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AOL – by Bryan Logan, Business Insider
President-elect Donald Trump, in his first television interview since beating Hillary Clinton in a historic election, apparently no longer thinks Clinton is “crooked.”
After having immortalized the “Crooked Hillary” moniker he used to describe his Democratic opponent over more than a year of campaigning, Trump now says Clinton is a “very strong and very smart” woman. Continue reading “Trump now says ‘Crooked Hillary’ is ‘very strong and very smart’”
Donald Trump has pulled through with an unexpected win, and will soon become the next President of the United States. As this reality sinks in across the country, Google searches for how to impeach a President Trump are surging. On top of that, the hashtag #NotMyPresident is already trending on Twitter.
However, even before he was elected, one law professor was convinced that there was already enough evidence to impeach him if he did win. Of course, even if there is, that’s going to be a tough task considering that the Republicans now have control of both the Senate and the House of Representatives. Despite that, his analysis is certainly an interesting theory to re-examine as questions continue to arise. Continue reading “Law Prof Says There is Already Enough Evidence To Impeach Donald Trump”
GOSHEN, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — A man on trial for shooting a suspect claims it was self-defense, but prosecutors said he took the law into his own hands.
Accused vigilante David Carlson found it harder and harder to smile as an Orange County jury spent a second day deliberating his fate. It’s all about the 2013 killing that was first reported from a neighbor’s cell phone. Continue reading “Accused Vigilante Waits As Jury Mulls Fate In Fugitive’s 2013 Shooting Death”
ATLANTA (Nov. 1, 2016) — This election year, American citizens have endured wall to wall breathless tension from our colleagues in the news media, and our forecast calls for a 100% chance that will continue through election day. Wouldn’t it be nice if we all had a place to escape? If you think The Weather Channel is going to tell you to sit back, relax and stick your head in the clouds…you are correct.
This election night, as other networks go low, The Weather Channel goes high… to the sky that is. Clouds! Rainbows! Autumn Splendor! And…yes…smooth jazz! Weather will have it all in a 9-hour chill marathon guaranteed to evoke tranquility and set your soul at ease. Continue reading “Escape the Election with The Weather Channel”
Common Dreams – by Lauren McCauley
The increasingly violent attacks by North Dakota police and private security forces against peaceful, Indigenous water protectors have caught the nation’s attention as well as that of the United Nations, an arm of which has begun an investigation into the protesters’ claims of human rights abuses, including “excessive force, unlawful arrests, and mistreatment in jail,” the Guardian reported late Monday.
Observers have begun collecting testimonies from those protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline and, on Monday, Grand Chief Edward John, a Native American member of the U.N. permanent forum on Indigenous issues, met with police officials in Mandan, North Dakota and visited the cages where some of the 141 arrested protesters were held after last week’s military-style police raid. Continue reading “UN Observers Monitoring Abuses Against Standing Rock Water Protectors”
More than 1 million people have checked in on Facebook to the Standing Rock Indian reservation in response to a viral post claiming that doing so would help protect activists in North Dakota protesting against an oil pipeline from police surveillance.
Members of more than 90 Native American nations have converged on Standing Rock in North Dakota since April to protest against the construction of the Dakota Access pipeline, saying it would jeopardize the tribe’s water supply and threaten sacred tribal sites.
Continue reading “Standing Rock: 1 million people ‘check in’ on Facebook to support Dakota pipeline protesters”
Colonial Pipeline Co [COLPI.UL] shut down both of its main gasoline and distillates pipelines on Monday following an explosion and fire in Shelby County, Alabama, near the site of a gasoline spill last month.
A segment of the pipeline was undergoing maintenance on Monday afternoon when it exploded, resulting in several workers suffering serious injuries, according to the Shelby County sheriff’s office. The number of those injured is believed to be less than ten, the sheriff’s office said. Continue reading “Colonial’s gasoline, distillate lines shut after explosion, fire in Alabama”
Indian Country – by Theresa Braine
More details are emerging about yesterday’s police action on Highway 1806 about three miles from the Cannonball River. Commencing shortly before noon, a large contingent of heavily armed officers worked to clear a route for Dakota Access oil pipeline (DAPL) trenches in a relentless push that resulted in numerous instances of violent confrontations, culminating in the seizure of the newly established Treaty Camp and removal of a number of tents, tipis and sweat lodges.
