| Critics warn Trump's 'poll watcher' rhetoric is a potential voter suppression tactic Posted: 30 Sep 2020 01:29 PM PDT  President Trump's call for his supporters to watch for cheating at the polls this fall is raising concerns about voter intimidation and voter suppression.
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| For some tech workers seeking green cards, the wait just got a little shorter. But it still is measured in decades. Posted: 30 Sep 2020 04:28 PM PDT  High skilled Indian workers and their families make up three-quarters of the more than one million prospective immigrants in the United States who are currently stuck in what's known as the employment-based green card backlog.
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| Black woman called police officer ‘master’ as she begged for help upside down in patrol car Posted: 01 Oct 2020 04:19 PM PDT  Shataeah Kelly repeatedly told the officer she could not breathe but was ignored
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| What is People of Praise? Trump SCOTUS nominee Barrett has ties to religious group Posted: 01 Oct 2020 12:56 PM PDT  The group has been back in the spotlight following the president's latest Supreme Court pick.
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| Yorkie's death at airport facility fuels legal fight Posted: 01 Oct 2020 05:03 AM PDT  It may not rate as an international scandal, but the death of a Yorkshire terrier in U.S. custody is fueling a messy legal battle over the importation of a group of purebred canines imported from Russia. The dog died in September at a private facility at New York's Kennedy Airport used to hold animals from overseas that are denied entry to the U.S. by federal officials. "It's been really, really rough for me to deal with her death," Rachel Hobbs, of Dayton, Ohio, said in a recent interview.
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| Armor attrition in Nagorno-Karabakh battle not a sign US should give up on tanks, experts say Posted: 01 Oct 2020 10:48 AM PDT  As Armenia and Azerbaijan trade deadly blows in what many worry could turn into full-scale war, America's military experts take notes on what not to do.
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| 7 people wounded in shooting at Milwaukee funeral home Posted: 01 Oct 2020 04:27 AM PDT  All victims are in stable condition, according to police.
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| Maritime operation challenges 'excessive' Venezuela claims: US Navy Posted: 01 Oct 2020 03:19 PM PDT  The United States Navy said on Thursday it had undertaken an operation off the coast Venezuela in an effort to challenge the South American country's "excessive maritime claims in international waters."
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| Sen. Ted Cruz says Joe Biden is 'trying to hide' by not answering debate question on packing Supreme Court Posted: 30 Sep 2020 06:32 AM PDT  Sen. Ted Cruz weighs in on the first presidential debate and the issue of court-packing on 'Fox & Friends'
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| Trump tries to undermine the legitimacy of the election with baseless claims at debate Posted: 29 Sep 2020 08:12 PM PDT  President Trump made several false claims about the accuracy and integrity of American elections during the first presidential debate on Tuesday night.
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| U.S. Democrats say spy agencies must update approach to China Posted: 30 Sep 2020 08:10 AM PDT  U.S. House Democrats said on Wednesday that U.S. intelligence agencies have failed to adapt to the growing threat posed by China and warned Washington would be unable to compete with Beijing in the future without significant changes. A report released by Democrats on the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee - chaired by Representative Adam Schiff - called for a full review of intelligence gathering, saying spy agencies had come to treat traditional intelligence missions as secondary to counterterrorism. "The intelligence community has not moved with the necessary alacrity to reorient itself to the growing challenge from China across practically every domain," Schiff told Reuters.
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| ‘It Was a Purposeful Trap.’ NYPD Planned Attack and Mass Arrests of Protesters, Human Rights Group Says Posted: 30 Sep 2020 08:00 AM PDT  Human Rights Watch says in a new report that video shows NYPD officers trapping protesters in the Bronx before beating and arresting them
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| People of Praise, a faith group, deletes mentions and photos of Barrett from its website Posted: 01 Oct 2020 04:38 AM PDT  An analysis by the Associated Press was able to track the changes through the Internet Archive.
