Instagram on Sunday announced it was expanding its ban on suicide-related content to include fictional depictions of suicide and self-harm. “We will no longer allow fictional depictions of self-harm or suicide on Instagram, such as drawings or memes or content from films or comics that use graphic imagery,” Instagram head Adam Mosseri said in a blog […]
Read MoreThe Trump administration reinstated some of Ukraine’s trade privileges late Friday, restoring benefits to the eastern European country that had been delayed since August. The White House said it suspended Ukraine’s ability to export some products to the U.S. on a duty-free basis in December 2017 over worries regarding intellectual property rights. President TrumpDonald John […]
Read MoreFormer National Director of Intelligence James ClapperJames Robert ClapperSchiff: Barr ‘weaponizing’ DOJ ‘to go after the president’s enemies’ Top Trump administration officials hail al-Baghdadi raid but stress need for resolve in fighting ISIS Former House Intel Committee Chair: ‘No way we could have’ killed ISIS leader without the Kurds MORE warned Sunday that the U.S. […]
Read MoreSyrian Kurds announced on Sunday that their forces are leaving the Turkish border area, Reuters reported. The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) made this announcement after Turkey and Russia came to an agreement last week under which Syrian guards and Russia military police would patrol a 19-mile zone along Syria’s border with Turkey. The countries […]
Read MoreTen men and women say they either experienced or witnessed sexual harassment by the president of the American Federation of Government Employees, the nation’s largest federal government workers’ union, according to Bloomberg Businessweek. AFGE President J. David Cox has denied the allegations but said that he will take a leave of absence while the union investigates […]
Read MoreKia, General Motors, and other top foreign and American car companies are backing the Trump administration in an ongoing lawsuit with California over fuel economy standards — a new move that splits the auto industry. The Coalition for Sustainable Automotive Regulation, a group backed by General Motors, Toyota North America and several leading foreign car manufacturers, filed the […]
Read MoreThe Justice Department will permit local police officers to wear body cameras during joint task force operations with federal agents in a pilot program, the department announced Monday. The pilot program will allow officers participating on federal task forces to wear cameras when serving arrest warrants and executing search warrants, according to a department press […]
Read MoreThe National Park Service (NPS) is withdrawing a proposal that would have charged protesters for the security costs associated with demonstrating on the National Mall. The controversial proposal spurred 140,000 public comments, with many concerned it would impede First Amendment rights. ADVERTISEMENT Click Here: true religion jean shortSecuring a permit to use the National Mall […]
Read MoreA chief Palestinian negotiator called Monday for a commitment to the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, hitting the Trump administration over its “empty words” as White House senior adviser Jared KushnerJared Corey KushnerPalestinian negotiator hits Trump team’s ’empty words’ in peace talks GOP vows to take new steps to protect Trump The Hill’s Morning Report — […]
Read MoreA United Kingdom–based opioid manufacturer has agreed to pay millions of dollars to a group of states as part of a settlement over how the company marketed its opioid addiction treatment medication. The $700 million settlement between the federal government and states with U.K.-based Reckitt Benckiser Group revolves around allegations that the company kept the price […]
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