Men to America — Thanks for nothing: Glenn Reynolds

While Clinton and Obama were playing the woman card, men and boys were falling behind. (Photo: M. Spencer Green, AP) Back during the election campaign, a Fiscal Times columnist warned that even as Hillary Clinton played the woman card, more men were being dealt out of American society: A key indicator of American male decline is the gender ratio at U.S. colleges. According to the National Center for Education Statistics,...

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Airbus' newest, biggest version of the A350 makes its first flight

TOULOUSE, France -- Airbus flew its new A350-1000 wide-body jet for the first time on Thursday, The jet, the largest twin-jet airplane the European aerospace company has ever made, took off from Airbus’ headquarters near the French city of Toulouse. It's the largest and latest variant of the company's flagship A350 line of jetliners. The aircraft took off from the Toulouse-Blagnac Airport at 10:42 a.m. local time (4:42 a.m. ET),...

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1 killed, 9 injured in New Orleans shooting, police say

A man died and nine other people were injured in a shooting early Sunday in New  Orleans' French Quarter, police said. The shooting occurred before 1:30 a.m. CT on Bourbon Street, Chief Michael S. Harrison said during a news conference. Several officers were already on patrol in the French Quarter after the Bayou Classic, a football showdown between Grambling State University and Southern University. The officers...

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Mt St Helens National Monument

Tout comme le Mont Rainier, le Mont St Helens est situé dans la Chaîne des Cascades, à environ 160 km au sud de Seattle. Après 123 ans d’inactivité, le volcan du Mont St Helens est entré en éruption le 18 mai 1980. Cette éruption, égale à 500 fois la bombe larguée sur Hiroshima, a littéralement transformé le paysage. Dans un rayon de 27 km, les arbres ont été couchés par le souffle de l’explosion. 26 ans plus...

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Pelosi, facing challenger, reveals new Democratic leadership picks

Get short URL House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi © Kevin Lamarque / Reuters House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has announced her list of nominees to serve as Democratic leaders of Congress for the next two years. Pelosi herself faces pressure to step aside for new blood, with the leadership vote just days away. There will be several Democratic...

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Wisconsin receives Stein and Del La Fuente recount petitions

Jill Stein © Dominick Reuter / Reuters The Wisconsin Elections Commission has received a vote recount petition from Green Party’s Jill Stein, now running a fundraising campaign to cover recount costs in three swing states. Reform Party USA’s Rocky de la Fuente also filed a similar petition. TrendsUS Elections 2016 “The Commission is preparing...

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Clinton campaign to participate in Wis. election recount

Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign said Saturday that it will participate in a recount of the votes cast in Wisconsin's election. The news comes after Jill Stein, the Green Party candidate for president, initiated a recount there and pledged to pursue additional ones in Pennsylvania and Michigan. President-elect Donald Trump denounced the recount as "a scam by the Green Party for an election that has already been conceded." "The...

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Panda cub Bei Bei recovering from ‘life-saving’ surgery

WASHINGTON — Bei Bei, the Smithsonian National Zoo’s giant panda cub, underwent emergency bowel obstruction surgery this week, zoo officials confirmed. Veterinarians removed a “dense, lemon-sized mass of bamboo.” The Smithsonian said in a statement that the “life-saving” surgery was performed Friday. “I’m extremely proud and thankful for our team of keepers, veterinarians, animal care staff, volunteer medical experts and all staff...

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whiskey releases for winter sips and gifts

As winter approaches, many drinkers are leaving clear spirits like gin and vodka behind in favor of whiskey — Irish, Scotch, bourbon, Canadian, rye and more. Of course, you can and should be drinking whiskey all summer long (mint julep, anyone?), but shorter days and sweater weather practically beg for a warming dram of the brown stuff. Fall and early winter are when whiskey brands release new, limited edition and...

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'Barney Miller' star Ron Glass dies at 71

Actor Ron Glass, best known for his work on the mid-1970s comedy Barney Miller, has died at 71. Glass' representative confirmed to Variety and TheWrap.com but did not provide details as to when or how he passed away. An Indiana native and University of Evansville graduate, Glass earned a supporting-actor Emmy nomination for his portrayal of Detective Ron Harris, an ambitious intellectual who yearned to be an author. He...

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Trump adds two names to his team while in Florida

.    President-elect Donald Trump is spending Black Friday in South Florida, mulling transition issues that include a new White House counsel, a new deputy national security adviser, a prospective Commerce secretary, a public battle over the secretary of State's job, and talks with an Indiana air conditioning company that is planning to move jobs to Mexico. Officially, Trump filled two staff slots on Friday, naming veteran...

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