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Officials searched 3 days for a lost hiker. Volunteers wouldn’t quit — and found her weeks later – The Washington Post

Sunday, May 26, 2019

Alex Horton May 26 at 2:13 PM KAHULUI, Hawaii — The helicopter buzzed over the forest canopy, and three searchers peered into dense, Maui foliage and rolling waterfall beds as they watched their fuel dwindle. It would soon be time to turn back and end the 16th day of the search for Amanda Eller, led in part by a recently unemployed arborist. Search coordinator Chris Berquist was fired from his…

Trump says Rolling Thunder ride will return to DC, organizers say not so fast – CNN

Sunday, May 26, 2019

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CNN’s Anderson Cooper Says Facebook Is News Org And Spreading “False Information” – Deadline

Sunday, May 26, 2019

CNN’s Anderson Cooper blasted a Facebook executive in an interview over the social media platform’s decision to leave up an unflattering video of House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi that showed her slurring her words. Cooper contended that Facebook had to take responsibility for spreading false information since it is in the news business and has a higher standard to the truth. Facebook’s head of global policy management, Monika Bickert told…

Bart Starr, legendary 1960’s Green Bay Packers quarterback, dies at 85 – Fox News

Sunday, May 26, 2019

Video Hall of Fame NFL quarterback Bart Starr dead at 85 Legendary Green Bay Packers quarterback Bart Starr has passed away in Alabama. Legendary Green Bay Packers quarterback Bart Starr died Sunday at the age of 85, according to the team. The Packers announced Starr, a catalyst of Vince Lombardi’s powerhouse teams of the 1960s, died in Birmingham, Ala., citing his family. He had been in failing health since suffering a serious…

GOP Armed Services senator breaks with Trump: I find North Korean missile tests ‘very disturbing’ | TheHill – The Hill

Sunday, May 26, 2019

Sen. Joni ErnstJoni Kay ErnstSenate defense bill would make military sexual harassment standalone crime Congress, White House near deal on spending, debt limit Trump mulling visit to ethanol refinery later this month: report MORE (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Armed Services committee, broke with President TrumpDonald John TrumpPapadopoulos on AG’s new powers: ‘Trump is now on the offense’ Pelosi uses Trump to her advantage Mike Pence delivers West Point…

GOP Armed Services senator breaks with Trump: I find North Korean missile tests ‘very disturbing’ | TheHill – The Hill

Sunday, May 26, 2019

Sen. Joni ErnstJoni Kay ErnstSenate defense bill would make military sexual harassment standalone crime Congress, White House near deal on spending, debt limit Trump mulling visit to ethanol refinery later this month: report MORE (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Armed Services committee, broke with President TrumpDonald John TrumpPapadopoulos on AG’s new powers: ‘Trump is now on the offense’ Pelosi uses Trump to her advantage Mike Pence delivers West Point…

GOP Armed Services senator breaks with Trump: I find North Korean missile tests ‘very disturbing’ | TheHill – The Hill

Sunday, May 26, 2019

Sen. Joni ErnstJoni Kay ErnstSenate defense bill would make military sexual harassment standalone crime Congress, White House near deal on spending, debt limit Trump mulling visit to ethanol refinery later this month: report MORE (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Armed Services committee, broke with President TrumpDonald John TrumpPapadopoulos on AG’s new powers: ‘Trump is now on the offense’ Pelosi uses Trump to her advantage Mike Pence delivers West Point…

PHOTOS: Sumo Wrestling In Japan And Other World Ceremonies For Trump – NPR

Sunday, May 26, 2019

President Donald Trump presents the “President’s Cup” to the Tokyo Grand Sumo Tournament winner Asanoyama, at Ryogoku Kokugikan Stadium on Sunday. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP President Donald Trump presents the “President’s Cup” to the Tokyo Grand Sumo Tournament winner Asanoyama, at Ryogoku Kokugikan Stadium on Sunday. Evan Vucci/AP President Trump attended a sumo wrestling competition with Japan’s Prime Abe on Sunday, as the Japanese rolled out…

