Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told reporters Friday that another coronavirus stimulus bill will not happen until after Election Day. Speaking to reporters from his home in Kentucky, McConnell said “the situation’s kind of murky” while negotiators try to “elbow for political advantage” as Americans cast their ballots. “I’d like to …
Read More »Explore Ancient Greece in This Week’s Good-Ass Games at Good-Ass Prices
Screenshot: Ubisoft Howdy, folks! It’s Friday, which means it’s time to save y’all some money. This week sees the continuation of Sony’s Games of a Generation Sale and Xbox currently has a Warner Bros., publisher sale along with the standard deals with gold. It’s not a particularly stacked week but …
Read More »The Mad Genius of Eddie Van Halen
Of course, he was magically fortunate in his co-creators. Without the jazzy propellant of his brother Alex’s drumming; without the crackling hallucination of personality projected by his lead singer, David Lee Roth; without the stolid Michael Anthony on bass, and his ability to hit a dead-on angel-of-hedonism Beach Boys harmony—without, …
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Read More »Cannabis Stocks Rise After Kamala Harris Says Biden Would Decriminalize Marijuana
Cannabis stocks received a big boost after the vice presidential debate Tuesday night between Sen. Kamala Harris and Vice President Mike Pence. The Hill has reported that Harris said the Biden administration would decriminalize marijuana at the federal level. Shares of cannabis producers soared on the stock market Thursday. During a …
Read More »After Black Child Was Suspended for Having BB Gun at Home, Louisiana Lawmakers Move to Help Him Appeal
Screenshot: WAFB-9 State lawmakers in Louisiana have moved to make it easier for students to appeal expulsions after a Black child was suspended last month for having a BB gun in his room. According to WAFB, a committee in the state House has introduced a bill to make it easier …
Read More »<em>The Atlantic Daily</em>: A Nonpolitical Reading List
3. A journalist became a poker champion in just one year. Maria Konnikova was a psychologist and writer who knew almost nothing about the card game. Then she trained with one of the world’s best players. 4. Why are we afraid of bats? Rebecca Giggs explores how we know—and how …
Read More »Black Woman Who Said She Was Set On Fire: Case Dismissed
Federal prosecutors and police in Madison, Wisconsin are reportedly closing a months-long investigation into the claims of a Black woman who says she was set on fire by white men. The case has been closed due to lack of evidence. Althea Bernstein, 18, told police in June that four white …
Read More »Black Versace Executive Accuses Beverly Hills Police Officers of Racial Profiling
Earlier this month, a Black Versace executive said he was stopped and searched by police officers while walking in Beverly Hills just for being Black, according to CNN. The Beverly Hills Police Department said it stopped Salehe Bembury, the vice president of sneakers and men’s footwear for Versace, for jaywalking …
Read More »The Root Jams Weekly (10/9/2020): 'Baby Baby Baby'
Photo: Shutterstock (Shutterstock) My family will soon welcome a new baby into our household so it only makes sense to dedicate a playlist to songs about kids and/or songs with “baby” in the title. The Root’s weekly playlist is going to be taking a hiatus. Thanks for sleepwalking with us …
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