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Gov. Scott treads the Trump effect carefully in Tampa
Introducing DeSantis and inviting him on stage, Mr. Trump called him a "tough, brilliant cookie". "Everyone knows my husband Ron DeSantis is endorsed by President Trump ", DeSantis' wife Casey says at the start of the 30-second spot, which was released online today and will be televised statewide starting tomorrow. [Full Article...]
Nine states are suing the Trump administration to stop 3D-printed guns
Trump even said he spoke to the National Rifle Association ( NRA ), the nation's leading gun rights organization, about the matter. Donald Trump has condemned downloadable plans which allow people to 3D-print guns even though they were green-lighted by his administration. [Full Article...]
Facebook finds 'sophisticated' efforts to disrupt U.S
Today we removed 32 Pages and accounts from Facebook and Instagram because they were involved in coordinated inauthentic behavior. Facebook in a statement said it had no evidence yet linking the effort to Russia , whose Internet Research Agency was at the center of a series of indictments by special counsel Robert Mueller, who is probing Russian election interference and possibl... [Full Article...]
US Believes North Korea Still Building Missiles
The new intelligence does not suggest an expansion of North Korea's capabilities but shows that work on advanced weapons is continuing weeks after President Trump declared in a Twitter posting that Pyongyang was "no longer a Nuclear Threat". [Full Article...]
Trump says he will shut down government over border wall
Trump said he was willing to meet Iran's leaders without preconditions but did not say what Tehran had to do to have sanctions lifted. Conte, who like Trump favors clamping down on immigration, said: 'We are open to dialogue with Russian Federation. [Full Article...]
What does Mueller have? Manafort trial offers glimpse
At the centre of much of the trial will be another Trump campaign aide, Rick Gates, who spent years working for Manafort in Ukraine and is also accused of helping him falsify paperwork used to obtain the bank loans. The exhibits also "contain evidence about the identity of Manafort's sources of income in Ukraine, and in particular the oligarchs who instituted the practice of paying Manafort via fo... [Full Article...]
Why 4 million people in this Indian state risk losing citizenship
Critics say it is the latest move by the right-wing government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to advance the rights of India's Hindu majority at the expense of its many minorities. The final draft released in Guwahati showed millions of applicants have been left out. "Although we have been told that we can apply once again to get our names enlisted in the citizenship list, we are anxious ... [Full Article...]
What did the fake news probe find?
The committee recommends that the government comes up with a new category - something in between publisher and platform - that would make tech companies liable for not removing harmful content promptly. Concerns were also raised about the numbers of fake accounts on Facebook and Twitter, which could mean advertisers face being defrauded if they are paying for services on the basis users are real. [Full Article...]
Families file lawsuits following duck boat tragedy
The advisory followed the 1999 sinking of the Miss Majestic , a former US Army landing vehicle, with the loss of 13 lives in Hot Springs, Arkansas, because of "inadequate maintenance", the NTSB said. The lawsuit was drafted on behalf of the estates of two of the victims, Ervin Coleman and Maxwell Ly. "As we have consistently stated, our focus is on the families affected by this tragic accident"... [Full Article...]
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announces creation of ‘religious liberty task force’
Sessions said the cultural climate in this country - and in the West more generally - has become less hospitable to people of faith in recent years, and as a result many Americans have felt their freedom to practice their faith has been under attack. [Full Article...]
Fires Burning Out-Of-Control In Napa, Mendocino Counties And Near Yosemite
Mendocino County is also working closely with Lake County officials and law enforcement on evacuation needs, and Lake County officials were in the planning meeting. Firefighters say they could use some more help as they try to stop the progress of this huge fire. "We are answering the phones are the animal shelter (707) 263-0278". [Full Article...]
Carr Fire Evacuation Orders Lifted, Some Residents Allowed To Come Home
Redding police Sergeant Todd Cogle confirmed that three bodies discovered at a fire-ravaged home on the outskirts of Redding were two children and their great-grandmother. The fire around Redding was among 17 significant blazes in the state on Sunday that had forced roughly 50,000 people from their homes, said Lynne Tolmachoff, a Cal Fire spokeswoman. [Full Article...]
US Q2 GDP growth hits 4.1%, best pace in 4 years
And it would nearly certainly mean a big boost in the standard of living for many Americans, with higher wages and better public services as the government raked in more tax dollars from a booming economy. In addition to soybeans, exports were boosted by petroleum and related products. And that gave the overall export numbers a big lift. The Commerce Department said earlier this month that soybe... [Full Article...]
Thieves Steal Shark From Texas Aquarium By... Disguising It As A Baby
Police say they found the shark at the home of the main suspect in the heist. According to Spellman, the men went into a back room and put the shark into a San Antonio Aquarium bucket that had a bleach solution. "I am so, so happy that we got her back, and she's healthy". "Security footage indicated that the suspects brought their own net to capture the horn shark". [Full Article...]
Trump slams 'total joke' Koch brothers, taking on mega-donor network
President Donald Trump on Tuesday angrily lashed out at the Koch Brothers , who have always been two of the biggest donors to the Republican Party, because they have started threatening to withhold donations to pro-Trump candidates. Leaders of the Koch Network of conservative megadonors criticized Trump during the group's annual summit over the weekend, calling his White House " divisive ". [Full Article...]
Fatal motel fire kills mother and five children in Berrien County
Her husband, Samuel Curtis, 36, and her 1-year-old daughter were staying in the same room but survived the fire, said Chief Deputy Robert Boyce, a spokesman for the Sheriff's Office. Twenty seven of the rooms were occupied with residents, but officials aren't sure how many people were in the motel at the time of the fire. Eight people were treated for smoke inhalation and released from a hospi... [Full Article...]
President Trump Just Made Iran's Mullahs an Offer
Iran's semi-official ISNA news agency quoted political adviser Hamid Aboutalebi as saying that for talks to happen, the USA needs to rejoin the deal. Kamal Kharazi, the head of Iran's Strategic Council of Foreign, said there was "no value in Trump's proposal" given Iran's "bad experiences in negotiations with America" and "US officials' violations of their commitments". [Full Article...]
Barrasso Meets With Supreme Court Nominee Judge Kavanaugh
Last week, the Kentucky Republican said he was " honestly undecided " on whether to support Kavanaugh , whom President Donald Trump tapped in June to fill retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy's seat. I believe he will carefully adhere to the Constitution and will take his job to protect individual liberty seriously. Manchin is the first Democratic senator to meet with Kavanaugh . [Full Article...]
US Spy Agencies Say North Korea Building New Missiles
An official told Reuters news agency that photos and infrared imaging indicates vehicles are moving in and out of the Sanumdong facility, but that it is unclear how far along the missile construction could be. Reports had indicated that North Korea was upgrading its only official nuclear enrichment site, and was stepping up enrichment at other secret sites. [Full Article...]
Manafort Drops Appeal of Civil Case Against Mueller
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort on Monday gave up his effort to challenge special counsel Robert Mueller in civil court. According to Mueller's filing, "to prove that Manafort earned that much income, the government must be able to show the extent of the work that he performed for Ukraine", The Hill states. [Full Article...]