Seismic event or overblown rebrand: Local search experts weigh in on ‘death’ of Google My Business

Just over a month ago, Google announced that it would be making some important changes to Google My Business, the platform that recently further asserted its dominance over other local pack ranking factors in Whitespark’s annual Local Ranking Factors survey. Image: Whitespark. These changes included retiring the Google My Business name in favor of “Google…Continue Reading

Devin Nunes’ resignation from Congress marks the end of an error

Eight years ago, as House GOP leaders struggled to deal with their most far-right members, one House Republican blasted the conservatives’ intransigence. It would not be enough to describe these Republican hardliners as “lemmings,” the GOP lawmaker said in 2013, “because jumping to your death is not enough” for them. He added that it made…Continue Reading

This bad faith conservative argument blames liberals for the Michigan school shooting

It didn’t take long for the right to blame the left for America’s deadliest school shooting in three years. Just four days after the tragic shooting that left four people dead and seven others injured at Oxford High School in Oxford Township, Michigan, Fox News host Jeanine Pirro put the blame on “liberal school personnel”…Continue Reading

The Supreme Court broke the Voting Rights Act. Texas is proof.

The Justice Department sued Texas on Monday, challenging its newly drawn electoral maps at both the state and congressional levels. At its core, the lawsuit claims that Texas’ new maps discriminate against the state’s “growing minority electorate.” And clearly, they do. The problem with the lawsuit is not its factual premise; it is the significant…Continue Reading

Chris Hayes: David Perdue’s governor bid is about one thing and one thing only

Chris Hayes: Get your booster shot right now.02:52Ex-D.C. guard official: Michael Flynn’s brother lied to Congress about Jan. 606:33Chris Hayes: David Perdue’s governor bid is about one thing and one thing only08:47Schiff: Jeffrey Clark has ‘genuine’ medical reason for postponing deposition07:08‘Ethan, don’t do it’: Prosecutor’s chilling details on parents of Michigan shooter07:07Mark Meadows now calling…Continue Reading

Woman Shares Story of Surviving an Abortion, Says Her Life Is a ‘Miracle over and over Again’

A woman who says she survived a saline abortion when she was in utero says her life is a “miracle over and over again.”Melissa Ohden, 44, told Faithwire that her birth mother was forced to have an abortion, but Ohden survived.“I am one of the babies who have lived to tell their story of a…Continue Reading

Former Senator, WWII Veteran, Presidential Nominee Bob Dole Dead at 98

World War II veteran, Kansas Senator and Republican presidential nominee Bob Dole passed away in his sleep on Sunday. He was 98.According to the Associated Press, Dole’s wife, Elizabeth Dole, broke the news on social media. In February of this year, Dole announced that he was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer.“Senator Bob Dole has left…Continue Reading

Chicago Pastor Camps Out for 100 Days to Raise Awareness about Gun Violence

A Chicago pastor recently embarked on a 100 Day “tent-a-thon” to combat the city’s near-record levels of gun violence.Late last month, Pastor Corey Brooks, founder of Project H.O.O.D., began a 100-day campout to end gun violence and poverty in his Woodlawn neighborhood. Brooks will reside in a tent above eight shipping containers at 6615 S.…Continue Reading

Chris Cuomo Accused of Sexual Harassment, Fired from CNN

A former colleague of the now-fired CNN anchor Chris Cuomo is accusing him of sexual harassment, according to NPR.The news comes just after CNN fired Cuomo from his role at the news station after “new information came to light about his involvement with his brother’s defense.”According to NPR, a former colleague of Cuomo’s at ABC…Continue Reading