Month: August 2017

How Powerball manipulated the odds to make a massive $700 million jackpot – The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/08/22/how-powerball-manipulated-the-odds-to-make-another-massive-jackpot/?utm_term=.03692d43733b Play Video 0:45 Powerball jackpot swells to $700

Elon Musk calls for ban on killer robots before ‘weapons of terror’ are unleashed – The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2017/08/21/elon-musk-calls-for-ban-on-killer-robots-before-weapons-of-terror-are-unleashed/?utm_term=.fc2a8d574add Elon Musk (Getty Photo) Tesla chief

The recent violence in Charlottesville, Va., amplified an ongoing struggle in America about who experiences discrimination and to what extent. Many of the white nationalists

Dems launch full assault on Trump over Charlottesville | TheHill http://thehill.com/homenews/house/347010-dems-use-charlottesville-fallout-to-pressure-gop August 18, 2017 – 06:02 AM EDT Democrats are throwing the kitchen sink at

Mother of woman killed in Charlottesville has ‘no interest’ in speaking with Trump – ABC News http://abcnews.go.com/US/mother-woman-killed-charlottesville-interest-speaking-trump/story?id=49283310 ABC News PlayABC News The mother of Heather

Maryland removes Dred Scott ruling author’s statue – ABC News http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/maryland-removes-dredd-scott-ruling-authors-statue-49289459 ABC News The Associated PressWorkers use a crane to lift the monument dedicated to

The Real Story Behind All Those Confederate Statues – Mother Jones http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2017/08/the-real-story-of-all-those-confederate-statues/ Kevin DrumAug. 15, 2017 8:51 PM Vox points me today to some data

A Gary Cohn resignation would ‘crash the markets’: Jeffrey Sonnenfeld https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/17/a-gary-cohn-resignation-would-crash-the-markets-jeffrey-sonnenfeld.html Berkeley Lovelace Jr. Play Video The markets would crash if top White House economic

WikiLeaks Turned Down Leaks on Russian Government During U.S. Presidential Campaign | Foreign Policy http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/08/17/wikileaks-turned-down-leaks-on-russian-government-during-u-s-presidential-campaign/ August 17, 2017 In the summer of 2016, as WikiLeaks

Trump embraces culture war with call to preserve Confederate statues – The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-embraces-culture-war-with-call-to-preserve-confederate-statues/2017/08/17/86f57c3c-8368-11e7-ab27-1a21a8e006ab_story.html?utm_term=.48f5d2586e4e President Trump on Thursday assumed the role of leading spokesman