Former President TrumpDonald TrumpPennsylvania’s GOP-controlled Senate to spend up to 0K on election investigation Trump congratulates Rittenhouse on acquittal The Memo: Rittenhouse verdict reverberates across polarized nation MORE congratulated Kyle Rittenhouse after a jury found him not guilty of all charges at the conclusion of his homicide trial in Kenosha, Wis., Friday afternoon. A jury in…Continue Reading
Many Americans reacted with rage — and many others with delight — on Friday after 18-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted on all counts relating to the shooting deaths of two men during protests in Kenosha, Wis., last year.The verdict, and the split-screen reaction to it, served as the latest example of how deeply the nation…Continue Reading
President BidenJoe BidenPennsylvania’s GOP-controlled Senate to spend up to 0K on election investigation Biden’s pick for Arizona’s US Attorney confirmed by Senate Overnight Health Care — Presented by Emergent Biosolutions — Boosters for all MORE’s physician on Friday determined he was healthy and fit to execute the duties of the presidency following his annual physical…Continue Reading
Warning: Spoilers ahead for the Amazon Prime Video series, The Wheel of Time The Wheel of Time, a fantasy TV show based on the novel series of the same name by Robert Jordan, premiered Nov. 19 on Amazon Prime Video, bringing new audiences and longtime fans alike to an adaptation of an expansive story. Developed…Continue Reading
Jurors make their decisions in isolation. The problem is that in some cases, their verdicts can have sweeping consequences. The case of Kyle Rittenhouse is one of those cases. A Wisconsin jury acquitted him of all charges relating to his conduct in the streets of Kenosha in August 2020 that left two men dead and…Continue Reading
A week after The New York Times Presents: Framing Britney Spears debuted on FX and Hulu, this past February, Justin Timberlake took to Instagram with what was presumably a response. “I am deeply sorry for the times in my life where my actions have contributed to the problem, where I spoke out of turn, or…Continue Reading
On Nov. 9, Cuban journalist Elaine Diaz was trying to send out a newsletter to the subscribers of Periodismo de Barrio, her watchdog news site covering human rights issues on the island, when she got an error message on her screen. The U.S.-based service she had been using, MailChimp, had suddenly and unexpectedly eliminated her…Continue Reading
On Nov. 18, Muhammad Aziz and Khalil Islam—convicted of the 1965 assassination of Malcolm X—were exonerated after serving more than 20 years in prison. When I saw the news I thought, wow, this is significant. To get to this point of reexamination; to exonerate these two men—one posthumously because he is no longer with us…Continue Reading
Lick those fingers clean, Jimmy, because the holiday deals, deals, deals are already getting piped from the communal icing bag. As we speak, my sweet gingerbread folk, the price elves are hard at work slashing Benjamins so that you can get a head start on finding not only the best holiday gifts and deals for…Continue Reading
It can be hard to buy gifts for music lovers. Anyone who is capable of sparking an hour-long debate over the advantages of mono mixing, or the superiority of New Order over Joy Division, or the very important reasons they’re still running WinAmp over Spotify tend to be pretty uncompromising in their tastes. How to…Continue Reading