energy, the first round-the-world flight fueled only by solar power made history Tuesday, touching down in Abu Dhabi. The plane, called Solar Impulse 2, had amassed a 25,000-mile journey that began over a year ago. The Swiss-engineered plane had made 16 stops across the world, using no fuel. The […]

7y ago

Dog Missing For Six Years Reunited With Texas Family

Yet another testament to microchipping happened to a Texas family, whose dog went missing nearly seven years ago. The dog, an adorable terrier mix mutt named Corky, escaped his backyard outdoor kennel in 2009, when he was only a year old. At that time, the family lived in the country. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vvpJi0xAyk Jimmy Montez, Corky’s owner, […]

7y ago

montana

Dog Hired To Protect Wildlife At Glacier National Park

A border collie named Gracie is the first dog to be employed by a national park. Her job should come to her naturally. Gracie herds sheep for her owner, Mark Biel, and her job will be to keep bighorn sheep and mountain goats out of the way of tourists at Glacier National Park in Montana. […]

7y ago

Black Lives Matter|nick cannon

Nick Cannon Releases ‘Dallas Flowers’ Video In Memorial Tribute

Nick Cannon, a supporter of Black Lives Matter and an advocate for victims of police brutality, has released a new clip entitled “Dallas Flowers.” Cannon’s piece is a poem which hit YouTube on Sunday, in conjunction with his “Spoken Word Sundays.” The video is a reminder of all those lost in Dallas, as well as […]

7y ago

Boston|pokemon

Boston Tattoo Artist Finishing 151 Pokémon Inks

Boston Tattoo Company’s Alicia Thomas began an ambitious project two years ago. She wanted to tattoo 151 Pokémon characters on 151 different customers. Thomas began her quest before the height of the Pokémon GO mobile app. But she has reached a block in the process, like a bottle of dried-up ink. A Somerville tattoo artist’s […]

7y ago

Blair Witch The Sequel: Following The River Of Movie Mistakes?

Lionsgate blew the roof off the cinema with an unsuspecting twist on Friday at Comic-con, when they screened the entire, finished version of The Woods, in a surprise reveal: It is actually the third movie in the Blair Witch series. Simply titled Blair Witch, the film was filmed covertly last summer. It brings an entirely […]

7y ago

Ted Cruz Says He Is No Puppy Dog For ‘The Donald Trump Show’

The Republican National Convention has been rife with controversy, crowning Donald Trump as the Republican presidential nominee despite heavy protest. The upheaval included jeers at Ted Cruz, who said on Wednesday that he wasn’t ready to endorse Trump. Cruz doubled down on his reluctance today. MoveOn members joined with local organizers around Ohio to respond […]

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