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Rod Rosenstein Suggested Recording Trump And Invoking 25th Amendment: Reports
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein suggested last year that he covertly record the president in the White House and discussed invoking the 25th Amendment to remove him from office, The New York Times reported Friday. The move will almost certainly reopen President Donald Trump’s considerations into firing him. Rosenstein’s comments were reportedly made in the spring of 2017 in light of Trump firing James Comey as FBI director and sharing classified intelligence with the Russians.
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3D-Printed Gun Creator Cody Wilson Arrested In Taiwan After Sexual Assault Charge
Cody Wilson ― 3D-printed gun creator, neo-Nazi funder and sexual assault suspect ― jetted to Taiwan after finding out that police in Austin, Texas, were after him. The revelation that he had left the country led to a tense and confusing few days in which it was unclear whether police could get to him, since Taiwan doesn’t have an extradition treaty with the U.S. The document was canceled by the American Institute, the de facto U.S. embassy in Taiwan.
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Photos of the week: 9/14 - 9/21
Florence was downgraded to a tropical storm this week, but still caused widespread devastation across the Carolinas and Virginia. At least 40 people have been killed in the storm, including a 1-year-old boy who was swept out of his mother's arms. President
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Yes, Yandy Really Made A 'Sexy' 'Handmaid's Tale' Halloween Costume
Yandy, a women’s clothing store that without fail produces laughably “sexy” Halloween costumes each year, has outdone itself this season. “Every year at Halloween I think ‘You know who’s horrible? Every year at Halloween I think "You know who's horrible?
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New details: Man accused of trying to steal plane
Authorities say a man who is being accused of attempting to steal an American Airlines jet had a commercial pilots license and was in the U.S. with a Canadian passport.
PoliticsAssociated PressAP FACT CHECK: GOP ad misleads on McCaskill immigration vote
A Republican political action committee has launched a television ad that alleges Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri shifted her stance on immigration policy and supported a reprieve for 11 million immigrants living in the country illegally. The ad, which hit airwaves last week, was launched by the Senate Leadership Fund, which has ties to GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell. McCaskill faces a challenge from Republican Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley in a close race that's considered instrumental in determining party control of the U.S. Senate.
NewsAOL.comMother of baby swept away by Hurricane Florence floodwaters: 'I did everything I could'
The mother of a child who died after he was swept away by Hurricane Florence's raging floodwaters in North Carolina says she did everything she could to hold on to her baby boy. "I was holding his hand, trying to hold him, trying to pull him up and it got to a point I couldn't hold on anymore and he let go," Dazia Lee, mother of 14-month-old Kaiden Lee-Welch, told a reporter. The mother continued traveling east until she encountered rushing floodwaters, which swept her vehicle off the road and pinned it against a row of trees.
WorldAFPMay says EU response to UK Brexit plan 'unacceptable'
British Prime Minister Theresa May said Friday the European Union's abrupt dismissal this week of her Brexit plan was unacceptable, as she conceded negotiations were "at an impasse". "We now need to hear from the EU what the real issues are and what their alternative is so that we can discuss them. European leaders refused to give ground to May at a summit in Salzburg on Thursday, warning that her proposals for future economic ties based on a UK-EU free-trade area only for goods would "not work".
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'Hotep' — community action in East New York
East New York, a residential neighborhood in the eastern section of Brooklyn, has battled poverty since the 1950s. In April 2018, I began documenting grassroots community action in response to the social problems associated with poverty — from street crime and drug addiction to gun violence. In this series, which is part of a long-term urban project I started in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, in 2012, I have been following the efforts of a local organization called ManUp Inc. Members use the Egyptian word “hotep,” which means “to be at peace,” to greet people in their community.
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DOJ Convinces Trump To Back Off Declassifying Secret Russia Probe Documents, For Now
WASHINGTON ― The Justice Department has succeeded, for the moment, in convincing President Donald Trump to hold off on declassifying secret documents related to the ongoing criminal investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. The White House said earlier this week that Trump had ordered the Justice Department to immediately declassify certain previously redacted portions of a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act application regarding Carter Page, a former Trump campaign adviser who was monitored by the government during the 2016 campaign. Releasing the classified documents would have marked an extraordinary intervention into the Russia investigation, which has been led by special counsel Robert Mueller since May 2017.
BusinessReutersBlackRock's Fink: U.S. a short-term 'big winner' in China trade war
Fink, speaking at Yahoo Finance's second annual "All Markets Summit," said the United States is currently the dominant force in the trade war because U.S. companies are benefiting from the strong dollar. In the long term, however, trade tensions will hurt the United States as they are leading more non-American companies to expand their business ties with China, Fink said. Fink also said he is worried about U.S. unilateralism.
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Watch This If You're Confused About Why Kavanaugh's Accuser Didn't Speak Up Sooner
A commentator just made a powerful plea to the Senate Judiciary Committee concerning the sexual assault accusation made by Christine Blasey Ford against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. “We have to all take a step back and be respectful of Professor Ford. This is not only, if it is true, it is not only a sexual assault ― it’s a childhood sexual assault,” New York Times columnist Charles Blow said on a Wednesday night segment of CNN’s “Cuomo Prime Time.” “And if you have never been the victim of a childhood sexual assault, everybody needs to calm down and take a step back.
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Stranded Dog Rescued From Hurricane Florence's Rising Floodwaters
PETA said the pup was left behind at a North Carolina home. Julie Wilson was busy reporting on the hurricane for WTVD-TV when she noticed a woman struggling with an injured dog in the rising floodwaters in New Bern, North Carolina. Wilson stopped reporting to help the woman with the Rottweiler, even carrying the tired dog through the water.
