| Nancy Pelosi once again mocks Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for using Twitter for back-up support Posted: 09 Apr 2019 10:29 AM PDT  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made a subtle jab towards Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez over her alleged dependency on Twitter for public support, insinuating that the freshman lawmaker is neglecting to do work required pass the Democratic agenda into laws.Ms Ocasio-Cortez has almost 4 million followers on Twitter and has often used Twitter as a tool to rally public support for her progressive proposals including the Green New Deal.Ms Pelosi, 79, told USA Today on Monday that she is running into issues of leading a House caucus while freshman Democratic lawmakers are pushing the party further to the left. She accuses them of prioritising symbolic gestures over actual legislative achievements. "While there are people who have a large number of Twitter followers, what's important is that we have large numbers of votes on the floor of the House," the California Democrat said.She did not mention Ms Ocasio-Cortez by name in the interview.Ms Pelosi added that she believes progressives are "fine" after she told them they needed to look into introducing moderate legislation that have a higher chance of passing the House."As I say to my own district, 'You go out and elect 218 people, just like San Francisco, then we can talk,'" Ms Pelosi added.This isn't the first time the House Speaker derided Ms Ocasio-Cortez. In February, Ms Pelosi scoffed at the Green New Deal, a climate change proposal introduced by the New York Democrat, in an interview with Politico."It will be one of several or maybe many suggestions that we receive," Ms Pelosi said. "The green dream, or whatever they call it, nobody knows what it is, but they're for it, right?"
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| Trump: Uganda must capture kidnappers of freed US tourist Posted: 08 Apr 2019 07:41 PM PDT  KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday urged Uganda to find the kidnappers of an American tourist who has been freed amid conflicting reports over whether a ransom was paid for her release.
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| Stanford kicks out student linked to largest-ever college admissions scandal Posted: 09 Apr 2019 11:32 AM PDT  A Stanford University student linked to the wide-ranging admissions scandal involving elite schools across the nation has been kicked out of school.
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| Airline Employee Spreads Cheer Far and Wide With Infectiously Joyous Dance Party Posted: 08 Apr 2019 09:05 AM PDT  Robert Dillon took Spirit Airlines name to heart, apparently
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| U.S. judge halts Trump policy of returning asylum seekers to Mexico Posted: 08 Apr 2019 04:30 PM PDT  The ruling is slated to take effect on Friday, according to the order by U.S. District Judge Richard Seeborg in San Francisco. The Trump administration said last week it planned to expand the program of sending some migrants to wait out their U.S. court dates in Mexican border cities, under a policy known as Migrant Protection Protocols, or MPP. The government argued MPP was needed because so many asylum seekers spend years living in the United States and never appear for their court hearings before their claim is denied and an immigration judge orders them to be deported.
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| These are the nation's largest U.S. airlines, ranked from worst to best by new study Posted: 08 Apr 2019 10:16 AM PDT ![These are the nation's largest U.S. airlines, ranked from worst to best by new study]( "These are the nation's largest U.S. airlines, ranked from worst to best by new study") The top and bottom airlines in the Airline Quality Rating mirrored The Points Guy's best and worst rankings last month.
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| Bernie Sanders supports letting jailed felons vote in elections Posted: 08 Apr 2019 10:05 AM PDT  The Vermont senator says prisoners "have a right to vote."
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| See the New 2019 Mazda 3 Hatchback in Photos Posted: 08 Apr 2019 11:30 AM PDT |
| Man beat five-year-old daughter to death for not doing homework, police say Posted: 09 Apr 2019 04:48 AM PDT  Brandon Reynolds said he had a ritual that would calm him. His daughter's heart formed with a hole while she was in the womb, and from time to time, he would put his ear to her chest to hear and feel the miracle of its beat.He found it "soothing," Reynolds told police after emergency responders fought to save his five-year old daughter at his Albuquerque, New Mexico, home early Friday. Fire and rescue arrived to find her in possible cardiac arrest and no pulse.But signs of physical trauma prompted paramedics to call the police, authorities said in a news conference. The girl regained a pulse and was transferred to the University of New Mexico hospital, where she died, according to a criminal complaint obtained by The Washington Post.Reynolds was charged Friday with intentional child abuse resulting in the death of a child, authorities said, and his story began to unfurl in a taped interview at the police station.His daughter was home-schooled, he told investigators, and she did her homework on the computer. She told him she didn't want to do any homework that night, according to the complaint.That response "triggered" him, Reynolds said."That's when the discipline came in," he told investigators. He beat her with a shoe before he began "blacking out" until he realised she was lethargic and cradled her on the living room floor, the complaint said.Investigators interviewed a neighbour who reported a commotion, including Reynolds shouting, "Get up!"Officers described a violent and surreal scene inside the home. There was blood on a wall and the carpet, and Reynolds called his daughter's mother on FaceTime to tell her about the incident as officers were still there.Reynolds said he was alarmed when the girl's breathing became shallow and his ritual nearly went silent - he could barely feel her heartbeat. He then called first responders.Police observed him to be "emotionless," the complaint said.It is unclear if Reynolds is represented by an attorney.A neighbour told KOAT that she used to babysit the child. They painted each other's nails. "She was a little angel," the neighbour said. "She didn't deserve this."Detectives from the child abuse unit have helped in the investigation, Albuquerque Police Chief Michael Geier said."This is definitely a heartbreaking tragedy, and our officers and detectives are working diligently at this time to get justice for this little girl," Mr Geier said.Washington Post
