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White House blames WHCA shooting on Democratic rhetoric

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt blamed rhetoric from prominent Democrats for the shooting on Saturday at the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner. “This political violence stems from a systemic demonization of him and his supporters by

Trump uses assassination try to justify expanding spying powers

An exchange of gunfire between an armed suspect and law enforcement outside the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday came days ahead of a deadline for extending far-reaching government surveillance powers, and President Donald Trump wasted no time in claiming that the

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Lee ShinJa's Handwoven Portals

The nonagenarian South Korean artist helped catapult fiber art from the realm of domestic craft and tradition into the experimental field of contemporary art.

Presidents Can Be Impeached Because Benjamin Franklin...

Presidents Can Be Impeached Because Benjamin Franklin Thought It Was Better Than Assassination . “The Constitution’s impeachment procedures make the removal of the chief magistrate less violent, less disruptive, and less error-prone than assassination.”

Trump demands ABC fire Jimmy Kimmel

President Donald Trump is calling for Disney to fire Jimmy Kimmel. On Thursday, Kimmel joked that Melania Trump had looked like an "expectant widow" in a skit about the upcoming White House Correspondents' Dinner. The skit aired days before an armed gunman made an assassination

Nyxy Nyx – “Concerning Evil Spirits”

Philly underground fixtures Nyxy Nyx make a whole lot of music, and it’s rarely completely clear whether that music is done or whether it’s a work in progress. Last year, Nyxy Nyx released Cult Classics, Vol. 1, their first-ever studio LP, and they followed it with a

How bacteria circumvent plants' immune system

How are bacterial pathogens able to effectively overcome plants' defense mechanisms? Researchers working with Professor Şuayb Üstün at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, have found a surprising answer to this question: The pathogens seize tiny compartments in plant cells, known