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| ‘He was screaming.’ 67-year-old uses martial arts on senior home intruder, CA cops say Posted: 01 Oct 2020 01:53 PM PDT  "He was screaming because that's one of my techniques, the bent fingers."
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| Turkey, Iran deploy 'game-changing' drones in north Iraq Posted: 30 Sep 2020 10:02 PM PDT  Turkey and Iran are increasingly adopting "game-changing" drones as their weapon of choice against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq, prompting fears for the safety of civilians and stoking geopolitical tensions.
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| Judge drops suit alleging racist efforts to oust prosecutor Posted: 30 Sep 2020 01:24 PM PDT  A federal judge on Wednesday tossed out a federal rights lawsuit filed by St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner and blasted her claims that she was the victim of a coordinated and racist conspiracy aimed at forcing her from office. Gardner, the city's elected prosecutor, claimed in the suit that "entrenched interests" were intentionally impeding her efforts to reform racist practices that have led to a loss of trust in the criminal justice system.
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| 'Mailmen selling ballots. Dumped in rivers. Found in creeks': Trump makes unfounded claims about mail-in voting Posted: 01 Oct 2020 09:26 AM PDT  From claiming mailmen are "selling the ballots" to arguing that mail ballots are being "dumped in rivers," Trump ramped up his assault on mail-voting
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| The White House is upping its offer to Democrats to pass a new stimulus bill including $1,200 direct payments, report says Posted: 01 Oct 2020 04:06 AM PDT  Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are yet to strike a deal but say they are hopeful and talks will continue.
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| Sarah Sanders and Ari Fleischer give their top takeaways from the first presidential debate Posted: 30 Sep 2020 07:00 AM PDT  Fox News contributors and former White House press secretaries Sarah Sanders and Ari Fleischer weigh in on first general election showdown on 'Fox & Friends'
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| Marine Corps F-35 and C-130 Collide During Refueling Exercise, All Personnel Found Safe Posted: 29 Sep 2020 07:02 PM PDT  All nine personnel -- one in the F-35B and eight in the KC-130J tanker -- are accounted for.
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| Police reportedly invited Border Patrol snipers to monitor George Floyd’s burial service Posted: 01 Oct 2020 11:34 AM PDT  George Floyd's death in the hands of Minneapolis police led to nationwide protests and pledges from some police to cut back on heavy-handed crowd control tactics. But that message didn't make it to Floyd's burial service, where local and federal law enforcement forces were prepared to use "deadly force" if they encountered civil unrest, documents obtained by Vice News reveal."As a horse-drawn carriage took Floyd's body to its final resting place" earlier this year in Pearland, Texas, "at least six 'sniper teams' were in place on rooftops and authorized to open fire if the situation spiraled out of control," Vice reports via planning records. Pearland officials also brought in U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents to the city to monitor the situation. That included members of the tactical BORTAC unit equipped with "military-grade firepower," Vice writes.The documents spell out the conditions under which certain types of officers could take action. "Officers in soft uniforms" were ready to monitor to "large, peacefully assembling" crowds, while BORTAC was "geared up ready to deploy" if "verbal aggressive language and empty water bottles" were seen. "Deadly force is authorized anytime," the planning records concluded. All of this was done in anticipation of tens of thousands of mourners showing up to the service, the records show. Just a few hundred arrived.Ben Crump, an attorney for the Floyd family, said he and the family didn't know about the sniper teams and other oversight. Pearland police spokesperson contradicted the documents in saying the sniper teams were brought on in anticipation of "protests from Second Amendment groups or counter-protesters to those groups." Read more at Vice News.More stories from theweek.com 7 savagely funny cartoons about the Trump tax revelations Late night hosts have a pretty good idea why Trump shockingly refuses to condemn white supremacists Texas governor cuts the number of ballot drop-off boxes to 1 in each county
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| California wildfire scorches wine country as death toll rises Posted: 01 Oct 2020 04:33 AM PDT  The Zogg Fire is burning in Shasta and Tehama counties and has scorched more than 51,000 acres.
