Amy Sterling Casil

Trump ‘Infuriated’ At Steve Bannon, Republican Leaders After Luther Strange Loses Alabama Senate Race

CNN reported that Donald Trump was “infuriated” at Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other members of his political team, including his son-in-law Jared Kushner, for convincing him to back losing Senate candidate Luther Strange in Alabama’s runoff election Tuesday. He unleashed a “barrage of angry venting” aboard Air Force One after watching Fox News […]

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Equifax Knew It Was Hacked In March: Over 140 Million Customers Affected, You Could Be Eligible For Money?

The latest news about Equifax puts the company in an even worse situation than last week. Bloomberg Technology reported September 18 that Equifax was hacked in March 2017, almost five months before the company reported a massive theft of over 150 million personal records in September. NBC News and others reported that Susan Mauldin, Equifax’s […]

6y ago

Equifax Data Hack: What You Need To Know And Do About Your Credit And Personal Information

If you heard about the massive Equifax hack, should you go to the company’s website to see if you are one of the ones whose personal information was stolen? So many records were affected that odds are your information could have been stolen. You need to know what really happened and how it could affect […]

6y ago

Mexico Earthquake 8.1 Strongest In 100 Years: Dozens Reported Killed

A massive earthquake struck southern Mexico overnight, killing at least 32 people and causing extensive damage. The magnitude 8.1 quake was centered about 74 miles off the Mexican coast and the state of Chiapas. President Enrique Pena Nieto said the quake was the strongest felt in Mexico in 100 years. Aftershocks in the 5.0 to […]

6y ago

Trump Backs Harvey Aid, Changes Priorities, Breaks With Republicans

President Donald Trump is supporting the Democrat plan to bundle aid for Hurricane Harvey together with extending the federal debt ceiling and continue funding government operations. En route to a speech in North Dakota aboard Air Force One, the president told reporters on the plane that the deal would be “very good.” The decision followed […]

6y ago

‘Chandra Levy: An American Murder Mystery’ Probes Unsolved Case: Who Is Chandra Levy?

The nation was shocked when 24 year-old Washington, D.C., intern Chandra Levy disappeared while jogging on May 1, 2001. After more than a year of searching, she was presumed dead, her fate a mystery. Then, her bones were found in D.C.’s Rock Creek Park on May 22, 2002. If she had lived, she would be […]

6y ago

Western States Heatwave And Wildfires: Are Smoke, Damage Worst Over Labor Day Weekend Ever?

A second fire in Southern California, the #PalmerFire, burned thousands of acres along with Los Angeles’ destructive #LaTuna fire Sunday as wildfires raged throughout Southern and Northern California. The western states’ heatwave is contributing to fire danger as temperatures in the southern San Francisco Bay Area topped 115 degrees on September 2. San Francisco recorded […]

6y ago

Afghanistan: Pentagon Confirms 11,000 Troops, 2,600 More Than Reported Earlier

Pentagon spokesperson Dana White announced Wednesday that there are approximately 11,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan. This number represents about 2,600 more troops than has been previously reported by dozens of news agencies and the Pentagon. White said the larger numbers were intended to provide more transparency and improve public knowledge about U.S. “involvement in overseas […]

6y ago

bernie sanders

‘Bernie Sanders Guide To Political Revolution Book: Number 1’ For Teens Now Available

Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution for teens hit stores Tuesday and is ranked No. 1 in Teen and Young Adult books for social issues, politics, and biographies on Amazon. The book covers several relevant issues, including a livable wage, affordable college, climate change, immigration reform, and police and prison reform. Today’s teens are “the […]

6y ago

Fast-Moving Fire Closes California State Route 41 In Yosemite: Evacuations For Fish Camp, Tenaya Lodge

California State Route 41 in Yosemite is closed at Tenaya Lodge in the north and Cedar Valley Road in the south due to a new fire in the Sierra National Forest that broke out at approximately 12:20 p.m. At 12:53 p.m., the fire was about 50 feet from the road near the Sugar Pine Railroad. […]

6y ago

joss whedon

‘Buffy’ And ‘Avengers’ Director Joss Whedon: Ex-Wife Slams Him For ‘Hypocrisy’ About Feminism

Buffy and Avengers director Joss Whedon’s ex-wife, Kai Cole, penned a scathing blog post on August 20 for The Wrap, revealing that during their 17-year marriage, Whedon’s “feminism” was for public consumption only. Whedon and Cole separated in April, 2012, Us Weekly reported, and Whedon filed for divorce on December 8, 2012. The divorce was […]

6y ago

Dick Gregory: Fasting For Human Rights Contributed To Death From Bacterial Infection And Heart Failure

Dick Gregory, the groundbreaking 84-year-old stand-up comedian and civil rights activist, died Saturday in Washington, D.C., from heart failure resulting from a severe bacterial infection, his son Christian told the Associated Press. Years of fasting for human rights “damaged his vasculature system,” ABC News reported. The comedian’s publicist and longtime friend, Steve Jaffe, told the […]

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