President Trump is asking his aides to address the country's ballooning budget deficits, but his limits on what they can do have all but ruled out meaningful reduction. The president's directive came last month and unnerved Republicans and investors, helping fuel a big sell-off in the stock market.
So you think the U.S.'s rural population is backward? Think again. A litany of horror deconstructing India's recent spin about itself:
Members of India’s "untouchable" Dalit caste are facing violent backlash from upper castes as they challenge the established social order. The number of caste-based crimes has increased 25 percent since 2010. https://t.co/JBs9UP8PgH
Read the whole thing, to the end. The best kind of anedoctal human interest story: one that adds nuance to the stereotype games we play:
“Listen carefully, because I’m only going to tell you this story once.” The Adopted Black Baby, and the White One Who Replaced Her. Holy. https://t.co/loFypoWDnv
The rate of homelessness in the U.K. has increased by sixty per cent since 2010, and the number of rough sleepers has increased by a hundred and thirty-four per cent.
The mayor of Tijuana has declared a humanitarian crisis in his border city and said he was asking the United Nations for aid to deal with the approximately 5,000 Central American migrants, most of whom are camped inside a sports complex.
Parliament has used its legal powers to seize internal Facebook documents in an extraordinary attempt to hold the US social media giant to account after chief executive Mark Zuckerberg repeatedly refused to answer MPs’ questions.
The @nytimes has an important story today about how Hungary's near-dictator, Orban, and his cronies are wiping out the free press. https://t.co/Nxh7pjUqry But the Times dodges around the most important lesson in this situation: the combination of telecom and media. 1/
A metal detectorist has found what is thought to be the first Celtic chariot burial to be uncovered in Wales.The burial ritual was reserved for high-ranking chiefs who would be interred complete with their chariot, horses, tack and even weapons.
Mike Smith believes his find may point to a huge undiscovered Iron Age settlement nearby. National Museum Wales describes the finds as "significant and exciting" [....]
Thank you Republicans (and most recently D.J. Trump) for denying climate change and allowing the fouling of the planet. (I am sure the White House released this report on the slowest news weekend of the year by accident!) https://t.co/eMx5kevVGR via @politico
[....] Prosecutors, however, have decided not to charge Warren, 41, with a crime. He did not intend to kill Magnuson and acted in self-defense during the Sept. 26 incident, the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office said in a memo released Monday.
