Nabisco’s Animal Crackers Packaging Is Now Cage-Free
The cookie boxes for Nabisco’s Barnum’s Animal Crackers got a redesign to remove bars that caged the circus animals. This is due to a push from animal rights organization PETA.
Democratic National Committee Says It Caught Cyberattack In The Act
Facebook and Twitter have revealed that they’ve neutralized a number of accounts linked to foreign influence campaigns. Meanwhile in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, members of Congress were set to receive a confidential briefing about the state of elec…
Medal Of Honor Awarded Posthumously To Air Force Technical Sgt. John Chapman
President Trump presented the Medal of Honor to the widow of Tech. Sgt. John Chapman, only the 19th airman to receive the medal and the first since Vietnam. Chapman was killed in 2002 in Afghanistan while attempting to rescue a Navy SEAL.
After Being Indicted On 8 Charges In Va., Paul Manafort Will Face D.C. Trial
Paul Manafort has already been convicted on tax and bank fraud charges. But next month, his lawyers will be at it again — defending him against money laundering and foreign lobbying violations in a courthouse in Washington, D.C.
Verizon Throttled Firefighters’ Data As Mendocino Wildfire Raged, Fire Chief Says
Santa Clara Fire Chief Anthony Bowden said data speeds plummeted — and he blames the repeal of net neutrality. Now, he’s backing state and local agencies that are pushing to undo the FCC decision.
Asia Argento’s Accuser Speaks Publicly, As She Reportedly Denies Assault
Jimmy Bennett, whose deal with Argento was leaked to the New York Times, said Wednesday that he was initially “ashamed and afraid to be part of the public narrative.”
5 Lawsuits Over Census Citizenship Question Could Head To Trial
A federal judge’s ruling allowing a Maryland lawsuit to proceed is the latest win for critics of a question about U.S. citizenship status planned for the 2020 census.
Names Of Accused Bishops To Come Down At University Of Scranton
Professor Adam Pratt says removing the names following Pennsylvania’s report on clergy sex abuse is “part of a healing process … that we need to do as a community.”
DNC Reports Attempted Cyberattack To Feds, Says No Compromise Of Voter Database
Tech companies discovered what they called an attempt to steal login credentials as part of a cyberattack-in-progress that did not succeed.
Undocumented Immigrant Charged With Murder Of Iowa Woman
Investigators say Cristhian Bahena Rivera of rural Poweshiek County led them to a body they believe to be Mollie Tibbetts’ in a cornfield southeast of Brooklyn, Iowa.
Even As Cars Get Safer, Traffic Fatalities Still High
The U.S. is on pace to record close to 40,000 roadway and highway deaths this year. But there is some evidence that drivers are texting less behind the wheel.
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