World Sports

Elizabeth Warren leads Joe Biden in ranked-choice poll – Vox.com

Thursday, September 12, 2019

Former Vice President Joe Biden continues to lead the crowded Democratic field — but under a “ranked-choice” system designed to suss out the majority’s ultimate preference, Sen. Elizabeth Warren would top Biden, 53 percent to 47 percent, according to a new poll exclusively provided in advance to Vox. The online national poll of likely Democratic voters was conducted by YouGov, and sponsored by FairVote, a nonpartisan advocacy group supporting electoral…

Boris Johnson says he didn’t lie to the Queen over suspension of Parliament – CNN International

Thursday, September 12, 2019

‘);$vidEndSlate.removeClass(‘video__end-slate–inactive’).addClass(‘video__end-slate–active’);}};CNN.autoPlayVideoExist = (CNN.autoPlayVideoExist === true) ? true : false;var configObj = {thumb: ‘none’,video: ‘world/2019/09/10/uk-parliament-suspension-chaos-brexit-na-lon-orig.cnn’,width: ‘100%’,height: ‘100%’,section: ‘international’,profile: ‘expansion’,network: ‘cnn’,markupId: ‘body-text_19’,theoplayer: {allowNativeFullscreen: true},adsection: ‘const-article-inpage’,frameWidth: ‘100%’,frameHeight: ‘100%’,posterImageOverride: {“mini”:{“width”:220,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190910102303-02-house-of-commons-0909-small-169.jpg”,”height”:124},”xsmall”:{“width”:307,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190910102303-02-house-of-commons-0909-medium-plus-169.jpg”,”height”:173},”small”:{“width”:460,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190910102303-02-house-of-commons-0909-large-169.jpg”,”height”:259},”medium”:{“width”:780,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190910102303-02-house-of-commons-0909-exlarge-169.jpg”,”height”:438},”large”:{“width”:1100,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190910102303-02-house-of-commons-0909-super-169.jpg”,”height”:619},”full16x9″:{“width”:1600,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190910102303-02-house-of-commons-0909-full-169.jpg”,”height”:900},”mini1x1″:{“width”:120,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190910102303-02-house-of-commons-0909-small-11.jpg”,”height”:120}}},autoStartVideo = false,isVideoReplayClicked = false,callbackObj,containerEl,currentVideoCollection = [],currentVideoCollectionId = ”,isLivePlayer = false,mediaMetadataCallbacks,mobilePinnedView = null,moveToNextTimeout,mutePlayerEnabled = false,nextVideoId = ”,nextVideoUrl = ”,turnOnFlashMessaging = false,videoPinner,videoEndSlateImpl;if (CNN.autoPlayVideoExist === false) {autoStartVideo = false;if (autoStartVideo === true) {if (turnOnFlashMessaging === true) {autoStartVideo = false;containerEl = jQuery(document.getElementById(configObj.markupId));CNN.VideoPlayer.showFlashSlate(containerEl);} else {CNN.autoPlayVideoExist = true;}}}configObj.autostart = CNN.Features.enableAutoplayBlock…

Supreme Court Says Migrant Asylum Can Be Restricted While Courts Deliberate – NPR

Thursday, September 12, 2019

The U.S. Supreme Court building at dusk on Capitol Hill in Washington. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption toggle caption Patrick Semansky/AP The U.S. Supreme Court building at dusk on Capitol Hill in Washington. Patrick Semansky/AP Updated at 9:40 p.m. ET The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration may curtail asylum applications at the southern border while a legal challenge to the new rule is litigated in court. By a…

Whether gun control passes depends on who versus what – Washington Examiner

Thursday, September 12, 2019

With tragic mass shootings in El Paso, Dayton, and Odessa all happening in August, Congress is returning to session with renewed calls for action on guns. Of course, this isn’t the first time Congress has tried to take action after mass shootings. In 2013, after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, Congress voted down the Manchin-Toomey bipartisan proposal to expand background check requirements to certain types of private sales. Since…

Read: Supreme Court order and Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s dissent on asylum rule – CNN

Thursday, September 12, 2019

Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. Find out what’s happening in the world as it unfolds.

Trump, FDA shamefully embrace nanny-state to ban flavored e-cigarettes and vapes – Washington Examiner

Thursday, September 12, 2019

The Republican Party stands for free markets and individual liberty, or so its platform states. But apparently that all goes out the window when Republicans win the White House and decide to cave to media pressure and ban stuff they don’t like. In the latest example, President Trump and his administration have decided big government is necessary to combat the massive threat posed by: flavored e-cigarettes. Yes, really. At a…

‘You’re a prop in the back’: Advisers struggle to obey Trump’s Kafkaesque rules – The Washington Post

Thursday, September 12, 2019

Then-national security adviser John Bolton listens as President Trump meets with the prime minister of Hungary in the Oval Office on May 13. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) Ashley Parker Philip Rucker September 11 at 6:04 PM In President Trump’s renegade orbit, there are unspoken rules he expects his advisers to follow. He tolerates a modicum of dissent, so long as it remains private; expects advisers to fall in line and…

