March 9, 2017

Daily Show Prep: Thursday, March 9

Granger restaurant owner could possibly be deported after routine check-in – 95.3 MNC News – The Burning Truth

A restaurateur in Granger is facing deportation to Mexico in light of the new aggressive policies regarding immigration set forth by the White House.

Poll: Should The Owner Of Eddie’s Steak Shed Be Deported? – The Burning Truth


Hour 2

Democratic Groups Paid Ransom Demanded by Russian Hackers to Keep Protester Funding Secret

The left-wing Center for American Progress was one of the organizations approached by the group, who the FBI says is the same group that organized the hacks of the Democratic National Committee in 2016, Bloomberg reports.

Russian Hackers Said to Seek Hush Money From Liberal Groups – Bloomberg

The Center for American Progress declined a pre-publication request for comment. “CAP has no evidence we have been hacked, no knowledge of it and no reason to believe it to be true. CAP has never been subject to ransom,” Allison Preiss, a spokeswoman for the center, said in a statement Monday morning.

FLASHBACK: Study: Young, Single, Childless Women Earn More Than Men – TIME

the ship may finally be turning around: according to a new analysis of 2,000 communities by a market research company, in 147 out of 150 of the biggest cities in the U.S., the median full-time salaries of young women are 8% higher than those of the guys in their peer group.

Violent video games do not affect empathy | Daily Mail Online

They found that they had the same neural response to emotionally provocative images as non-gamers.

New Study Blames Instagram for Food Waste. Seriously. – Reason.com

The respective studies, both British, suggest that Instagram and overeating are culprits behind food waste.


Hour 3

Iraqi Insurgent Lied, Passed ‘Extreme Vetting,’ Came To United States – The Burning Truth

Federal lawmakers are investigating how a former Iraqi insurgent fighter was able to lie about his identity and still get through America’s ‘extreme’ vetting process.

Germany demands answers from the US over WikiLeaks’ claims | Daily Mail Online

Germany has demanded answers from the US over claims by WikiLeaks that there is a CIA listening post in Frankfurt.

FLASHBACK: Obama administration spied on German media, government – CNNPolitics.com

That the NSA was spying on German officials is not new, though it continues to upset free press advocates and those with memories of repressive governments both Communist and Nazi. In 2013, the German magazine Der Spiegel, using information gleaned from files stolen and leaked by Edward Snowden, first reported that the NSA was intercepting German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cell phone communications.

Too many leaves for one company? | Local | southbendtribune.com

Rose said his firm could properly tackle the job if the county approved a new five-year contract guaranteeing Greenworld would be paid over the period. By doing so, Greenworld could get loans needed to invest roughly $1.5 million in automated vacuum trucks.

GOP Plan Orders Insurers to Charge People 30% More If Uninsured for 63 Days

The plan to repeal and replace Obamacare unveiled by House Republican leaders on Monday orders insurance companies to charge people 30 percent more in premiums for a full year if they did not have insurance for 63 days or more in the previous year.

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