The Morton County Sheriff’s Department said that 141 people had been arrested and that at least one bullet had been fired from the frontlines. Continue reading “Conflicting Accounts Emerge After Treaty Camp Police Action”
Here’s what’s happening:
Continue reading “Shots reportedly fired, 141 arrested at Dakota Access Pipeline protests”
Washington Post – by Petula Dvorak
If you’ve spent any time in downtown Washington, you’ve probably seen 80-year-old Wanda Witter.
Shock white hair, a determined, unsmiling set to her mouth, jeans. She may have asked you for some change and probably didn’t smile if you gave her some. This month you may have also been taken aback by the black eye and stitches across her face. Continue reading “‘I wasn’t crazy.’ A homeless woman’s long war to prove the feds owe her $100,000.”
One of the largest real estate developers in the country has submitted plans to demolish a row of five Beaux Arts-style tenement buildings in the East Village to make way for a luxury hotel specifically branded to draw millennials, despite the a push from local preservationists who argue the buildings should be given landmark status.
Opponents to the planned Moxy Hotel also find it suspect that demolition permits have been submitted by Lightstone Group, which is headed by David Lichtenstein—a developer who has made sizable donations to New York Democrats and was recently appointed by Mayor de Blasio to the NYC Economic Development Corporation’s Board of Directors. In defense of their case that the tenements should be protected, opponents note that the Landmarks Preservation Commissionrecommended the block of East 11th Street between Third and Fourth Avenues as a possible historical district as recently as 2008. Continue reading “Activists Fight Demolition Of East Village Tenement Buildings To Make Room For ‘Millennial-Focused’ Hotel”
Washington Post – by Michael Miller
White Lives Matter staged a rally outside the NAACP’s Houston headquarters on Sunday, sparking controversy and counterprotests in a city where racial tensions remain high after a string of recent incidents.
Clutching Confederate flags, white supremacist signs and, in several cases, assault rifles, roughly 20 White Lives Matter members stood on the sidewalk of a historically black neighborhood to denounce the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Continue reading “Armed, Confederate flag-waving White Lives Matter protesters rally outside Houston NAACP”
A new video from YouTuber Brent0331 has stumped the internet after it was uploaded recently. Not only is this video a brain teaser, but it also demonstrates how adept the United States military is. Professionals learn how to adapt to the terrain they are working with and protect themselves with the state-of-the-art camouflage equipment available today.
Recently, we’ve challenged you to spot a cat relaxing among a stack of firewood. We’ve also asked you to find the hidden tiger in a photograph. But this challenge hits closer to home for many veterans and military supporters. Continue reading “So Far No One Can Spot The Camouflaged Armed Soldier Hiding In Plain Sight In This Photo. Can You?”
Hail a yellow taxi in New York City, and there is a good chance the driver is from another country. Passengers are regularly exposed to a range of languages that span the globe, from Spanish to Bengali to Urdu.
It can be charming, but also maddening for riders who feel that drivers do not understand where they want to go. Don’t you have to speak English, some wonder, to drive a taxi here?
Continue reading “Know English? For New York Cabdrivers, That’s No Longer Required”
TACOMA, Wash. (KCPQ) — The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department on Thursday urged people to stay out of Lake Tapps after about a dozen people became sick and officials found toxic algae in the water.
People should not swim, wade or fish at Lake Tapps, and they should keep their pets from going in the water, the department said. Continue reading “People urged to stay out of Lake Tapps after dozen people sickened, toxic algae found”
Priceonomics – by Alex Mayyasi
As George W. Bush accepted the republican nomination for the presidency in 2000, he made an appeal for bipartisanship by honoring the former democratic Lieutenant Governor of Texas, Bob Bullock, who had recently passed away. “I know he is with me in spirit,” Bush told the crowd, “in saying to those who would malign our state for political gain: Don’t mess with Texas.” Continue reading “The Surprising Origins of “Don’t Mess With Texas””