Class-action lawsuit punishes text message spam
In a remarkable demonstration of how a class-action lawsuit helps to enforce the law, Timberland must pay $7 million for spam text messages.
Cuba turns down US aid: They want respect, not money
The US offered $100,000 for disaster relief from the two hurricanes that recently ravaged Cuba. Cuba rejected it but asked the US to ease the blockade.
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“Truly News” is a collection of recent, relevant, and interesting news articles and blog posts. The site tends to emphasize facts over rumors and science over entertainment. The only “bias” is towards rationality and against propaganda and lies. The articles are handpicked by Hunter Hogan and not by a computer algorithm.
France: tax products to reflect their true environmental cost
France is considering changing its tax laws to reflect how products affect the environment. Disposable dishes, for example, would be taxed to encourage reusable dishes.
Karl Rove says McCain is lying
“McCain has gone in some of his ads — similarly gone one step too far,” he told Fox News, “and sort of attributing to Obama things that are, you know, beyond the ‘100 percent truth’ test.”
The “war on terror” cannot be won by killing
General Patraeus states that we cannot kill our way out of Afghanistan. Is the Bush administration trying anything other than killing?
Afghanistan: Tribal leader used US to kill his rivals
The Afghani government has concluded that the US attacked and killed 90 civilians last month based on false information from a rival tribal leader. No militants were killed in the raid.
About Hunter Hogan
I started this website in early 2001 to share my views on minimalist web design. With the notable exception of Google, minimalism never became popular, and when I grew tired of swimming against the tide, I stopped writing about it. In the months leading up to the invasion of Iraq, I felt that by not … Read more
US may have executed an innocent woman
Ethel Rosenberg was convicted of spying and executed with her husband, but recent research, including the grand jury testimony suggests she was not guilty. Oops, sorry we killed you, Ethel.
Canadian Catholic archbishop is too good for Canada’s highest civilian honor
The archbishop received the Order of Canada in 1996. He is returning the award after 12 years because he disagrees that it should be awarded to Dr. Henry Morgentaler. Does the archbishop think he now runs the selection committee?