October 2019

For Once, Republicans Break With Trump, but Not on Impeachment

The opinions of Mr. Blunt and his colleagues also align with those of much of the Republican foreign policy establishment, current and former top members of the military, and many conservative media commentators, bolstering their willingness to speak out. There truly is strength in numbers. Just a few Republicans — notably Senators Rand Paul of […]

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MedMen’s ends blockbuster deal adding to cannabis stock woes

Marijuana stocks have come down hard from their highs a year ago, and the skid isn’t just spooking investors. On Tuesday, MedMen Enterprises Inc., which sells legal cannabis in California and 11 other states, backed out of a blockbuster deal to buy PharmaCann, a Chicago-based marijuana company with operations in eight states. In its announcement,

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Facebook’s Hands-Off Approach to Political Speech Gets Impeachment Test

“Facebook already helped elect Donald Trump once because they were asleep at the wheel while Russia attacked our democracy — allowing fake, foreign accounts to run ad campaigns to influence our elections,” Ms. Warren wrote. Facebook declined to comment. The ad the Biden campaign asked Facebook to take down, released by the Trump campaign on

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In Trump, Turkey’s Erdogan Keeps Finding a Sympathetic Ear

WASHINGTON — Three times over the past year, President Trump has spoken with Turkey’s leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and told Mr. Erdogan what he wanted to hear. Last December, Mr. Trump stunned his own national security team by abruptly deciding to pull American troops out of Syria, clearing the way for Mr. Erdogan’s long-sought incursion

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Blind and visually impaired women are checking for breast cancer in Colombia

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women – and the most deadly. Early detection is critical to improve women’s chance of survival. In Colombia, the project Manos que Salvan Vidas – Hands that Save Lives – trains blind and visually impaired women to screen for signs of breast cancer. It’s an approach based

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Mila Kunis Wants To Do ‘Real Housewives’ With Ashton Kutcher And, Um, Yes Please

Since Demi Moore is done airing most of Ashton Kutcher’s dirty laundry in her new memoir, what’s the harm in sharing just a little bit more every week for millions to watch? Mila Kunis, a noted reality TV die-hard, revealed that she once propositioned her husband about potentially joining the cast of Bravo’s “Real Housewives of Beverly

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