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NYPD officer in Eric Garner case fired: Live updates – CNN
Before announcing Daniel Pantaleo’s firing, NYPD Commissioner James O’Neill had a lengthy introduction describing the tough decisions police must often make. “Every day in New York, people receive summons or arrested by officers without any physical force being used. But some people choose to verbally and/or physically resist the enforcement action lawfully being taken against them,” he said “Those situations are unpredictable and dangerous to everyone involved. The street is never the right place to argue the appropriateness of an arrest. That is what…
The ‘oppressed’ Palestine Omar and Tlaib love so much just banned gay and transgender activism – Washington Examiner
When far-left Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar were recently denied entry into Israel, they had listed their destination as “Palestine” in a clear act of antagonism. The merits of Israel’s decision to deny the congresswomen entry are ripe for debate, but one thing is no longer disputable: the blatant hypocrisy of supposedly progressive Democrats supporting an illiberal Palestinian Authority government over our Israeli allies. After all, members of “the…
Trump: US considering possibly buying Greenland, ‘essentially it’s a large real estate deal’ – Fox News
Video President Trump speaks out about possible purchase of Greenland President Donald Trump commented on rumors that he is having his administration look into purchasing Greenland while speaking to reporters, outside of Marine One on Sunday. President Trump spoke out Sunday on reports his administration has been looking into buying Greenland. Trump addressed the rumors with reporters outside Marine One after he’d landed in Morristown, N.J., saying Denmark has been losing money by…
Twitter ran paid ads from China’s state news media criticizing the Hong Kong protests – INSIDER
Twitter users spotted sponsored posts from Chinese state media criticizing the ongoing Hong Kong protests. The sponsored posts described the protests as violent and destructive and portrayed Hong Kong citizens as in favor of ending them. People in Hong Kong have been protesting the Chinese government for 11 weeks. Organizers say as many as 1.7 million people joined a peaceful rally on Sunday. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories….
Trump tests a materialistic message to voters – CNN
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Amid A Brewing Royal Scandal, Prince Andrew Distances Himself From Epstein – NPR
Prince Andrew, Duke of York, attends the QIPCO King George Weekend at Ascot Racecourse, last month. Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images Prince Andrew, Duke of York, attends the QIPCO King George Weekend at Ascot Racecourse, last month. Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images A day after a British tabloid published video purporting to show Prince Andrew seeing off a young woman at billionaire Jeffrey Epstein’s Manhattan mansion in…
With Troop Buildup, China Sends a Stark Warning to Hong Kong – The New York Times
The country and the party are still haunted by the use of the People’s Liberation Army to crush the Tiananmen Square protest movement 30 years ago this summer, which resulted in international isolation and sanctions. A military crackdown could spell the end of Hong Kong’s role as an international financial center and the unique political formula under which Beijing grants the territory freedoms unseen on the mainland. “The military solution…
Iranian oil tanker departs Gibraltar after US request rebuffed – Aljazeera.com
The Iranian oil tanker at the centre of a diplomatic dispute has departed from Gibraltar after the British overseas territory rejected a last-minute request from the United States to extend detention of the vessel. According to monitoring website Marine Traffic, the supertanker lifted anchor on Sunday evening before 23:00 GMT. The tracking site showed the vessel moving east into the Mediterranean and listed Kalamata in Greece as the destination….
Larry Kudlow Says Trump “Wants to Take a Look” at Buying Greenland – Slate
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Trump ‘not ready’ for China trade deal, dismisses recession fears – Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump and top White House officials dismissed concerns that economic growth may be faltering, saying on Sunday they saw little risk of recession despite a volatile week on global bond markets, and insisting their trade war with China was doing no damage to the United States. “We’re doing tremendously well, our consumers are rich, I gave a tremendous tax cut, and they’re loaded up…
Why thousands of Americans come together to hear Trump speak – New York Post
Listen up, Trumpophobes. It’s not so hard to understand the president’s appeal. Try going to one of his rallies and, instead of turning up your nose at the Walmart people, listen and learn. The abuse of President Trump and his supporters that passes for analysis from his opponents is a strategic error. The more abuse, the more Trump’s base is energized to turn out on Election Day. At his Thursday-night…
Trump confirms he is considering attempt to buy Greenland – The Guardian
Donald Trump has confirmed he is considering an attempt to buy Greenland for strategic reasons, though he said the idea is “not No1 on the burner”. Trump’s interest, reported earlier this week, was greeted internationally with widespread hilarity but with indignation in Greenland and Denmark. The government of the semi-autonomous Danish territory insisted it was not for sale. The Danish prime minister called any discussion of a sale “absurd”. Nonetheless,…
Police track down mother whose newborn was left naked, alone in woods – ABC News
Police in Maryland are investigating why a newborn baby girl was left alone in the woods without so much as a diaper. The baby was rescued in Silver Spring, Maryland, on Friday when a passerby heard her crying from a nearby street, police said. The baby’s cries may have saved her life. “He went to investigate the sound and found a naked baby approximately ten feet from the sidewalk in…
Trump says buying Greenland is not his top priority – Washington Examiner
President Trump called the possibility of buying Greenland a “large real estate deal” but added that it is not his number one priority. “Essentially it’s a large real estate deal,” Trump told reporters in New Jersey on Sunday. “A lot of things could be done. It’s hurting Denmark because they’re losing almost $700 million a year carrying it. So they carry it at a great loss. And strategically, for the…
Trump Confirms Interest in Greenland – The Wall Street Journal
President Trump on Sunday confirmed his interest in potentially purchasing Greenland, but said it wasn’t a priority. “Strategically, for the United States, it would be nice,” Mr. Trump told reporters, saying publicly for the first time that he has talked about acquiring Greenland from Denmark, as The Wall Street Journal first reported last week. “Essentially, it’s a large real-estate deal,” said the president, a former real-estate developer. …
Kabul wedding blast: Groom has ‘lost hope’ after deadly attack – BBC News
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Mirwais Elmi told Tolo News he would “never see happiness in my life again” The bridegroom whose wedding was targeted by a suicide bomber in the Afghan capital Kabul says he has “lost hope” after the deadly attack. In a TV interview, Mirwais Elmi said his bride survived but his brother and other relatives were among the 63 people killed in Saturday’s attack. The Islamic…
FBI: Ohio police arrest man connected to online shooting threat against Jewish community center – USA TODAY
CLOSE Protestors turned up in both Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas as President Donald Trump visited following two mass shootings that left 31 dead. USA TODAY An Ohio man was arrested Friday after police received a tip about an online video where the man identified himself as the shooter at a Jewish community center — an incident that hadn’t happened yet, according to the FBI. James P. Reardon, 20,…
UK faces food, fuel and drugs shortages in no-deal Brexit: Times, citing official documents – Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will face shortages of fuel, food and medicine if it leaves the European Union without a transition deal, according to leaked official documents reported by the Sunday Times whose interpretation was immediately contested by ministers. Setting out a vision of jammed ports, public protests and widespread disruption, the paper said the forecasts compiled by the Cabinet Office set out the most likely aftershocks of a no-deal…
Is US Headed Toward Recession? Kudlow Pushes Back on Notion – Bloomberg
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