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Facebook is banning white nationalism and white supremacy from its social network following criticism that it had not done enough to eliminate hate speech on its platform. The social media giant said in a blog post Wednesday that conversations with academics and civil rights groups convinced the company to expand its policies around hate groups. “Today we’re announcing a ban on praise, support and representation of white nationalism and separatism…

Special counsel Robert Mueller’s sprawling, 22-month investigation has ended with a terse four-page letter from the attorney general — and a whole lot of loose ends. Foremost among these is the question of when we will get to see more of Mueller’s report itself, rather than just William Barr’s summary. But commentators are already confused and divided on what we can infer from Mueller’s failure to “establish” conspiracy to interfere…

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<!– –> × SEARCH QUOTES Airlines After months of development and discussion with federal aviation regulators, Boeing plans to brief about 200 pilots at its Renton, Washington facilities Wednesday on its fixes for the 737 Max jets involved in two fatal crashes since October. The plane has been grounded since mid-March following the deadly accidents where a part of the plane’s flight control system is suspected of causing, at least…

Barbara Bush so fiercely disliked President Donald Trump that she blamed him for what she called a heart attack and, by the end of her life, she no longer considered herself a Republican. “I’d probably say no today,” she told USA Today’s Susan Page in an October 2017 interview on whether she was still a Republican. Those were excerpts, released Wednesday, of an upcoming Bush biography by Page, who spoke…

Kalina, an 8-year-old African elephant, died Tuesday from a type of herpesvirus, one week after another young elephant at the zoo died of the same type of virus. (Indianapolis Zoo) A young African elephant died at the Indianapolis Zoo on Tuesday of an incurable type of herpesvirus, becoming the zoo’s second young elephant to die from the virus in a week. The elephant also became the fourth zoo elephant to die…

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WASHINGTON, March 26 (Reuters) – U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday rejected a bid by gun rights activists to put on hold a ban by President Donald Trump’s administration on “bump stock” gun attachments that enable semi-automatic weapons to be fired rapidly. Justice Sonia Sotomayor has not yet acted on another similar request. The ban goes into effect on Tuesday but lower courts have yet to rule on an…

House Democrats grilled Betsy DeVos Tuesday over the education secretary’s latest budget proposal, which boosts appropriations for charter schools while slashing $17.6 million in funding for the Special Olympics. During a contentious hearing before the House education appropriations subcommittee, Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wis., pushed DeVos on the proposed cuts to the Special Olympics, a sports competition for disabled athletes. “Do you know how many kids are going to be affected…

Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., predicted Tuesday he will likely make criminal referrals as part of an investigation into alleged political bias in the FBI and the Justice Department by the end of next week. During an interview on Fox News, the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee said he is targeting “people who lied to Congress, perjury, criminal conspiracy.” Noting that “will be hopefully by the end of next…

This Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8, seen last Saturday, is one of those grounded following the crash that killed 157 people. Mulugeta Ayene/AP hide caption toggle caption Mulugeta Ayene/AP This Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8, seen last Saturday, is one of those grounded following the crash that killed 157 people. Mulugeta Ayene/AP Boeing says it has a software fix ready for its 737 MAX airplanes that will be…

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar argued against backing a lawsuit seeking the full repeal of the health care law at a White House meeting in late December. | Alex Wong/Getty Images White house The heads of the Justice Department and Health and Human Services Department opposed the unexpected switch in legal tactics. By ELIANA JOHNSON and BURGESS EVERETT 03/26/2019 09:33 PM EDT The Trump administration’s surprising move to…

Video Senate majority forces vote on ‘Green New Deal’ climate change proposal Mitch McConnell says he was giving presidential candidates in the chamber a chance to support a campaign trail staple; Peter Doocy reports from Capitol Hill. The Green New Deal, a sweeping Democratic proposal for dealing with climate change, fell at the first hurdle Tuesday as the Senate failed to reach the 60 votes necessary to begin debate on…

Video ‘Empire’ star Jussie Smollett’s dropped case draws reactions from celebrities Celebrities were among the first to react after news broke that ‘Empire’ star Jussie Smollett will not be prosecuted by Cook County State Attorney’s Office for allegedly faking a hate crime. Donald Faison, Loni Love, Marsha Warfield, and Joshua Malina were among the celebrities voicing their reaction to the dropped charges on social media. It’s unclear at this time…

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<!– –> × SEARCH QUOTES Politics A Green New Deal proposal backed by numerous Democrats failed to advance in the Senate on Tuesday as Democrats protested what they called a political show vote orchestrated by majority Republicans. The nonbinding resolution, which calls on the United States to make an ambitious effort to slash its use of fossil fuels to fight climate change, fell short in a procedural vote. The Senate…

For now, the political fight over Mr. Trump’s national emergency declaration shifts to the courts, where a number of states and organizations have joined lawsuits challenging the legal merits of the order. Xavier Becerra, California’s attorney general, warned in a statement that the 20 states involved in legal action “are ready to fight long and hard to stop his fabricated emergency in its tracks.” The judicial machinations will most likely…

It’s been the biggest question for Donald Trump during his presidency so far -did he conspire with Russians to help get elected? No he didn’t. That’s the result of the two-year investigation by Special Counsel Robert Mueller.But investigators can’t give a definitive answer on whether the President obstructed justice or not .Trump was quick to tweet: No Collusion, No Obstruction, Complete and Total EXONERATION. KEEP AMERICA GREAT!But leading Democrats say…