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Democratic lawmakers could vote this week on articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, the House Judiciary Committee chairman said on Sunday as lawmakers sharpened their focus on charges of wrongdoing in his dealings with Ukraine.U.S. Representative Jerrold Nadler said the panel will not decide on the specific articles until after a hearing on Monday to consider evidence gathered by the House Intelligence Committee in its investigation of the Republican leader."There are possible drafts that various people are writing," Nadler told CNN's "State of the Union." "But the fact is we're not going to make any decision as to how broad the articles should be - as to what they contain, what the wording is - until after the hearing tomorrow."Close The Democratic-led House of Representatives' impeachment inquiry focuses on Trump's request that Ukraine investigate former Vice President Joe Biden, a leading contender for the Democratic nomination to face Trump in the November 2020 … [Read more...] about Democrats zoom in on Donald Trump impeachment charges this week

Since the FCC voted last week to abolish net neutrality regulations, California, Washington, and New York State have vowed to take up the cause. New York is one of the first out the gate. State Assemblymember Patricia Fahy—a Democrat whose district includes the capital, Albany—has drafted a short piece of legislation to introduce this week. It requires the state government, state agencies, and local governments (including New York City) to do business only with ISPs that adhere to net neutrality principles of no blocking or slowing down access to any legal content. Nor can they allow paid prioritization, or offer content providers premium-priced “fast lanes” for better service. “If you are going to be a contractor and want to work with New York, then you must meet the principles,” Fahy tells Fast Company. She hopes that this approach will get around a roadblock known as preemption. The Constitution generally gives the federal government final … [Read more...] about Bucking Trump’s FCC, New York introduces its own net neutrality bill

A year ago, Deva Pardue, a feminist artist and the design director at The Wing, decided to create a picture to express her feelings after the election of Donald Trump. She created an image of three fists, in various skin tones, each embellished with nail polish. This so-called “Femme Fist” print went viral on Instagram. Eventually Pardue plastered this image on merchandise, which she sold through her new brand For All Womankind, donating profits to worthy causes. She tells Fast Company that she has already donated $12,000 to the Center for Reproductive Rights and Emily’s List, and is hoping to donate another $5,000 by the end of the year. Been getting asks for a download of our femme clenched fists poster for the #womensmarch. So just till Saturday you can grab a 18×24" free PDF of this gal as well as our other march sign! ✊????✊????✊???? Link in bio. Marchers only please ???? ⚡️ If you'd like to donate something for your sign … [Read more...] about Feminist designer: ModCloth ripped off my print and won’t pay me back

The lawsuit between Nike and three designers–Marc Dolce, Mark Miner, and Denis Dekovic, who turned in their swoosh to start a hip new design studio for rival Adidas–is starting to heat up. After filing a $10 million lawsuit against the designers on Monday, the Portland-based footwear company has submitted new evidence to the court that cast Dekovic in a negative light, citing computer forensic evidence to show a conspiracy was afoot. advertisement advertisement According to court filings obtained by The Oregonian, after the three Adidas designers announced that they would be leaving the company, Nike executive Holly Hearn packed up their company laptops, hard drives, and thumb drives, and turned them over to CyTech Services, a Virginia company specializing in computer forensics. CyTech managed to recover a number of deleted files from the devices, allegedly showing that Dekovic was already planning on leaving for Adidas as early as May. This is all Nike’s … [Read more...] about Nike Reveals Recovered Emails, Texts In Lawsuit Against Former Designers

Anita Sengupta’s childhood fascination with science fiction and curiosity led her to a career as a project manager in NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. advertisement advertisement She helped design the 70-foot parachute that slowed the descent of the Curiosity rover so it could land safely on Mars in 2012, and she’s currently working on an experiment intended to make its way to the International Space Station in 2016. Yet, at a conference a few years ago, Sengupta was struck by a thought as she listened to one of the speakers explain to the audience how appreciative he was of the mentors who’d had a hand in inspiring him and helping shape the direction of his career. “I sat there thinking, I’ve been working here for 10 years, and I never had that,” she said, lamenting the reality that there still aren’t enough women in her field that other women can look up to. “It was sad for me to come to that realization. But I think, … [Read more...] about What It’s Like To Be One Of The Few Female Aerospace Engineers