‘Decimated’: 2 dead, search underway for missing after Oklahoma tornado – USA TODAY

Sunday, May 26, 2019

CLOSE From Arkansas to Nebraska, people experiencing severe weather including tornados and dust storms. USA TODAY A tornado killed at least two people, destroyed a motel and devastated a mobile home park in the Oklahoma City suburb of El Reno overnight as severe weather continued to threaten the nation’s middle section Sunday. Twenty-nine people were injured, some critically, and a search and rescue effort was underway in areas reduced to rubble, El…

Rescued hiker’s survival story: 17 days in Hawaii forest on berries, river water and smarts – CNN

Sunday, May 26, 2019

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Buttigieg says Trump slandering troops by mulling pardons for those accused of war crimes – Fox News

Sunday, May 26, 2019

Video Pete Buttigieg presents tax plan pitch 2020 Democratic candidate Pete Buttigieg calls for need to entertain ‘fairer’ tax increase ideas; Peter Doocy reports from Manchester, New Hampshire. Democratic 2020 presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg, in an interview that aired Sunday, said President Trump had slandered American troops by considering pardoning servicemen accused of war crimes — and said the proposal threatened to undermine the country’s “legal and moral” foundations. “When you…

2 dead as likely tornado destroys hotel, trailer park in Oklahoma – ABC News

Sunday, May 26, 2019

There are at least two people dead and an unknown number of people missing after a reported tornado roared through El Reno, Oklahoma, and hit a hotel, mobile home park and several other buildings late Saturday. Andrew Skidmore, emergency manager for Canadian County, Oklahoma, confirmed the two fatalities. “Search and rescue continue, National Guard will report here within the hour; still an unknown number of people missing, two confirmed fatalities,”…

Rescued hiker’s survival story: 17 days in Hawaii forest on berries, river water and smarts – CNN

Sunday, May 26, 2019

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Trump Brings His Own Prize to Japan’s Sumo Wrestling Championship – The Wall Street Journal

Sunday, May 26, 2019

The ancient sport has slowly become more mainstream, to the chagrin of some traditionalist sumo fans. Foreign athletes are increasingly joining the ranks of the world’s most renowned sumo wrestlers, and matches, known as honbasho, are drawing more curious tourists. The trophy—which the Japanese press is referring to as the “Trump Cup”—is approximately 4-and-a-half feet tall, weighs between 60 and 70 pounds, and has an eagle on top, according to…

Trump Opens Tokyo Visit With a Tweet Sure to Unnerve the Japanese – The New York Times

Sunday, May 26, 2019

Mr. Abe proposed such a meeting after Mr. Trump himself had two summit meetings with Mr. Kim, the second of which, in February in Vietnam, collapsed in disagreement. But the North Korean leader has so far expressed no interest in a meeting with Mr. Abe. Mr. Trump’s remarks on Sunday were not the first time he has appeared to undercut Mr. Bolton, who often briefs reporters on the administration’s hard-line…

Rein in politicized judges and their injunctions – Washington Examiner

Sunday, May 26, 2019

Federal district judges aren’t emperors for the whole United States. Congress and the Supreme Court should both remind them of that reality. By issuing putatively national injunctions, Attorney General William Barr said in a May 21 speech to the American Law Institute: “One judge can, in effect, cancel the policy with the stroke of the pen. No official in the United States government [rightly] can exercise that kind of nationwide…

Trump plays down North Korea’s missile test, putting him at odds with Abe – CNN

Sunday, May 26, 2019

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Trump plays down North Korea’s missile test, putting him at odds with Abe – CNN

Sunday, May 26, 2019

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Trump plays down North Korea’s missile test, putting him at odds with Abe – CNN

Sunday, May 26, 2019

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