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Freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said young people have to ask a “legitimate question” in the wake of climate change and mounting student loan debt: “Is it okay to still have children?”
In an Instagram Live video over the weekend, Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., welcomed supporters into her kitchen—and gave a “special hello to my haters”—while she made chili and poured herself a glass of white wine. [Read More]
Javier Bardem’s Spanish speech doesn’t draw applause from conservative Oscar viewers (NBCNews)
Before presenting the Academy Award for best foreign film to the Mexico-set “Roma,” actor Javier Bardem took his time on the podium to give an impassioned plea in Spanish against President Trump’s proposed border wall.
“There are no borders or walls than can constrain ingenuity and talent,” Spanish-born actor said in his native language. The message received loud applause inside the Dolby Theatre — but not so much from conservatives on social media. [Read More]
Venezuela standoff turns deadly as troops block aid delivery (Washington Examiner)
A U.S.-backed drive to deliver foreign aid to Venezuela met strong resistance as troops loyal to President Nicolas Maduro blocked the convoys at the border and fired tear gas on protesters in clashes that left two people dead and some 300 injured.
As night fell Saturday, opposition leader Juan Guaido refrained from asking supporters to continue risking their lives trying to break through the government’s barricades at the Colombian and Brazilian borders. Instead, he said he would meet U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Monday in Bogota at an emergency meeting of mostly conservative Latin American governments to discuss Venezuela’s crisis. [Read More]
Engaged couple creates relationship ‘contract’ outlining unacceptable behavior (FOX News)
When Trish Barillas’ fiancé, Charlie Sandlan, is at risk of getting on her nerves — for example, by chewing loudly, protesting girls’ night or trashing her new favorite hip-hop song — she can shut it down in a word.
“I just say, ‘contract,’ and we kind of return to a natural calm state,” says the 40-year-old life coach. [Read More]
Bill Maher: Red states wish they were us (Market Watch)
Bill Maher, the outspoken host of HBO’s “Real Time,” has understandably never been a favorite of the right, and he didn’t exactly endear himself to his legions of haters with his latest slam of Middle America. [Read More]
Federal judge finds male-only military draft unconstitutional (NBC News)
More than 45 years after the military draft ended, a federal judge has ruled that a law requiring men but not women to register for it is unconstitutional.
In a ruling issued late Friday in Houston, U.S. District Judge Gray Miller denied the government’s motion to stay a lawsuit originally brought by the National Coalition for Men, a nonprofit “men’s rights” advocacy group, which is seeking an injunction ordering the Selective Service System to require women to register for the draft. [Read More]
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