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As calls grow to split Facebook, ex-employees describe why it… Facebook at the time was much smaller and fending off what threatened to be fierce competition from Twitter, which had already bid for Instagram, as well as Google’s new… Technologyread more

How did Johnson lose such a key legal battle — and control over Parliament — so quickly? The lead-up Mid-June: Reports that Johnson may suspend Parliament to meet Oct. 31 Brexit deadline Before even becoming prime minister, then-candidate Johnson first circulates the idea of proroguing Parliament to deliver his biggest promise: leaving the European Union on Oct. 31, no matter what. At the time, Johnson reportedly hopes the move will…

LONDON — The British Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that Prime Minister Boris Johnson illegally suspended Parliament, dealing him another heavy blow and thrusting the nation’s politics into even deeper turmoil, barely a month before Britain is scheduled to leave the European Union. The unanimous decision, which upheld a ruling from Scotland’s highest civil court, said that the suspension of Parliament until Oct. 14 is void. That means that the…

Nearly 150 House Democrats — well over half the 235-member caucus — now back some type of impeachment action in light of President Donald Trump’s burgeoning Ukraine scandal. The fast-expanding list includes 11 lawmakers who have come out in favor of action since reports last week that the president pushed Ukraine to investigate the Biden family. READ THE FULL LIST HERE Some on this list have called for an impeachment…

Video Democrats call for impeachment as Ukraine controversy grows National security attorney Bradley Moss and attorney Harmeet Dhillon weigh in on the whistleblower complaint. A guest on MSNBC offered a warning to Democratic lawmakers on Monday night that if they don’t pursue impeachment against President Trump that they will lose in 2020. Richard Painter, the former White House ethics lawyer for President George W. Bush, began by claiming there was…

Image copyright Getty Images The EU’s top court has ruled that Google does not have to apply the right to be forgotten globally. It means the firm only needs to remove links from its search results in Europe – and not elsewhere – after receiving an appropriate request. The ruling stems from a dispute between Google and a French privacy regulator. In 2015, CNIL ordered the firm to globally remove…

If the experts know a bit more than Michael Gove would have us believe, the next staging post on the road to hell is imminent. It isn’t clear when the Supreme Court will rule on Boris Johnson’s muting of parliament. As some previous Supremes under the leadership of chief justice Diana Ross almost put it, they just keep us hangin’ on. But they can’t keep us hangin’ on forever. Within the next…

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Karla Adam William Booth September 24 at 8:17 AM LONDON — Britain’s highest court dealt a serious blow Tuesday to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, ruling that his controversial decision to suspend Parliament was unlawful, in a landmark judgment that will have immediate implications for Britain’s departure from the European Union. In one of the most high-profile cases to come before Britain’s Supreme Court, the 11 judges ruled unanimously that Johnson had…

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Mr. Sanders, of Vermont, would create an annual tax that would apply to households with a net worth above $32 million — about 180,000 households in total, or about the top 0.1 percent, according to the economists who worked on the plan. He would create a 1 percent tax on net worth above $32 million, with increasing marginal rates topping out at 8 percent on net worth over $10 billion….

Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party this weekend decided to turn its annual convention (known as “conference” in Britain) into a circus of absurdity. With an election expected within the coming months, and with Labour trailing the Conservatives by around 7-10 points in the polls, this circus won’t be remembered fondly by party officials with brains. So it’s perhaps fortunate then that the brains seem to have departed this once-proud party. The…

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A slow but steady trickle of House Democrats are lining up this week to support the impeachment of President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump’s top adviser on Asia to serve as deputy national security adviser United Auto Workers strike against GM poised to head into eighth day Trump doubles down on call to investigate Biden after whistleblower complaint: ‘That’s the real story’ MORE if the White House refuses to cooperate in the…

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump ordered his staff to freeze nearly $400 million in aid to Ukraine a few days before a phone call in which he pressured the Eastern European nation’s leader to investigate the family of political rival Joe Biden, a new revelation that comes as more Democrats move toward impeachment proceedings. Trump’s order was first reported by The Washington Post and was confirmed to The Associated Press…

Environmental activist Greta Thunberg at the U.N. Climate Action Summit on Sept. 23, 2019. United Nations General Assembly By DAVID COHEN 09/24/2019 12:35 AM EDT Updated 09/24/2019 12:47 AM EDT 2019-09-24T12:47-0400 President Donald Trump mocked 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg on Twitter late Monday. Posting a fatalistic statement the Swedish teen had made earlier Monday at the United Nations’ special meeting on climate change, Trump tweeted: “She seems like a…

Image copyright Getty Images The FBI has arrested a US Army soldier on suspicion of sharing instructions via social media on how to make bombs. Jarrett William Smith allegedly suggested using a vehicle bomb to attack a major US news network. The 24-year-old wrote online about wanting to fight for a far-right group in Ukraine, say prosecutors. The private first class also suggested killing members of far-left group Antifa, says…

Christine Bader Debrecht’s daughter bought a used 2018 Honda Civic with fewer than 5,000 miles on it in June. It was the first car the 19-year-old ever bought. The St. Peters, Missouri, teen saved money from her grocery store job and a gift she received from her late grandmother to make her down payment. She had no idea that an aerosol can of dry shampoo would destroy it. Her car…