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It’s So Hot in Paris That They’re Drinking Water Instead of Wine and Giving Up Smoke Breaks – Slate

Thursday, July 25, 2019

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4 automakers cut deal with California on fuel efficiency regulations – Fox News

Thursday, July 25, 2019

Video Fox News Flash top headlines for July 25 Fox News Flash top headlines for July 25 are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com Four major automakers have reached a deal with California to increase gas mileage and greenhouse gas emissions standards, bypassing the Trump administration’s plan to freeze standards at 2021 levels. Ford, BMW, Honda and Volkswagen are parties to the deal with the California Air Resources Board,…

Tucker Carlson: The real Robert Mueller has been exposed – and he’s not the superhero Dems portrayed – Fox News

Thursday, July 25, 2019

Video Tucker: Democrats believed Robert Mueller would save America Robert Mueller testifies in front of the House intelligence and Judiciary Committees. “Never meet your heroes,” the saying goes , “they’ll only disappoint you.” Democrats across the country learned it the hard way on Wednesday when former Special Counsel Robert Mueller testified on Capitol Hill. If you watch the other cable channels, you’re probably accustomed to thinking of Robert Mueller as a…

AG Barr orders reinstatement of the federal death penalty – NBC News

Thursday, July 25, 2019

Attorney General William Barr has ordered the reinstatement of the federal death penalty after a 16-year pause, the Department of Justice announced Thursday. Barr also directed the Federal Bureau of Prisons to schedule the executions of five death-row inmates convicted of murder, the Justice Department said in a news release. The executions are slated to take place in December 2019 and January 2020. “Congress has expressly authorized the death penalty…

North Korean Missile Test Seen As Pressure Tactic Aimed At US – NPR

Thursday, July 25, 2019

A man at a railway station in Seoul watches a television showing file footage of a North Korean missile launch on Thursday. Earlier, North Korea had fired two short-range missiles into the sea. Jung Yeon-je/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jung Yeon-je/AFP/Getty Images A man at a railway station in Seoul watches a television showing file footage of a North Korean missile launch on Thursday. Earlier, North Korea had fired…

From impeachment to indictment: 5 repercussions from Robert Mueller’s testimony – USA TODAY

Thursday, July 25, 2019

CLOSE Former special counsel Robert Mueller said the “report is my testimony” as he read his opening statement to Congress. USA TODAY Now what?  The long-awaited testimony by Robert Mueller before two congressional committees Wednesday didn’t drop bombshells or spark the fireworks many Democrats had hoped for, but it will have repercussions. From impeachment to indictment, the former special counsel’s appearance could have an impact on Republicans and Democrats, on…

Puerto Rico Governor Misread Anger Brewing Against Him – The New York Times

Thursday, July 25, 2019

With crisis enveloping his administration, the governor found himself increasingly isolated, having lost support from the public, the leaders of his political party and many of his own aides, who tendered their resignations and left Mr. Rosselló, 40, almost completely alone. “You had an isolated governor, whose cabinet is resigning, with the mayors of his party asking him to resign, and with the people on the street asking him to…

South Korean shares fall after Pyongyang missile launches – CNN

Thursday, July 25, 2019

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Billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein found injured in jail cell:… – Reuters

Thursday, July 25, 2019

(Reuters) – Jeffrey Epstein, the financier facing charges of sex trafficking involving dozens of underage girls, was found unconscious in a Manhattan jail cell with injuries to his neck, media reported late on Wednesday, citing unidentified sources. Epstein was found by guards sprawled on the floor of cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center on Wednesday, media reported. Some media reported that his face appeared blue. The billionaire financier was taken…

Trump’s lies are getting bolder and the press is stuck in the middle – CNN

Thursday, July 25, 2019

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Embattled Puerto Rico governor resigns after weeks of protests – ABC News

Thursday, July 25, 2019

Gov. Ricardo Rossello, the embattled leader of Puerto Rico, has resigned after weeks of protest and multiple declarations he would remain in office through January 2021. Rossello, who has faced intense pressure from protesters and politicians to step down after the leak of offensive text messages between the governor and his top aides, made the announcement in a livestreamed message late Wednesday. His resignation is effective Aug. 2 at 5…

North Korea Launches Two Short-Range Missiles, South Korea Says – The New York Times

Thursday, July 25, 2019

North Korea conducted its last major weapons test in November 2017, when it launched a missile believed powerful enough to reach the continental United States. After the Singapore meeting, Mr. Trump vowed to halt major joint military drills with South Korea. But the South Korean and American militaries have agreed to hold smaller and reconfigured joint drills, and 19-2 Dong Maeng is one of them. The Singapore meeting ended with…

Jeffrey Epstein found nearly unconscious in NYC jail cell after possible suicide attempt – New York Post

Thursday, July 25, 2019

Convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein was found in his cell on Tuesday nearly unconscious with injuries to his neck after a possible suicide attempt, sources said. Epstein was discovered by guards sprawled out on the floor at the Metropolitan Correctional Center, where he’s being held without bail on sex-trafficking charges, according to law enforcement sources. The multi-millionaire financier was taken to a nearby hospital. It’s unclear how Epstein suffered his neck…

Judge blocks Trump’s asylum restrictions at U.S.-Mexico border – AOL

Thursday, July 25, 2019

A federal judge on Wednesday blocked the Trump administration from enforcing new asylum restrictions for immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border, marking the latest defeat for a president waging an all-out battle in the courts to stop the flow of migrants into the country. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar in San Francisco came hours after a judge in Washington decided to let the rules stand. The California ruling…

What We Learned From Mueller’s 7 Hours on Capitol Hill – The New York Times

Thursday, July 25, 2019

“I can’t answer that question,” Mr. Mueller replied. It became a frequent refrain. He repeatedly declined Democrats’ invitations to read passages from his report, consciously depriving Democrats of potentially useful footage of him speaking aloud some of the most damaging material he uncovered. When Representative Hakeem Jeffries, Democrat of New York, walked through an analysis suggesting that several episodes documented by Mr. Mueller met the criteria for obstruction of justice,…

White House hails judge’s decision to allow asylum restrictions to continue | TheHill – The Hill

Thursday, July 25, 2019

The White House on Wednesday praised a federal judge who ruled against blocking the Trump administration’s effort to restrict Central American migrants’ ability to apply for asylum in the U.S. “Today’s ruling in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia is a victory for Americans concerned about the crisis at our southern border,” press secretary Stephanie Grisham wrote in a statement. “The court properly rejected the attempt of…

Which politician actually said that Ruth Bader Ginsburg would be dead soon? – The Washington Post

Thursday, July 25, 2019

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg gestures to the audience at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington on July 2. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP) Helena Andrews-Dyer July 24 at 2:11 PM In a new interview with NPR, 86-year-old Supreme Court justice and three-time cancer survivor Ruth Bader Ginsburg had a familiar (and oft-repeated) message for her doubters: “I am very much alive.” Ginsburg has said “her dream” is to remain on…

Robert Mueller offers his most direct critique of Trump yet – Vox.com

Thursday, July 25, 2019

For most of former special counsel Robert Mueller’s testimony on Wednesday, he refused to offer any opinion or speculation beyond the bounds of his report — except for one remarkable moment when he offered his most direct critique of President Donald Trump yet. Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL) asked Mueller to opine on a series of public statements Trump made during the 2016 presidential campaign praising WikiLeaks after the site dropped…