SAN DIEGO — Amid humanity’s hottest-ever summer months, California, home of the hottest place on Earth, has enjoyed a relatively cool and stress-free energy supply. A test of the grid’s resolve may be in store this week, as the California Independent System Operator (Cal-ISO) braces for triple-digit temperatures in the state’s inland valleys and deserts. Experts… Continue reading Summer has been no sweat for California’s increasingly green energy grid, but the hottest days may still lie ahead
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‘The Blind Side’ Tuohy family promoted adoption. Michael Oher says his was a lie.
Michael Oher, the former NFL star whose life story inspired Oscar-winning film “The Blind Side,” says he genuinely believed he’d been adopted by Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy after they took him in as a teenager in Memphis, Tennessee. With a mother who struggled with drug abuse, Oher often found himself without a stable home… Continue reading ‘The Blind Side’ Tuohy family promoted adoption. Michael Oher says his was a lie.
Trump’s Georgia indictment and ‘The Blind Side’s big lie: Morning Rundown
Donald Trump and 18 co-defendants are charged in Georgia for their efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Looters and land speculators target Maui. And, have you heard? There’s a new conservative anthem. Here’s what to know today. Trump and his allies indicted over efforts to overturn 2020 election in Georgia Former President Donald Trump and… Continue reading Trump’s Georgia indictment and ‘The Blind Side’s big lie: Morning Rundown
Michael Oher, ‘Blind Side’ subject, alleges adoption by Tuohys was a lie
Former NFL star Michael Oher, subject of the book and movie “The Blind Side,” alleges that the couple who took him in as a teenager misled him into believing they were adopting him — and instead placed him in a conservatorship, according to a court filing Monday. “The lie of Michael’s adoption is one upon… Continue reading Michael Oher, ‘Blind Side’ subject, alleges adoption by Tuohys was a lie
Trump’s Election Lie Supporters Still Haven’t Backed Down
A key point of Donald Trump’s indictment Tuesday ― for allegedly conspiring to overthrow the 2020 election results and deprive Americans of their voting rights ― is prosecutors’ allegation that Trump knowingly spread lies about the election. Trump, of course, has been unapologetic, referring to the charges against him as “fake” and “un-American.” On Thursday,… Continue reading Trump’s Election Lie Supporters Still Haven’t Backed Down
Trump’s defamation lawsuit against CNN over ‘the Big Lie’ dismissed in Florida
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit Donald Trump filed against CNN in which the former U.S. president claimed that references in news articles or by the network’s hosts to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election as “the Big Lie” was tantamount to comparing him to Adolf Hitler. Trump had been seeking punitive damages of $475 million in… Continue reading Trump’s defamation lawsuit against CNN over ‘the Big Lie’ dismissed in Florida