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Has this happened to you? A couple of nights ago I was awoken by the sound of a mountain lion howling just outside the kitchen window. If you've never heard this it's a very unique sound. My wife and I talked about it in the kitchen the next morning. My cell phone was sitting on the counter at the time. Last night I was killing time watching random youtube stuff. I decided I wanted to find some videos on mountaineering. I went to search and started typing. I had just started and entered mount.. and the very first suggestion was...

Hillary Clinton is throwing it way, way back to celebrate President Bill Clinton’s birthday. The former first lady and secretary of state, 71, shared a special birthday wish for her husband on social media Monday to mark his 73rd year — and she reached deep into the family vault to do so. “Happy birthday, Bill! 🎂” she captioned her post: a black-and-white shot of a young Clinton wearing a romper and sandals. In the photo, he stands next to an unusually designed birthday cake topped with three candles that appears to be precariously stacked atop an ottoman. A spokesman tells...

Pepe the Frog, a symbol associated with America's alt-right, has emerged as a pro-democracy freedom fighter in Hong Kong. Hong Kong protesters view Pepe the Frog as one of them — a character that can be sympathetic to their cause and struggles. Matt Furie, the artist behind Pepe the Frog, wrote in a Time magazine essay asserting that "I, the creator, say that Pepe is love." Visit INSIDER's homepage for more stories. Pepe the Frog is getting an image makeover this summer. The cartoon frog with the bulging eyes and wide smile has, for years, been associated with America's alt-right...

Today’s Campaign Update (Because The Campaign Never Ends) And you thought virtue signaling was just for c-list celebrities and politicians on Twitter. – In what is perhaps the biggest collective virtue signal in American history, the CEOs of 180 U.S. companies issued a “statement of purpose” yesterday in which they claim that corporations should prioritize social responsibility over profits. Investors who actually want to see a return on their investment no doubt were somewhat surprised to know that these members of the Business Roundtable, led by J.P. Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon, now have a higher priority than ensuring their companies’...

Imagine a group of people who work to destroy Italy because, they claim, Italy's origins are illegitimate. Imagine further that these people maintain that of all the countries in the world, only Italy is illegitimate. And then imagine that these people vigorously deny they are in any way anti-Italian. Would you believe them? Or would you dismiss their argument as not only dishonest but absurd? Substitute "Israel" for "Italy" and "Jew" for "Italian" and you'll understand the dishonesty and absurdity of the argument that one can be anti-Zionist but not anti-Semitic. But that is precisely what anti-Zionists say. They argue...

I’ve always loved the news. When I was a kid growing up in Detroit, I found the AM dial on the radio and was hooked. In the dentist office, I’d always grab Newsweek over Highlights for Kids. Maybe that had something to do with the fact that I’d already done the hidden images in the drawing on the last page, but I really liked the political cartoons and quote page. That’s part of why what news magazines have become is so disappointing to me.I get that they have to make money. But when Newsweek sold for a dollar a few...

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Two members of the right-wing Proud Boys group were convicted Monday for brawling with leftist antifa members in Manhattan last year. A jury found John Kinsman and Maxwell Hare guilty of attempted gang assault, attempted assault and riot stemming from the confrontation near the Metropolitan Republican Club following a speech by former Proud Boys leader Gavin McInnes in October 2018. Both men face up to 15 years in prison and will remain free until their sentencing. Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance Jr. hailed the convictions as a blow against the rise of extremism and “mob violence.” “As extremism rises in...

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — There is a new effort to help ease the homeless crisis in Southern California. Congresswoman Maxine Waters hosted a hearing in Exposition Park Wednesday to take a closer look at homelessness in Los Angeles and try to find a solution. Democratic members of Congress heard testimony about the homeless crisis and explored the question, “What can the federal government do to help?” “The federal government has been missing in action,” said Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti.

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore City Council Monday unanimously passed new legislation requiring certain public servants to disclose all outside directorships, salaried employment and other potential conflicts-of-interest in an effort to prevent situations like the “Healthy Holly” scandal from occurring in the future. The legislation requires disclosure of all outside directorships, even if the group does not do business with the city.

Today’s Cryptogram PZSH ZK Y SPEUHJ ES UTZDT PEGH ZK CTH TEAHO. ---GZDCEJ TXRE You can find this little fun word game, to combat early dementia and senility in us baby boomers, in several daily publications. The way it works is a letter stands for another letter. For example: AXYDLBAAXR is LONGFELLOW (does not apply to today's cryptogram). Beware, the game is very addictive. If this is your first time, don't be intimidated. PLEASE DO NOT post the answer in general comments, but DO post your time and any tips you might give the group on how you solve these...

