Source says team will announce Gruden’s return to coaching on TuesdayESPN reports 54-year-old will sign 10-year contract worth close to $100mGruden led Raiders from 1998-2001 before winning a title with Tampa BayThe Oakland Raiders never really recovered from the decision to trade Jon Gruden to...
Suit Charges FLDS Leaders With Ritual Sex Abuse of Minors
In a lawsuit filed yesterday in Utah state court, a young woman sued the FLDS Church and various of its leaders alleging that she was a repeated victim of ritual sexual abuse when she was between the ages of 8 and 12. The complaint (full text) in R.H. v. Jeffs, (UT Dist. Ct., filed 12/27/2017),...
Senate Condemns Iran’s Persecution of Baha’is
Last week (Dec. 21), the United States Senate passed by unanimous consent Senate Resolution 139 condemning Iran's state-sponsored persecution of it Baha'i minority and, more broadly, Iran's continuing violation of international human rights covenants. The U.S. Baha'i Office of Public Affairs...
FLDS Members Quietly Regaining Their Homes
The Salt Lake Tribune yesterday reported that after 12 years of litigation and impasses, a number of members of the polygamous FLDS Church are quietly working out arrangements with the United Effort Plan trust that will allow them to remain in their homes in Colorado City, Arizona. Most of the UEP...
Some Misleading Geometry on Corporate Taxes (Wonkish)
Cut profit taxes, raise wages? Not so fast. Source: https://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2017/10/21/some-misleading-geometry-on-corporate-taxes-wonkish/
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