2020

Faulty Iowa App Was Part of Push to Restore Democrats’ Digital Edge

The faulty smartphone app behind the chaotic aftermath of Iowa’s Democratic caucuses was the work of a little-known company called Shadow Inc. that was founded by veterans of Hillary Clinton’s unsuccessful presidential campaign, and whose previous work was marked by a string of failures, including a near bankruptcy. The app grew out of a broader […]

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7-Year-Old Comedian Torches Simon Cowell On ‘America’s Got Talent’

Pint-sized put-down artist JJ Pantano insulted the heck out of “America’s Got Talent” judge Simon Cowell on Monday’s semifinal “Champions” edition. And he relished every second. JJ, a former Golden Buzzer recipient on “Australia’s Got Talent,” went after the other panelists as well, but saved his best for Cowell. Noting that Cowell had expressed a

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As forests burn around the world, drinking water is at risk

Fabric curtains stretch across the huge Warragamba Dam to trap ash and sediment expected to wash off wildfire-scorched slopes and into the reservoir that holds 80% of untreated drinking water for the Greater Sydney area. In Australia‘s national capital of Canberra, where a state of emergency was declared on Friday because of an out-of-control forest

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How Senators Explain Their Votes in Trump’s Impeachment Trial

WASHINGTON — After spending nearly two weeks confined to their desks and forbidden from speaking, senators took turns on the Senate floor on Tuesday announcing whether they planned to vote to convict or acquit President Trump when they render a verdict on Wednesday in the third presidential impeachment trial in the nation’s history. The bitterly

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