PoliticsNational ReviewBiden DOJ Received Gag Order Preventing NYT from Notifying Journalists of Government Phone, Email Surveillance
During the remaining weeks of the Trump administration and the beginning of the Biden administration, the Department of Justice (DOJ) attempted to seize the communication records of four New York Times reporters in a quest for their sources. The Biden administration maintained the pursuit that Trump began and informed some top Times executives about the record-collection initiative. However, the Biden DOJ implemented a gag order prohibiting any public discussion of the matter, the New York Times reported Friday, citing the disclosure of one of its top attorneys David McCraw.
U.S.Los Angeles Times OpinionOp-Ed: A nutty court ruling on California's assault weapons ban makes us less safe
Would anyone really compare an AR-15 assault rifle, which has been used in so many recent mass killings, to a Swiss Army knife? Such a comparison is ludicrous, yet that is exactly what a federal judge in San Diego did on Friday in striking down California's 32-year-old ban on assault weapons. Judge Roger Benitez began his decision by declaring, “Like the Swiss Army Knife, the popular AR-15 rifle is a perfect combination of home defense weapon and homeland defense equipment.”
WorldThe TelegraphExclusive: Tory foreign aid rebels like Theresa May are out of touch with Red Wall, says ex cabinet minister
Conservative rebels have been warned not to return to the "dark" days of 2019 by "messing around with legislation and breaking conventions" to "make a political point". Government sources compared a looming rebellion over foreign aid spending to the parliamentary coups at the height of Brexit, that saw backbenchers seize control of the Commons order paper with the help of opposition parties. The warning came as Esther McVey, the former cabinet minister, today suggests the rebels, including Theresa May, the former Prime Minister, were out of touch with public opinion and should return to "Conservative principles".
U.S.Miami HeraldA Florida 86-year-old pleaded for his job. Now, he’ll enter a plea on a murder charge
A senior citizen nightmare, losing a long held job when you still need the money, descended a couple of circles when a Belle Glade octogenarian shot the man firing him Friday. PBSO said Cabrera asked his supervisor “to continue to work for another year due to financial reasons.” When the supervisor denied Cabrera's request, PBSO said, “Cabrera became upset, pulled the gun out of his pocket and shot the victim several times, killing him.”
U.S.Associated PressMother eulogizes Southern California boy killed in road rage
The mother of a Southern California boy killed in a road rage shooting remembered him Saturday as 6-year-old with a vocabulary beyond his years who exuded warmth and tenderness. The boy was fatally shot in the abdomen on May 21 while seated in the back seat of a car driven by Cloonan, on State Route 55 in the city of Orange. A reward for information leading to the arrest of a suspect has grown to at least $500,000, Southern California News Group reported.
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Polish deputy speaker under fire over comments on Belarus opposition leader
A deputy Polish parliamentary speaker faced calls for his dismissal on Saturday after criticising Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya for meeting Warsaw's liberal mayor. Tsikhanouskaya met Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski, a member of Poland's biggest opposition party, during a visit to Warsaw this week which she used to call for increased Western pressure on Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. Poland's nationalist government is critical of Lukashenko, who has cracked down on his opponents, and Warsaw has voiced support for the Belarusian opposition.
PoliticsAssociated PressTrump to GOP: Support candidates who 'stand for our values'
Former President Donald Trump on Saturday pushed Republicans to support those candidates who share his values in next year's midterm elections as he launched a new more active phase of his post presidency. “The survival of America depends on our ability to elect Republicans at every level starting with the midterms next year,” Trump charged. Trump delivered his latest comments in a speech to hundreds of Republican officials and activists gathered for the North Carolina GOP convention, the opening appearance in what is expected to be a new phase of rallies and public events.
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Police arrest 3 in killing of man visiting Baltimore from Israel
Police arrested two teenagers and an 18-year-old man in connection with the killing of a man from Israel who was killed while visiting Baltimore. Efraim Gordon, 31, was shot and killed on May 3, in the 3700 block of Fords Lane in northwest Baltimore, police said. Family and friends said Gordon was visiting from Israel to attend his cousin's wedding.
