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Dad who left twins in hot car is an Iraq war vet described as an ‘amazing’ father – New York Post
By all accounts, he was a doting dad to his year-old, twin son and daughter, setting up a bouncy castle in the yard for their recent first birthday party and dressing them in their latest cute outfits while his wife made breakfast in their Rockland County split-level. Then, on Saturday, Juan Rodriguez, 39, was hauled handcuffed before a judge, charged with the babies’ hot-car deaths. He forgot to drop them…
No-deal Brexit now ‘assumed’ by government, says Gove – BBC News
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Michael Gove, the newly appointed chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, is in charge of preparing for a no-deal Brexit The government is now “working on the assumption” of a no-deal Brexit, Michael Gove has said. Mr Gove said his team still aimed to come to an agreement with Brussels but, writing in the Sunday Times, he added: “No deal is now a very…
Baltimore Sun editorial board lashes out at Trump: ‘Better to have a few rats than to be one’ | TheHill – The Hill
The Baltimore Sun editorial board ripped President TrumpDonald John TrumpDemocrats denounce Trump’s attack on Cummings: ‘These are not the words of a patriot’ ‘Maximum Pressure’ on Iran has failed — here’s what should come next France urges Trump to ‘not mix’ digital taxes with tariffs on wine MORE as the “most dishonest man to ever occupy the Oval Office” on Saturday in a scorching piece after Trump referred to Rep. Elijah…
Obama issues veiled rebuke by sharing anti-Trump op-ed accusing president of ‘poisoning our democracy’ – New York Daily News
In the commentary, the ex-administration staffers blasted Trump for his inflammatory Twitter rant telling four minority Democratic congresswomen — Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts — to “go back” where they came from.
Corporate America stays on sidelines as Trump attacks ‘the squad’ – Washington Examiner
President Trump’s recent insults of four minority lawmakers, all Democrats, were swiftly condemned by their allies and even a handful of Republicans. But Fortune 500 CEOs, under pressure from employees to cut ties with the Trump administration over controversial policies including a crackdown on illegal immigration, have so far offered little resistance to the remarks about Reps. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota,…
The FAA didn’t know about big changes to the 737 Max’s flight system – Business Insider
The Federal Aviation Administration was poorly positioned to oversee the safety of the automated flight system that was to blame for the two deadly crashes of Boeing’s 737 Max plane over the last year, The New York Times reported Saturday. The agency engineers in charge of keeping a watch on the airplane’s flight control systems through the latter part of its development had little experience with such software, according to…
U.S. Marines ‘likely’ to enter Venezuela, says socialist party No. 2 – Reuters
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan Socialist Party Vice President Diosdado Cabello on Saturday predicted U.S. Marines will “likely” enter the South American country, speaking a week after a confrontation between aircraft belonging to the two countries’ armed forces. “We are few, a small country, we are very humble, and here it is likely that the U.S. Marines enter. It is likely that they enter,” Cabello told the Sao Paulo Forum, a…
CNN anchor Victor Blackwell chokes up on air after Trump rips ‘infested’ Baltimore – New York Post
Don’t cry for me . . . Baltimore? A CNN anchor got choked up on air Saturday after President Trump ripped Rep. Elijah Cummings and the city, calling it “a disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess.” “Donald Trump has tweeted more than 43,000 times. He’s insulted thousands of people, many different types of people. But when he tweets about infestation, it’s about black and brown people,” Victor Blackwell said. “The president says about…
More than 750 people detained in Moscow amid clashes over city council election, monitor says – The Washington Post
Anton Troianovski Siobhán O’Grady July 27 at 12:48 PM MOSCOW — Russian police in riot gear detained more than 1,000 protesters Saturday at a demonstration against the exclusion of opposition politicians from the ballot for an upcoming city council election, a monitoring group said, marking another flare of anti-government defiance a week after Moscow’s largest opposition rally in years. Police said around 3,500 people gathered near City Hall for the…
100 years ago, white mobs across the country attacked black people. And they fought back – CNN
By Christina Maxouris, CNN Updated 5:04 PM ET, Sat July 27, 2019 Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. Find out what’s happening in the world as it unfolds. (CNN)Thelma Shepherd was riding back to her Chicago apartment on July 27, 1919, when her streetcar came under attack. Black and white men hurled rocks at each other and at the passing vehicle. The 19-year-old who had recently left the South for…
