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Protesters blocked part of southbound Lake Shore Drive near Montrose Avenue Thursday morning after homeless people were being removed from their shelters in the area.
Police said the demonstrators were protesting homelessness, and that many did not want to move from their tents.
As of just after 9 a.m., one lane was shut down on Lake Shore Drive but two were moving, authorities said. Continue reading “Protesters Block Part of Lake Shore Drive After Police Remove Homeless People’s Tents”
President Donald Trump on Thursday reassured so-called Dreamers concerned about their status over the next six months, tweeting that they “have nothing to worry about.”
The Trump administration this week rescinded former President Barack Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which offered protections to thousands of undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children. But the rescission won’t kick in until March, giving Congress six months to find a legislative solution. Continue reading “Trump tells Dreamers ‘you have nothing to worry about’ for next 6 months”
Washington Post – by Dan Lamothe
The U.S. military began preparing in earnest for Hurricane Irma on Wednesday, readying four Navy ships for potential disaster relief while moving aircraft and U.S. troops in advance of the arrival of the Category 5 storm.
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has approved the use of the USS Oak Hill and the USS Kearsarge, amphibious ships now off Florida’s east coast, if help is requested from Gov. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), said Army Lt. Col. Jamie Davis, a Pentagon spokesman. The ships were originally deployed late last month with hundreds of Marines and sailors aboard to respond to Hurricane Harvey in Texas, but could instead be sent to Florida. Continue reading “U.S. military preparations for Hurricane Irma now include four Navy ships and thousands of troops”
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Paul Ryan said Thursday the Republican tax plan will aim to reduce the corporate tax rate to mid- to low-20 percent — a smaller cut than what President Donald Trump wants.
Ryan is providing some specifics as the GOP starts to write legislation overhauling the tax system, with help for the middle class a main goal.
Trump, who made overhauling taxes a pillar of his push for economic growth, has called for a 15 percent tax rate for corporations. The rate now ranges from 15 percent to 35 percent. Continue reading “Ryan aiming for mid- to low-20 percent corporate tax rate”
A judge has delayed a decision about sending a 31-year-old truck driver from suburban Chicago to New York City to face terrorism charges.
Dilshod Khusanov appeared Thursday in Chicago federal court. His court-appointed lawyer said Khusanov wanted more time to consider his options and wants to ask an attorney he knew previously to represent him. A status hearing was set for Sept. 19. Continue reading “Decision on sending man to NY to face terror charges delayed”
As the water rose on their first-floor apartment, Rosa Sosa and her family fled to a vacant unit on the second floor. They watched in horror as it continued to rise, as it swallowed most of the cars in the parking lot that rings their sprawling two-story complex, as it stuck around, stubbornly, even after the rain stopped.
The family waited nearly two days for the floodwaters to recede. When they finally returned home, they found all of their possessions destroyed and themselves back where they were three years ago when they first crossed into the U.S., illegally, fleeing the gangs of El Salvador. They had nothing then. They have nothing now. Continue reading “Houston’s Undocumented Residents Left Destitute And Fearful In Harvey’s Wake”
Seattle Seahawks star defensive end Michael Bennett says he is considering filing a civil rights lawsuit against Las Vegas police after a harrowing encounter last month.
Bennett was in Las Vegas on Aug. 26 to attend the Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor fight. He says that as he was heading to his hotel afterward, he and hundreds of others heard what sounded like gunshots. Continue reading “NFL’s Michael Bennett Says Las Vegas Cop Threatened To Shoot Him In The Head”
In the end, only one number really mattered when it came to Tucson stopping its policy of destroying guns in city possession — $57 million.
That is the amount in annual state-shared revenues the city would have have to forgo if it defied a ruling by the Arizona State Supreme Court that the practice conflicted with state law. Specifically, the ruling affirmed that surplus property must be auctioned to the highest bidders.
Continue reading “Tucson ends policy on destroying seized, surrendered guns”
PHOENIX (KSAZ) – Instead of “steals and deals,” today’s IRS auction is more like “deals and wheels.”
On the auction block is a 2011 Cadillac CTS two-door coupe and all the golf balls, bags, shoes, and 170 clubs both right and left handed.
Representatives say it’s a draw for many types of people. Continue reading “Sold! IRS holds auctions across the Valley”
MESA, AZ – The manhunt for a suspect allegedly connected to an officer-involved shooting in Casa Grande has ended after he was found dead.
