PoliticsWashington ExaminerMark Levin says Biden should be removed from office
Mark Levin says it is time to start talking about using impeachment or the 25th Amendment against Joe Biden to remove the "most disastrous president in modern American history" from office. The conservative commentator, who commands a large following on the Right, took aim at Biden's handling of the border situation and the coronavirus pandemic, making the case to fellow Fox News host Sean Hannity on Wednesday that the Democratic commander in chief violated the Constitution. After a series of insults, Levin said Biden has "the border wide open in violation of our immigration laws" and invoked the administration's eviction moratorium, which came this week despite a Supreme Court decision in June ruling an earlier eviction moratorium could only be extended by Congress.
U.S.AxiosMassive California blaze levels town, threatens others as it burns out of control
The small Sierra town of Greenville, California, was heavily damaged on Wednesday night into Thursday as the Dixie Fire surged northward amid high winds, extremely dry air and hot temperatures. The latest: The Dixie Fire, California's biggest blaze, continued to threaten communities in Plumas County into Thursday afternoon, as more mandatory evacuation orders were issued. The Plumas County Sheriff's Office said in a Facebook post to residents of the towns of Chester, Lake Almanor Penninsula and Hamilton Branch on Thursday afternoon: "If you are still in the area, you are in danger and you MUST leave now!!
U.S.Fort Worth Star-TelegramRepublican official who mocked COVID in final Facebook post dies of virus in Texas
A Texas GOP official whose social media posts include anti-mask and anti-vaccine rhetoric has died from COVID-19. H. Scott Apley, who according to the Galveston News was a member of the Galveston County Republican Party and Dickinson City council, was 45 years old. In his last Facebook post July 30, Apley shared a Twitter post mocking COVID-19.
U.S.Associated PressChicago police officer charged in downtown subway shooting
A Chicago police officer who shot an unarmed man in the back as he tried to escape capture by running up an escalator in a busy subway station has been charged with felony aggravated battery with a firearm and official misconduct, prosecutors said Thursday. The Cook County State's Attorney's office said in a news release that Melvina Bogard, 32, turned herself in to investigators on Thursday morning and at an afternoon bond hearing, Cook County Judge Susana Ortiz ordered that she be released on her written promise to appear in court. The shooting happened in February 2020 at a downtown station.
WorldAssociated PressIsraeli defense minister threatens Iran with military action
Israel's defense minister warned Thursday that his country is prepared to strike Iran, issuing the threat against the Islamic Republic after a fatal drone strike on a oil tanker at sea that his nation blamed on Tehran. The comments by Benny Gantz come as Israel lobbies countries for action at the United Nations over last week's attack on the oil tanker Mercer Street that killed two people. The tanker, struck off Oman in the Arabian Sea, is managed by a firm owned by an Israeli billionaire.
BusinessAxiosMajor companies, including Google and Apple, are reconsidering plans to reopen as Delta variant surges
As the contagious Delta variant continues to reach across the United States, more and more companies are delaying plans to reopen offices. Between the lines, via Axios' Erica Pandey: All the botched return-to-work plans are telling us that the Delta variant could send us back into the thick of the pandemic. Worth noting: Scott Gottlieb, former head of the FDA, told CNBC that October, rather than September, would be a more "prudent" time to bring employees back to the office.
U.S.NBC NewsAnother vaccinated member of Congress gets Covid
WASHINGTON — Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., said Thursday that he has tested positive for the coronavirus despite being fully vaccinated. “After experiencing minor symptoms this morning, I sought a Covid-19 test and was just informed the test results were positive,” Norman said in a tweet.
U.S.Washington ExaminerWarden at jail holding Ghislaine Maxwell charged with murder
The associate warden at a federal jail in New York City where rapper R. Kelly and Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell are being held was arrested and charged Monday in connection to the shooting death of her husband. Antonia Ashford, 44, of Jackson, New Jersey, who works at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, was charged with murder and unlawful possession of a weapon after police found her husband dead in their home, according to local prosecutors. Officers with the Jackson Township Police Department responded to the residence after a call that a man had been shot, the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release.
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New Hampshire man in jail after squatting for 30 years in woods
A New Hampshire man was arrested after being accused for squatting on private property for almost three decades.
WorldAssociated PressBelarus runner used quick thinking to avoid being sent home
A Belarusian Olympic sprinter who feared reprisals back home after publicly criticizing her coaches at the Tokyo Games used quick thinking to get help, using her phone to translate a plea and show it to Japanese police as she tried to avoid being forced onto a plane. Krystsina Tsimanouskaya described on Thursday a dramatic series of events at the Olympics that led her to decide not to return to Belarus, where an authoritarian government has relentlessly pursued its critics. After posting a message on social media that criticized the way her team was being managed, Tsimanouskaya said she was told to pack her bags.
U.S.Miami HeraldFlorida’s $1,000 pandemic checks won’t have governor’s logo or take out taxes
The $1,000 pandemic bonuses going out to Florida's teachers, principals and first responders won't include a governor's logo, the state says. Although the state's contract with a private vendor says the bonuses must bear an “office of the governor graphic design” approved by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, a spokesperson for the department said the checks will bear the state seal instead. Whether the checks will bear the signature or name of Gov. Ron DeSantis is unclear, however.
U.S.TheGrioSecurity guard breaks silence about escaping Surfside condo collapse
Shamoka Furman had been working at the Champlain Towers South building for five months when it collapsed. A young security guard who worked at the Champlain Towers South building, the Surfside, Florida structure that collapsed on the terrifying night of June 24, is speaking out for the first time about the harrowing experience. Shamoka Furman told Florida's Local10 News that she had been working at the building for five months when it collapsed, killing 98 people.
