https://apple.news/AvICkAx-UQVmLSwyQYdaO6A 7 questions about migration and the US-Mexico border, answered Record numbers of people crossed the US border last year. Here’s a guide to understanding what’s happening. By Abdallah Fayyad, Nicole Narea, and Andrew Prokop Feb 9, 2024, 6:00am EST Migrants walk towards the US-Mexico border wall for processing by US Border Patrol agents in February 2024. The biggest … Continue reading 7 Q&A about migration and the U.S.-Mexico border, answered
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Fully funded IRS audits collecting twice the taxes due that were expected
https://apple.news/ANbIn2jLtQY-pOD_Rcf-jYQ Biden invested big in more tax audits. A new IRS analysis claims it’s working. A fully funded IRS would bring in twice as much money as they previously thought, a Treasury report finds. By Dylan Matthewsdylan@vox.com Feb 7, 2024, 7:00am EST Dylan Matthews is a senior correspondent and head writer for Vox's Future Perfect section and has … Continue reading Fully funded IRS audits collecting twice the taxes due that were expected
How to listen to oral arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court on state’s ability to exclude Trump from ballot — 10am-11:30am 2/7/24
This helpful page from one of my followers has all of the info you need about where to find the livestream if you're in a position to listen to it (and have the interest): https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/how-to-listen-to-donald-trumps-14th-amendment-case-at-the-supreme-court How To Listen To Donald Trump’s 14th Amendment Case at the Supreme Court February 5, 2024 | by NCC Staff More … Continue reading How to listen to oral arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court on state’s ability to exclude Trump from ballot — 10am-11:30am 2/7/24
Researcher estimates 65,000 women who became pregnant as a result of rape lived in states forbidding abortion
https://apple.news/Apu7yHPdXSHywLWCC_XAJ7Q Raped, pregnant and in an abortion ban state? Researchers gauge how often it happens JANUARY 24, 2024, 11:02 AM ET HEARD ON ALL THINGS CONSIDERED Selena Simmons-Duffin As an abortion provider in Montana, Dr. Samuel Dickman has seen patients routinely who tell him they became pregnant after a rape. His sense was the patients who … Continue reading Researcher estimates 65,000 women who became pregnant as a result of rape lived in states forbidding abortion
Opinion showing how added IRS funding yields multiples of the cost in taxes collected
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/01/18/added-irs-funding-tax-collections/ Opinion Added IRS funding yields many times its costs in tax collections January 18, 2024 at 5:14 p.m. EST Share Comment14 Add to your saved stories Save The Jan. 12 news article “Republicans look to keep deflating an IRS budget pumped up by Biden” presented a very useful picture of the Biden administration’s effort to … Continue reading Opinion showing how added IRS funding yields multiples of the cost in taxes collected
Women finally added to climate summit committee
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/19/women-cop29-climate-summit-committee-backlash Women added to Cop29 climate summit committee after backlash Panel was originally composed of 28 men, a move condemned as ‘regressive’ and ‘shocking’ Damian Carrington, Environment editor, @dpcarrington, Fri 19 Jan 2024 08.42 EST The president of Azerbaijan has added 12 women to the previously all-male organising committee for the Cop29 global climate summit, which the country … Continue reading Women finally added to climate summit committee
ChatGPT needs some parenting just like any youngster
http://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/07/opinion/chatgpt-generative-ai.htmlGUEST ESSAY I Finally Figured Out Who ChatGPT Reminds Me Of Jan. 7, 2024, 9:00 a.m. ET Credit...Photo illustration by The New York Times By Elizabeth Spiers Ms. Spiers, a contributing Opinion writer, is a journalist and a digital media strategist. As the mother of an 8-year-old, and as someone who’s spent the past year experimenting with … Continue reading ChatGPT needs some parenting just like any youngster
Nikki Haley has long avoided criticizing the Confederacy
https://apple.news/AblvVfLJzSse6_44SARMRNw Nikki Haley’s Civil War Comments Were No Accident The former South Carolina governor has long avoided criticizing the confederacy BY ANDREW PEREZ for Rolling Stone, published DECEMBER 28, 2023 Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley at a campaign stop on December 18, 2023 in Nevada, Iowa. SCOTT OLSON/GETTY IMAGES FORMER SOUTH CAROLINA Gov. and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Nikki … Continue reading Nikki Haley has long avoided criticizing the Confederacy
90% of British believe Brexit has been bad for the country
theguardian.com/politics/2023/dec/30/britons-brexit-bad-uk-poll-eu-finances-nhs Brexit has completely failed for UK, say clear majority of Britons – poll Only one in 10 feel leaving the EU has helped their finances, while just 9% say it has benefited the NHS, despite £350m a week pledge according to new poll by Toby Helm, published Sat 30 Dec 2023 11.18 EST A … Continue reading 90% of British believe Brexit has been bad for the country
Migrant Surge overwhelms U.S. border
In the short-term this is a logistical nightmare. In the long run, these people -- all of whom are highly motivated to be here, most of whom are young, could create an economic boom as well as offset our recently aging population. A memorable and unforgettable book on the migrants gutsy and ambitious enough to … Continue reading Migrant Surge overwhelms U.S. border
13 movies that received a perfect score on Rotten Tomatoes this year
https://apple.news/AnQNCSy_rQoaopr2PgzJvUQ 13 movies that received a perfect score on Rotten Tomatoes this year by Kirsten Acuna for Business Insider Dec 26, 2023, 7:46 AM ESTShareSave Stills from "Bobi Wine: The People's President," "The Disappearance of Shere Hite," "A Disturbance in the Force," and "The Teachers' Lounge." BI rounded up the movies that got a 100% … Continue reading 13 movies that received a perfect score on Rotten Tomatoes this year
Maine Secretary of State finds U.S. Constitution disqualifies Trump to become President of U.S.
Here’s a link to yesterday’s opinion by the Maine Secretary of State that Trump is disqualified to run as President: https://www.maine.gov/sos/news/2023/BellowsDecisionChallengeTrumpPrimaryPetitionsDec2023.html
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