Fire crews battling the McKinley fire faced some of the worst firefighting conditions for the second day in a row Sunday. The Division of Forestry reports more than 50 structures have already been lost. The fire jumped the Parks Highway late Sunday afternoon from the east to the west side near mile 88. Currently, all homes in the Hidden Hills and Caswell Lakes area are under an evacuation notice.

Conspiracy theories, both powerful and enduring, can wreak havoc on society. In recent years, fringe ideas prompted a gunman to storm a Washington, D.C. pizzeria and may have motivated another to fatally shoot 11 worshippers inside a Pittsburgh synagogue. They are also largely to blame for a worldwide surge in measles cases that has sickened more people in the U.S. in the first half of 2019 than in any full year since 1994. Now, the FBI says conspiracy theories “very likely” inspire domestic terrorists to commit criminal and sometimes violent acts and “very likely will emerge, spread and evolve” on...

A Utah businessman paid $1.32 million for a dime last week at a Chicago coin auction. It wasn't just any 10-cent piece; the 1894-S Barber Dime is one of only 24 that were ever made, according to Stack's Bowers Galleries, which held the auction Thursday night. Only nine of the coins are confirmed to still exist. The coin was purchased by Dell Loy Hansen, who also owns the Real Salt Lake MLS team.

CNN political analyst April Ryan — who has repeatedly blasted President Trump for attacking and vilifying the press — got her bodyguard to forcibly remove a journalist from an event she was speaking at in New Jersey, leading cops to charge him Monday with assault. “This was more than just an assault on me,” tweeted New Brunswick Today editor Charlie Kratovil. “This was an assault on freedom of the press.” Kratovil claims he was violently tossed from the New Jersey Parent Summit on Aug. 3 by Ryan’s goon after spending two hours inside filming other guests and speakers without any...

In the next month or two, 1,000 employees will come to work in Greenwood, making Amazon the largest manufacturing employer — and one of the largest employers — in Johnson County. Amazon officials announced Wednesday hiring has started at its new Greenwood facility, and employees will report to work in the coming months, but the company would not specify an opening date. The company is already interviewing potential candidates, said Andre Woodson, a company spokesperson. “Typically, we begin interviewing candidates one to two months prior to launch,” he said Wednesday. “But Day 1 is still TBD.” The mostly factory jobs...

LONDON, Ky. (AP) — Police in Kentucky say a mother and grandmother were arrested when deputies discovered a 16-day-old newborn covered in ants on the floorboard of their van. News outlets report 32-year-old Rebecca Jean Fultz and 69-year-old Charolette J. Simpson were charged Thursday with criminal abuse of a child and failure to use a child restraint device. A news release from Laurel County sheriff’s office says the baby was found during a traffic stop. The statement says deputies found the baby on the floorboard between the front seats, soiled and breathing heavy. The van didn’t have a safety seat...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK)- Last week ICE raids were carried out in West Virginia, now the ACLU-WV is looking to hire a full-time candidate who can help the immigrant community. “This is something that’s going on frequently here in West Virginia,” said Billy Wolfe, Communications and Development Director for ACLU-WV. According to ACLU-WV undocumented immigrants are 7.7 times more likely to be arrested by ICE in West Virginia than in the nation at large. That is why Wolfe from ACLU-WV says West Virginia needs someone committed to teaching the immigrant community about their rights. Over the weekend ACLU-WV held their first...

Cameras caught a suspected killer getting a beatdown from the people he was holding hostage in Phoenix. Footage of the incident is just coming to surface now. It began as a normal day at a Circle K convenience store in Phoenix on May 9, 2018, but then 53-year-old Joel McClean Carson allegedly walked in waving a gun and ordered the clerk to lock the door. Carson then barricaded it. Authorities said Carson immediately shot and killed Efran Hernandez. The staff and customers were then ordered to a corner of the store. But as the suspect wandered the store, a hero...

Drag Time Story Hour in Ottawa @ Westcliffe Community Center August 17th, 2019: Drag Time Story Hour in Ottawa. Practically no one stands up in protest. All the churches are silent. Not even congregants organize and go there on their own accord. The Drag Queen was dressed with their bum exposed and tried to touch children during a dance. **VID IS 6 MINUTES LONG**