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| Indian police detain key opposition leaders protesting rape Posted: 01 Oct 2020 04:51 AM PDT  Indian police detained key leaders of the opposition Congress party, Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka Gandhi, on Thursday after preventing them from visiting a northern village where a 19-year-old woman from India's lowest caste was allegedly gang raped last month and later died in a hospital. The attack was the latest brutal sexual violence against women to rile India. Police officer Manoj Dixit said the two party leaders were detained for violating an order banning the assembly of four or more people in the area to prevent any violence by protesters.
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| Police arrest Proud Boy member on assault and gun charges hours after Trump refuses to denounce white supremacy Posted: 30 Sep 2020 02:34 PM PDT  Arrest follows president's controversial comments at debate: 'Proud Boys – stand back and stand by'
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| House passes COVID-19 stimulus bill opposed by Senate as negotiations stall out Posted: 01 Oct 2020 05:18 PM PDT  The bill will face opposition in the Republican-controlled Senate.
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| Russian scientist detained for allegedly passing technology to China: reports Posted: 01 Oct 2020 04:52 AM PDT |
| Anglo-Saxon skull found with nose and lips cut off is first physical evidence of brutal punishment for adultery Posted: 30 Sep 2020 04:03 AM PDT  An Anglo-Saxon skull found in Hampshire with its nose and lips cut off is the first physical evidence of the brutal medieval punishment for adultery. Remains of the young girl, thought to have been aged between 15 and 18, were discovered during a search of a site in the village of Oakridge, in Basingstoke, in the 1960s. Her facial injuries (below) included a cut across her mouth and one through the nose which was so deep it sliced through the surrounding bone, archaeologists and scientists have discovered in a fresh analysis of the cranium. A prominent cut across her forehead also suggests someone had attempted to scalp her. Gruesome punishments were known to have been part of the legal system in Anglo-Saxon times, with thieving slaves and adulteresses among those who could be mutilated for their crimes. However, this is the first time physical evidence of such punishments has been uncovered.
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| Massive spider web seen in Missouri photo has some asking: Could it ‘catch’ humans? Posted: 01 Oct 2020 10:01 AM PDT  "Those are the kind that literally 'catch' people if they walk through them at night."
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| Homeland Security reportedly told U.S. officials to speak sympathetically about Kyle Rittenhouse Posted: 01 Oct 2020 05:15 AM PDT  Internal talking points from the Department of Homeland Security directed federal law enforcement officers to speak sympathetically about Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old Trump supporter facing intentional homicide charges for the shooting deaths of two people in Kenosha, Wisconsin, during a chaotic night on Aug. 25, NBC News reports. Rittenhouse brought an AR-15-style rifle to Kenosha from his home in Illinois to guard private businesses alongside armed militia groups. According to police and video footage, he killed one protester, then shot two more after he tripped while trying to flee the scene.The talking points obtained by NBC News urge federal officials to tell the media that Rittenhouse "took his rifle to the scene of the rioting to help defend small business owners," and that "Kyle was seen being chased and attacked by rioters before allegedly shooting three of them, killing two." Also, "subsequent video has emerged reportedly showing that there were 'multiple gunmen' involved, which would lend more credence to the self-defense claims," the documents claim.It isn't clear if the talking points originated in the White House, where President Trump and his press secretary have defended Rittenhouse. Three former Homeland Security officials told NBC News law enforcement isn't typically instructed to discuss particular groups or people before an investigation is finished. "It is as unprecedented as it is wrong," said one, Peter Boogaard.The talking points also advise telling reporters that Patriot Prayer, a right-wing group in Oregon that clashes with anti-racism protesters, is not racist. One protester, Michael Reinoehl, apparently shot dead a Patriot Prayer member in Portland, before Washington state law enforcement, working for the U.S. Marshals, fatally shot him outside an apartment. Before being killed, Reinoehl said he was acting in self defense, and a witness said the officers did not identify themselves before killing Reinoehl and disputed police assertions that Reinoehl was armed and fired at police. Trump said at Tuesday's debate that the Marshals "took care of business"; earlier, he called Reinoehl's killing "retribution."More stories from theweek.com 7 savagely funny cartoons about the Trump tax revelations Late night hosts have a pretty good idea why Trump shockingly refuses to condemn white supremacists Texas governor cuts the number of ballot drop-off boxes to 1 in each county
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| Colombian fishermen rescue 94 Haitian migrants adrift at sea Posted: 30 Sep 2020 08:03 AM PDT  Fishermen spot the migrants' boat adrift in the Caribbean sea and tow it to safety.
