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Hong Kong detains 8 people on eve of Tiananmen Square anniversary
By KANIS LEUNG HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police detained eight people, including activists and artists, on the eve of the 34th anniversary of China’s Tiananmen Square crackdown, a move that signals the city’s shrinking freedom of expression. Police said in a statement late Saturday that four people have been arrested for allegedly disrupting order in public spaces or carrying out acts with seditious intent. Four others were taken away for investigation on suspicion of breaching public peace. ...
Utah district bans Bible in elementary and middle schools 'due to vulgarity or violence'
By SAM METZ 54 minutes ago The Bible is read aloud at the Utah Capitol, Monday, Nov. 25, 2013. The Bible has been banned at elementary and middle schools in the Davis School District north of Salt Lake City, after a review committee decided it wasn't age appropriate "due to vulgarity or violence." (Steve Griffin/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP) SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Good Book is being treated like a bad book in Utah after a parent frustrated by efforts to ban materials from sc ...
Scoop: YouTube reverses misinformation policy to allow U.S. election denialism
In a reversal of its election integrity policy, YouTube will leave up content that says fraud, errors or glitches occurred in the 2020 presidential election and other U.S. elections, the company confirmed to Axios Friday. Why it matters: YouTube established the policy in December 2020, after enough states had certified the 2020 election results. Now, the company said in a statement, leaving the policy in place may have the effect of "curtailing political speech without meaningfully reducin ...
Donald Trump's lawyers ask judge to exit criminal case, echoing claims of political bias
NEW YORK (AP) — Within hours of his historic arraignment this spring, Donald Trump fixed his ire on the judge, complaining that he’s “a Trump-hating judge” with a family full of “Trump haters.” On Friday, the former president’s lawyers doubled down on that criticism, demanding Judge Juan Manuel Merchan step aside from his New York City criminal case because of what they say is anti-Trump bias and a conflict of interest arising from his daughter’s work for some of Trump’s Democratic rivals. Tru ...
Oath Keepers convicted in Jan. 6 Capitol riot get prison in latest extremist sentencings
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Florida men who stormed the U.S. Capitol with other members of the far-right Oath Keepers group were sentenced Friday to three years in prison for seditious conspiracy and other charges — the latest in a historic string of sentences in the Jan. 6. 2021 attack. David Moerschel, 45, a neurophysiologist from Punta Gorda, and Joseph Hackett, a 52-year-old chiropractor from Sarasota, were convicted in January alongside other members of the antigovernment extremist group for the ...
At least 207 people killed and hundreds injured in train crash in eastern India
At least 207 people have been killed and about 900 injured after two passenger trains collided in the eastern Indian state of Odisha. The Coromandel Express, which runs from Kolkata to Chennai, collided with another passenger train, the Howrah Superfast Express, railway officials said on Friday. The Howrah Superfast Express derailed and became entangled with the Coromandel Express, South Eastern Railway authorities said in a statement. Media reports had earlier said the crash was between the C ...
Just days to spare, Senate gives final approval to debt ceiling deal, sending it to Biden
(AP) Fending off a U.S. default, the Senate gave final approval late Thursday to a debt ceiling and budget cuts package, grinding into the night to wrap up work on the bipartisan deal and send it to President Joe Biden’s desk to become law before the fast-approaching deadline. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the bill’s passage means “America can breathe a sigh of relief.”
Payrolls rose 339,000 in May, much better than expected in resilient labor market
(CNBC) The U.S. economy continued to crank out jobs in May, with nonfarm payrolls surging more than expected despite multiple headwinds, the Labor Department reported Friday. Payrolls in the public and private sector increased by 339,000 for the month, better than the 190,000 Dow Jones estimate and marking the 29th straight month of positive job growth.
