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President and CEO of Saudi Aramco Amin Nasser (left) and Aramco’s chair Yasir al-Rumayyan attend a press conference in the eastern Saudi Arabian region of Dhahran on November 3, 2019. | AFP via Getty Images The oil company that made Saudi Arabia rich is going public. Some say the timing couldn’t be worse. Pop quiz:Continue reading “The world’s most profitable company is about to go public”

Pundits called the first public impeachment hearings boring. SNL answered that criticism by turning them into a soap opera. The US House of Representatives commenced its public hearings in the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump Wednesday, after weeks of closed-door testimonies. The hearings marked the first time the American people heard directly from thoseContinue reading “SNL adds “pizzazz” to the impeachment hearings by turning them into a soap opera”

Planned Parenthood created Roo, a sex ed chatbot that answers teens’ questions while maintaining their anonymity. | Planned Parenthood Can a chatbot teach teens about sex? This episode of the Reset podcast uncovers alternatives to traditional sex ed. US sex education is decades behind other countries. Right now, it isn’t even mandatory in every state.Continue reading “America’s sex education system is broken. This chatbot wants to be the solution.”

Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards talks to media as he leaves his campaign office in Shreveport, Louisiana, on November 14, 2019. | Gerald Herbert/AP He’ll stay on as the only Democrat in this role in the Deep South. Gov. John Bel Edwards has won an incredibly tight race for reelection in Louisiana, hanging onto hisContinue reading “Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards hangs on to his seat in Louisiana”

President Barack Obama speaks at an October 2019 Obama Foundation Summit. | Scott Olson/Getty Images “The average American doesn’t think we have to completely tear down the system and remake it,” Obama said. Former President Barack Obama has studiously avoided commenting on the Democratic presidential primary, but on Friday, before a crowd of wealthy liberalContinue reading “Obama says that Americans are seeking “improvement” not “revolutionary” change”

State Department official David Holmes arrives at the US Capitol for his impeachment hearing testimony on November 15, 2019. | Olivier Douliery/AFP/Getty Images David Holmes, aide to William Taylor, offered more damning testimony in the impeachment hearings. David Holmes, a Kyiv-based State Department aide, told the House lawmakers leading the impeachment inquiry that he overheardContinue reading “A State Department aide overheard Trump pushing for Ukrainian investigations into Biden”

Zac Freeland / Vox The lone Democratic governor in the Deep South is trying to hang onto his seat. Louisiana is the last of three states to hold its gubernatorial election this year and the stakes are significant: This race could ultimately determine whether the lone Democrat in the Deep South is able to hangContinue reading “Live results for Louisiana’s governor’s race: John Bel Edwards vs. Eddie Rispone”

Rodney Reed listens during a hearing at the Bastrop County Criminal Justice Center in 2014. | AP Photo/Austin American-Statesman, Jay Janner Amid a growing movement to #FreeRodneyReed, an appeals court has ruled that new evidence must be considered. An appeals court has stayed the execution of Rodney Reed, who was scheduled to be executed nextContinue reading “The execution of Rodney Reed has been stopped”

President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison inspect US troops at the White House in September 2019. | Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images Trump loves the military. But he doesn’t seem to respect its justice system. In fulfillment of a controversial pledge he made earlier this year, President Trump has intervened in three war crimeContinue reading “Trump just issued multiple war crime pardons. Experts think it’s a bad idea.”

Amanda Northrop/Vox Andrew Prokop breaks down this week’s public hearings and Brianne Gorod explains the term “obstruction of justice,” on Impeachment, Explained. This week kicked off the public phase of the impeachment inquiry. On Wednesday, we heard the testimonies of State Department officials Bill Taylor and George Kent and on Friday the testimony of formerContinue reading “Has Donald Trump obstructed justice?”