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Pets Presumed Dead in Boeing 737 That Bounced off Runway in Florida – Slate

Saturday, May 04, 2019

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White House counsel Emmet Flood derides Mueller report for failing to ‘comply’ with DOJ regulations – Washington Times

Saturday, May 04, 2019

The White House is ridiculing Robert Mueller’s Russia report, saying it reads like a law student’s paper while not following the law or regulation for a special counsel. The criticism comes in an April 19 letter from White House counsel Emmet T. Flood, President Trump’s new point man for the Russia legal battles ahead. Mr. Flood also accused Mr. Mueller’s team of Democratic-donor prosecutors of being political and lashed out…

‘Need more soldiers’: Venezuela’s Guaidó says opposition overestimated military support before failed uprising – The Washington Post

Saturday, May 04, 2019

Anthony Faiola May 4 at 5:01 PM CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó acknowledged Saturday errors made in attempting to stir a military uprising, and did not discard the option of a potential U.S. military option alongside Venezuelan forces — saying he would take any offer from Washington to a vote in the country’s National Assembly. After a dramatic week that saw a clandestine plan to oust President…

In Weapons Tests, North Korea Revives an Old Playbook, With a Strategic Twist – The New York Times

Saturday, May 04, 2019

The Hanoi meeting in February abruptly ended when Mr. Trump rejected Mr. Kim’s suggestion that Washington lift the most painful of sanctions imposed against his country since 2016 in return for a partial dismantling of its nuclear weapons program. Mr. Trump wanted the quick rollback of the North’s entire nuclear weapons program. After returning home without badly needed relief from sanctions, Mr. Kim said he would give Mr. Trump until…

Impeach now: It’s time for Democrats to fight, or surrender. History will judge them – Salon

Saturday, May 04, 2019

“If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything,” as an old piece of political folk wisdom holds. The Democratic Party has apparently not learned this lesson. This is why (among other reasons) Donald Trump will likely defeat the Democratic nominee — whoever that may be — and win the 2020 presidential election. On Wednesday, Attorney General William Barr testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee about his handling of special counsel Robert…

Kamala Harris asks DOJ IG to probe whether Trump asked Barr to investigate political opponents – Fox News

Saturday, May 04, 2019

Video Kamala Harris to Bill Barr: You made the decision not to charge the president California Democrat Sen. Kamala Harris asks Attorney General Bill Barr whether or not Rod Rosenstein had been cleared of a conflict of interest in presiding over the Mueller investigation. Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., on Friday sent a letter to the Department of Justice’s inspector general demanding he investigates whether the White House had urged Attorney…

Jacksonville plane crashes into river: Guantanamo Bay charter plane carrying 143 people slides off runway into St. Johns River in Florida – CBS News

Saturday, May 04, 2019

A plane carrying 143 people slid off the runway at Naval Air Station Jacksonville and into the nearby St. John’s River on Friday night, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Department said. The Boeing 737 was not submerged in water and everyone on the plane was accounted for, police said. The plane came to stop in a shallow part of the St. John’s River. Within 30 minutes, dozens of military and civilian rescuers…

Trump tweets support for far-right figures banned by Facebook – CNN

Saturday, May 04, 2019

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At least 4 hurt after plant explosion – WILX-TV

Saturday, May 04, 2019

WAUKEGAN, IL (NBC NEWS) – At least four people are in the hospital after a massive explosion at a silicone plant. Four people were injured in a plant explosion in Illinois. It happened shortly before 10 p.m. Friday at the AB Specialty Silicones in Waukegan, Illinois. At least four people were taken to the hospital with unknown injuries; however…

Biden Thinks Trump Is the Problem, Not All Republicans. Other Democrats Disagree. – The New York Times

Saturday, May 04, 2019

Some Democrats say the idea of trying to predict electability and casting Mr. Trump as an “aberration” was tried by Mrs. Clinton in 2016 — and it failed. “I feel like the party went through this and the 2016 election showed that Trumpism isn’t just Donald Trump — it’s the entire Republican Congress, too,” said Rebecca Katz, a progressive Democratic strategist unaligned in the 2020 contest. “Until there is someone…

