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April 2019

Posted by Mary Chastain on April 11, 2019 60 Comments
A federal grand jury in Los Angeles indicted celebrity lawyer Michael Avenatti with 36 counts that include "fraud, perjury, failure to pay taxes, embezzlement and other financial crimes." The DOJ wrote in its press release that Avenatti faces 10 counts of wire fraud, 19 tax-related charges, two counts of bank fraud, and four bankruptcy fraud charges, and embezzlement charges.

Posted by Leslie Eastman on April 11, 2019 2 Comments
Egypt's President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi met with President Donald Trump on Monday to thank him for American efforts to enhance relations between the two nations. However, before the press conference with Egypt's leader, Trump gave a robust and heated response to a press assertion that he was "cleaning house" at the Department of Homeland Security.

Posted by Mary Chastain on April 11, 2019 47 Comments
Officials arrested Wikileaks founder Julian Assange in London at the Ecuadorean Embassy after Ecuador withdrew the asylum it granted him in 2012. As police took him out, Assange screamed, "Resist this attempt by the Trump administration. The UK must resist." Ecuadorian President Lenín Moreno said the country withdrew asylum over Assange's "repeated violations to international conventions and daily-life protocols."

Posted by Cameron Gray on April 10, 2019 24 Comments
Last May, when my father was dying in a South Jersey nursing home, I wrote a piece titled Eulogy for a "Terrible" Father.  It detailed his huge faults, but also how much he tried to be better towards the end of his life.  I also talked about how he decided, when he was alive, to donate his body to science.

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 10, 2019 14 Comments
A conservative victory in Wisconsin now is a done deal in the election to replace retiring uber-liberal Justice Shirley Abrahamson. We previously reported on the victory by conservative appeals court Justice Brian Hagedorn, Wisconsin Sup Ct election has Democrats worried for 2020 – Conservative has unexpected lead heading into possible recount.

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 10, 2019 28 Comments
No one presents a greater threat to Democrats than members of identity groups who reject identity politics and embrace individual liberty and conservatism. Conservative women, gays, and black people are treated with open animosity by the left.

Posted by Mary Chastain on April 10, 2019 25 Comments
For so long we have wondered what a black hole looks like with only images from scientists on how a black hole may appear. On Wednesday morning, astronomers released the first ever picture of a black hole in space.
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