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Body found in home confirmed to be Mouseketeer, police say – AOL

Saturday, June 08, 2019

MEDFORD, Ore. — Police have confirmed that a body found in April at an Oregon home is that of missing man Dennis Day, who was an original member of Disney’s “The Mickey Mouse Club.” The Oregon State Medical Examiner’s office identified the body, although they were unable to use dental records or DNA because of the condition of the remains, Oregon State Police said Thursday. Police are still investigating Day’s…

Trump says there’s a ‘good chance’ that Mexico averts tariffs with deal that includes purchase of US farm goods – CNBC

Friday, June 07, 2019

Mexico also ranks as a major buyer of U.S. beef, pork, soybeans and wheat. Mexico, however, has looked to other global suppliers for its soybeans and wheat, especially Argentina and Brazil. But the U.S. is a major importer of Mexican tomatoes, strawberries and avocados. It has led some U.S. farmers in the Southeast region to complain that Mexico is “dumping” fresh produce into the U.S. market. “On the import side,…

Lesbian couple viciously beaten in homophobic attack on London bus – CNN

Friday, June 07, 2019

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The USS Chancellorsville incident, and why Putin is sucking up to China – Washington Examiner

Friday, June 07, 2019

President Trump must respond to the aggressive action by a Russian Udaloy-class destroyer in the Philippine Sea on Friday. U.S. Navy video proves the Russians maneuvered towards the USS Chancellorsville in an unsafe manner. The Russians will attempt to flood the Navy’s YouTube page with troll comments, but the video speaks for itself. The Russians clearly found their activity hilarious: In another video recorded by the U.S. Navy, Russian sailors…

Censorship by mob rule is awful, but YouTube’s censorship by algorithm is a dumpster fire – Washington Examiner

Friday, June 07, 2019

The only revolving door more insufferable than that between Congress and K Street is between Media Matters and left-wing activism parading as “journalism.” And that national problem is best exemplified by Vox’s Carlos Maza, who was once described by the Columbia Journalism Review as “Brian Stelter meets NowThis,” and his histrionic war against independent content creators on YouTube. Taking cues from Maza’s online meltdown over conservative comedian Steven Crowder, the…

Ex-Minneapolis police officer sentenced to 12.5 years for fatal shooting of unarmed 911 caller Justine Damond – Fox News

Friday, June 07, 2019

Video Fox News Flash top headlines for June 7 Fox News Flash top headlines for June 7 are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com A Minneapolis police officer convicted of murder has been sentenced to 12.5 years in prison for the 2017 fatal shooting of an unarmed woman who called 911 to report a possible rape. On Friday Mohamed Noor, who shot the woman as she walked toward his…

US and Russian warships nearly collide in the Pacific – CNN

Friday, June 07, 2019

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Gingrich on Biden’s abortion funding reversal: ‘Poor Joe just repudiated his entire career’ on the issue – Fox News

Friday, June 07, 2019

Video Newt Gingrich on Joe Biden’s abortion funding reversal Former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Friday that Joe Biden ”repudiated his entire career” by reversing his long-held position that taxpayers should not fund abortions.  Former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Friday that Joe Biden “repudiated his entire career” by reversing his long-held position that taxpayers should not fund abortions. The former vice president took heat from the left this week after his…

Countdown to Trump’s Mexico tariff deadline: Talks focus on asylum for migrants – USA TODAY

Friday, June 07, 2019

CLOSE After two days of talks between U.S. officials and Mexico, there is no agreement between the two sides to stave off 5 percent tariffs that are expected to begin Monday. (June 6) AP, AP WASHINGTON – The biggest flashpoint in the U.S.-Mexico negotiations over tariffs and immigration revolves around asylum – specifically which country should be responsible for absorbing the desperate migrants fleeing poverty and violence in Central America….

