ICYMI — Txt Abbrevs Cn Make U Seem Insincere: Study

Using abbreviations while texting might save some typing time, but it won’t make a good impression, a new study finds.People who use texting abbreviations like IDK or GOAT are perceived as more insincere and are less likely to receive replies, researchers discovered.[#item_full_content]

Trump: NYC Toll Plan ‘Most Regressive Tax’

President-elect Donald Trump Thursday slammed New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s revised plan to charge a toll for vehicles to enter Manhattan’s core at peak hours as the “most regressive tax known to womankind.”

Big Oil breaks with Trump on potential second withdrawal from Paris climate agreement

Big Oil is calling on President-elect Donald Trump to keep the U.S. in the Paris climate agreement after withdrawing from the treaty during his first term. The Paris Agreement, established at the U.N. Climate Change Conference in 2015, is a legally binding treaty between nearly 195 parties who are committed to international cooperation on climate […]

Top GOP senators warn DOJ to preserve Jack Smith docs in Trump cases, citing ‘past destruction’ of records

Top Republican senators are telling officials in the Department of Justice to ensure that all records concerning the investigation into President-elect Donald Trump by Special Counsel Jack Smith are preserved ahead of the new administration.  “[C]onsidering the Justice Department’s past destruction of federal records relevant to congressional oversight and political bias infecting its decision-making process, […]

Ohio House passes bill that would restrict transgender student access to school bathrooms

The Ohio state Senate has passed a bill that would prevent schools from allowing students of the opposite sex into restrooms and locker rooms.  The legislation, which requires Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine to sign in order to become law, aims to restrict transgender students from using facilities associated with their gender identities. Senate Bill […]