Monthly Archives: September 2022

Trump planning robust October campaign schedule in advance of 2022 midterms, with an emphasis on rural areas: report

Donald Trump arrives at a Make America Great Again rally in Cape Girardeau, Missouri on November 5, 2018. JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images Trump’s aides are talking with GOP campaigns to have him stump for candidates in October, per WaPo. GOP officials are gambling that Trump can raise turnout without turning off too many independents….

American Airlines has lost more bags in 2022 than any other US airline — see the full list

Unclaimed luggage piles up at London Heathrow Airport on July 8. PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images. US airlines have “mishandled” over 1.4 million bags since the beginning of this year. American Airlines was ranked as having the worst mishandled baggage rate out of all US carriers.  Travelers are sharing horror stories about luggage lost amid…

Wizards of the Coast apologises for “offensive” “racial stereotypes” in Dungeons & Dragons

Wizards of the Coast has apologised for a Dungeons & Dragons update that included “offensive material” and racial stereotypes about a race called Hadozee. The company said it had “failed you, our players and our fans”, would remove the offensive material “effective immediately”, and stated that it was “truly sorry”. “We wanted to acknowledge and…

The IRS accidentally published some taxpayers’ confidential information

The IRS admitted this week that it made a large unforced error, accidentally releasing confidential taxpayer data. The info for up to 120,000 individuals was exposed, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. Data from some Form 990-Ts were accidentally posted by the IRS. Only 501(c)(3) organizations are required to post that data…

Barack Obama is now halfway to an EGOT after winning an Emmy for narrating a Netflix documentary series

Former President Barack Obama, pictured, is halfway to achieving EGOT status. Nathan Congleton/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images Barack Obama won an Emmy on Saturday for his narration on Netflix’s “Our Great National Parks.” The award makes Obama the second US president in history to win an Emmy. It also inches Obama closer to prestigious…