Iraq Was Probably A “Mistake,” Said Gen. James Mattis, Trump’s Defense Pick

Trump’s pick for Secretary of Defense, General Mattis, says the Iraq War was “probably a mistake.” Finally, a military general who’s willing to admit that the Iraq War was a mistake.  PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense called the 2003 invasion of Iraq a “mistake,” according to a recording obtained by The Intercept. “Ladies […]

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Audit Finds 99 Percent Of Teacher Evaluations Were Inaccurate Or Incomplete

An independent education research group found that 99 percent of Idaho teacher evaluations reviewed in an audit were completed incorrectly — and sometimes illegally. Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra’s State Department of Education asked the Denver-based consulting group McREL International to screen a random sample of evaluations for accuracy and fidelity to Idaho’s evaluations

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Snowden: Petraeus disclosed more ‘highly classified’ information than I did

In an interview, Edward Snowden criticizes General David Petraeus for disclosing more highly classified information than he did. General Petraeus gave the information to his mistress. Petraeus never spent time in jail and is now being considered for Secretary of State. What a bizarre world we live in.  Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency

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“My Government Ends Here” Renzi Resigns After Losing Italian Referendum: The Full Rundown

An Italian referendum to change the constitution failed by a nearly 60/40 margin. The referendum was pushed by Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. After the referendum failed, Renzi announced he will resign. To summarize, this is what has happened so yet another major blow to the European political status quo: Italy PM Renzi lost by

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North Dakota Tribes, Activists Win After US Denies Permit Needed To Complete Dakota Access Pipeline

The Army Corp of Engineers denies a permit needed to complete the Dakota Access Pipeline. This will require the company to reroute the pipeline or hope Donald Trump changes the ruling on the permit once he takes office.  After months of protests by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North Dakota, among others, the U.S.

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Trump Taps Ben Carson For Secretary Of Housing And Urban Development

Trump picks Ben Carson to be Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Dr. Ben Carson to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development in his incoming administration. “Ben Carson has a brilliant mind and is passionate about strengthening communities and families within those communities,” Trump said in a statement

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Mabus plans to rename Navy Cross to ‘Navy Plus’ medal

Navy Secretary Ray Mabus plans to rename the Navy Cross to the Navy Plus award, Duffel Blog has learned. The change for the nation’s second highest award for military valor comes just before the popular service secretary leaves office next year. Mabus said that the cross, a Christian symbol, could marginalize recipients from other religions. The “plus” sign is more appropriate

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Bitcoin Wallet Service Ordered To Give IRS 3 Years Of User Data

Just when crypto currency users thought that there was an underground economy that the IRS couldn’t touch.  A California federal court judge has called on Coinbase Inc., a bitcoin wallet service, to give the IRS records of American user transactions from 2013 to 2015 to conduct an investigation into potential tax fraud.  Read Full Article

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How An Obscure Rule Lets Law Enforcement Search Any Computer

With today’s amendments to Rule 41, the statute that regulates legal search and seizure, the US Department of Justice has a new weapon to fight cyber crime — but it’s a double-edged sword. The changes expand the FBI’s ability to search multiple computers, phones and other devices across the country, and even overseas, on a single

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Data from BLS report on women’s earnings suggest that raw gender pay gap is explained by age, marriage, hours worked

Of course it is. Anyone who has worked as an upper-level manager in any corporation has experienced this first-hand.  The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) recently releases an annual report every November on the “Highlights of Women’s Earnings” (since the BLS report actually analyzes equally both men’s and women’s earnings, one might ask why the report isn’t

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‘New era of peace’: Trump vows to stop US toppling of regimes during 1st stop of ‘Thank You’ tour

Donald Trump promised a “new era of peace” during the first stop of his “Thank You” tour in Cincinnati, Ohio, vowing that the US will stop trying to overthrow world governments and will cooperate with countries fighting terrorism.  Read Full Article

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This Group Isn’t Affected By High Cancer Risk In U.S. Black Population

Doctors are stumped as to why Caribbean immigrants have among the lowest cancer rates in the U.S.  Public health experts have known that black people face more suffering from cancer than any other group in the United States. Black men have the highest cancer rate of any ethnic group, and both black men and women have the highest

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