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29 June 2020

29 June 2020, 23:59

Crime and the Takings Clause: They Go Together

Roger Pilon

Little noticed among the decisions the Supreme Court handed down today, buried in its long list of cert denials, is an especially egregious case, Lech v. City of Greenwood Village...

29 June 2020, 23:59

Week Ahead: Congress looks toward police reform, health care, defense fund

Congress is preparing for a busy week ahead amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and continued partisan disputes over police reform.

29 June 2020, 23:59

Norman PD investigates after city councilwoman claims neighbor’s rapist had wrong woman, meant to rape her

Norman Police say they are investigating after a city councilwoman claims her neighbor was raped by a stranger who had the wrong woman, meaning to rape her.

29 June 2020, 23:59

Inside the Virtual BET Awards: How They Pulled It Off & Why It Might Change the Future of Award Shows

BET executives Connie Orlando and Jesse Collins reveal how they delivered such high-quality performances from hip-hop's biggest stars, and why the BET Awards may have changed the virtual performance landscape for good.

29 June 2020, 23:58

A designer who hand-knitted Lizzo's rainbow outfit for an NYC Pride concert recalled how the star brought it to life

Fashion designer Grace Insogna reflected on a hand-knitted rainbow outfit they made as part of their senior thesis in 2018 at the Fashion Institute of Technology.
Insogna's design caught the eye of Lizzo...

29 June 2020, 23:58

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29 June 2020, 23:57

Celebrities who you probably didn't know are cousins

Although some of their ties are distant, many well-known celebrities are cousins.
Nicolas Cage, Sofia Coppola, and Jason Schwartzman are all first cousins linked by their parents.
Kate Middleton and Ellen DeGeneres...

29 June 2020, 23:57

Water cooperation between States ‘key’ to Blue Nile dam project

The Blue Nile is “critical for the livelihoods and development” of Egyptians, Ethiopians and Sudanese, the top UN official for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs told the Security Council on Monday, urging those States to reach a construction agreement on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).

29 June 2020, 23:57

Colombian traffickers are squeezing more cocaine out of fewer coca plants

REUTERS/ John Vizcaino

The total area of coca under cultivation in Colombia dropped in 2019, according to the UN, but the of amount cocaine, in which coca is the base ingredient, produced rose over the same period.

29 June 2020, 23:56

Lululemon is buying Mirror, the startup that sells a $1,500 high-tech mirror for streaming workout classes at home, for $500 million

Courtesy of Mirror

Lululemon has agreed to acquire exercise tech startup Mirror for $500 million, the company announced on Monday.
Lululemon had already invested in the company last year, and has a content partnership with the firm.

29 June 2020, 23:56

South Glens Falls resident gets buzz cut months in the making for St. Baldrick’s Foundation

SOUTH GLENS FALLS, N.Y. (NEWS10) – Cheryl Lawyer, sales consultant with Carriage Traders in South Glens Falls, got a shaved head three months in the making Monday in order to support the St. Baldrick’s Foundation.

29 June 2020, 23:56

Microsoft paused ad spending on Facebook and Instagram over concerns about 'inappropriate content' (MSFT, FB)

Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters

Microsoft has paused advertising spending on Facebook and Instagram, Axios reported Monday.
The news comes as other major advertisers halt ad spending on Facebook to protest the way the company moderates hate speech.

29 June 2020, 23:56

Microsoft reportedly paused ad spending on Facebook and Instagram over concerns about 'inappropriate content' (MSFT, FB)

Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters

Microsoft has paused advertising spending on Facebook and Instagram, Axios reported Monday.
The news comes as other major advertisers halt ad spending on Facebook to protest the way the company moderates hate speech.

29 June 2020, 23:56