Trump's cellphone use worries security experts
FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks on the phone with Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Turnbull in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Trump, who blasted Hillary Clinton for using a personal email server, might be a walking magnet for eavesdropping and malware if he is using an unsecured cellphone to chat with foreign leaders. Trump has been handing out his cellphone number to counterparts around the world, urging them to call him directly..>> view original'Lord Jesus, watch over me': New police videos show desperate moments at Pulse nightclub
New body camera footage from the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando shows officers yelling commands at club-goers during an attack on the nightclub than killed 49 people in June 2016. (The Orlando Sentinel) Police arrive with sirens blasting, grabbing automatic weapons from their cruisers and rushing toward the sound of automatic gunfire. Hordes of young people pour out of a dimly lit nightclub, panicked and afraid, some carrying injured friends. An officer slumps to the ground after a bullet str..>> view originalBounty hunters, fugitive shoot each other dead at car dealership in Texas
Two bounty hunters and the fugitive from Minnesota they were tracking shot each other dead in a hail of bullets at a Texas car dealership in front of panicked customers, officials said Wednesday. The two men, identified by authorities as Fidel Garcia and Gabriel Bernal from Corpus Christi, had pursued Ramon Michael Hutchinson, 49, on Tuesday to a Nissan dealership in Greenville, located about 50 miles northeast of Dallas. Stew Peters, a bail investigator with the private Minnesota-based company..>> view originalOhio Sues Drug Makers, Saying They Aided Opioid Epidemic
In 2015, more than 25,000 people in the United States died in 2015 from overdosing on opioids like fentanyl, oxycodone and hydrocodone, more than twice as many as a decade earlier, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. The drugs, either derived from opium or synthetic analogs of those narcotics, now kill more Americans than homicide, and are approaching traffic accidents as a cause of death. Middle-aged white men suffer disproportionately from opioid abuse, and..>> view originalBrace yourselves. The Scripps National Spelling Bee finals are Thursday.
Edith Fuller, 6, from Tulsa, (center) waits with other spellers Wednesday to find out who is advancing to the finals of the 90th Scripps National Spelling Bee in Oxon Hill, Md. (Cliff Owen/Associated Press) Edith Fuller walked to the microphone Wednesday and pulled it down, right to the proper Edith Fuller-height. “Hi, Edith,” said Jacques Bailly, the pronouncer of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. “Hi,” said Edith, age 6. “Tapas,” said Bailly. “Tapas,” said Edith, who wore a bow in hair. “..>> view originalComey Expected to Testify Before Senate, if He Isn't Blocked
Courts have recognized a president’s constitutional right to keep his discussions a secret in most instances. A White House spokeswoman had no comment on whether Mr. Trump planned to try to block Mr. Comey’s testimony. It is a delicate decision with political and legal consequences. “If they claim executive privilege, politically it gives the appearance that there’s something to hide, which just amplifies all the criticism,” said Mark J. Rozell, a George Mason University professor and the autho..>> view originalIn the Trump Era, America Is Racing Toward Peak Polarization
Support for Trump is solidifying. So, too, is support for his impeachment. Photo: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call,Inc. There is a venerable, centrist point of view that partisan polarization is a function of Washington’s warring politicians, who inflate artificial differences into causes for political war. Out there in the country, it is thought, Americans simply want politicians to come together and work out sensible, centrist policies. Whatever this gospel’s general applicability, it is increa..>> view originalNoose found at exhibit in African American Smithsonian museum
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 04: The National African American Museum of History and Culture in Washington, D.C. on January, 04, 2017. (Photo by Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post) (Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post) A noose was found Wednesday in a public gallery at the National Museum of African American History and Culture museum, the second such incident on Smithsonian grounds in less than a week, officials said. David J. Skorton, secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, said in an email a..>> view originalSenate Republicans offer $100 million for schools if tax surcharge repealed
State budget negotiations appeared to begin in earnest Wednesday, with Senate Republicans offering to make $100 million in new funding available to schools if Democrats agree to repeal a voter-approved ballot measure to fund education through a tax on high-income earners. Senate President Mike Thibodeau, R-Winterport, said his party’s offer satisfies the will of voters who passed the ballot referendum last fall that tacks a 3 percent surcharge on all household incomes over $200,000. Thibodeau s..>> view originalWhite House Details Ethics Waivers for Ex-Lobbyists and Corporate Lawyers
Andrew Olmem, who until recently was a Washington-based partner at the law firm Venable L.L.P., is a special assistant to the president for financial policy after he lobbied the federal government on behalf of a number of financial firms, including American Express, MetLife and S&P Global. Mr. Olmem’s waiver allows for him to participate in communications and meetings with former clients involving Puerto Rico’s financial issues, as well as amendments to the Flood Disaster Protection Act and ref..>> view original
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