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| Seagram's heir faces sentencing in branded sex slave case Posted: 29 Sep 2020 10:07 PM PDT  A wealthy benefactor of Keith Raniere, the disgraced leader of a self-improvement group in upstate New York convicted of turning women into sex slaves who were branded with his initials, faces sentencing Wednesday in the federal conspiracy case. Seagram's liquor fortune heir Clare Bronfman is due to appear in federal court in Brooklyn. Bronfman, 41, admitted in a guilty plea last year that she harbored someone who was living in the U.S. illegally for unpaid "labor and services" and that she committed credit card fraud on behalf of Raniere, leader of the group called NXIVM.
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| Amy Coney Barrett Signed Letter Urging End of ‘Barbaric’ Roe v. Wade Posted: 01 Oct 2020 07:39 AM PDT  Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett signed a letter in 2006 that included a call for the end of Roe v. Wade, denouncing the seminal court decision that provided a legal right to abortion as "barbaric."The letter came in the form of an advertisement from the antiabortion group St. Joseph County Right to Life, which was based in South Bend, Indiana."The Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalized abortion for any reason," the ad read. "It's time to put an end to the barbaric legacy of Roe v. Wade and restore laws that protect the lives of unborn children."At the time of the ad, Barrett worked as a law professor at the University of Notre Dame. The views expressed in the letter reflect the thinking of a vast majority of conservatives and many Catholics. But they present potential political problems for Barrett now that she is President Donald Trump's nominee for the Supreme Court.Trump, on Tuesday night, tried to downplay the notion that Barrett's confirmation could result in the overturning of Roe, saying that there was no way to know that abortion rights could be affected by her taking the seat of the recently deceased Ruth Bader Ginsburg.The letter from St. Joseph County Right to Life was first reported by The Guardian, which reported that the group also believes that "discarding of unused or frozen embryos created in the in vitro fertilization (IVF) process ought to be criminalized."Coming to Barrett's defense, Ramesh Pannuru, a writer for the National Review, argued that she only signed on to one-half of the letter—the part that called for ending "abortion on demand"—and not the adjoining page, which called Roe "barbaric." Both sides were run in the paper by St. Joseph County Right to Life.Read more at The Daily Beast.Get our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more.
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| Republicans move forward with plan to investigate presidential election in Pennsylvania Posted: 01 Oct 2020 08:39 AM PDT  A proposed Select Committee on Election Integrity would give lawmakers the power to investigate, review and make recommendations on the 2020 election.
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| Chelsea Clinton reveals vicious things trolls have tormented her with Posted: 01 Oct 2020 02:00 PM PDT  She defends Barron Trump while speaking about the kinship she feels with other former first children
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| Parrots at zoo separated after swearing profusely at visitors Posted: 30 Sep 2020 10:14 AM PDT  "If they teach the others bad language and I end up with 250 swearing birds, I don't know what we'll do," said the wildlife sanctuary's chief executive.
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| Justice Department must release redacted portions of Mueller report dealing with criminal charges before Election Day, judge rules Posted: 30 Sep 2020 11:55 PM PDT  A judge ruled that the DOJ improperly censored portions of the Mueller report dealing with potential criminal charges and Russia's hacking of the DNC.
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| One KC-46 delivery has been halted due to electrical system problems Posted: 01 Oct 2020 08:26 AM PDT  The KC-46 tanker has yet another issue, a Senate hearing has revealed.
