news politics for United StatesArchive 2017

How Trump makes extreme things look normal

The scariest part of Trump's first year as president isn't how abnormal he is, it's how normal he makes everything else look by comparison.\n\nFollow Strikethrough on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/CarlosMazaVox/\n\nSubscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO\n\nVox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.vox.com to get up to speed on everything from Kurdistan to the Kim Kardashian app. \n\nCheck out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/IZONyE\nFollow Vox on Twitter: http://goo.gl/XFrZ5H\nOr on Facebook: http://goo.gl/U2g06o\n\n“Don’t normalize this” has become a kind of rallying cry during President Trump’s first year in office -- a reminder to not get too acclimated to Trump’s norm-breaking and erratic behavior. \nBut the real danger of the Trump presidency might have less to do with Trump’s abnormality and more to do with how “normal” he makes other Republicans look by comparison. And the concept of the “Overton Window” helps explain why our politics and media might be warped long after Trump’s presidency comes to an end.

Why this elbow is a TIME person of the year

The “Silence Breakers” are outliers. Most assault goes unreported.\n\nSources:\n\nTIME’s reporting: http://time.com/time-person-of-the-year-2017-silence-breakers\nand http://time.com/5052362/time-person-of-the-year-2017-arm-cover\nRAINN statistics: https://www.rainn.org/statistics/criminal-justice-system \nEEOC report (PDF): https://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/task_force/harassment/upload/report.pdf \n\nTime magazine named the Silence Breakers its Person of the Year for 2017. These are the women and men who shared their stories of assault, harassment, and hostility and publicly named their alleged abusers. But the story goes beyond the magazine’s cover.\n\nThat elbow in the lower right-hand corner is attached to a young hospital worker from Texas, who anonymously reported her harassment for fear of the negative impact it could have on her and her family. It represents a much larger contingent than the women on the cover: the silence keepers.\n\nSexual harassment and sexual assault are both underreported. A government study by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission found that about 70 percent of harassment is never reported. The same report aggregated a study that found when people did report harassment, about 75 percent of faced some sort of retaliation for doing so.\n\nThe Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) studied the underlying reasons people don’t report, and, unsurprisingly, the above statistics are connected. According to RAINN, the No. 1 reason people don’t report their abuse and harassment is because they’re afraid of the repercussions.\n\nTime has made it a point to recognize the courage of the “Silence Breakers,” but it’s important to remember why their actions were brave: because there are far more people remaining silent, who feel that they don’t have the option of speaking up.\n\nSubscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO\n\nVox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.vox.com to get up to speed on everything from Kurdistan to the Kim Kardashian app. \n\nCheck out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/IZONyE\nFollow Vox on Twitter: http://goo.gl/XFrZ5H\nOr on Facebook: http://goo.gl/U2g06o

Derailed Amtrak train dangles over highway in Washington

An Amtrak passenger train derailed Monday morning, spilling multiple cars off an Interstate 5 overpass in Pierce County, Washington, according to the Washington state Department of Transportation's Twitter account.\n\nInjuries and casualties have been reported, the Pierce County Sheriff's Office and Amtrak said.\nAll southbound lanes of the interstate are closed due to the derailment and the sight stunned motorists heading to work.

Apple Sued Over Slowing Down iPhones

The tech giant was hit with a class action lawsuit Thursday. CBS2's Alice Gainer explains.

Joe Biden Speaks With Meghan McCain About His Late Son Beau's Battle With Cancer | The View

Senator's tax rant goes viral

Democratic senators took to Twitter to criticize the GOP tax bill's process before it was eventually passed by 51 Republican senators.

