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Here’s who has called for Ralph Northam’s resignation – CNN

Sunday, February 03, 2019

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Cartel Chief ‘El Chapo’ Guzman Raped Girls as Young as 13: Witness – Newsweek

Sunday, February 03, 2019

Drugs cartel chief Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman raped girls as young as 13 who he called his “vitamins,” according to a witnesses quoted in newly unsealed court documents.  Guzman, 61, was extradited to the U.S. last year to face multiple charges of drug trafficking and money laundering, after escaping a Mexican maximum security prison then being recaptured.  The former Sinaloa cartel chief is accused by government witness Alex Cifuentes in the…

Brooklyn prison: Power and heat failure sparks protest – BBC News

Sunday, February 03, 2019

Image copyright Reuters Image caption The protesters included relatives of inmates who have not heard from them in days Friends and relatives of inmates stuck in cells without power or heat at a prison in New York have held a protest against their detention conditions. Protesters outside the Metropolitan Detention Center, a federal facility in Brooklyn, chanted: “Where is the heat”? Many inmates have not been able to contact the…

Former Virginia Gov. McAuliffe calls on Northam to resign amid yearbook photo scandal – Fox News

Sunday, February 03, 2019

Video Virginia Democrat Gov. Ralph Northam says he will not resign amid racist photo scandal Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe said Sunday that the man currently holding that seat, Gov. Ralph Northam, will resign soon amid the mounting scandal over a photo on his medical school yearbook page that showed what appeared to be a man in blackface and a second person cloaked in Ku Klux Klan garb. “Once that…

Deputy killed and another wounded after 12-hour stand off – NBC News

Sunday, February 03, 2019

A sheriff’s deputy in Cincinnati, Ohio, was killed and another was injured following a standoff at an apartment complex, according to authorities. Officers responded to a call from a man at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday at the Royal Oaks Apartments, according to a press release from the Clermont County Sheriff’s Office. The caller told the dispatcher that he was both armed and suicidal. Capt. Jeff Sellars of the Clermont…

‘Unforgivable!’: Trump Slugs Northam Over Racist Photo – HuffPost

Sunday, February 03, 2019

After previously admitting to appearing in the image, which showed a man in blackface next to another clad in a Ku Klux Clan hood, Northam backpedaled during a press conference, claiming he actually wasn’t in the photo.

Trump Tears Into ‘Unforgivable’ Virginia Governor Ralph Northam – Deadline

Sunday, February 03, 2019

President Donald Trump has weighed in on Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s alleged appearance in a racist photo from his 1984 medical school yearbook. Northam, a 59-year-old Democrat, is under pressure to resign after a picture surfaced showing a man in blackface posing next to someone wearing a Ku Klux Klan hood. After initially apologizing when the picture resurfaced Friday, Northam held a news conference Saturday afternoon and denied it was him. As his…

Winter storm Kai: Winter storms slam California with torrential rain, wind gusts up to 80 mph – CBS News

Sunday, February 03, 2019

Two winter storms slammed the California coastline on Saturday, with wind gusts up to 80 mph recorded and roadways flooded as torrential rain drenched communities. A third, weaker storm is expected to dump even more rain Sunday, CBS Los Angeles reports.  While authorities had earlier Saturday ordered residents to evacuate along the burn scar of the Woolsey fire in Santa Barbara County, residents were told they could return by 5…

‘He’s doing the enemy’s job for them’: Current and former officials compare Trump to a toddler and say his attacks on the intel community create a goldmine for foreign governments – Business Insider

Sunday, February 03, 2019

President Donald Trump’s public insults against his top intelligence chiefs and apparent unwillingness to accept assessments that contradict his own beliefs pose a dire threat to US national security and create a goldmine for foreign intelligence services to exploit, current and former intelligence officials told INSIDER. Trump’s latest attacks came after US intelligence leaders, including FBI director Chris Wray, CIA director Gina Haspel, and Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats,…

If judge issues gag order on Roger Stone, he just may violate it anyway – NBC News

Sunday, February 03, 2019

U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson cautioned longtime Donald Trump confidant Roger Stone on Friday that she had already seen a significant amount of publicity in his criminal case before her. The judge warned Stone not to turn his prosecution into a public relations campaign, and suggested she may issue a gag order in the case. The judge has already issued an order preventing Stone from providing information to the…