U.S.Kansas City Star19-year-old tourist from California dies in stabbing on Hawaii beach, police say
A 19-year-old man from California was stabbed to death after an altercation on Waikiki beach, according to Hawaii police. Elian De La Cerda who was visiting from California with a friend, was confronted by a group of people early Tuesday on Kuhio beach, police said, according to Honolulu Star Advertiser. Honolulu police said a fight occurred and De La Cerda was stabbed “with a dangerous instrument” and died at the scene, according to a news release.
U.S.Architectural DigestIt’s Time to Reconsider the Ashtray
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U.S.Fort Worth Star-TelegramLive updates: Early results show Parker ahead of Peoples in race for Fort Worth mayor
Mattie Parker took an early lead over Deborah Peoples in the race for Fort Worth mayor. Early voting results in Tarrant County showed Parker with 53% of the vote compared to Peoples who had 47%. In Parker County, where 160 people voted earlier, Parker led with 79% of the vote, and in Denton where 510 voters cast early ballots, Parker had 81% of the vote.
U.S.Associated PressTransgender Salvadoran killed despite long search for safety
She moved away from San Miguel then back again in a series of forced moves until the 27-year-old was shot dead on April 25, sending shockwaves through the close-knit LGBTQ community in San Miguel, the largest city in eastern El Salvador. Zashy was desperate; her family didn't want her because of her sexual preference and the gangsters had threatened her,” said Venus Nolasco, director of the San Miguel LGBTQ collective “Pearls of the East. She knew they were going to kill her.
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Camila Cabello's bikini pics praised by fans for showing 'what normal bodies look like'
Camila Cabello is being praised by fans for her "natural" and "real" bikini look. New photos released Thursday by the Daily Mail show the 24-year-old "Senorita" singer hitting a Miami beach with boyfriend Shawn Mendes. She's wearing a blue tie-dye bikini as she walks in the sand and takes a dip in the ocean with Mendes.
PoliticsBusiness InsiderTrump on idea to run for House seat in 2022 in a bid to become Speaker and launch an impeachment inquiry against Biden: 'It's very interesting'
A radio host suggested to Trump that he should run for a House seat in 2022 and become Speaker. Trump responded that it was a "very interesting" idea and might be better than running for Senate. Trump could, theoretically, become House Speaker - but experts say it is very unlikely.
ScienceRaleigh News and ObserverPuppies are literally born to be our best friends, study finds. Here’s why
Turns out genetics can explain more than 40% of the discrepancy in how tested puppies performed on social tasks, such as responding to pointing gestures and maintaining eye contact with people, than others. University of Arizona researchers didn't just want to play with fluffy puppies all day; they say now they can focus on finding the specific genes responsible for these social traits that can help identify dogs that would be good service animals before they are even born. “People have been interested in dogs' abilities to do these kinds of things for a long time, but there's always been debate about to what extent is this really in the biology of dogs, versus something they learn by palling around with humans,” study co-author Evan MacLean, an assistant professor of anthropology and director of the Arizona Canine Cognition Center at the University of Arizona, said in a statement.
U.S.The IndependentFamily captures convicted killer lurking in yard, peering in teen’s bedroom window
A convicted killer was arrested after he was videoed peeking into a 17-year-old's bedroom and into the windows of a family home in Polk County, Florida. According to the Polk County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday, Santos Pantoja visited the home on 24 May and on 28 May, and was caught on camera. Sarah Martinez, the victim, said she “saw the man surreptitiously looking into her windows” and went out to confront Pantoja, but he drove away in a truck.
CelebrityINSIDERA timeline of the allegations against Sienna Mae Gomez, including the video that shows her kissing Jack Wright
Sienna Mae Gomez and Jack Wright are members of the TikTok collective the Hype House. The two of them appeared to date until Gomez was accused of sexual assault, which she denies. Wright has yet to acccuse Gomez himself, but two others have posted claims and a video.