The US medical system is still haunted by slavery

Black women's history matters in medicine. \n\nRead ProPublica's feature piece on how the US is the most dangerous industrialized country in which to give birth, and racial disparities in maternal mortality make it even worse for women of color: https://www.propublica.org/article/nothing-protects-black-women-from-dying-in-pregnancy-and-childbirth And they're seeking your help in understanding the problem. If you nearly died during pregnancy or know someone who died due to childbirth related causes, check out this page for more information: http://propub.li/2Ae5RMi\n\nSubscribe to the ProPublica newsletter: http://go.propublica.org/weekly\n\nSubscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO\n\nVox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.vox.com to get up to speed on everything from Kurdistan to the Kim Kardashian app. \n\nCheck out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/IZONyE\nFollow Vox on Twitter: http://goo.gl/XFrZ5H\nOr on Facebook: http://goo.gl/U2g06o

The diet that helps fight climate change

You don’t have to go vegan to fight climate change. Research shows that small changes to our diets can make big differences.\n\nClimate Lab is produced by the University of California in partnership with Vox. Hosted by conservation scientist Dr. M. Sanjayan, the videos explore the surprising elements of our lives that contribute to climate change and the groundbreaking work being done to fight back. Featuring conversations with experts, scientists, thought leaders and activists, the series demystifies topics like nuclear power, food waste and online shopping to make them more approachable and actionable for those who want to do their part. Sanjayan is an alum of UC Santa Cruz, a Visiting Researcher at UCLA and the CEO of Conservation International. \n\nPrior episodes at https://goo.gl/phMcK8 or visit http://climate.universityofcalifornia.edu for more\n\nSubscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO \nAnd check out the University of California’s channels: https://goo.gl/bqzTtj \nhttps://goo.gl/hRfdox \n\n\nThe University of California is a pioneer on climate research, renewable energy and environmental sustainability. UC is dedicated to providing scalable solutions to help the world bend the curve on climate change. UC research is also paving the way for the university to meet its goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2025. Read more about our commitment at https://goo.gl/S6vE3s \n\nFollow UC on Facebook: https://goo.gl/BB7PiL \nOr on Twitter: https://goo.gl/SXyHjk \n\nVox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.vox.com to get up to speed on everything from Kurdistan to the Kim Kardashian app. \n\nCheck out Vox’s full video catalog: http://goo.gl/IZONyE\nFollow Vox on Twitter: http://goo.gl/XFrZ5H\nOr on Facebook: http://goo.gl/U2g06o

How this military explosive is poisoning American soil

The bomb that went off twice: https://features.propublica.org/bombs-in-our-backyard/military-pollution-rdx-bombs-holston-cornhusker/\n\nIn our latest ProPublica collaboration, we report on RDX, one of the world’s most powerful conventional explosives developed by the U.S. military. But it’s now believed by many to cause cancer, and is increasingly turning up in drinking water supplies near military sites across the country. \n\nCheck out the full ProPublica piece at https://features.propublica.org/bombs-in-our-backyard/military-pollution-rdx-bombs-holston-cornhusker/ for the in-depth reporting, and stay tuned for more stories in this collaboration! If you'd like to sign up to receive more ProPublica journalism, go here: http://propub.li/2hwf4V9\n.\n.\n.\nSubscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO\n\nVox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.vox.com to get up to speed on everything from Kurdistan to the Kim Kardashian app. \n\nCheck out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/IZONyE\nFollow Vox on Twitter: http://goo.gl/XFrZ5H\nOr on Facebook: http://goo.gl/U2g06o

Explosion Takes Place Near New York City Port Authority | TODAY

NBC News researcher Christian Santana is on the scene near the New York Port Authority in midtown Manhattan, where an explosion has taken place and there is a heavy concentration of police, ambulances and bomb squads. Jonathan Dienst of New York’s WNBC reports one minor injury and one person in custody.\n\n» Subscribe to TODAY: http://on.today.com/SubscribeToTODAY\n» Watch the latest from TODAY: http://bit.ly/LatestTODAY\n\nAbout: TODAY brings you the latest headlines and expert tips on money, health and parenting. We wake up every morning to give you and your family all you need to start your day. If it matters to you, it matters to us. We are in the people business. Subscribe to our channel for exclusive TODAY archival footage & our original web series. \n\nConnect with TODAY Online!\nVisit TODAY's Website: http://on.today.com/ReadTODAY\nFind TODAY on Facebook: http://on.today.com/LikeTODAY\nFollow TODAY on Twitter: http://on.today.com/FollowTODAY\nFollow TODAY on Google+: http://on.today.com/PlusTODAY\nFollow TODAY on Instagram: http://on.today.com/InstaTODAY\nFollow TODAY on Pinterest: http://on.today.com/PinTODAY\n\nExplosion Takes Place Near New York City Port Authority | TODAY