This October marked the first month in 30 years that the U.S. resettled zero refugees, according to State Department records. World Relief, which had planned to help more than 100 asylum-seekers reunite with family members already in the U.S. last month, reported that October was the first time since the group began keeping records of refugee Read more about Despite Global Refugee Population of 70 Million, This Is How Many US Took in Last Month: None[…]

Sen. Elizabeth Warren was unfazed by billionaire investor Leon Cooperman’s objection to her latest ad promoting her proposed wealth tax in which the 2020 Democratic candidate ridiculed Cooperman’s and other wealthy public figures’ disapproval of the plan. In a CNBC interview Wednesday, Cooperman called Warren “disgraceful” and accused the Massachusetts Democrat of trying to “demonize Read more about 'OK, Billionaire': Warren Campaign Shrugs Off Mega-Rich Investor Who Called 2020 Candidate 'Disgraceful'[…]

Targeting ultra-wealthy passengers and owners of private jets, campaigners with Extinction Rebellion in Geneva on Saturday shut down a terminal that caters to luxury jets at the main airport in Geneva, Switzerland. “We want to denounce this completely absurd means of transport since a private jet emits twenty times more CO2 per passenger than a Read more about Extinction Rebellion Members Blockade Private Jet Terminal Used by Wealthy Elites in Geneva[…]

A new report from Amnesty International accuses Facebook and Google of having a “surveillance-based business model” that threatens users’ right to privacy and other human rights. The tech giants, said Kumi Naidoo, secretary general of Amnesty International, have amassed “unparalleled power over the digital world by harvesting and monetizing the personal data of billions of Read more about Unprecedented 'Architecture of Surveillance' Created by Facebook and Google Poses Grave Human Rights Threat: Report[…]

An annual United Nations report published Tuesday on current and estimated future greenhouse gas emissions shows the “urgent need for supply-side action” to combat the climate emergency, according to the advocacy group Food & Water Action. “We have no time left to waste on neoliberal market tweaks that only seek to saddle working families with Read more about Climate Expert Says UN Emissions Report Makes Clear Only Solution Is to 'Cut Off Supply of Fossil Fuels at Their Source'[…]

Democrats and progressive groups expressed outrage after the U.S. Senate voted Wednesday to confirm lawyer Sarah Pitlyk for a lifetime appointment on the federal bench. The 49-44 vote to confirm Pitlyk for judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri continues the Trump administration’s rapid, rightward shift of the federal courts, Read more about Trump's Rightward Shift of Federal Courts Advances as Senate Confirms Anti-Choice Sarah Pitlyk[…]

Rep. Devin Nunes, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, claimed Sunday that he was “stalked” at a $15,000-per-plate GOP fundraiser at the luxury Lotte New York Palace Hotel in Manhattan. In reality, Nunes was approached at the GOP event Saturday by The Intercept‘s Lee Fang, who asked basic questions about the California Republican’s Read more about Devin Nunes Claims He Was 'Stalked' After Reporter Asked Basic Questions About His Role in Trump's Ukraine Scheme[…]

While attending the World Economic Forum’s summit of global elites in the Swiss mountaintop retreat of Davos on Wednesday, President Donald Trump openly admitted he would—if reelected in 2020—consider cutting back funding for key social programs including Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare. “After a day of hobnobbing with billionaires in Davos, President Trump publicly revealed Read more about 'Hobnobbing With Billionaires in Davos,' Trump Admits—If Reelected—He Will Seek to Cut Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare[…]

Charles Leclerc has contributed a special helmet livery to Ferrari’s 1000 GP celebrations at this weekend’s Tuscany Grand Prix at Mugello. The Monegasque’s commemorative lid features a series of world championship-winning cars from the Scuderia embedded in the red and white design. “A special helmet for a special race,” wrote Leclerc on social media. Sebastian Read more about Leclerc celebrates 1000th GP with special lid[…]

Click:cabinet is Lucy Flores, a former Nevada state assemblywoman, on Sunday night characterized her interaction with former Vice President Joe BidenJoe BidenHillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after Georgia election chaos | Microsoft stops selling facial recognition tech to police Trump finalizing executive order calling on police Read more about Flores: Interaction with Biden a 'violation of my bodily autonomy'[…]