Washington Post To Rethink Drug Testing Job Seekers After D.C. Legalizes Weed
If you’ve ever been offered a job at The Washington Post, you know there’s one undignified step in the hiring process that just about everyone goes through, no matter how…
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Deeper Ties to Corporate Cash for a Doubtful Climate Scientist
For years, politicians wanting to block legislation on climate change have bolstered their arguments by pointing to the work of a handful of scientists who claim that greenhouse gases pose…
Hours Before He Died, David Carr Hosted Panel With Edward Snowden And Glenn Greenwald
Late Thursday night, New York Times media columnist David Carr was pronounced dead at the age of 58, having collapsed earlier that evening in the paper’s newsroom. Deemed “the finest…
Alaska Considers Law Requiring Constitutionalism Education
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska lawmakers are considering a bill that would require school districts to teach American constitutionalism, the latest of several state government measures across the U.S. aimed…
Conrad Hilton charged with assaulting flight attendants, who cuffed him on plane
Hilton, 20, surrendered himself to the FBI on Tuesday and appeared in court later that day, said spokesman Thom Mrozek of the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Hilton was freed on $100,000…
Arizona prison teacher accuses inmate of rape, employer of negligence
“The AG’s reasoning is essentially this: The woman knew she was in a prison, so what did she expect?” wrote Laurie Roberts in the Arizona Republic. “No, seriously. That’s the…
TransCanada Uses Eminent Domain To Finish Nebraska Land Acquisition
TransCanada, the company seeking to build the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, said Tuesday it has filed papers in Nebraska seeking to acquire the final 12 percent of easements from holdout…