Tag Archives: Obituary

Hurricane to US, Pence Not Trump

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Here Comes the Hurricane: Haiti was calling for American help yesterday just hours after the storm passed over the country’s western tip. Winds up to 140 mph levelled homes and killed livestock. It’s clear that thousands of people will be …

Times Gets Trump Tax Docs, As Laughter Died

Sunday, October 2, 2016

Because He’s Smart: Tax records obtained by The NY Times show that Donald Trump claimed a loss so large on his 1995 tax returns that it could have allowed him to avoid paying federal income taxes for the following 18 …

Beauty and the Beast, Pastrami to Go

Saturday, October 1, 2016

Beauty and the Beast: The presidential campaign has become a debate about a former beauty queen and a former president’s infidelity. Donald Trump opened a new line of attack on Hillary Clinton’s marriage, telling the NY Times, “Hillary Clinton was …

Commuter Crash, The Corporate Culture

Friday, September 30, 2016

End of the Line: Investigators are trying to determine the cause of the train crash in a Hoboken, NJ, terminal yesterday morning that left one person dead and sent at least 90 to the hospital, some with serious injuries. The …

Obama’s First Override, An Aleppo Moment

Thursday, September 29, 2016

The American Way: President Obama suffered the first veto override of his presidency yesterday. Both houses of Congress overwhelmingly voted in favor of a law that would allow 9/11 survivors to sue Saudi Arabia for damages over any complicity the …

Not his Fault, Fat Shaming and Manterrupting

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Weighty Issues:  Donald Trump spent his day yesterday blaming the microphone, the moderator, and the questions after taking a thumping from Hillary Clinton in the first of three presidential debates. About 82 million people watched the debate, making it the …

The Great Debate, Like a Rolling Stone

Monday, September 26, 2016

It’s Debatable: Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are set to meet at Hofstra University tonight for the first head-to-head presidential debate that will present tough challenges to the candidates as well as the moderator, NBC’s Lester Holt. It’s expected to …

Charlotte Releases Video, They’re With Her

Sunday, September 25, 2016

Go to the Video: after enormous pressure from the public, civil rights activists, and even presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, Charlotte, NC authorities released police videos of the fatal shooting of 43-year-old Keith Scott, a black man they said had a …

Mall Shooting, Wife Releases Video

Saturday, September 24, 2016

Mall Murder: Washington State Police are hunting for a man who shot and killed five people in a shopping mall in Burlington, in the northwest corner of the state. He killed four women in the cosmetics department of the Macy’s …

More Bombs and Suspect Identified

Monday, September 19, 2016

The Bombs: Police in Elizabeth, NJ, overnight exploded a bomb left in a trash can near a train station. They say five devices were found in a backpack that exploded when a robot snipped its wires. The physical description of …