PoliticsBusiness InsiderThe GOP is failing to make a villain out of Biden and has run out of ideas - so now they're getting desperate and turning on their own.
Biden's popularity has left Republicans in a state of chaos. Joe Biden is a popular president and Republicans are losing their minds. Biden, a 78-year-old moderate Democrat, has a job approval rating hovering around 60% of Americans.
U.S.USA TODAY5.3-magnitude earthquake rattles Southern California; felt in cities over 90 miles away
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake was felt across parts of Southern California on Saturday morning. The temblor was a part of a cluster of earthquakes that have been reported in Southern California, according to United States Geological Survey. People in Chula Vista, San Diego, El Centro and Indio felt the 5.3 quake, according to the USGS, Did You Feel It reports.
U.S.The Independent13-year-old admits to murdering Uber Eats driver in car jacking
A 13-year-old girl pleaded guilty on Thursday to a murder charge in a carjacking incident in March in which a 66-year-old Pakistani-origin Uber Eats driver was tasered and killed. Two teenage girls — 15 and 13 — assaulted Mohammad Anwar of Springfield, Va, with a taser at about 4.30 pm in Washington DC on 23 March. The Uber Eats driver died in a crash in Southeast DC near the Nationals Park.
U.S.INSIDERCalifornia police arrested two parents who went to a casino hours after their disabled kid starved to death
Two parents were arrested Friday in California after allegedly neglecting their three adopted kids. One of the kids - 15-year-old Karreon Franks - was disabled and died from starvation, the Oregonian reported. Two parents from Vancouver, Washington, were arrested Friday in California on suspicion of second-degree murder and homicide by abuse in the death of their adopted disabled son Karreon Franks.
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Sisters arrested after nail salon owner allegedly shot over prices
The women, 19 and 20 years old, are accused of shooting the owner, leaving, and then coming back to shoot the victim again.
U.S.Business InsiderVideos shows a man who allegedly tried to hijack a Delta flight being restrained and zip-tied by passengers and flight attendants
A man attempted to breach the cockpit of a Delta Air Lines flight from LA to Nashville. The plane had to make an emergency landing in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Videos show passengers and flight attendants working together to restrain the man.
U.S.The IndependentUSA Today refuses to give FBI data on which readers accessed story about agents’ killing
The publisher of USA Today is fighting a legal battle against the FBI over data on who read an online story about a deadly shooting in Florida that left two agents dead. In April the outlet's parent company Gannett was served with a subpoena from the bureau to hand over internet addresses and mobile phone numbers of individuals who accessed the article in a 35-minute window on the day of the attack in February, according to Politico which first reported on the filing. The shooting near Fort Lauderdale resulted in the deaths of two FBI agents as well as injuries to three others when they were serving a warrant for alleged child sex abuse image offences.
PoliticsBusiness InsiderMike Pence's 2024 campaign unofficially began in New Hampshire, where he schmoozed with power players and got Jan. 6th 'out of the way'
Just before the sun set over the Merrimack River, former Vice President Mike Pence took the stage at the Double Tree hotel in downtown Manchester Thursday night, ready to test his presidential ambitions and put a dark chapter to rest. In his signature speaking cadence, he had something important to say - that he and former President Donald Trump may never "see eye to eye" on the January 6 insurrection, but that he's still proud of what the "Trump-Pence administration" accomplished - but not until the completion of the Pledge of Allegiance, the National Anthem, introductory speeches, a series of toasts, and a call for the men in the room to "seat the ladies." Pence was the main attraction for the Hillsborough County GOP's annual Lincoln Reagan Dinner, promising a fundraising boost as the biggest name to hit the trail so far in the so-called invisible primary.
“It may seem desperate at this point, but I can’t be mad at any and all efforts to get people vaccinated.”
“I won’t get rich, but I will get to live my life. That seems like reward enough.”
“Offering incentives may encourage people who are not actively opposed to vaccination but may have put it off.”
“At some point, the government is simply rewarding irresponsible behavior.”
“Sure, people should do it without needing an incentive. But what’s the alternative? Not enough people get vaccinated.”