July 2019

Pence’s Border Trip Illustrates Conflicting Messages About Detained Migrants

Politics /

Although many people were appalled by footage of adult migrants in conditions that Mr. Connolly said could be mistaken for “a detention center on the border between Saudi Arabia and Yemen,” Trump administration officials might not have minded, according to Dan Stein, the president of the Federation for American Immigration Reform, which advocates tough restrictions […]

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The Sights, Sounds And Realities That Only Butchers Experience

Lifestyle /

“[Butchery] is about respect. It’s not [like] the movie ‘Saw.’” (what was the actual quote here? Was this said to you or from another source?) That’s according to butcher Kate Kavanaugh, the founder and CEO of Western Daughters, a whole-animal butcher shop in Denver. After speaking with butchers and chefs across the country, it’s clear

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Seth Meyers Dunks NYT For Calling Trump’s Rant ‘Racially Infused’ Like A ‘Fancy Drink’

Entertainment /

Seth Meyers socked The New York Times Monday night for failing to call Donald Trump what he is: A blatant racist. The “Late Night” host noted it’s been “obvious from the very first moment he stepped onto the political stage” that Trump “is a racist.” “And that racism is at the core of his political ideology.

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S Korea employers could face jail under harassment law

Business /

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption South Korean news presenters hold a rally on 16 July before submitting a complaint on workplace harassment South Korea has introduced tough new workplace anti-bullying laws with penalties that include jail for employers in some cases. It marks the first time the country has required employers take action against

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Trump abortion rule seen as blow against Planned Parenthood

Lifestyle /

Taxpayer-funded family planning clinics must stop referring women for abortions immediately, the Trump administration says, declaring it will begin enforcing a new regulation hailed by religious conservatives and denounced by medical organizations and women’s rights groups. The head of a national umbrella group representing the clinics said the Republican administration is following “an ideological agenda”

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