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Houston Police Officers Union president has strong warning for ‘dirtbags trying to take our lives’ followin… – Fox News
Video Two Houston police officers in critical condition after being shot while serving search warrant The president of the Houston Police Officers Union on Monday tore into those targeting law enforcement officers, hours after a shooting left five cops injured. Joe Gamaldi, the union president, gave an impassioned statement after the incident, saying “enough is enough.” Two suspects also were killed in the incident. 5 POLICE OFFICERS INJURED IN HOUSTON SHOOTING,…
Huawei’s alleged attempts to copycat a T-Mobile robot read like a comical spy movie – Business Insider
The US on Monday charged the Chinese phone giant Huawei, Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou, and a couple of affiliates with bank and wire fraud and theft of trade secrets. The two indictments are the latest development in a saga that exploded when the Canadian government arrested Meng in December at the request of US authorities. Read more: US calls Huawei and CFO Meng Wanzhou national-security threats, indicts company and…
Huawei’s alleged attempts to copycat a T-Mobile robot read like a comical spy movie – Business Insider
The US on Monday charged the Chinese phone giant Huawei, Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou, and a couple of affiliates with bank and wire fraud and theft of trade secrets. The two indictments are the latest development in a saga that exploded when the Canadian government arrested Meng in December at the request of US authorities. Read more: US calls Huawei and CFO Meng Wanzhou national-security threats, indicts company and…
Huawei’s alleged attempts to copycat a T-Mobile robot read like a comical spy movie – Business Insider
The US on Monday charged the Chinese phone giant Huawei, Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou, and a couple of affiliates with bank and wire fraud and theft of trade secrets. The two indictments are the latest development in a saga that exploded when the Canadian government arrested Meng in December at the request of US authorities. Read more: US calls Huawei and CFO Meng Wanzhou national-security threats, indicts company and…
New poll: Post-shutdown Trump is about as popular as pre-shutdown Trump – Washington Examiner
President Trump still demands $5.7 billion for his wall. Democrats continue to say they’ll be damned before they write that check. Government funding runs out Feb. 15, three weeks after Congress passed a short-term spending measure to end the longest shutdown in modern history. There might not be enough time for both sides to come to a compromise. There is plenty of time for both sides to take stock of…
What Is a Polar Vortex and Why Is It Making It So Cold Right Now? – Slate
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez gets biblical on Sarah Huckabee Sanders – Salon
It’s as official as it ever was: The White House doesn’t want to be held responsible for acting on climate change. In an interview on Fox News Tuesday night, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders dismissed Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s urgent calls to action on climate change: “Look, I don’t think we’re going to listen to her on much of anything, particularly not on matters we’re gonna leave in the…
California Power Provider PG&E Files For Bankruptcy In Wake Of Fire Lawsuits – NPR
Firefighters battle flames at a burning apartment complex in Paradise, Calif., in November. State fire officials say power lines coming into contact with trees have sparked multiple Northern California wildfires in recent years. PG&E filed for bankruptcy Tuesday. Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images Firefighters battle flames at a burning apartment complex in Paradise, Calif., in November. State fire officials say power lines coming into contact…
Trump shows weakness as 2020 rivals emerge – CNN
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Roger Stone: Mueller will try to charge Trump, Pence with ‘hoped-up frame of Russian collusion’ – Fox News
Video Roger Stone: I’m being targeted because they want to silence me Former Trump adviser Roger Stone told Fox News on Monday that the indictment brought against him as part of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation last week is really part of an attempt to silence him for his support of President Trump. “This is meant to silence me,” Stone said in an exclusive interview on “Hannity.” “They’re trying…
Harris turns tables on gender question – POLITICO
Sen. Kamala Harris also defended her law enforcement background while embracing progressive causes during a town hall in Iowa hosted by CNN. | Charlie Neibergall/AP Photo 2020 Elections By CHRISTOPHER CADELAGO 01/29/2019 12:18 AM EST Can a woman beat Donald Trump in 2020? Kamala Harris, in her first visit to Iowa for a town hall hosted by CNN, was asked a variation of the question. Story Continued Below The California…
