The Republican legislature in Texas declared war on women’s health a long time ago, but the war escalated in 2013 when the legislators passed House Bill 2. Under that law Texas can require all abortion clinics in the state to meet the same building, equipment and staffing standards that hospital-style surgical centers must meet, which …
Plus accommodations! Yep, there are travel companies which put together soccer tours for the World Cup. Here’s a 7-day 6 night deal for $1,190 which has a trip leader, match tickets for four Group D games (okay, you’ve missed two that were played today, but still), guided tours around Winnipeg, and all ground transportation. If …
Ah, those archeologists! They’ve discovered an ancient gold route between Southwest Britain and Ireland. They were measuring the chemical composition of some early Irish gold artifacts and learned that the gold actually originated in Cornwall, that piece of land at the southwestern tip of England. It’s famous for its mining, so I am not surprised …
You know, even at the height of the run-up to the Civil War I’m reasonably sure most members of Congress tried to keep the wheels of government turning. Not now. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell suggested Friday to a conservative radio host that President Barack Obama’s judicial nominees are going nowhere fast — unless they’re …
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I have plenty to read, including the first four Rule of Ten mysteries, Ready Player One and a pile of others. How about you? Who’s reading what?
Evidently so, and they do odd things. The erratic behavior of Pluto’s moons is the fault of the dynamically shifting gravitational field created by Pluto and Charon. For many years it was thought that Charon was Pluto’s lone moon, but in the past decade astronomers have discovered four minor moons orbiting what is really a …
Read Joan Walsh at Salon and shake your head yet again at the entitlement on exhibit by the elite media. Then read Paul Farhi’s column about that same media and its reluctance to talk about its work without negotiation. These people aren’t stupid. They must realize how asinine they look. So why don’t they change …
Mark your calendars, Windows people. July 29 is the release date. Here’s the important part: Windows 10 will be free for users who have bought a computer in the past six years or so, powered by Windows 7 or later, or tablets running Windows 8.1. There you go. I went ahead and reserved a copy …