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Migrants' trip to Sacramento aboard private jet appears to have been arranged by state of Florida, o
2 hrs ago - More than a dozen migrants from South America who were recently flown on a chartered jet from New Mexico and dropped off in Sacramento were carrying documents indicating that their transportation was arranged by the state of Florida, the California a ... (Los Angeles Times)
Jet fighters chase small plane in Washington area before it crashes in Virginia
3 hrs ago - WASHINGTON, June 4 (Reuters) - The United States scrambled F-16 fighter jets in a supersonic chase of a light aircraft with an unresponsive pilot that violated airspace in the Washington D.C. area and later crashed into the mountains of Virginia, off ... (Reuters)
Error in signaling system led to train crash that killed 275 people in India, official says
5 hrs ago - By KRUTIKA PATHI, SHEIKH SAALIQ and ASHOK SHARMA an hour ago BALASORE, India (AP) — The derailment in eastern India that killed 275 people and injured hundreds was caused by an error in the electronic signaling system that led a train to wrongly cha ... (AP)
Manchin thanks GOP for permitting reform in debt deal
7 hrs ago - Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) thanked Republicans on Sunday for helping secure permitting reform in the debt ceiling bill, a provision he has long fought to pass despite some pushback from factions of both parties. “Oh, I say thank you. Absolutely. A ... (The Hill)
New Hampshire Man Is Arrested After Threatening to Kill U.S. Senator
10 hrs ago - A man from New Hampshire faces up to 10 years in prison after threatening to kill a United States senator because he was angry that the senator was “blocking military promotions,” according to federal court documents. The U.S. attorney’s office for ... (New York Times)
Chuck Todd to leave NBC's 'Meet the Press'; Welker will become host
10 hrs ago - Chuck Todd, who has served as moderator of NBC's Sunday-morning talk show "Meet the Press" since 2014, will pass the baton to colleague Kristen Welker, starting in September. Todd, who will transition to a role as NBC's chief political ana ... (Washington Post)
China defends buzzing American warship in Taiwan Strait, accuses US of provoking Beijing
11 hrs ago - By DAVID RISING today SINGAPORE (AP) — China’s defense minister defended sailing a warship across the path of an American destroyer and Canadian frigate transiting the Taiwan Strait, telling a gathering of some of the world’s top defense officials i ... (AP)
Rain brings much-needed relief to firefighters battling Nova Scotia wildfires
12 hrs ago - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — Officials in Canada’s Atlantic Coast province of Nova Scotia said Saturday a wildfire that forced thousands of residents from their homes over the past week is now largely contained because of rain. David Steeves, a techn ... (AP)
16 South American migrants who entered US through Texas flown to California
19 hrs ago - Sixteen Venezuelan and Colombian migrants who entered the country through Texas were flown to California by chartered plane and dropped off outside a church in Sacramento, Gov. Gavin Newsom and migrant rights advocates said Saturday. The young men a ... (ABC News)
Haley says US forces 'need to align' with countries including Russia; campaign says she misspoke
20 hrs ago - COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley suggested in an interview that United States forces “need to align” with non-European countries including Russia to enhance global security, a remark her campaign characterized as a ga ... (Associated Press)
Hong Kong detains 8 people on eve of Tiananmen Square anniversary
23 hrs ago - By KANIS LEUNG HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police detained eight people, including activists and artists, on the eve of the 34th anniversary of China’s Tiananmen Square crackdown, a move that signals the city’s shrinking freedom of expression. Polic ... (AP)
Biden signs debt ceiling bill that pulls US back from brink of unprecedented default
Yesterday - By CHRIS MEGERIAN an hour ago WASHINGTON (AP) — With just two days to spare, President Joe Biden signed legislation on Saturday that lifts the nation’s debt ceiling, averting an unprecedented default on the federal government’s debt. The White Hous ... (AP)
Three chemical giants agree to pay more than $1 billion to settle 'forever chemical' claims
Yesterday - New York CNN — The companies Chemours, DuPont and Corteva announced on Friday they have agreed to pay more than $1 billion to settle claims that “forever chemicals” contaminated public US water systems. The family of ubiquitous synthetic chemicals ... (CNN Business)
Tennessee federal judge rules 'drag ban' is unconstitutional
Yesterday - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Tennessee's version of not allowing drag queens and kings in public settings has been declared unconstitutional by a federal judge in Memphis, according to a ruling filed late Friday night. The ruling was determined based o ... (News channel 5 Nashville via MSN)
3 Israeli soldiers, Egyptian officer killed in gunbattle at the border
Yesterday - JERUSALEM (AP) — A gunbattle involving an Egyptian border guard in southern Israel along the border left three Israeli soldiers and the Egyptian officer dead Saturday, officials said. It was a rare instance of deadly violence along the frontier. Lt. ... (AP)
Pope warns of risk of corruption in missionary fundraising after AP investigation
Yesterday - By NICOLE WINFIELD 2 hours ago VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis warned the Vatican’s missionary fundraisers on Saturday not to allow financial corruption to creep into their work, insisting that spirituality and spreading the Gospel must drive their ... (AP)
US Defense Secretary Austin says Washington won't stand for 'coercion and bullying' from China
Yesterday - SINGAPORE (AP) — American Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin vowed Saturday that Washington would not stand for any “coercion and bullying” of its allies and partners by China, while assuring Beijing that the United States remains committed to maintai ... (AP)
Parents clash in Pride protest at US primary school
Yesterday - More than a hundred protesters and counter-protesters stood on opposite sides of a normally quiet suburban Los Angeles street on Friday. The two groups had come for one reason: the local primary school was hosting a Pride Month event. But they had ... (BBC)
Biden celebrates a 'crisis averted' in Oval Office address on bipartisan debt ceiling deal
Friday - By ZEKE MILLER and CHRIS MEGERIAN 2 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden celebrated a “crisis averted” in his first speech to the nation from the Oval Office Friday evening, ready to sign a budget agreement that eliminates the potential f ... (AP)
Utah district bans Bible in elementary and middle schools 'due to vulgarity or violence'
Friday - By SAM METZ 54 minutes ago The Bible is read aloud at the Utah Capitol, Monday, Nov. 25, 2013. The Bible has been banned at elementary and middle schools in the Davis School District north of Salt Lake City, after a review committee decided it ... (AP)
Donald Trump's lawyers ask judge to exit criminal case, echoing claims of political bias
Friday - NEW YORK (AP) — Within hours of his historic arraignment this spring, Donald Trump fixed his ire on the judge, complaining that he’s “a Trump-hating judge” with a family full of “Trump haters.” On Friday, the former president’s lawyers doubled down ... (Associated Press)
Oath Keepers convicted in Jan. 6 Capitol riot get prison in latest extremist sentencings
Friday - WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Florida men who stormed the U.S. Capitol with other members of the far-right Oath Keepers group were sentenced Friday to three years in prison for seditious conspiracy and other charges — the latest in a historic string of sente ... (Associated Press)
State Supreme Court: Ohio abortion question will go forward as single issue
Friday - COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — In a blow to abortion opponents in Ohio, a fall ballot issue aimed at enshrining access to the procedure in state’s constitution will not be split into two separate issues — one about abortion, and one about other reproductive h ... (Associated Press)
At least 207 people killed and hundreds injured in train crash in eastern India
Friday - At least 207 people have been killed and about 900 injured after two passenger trains collided in the eastern Indian state of Odisha. The Coromandel Express, which runs from Kolkata to Chennai, collided with another passenger train, the Howrah Super ... (The Guardian)
Scoop: YouTube reverses misinformation policy to allow U.S. election denialism
Friday - In a reversal of its election integrity policy, YouTube will leave up content that says fraud, errors or glitches occurred in the 2020 presidential election and other U.S. elections, the company confirmed to Axios Friday. Why it matters: YouTube est ... (Axios)
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