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Illegal immigrant detained by Border Patrol dies in Texas hospital – Washington Examiner

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

An illegal immigrant died in Texas over the weekend after being detained by Border Patrol agents — the fourth known case since December. The 40-year-old Mexican man, who has not been identified, was apprehended by border officials on March 17. He was diagnosed with flu-like symptoms, liver failure, and renal failure after he was taken to Las Palmas Medical Center in El Paso, Texas, that same day. He died the…

Undeclared Joe Biden pulls further ahead of Democratic primary pack in new poll – Washington Examiner

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

A new poll shows former Vice President Joe Biden gaining momentum as the front-runner among Democratic primary voters. The results of a Morning Consult survey released Tuesday has Biden, who hasn’t declared his candidacy yet, at 35 percent among all Democratic primary voters, with Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., trailing at 27 percent. The other candidates fall far behind in the single digits. The poll also illustrates that support for Biden…

One day before last year’s fatal crash, Lion Air’s Boeing 737 Max 8 was reportedly saved by an off-duty pilot – CNBC

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

<!– –> × SEARCH QUOTES Airlines One day before the deadly crash of a Lion Air plane on Oct. 29 last year, pilots flying that Boeing 737 Max 8 lost control of the aircraft — but they were saved by an off-duty colleague riding in the cockpit, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. That off-duty pilot correctly identified the problem the crew was facing and guided them to disable the flight control…

Cindy McCain posts stranger’s hateful message about John McCain and their daughter – CNN

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

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Mueller news: special counsel’s team asks for deadline extension due to imminent work – Vox.com

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Special counsel Robert Mueller’s office asked a court for an 11-day extension on a filing deadline Tuesday — claiming that, for the time being, key attorneys on their team were too busy with “the press of other work.” The reference immediately raised eyebrows among close watchers of the special counsel’s work — because there are no known important deadlines in Mueller cases coming up. So what, then, is Mueller’s team…

Co-sponsor of the ‘Discouraging Frivolous Lawsuits Act’ brings lawsuit against people who are mean to him online – Washington Examiner

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., is very mad that people make fun of him on Twitter. He’s so mad, in fact, that he’s bringing a $250-plus million defamation lawsuit against the social media company and his Twitter antagonists, including accounts titled “Devin Nunes’ Mom” and “Devin Nunes’ Cow.” Because the ranking member on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and co-sponsor of the “Discouraging Frivolous Lawsuits Act” apparently has nothing…

Statue of Liberty climber covers face in tape at sentencing – NBCNews.com

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

A woman who climbed the base of the Statue of Liberty last July 4 to protest the separation of families at the Mexican border came to her sentencing Tuesday with her face entirely covered with clear sticky tape, irritating a judge who refused to proceed until she removed it. After she did so, U.S. Magistrate Judge Gabriel W. Gorenstein spared Therese Okoumou from prison for her conviction on multiple misdemeanor…

The awful reality that Donald Trump’s repeated attacks on John McCain prove – CNN

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

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Trump To Nominate Stephen Dickson To Lead FAA In Wake Of Boeing Crashes – NPR

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

President Trump plans to nominate Stephen Dickson to lead the Federal Aviation Administration. The agency is under scrutiny for its response to two crashes of Boeing 737 airplanes, which are pictured here outside Boeing’s factory in Renton, Wash., on March 14. Stephen Brashear/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Stephen Brashear/Getty Images President Trump plans to nominate Stephen Dickson to lead the Federal Aviation Administration. The agency is under scrutiny for…

Trump praises Brazil’s far-right president at White House – NBCNews.com

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump praised Brazil’s new far-right leader Tuesday as he welcomed him to the White House, saying the man who’s been described as the “Trump of the Tropics” has done “a very outstanding job.” Trump said President Jair Bolsonaro had run “one of the incredible campaigns,” saying he was “honored” it had drawn comparisons with his own 2016 victory. And he predicted the two would have a…

GOP lawmakers fight Dems’ push to add extra Supreme Court seats – Fox News

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Video 2020 Democrats push for increasing the number of Supreme Court justices Republican lawmakers announced Tuesday that they would be introducing a constitutional amendment this week that would stop the recent push by some Democrats to increase the number of justices on the Supreme Court. Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., slammed calls by 2020 Democratic hopefuls to increase the number of sitting judges as “dangerous” and a threat to the balance of power…

UC should expel students and revoke degrees after admissions scandal, lawmaker says – Los Angeles Times

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Other potential bills could provide stricter standards for “admissions by exception,” in which universities accept students because they are considered athletic recruits, or due to other special circumstances, if they fail to meet the typical criteria, McCarty said.