Authorities were on the hunt for 37-year-old Juan Rodriguez-Fregoso who was suspected of shooting an off-duty Casa Grande police officer and another person Wednesday morning. Continue reading “Police: Suspect in Casa Grande officer-involved shooting found dead”
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Archive: ITTBF 9-6-17
LA Times – by Patrick McGreevy
State lawmakers Tuesday gave final approval to designating a section of the 134 Freeway as the President Barack H. Obama Highway in honor of the 44th president of the United States.
Supporters of the measure will now raise the private funds needed to place signs with Obama’s name along the section of the 134 between the 210 Freeway and the 2 Freeway, which includes parts of Glendale, Pasadena and Eagle Rock.
Continue reading “California lawmakers act to name stretch of 134 Freeway in honor of former President Obama”
Fox Business News – by Janet Hook
Divisions in America reach far beyond Washington into the nation’s culture, economy and social fabric, and the polarization began long before the rise of President Donald Trump, a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News survey of social trends has found.
The findings help explain why political divisions are now especially hard to bridge. People who identify with either party increasingly disagree not just on policy; they inhabit separate worlds of differing social and cultural values and even see their economic outlook through a partisan lens. Continue reading “Political Divisions in U.S. Are Widening, Long-Lasting, Poll Shows”
OTTAWA (Reuters) – The Bank of Canada raised interest rates on Wednesday, surprising many, and left the door open to more rate hikes in 2017 even as it pledged to pay attention to how higher borrowing costs would hit Canada’s indebted households.
The 25-basis-point increase to 1 percent followed a hike in July and puts Canada ahead of the curve in returning borrowing costs to more normal levels after they were slashed due to the 2007-2009 financial crisis. While the U.S. Federal Reserve has begun tightening, its pace has been slower. Continue reading “Bank of Canada surprises with second rate hike, eyes future moves”
NAIROBI (Reuters) – The U.S. military killed three members of Islamist militant group al Shabaab in an airstrike in Somalia conducted with government forces, the U.S. Africa Command said on Wednesday.
Tuesday’s strike took place in Bay region, some 75 km west of the capital, Mogadishu, and also involved help from peacekeepers from the African Union Mission in Somalia.
“The Department of Defense conducted a precision airstrike in central Somalia against al Shabaab militants on … Sept. 5 at approximately 9:50 a.m. local Somalia time, killing three terrorists,” it said. Continue reading “U.S. military says airstrike in Somalia kills three al Shabaab fighters”
NEW YORK (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s decision to end protections and benefits for young people who were brought into the United States illegally as children faces a legal challenge from New York and other states.
New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman will announce a multistate lawsuit to protect beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program at a news conference at 2:15 p.m. (1815 GMT) on Wednesday, his office said in a statement. Continue reading “New York to file lawsuit protecting DACA beneficiaries”
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s air force has carried out exercises near the Korean peninsula, practicing to defend against a “surprise attack” coming over the sea, Chinese state media reported.
An anti-aircraft defense battalion carried out the exercises early on Tuesday, near the Bohai Sea, the innermost gulf of the Yellow Sea that separates China from the peninsula, an official military website www.81.cn reported. Continue reading “China’s military practices for ‘surprise attack’ over sea near Korea”
A descendant of a nephew of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee announced yesterday that he had resigned as pastor of his church in Winston-Salem, N.C. Robert Wright Lee IV, who came to national attention denouncing his relative’s legacy on NPR and elsewhere, said he made the decision after Bethany United Church of Christ moved to vote on his tenure there.
“We are all called by God to speak out against hate and evil in all its many forms,” he wrote in a blog post. “There are so many good things going on with this congregation and I do not want my fight to detract from the mission. If the recent media attention causes concern with my church, I reluctantly offer my resignation.” Continue reading “Lee Relative Who Denounced White Supremacy Resigns As Pastor Of N.C. Church”
Food prices in America were down for the longest period in about 60 years.
Wait, what?
It’s not something that shoppers seemed to have noticed much.
“Are you serious? Really?” says Michelle German, holding a bag of groceries and wine at a Harris Teeter store in Washington, D.C. “I just spent about $40 dollars on four items and I’m like, wait, how did I spend that much money?” Continue reading “Grocery Prices Have Been Falling. Did You Notice?”
An ex-teacher at Cholla High Magnet School was sentenced Tuesday in a case involving inappropriate conduct with a student in 2016.
Under a plea agreement, Pima County Superior Court Judge Deborah Bernini sentenced Eddie Rodriguez to three years probation for aggravated assault on an incapacitated victim, said Krisanne LoGalbo, a court spokeswoman.
Continue reading “Ex-teacher at Cholla High Magnet School sentenced in sex offense”