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Train stabbing suspect defiant in court
Christian will appear back in court June 7. Defense attorney Gregory Scholls did not return a call for comment after the hearing. Court documents describe a chaotic scene on the train from the moment Christian boarded. Numerous early settlers to OR were from Southern states and brought with them negative attitudes about blacks, said Karen Gibson, a professor of urban studies at Portland Sta... [Full Article...]
Linde and Praxair to merge
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Indian-American Ananya Vinay wins Scripps National Spelling Bee contest
She is the 13th consecutive Indian-American to win the bee. In a post-victory interview, Ananya told reporters she was able to recognise one of the final words as it had been mentioned in her social studies book. "It was kind of intense", she said of 21 rounds of head-to-head contest with Rohan Rajeev , speller 235 and an Oklahoma eighth grader in his first Bee. [Full Article...]
Portland Train Attack Suspect Yells "Free Speech or Die" In Courtroom
A probable cause affidavit describes a chaotic scene on the train from the moment Christian boarded. One of the women was wearing a Muslim head covering and both were black. After several attempts to get Christian to calm down, he made a sudden move in the direction of victim Taliesin Namkai-Meche, who responded by standing up. [Full Article...]
Trial starts for scared Minnesota cop who killed Philando Castile
But another video could emerge as key evidence in the case against St. Anthony police officer Jeronimo Yanez , who goes on trial for manslaughter this week. The trial is expected to draw intense national scrutiny in the wake of acquittals of police officers who faced similar charges for fatally shooting unarmed black men. [Full Article...]
Ivy League admission, as easy as pizza pie
Williams said she had no idea it would impact her admission so greatly. Good morning. I'm David Greene. One college hopeful was able to use her love of delivery pizzas to score admission to one of America's top universities. Not only that, the selection committee at Yale loved her essay so much that she received notes from them a few weeks later. Instead of writing her college essay about ... [Full Article...]
Senate Republicans Sound Increasingly Pessimistic About a Health Care Deal
One problem: There is no tax bill . The White House's only public contribution to the debate has been a one-page outline released in late April that included trillions of dollars in individual and corporate tax cuts that would explode the deficit and lacked details on how to pay for them . [Full Article...]
On Last Day Of Session, Tensions Rise At Texas Legislature
Justin Rodriguez said after the incident, according to the Texas Observer . In a statement, Rinaldi claimed that state Rep. Poncho Nevàrez of Eagle Pass threatened his life and told him that he would "get [him] on the way to [ his ] auto". [Full Article...]