PoliticsWashington ExaminerAndrew Cuomo's looming exit is bad news for GOP gubernatorial prospects
Impeaching and expelling Gov. Andrew Cuomo is shaping up to be a political imperative for New York Democrats as they move to maintain their total grip on power in Albany. In overwhelmingly Democratic New York, a politically wounded Cuomo on the 2022 ballot represents the Republican Party's best opportunity to capture the governor's mansion. If Democrats in the statehouse topple Cuomo, GOP prospects for winning its first gubernatorial contest since 2002 would diminish significantly, party insiders quietly acknowledge.
U.S.Miami HeraldWhat happens when you allow hundreds of snake hunters in the Everglades? You get a winner
Gov. Ron DeSantis, in between battling with President Joe Biden about mask mandates, announced that the 2021 Florida Python Challenge has a new king. The 10-day event, from July 9-18, resulted in the removal of a record 223 invasive pythons from South Florida, DeSantis said.
PoliticsAxiosSouth Carolina Rep. Norman tests positive for COVID in breakthrough case
Republican Rep. Ralph Norman confirmed Thursday that he has tested positive for COVID-19, making him the second member of South Carolina's delegation to contract a breakthrough case. Why it matters: Norman is one of a number of GOP lawmakers who refused to wear a face mask on the House floor in May and were subsequently fined. Norman and Reps.
U.S.INSIDER2 hackers are suing an Iowa sheriff for falsely arresting them, after the government hired them to break into a courthouse to test its security
The hackers are suing Sheriff Chad Leonard for refusing to accept a letter authorizing the break-in. Visit Insider's homepage for more stories. Two hackers who were hired by Iowa's judicial branch to break into courthouses to test security measures are suing a sheriff who arrested them on burglary charges, alleging that he ignored their "get out of jail free" letter and wrongfully detained them.
PoliticsBusiness InsiderBiden responds to criticism from Gov. Ron DeSantis: 'Governor who?'
President Joe Biden was asked Thursday about Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's criticism of the President as part of an ongoing war of words between the two. "What is your response to Governor DeSantis, who is using your words about 'don't be in the way' and he's saying 'I am in the way, to block too much interference from the federal government. Your response, Mr. President?"
LifestyleArchitectural DigestMore Inside a Fantastical Amsterdam Penthouse Full of Whimsy
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'American Pickers' star Frank Fritz fires back at former co-star Mike Wolfe: His 'statement was bulls—t'
Frank Fritz's strained relationship with Mike Wolfe has only worsened. The former "American Pickers" star slammed the co-host's statement about his departure from the hit History Channel series. On July 21, Wolfe, 57, took to Instagram and released a lengthy statement, sharing he will "miss" Fritz and "pray for the very best and all good things for him on the next part of his journey."
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Frontier Airlines passenger taped, arrested after altercation
Maxwell Berry, 22, was taken into custody at Miami International Airport on Sunday on battery charges, NBC reported, citing an arrest report. Reuters could not immediately confirm details of Berry's arrest. Berry is accused of groping the breasts of one flight attendant, touching the buttocks of second and punching a third in the face, according to the network.
U.S.The Daily BeastHillsong Megachurch Founder Charged With Hiding Dad’s Child Sex Abuse
The co-founder of Australia-based Christian megachurch Hillsong has been charged with covering up his late father's historic child sex abuse. Brian Houston, 67, has denied for years that he held back information relating to his dad's offenses. He's faced scrutiny over the case since 2014, when Australia's royal commission into child sexual abuse heard that pastor Frank Houston—who died in 2004, before the shocking allegations against him were made public—abused multiple boys in the 1970s.
PoliticsUSA TODAYHouse lawmaker suing Pelosi over mask rule says he has COVID
Rep. Ralph Norman, one of the three congressional Republicans suing Speaker Nancy Pelosi over fines for not wearing masks during a vote on the U.S. House floor, has contracted a breakthrough case of COVID-19, the second member of South Carolina's delegation to do so. Representing South Carolina's 5th District since 2017, Norman is part of a federal lawsuit against Pelosi over a mandate earlier this year that members wear masks while on the House floor. Last week, Norman and U.S. Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and Thomas Massie of Kentucky sued Pelosi, seeking a determination that their $500 fines — issued because they went maskless during a May vote — are unconstitutional and should be rescinded.
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U.S.INSIDERChicago police officers raiding the wrong house pointed guns at two young girls, then tried to cover it up, lawsuit alleges
A Black family is suing the Chicago Police Department for what they say was a botched raid on their home. The lawsuit alleges officers pointed guns at two young girls, making them wet the bed. Several family members are showing PTSD symptoms after the botched raid, according to the lawsuit.
ScienceCBS NewsAtlas 5 hauled off launch pad for Starliner troubleshooting
The Atlas 5 rocket carrying Boeing's hard-luck Starliner capsule was hauled off its Cape Canaveral launch pad Thursday and back to a processing facility for work to figure out what caused valve problems that derailed a launch try Tuesday. In any case, with the rocket and capsule back inside United Launch Alliance's processing facility, engineers will begin inspections of thruster modules, or "doghouses," on the Starliner's service module to find out why some propellant line valves were found in the wrong positions during pre-launch tests. The issue was first detected last Monday in the wake of torrential rain and thunderstorms that swept across Cape Canaveral, drenching the exposed Atlas 5 and Starliner capsule.
“If nothing else, Tokyo 2020 may end up being remembered as the wake-up call everyone needed.”
“Cancel the Olympics—for good.”
“Olympians haven’t really changed. These athletes still showcase extraordinary human achievement from around the world.”
“Delivering more excellence and less sideshow will probably require giving athletes a bigger voice in how the Olympics are run.”
“The Olympics were conceived in 1896 as a sporting event, and they’ve become a construction event.”