Foreign Policy

Hostage confirms escape plane was delayed until Obama's $400 million payoff to Iran landed.

Obama dodges questions about Iranian hostage payoff.

Economy

Ohio bankruptcies continue to fall since 2007, but that will change soon.

Whaley's cronyism nets her $141 thousand for next mayoral campaign.

Tesla loss grows.

Local

Taxdollars demanded to remove another Great Miami River dam.

Federal Reserve

Because of the weak economy, yhe Bank of England cuts interest rates to virtually zero and begins its own QE program.

Politics

Inter-African and Middle Eastern slave trade outlasted US and European slave trade by a century. US blacks don't care. Their parents weren't African or Middle Eastern slaves. They were American slaves.

War

Don't rethink NATO. Withdraw from it.

US illegally bombs Libya again.

US failures in Africa.

Tax and Spend

Pennsylvania passes 6 percent streaming tax.

"Magazine and newspaper subscriptions, as well as digital versions of the Bible, will be exempt from the digital downloads tax, reports CBS Local News in Pittsburgh."

What about net tax neutrality?

Environment

Tesla posts 13th straight quarterly loss.

Misc

Frequently changing passwords reduces security.

Health Care

This new story saying flossing has no value is baloney. I wonder what's behind it.

Politics

More top DNC officials resign in wake of Wikileaks release.

Blaming disgruntled US intelligence hacker for hacking DNC. That would explain why the US is trying to build a case against Russia.

Economy

Home ownership rate hits 51 year low despite federal policy trying to entice people into homes.

Health Care

US government drops flossing guidelines.

Socialism

Venezuela trying to cover up 12 hour food lines.

Foreign Policy

Obama sent $400 million in cash to Iran as Navy hostages were freed.

Police State

Slow motion replays make juries four times more likely to convict.

Tax and Spend

Government accounting office slams NASA for unreliable spending projections.

Economy

Uber merges with China's largest taxi firm. More.

I'm skeptical China has passed Silicon Valley in mobile tech innovation.

Federal Reserve

Because the economy is so weak, Fed leaves rates unchanged.

"All we do know is that the Fed likes to constantly tell us how well the economy is improving while refusing to increase the target rate. That latter part tells us all we need to know."

Yep.

Local

Dayton experienced rise in fatalities at intersections where red-light cameras were turned off. That doesn't justify them.