Cities Brace For Increasing Unrest, Set Curfews, Call in National Guard

Protests against police violence enter their fifth night in the wake George Floyd’d death.

The Deep Roots Of Louisville’s Rage Over The Police Killing Of Breonna Taylor

Fifteen years ago, one of America’s most segregated cities almost became “Ferguson before Ferguson.”

Trump Justice Department Killed Police Reform Programs That Could Have Helped Minneapolis

Instead of helping cities change police practices, the DOJ is threatening to turn federal resources on protesters.

Trump Uses SpaceX Launch To Criticize Protesting ‘Thugs’ And ‘Angry Mobs’

He threatened protesters, saying that “mob violence” would be stopped “cold.”

National Guard Says No 'Child Soldiers' Were Deployed to Control Protests

Officials with the National Guards of Georgia and Minnesota offered swift denials on Saturday regarding allegations that some of its citizen soldiers deployed into protest zones are underage.

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Senator Ted Cruz asks DOJ to investigate Twitter over Iran sanctions

Twitter is facing yet more scrutiny over its approach to politicians, albeit for different reasons. Axios (via The Verge) has learned that Senator Ted Cruz sent letters to the Justice and Treasury Departments ‘urging’ them to investigate Twitter for…

Protesters Chase Fox News Reporter From White House Demonstrations

An angry group shouted obscenities at the conservative network and threw a microphone at reporter Leland Vittert.

Microsoft Is Switching Out MSN's Contract Journalists for AI

Dozens of contract journalists at Microsoft’s MSN and Microsoft News organizations are being phased out in favor of artificial intelligence, according to multiple reports this week.

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NASA and SpaceX make history: Crew Dragon launch goes like clockwork

NASA and SpaceX have made space history, with the Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying two American astronauts safely blasting off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida today. The launch had been delayed, after plans last week had been scrapped at the last minute because of inclement weather. Saturday afternoon in Florida looked as though it could stage a repeat of that, … Continue reading

Toyota's RAV4 plug-in hybrid will be available this summer for $40,000

Toyota’s RAV4 Prime will be available for purchase this summer, and its prices will start at $38,100, not including the company’s $1,120 fee for delivery, processing and handling. When it comes out, the plug-in hybrid will officially become the secon…