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A Family Seeks Answers After 2 Mental Health Patients Drown In Police Custody
The family of one of two mental health patients detained in South Carolina who drowned in flood waters following Hurricane Florence wants to know why police attempted to transport the women despite the evident danger. Windy Newton and Nicolette Green were being transported by van to separate mental health facilities Tuesday night after being involuntarily committed by physicians, the Horry County Sheriff’s Office told HuffPost in a statement. The vehicle, operated by HCSO officers Joshua Bishop and Stephen Flood, was swept away by flooding near the Little Pee Dee River.
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8 people, including 4 migrants in US illegally, die in crash
Eight people, including four immigrants in the U.S. illegally, were killed in a head-on crash on an Arizona highway, authorities said Thursday. The Arizona Department of Public Safety declined to say whether an SUV involved in the collision was being used as part of a smuggling operation or may have been connected to a government immigration facility in nearby Florence. Officials say the SUV's driver and front-seat passenger were U.S. citizens, but seven others in the vehicle were immigrants in the country illegally.
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Female Employee Dies After Killing 3 and Wounding 3 at Maryland Warehouse
A female employee at a Maryland distribution committed suicide after killing three people and wounding three others in a mass shooting Thursday, police said. The suspect, 26, died at a hospital after shooting six people at the Rite Aid Distribution Center in Aberdeen, Maryland 30 miles northeast of Baltimore, the Harford County sheriff’s office said Thursday. No shots were fired by police officers.
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Gunmen kill 24 Iranian revolutionary guard in an attack on military parade
Gunmen opened fire on a military parade in Iran on Saturday, killing 24 people including elite Revolutionary Guard troops, in one of the deadliest attacks in the country in recent years. Four assailants targeted a stand where Iranian officials had gathered to watch an annual event in the southwestern city of Ahvaz marking the start of the Islamic Republic's 1980-88 war with Iraq. There were reports they were dressed in Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp (IRGC) uniforms.
BusinessAssociated PressWill American Airlines bar customers from changing a ticket?
American Airlines is threatening to prohibit customers from making changes to nonrefundable tickets if Congress makes good on a proposal to crack down on what critics call unreasonable airline fees. American CEO Doug Parker says that his airline would be acting just like many other businesses when customers want to swap their ticket for a different flight or for another day. Parker made the comments as the airline industry's main trade group mobilizes to defeat a proposal in Congress to limit airline fees.
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White House Brags About Trump's 'Historic Recovery Effort In Puerto Rico'
White House officials on Thursday touted President Donald Trump and his administration’s “historic recovery effort” and “significant progress” in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria devastated the island a year ago. Trump has constantly shifted blame to local officials on the island, as well as Puerto Rico’s financial crisis.
WorldReutersBrazil court orders Twitter to hand over user data related to Bolsonaro attack
A judge on Brazil's top electoral court on Friday ordered Twitter to hand over data of 16 users who celebrated via tweets the near-fatal assassination attempt two weeks ago of far-right, poll-leading presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro. Judge Carlos Horbach rejected an appeal from Twitter regarding the request and gave two days for the company to hand over the data, which was requested by the Bolsonaro campaign. The users could potentially face charges under Brazil’s hate crime laws.
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Clarence Thomas Looms Over Brett Kavanaugh In Ominous Time Magazine Cover
The headline, “What’s changed,” suggests that as history repeats with allegations of sexual misconduct, Kavanaugh’s Senate confirmation process is happening in a world very different than the one faced by Thomas. Thomas, who eventually was confirmed as a Supreme Court justice, was embroiled in controversy when law professor Anita Hill alleged he repeatedly made sexual and romantic advances despite her rebuffs.
BusinessAFP Relax NewsPot 'enthusiasts' wanted to sample cannabis in Canada, hundreds apply
A Toronto marketing company is looking to recruit six "cannabis enthusiasts" to test strains of pot and report back on their characteristics. The job, which is only open to Canadian adults, pays Can$50 (US$39) an hour for up to 12 hours a month "to evaluate the best that Canada's growers have to offer," it said. "A self-avowed interest in cannabis together with the ability to distinguish the often nuanced characteristics of different strains is desirable," said the job posting.
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Maryland Shooting: 3 Killed After Woman Opened Fire at Rite Aid Facility
A 26-year-old woman opened fire at a Maryland Rite Aid distribution center Thursday morning, killing three people and injuring others, according to authorities. The lone shooter, who has not been identified, died of apparent self-inflicted wounds, the Harford County Sheriff's Office said. She was a temporary employee at the distribution center. Three people were killed and seven others wounded during the shooting spree just after 9 a.m., authorities said.
WorldAFPMay faces new Brexit resistance in Northern Ireland
British Prime Minister Theresa May's renewed pledge to deliver Brexit without dividing the UK was met with contradictory ultimatums Friday from Northern Ireland's unionist and nationalist parties. May returned from a bruising EU summit in Salzburg to deliver an impassioned televised address in which she blamed Brussels for the impasse and demanded "respect" for the UK. "It is something I will never agree to -- indeed, in my judgement it is something no British prime minister would ever agree to," she said.
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The Latest: Target says Ole Miss donor's post is 'racist'
A University of Mississippi student is criticizing a prominent white Ole Miss donor for posting photos of her and another black woman to Facebook and suggesting the women could cause real estate values to fall. Mahoghany Jordan is studying computer science at Ole Miss. In an article Thursday on the website of the student newspaper, The Daily Mississippian , Jordan says the Facebook post Wednesday by Ed Meek "reeks of racist ideology as well as misogyny." She also rejected an apology from Meek.