Google GDC 2019 keynote: how to watch the event live – The Verge

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Google has some big news for the world of gaming — and it’s coming very soon. Later today, at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, the company is holding a keynote where it’s widely expected to reveal its long-rumored cloud gaming platform. Google says it will unveil its “vision for the future of gaming,” and it’s been using the tagline “gather around” while teasing the event. The company has…

Supreme Court hands Trump administration a victory in immigration battle – Fox News

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Video DHS reports illegal immigration at highest rate since 2007 The Supreme Court on Tuesday handed the Trump administration a victory in its battle to clamp down on illegal immigration by making it easier to detain immigrants with criminal records. The ruling that federal immigration authorities can detain immigrants awaiting deportation anytime after they have been released from prison on criminal charges represents a victory for President Trump. In the case…

What’s in the Cohen warrant documents: Live updates – CNN

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Prosecutors asked for historic data from Michael Cohen’s cell phones the month before the 2016 election, according to exhibit 7 of the documents. They also had the pen registers, which records numbers called, in and out of Cohen’s cell for two months after the raid, when he was in touch with Trump and his lawyers. The government obtained a warrant for the cell location data pinging from cell towers for…

Trump meets with Brazil’s president: Live updates – CNN

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

President Donald Trump heaped praise on his Brazilian counterpart, President Jair Bolsonaro, at the beginning of their joint press conference today. Trump congratulated Bolsonaro on a “tremendous election victory” and an “incredible feat.” “Truly incredible challenge but the end result was something the whole world was talking about,” Trump said, adding that he expects that the two will “have a fantastic working relationship.” Trump affirmed that Bolsonaro, who has been…

Charter bus traveling from Florida to New York City crashes injuring dozens, killing 2 – WABC-TV

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

KINGWOOD, Virginia (WABC) — Two people were killed when a charter bus traveling from Florida to New York overturned on an Interstate 95 exit in Virginia Tuesday morning. Virginia State Police say in a statement that the Tao’s Travel Inc. bus with 57 people aboard flipped over in Prince George County just before 5:30 a.m. Authorities say that as the bus turned onto an exit, it ran off the left…

Devastating flooding hits already struggling Midwest farmers – CBS News

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Vice President Mike Pence will visit Nebraska Tuesday to survey the damage caused by historic flooding responsible for killing at least three people. The Midwest is bracing for more flooding as rivers in 40 locations have risen to historic levels. Flood watches and warnings are in effect in more than a dozen states and more rain is on the way. More than 70 cities in Nebraska have issued emergency declarations…

Facebook Admits Mosque Shooting Video Was Viewed At Least 4000 Times – NPR

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Al Noor mosque is shaded by clouds in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Tuesday. Vincent Thian/AP hide caption toggle caption Vincent Thian/AP Al Noor mosque is shaded by clouds in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Tuesday. Vincent Thian/AP A Facebook vice president said fewer than 200 people saw the Christchurch massacre while it was being streamed live on the site. But the video was viewed about 4,000 times before Facebook removed it,…

‘Kushner, Inc.’ Adds Little To The Canon On Jared And Ivanka – NPR

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Kushner, Inc. Greed. Ambition. Corruption.: The Extraordinary Story of Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump by Vicky Ward Hardcover, 293 pages | purchase Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump were once seen as moderating influences within the White House. A new book by longtime Vanity Fair journalist Vicky Ward, Kushner, Inc., portrays them instead as coiffed agents of chaos — lying, scamming, and backstabbing their way through Donald Trump’s Washington. Kushner, Inc….