Month: October 2020
Digital vote-by-mail applications in most states are inaccessible to people with disabilities
The 2020 election is without a doubt going to be the biggest one in history for voting by mail, but people with disabilities may find it rather difficult to apply for their ballot, since according to an audit by Deque,
Read MoreAmy Coney Barrett, Trump’s Supreme Court Pick, Signed Anti-Abortion Ad – The New York Times
Amy Coney Barrett, Trump’s Supreme Court Pick, Signed Anti-Abortion Ad The New York Times Sen. Feinstein, Dems formally ask for delay in Amy Coney Barrett confirmation Fox News Biden deflects yet again on court packing questions: ‘I’m not going to play Trump’s
Read MoreDaily Crunch: Google commits $1B to pay publishers
Google is paying a lot of money for its news licensing program, Microsoft announces an affordable laptop and Facebook says it won’t accept ads casting doubts on the election. This is your Daily Crunch for October 1, 2020. The big
Read MoreBorat’s back, offering VP Pence his daughter in trailer for new sequel
Sacha Baron Cohen returns as Kazakh journalist in the US on a ‘secret mission’; film to be released on Amazon Prime shortly before US election
Read MoreHow three prior pandemics triggered massive societal shifts
Before March of this year, few probably thought disease could be a significant driver of human history. Not so anymore. People are beginning to understand that the little changes COVID-19 has already ushered in or accelerated – telemedicine, remote work,
Read MoreCourt Rules Edward Snowden Must Pay More Than $5 Million From Memoir And Speeches
A U.S. District Court sided with the Justice Department, arguing that by publishing 2019’s Permanent Record, Snowden violated nondisclosure agreements signed while working for the NSA and CIA. (Image credit: Armando Franca/AP)
Read MoreSuspected car-ramming at Tel Aviv anti-government protest; no one injured
Police searching for driver after mistakenly allowing him through checkpoint; thousands block city traffic during rally against restrictions during virus lockdown; 12 arrested
Read MorePress Briefing by Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany – Whitehouse.gov
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany Whitehouse.gov Watch live: White House holds press briefing | TheHill The Hill White House shows no signs of backing down from Trump’s refusal to condemn White supremacy CNN ‘I’m tired of it’: Fox News reporter John
Read MoreHow New York’s Orthodox Jewish Community Is Responding To Coronavirus Safety Measures
Avi Greenstein, CEO of Boro Park Jewish Community Council, reflects on the reaction in New York City’s Hasidic communities to tough coronavirus safety measures. (Image credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Read MoreNew Migrant Caravan From Honduras Heads Toward U.S. Border
The new caravan could provide ammunition to President Trump’s re-election campaign, but experts say it was likely it would be broken up and few migrants would reach the U.S. border.
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