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Dems Join AOC Slamming Trump's 'Explicit Attack' on Omar
The group responded to a tweet by Ocasio-Cortez , in which the legislator questioned her safety following the inflammatory rhetoric. Quick to defend her friend, the NY lawmaker accused Crenshaw of taking Omar's remarks out of context and attacked him for not co-sponsoring the 9/11 Victim's Compensation Fund. [Full Article...]
Nigel Farage promises "democratic revolution" upon launch of new Brexit party
Former Tory Chairman Patrick McLoughlin has launched a verbal assault on staunch Brexit candidates, warning that their "ideological" sympathy for a "no-deal" Brexit is "reckless". The Member of the European Parliament, who was introduced by grassroots campaign group Leave Means Leave's boss Richard Tice , said that the upcoming elections were "just the beginning" as he declared war on the "esta... [Full Article...]
William Barr shows he's Trump's attorney general, not the country's
Lat month, the Attorney General released a four-page summary of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's findings during his investigation into the Trump campaign's alleged collusion with Russian Federation. According to a report from Politico , Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) is making plans to meet behind the scenes with newly appointed Attorney General Bill Barr to set the stage for launching investigatio... [Full Article...]
British woman found dead in Swiss hotel room as German boyfriend arrested
Media in the Italian-speaking city reported that shouting was heard coming from the room during the night. Swiss Police said the 29-year-old German man, who shared the hotel room with Ms Reed, was in custody. With Reed reportedly having cuts and fractures all over her body, prosecutor Petra Canonica Alexakis says that investigators are considering a charge of murder or culpable homicide for th... [Full Article...]
New video shows Chicago cops dragging, punching and tasing CPS student
As the girl lay on the ground at the bottom of the stairs, the video shows one officer stepping on her while the second officer punches her. The video shows Howard speaking with the officers, then turning to walk away. She is then shocked with a stun gun. The family of a 16-year-old girl in Chicago is suing the city, two officers and the Chicago Board of Education in federal court for a violent ... [Full Article...]
3 killed, 4 injured in Nepal plane crash near Mount Everest
The incident took place as the aircraft lost control on the runway while preparing to take off and hit two parked helicopters. Another policeman died in hospital in Kathmandu, a police spokesman confirmed. The accident happened at Lukla airport which is the main gateway to the Everest region and is reputed to be one of the most hard in the world for landings and take-offs. [Full Article...]
Alcohol, high speed may have played role in couple's fatal Dominican Republic crash
They were supposed to return home to Mount Vernon on March 27. Moore made a wrong turn and reversed course just before the crash, police said. Frank Felix Duran Mejia told News 4 Moore - who had been seen drinking before the two left for the airport - was last seen on video at tolls minutes from the airport. [Full Article...]
British mother held in Dubai for Facebook post can fly home
Paris had been reunited with her father, Pedro, just a year before he died suddenly in March of a heart attack. "It was unreal. I was beyond shocked". Under UAE cybercrime laws, a person can be jailed or fined for making defamatory statements on social media. At the time of writing, Laleh's attorney has paid the fine, and procedures are under way to recover her passport. [Full Article...]