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| US says it will block palm oil from large Malaysian producer Posted: 30 Sep 2020 06:49 AM PDT  The United States will block shipments of palm oil from a major Malaysian producer that feeds into the supply chains of iconic U.S. food and cosmetic brands. It found indicators of forced labor, including concerns about child workers, along with other abuses such as physical and sexual violence. The order against FGV Holdings Berhad, one of Malaysia's largest palm oil companies and a joint-venture partner with American consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble, went into effect Wednesday, said Brenda Smith, executive assistant commissioner at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Office of Trade.
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| Donald Trump, Seven Springs and his $21 million tax deduction draw scrutiny Posted: 01 Oct 2020 12:47 PM PDT  The $21-million tax deduction on his Seven Springs property could bring Trump savings up to $10 million, $2.5 million more than he paid for the estate
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| EU leaders to tell China to meet 2019-2020 trade deadlines Posted: 01 Oct 2020 02:32 AM PDT  European Union leaders will call on China to finalise a stalled investment agreement by the end of the year and again criticise Beijing over its security crackdown in Hong Kong, according to a draft summit statement seen by Reuters. EU leaders, who are set to discuss their policy towards China at the two-day summit from Thursday, will also renew demands that Beijing make good on promises made in 2019 to open up Chinese markets to European companies. EU leaders, who have labelled China a "systemic rival", will urge China "to deliver on previous commitments to address market access barriers, to make progress on overcapacity and engage in negotiations on industrial subsidies at the World Trade Organization," according to the draft summit statement.
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| Sturgeon faces backlash after saying it may have been better if Eat Out to Help Out had not happened Posted: 01 Oct 2020 12:57 PM PDT  Nicola Sturgeon is facing a backlash from Scotland's crisis-hit hospitality industry after she suggested a popular discount scheme credited with saving businesses and livelihoods should have never been set up. The First Minister questioned whether the Eat Out to Help Out initiative, which saw diners across the UK receive discounts for dining in at pubs and restaurants in August, had contributed to a surge in coronavirus cases. However, representatives of businesses north of the border said the UK Government subsidy scheme, which cost taxpayers £522m, had been a huge success and accused Scottish ministers of failing to listen to their concerns. Stephen Montgomery, spokesman for the Scottish Hospitality Group, said much of the cost of the scheme had been offset by increased tax receipts through VAT and alcohol duty and that it was seen within the industry as a lifeline.
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| Moderna CEO says vaccine won't be ready to be distributed widely until the spring Posted: 01 Oct 2020 06:27 AM PDT  Moderna won't be able to seek emergency use authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate earlier than late November, and the vaccine would likely not be available to the general public prior to March, its CEO says.Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel told the Financial Times on Wednesday that the company wouldn't have enough data to seek emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration for its coronavirus vaccine candidate before Nov. 25 at the earliest. He also told the Financial Times that the company wouldn't be able to file for approval to get the vaccine to the entire population until late January at the earliest, meaning that "late [first quarter], early [second quarter]" of 2021 is a "reasonable timeline" for approval. This, CBS News writes, was both a "setback for Moderna" as well as a "blow to claims by" President Trump that a coronavirus vaccine could be ready prior to Election Day. Trump has repeatedly touted such a possibility, and he contradicted experts in his administration during the first 2020 presidential debate on Tuesday while claiming that "we're weeks away from a vaccine."But Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told Congress last month that in terms of when a vaccine might be "generally available to the American public so we can begin to take advantage" of it to "get back to our regular life, I think we're probably looking at ... late second quarter, third quarter 2021."Given the Moderna CEO's comments, the Financial Times writes that the "most realistic hope of a pre-election vaccine" would be from Pfizer, as that company's CEO says it should know whether its vaccine works by the end of October. But The New York Times writes that "the idea that it will be ready in October is far-fetched." More stories from theweek.com 7 savagely funny cartoons about the Trump tax revelations Late night hosts have a pretty good idea why Trump shockingly refuses to condemn white supremacists Texas governor cuts the number of ballot drop-off boxes to 1 in each county
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