The Daily Populous

Wednesday February 21st, 2018 morning edition

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More Than Twice As Many Women Are Running For Congress In 2018 Compared With 2016.

Democratic women (even those who don't have a daughter running for Congress) are amped up for 2018.

It's visible in Spanberger's volunteers, about two-thirds of whom are women, and in this race's candidates as well.

Spanberger is one of four Democrats, three women, along with one man, vying for that party's nomination in this district.

At latest count, 431 women were running for or were likely to run for the House nationwide — 339 Democrats and 92 Republicans.

Likewise, 50 women are running for or likely to run for Senate, compared with 25 at this point in 2016.

At this point in the 2016 cycle, she said, about 920 women had reached out to EMILY's List saying they were interested in running for office. »

At This Staten Island Restaurant, a Kitchen Run by Grandmas

Authored by nytimes.com
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Mr. Scaravella, 61, wears glasses with tiny round lenses and thin frames — the kind a wacky inventor might wear.

Mr. Scaravella said at a breakneck pace, as if it were all one word, into a headset.

“They can’t be jealous of each other, because they’re from two different worlds; they’re doing two different things,” he said. »

Earthquakes follow wastewater disposal patterns in southern Kansas

Authored by eurekalert.org

Until 2013, earthquakes were nearly unheard of in Harper and Sumner counties, the site of recent intensive oil and gas production.

Prior to 1973, there were no felt earthquakes reported in the area, and only one magnitude 2.0 earthquake between 1973 and 2012.

"The probability of this rate change occurring randomly is approximately 0.16%," Rubinstein and colleagues write in the BSSA study. »

'Kill the NRA' message appears on billboard on Interstate 65 in Louisville

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A vandalized billboard on Interstate 65 in Louisville called out the National Rifle Association following the recent school shootings in Kentucky and Florida.

Photos of the billboard, which is owned by Outfront Media, circulated widely on social media Monday.

"Resist 45" also popped up on several billboards across Louisville last year, including on a Louisville Soccer board at the University of Louisville and along Interstate 65. »

Ajit Pai killed net neutrality.

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FCC Chairman Ajit Pai smiled smugly while he blew up the basic net neutrality protections that keep the Internet free from censorship, throttling, and outrageous fees.

If we can pass the CRA and block Pai’s repeal, it will be a humiliating blow, and the worst day of his political career.

Instead, let’s channel our rage productively and get Congress to overturn his terrible, unpopular, illegitimate vote to kill net neutrality. »