As the Europe Commission stands by the Spanish government’s efforts to quash Catalonia’s independence referendum, the U.N. human rights chief is demanding an investigation into allegations of abuse by state police forces as the regional government is launching its own investigation into violence that left nearly 900 people injured this weekend. “With hundreds of people…
Read moreWhen FCC Chairman Won't Condemn Trump's Threats Against Free Press: 'Worry'
While advocates of press freedom condemned the comments and lawmakers urged the Federal Communication Commission to specifically rebuke them, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has so far refused to denounce President Donald Trump’s threats to strip news outlets of their “licenses”—something he himself doesn’t have the power to do but which critics say speaks directly to…
Read more'Too Little, Too Late': Critics Denounce Trump-Linked Energy Firm's Apology for Puerto Rico Threat
Critics were unimpressed on Thursday by an apology issued by Whitefish Energy, the small Montana-based firm that was given a $300 million no-bid contract to restore Puerto Rico’s electricity grid, after it threatened San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz via Twitter. “Lame” was the word used by Splinter News to describe the company’s apology for…
Read moreUS Slammed As 'Heinous Gangsters' After Trump Labels North Korea as Terror Sponsor
North Korea’s hostile response to the U.S. decision to label the isolated country a terrorist state was alarming to many on Wednesday—but critics of the Trump administration’s aggressive approach to foreign policy were not surprised by Pyongyang’s statement, having warned that further antagonizing North Korea was both dangerous and unproductive. Two days after the U.S….
Read moreDespite 'Misinformation' Campaign by Telecom Industry, Municipal Broadband Wins in Colorado
Defying a well-financed “misinformation” campaign by major cable and telecom companies to quash competition, the city of Fort Collins, Colorado has approved a ballot measure to invest $150 million in a city-owned broadband utility, while more than a dozen municipalities across the state voted this week in favor of locally-controlled internet. Although the Fort Collins measure—known as…
Read moreGOP candidate: Sexual misconduct allegations against Trump need to be investigated
An Arizona Republican state senator running in an upcoming special House election on Friday signaled support for an investigation into the allegations of sexual misconduct against President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action…
Read morePence endorses challenger in Texas congressional primary runoff
Vice President Pence on Tuesday endorsed Bunni Pounds in the Republican primary runoff election for Texas’s 5th Congressional District. Pence touted Pounds on Twitter as a “strong conservative” who “will be a great supporter of the MAGA agenda,” referring to President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump…
Read moreMichael Slager, Police Officer Who Murdered Walter Scott, Sentenced to Twenty Years
Michael Slager, the police officer in South Carolina who murdered 50-year-old Walter Scott by shooting him in the back in 2015 was sentenced to twenty years in prison on Thursday—a rare case in which video evidence taken by a bystander led to an officer being held to account for taking the life of an unarmed…
Read moreWhile US Attacks Net Neutrality, UK Makes High-Speed Internet 'Legal Right'
While last week the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rolled back net neutrality rules that allowed the internet to be regulated as a public utility, the United Kingdom announced Wednesday that by 2020, high-speed internet will be a legal right for all British households and businesses. Rejecting an offer from the British communications company BT…
Read moreMiro to make AEW in-ring debut on Dynamite
Miro will be competing in his first match on AEW on Dynamite. Tony Khan made the announcement prior to Tuesday’s special one hour edition of Dynamite. He noted that a full announcement would be coming on Wednesday. “Our Late Night Dynamite 1 hour special next on TNT will be great wrestling, + tomorrow’s Live show…
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