LIVE TEMPERATURES: Chicago Weather: Polar vortex brings brutal cold, Wind Chill Advisory in effect – WLS-TV
The Chicago area is bracing for historic cold this week as frigid temperatures begin to drop Tuesday. A Wind Chill Advisory went into effect for the Chicago area at 4 a.m. and will be in effect until 6 p.m. Tuesday, when it will be upgraded to a Wind Chill Warning. The Wind Chill Warning will remain in effect until noon on Thursday. On Tuesday, wind chills are expected to be…
PG&E Files for Bankruptcy Protection in Face of Large Wildfire Liabilities – The New York Times
BlueMountain Capital Management, one of PG&E’s major investors, said in a statement that the bankruptcy filing was “reckless and irresponsible” and called for replacing the company’s board of directors. “Today’s filing is the latest example of how the board continues to fail the company, wildfire victims, customers, employees, creditors, shareholders and the people of California,” the asset management firm said in the statement. “We urge all stakeholders to support change…
Whitaker: Mueller probe is ‘close to being completed’ – Fox News
Video Roger Stone’s arrest sparks new questions on direction of Mueller probe Former Trump adviser Roger Stone says his indictment has nothing to do with Russian collusion; analysis from Robert Ray, former Whitewater independent counsel. In his first question-and-answer session with reporters since becoming Acting Attorney General last November, Matthew Whitaker on Monday announced that Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation is “close to being completed.” Whitaker’s remarks came just days after Mueller…
Whitaker: Mueller probe is ‘close to being completed’ – Fox News
Video Roger Stone’s arrest sparks new questions on direction of Mueller probe Former Trump adviser Roger Stone says his indictment has nothing to do with Russian collusion; analysis from Robert Ray, former Whitewater independent counsel. In his first question-and-answer session with reporters since becoming Acting Attorney General last November, Matthew Whitaker on Monday announced that Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation is “close to being completed.” Whitaker’s remarks came just days after Mueller…
Whitaker: Mueller probe is ‘close to being completed’ – Fox News
Video Roger Stone’s arrest sparks new questions on direction of Mueller probe Former Trump adviser Roger Stone says his indictment has nothing to do with Russian collusion; analysis from Robert Ray, former Whitewater independent counsel. In his first question-and-answer session with reporters since becoming Acting Attorney General last November, Matthew Whitaker on Monday announced that Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation is “close to being completed.” Whitaker’s remarks came just days after Mueller…
Kamala Harris spoke her truth. Here are the whole truths – Washington Examiner
Sen. Kamala Harris kicked off her presidential bid in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday. In front of throngs of people and a beautiful backdrop, the California Democrat launched her campaign in a speech that was a blend of inspiration and criticism. She delivered a scathing review of the Trump administration and conservatism — and she smiled while doing it. Unlike Hillary Clinton, Harris came across as hard-hitting but with a soft,…
Trump will win again if Democrats continue to lurch left – Fox News
Video Huckabee on 2020 Hopefuls: Democratic Candidates Are Trying to ‘Out-Left’ Each Other House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is taking a victory lap, enjoying her “win” in denying President Trump funding for a border wall, and in particular celebrating the “unity” of her caucus. She should; it was remarkable that so many freshmen Democrats, elected on promises of reaching across the aisle in districts that Trump won in 2016, stuck with…
Why Howard Schultz’s presidential run is stirring the pot – Washington Examiner
The newest entry into the 2020 presidential brawl isn’t a Democrat, but an independent candidate: billionaire and former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz. “I am seriously thinking of running for president,” Schultz told Scott Pelley of “60 Minutes” on CBS. “I will run as a centrist independent, outside of the two-party system we’re living at a most-fragile time not only the fact that this president is not qualified to be the…
Union: Houston police officers in critical and stable condition after shooting – KSBY San Luis Obispo News
UPDATE (5:20 p.m.) – The head of the union for Houston police officers says the five officers injured in a shooting are in critical and stable condition. Joe Gamaldi, president of the Houston Police Officers’ Union, says in a tweet that two officers are in critical condition and the other three are in stable condition. The officers were taken to Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston. Gamaldi says one of the…