Former Vice President Joe Biden used an already debunked statistic Friday to support his condemnation of the education department’s proposed rule to handle allegations of sexual misconduct on college campuses. “Betsy DeVos’ new Title IX rules will discourage sexual assault reporting and investigations,” Biden tweeted. “When 1 in 5 women experience sexual assault while in college, we can’t afford to go backwards.” The statistics published by the Obama-era Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are “wildly at odds with the official crime statistics,” however, said American Enterprise Institute (AEI) resident scholar and former philosophy professor Christina Hoff Sommers, in a fact-check video. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, a division of the Department of Justice (DOJ), the actual rate of sexual assault on college campuses is 6.1 per 1,000 students, or .03 in 5. The rate of rape and sexual … [Read more...] about Joe Biden Uses Debunked Stat to Slam Trump Campus Sex Misconduct Policy
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Former Vice President Joe Biden Adopts Dog From Delaware Shelter
Former Vice President Joe Biden has a new four-legged family member. The Delaware Humane Association said Saturday that Biden and his wife, Jill, have adopted a 10-month-old German Shepherd named Major. Director of Animal Care Kerry Bruni said the Bidens had been providing foster care for the dog in their home for several months and were ready to make the adoption official. Bruni said the former vice president reached out to see if he could help after the association posted on social media earlier this year that it had received a litter of sick German Shepherd puppies. Kate Rivera had an instant connection with this husky, so she decided to adopt her from the Irvine Animal Care Center during Clear the Shelters. (Published Monday, Aug. 20, 2018) Biden recently returned to the campaign trail to stump for Democratic candidates and has said he expects to decide whether to seek the 2020 presidential nomination by early next year. Copyright Associated Press … [Read more...] about Former Vice President Joe Biden Adopts Dog From Delaware Shelter
Former Vice President Joe Biden adopts rescue dog named Major
Former Vice President Joe Biden adopted a rescue German shepherd named Major, the Biden family said in a statement that the Delaware Humane Society posted on Facebook. Major joins the Bidens' other German shepherd, named Champ. The Delaware Humane Society wrote on Facebook that Major was one of six puppies brought in after being exposed to something in the home. The puppies were surrendered due to financial constraints, and the shelter worked with the local veterinary emergency center to provide care. All six puppies were adopted, including one by the Biden family. "Once we posted about them for your help, Joe Biden caught wind of them and reached out immediately. The rest is history!" the Delaware Humane Society wrote on Facebook. The Bidens fostered Major before adopting him, the shelter said. "It was such an honor for us to adopt a puppy to Vice President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden," Delaware Humane Society executive director Patrick Carroll said in a … [Read more...] about Former Vice President Joe Biden adopts rescue dog named Major
Joe Biden Just Adopted An Adorable Shelter Dog
POLITICS 11/17/2018 12:59 pm ET The former vice president has been fostering Major, a German shepherd, and decided to make things permanent. By Hilary Hanson Joe Biden is welcoming a furry new member to his family. On Saturday, the former vice president and his wife, Jill Biden, adopted a German shepherd named Major from the Delaware Humane Association, the animal shelter posted on social media. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Delaware Humane Association (@delawarehumane) on Nov 17, 2018 at 7:26am PST The Bidens had already been fostering Major for the shelter and decided to adopt him permanently. The Delaware Humane Association wrote that Major came from a litter of puppies that someone had surrendered to the shelter who were “not doing well at all.” After the shelter posted about the pups on social media, the former vice president “caught wind of them and reached out immediately.” Multiple photos on the group’s … [Read more...] about Joe Biden Just Adopted An Adorable Shelter Dog
Former Vice President Joe Biden adopts new dog
WILMINGTON, Del. — Former Vice President Joe Biden has a new four-legged family member. The Delaware Humane Association said Saturday that Biden and his wife, Jill, have adopted a 10-month-old German Shepherd named Major. Director of Animal Care Kerry Bruni said the Bidens had been providing foster care for the dog in their home for several months and were ready to make the adoption official. Bruni said the former vice president reached out to see if he could help after the association posted on social media earlier this year that it had received a litter of sick German Shepherd puppies. Biden recently returned to the campaign trail to stump for Democratic candidates and has said he expects to decide whether to seek the 2020 presidential nomination by early next year. … [Read more...] about Former Vice President Joe Biden adopts new dog