Monthly Archives: September 2022

A Massachusetts state lawmaker representing Martha’s Vineyard is seeking a federal human trafficking probe after DeSantis relocated migrants to the island

Florida governor Ron DeSantis released a survey asking school board members and candidates to share their view on controversial education policies. Lynne Sladky/Associated Press Last week, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis chartered two planes to send 50 migrants to Martha’s Vineyard. A Massachusetts state lawmaker called on the DOJ to launch a human trafficking probe into…

Liz Cheney says Mike Pence was ‘essentially the president’ on January 6 as Trump refused to send reprieve

Then-US President Donald Trump arrives with then- Vice President Mike Pence for a Make America Great Again rally at Cherry Capital Airport in Traverse City, Michigan on November 2, 2020. PhoPhoto by Brendan Smialowski / AFP via Getty Images Liz Cheney in a searing Monday speech skewered Trump and members of the Republican Party. Cheney…

Texas sheriff probes move to ‘lure’ migrants to Martha’s Vineyard after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis chartered their flights

Venezuelan migrants stand outside St. Andrew’s Church in Edgartown, Massachusetts, U.S. September 14, 2022 Ray Ewing/Vineyard Gazette/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY A Texas sheriff is opening a criminal investigation into the transport of migrants from San Antonio to Martha’s Vineyard. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis chartered two planes to…

Seabirds can be the bread crumbs for tracking elusive whales

Humpback whales are hard to tag, but their feathered snacking buddies are another option. Hans Toom from Pixabay This article was originally featured on Hakai Magazine, an online publication about science and society in coastal ecosystems. Read more stories like this at hakaimagazine.com. A black rope had rubbed the whale’s flesh raw and white, making it easier for…

Meta alumni’s startup TrueFoundry raises $2.3 million to accelerate ML deployments

A group of former Meta engineers is building a platform to help enterprises deploy machine learning models at the speed of big tech companies. Their startup, TrueFoundry, has raised $2.3 million in a funding round. The San Francisco, California-headquartered startup automates repetitive tasks in the machine learning pipeline to allow data scientists and engineers to…

Bret Baier wanted to rescind Fox News’ decision to call Arizona for Biden in 2020 and wrote in an email, ‘The Trump campaign was really pissed,’ book says

Bret Baier, host of “Special Report With Bret Baier,” at FOX News D.C. Bureau on September 13, 2022 in Washington, DC. Leigh Vogel/Getty Images Fox News anchor Bret Baier “was ready to give into” pressure from Trump after the network said he lost Arizona, new book says. Baier argued for rescinding the news organization’s Arizona…

‘Failing communist regimes’ in Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua account for new wave of migration, US says

Nearly half of the people who crossed the US border in August came from three countries. “Failing communist regimes in Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba are driving a new wave of migration,” a US official said. In total, just under 158,000 people had encounters with southwest border officials in August. Fifty migrants were flown from Texas…

Former White House attorney warned Trump about the legal risk of holding onto classified documents nearly a year after he left office. Trump was noncommittal about returning them, report says.

In this image from video, Eric Herschmann, an attorney for President Donald Trump, answers a question during the impeachment trial against Trump in the Senate at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020. Senate Television via AP Eric Herschmann warned Trump about the legal risk of keeping classified documents, NYT reported. Sources told…