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Trump boasts of ‘absolute legal right’ to leave illegal immigrants at sanctuary cities – New York Post

Sunday, April 14, 2019

The US has the “absolute legal right” to take illegal immigrants to Sanctuary Cities, President Trump tweeted Saturday night. The tweet, which began with the words “Just out,” was sent soon after a White House press secretary told Jeanine Pirro on Fox News that since illegal immigrants can’t be kept indefinitely at detention centers, “the only thing you can do … is release them into American communities.” The tweet read,…

Trump White House braces for full Mueller report – POLITICO

Sunday, April 14, 2019

Some allies of President Donald Trump say the White House is in for a rude awakening. | Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo White House Aides insist they have nothing to fear from the special counsel’s nearly 400-page report, though not all of the president’s allies are so confident. By ELIANA JOHNSON, DANIEL LIPPMAN and DARREN SAMUELSOHN 04/13/2019 03:37 PM EDT Updated 04/13/2019 05:03 PM EDT Sat Apr 13 17:03:00 EDT 2019…

Trump and Oakland mayor trade Twitter barbs over immigration policies – Fox News

Sunday, April 14, 2019

Video Oakland mayor stands by choice to share ICE raid information Reaction on ‘Hannity’ after Oakland mayor warns illegal immigrants about upcoming ICE raids. President Trump and a California mayor traded barbs over Twitter on Saturday, prompted by the president’s repeated threats to release detained immigrants into “sanctuary cities.” The exchange between Trump and Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf also appeared to be triggered, at least in part, by recent New York Times…

Florida man killed by large flightless bird he owned – BBC News

Sunday, April 14, 2019

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Cassowary birds (file photo) are described as having “dagger-like” claws A 75-year-old man has been killed in Florida after he was attacked by a large flightless bird he owned. Alachua County Sheriff Department told the BBC they were called to the man’s property on Friday and found the man badly wounded by a cassowary. The man, named Marvin Hajos, was taken to hospital by…

Trump blasts New York Times reporting, says paper will be gone ‘in 6 years’ – Fox News

Sunday, April 14, 2019

President Trump speaks during a meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in in the Oval Office of the White House on Saturday. (Associated Press) President Trump unleashed a barrage of criticism against the New York Times in a series of tweets Saturday, describing the newspaper as “phony” over its coverage of his immigration policies and predicting it would cease to exist within six years. In his first Twitter post, the president…

Ilhan Omar responds after Trump shares 9/11 video – AOL

Sunday, April 14, 2019

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., issued a five-tweet response on Saturday after President Trump and others attacked her by promulgating a video with jarring images of the 9/11 attacks. “I did not run for Congress to be silent,” she wrote. “I did not run for Congress to sit on the sidelines. I ran because I believed it was time to restore moral clarity and courage to Congress. To fight and to…

Melbourne nightclub shooting leaves one dead, three injured – BBC News

Sunday, April 14, 2019

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Police said the men sustained “horrific injuries” outside the venue on Sunday morning One man has been killed and three others wounded in a shooting outside a popular nightclub in the Australian city of Melbourne. Three security guards from the Love Machine venue and a man queuing outside were shot in the incident on Sunday. “It would appear that shots have been discharged from a…

Large bird attacks and kills its fallen owner in Florida – NBC News

Sunday, April 14, 2019

ALACHUA, Fla. (AP) — A large, flightless bird native to Australia and New Guinea attacked and killed its owner when the man fell on his property in Florida, authorities said Saturday. The Alachua County Fire Rescue Department told the Gainesville Sun that a cassowary killed the man Friday on the property near Gainesville, likely using its long claws. The victim, whose name was not released, was apparently breeding the birds,…

An apparent stranger threw a 5-year-old boy nearly 40 feet from a mall balcony, police say – USA TODAY

Sunday, April 14, 2019

A 24-year-old man was arrested Friday in an incident in which a 5-year-old child may have been pushed or thrown from a balcony at the Mall of America, police said. (April 12) AP

House Democrats increase demands for Trump tax returns, setting up potential court fight – Fox News

Saturday, April 13, 2019

Video Trump says he won’t hand over tax returns as GOP leaders accuse Democrats of presidential harassment House Democrats on Saturday increased their demands for the IRS to give them access to President Trump’s tax returns — foreshadowing a lengthy legal battle in the courts House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal, D-Mass., told the IRS that the law gives Congress a right to the six years of Trump’s…

Democrats condemn Trump Ilhan Omar and 9/11 tweet – Vox.com

Saturday, April 13, 2019

Prominent Democrats defended Rep. Ilhan Omar (MN) after Donald Trump tweeted a viral video featuring a recent speech given by Omar intercut with footage of 9/11. Members of Omar’s 2018 Congressional class, including Reps. Ayanna Pressley (MA) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY), responded to the tweet by accusing the president both of spreading Islamophobia and of endangering Omar’s safety. Members of Congress have a duty to respond to the President’s explicit…

Stratolaunch’s gigantic twin-bodied plane takes its first flight – Los Angeles Times

Saturday, April 13, 2019

“It’s never been a market-driven company,” Chad Anderson, chief executive of Space Angels, a global network for early-stage space industry investors, said this year. “It’s been a passion project of a really wealthy individual. And now that individual is gone.”

Storms cause downed trees, outages; severe weather alerts continue for ETX counties – KLTV

Saturday, April 13, 2019

TxDOT also said US 287 South and North, SH 7 East and West, SH 21 West, FM 1280, FM 3151, FM 232, FM 1280, FM 228, FM 227, FM 2022, FM 2423 all are being affected by downed trees.

Tornado touches down in Texas as severe storm system threatens Southeast – CNN

Saturday, April 13, 2019

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House committee sends new letter to IRS demanding Trump’s tax returns – CNN

Saturday, April 13, 2019

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The Latest: DHs denies Trump urged ‘anything illegal’ – ABC News

Saturday, April 13, 2019

The Latest on President Donald Trump and immigration (all times local): 9:20 p.m. The Department of Homeland Security denies that President Donald Trump “indicated, asked, directed or pressured” Kevin McAleenan to do anything illegal. Last week Trump urged his soon-to-be acting homeland security secretary to seal the southern border and told McAleenan he would pardon him if he were to find himself in trouble for blocking legal asylum-seekers. That’s according…

Julian Assange must face Swedish justice first – MPs and peers – BBC News

Saturday, April 13, 2019

Image copyright Getty Images More than 70 MPs and peers have signed a letter urging the home secretary to ensure Julian Assange faces authorities in Sweden if they want his extradition. The Wikileaks founder, who is now in UK custody, was arrested on Thursday after years in Ecuador’s London embassy. Sweden is considering whether to reopen an investigation into rape and sexual assault allegations against him. And the US is…

Here’s who’s winning under Trump’s tax law – CNN

Saturday, April 13, 2019

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Test taker in college admissions scam pleads guilty in Boston – The Boston Globe

Saturday, April 13, 2019

Know about college admissions wrongdoing? Tell us here. A Harvard graduate, Mark Riddell had an uncanny knack for standardized tests, able to calibrate his answers perfectly to get any score. His mastery made him an invaluable commodity in the college admissions bribery scheme, an SAT and ACT ringer who doctored entrance exams or took the tests on behalf of students at least 25 times, prosecutors said Friday in federal court…