Update: Boxer, Feinstein Call For End To California’s Vaccine Exemptions
… small number of children cannot be vaccinated due to an underlying medical condition, we believe there should be no such thing as a philosophical or personal belief exemption, since everyone uses...
View ArticleIf You Text This Number They’ll Deliver Anything (Legal) That You Want
… quickly rose to the top spot at Hacker News. Co-founder Mike Chen told TechCrunch that requests have run the gamut from “help getting out of court to a tiger delivered to a customer’s door,” and that...
View Article180 Israeli Security Officials Tell Netanyahu That Speaking To Congress Is A...
… Congress has led to what officials in both countries are calling the most serious crisis in U.S.- Israel relations in decades. The White House has voiced their dismay at Netanyahu’s decision to...
View ArticleCourt Rules In Favor Of Whistleblower Cop Who Spoke Out Against NYPD Quotas
… it,” said Christopher Dunn, a lawyer with the NYCLU. “New York City’s finest should be applauded when they expose abuse, not abused and retaliated against.” The Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association,...
View ArticleChina’s Biggest Ride-Hail App Wants To Be An All-Around Transportation Platform
… fight for the Greater China market. With its deep pockets and newly expanded footprint, the company — which will continue to operate under both brand names — is looking to offer consumers more than...
View ArticleThe Trouble With “It Girls”
We’ve used the term for nearly a century. But what does it tell us about the way we label women and their work? View this image › Matt Baron / BEImages / Getty Images / BuzzFeed News On the cover of...
View ArticleMars Missions Are A Scam
… announced its selection of 100 volunteers who may get one-way tickets to Mars. It’s only the latest in decades of celebrated Mars colonization projects. And just like all the rest, this one is...
View ArticleApple Found Its Newest Billboards On The Internet
They’re stunning. BuzzFeed News talked to some of the casual photographers who shot them. View this image › Apple Last December, when the Bay Area had one of its rare rainy days, Cielo de la Paz took...
View ArticleInfighting Among Colorado Democrats Explodes Into Public Eye
… BuzzFeed News. Palacio told BuzzFeed News that he’s picking fairly. “Where no alternates exist I’ve taken recommendations from county party chairs,” he said. Palacio has been sent at least three...
View ArticleThe Big, New Bipartisan, Well-Funded Effort To Change The U.S. Criminal...
… training. CPS has the attention of criminal justice advocates in Washington. The White House, which has made lowering drug sentences and reducing racial disparities in criminal sentencing a top...
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