Archive for December, 2019:

Mitch McConnell says there’s ‘no chance’ Trump will be removed from office

Date: Dec 13 2019
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Thursday that he didn’t believe any Republicans in the Senate planned to vote to remove President Donald Trump from office should the House impeach him next week, saying he even expected some Democrats ...Read More »

‘Hazardous material’ that cleared school bus turns out to be Axe body spray

Date: Dec 13 2019
Thirty students were evacuated from a Florida school bus on Monday in what the driver reported as a possible “hazardous materials” incident.This article originally appeared on HuffPost.Read more... Read More »

U.K.’s Boris Johnson claims Brexit mandate as Tories secure majority

Date: Dec 13 2019
LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party has won a thumping majority of seats in Britain's Parliament — a decisive outcome to a Brexit-dominated election that should allow Johnson to fulfill his plan to take the U.K. out ...Read More »

Ravens clinch AFC North title, and likely MVP for Lamar Jackson, in rout of Jets

Date: Dec 13 2019
The Baltimore Ravens clinched their sixth AFC North title in franchise history with a Thursday Night Football win over the New York Jets. Like he’s done all season, Lamar Jackson showed exactly why we should be expecting even more from ...Read More »

House panel delays Trump impeachment vote

Date: Dec 13 2019
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Judiciary Committee abruptly postponed a historic vote late Thursday on articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, shutting down a 14-hour session that dragged with partisanship but had been expected to end with the charges ...Read More »

Can drinking coffee actually reduce dementia risk?

Date: Dec 12 2019
A new study from The Institute for Scientific Information on Coffee says that drinking coffee may reduce the risk of developing neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.“Research suggests that a higher intake of coffee and caffeine, up to 5 cups of coffee per ...Read More »

Pastor who says Jews are going to hell speaks at Trump’s Hanukkah party

Date: Dec 12 2019
President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at tackling anti-Semitism on college campuses on Wednesday ― but one of the speakers at the event has said that Jews are going to hell. This article originally appeared on HuffPost.Read more... Read More »

‘Survivor’ contestant kicked off show after more allegations of inappropriate behavior

Date: Dec 12 2019
Host Jeff Probst surprised the remaining Survivor  contestants the morning after tribal council and informed them that for the first time in the history of the show, one of the players had been removed from the game. “So I just spoke privately with Dan ...Read More »

Rupert Murdoch’s son buys $150M Bel Air mansion, setting California record

Date: Dec 12 2019
Chartwell, the Bel Air compound long considered one of L.A.’s most epic estates, has transferred for an unprecedented $150 million, easily enough to rank as the most expensive California home ever sold. The amount is also the second-biggest on record ...Read More »

Trump signs order targeting college anti-Semitism

Date: Dec 12 2019
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday targeting what his administration describes as a growing problem with anti-Semitic harassment on college campuses.Read more... Read More »