Why the Chinese military might be deployed in Hong Kong – Washington Examiner
Chinese President Xi Jinping is moving toward ordering a military suppression of the Hong Kong protest movement. Doing so would fundamentally undercut the “one-nation two-systems” approach to governing Hong Kong. But it is an increasing possibility nonetheless. With anti-government protests continuing this weekend (a protest march will go ahead even though it has been banned), Beijing believes its order over the former British colony is fraying. A Chinese ministry of…
Did Puerto Rican Police Go Too Far During Protests? What the Video Shows. – The New York Times
The New York Times reviewed dozens of videos and photos of the protests. They show that Puerto Rican police used tear gas on large crowds packed into confined streets, fired rubber-coated metal pellets from shotguns at close range and used batons to beat protesters who did not pose a threat. Around 20 people were injured, and 17 were arrested, according to Mari Mari Narváez, the executive director of Kilómetro Cero,…
Trump attacks another African American lawmaker, and calls Baltimore a ‘disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess’ – CNN
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Italy says 2 US teens confess in slaying of Rome policeman – 10TV
ROME — Italian police said Saturday that two 19-year-old American tourists have confessed in the fatal stabbing of an Italian paramilitary policeman who was investigating the theft of a bag. In a statement, Carabinieri officers investigating the death early Friday of officer Mario Cerciello Rega, 35, said the American men were detained for alleged murder and attempted extortion after being questioned overnight. They were taken to a Rome jail as…
On Capitol Hill, Democrats seek to make Mueller hearing ‘stick’ as climate change protesters become unglued – Fox News
Video Lawmakers grill former Special Counsel Robert Mueller on Russia probe Chris Staszak, Jessica Tarlov and Jeff Mason weigh in on Robert Mueller’s ‘performance’ before the House Intelligence and Judiciary Committees. They came unglued this week on Capitol Hill. But first, they needed help from the Washington, DC Fire Department and U.S. Capitol Police. No. No. We’re not talking about Members of Congress brawling over the testimony of Special Counsel…
15 Days of Fury: How Puerto Rico’s Government Collapsed – The New York Times
The governor, after hurrying home from vacation, apologized for the leaked texts immediately. “Yes, I use bad language, I send memes, I send sarcastic things,” he told journalists. “I’m not proud of that and when these things happen I start by saying that I apologize.” But people already had begun to gather on the streets. The next day, the governor holed up in La Fortaleza, the opulent 16th-century palace that…
More than 600 people arrested in Moscow after clashes over city council election, monitor says – The Washington Post
Anton Troianovski Siobhán O’Grady July 27 at 12:48 PM MOSCOW — Russian police in riot gear detained hundreds of protesters Saturday opposing the exclusion of opposition politicians from the ballot for an upcoming city council election, marking another flare of anti-government defiance a week after Moscow’s largest opposition rally in years. Police said around 3,500 people gathered near City Hall for the unauthorized protest organized by prominent opposition figure Alexei…
US Supreme Court lets Trump use military funds for border wall – Aljazeera.com
The US Supreme Court has cleared the way for President Donald Trump‘s administration to begin using billions of dollars in military funds to build parts of a border wall with Mexico. Friday’s decision by the conservative-majority court clears the way for Trump to make progress on a major 2016 campaign promise heading into his race for a second term. “Wow! Big VICTORY on the Wall. The United States Supreme…
Trump Recalls Obama-Era Comity That Wasn’t – Snopes.com
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is wishing members of Congress would show him the deference that he said Republicans gave Barack Obama when he was president. Trump is recalling a genteel time that did not exist. TRUMP on Democrats: “All they want to do is impede, they want to investigate. They want to go fishing. … We want to find out what happened with the last Democrat president. Let’s…
What Democrats can learn from the Mueller hearings debacle: Only way to boot Trump is beat him in 2020 – Washington Examiner
The long-awaited testimony from special counsel Robert Mueller did one main thing: confirm that the Democratic Party’s impeachment dreams are over. Now, it’s more apparent than ever that the Left’s only hope to remove President Trump from office will be through a 2020 election victory of their own. Each member of the voting public has known who Trump is all along. His most ardent supporters will never be swayed to…