Trump names former doctor as assistant and medical adviser – ABC News

Sunday, February 03, 2019

President Donald Trump has appointed his former doctor to be his assistant and chief medical adviser. Saturday’s announcement by the White House follows Trump’s decision to re-nominate Rear Admiral Ronny Jackson for a second star due to inaction by the previous Congress. Jackson’s original nomination was put on hold last year after Trump nominated him to head the Veterans Affairs Department. The Navy doctor withdrew following allegations of professional misconduct,…

Virginia lieutenant governor condemns racist photo in Ralph Northam’s yearbook: ‘I cannot condone the actio… – Fox News

Sunday, February 03, 2019

Video Virginia Democrat Gov. Ralph Northam says he will not resign amid racist photo scandal Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax reacted Saturday to the controversial photo that appeared on Gov. Ralph Northam’s 1984 medical school yearbook page, which showed a man dressed in blackface and another in a KKK hood and robe, saying the imagine had  “shocked and saddened” him. While Fairfax did not explicitly call for the Northam’s resignation —…

Groundhog Day, the improbable holiday that brings a shot in the arm to a former coal town – Philly.com

Sunday, February 03, 2019

Officials with the Groundhog Club estimated that 25,000 people would come to the knob, which meant long lines for portable toilets, food, and warming tents for four hours. To keep people entertained, and moving their blood, emcees sang, danced, held talent shows, and shot hot dogs into the masses.

Gov. Ralph Northam had questionable nickname in 1981 yearbook – Fox News

Saturday, February 02, 2019

Video Virginia Gov. Northam now says he doesn’t believe he was in the controversial yearbook photo Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, who faces calls to resign over a 1984 yearbook photo of two men in blackface and a Ku Klux Klan outfit, had a questionable nickname that may have been a racial slur, according to a separate 1981 yearbook photo. Northam apologized Friday for the 1984 picture, first surfaced by Big League…

High-Ranking General Rejects Maduro, Who Proposes Earlier Parliamentary Elections – NPR

Saturday, February 02, 2019

An anti-government protester on Saturday in Caracas wears a sign that reads, “Venezuelans die for lack of medicines. Maduro is an assassin.” Momentum is growing for opposition leader Juan Guaidó, who has called supporters into the streets. Rodrigo Abd/AP hide caption toggle caption Rodrigo Abd/AP An anti-government protester on Saturday in Caracas wears a sign that reads, “Venezuelans die for lack of medicines. Maduro is an assassin.” Momentum is growing…

Trump Sought a Loan During the 2016 Campaign. Deutsche Bank Said No. – The New York Times

Saturday, February 02, 2019

In 2014 and 2015, a Trump legal entity lent at least $96 million to the subsidiary that operated Turnberry, according to British regulatory filings. The next year, the Trump Organization would go back to Deutsche Bank for more. The relationship between Mr. Trump and Deutsche Bank had survived some rocky moments. In 2008, amid the financial crisis, Mr. Trump stopped repaying a loan to finance the construction of a skyscraper…

Trump taps admiral who served as his doctor for promotion again, despite investigation – Philly.com

Saturday, February 02, 2019

“We don’t comment on pending nominations, ongoing investigations, or in this case both,” said Chip Unruh, a spokesman for Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., the ranking Democrat on the committee.

Ralph Northam apologizes for medical school yearbook photo with blackface, KKK robe – Fox News

Saturday, February 02, 2019

Video Virginia Governor Ralph Northam faces questions about racist yearbook photo Virginia Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam apologized Friday for appearing in a “racist and offensive” photo on his 1984 medical school yearbook page that showed one man dressed in blackface and another in a KKK robe, while giving no indication he plans to resign. Northam – who has been under fire this week for comments made about a third-trimester abortion…

What Is the I.N.F. Treaty and Why Does It Matter? – The New York Times

Saturday, February 02, 2019

The Russians have said there is no violation. But American officials say Moscow is all but openly deploying a prohibited missile that the West calls the SSC-8, a land-based cruise missile that could be threatening to European nations. Last month, Russian officials put a newly modified version of that missile on display for a foreign audience for the first time in an attempt to rebut the accusations that the weapon…