North Korea fires ‘projectiles’, South Korea says stop raising tensions – Reuters

Saturday, May 04, 2019

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea fired several “unidentified short-range projectiles” into the sea off its east coast on Saturday, prompting South Korea to call on its communist neighbor to “stop acts that escalate military tension on the Korean Peninsula”. The South Korean military initially described it as a missile launch, but subsequently gave a more vague description. The latest firing came after the North’s test of what it called a…

North Korea fires ‘projectiles’, South Korea says stop raising tensions – Reuters

Saturday, May 04, 2019

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea fired several “unidentified short-range projectiles” into the sea off its east coast on Saturday, prompting South Korea to call on its communist neighbor to “stop acts that escalate military tension on the Korean Peninsula”. The South Korean military initially described it as a missile launch, but subsequently gave a more vague description. The latest firing came after the North’s test of what it called a…

North Korea fires ‘projectiles’, South Korea says stop raising tensions – Reuters

Saturday, May 04, 2019

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea fired several “unidentified short-range projectiles” into the sea off its east coast on Saturday, prompting South Korea to call on its communist neighbor to “stop acts that escalate military tension on the Korean Peninsula”. The South Korean military initially described it as a missile launch, but subsequently gave a more vague description. The latest firing came after the North’s test of what it called a…

Boeing 737 slides off runway into Florida river, 21 hurt – CNBC

Saturday, May 04, 2019

A Boeing jetliner with 143 people aboard from the U.S. outpost at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, slid off a runway into a shallow river in Jacksonville, Florida, on Friday while attempting to land at a military base there during a thunderstorm, injuring 21 people. There were no reports of fatalities or critical injuries. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said on Twitter that all 21 of the injured were taken to a hospital,…

Barr Stand Off Escalates Tensions Between Trump and Congress – NPR

Saturday, May 04, 2019

Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., left, laughs with Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., right, after Cohen arrived with a bucket of fried chicken and a prop chicken because Attorney General William Barr did not appear before the committee as requested. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/AP Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., left, laughs with Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., right, after Cohen arrived with a bucket of fried…

Explosion at Illinois silicone plant leaves 4 injured and 3 unaccounted – CNN

Saturday, May 04, 2019

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Ken Starr: ‘Authorized surveillance’ is spying – Fox News

Saturday, May 04, 2019

Video Ken Starr says authorized surveillance is still ‘spying’ Attorney General William Barr defends his use of the term ‘spying’ to describe the surveillance of the 2016 Trump campaign; reaction from former independent counsel Ken Starr. Former independent counsel Ken Starr weighed in Friday on a new report that alleges an FBI informant probed former Trump adviser George Papadopoulos in the lead-up to the 2016 presidential election. “I think there…

Boeing 737 crashes into river in Jacksonville, Fla. – The Boston Globe

Saturday, May 04, 2019

A photo posted by deputies shows a Miami Air International logo on the plane. The company didn’t immediately respond to messages from The Associated Press. Capt. Michael Connor, the commanding officer of NAS Jacksonville, said during a news conference that passengers were a mix of civilian and military personnel. Some were staying in the area, while others were set to fly on to other parts of the country. While the…

N. Korea launches ‘barrage’ of short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan: Officials – ABC News

Saturday, May 04, 2019

In a surprise move, North Korea launched a “barrage” of unidentified short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan, American and South Korean military officials confirmed to ABC News on Friday evening. The missiles were launched at about 9 a.m. local time on Saturday in North Korea from a peninsula on North Korea’s eastern shores, South Korean officials said. In a statement, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said that “our…

Building ‘leveled’ in explosion that rocks Chicago suburb, reports say; injuries reported – Fox News

Saturday, May 04, 2019

Video Fox News Flash top headlines for May 3 Fox News Flash top headlines for May 3 are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com At least four people were reportedly transported to hospitals Friday night when a massive, ground-shaking explosion occurred in the suburbs north of Chicago. There were no immediate reports of fatalities following the blast, which occurred around 9 p.m. local time in the Gurnee and Waukegan area, roughly…