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Some Lines, On the Occasion of Discovering That One of Donald Trump’s Border Plans Was a Moat Filled With Snakes – Slate
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North Korea May Have Taken Step Toward Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile – NPR
People at the Seoul Railway Station watch a newscast showing a file image of a North Korean missile launch. North Korea on Wednesday fired projectiles toward its eastern sea, South Korea’s military said, in an apparent display of its expanding military capabilities ahead of planned nuclear negotiations with the United States this weekend. Ahn Young-joon/AP hide caption toggle caption Ahn Young-joon/AP People at the Seoul Railway Station watch a newscast…
Deadline For Real ID Is One Year Away – NPR
A person opens the door of a Department of Licensing office in Lacey, Wash. Starting Oct. 1, 2020, travelers will need a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license or other accepted form of ID to pass through airport security. Ted S. Warren/AP hide caption toggle caption Ted S. Warren/AP A person opens the door of a Department of Licensing office in Lacey, Wash. Starting Oct. 1, 2020, travelers will need a REAL…
Who Leads Peru? Power Struggle Creates Worst Political Crisis in Decades – The New York Times
To many Peruvians, particularly the young and the left-leaning, Mr. Vizcarra’s move is a chance to wipe the slate clean and finally reform the corrupt political system, which allowed the country’s traditional political parties to divvy up power and economic patronage at the expense of the country’s development for decades. A less vocal section of Peruvians, however, has expressed concern about repeating the mistakes of 1992, when the country last…
Michael Moore says Biden ‘afraid to be out there’ talking about son Hunter and Ukraine – Washington Examiner
Liberal filmmaker Michael Moore said Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden is “afraid” to confront allegations that, while vice president, he may have pressured the Ukrainian government to fire a top prosecutor who was investigating a gas company that employed his lobbyist son Hunter. During an interview Tuesday on MSNBC, Moore was asked about his thoughts on Biden, whom President Trump and his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani want to be investigated…
Hunter Biden, Burisma, Ukraine, and Joe Biden explained – Vox.com
Hunter Biden is at the center of the fake misconduct accusations against his father, former Vice President Joe Biden, that generated real misconduct by President Donald Trump. The way to understand him is to know that he’s not Beau Biden. Hunter is the younger of Joe Biden’s two sons. He never showed as much promise as his brother Beau, stumbling through life and often trading on his dad’s name and…
North Korea launches unidentified projectile – CBS News
North Korea on Wednesday fired at least one projectile toward its eastern sea, South Korea’s military said, in an apparent display of its expanding military capabilities ahead of planned nuclear negotiations with the U.S. this weekend.
Trump tax returns: California will appeal decision blocking state law – Los Angeles Times
California’s chief elections officer said Tuesday he will appeal a federal judge’s order to block a law that would require President Trump to release his tax returns for access to the state’s primary election ballot. The decision by Secretary of State Alex Padilla came just hours after U.S. District Judge Morrison England Jr.’s ruling became final. England made a tentative ruling almost two weeks ago to block the new California…
Maxine Waters says Trump ‘needs to be imprisoned’ and put in ‘solitary confinement’ – CNN
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Here’s what happened in another wild day of the Trump-Ukraine scandal – CNN
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Another Trump call with a world leader is raising questions – CBS This Morning
There’s new information about President Trump’s phone call with Ukraine’s president that triggered the House impeachment investigation. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was listening to that phone call. This indicates he knew months ago that the president wanted Ukraine to investigate political rival Joe Biden. Paula Reid reports. Watch “CBS This Morning” HERE: http://bit.ly/1T88yARDownload the CBS News app on iOS HERE: https://apple.co/1tRNnUyDownload the CBS News app on Android HERE: https://bit.ly/1IcphuXLike…
Only 11 percent of network news coverage of Ukraine controversy referenced Bidens, right-leaning watchdog claims – Fox News
Video Ukraine’s former prime minister says Hunter Biden must be investigated Robin Biro and Rachel Bovard debate whether or not Joe Biden will still be able to win the 2020 Democratic nomination if there is a probe into his son’s business dealings. Major broadcast network news shows only spent 11 percent of its Ukraine coverage referencing the controversy surrounding former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter’s business dealings, right-leaning media watchdog Newsbusters reported…
Kurt Volker and Marie Yovanovitch, Figures in Trump-Ukraine Whistleblower Complaint, to Appear Before Congress – The Daily Beast
Barr Went to Rome to Hear a Secret Tape from Joseph Mifsud, the Professor Who Helped Ignite the Russia Probe – The Daily Beast
Amber Guyger Is Guilty — Justice to Botham Jean’s Family – The Intercept
Since the Black Lives Matter movement began in 2014, I’ve stood with hundreds of families impacted by police violence. With few exceptions, justice for them has been a fleeting mystery. The law is working against them. District attorneys are working against them. Bigotry and the undeserved esteem of law enforcement over everyday citizens is working against them. And yet, each new family whose loved one is mowed down in a hail…
Judge Rules In Favor Of Harvard In Affirmative Action Case – NPR
Updated at 4:20 p.m. ET A judge has ruled in favor of Harvard University in a high-profile court case centered on Harvard’s consideration of race in admissions. Federal District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs issued her decision Tuesday, saying that “Harvard’s admission program passes constitutional muster” and that “ensuring diversity at Harvard relies, in part, on race conscious admissions.” The plaintiff, advocacy group Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), has accused…
Hong Kong Police Shoot a Protester, 18, With a Live Bullet for the First Time – The New York Times
The video of the shooting was filmed by a reporter from Campus TV, a student-run television station at the University of Hong Kong, and provided to The New York Times by another reporter at the station. The Hong Kong police have fired hundreds of rounds of tear gas, rubber bullets and beanbag rounds to disperse street demonstrations since the protests began in June. On a few occasions, officers have fired…
William Barr discussed FBI Russia inquiry with UK intelligence – The Guardian
The US attorney general met UK intelligence agencies in the summer to discuss Britain potentially cooperating with Donald Trump’s administration on an inquiry examining the FBI’s investigation into alleged collusion with Russia, according to sources. William Barr met British intelligence officials in London on 29 July at a meeting attended by intelligence agencies from the Five Eyes group. He was accompanied by the US homeland security department’s acting deputy secretary,…
Rep. Maxine Waters: Trump needs to be put ‘in solitary confinement’ – USA TODAY
CLOSE The White House said President Trump’s outreach on William Barr’s behalf was a legitimate effort to assist the inquiry into the Mueller investigation. USA TODAY WASHINGTON – In a series of tweets on Tuesday, Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., criticized Republicans and said President Donald Trump needed to be “imprisoned & placed in solitary confinement” because “impeachment is not good enough for Trump.” Waters, who chairs the House Financial Services…
Ex-cop who killed neighbor in his own home found guilty of murder: Live updates – CNN
A jury has found former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger guilty of murder after less than 24 hours of deliberation. Guyger was indicted last year after fatally shooting her unarmed neighbor, Botham Jean, in his apartment, which she said she mistook as hers. Jurors were given the option of finding Guyger guilty of the lesser offense of manslaughter. With the murder conviction, Guyger, 31, now faces up to life in prison. The verdict follows a case that has…