‘Everyone Would Have Left’: Putting Lessons From Hurricane Michael To Work – NPR

Friday, June 07, 2019

A boat moved by Hurricane Michael rests near a canal in May in Mexico Beach, Fla. Seven months after the hurricane made landfall, the town is still littered with heavily damaged or destroyed homes and businesses. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images A boat moved by Hurricane Michael rests near a canal in May in Mexico Beach, Fla. Seven months after the hurricane made landfall, the…

Exclusive: U.S. will not accept more Turkish F-35 pilots over Russia defenses – sources – Reuters

Friday, June 07, 2019

WASHINGTON/ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The United States has decided to stop accepting any more Turkish pilots who had planned to train in the United States on F-35 fighter jets, three U.S. officials said, in a sign of an escalating dispute over Ankara’s plans to purchase Russian air defenses. The two NATO allies have sparred publicly for months over Turkey’s order for Russia’s S-400 air defense system, which Washington says poses a…

Why is Planned Parenthood flipping out over the Hyde Amendment if abortion is really 3% of what they do? – Washington Examiner

Friday, June 07, 2019

At one time, the Democratic Party took a seemingly moderate stance on abortion. Many of their politicians, including Hillary Clinton, even endorsed “safe, legal, and rare” as the best approach to what they considered a complicated subject. Those days are long gone. Now, abortion is a sacrament to the Left that is grotesquely celebrated and seen, rather ironically, as a basic human right. Since the start of his term, President…

Carmakers To White House: Work With California On Rules For Greenhouse Gases – NPR

Friday, June 07, 2019

Morning traffic fills a freeway in Los Angeles. Seventeen automakers signed a letter to the Trump administration and California Gov. Gavin Newsom saying they want one set of policies to reduce greenhouse gases and make cars more fuel efficient. David McNew/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption David McNew/Getty Images Morning traffic fills a freeway in Los Angeles. Seventeen automakers signed a letter to the Trump administration and California Gov. Gavin…

Trump lashes out at Pelosi over prison comment: ‘She’s a nasty, vindictive, horrible person’ – CNN

Friday, June 07, 2019

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Rush Limbaugh: Pelosi’s reported ‘prison’ comment a sign she’s in ‘big trouble’ with her own party – Fox News

Friday, June 07, 2019

Video Can Nancy Pelosi hold off calls for formal impeachment inquiry? House Speaker Nancy Pelosi faces new pressure from the left wing of her party to start impeachment proceedings against President Trump; reaction and analysis from the ‘Fox News Sunday’ panel. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is in big trouble with her own party, and her reported comment about wanting to see President Trump in prison proves it, according to…

Donald Trump threatens to hit China with $300bn more tariffs after Beijing brands America ‘evil’ – The Sun

Friday, June 07, 2019

DONALD Trump threatened to hit China with tariffs on “at least” another $300bn worth of goods today – as a Beijing propaganda campaign painted the US as evil bullies. Tensions between the world’s two largest economies have soared sharply since talks aimed at ending a festering trade war broke down in early May. Tough-talking Donald Trump has threatened to hit China with $300bn more trade tariffsCredit: AFP or licensors Beijinh…

US officials push ahead on tariff plan as Mexico talks continue – CNN

Friday, June 07, 2019

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‘I’d go up and do it all again:’ Veterans in their mid-90s parachute over Normandy, 75 years after D-Day – The Washington Post

Friday, June 07, 2019

Rick Noack June 6 at 9:51 AM When hundreds of parachutists jumped out of planes over the fields of French Normandy on Wednesday, some were already used to the scenery. They had done the same jump 75 years earlier, on D-Day. The parachute jump was organized in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the storied military operation on June 6, 1944. Among them was U.S. veteran Tom Rice, 97, one…

Trump Honors D-Day Sacrifices, With Some Legacies Unspoken – The New York Times

Friday, June 07, 2019

In giving words to the long-ago fury of D-Day, Mr. Trump followed in the footsteps of predecessors who marked this occasion with some of the most memorable addresses of their presidencies. In 1984, on the 40th anniversary, President Ronald Reagan gestured to veterans of the invasion, who were arrayed before him. “These are the boys of Point du Hoc,” Mr. Reagan said. ‘‘These are the men who took the cliffs….

Trump D-Day memorial: Trump insults Pelosi and Mueller at a cemetery for American WWII dead – Vox.com

Friday, June 07, 2019

President Donald Trump spent most of Thursday in Normandy, France, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day and honor the Americans who fought and died to liberate France from Nazi occupation in World War II. But he didn’t let the solemnity of the occasion stop him from talking trash about his political enemies. Sitting just a few feet away from the thousands of white grave markers at the Normandy American…