In a memorial statement for Montgomery, Turning Point USA praised his role in Kirk’s elevation and organization, calling him the group’s “first believer and senior advisor”, although Montgomery often described himself as a co-founder. Charlie Kirk said in an additional statement to POLITICO: “I cannot express in words how sad …
Read More »Trump tweets suburbs ‘won’t be bothered’ by low-income neighbors
President Donald Trump celebrated Wednesday that the federal government rescinded Obama-era fair housing rules by saying that the suburbs should not “bother” with low-income housing in their neighborhoods. “I am pleased to inform all people living their Suburban Lifestyle Dream that they will no longer be bothered or financially disadvantaged …
Read More »Court of Appeals revives Ashley Judd’s sexual harassment claim against Harvey Weinstein
The Ninth Circuit rules that California’s sexual harassment law covers “armchair cast” situations where there is an “inherent power imbalance.” Harvey Weinstein will have to face a sexual harassment claim from Ashley Judd despite the fact that the actress was never employed by the disgraced movie magnate. On Wednesday, the …
Read More »Apple CEO Tim Cook compares competition to lure developers into a ‘street fight for market share’ in the smartphone business
Apple CEO Tim Cook testifies today at an antitrust hearing with the United States House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee, where he was questioned about Apple’s App Store policies. Cook received complaints from developers that the committee has spoken to. Apple was accused of making its “App Store” rules unavailable to developers, …
Read More »Antitrust questions from Apple’s App Store will be awkward for Valve
Steam launched in 2003, five years before the debut of the App Store. Valve tried to streamline the process of updating its own games, especially Counter-Strike – with a pipeline for software solutions integrated directly into the client. Valve made Steam mandatory with the release of Half-Life 2 in 2004, …
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