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Boeing is still seeking regulatory approval for its 737 Max planes to take back to the skies. Unfortunately, that approval will not come until October at the earliest. The news cause shares to fall 3%. That means Southwest will extend its cancellation, and American and United have pulled the planes from their rotations. Since Ethiopian Airlines …

Last week, a Confederate monument in Nashville, Tennessee was vandalized. The statue’s plinth, which has the name of over 500 Confederate veterans, had the words “They were racist” painted over it in red paint. The statue itself was also splashed with red paint. This is one of many monuments that have been vandalized in Tennessee, …

Migrant detention centers have been the source of much scandal in recent weeks. There has been plenty of political fall out over the issue, but there has also been a surprising amount of economic consequences. Most recently, Bank of America has announced it will no longer finance private prisons or detention centers. Previously, it has …

Since 2015, /r/The_Donald has been a bastion of Donald Trump support (and, according to critics, propaganda). But Reddit recently (or finally, depending on your perspective) quarantined the subreddit for a long series of violations, including inciting violence against police and public officials in Oregon. he same Russians that were behind the 2016 election meddling also …

The governor of Illinois has signed into a law a bill making marijuana legal for recreational use. That law also means that nearly 800,000 people with criminal records for possession of 30 grams of marijuana or less could have those records expunged. Residents can now purchase one gram of pot at a time, while non-residents …

The first Cold War ended nearly thirty years ago, but there’s second Cold War being waged right now. Over the past six months, China has ramped up its attacks on the US and the West writ large. Most recently, hackers have broken into more than a dozen telecommunication companies and stolen tremendous amounts of personal …

Missouri has one functioning abortion clinic––a Planned Parenthood whose future is on the line. An inspection in March revealed some health concerns with the clinic, including several “failed abortions” that required surgery. In the wake of those inspections, the state of Missouri has attempted to shut the clinic down. Planned Parenthood believes the health concerns …

In 2020, employers in the state of Nevada will no longer be able to refuse to hire potential employees based solely on a failed marijuana drug test. The law, in its beautiful legalese, reads: “It is unlawful for any employer in this State to fail or refuse to hire a prospective employee because the prospective …

Country music gets a bad reputation, largely because of the truly horrible “stadium country” exemplified by Bo Burnham in this clip: