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Trump, Jr. winds up in felony poaching scandal in Utah after killing a bear baited with pastries
Second-generation New York real estate heir Donald Trump, Jr. is caught up in yet another hunting scandal. Utah hunting guide Wade Lemon is facing five years in prison for baiting a bear that was killed by Trump, Jr. on May 18, 2018, The Salt Lake Tribune reported Saturday. But the New York developer may not have been familiar enough with western hunting to know about the felony poaching. "Trump Jr. is not named in a recent filing against Lemon, but the DNR confirmed his identity as the ...
Jif Peanut Butter Products Recalled Due to Salmonella Outbreak
BOSTON -- Health officials are investigating a multi-state salmonella outbreak that has been linked to certain Jif peanut butter products made at the J.M. Smucker Company facility in Lexington, Kentucky. In the meantime, the company has voluntarily recalled a number of varieties believed to be involved. Jif brand peanut butter that has lot code numbers 1274425 through 2140425 and the first seven digits end with 425 should not be consumed. For a full list of the recalled items, visit the FDA's ...
Mass shooting leaves 1 dead, 8 wounded in San Bernardino
Mass shooting leaves 1 dead, 8 wounded in San Bernardino by: Tony Kurzweil A late-night party ended in a mass shooting that left one person dead and eight others injured in San Bernardino Friday. The shooting was reported in the 3600 block of East Highland Avenue about 11:53 p.m., San Bernardino Police Department Sgt. Thomas said. A large crowd had apparently been attending a party at one of the businesses located in the Highland Square shopping center when gunfire erupted. Arriving officer ...
US air force academy cadets denied commission over vaccine refusal
For refusing to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, three US air force academy cadets won’t be commissioned as military officers, though they will receive college degrees, a spokesperson for the school said Saturday. Academy spokesperson Dean Miller said in a statement that the three cadets in question won’t be commissioned as air force officers “as long as they remain unvaccinated,” though they would get their bachelor’s of science degrees. The military branch had not decided yet whether to ...
Ted Cruz to campaign in Alabama for Mo Brooks
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz will visit Huntsville on Monday to campaign for Mo Brooks on the eve of the Senate Republican primary. The Brooks campaign announced the event Saturday. Click here for AL.com’s 2022 primary election coverage Brooks and Cruz have long had a strong relationship. Brooks served as Alabama chair for Cruz’s 2016 presidential campaign. And Cruz has previously endorsed Brooks’ candidacy for Senate. The event with Cruz, which will be a town hall at Huntsville International Airport, ...
Struggling in Ukraine, Russia paves way to sign up over-40s for army
In a sign of Russia's urgent need to bolster its war effort in Ukraine, parliament said on Friday it would consider a bill to allow Russians over 40 and foreigners over 30 to sign up for the military. [snip] Currently, only Russians aged 18-40 and foreigners aged 18-30 can enter into a first contract with the military. Russia has suffered huge setbacks and heavy losses of men and equipment in the 86-day-old war, in which Ukraine has mobilised practically its entire adult male population. Des ...
Pa. Senate GOP primary too close to call, recount likely
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s Republican primary for an open U.S. Senate seat is too close to call and is likely headed for a statewide recount to decide the winner of the contest between heart surgeon-turned-TV celebrity Dr. Mehmet Oz and former hedge fund CEO David McCormick. A recount would mean that the outcome of the race might not be known until June 8, the deadline for counties to report their results to the state. Oz, who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, led McCor ...
Federal judge blocks for now Biden administration from lifting Title 42
(CNN) A federal judge in Louisiana has for now blocked the Biden administration from ending a Trump-era pandemic restriction, known as Title 42, at the US-Mexico border, thwarting plans to terminate the controversial public health authority. Since taking office, President Joe Biden's administration has continued to rely on Title 42, a public health authority invoked at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic that allows border officials to turn migrants away at the US-Mexico border. In early Apri ...
Bankruptcy judge returns Sandy Hook claims against Alex Jones to Austin court
A federal bankruptcy judge on Friday returned the Sandy Hook defamation cases to a state court in Austin, setting the stage for trials to determine how much money Austin-based conspiracy theorist Alex Jones must pay for labeling the 2012 school shooting a hoax. Jones has been found liable for defamation and causing emotional distress to parents of several Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims when he and others in his InfoWars media system called the mass shooting a hoax intended to jus ...
At least 1 killed, 23 hurt in rare northern Michigan tornado
By JOHN FLESHER and ED WHITE GAYLORD, Mich. (AP) — A tornado tore through a small northern Michigan community on Friday, killing at least one person and injuring at least 23 others as it flipped vehicles, tore the roofs off of buildings, and downed trees and power lines. The twister hit Gaylord, a city of about 4,200 people roughly 230 miles (370 kilometers) northwest of Detroit, at around 3:45 p.m. Mike Klepadlo, owner of Alter-Start North, a car repair shop, said he and his workers took cov ...
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- National Dems are calling in a new communications expert: Eric Adams
- Facing a sizzling summer, large parts of the U.S. risk blackouts, government agency warns
- Analyst on why gas prices are so high
- Another win for the Biden Administration
- A nice profile of John Fetterman in TIME magazine
- Rosmarie Trapp, Whose Family Inspired 'Sound of Music,' Dies
- Backfired on 'em! Georgia voting
- Is the purpose of editorials like this to motivate Democrats to vote in the midterms?
- Elon Musk taking Henry Ford's path; that's a bad idea
- How the CIA's Hunt for a Russian Mole Blinded It To Putin's Rise
General Discussion
- Tweet of the Day
- With Tennessee about to be 1st state to make public camping a felony, Tennessee homeless seek refuge
- Students say restrictive new education laws are scary and frustrating
- Australian Labor topples conservatives
- Abortions in red states...Thank you George Carlin
- New cars no longer required to have airbags in Russia
- The ReAwaken America Tour Is the Start of QAnon 2.0
- These Nine Republicans Hate Democrats More Than They Love Babies (or Freedom or Democracy or Anythin
- A multitude of firsts for the new WH press secretary
- Natasha Leonne hosts SNL up next. Season final.
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- Humor: Sunday Funnies 5/22/22 Plus Doonesbury
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- Foreign Affairs: New Evidence Shows How Russian Soldiers Executed Men in Bucha
- Environment & Energy: Palisades nuclear power plant shuts down early despite Michigan's push to keep open
- Gardening: Magnolia (ate the house)
- Weather Watchers: Sunset, southern MD
- Pets: Had a very brief period of 'bonding' with Arthur, before I was climbed by the other 3
- Birders: Dinnertime
- Sports: Tiger Woods Withdraws From PGA Championship After Third-Round 79
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- District of Columbia: Sunday Digit: 3/10 - The air remains hot, humid and stagnant.
- Texas: Skeet Jones is a powerful judge in Texas' smallest county. He is being charged with cattle theft.
- Oklahoma: Okla Lt. Gov. Pinnell approved millions in Foggy Bottom Kitchen expenses
- Oregon: Dog stolen from owner's car, Portland police say
- Kansas: Market forces compel KPERS to cut assumed investment return to 7%, down from 7.75%
- Nebraska: Uncertainties ahead for abortion issue in Nebraska Legislature
- Missouri: 'Anything's on the table': Missouri legislature may revisit contraceptive limits post-Roe
- Latin America: San Diego Trolley equipment finds new life in Argentina
- Washington: As filing ends, campaigning shifts into a higher gear
- Minnesota: Made the Front Page of the Star-Tribune.
Latest Breaking News
A food insecurity expert predicts that there's only 10 weeks of wheat supplies left in the world as
6 hrs ago - The world has about 10 weeks of wheat supplies stored as Russia's invasion of Ukraine enters its fourth month, a food insecurity expert told the UN. Sara Menker, the CEO of agriculture analytics firm Gro Intelligence, told the UN Security Council t ... (Insider)
US air force academy cadets denied commission over vaccine refusal
7 hrs ago - For refusing to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, three US air force academy cadets won’t be commissioned as military officers, though they will receive college degrees, a spokesperson for the school said Saturday. Academy spokesperson Dean Mil ... (The Guardian)
Ted Cruz to campaign in Alabama for Mo Brooks
9 hrs ago - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz will visit Huntsville on Monday to campaign for Mo Brooks on the eve of the Senate Republican primary. The Brooks campaign announced the event Saturday. Click here for AL.com’s 2022 primary election coverage Brooks and Cruz have ... (AL.COM)
Trump, Jr. winds up in felony poaching scandal in Utah after killing a bear baited with pastries
12 hrs ago - Second-generation New York real estate heir Donald Trump, Jr. is caught up in yet another hunting scandal. Utah hunting guide Wade Lemon is facing five years in prison for baiting a bear that was killed by Trump, Jr. on May 18, 2018, The Salt Lake T ... (Raw Story)
Mass shooting leaves 1 dead, 8 wounded in San Bernardino
12 hrs ago - Mass shooting leaves 1 dead, 8 wounded in San Bernardino by: Tony Kurzweil A late-night party ended in a mass shooting that left one person dead and eight others injured in San Bernardino Friday. The shooting was reported in the 3600 block of East ... (KTLA / NBC)
Jif Peanut Butter Products Recalled Due to Salmonella Outbreak
12 hrs ago - BOSTON -- Health officials are investigating a multi-state salmonella outbreak that has been linked to certain Jif peanut butter products made at the J.M. Smucker Company facility in Lexington, Kentucky. In the meantime, the company has voluntarily r ... (CBS News)
9 more bodies found in Kashmir tunnel collapse, toll at 10
13 hrs ago - SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Rescuers on Saturday found the bodies of nine more workers in a collapsed tunnel in Indian-controlled Kashmir, taking the death toll to 10. The tunnel is part of a mountainous highway tunnel system that was under construction ... (AP)
U.S., other APEC delegates walk out on Russian speaker
16 hrs ago - BANGKOK (AP) — Delegates from the United States and four other nations staged a walkout Saturday when a representative from Russia began his opening remarks at a meeting of trade ministers of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation group in the Thai ca ... (AP)
US, SKorea open to expanded military drills to deter North
18 hrs ago - By AAMER MADHANI and JOSH BOAK SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said after meeting Saturday that they will consider expanded joint military exercises to deter the nuclear threat from North K ... (AP)
San Francisco archbishop denying Pelosi Communion over abortion rights
20 hrs ago - The Rev. Salvatore J. Cordileone, the Catholic archbishop of San Francisco, said Friday that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) will be denied the sacrament of Holy Communion because of her vocal support for abortion rights. The edict from Cordile ... (Washington Post)
Labor leader Anthony Albanese to become Australia's next Prime Minister, networks report
20 hrs ago - Brisbane (CNN) Australian Labor Party leader Anthony Albanese is set to become the country's next Prime Minister after voters turned their backs on Liberal leader Scott Morrison after just one term in office, according to projections from three news ... (CNN)
Biden signs $40B for Ukraine assistance during Asia trip
22 hrs ago - By AAMER MADHANI and CHRIS MEGERIAN SEOUL, South Kora (AP) — President Biden on Saturday signed legislation to support Ukraine with another $40 billion in U.S. assistance as the Russian invasion approaches its fourth month. The legislation, which w ... (AP)
Tucker Carlson asked Hunter Biden for help with son's university application, says report
Yesterday - Right-wing Fox host has repeatedly accused Hunter Biden of using his own father’s powerful position to his advantage Rachel Sharp 7 hours ago Tucker Carlson asked Hunter Biden for help with his son’s application to Georgetown University, according ... (Independent)
Biden officials consider inviting Cuban representative to Americas summit -source
Friday - May 20, 2022 4:28 PM CDT Last Updated 4 hours ago By Dave Sherwood and Matt Spetalnick 3 minute read HAVANA/WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - Biden administration officials are considering inviting a Cuban representative to the U.S.-hosted Summit of ... (Reuters)
First on CNN: Giuliani meets with January 6 committee for more than 9 hours
Friday - Rudy Giuliani, former President Donald Trump's onetime personal attorney and a lead architect of his attempt to overturn the 2020 election results, on Friday met with the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection, two sou ... (CNN)
At least 1 killed, 23 hurt in rare northern Michigan tornado
Friday - By JOHN FLESHER and ED WHITE GAYLORD, Mich. (AP) — A tornado tore through a small northern Michigan community on Friday, killing at least one person and injuring at least 23 others as it flipped vehicles, tore the roofs off of buildings, and downed ... (AP)
Bankruptcy judge returns Sandy Hook claims against Alex Jones to Austin court
Friday - A federal bankruptcy judge on Friday returned the Sandy Hook defamation cases to a state court in Austin, setting the stage for trials to determine how much money Austin-based conspiracy theorist Alex Jones must pay for labeling the 2012 school shoot ... (Austin American-Statesman)
Federal judge blocks for now Biden administration from lifting Title 42
Friday - (CNN) A federal judge in Louisiana has for now blocked the Biden administration from ending a Trump-era pandemic restriction, known as Title 42, at the US-Mexico border, thwarting plans to terminate the controversial public health authority. Since t ... (CNN)
Pa. Senate GOP primary too close to call, recount likely
Friday - HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s Republican primary for an open U.S. Senate seat is too close to call and is likely headed for a statewide recount to decide the winner of the contest between heart surgeon-turned-TV celebrity Dr. Mehmet Oz and fo ... (AP)
Struggling in Ukraine, Russia paves way to sign up over-40s for army
Friday - In a sign of Russia's urgent need to bolster its war effort in Ukraine, parliament said on Friday it would consider a bill to allow Russians over 40 and foreigners over 30 to sign up for the military. [snip] Currently, only Russians aged 18-40 and ... (Reuters)
Oracle's Larry Ellison joined Nov. 2020 call about contesting Trump's loss
Friday - Larry Ellison, the billionaire co-founder and chairman of the software company Oracle and the biggest backer of Elon Musk's attempted Twitter takeover, participated in a call shortly after the 2020 election that focused on strategies for contestin ... (Washington Post)
US Secret Service: Two sent home after 'incident' in South Korea
Friday - Two Secret Service employees have been put on a plane back to the US after their involvement in an "altercation" in South Korea. The duo - part of the advance team ahead of President Joe Biden's visit to the country - were bar hopping in Se ... (BBC)
Trump Drafted Two Handwritten Notes in Effort to Overturn Election Results
Friday - New court documents have revealed that former President Donald Trump had a direct role in the legal strategy used by his team in their efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. A Thursday brief filed by John Eastman's attorn ... (Newsweek via MSN)
Trump pays contempt fine
Friday - Donald Trump has paid the $110,000 fine levied after he was held in contempt by a New York judge, according to a spokesperson for New York Attorney General Letitia James. He has not yet filed more than a dozen affidavits due today to purge the contem ... (CBS)
Judge sanctions MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell for 'frivolous' election lawsuit
Friday - A U.S. district judge ordered MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell to pay some of voting machine company Smartmatic’s court costs and fees, saying in a ruling on Thursday that some of Lindell’s claims against Smartmatic fall “on the frivolous side of the line.” ... (Yahoo news)
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