Ukraine Begins Artillery Withdrawal, Recognizing Truce Is Holding
By Peter Graff KIEV, Feb 26 (Reuters) – Ukraine announced on Thursday that it would begin withdrawing artillery from the front line with separatist rebels in the east, a move…
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DC Mayor Vows To Move Forward With Marijuana Legalization Despite Republican Threats Of Jail
In the final hours before marijuana possession is scheduled to become legal in the nation’s capital, House Republicans have warned District of Columbia officials that they could go to jail…
Giuliani backs off attack on Obama’s patriotism
The former New York City mayor took to The Wall Street Journal opinion pages Sunday night seeking to move beyond the firestorm over his comments, saying his problem is really…
5 Ukrainian security forces killed after ceasefire, army official says
The ceasefire went into effect more than 24 hours earlier, at midnight Saturday night. The Ukrainian Army still has plans to pull heavy weapons out of the area, but it…
States Consider Increasing Taxes for the Poor and Cutting Them for the Affluent
A number of Republican-led states are considering tax changes that in many cases would have the effect of cutting taxes on the rich and raising them on the poor. Read…
U.S. Says Images Show Russian Armaments Near Embattled Ukraine Town
ARTEMIVSK, Ukraine — The United States released satellite images on Saturday meant to bolster its case that Russia has joined separatists in an all-out assault on the Ukrainian Army during…
Staples Threatens To Fire Staff For Working More Than 25 Hours A Week
In 2015, an Affordable Care Act provision requiring large employers to offer health insurance to staff working more than 30 hours a week kicked into effect. Now, some part-time staff…
Sloths Are ‘Magical’ Creatures. Here’s Definitive Proof
“Sloths are very magical animals,” says Claire Trimer, a sloth wrangler. “I’ve watched the effect that they have on other people, not just me… People just fall in love with…
Did The Minimum Wage Rise In Your State This Year?
It’s now been just over a month since minimum wage hikes went into effect in a record 20 different states, as well as the District of Columbia. – Loading…
‘He was sawing me in half:’ Ireland’s gruesome era of symphysiotomy
It was December 15th, 1957 when she went into labor at a hospital in Dublin, Ireland. As she floated in and out of consciousness, she remembers being taken into a…
Polls Lean In, Too: Weighing House Effects In The 2014 Election
When it comes to predicting elections, pollsters are often judged on whether their results seem to consistently favor one party over another. The industry shorthand for this is “house effects.”…
Civil Rights Groups nervous about Supreme Court case on housing discrimination
There is no question that the law was meant to cover intentional discrimination. At issue before the Court is whether the law also authorizes claims where practices have a discriminatory…
How much Obama would raise the capital gains rate
That surtax, which went into effect in 2013, was one of the provisions to help pay for Obamacare. – Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data is the property of Chicago…