Son of 9/11 victim slams Ilhan Omar at NYC remembrance event: ‘Show respect in honoring them’ – Washington Examiner

Thursday, September 12, 2019

While speaking at a 9/11 memorial event in New York City, Nicholas Haros Jr. called out Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar for her comments about the terrorist attacks which caused controversy for her. In April, video showed the Minnesota Democratic saying the Sept. 11 attacks were “some people who did something” while speaking at an event supporting the Council for American-Islamic Relations. Haros said there should be no confusion on who…

California Approves Statewide Rent Control to Ease Housing Crisis – The New York Times

Thursday, September 12, 2019

According to the online real-estate marketplace Zillow, only about 7 percent of the California properties listed last year saw rent increases larger than allowed under the bill. But there could be a big effect in rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods like Boyle Heights in Los Angeles, where typical rents on apartments not covered by the city’s rent regulations have jumped more than 40 percent since 2016. By limiting the steepest and most…

Trump administration moves to ban flavored e-cigarettes – CNN

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. Find out what’s happening in the world as it unfolds.

T. Boone Pickens, Iconic Oil Tycoon, Dead At 91 – NPR

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

T. Boon Pickens founded the company that became Mesa Petroleum and later began a hedge fund focused on energy investments. He died Wednesday at age 91. Larry W. Smith/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Larry W. Smith/Getty Images T. Boon Pickens founded the company that became Mesa Petroleum and later began a hedge fund focused on energy investments. He died Wednesday at age 91. Larry W. Smith/Getty Images Updated at…

Mourners use reading of 9/11 victims’ names to criticize Rep. Omar and decry gun violence – CNBC

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

At least two 9/11 mourners reading the names of the victims at the annual memorial ceremony flipped the solemn moment into a dramatic political stage in New York on Wednesday. One decried gun violence and another mocked Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar. Nicholas Haros Jr. of New Jersey, who lost his mother, Francis Haros, in the World Trade Center attack, took the stage wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with “Some people did…

White House Pressed Agency to Repudiate Weather Forecasters Who Contradicted Trump – The New York Times

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Dr. Jacobs objected to the demand and was told that the political appointees at NOAA would be fired if the situation was not fixed, according to the three individuals, who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the episode. The political staff at an agency typically includes a handful of top officials, such as Dr. Jacobs, and their aides. They are appointed to their jobs by the administration…

Mourners use reading of 9/11 victims’ names to criticize Rep. Omar and decry gun violence – NBC News

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

At least two 9/11 mourners reading the names of the victims at the annual memorial ceremony flipped the solemn moment into a dramatic political stage in New York on Wednesday. One decried gun violence and another mocked Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar. Nicholas Haros Jr. of New Jersey, who lost his mother, Francis Haros, in the World Trade Center attack, took the stage wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with “Some people did…

What does John Bolton’s departure from the Trump administration mean for the U.S.-Iran standoff? – CBS News

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

With the departure of President Trump’s National Security Adviser John Bolton, the top tier of the U.S. government lost a long-time hawk on Iran. Bolton has advocated a tough stance on the Islamic Republic for decades, endorsing a preemptive strike to destroy the country’s nuclear program as he filled posts from the White House to the United Nations. As the dust from his resignation settled early Wednesday morning, analysts saw…

18 years later, Americans stop to remember the September 11 attacks – CNN

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. Find out what’s happening in the world as it unfolds.

Trump takes credit for GOP’s North Carolina win, tweets photo suggesting a third term for himself – The Washington Post

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

President Trump addresses reporters as he departs the White House on Sept. 9 before a political rally in North Carolina. (Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post) Allyson Chiu September 11 at 6:52 AM After hosting a rally in North Carolina with Vice President Pence earlier this week and then blasting out endorsements for two GOP candidates running in special elections there, President Trump closely tracked the returns on Tuesday night. When it…

September Democratic debate: schedule, start time, what to expect – Vox.com

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

The third Democratic debate — and the first to feature all the major candidates onstage together — will be a three-hour extravaganza taking place this Thursday, September 12, from 8 pm to 11 pm ET in Houston, Texas, and broadcast on ABC. Because the DNC set stricter standards for qualification this time around, this debate will feature just 10 candidates on one night. Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Kamala…

In canceling on the Taliban, Trump dodged a bullet aimed at his legacy – Washington Examiner

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

President Trump’s secret plan to meet the Taliban at Camp David, to negotiate the withdrawal of American forces from Afghanistan, shows his misunderstanding of our enemy’s character and dangers they pose to the United States. I was an Army veteran and junior associate at a Wall Street law firm on Sept. 11, 2001. Like most New Yorkers, I lost friends that day. Fortunately, I held a reserve commission, so I…

Republican Dan Bishop Wins North Carolina Special Congressional Election – NPR

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Dan Bishop, center, smiles as he gets up from the table after looking at election results with supporters during an election night party Tuesday in Monroe, N.C. September 10, 2019 in Monroe, N.C. Brian Blanco/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Brian Blanco/Getty Images Dan Bishop, center, smiles as he gets up from the table after looking at election results with supporters during an election night party Tuesday in Monroe, N.C….