Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Politics Subscribe Log In Log In Today’s Paper Politics | 116th Congress Live Updates: The New House Elects a Speaker Supported by Live Briefing ByThe New York Times Jan. 3, 2019 Right Now: The oaths of office are being administered to the speaker and members. • The 116th Congress, with the House in Democratic control, has come to order. • Representative Nancy Pelosi, Democrat of California, was elected speaker. • Anticipating victory, Ms. Pelosi suggested in an interview Thursday morning that President Trump can be indicted. Democrats take control. Right on schedule, the House gaveled in for the 116th Congress, with Democrats now in control. The name plate wasn’t on the door of the Capitol’s sumptuous speaker’s suite yet, but Ms. Pelosi strode out of the speaker’s office toward the chamber, grandchildren in tow. … [Read more...] about 116th Congress Live Updates: The New House Elects a Speaker
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Thai cave rescue – Trapped schoolboys face heartbreaking prospect of leaving pals behind as they make deadly escape alone
THAI schoolboys found alive in flooded caves may have to make the heartbreaking decision to leave pals behind as they are rescued "in stages". Chiang Rai provincial governor Narongsak Osatanakor says "all 13 may not come out at the same time." We revealed yesterday how the boys have been handed diving masks and may be told to swim for it as water rises around them. Rescuers' top plan is to remove the trapped lads, aged between 11 and 16, by guiding them underwater through the 1.2mile network - despite none of them being swimmers or able to use oxygen equipment. The navy today raised the possibility that the 13 could be in the Tham Luang cave until the flood waters recede in four months. Gov. Osatanakorn said the 12 boys and their coach have been practising with masks but have not yet attempted any practice dives. He said it is unknown when the rescue could be attempted, but it is unlikely to be today as "it has to be 100 per cent safe". Seven divers, including a doctor … [Read more...] about Thai cave rescue – Trapped schoolboys face heartbreaking prospect of leaving pals behind as they make deadly escape alone
Heavily spliced Ted Cruz video falsely depicts Beto O’Rourke saying he’s ‘grateful’ for flag burning
"He never once talked about burning flags," said O'Rourke spokesman Chris Evans. "He wasn't talking about that."He called the distortion "pretty troubling, especially this early on.... They can read polls. They can see what's happening in front of them. It's the old political playbook to unleash negative attack ads and try to stop someone's momentum."Polls released in the last month show anything from a statistical dead heat to a six percentage point lead for Cruz. O'Rourke has taken the lead in fund-raising, much to the surprise of many Republicans. And Cruz, like other GOP candidates around the country, faces headwinds due to strong negative public views about President Donald Trump, who will stump with him next month.Here's the transcript of the exchange at issue. Only the words in bold are in the Cruz ad.AUDIENCE MEMBER: "My question is with regards to your remark that there is nothing more patriotic than for NFL players, when discussing NFL players kneeling during the … [Read more...] about Heavily spliced Ted Cruz video falsely depicts Beto O’Rourke saying he’s ‘grateful’ for flag burning
O.J.: What a Long Strange Trip It’s Been, Keep the Cameras Rolling
In a word association game you might not connect O.J. Simpson with the legendary group The Grateful Dead, but the group's signature lyric, "What A Long Strange Trip It's Been" seems an apt description of the fallen star's life - and that's just so far. tuned in to watch Simpson's recent Nevada parole hearing. That figure may be small potatoes compared to the 150 million who briefly put their lives on pause to watch the murder trial verdict in 1995, or the 95 million who watched the previous year's low-speed Bronco chase. But, it's a testament to the continuing hold the Simpson saga has on the nation. agreed to release Simpson, so he'll be walking the streets — probably in the Sunshine State — in October. It's anybody's guess whether Simpson's future will be "conflict-free," as he characterized the first seventy years of his life (not sure how to spell the sound made by a loud guffaw, so let's just go with "guffaw"). But, it's reasonable to step back and deduce some … [Read more...] about O.J.: What a Long Strange Trip It’s Been, Keep the Cameras Rolling
Rightscorp fights Internet piracy by ‘ticketing’ copyright infringers
(Some entertainment analysts question whether those figures represent piracy or consumers spending their money elsewhere.)Christopher Sabec is a former entertainment law attorney who has represented the Dave Matthews Band. He also takes credit for discovering and managing the band Hanson. And in 2000, he was hired by the estate of Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia to manage businesses spun from Garcia's intellectual property."The Garcia business was a five-year project, and when I went to get back in the music business, I found it had been decimated by piracy," Sabec says. He began sharing notes with technologist Robert Steele—now chief operating officer and chief technology officer of Sabec's new business—and they came to a conclusion: "We can solve this problem."The duo founded Santa Monica, California-based Rightscorp Inc. in 2011, and as of Sept. 30, it had settled more than 130,000 cases of copyright infringement.Rightscorp contracts with copyright holders; its … [Read more...] about Rightscorp fights Internet piracy by ‘ticketing’ copyright infringers