Category Archives: Political News
Taco Bell Unveils New Restaurant Design Amid Pandemic
(Irvine, CA) — Taco Bell is changing how it serves up fast food in a pandemic. The restaurant chain is the latest to unveil a new design with two drive-thru lanes. One will be just for picking u...
Aug 21, 2020
Jim Belushi Thinks His Brother Would Be Alive If Used Marijuana
(Undated) — Jim Belushi says he thinks his brother would be alive today if he used cannabis instead of harder drugs. The actor touched on the subject in the series premiere of “Growing Bel...
Aug 21, 2020
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade® won’t be the same.
Macy’s plans to “reimagine” the annual Thanksgiving Day Parade in November amid the coronavirus pandemic. This summer, Macy’s modified its 4th of July Fireworks display to incl...
Aug 21, 2020
Brennaman Pulled From Fox NFL Games After Using Slur
(Los Angeles, CA) — Fox Sports is pulling Thom Brennaman from its NFL broadcasting team this season after he used a homophobic slur on air Wednesday. The network said the language was unacceptab...
Aug 21, 2020
Steve Bannon, Four Others Indicted For Stealing Money From “We Build The Wall” Fund
Updated: Steve Bannon Pleads Not Guilty (New York, NY) — Steve Bannon is pleading not guilty in federal court in lower Manhattan this afternoon. President Trump’s former campaign chief app...
Aug 20, 2020
Update: Appeals Court Ruling Keeps Uber And Lyft From Suspending Operations
(Los Angeles, CA) — An appeals court has granted ride-sharing companies Uber and Lyft the ability to continue classifying drivers as independent contractors after threats from both they would su...
Aug 20, 2020
White House Spokesperson McEnany: Obama’s DNC Speech ‘Appalling’
(Washington, DC) — White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany says former President Obama’s speech at the Democratic National Convention was beneath him. She told Fox News the speech was...
Aug 20, 2020
Strong Medicine: President Trump Imposes New Sanctions on Iran
(Washington, DC) — President Trump says the U.S. will restore sanctions against Iran. Speaking with reporters at the White House, Trump called it a “snap back” because of the “...
Aug 20, 2020
AB 5 may pause Uber and Lyft until Yes on 22 vote saves them
(San Francisco, CA) — Uber and Lyft are threatening to shut down service in California on Friday. The ride-hailing companies are trying to undo AB 5 that requires gig economy companies to reclas...
Aug 20, 2020
Airbnb files confidential paperwork for an IPO
Airbnb is moving ahead with plans to go public just months after the pandemic upended the travel industry and forced the startup to lay off a quarter of its workforce. On Wednesday, Airbnb announced i...
Aug 20, 2020