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Tesla Adds Overheat Feature to Help Trapped Kids, Pets

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 23, 2016 0 Comments

Car stays cool even when turned off....

Military Wants 500 More Troops in Iraq

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 23, 2016 0 Comments

The military has requested approval to send 500 more troops to Iraq to assist in missions to retake Mosul from the Islamic State. The White House needs to approve the request, but officials promise the troops would not see combat. Instead they would help the Iraqi military coordinate and prepare a mission. ISIS took over Mosul, Iraq's second largest city, in the summer of 2014. Militaries have pushed ISIS out of many areas, but they continue to hold onto Mosul.

President of Northwestern U. Insults People Who Criticize Safe Spaces

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 23, 2016 6 Comments

“Idiots.”...

Jimmy Kimmel Finds Most Trump Supporters Don’t Care About Tax Returns

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 23, 2016 2 Comments

Nothing can sway them....

Profs at Ghana University Claim Gandhi Was Racist, Want Campus Statue Removed

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 23, 2016 1 Comment

Gandhi? Really?...

University Librarians to Get Training on Dealing With Microaggressions

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 23, 2016 0 Comments

Shhh!...

College Republicans in Texas Divided Over Trump

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 23, 2016 0 Comments

There's a lot of that going around....

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Cornell football coach tweets photo of players in sombreros – all hell breaks loose

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 23, 2016 2 Comments

Committed the crime of cultural insensitivity, aided and abetted by a University retweet....

Students in Oregon Shocked to Learn Free College Isn’t Really Free

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 23, 2016 2 Comments

Parents and students missed the fine print....

Hillary: “Why aren’t I 50 points ahead of Trump?”

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on September 22, 2016 3 Comments

In an odd video conference with the Laborers' International Union of North America, Hillary hollered about the evils of Right to Work laws. "Now having said all this, why aren't I fifty points ahead? you might ask," Hillary suggested. Gee. We just can't imagine why her...

Tulsa Police Officer Charged in Shooting of Terence Crutcher

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on September 22, 2016 4 Comments

Terrence Crutcher was fatally shot by Tulsa police officer Betty Shelby on September 16. Today, first-degree manslaughter charges were filed against Officer Shelby. From the AP Wire: Prosecutors in Tulsa, Oklahoma, have filed first-degree manslaughter charges against the white police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black...