Fifty people, including Hollywood stars Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin, were charged Tuesday in a scheme in which wealthy parents allegedly bribed college coaches and other insiders to get their children into some of the nation’s most elite schools.There's a lot of fuckery going on there. Bribing test proctors, faking disabilities, getting picked up for college sports teams without being able to play them. This is the list of folks charged, so far.
Federal authorities called it the biggest college admissions scam ever prosecuted by the U.S. Justice Department, with the parents accused of paying an estimated $25 million in bribes.
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The Brits are on the path of crashing out of the EU with no agreement.
Prime Minister Theresa May's EU withdrawal deal has been rejected by MPs for a second time, throwing her Brexit strategy into further confusion.----------------------------------
MPs voted down her deal by 391 to 242 - a smaller defeat than when they rejected it in January.
The PM said MPs will now get a vote on whether the UK should leave without a deal on 29 March and, if that fails, on whether Brexit should be delayed.
Countries are banning the 737-Max from flying in their airspace:
The European Union and India have banned the Boeing 737 Max from flying over their airspace to ensure passenger safety.As of today, the Canadian and American authorities have done so. The FAA has been known to wait for hard evidence of a problem before ordering a grounding. Meanwhile, the World's Oldest Toddler has an opinion.
They join a long list of countries in suspending the plane, including the UK.
BREXIT thought...the has deal failed...if the no exit without a deal passes and the extension fails, is there any other option than revoke Art. 50 and have an election? I wouldn’t recommend that path, instead an extension is the best bet to kill BREXIT, but, IDK, sheer bloody mindedness is powerful.
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