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| LED light bulbs are somehow on sale for just $1 each on Amazon, today only Posted: 08 Apr 2019 04:54 AM PDT ![LED light bulbs are somehow on sale for just $1 each on Amazon, today only]( "LED light bulbs are somehow on sale for just $1 each on Amazon, today only") Philips Hue white LED bulbs are on sale for $12.49 each today, and that's a fantastic deal. But Amazon is running a special one-day deal on Monday on regular LED bulbs that you are definitely going to want to take advantage of. Why "definitely," you ask? Because today may very well be the last day that you ever have to buy light bulbs. On Monday only, you can snag a 24-pack of Sylvania Home Lighting 74765 A19 Soft White 2700K LED Light Bulbs for just $24.08, which is just $1 a bulb. You read that correctly... $1! You can also get 24-packs of daylight-tone bright white 5000K bulbs for $25.19, which works out to $1.05 a bulb. Well, what the heck are you waiting for!?Here's what you need to know from the product page: * These LED lamps make an energy-efficient replacement and substitute for standard 60 watt incandescent lamps. At 8.5 watts, each bulb emits the bright light output of 800 lumens * These bulbs are a great energy-saving replacement for old incandescent bulbs because each lamp has a total lifespan of up to 11, 000 hours. You won't need to constantly change your lightbulbs anymore * These LED lightbulbs require less energy and can save money on your energy bill. Each bright white light bulb works as a great replacement for old 60W incandescent bulbs * These LED light bulbs have a Color temperature of 5000 kelvin, which produces a bright white Color * This bulb is not dimmable.
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| Trump's homeland security chief Kirstjen Nielsen resigns Posted: 07 Apr 2019 11:48 PM PDT  US President Donald Trump on Sunday announced the departure of Homeland Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, underscoring his intent to toughen immigration policy amid a surge in illegal crossings along the southern border. Ms Nielsen's exit marks the end of a difficult relationship with her boss, who was said to be unhappy with her performance despite her unswerving loyalty and full-throated defense of the president's most controversial policies. During her 18 months at the helm of the powerful agency, the 46-year-old became synonymous with the controversial practice of separating children from their parents, making her a frequent target of progressive groups and the Democratic opposition who repeatedly called on her to resign. None of this, however, seems to have been enough for Trump. "Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen will be leaving her position, and I would like to thank her for her service," Trump tweeted on Sunday. He added US Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan would become acting secretary. Nielsen walks with Trump during a visit to a section of the border wall in California Credit: Reuters "Despite our progress in reforming homeland security for a new age, I have determined that it is the right time for me to step aside," Ms Nielsen said in a resignation letter she later shared on Twitter. The move came just two days after she and Trump visited the Mexican border in California together, with the president delivering a stern message to would-be illegal immigrants and asylum seekers: "Our country is full." Despite warnings of dire economic consequences, including by top Republicans, Trump has repeatedly threatened to close the US-Mexico border, demanding that Congress and Central American governments act to stem a flow of migrants that saw Nielsen last week order an "emergency surge" of personnel to handle the situation. "System has been broken for many years. Democrats in Congress must agree to fix loopholes - No Open Borders (Crimes & Drugs). Will Close Southern Border If necessary..." he tweeted on Sunday evening. n Friday, US media reported that Trump also pulled his nominee to lead the Immigration and Customs Enforcement department - saying he wanted someone "tougher" at the helm of the Homeland Security sub-agency. Together, the shake-ups were seen by observers as a sign the president wants to tack an even harder line. Trump was said to be irritated at what he felt was 'lecturing' by Nielsen Credit: Getty Images Border Patrol estimates put the number of migrants passing through Mexico at over 100,000 in March, most from El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala: the highest monthly figure in nearly a decade, according to Ms Nielsen. Mr Trump cut aid to those three countries last month in response to the surge. "When even the most radical voices in the administration aren't radical enough for President Trump, you know he's completely lost touch with the American people," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Sunday. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi added it was "deeply alarming that the Trump Administration official who put children in cages is reportedly resigning because she is not extreme enough for the White House's liking." Ms Nielsen initially joined the Trump administration in January 2017 as an assistant to Trump's first DHS secretary, John Kelly. When Kelly moved to the White House as Trump's chief of staff in July 2017, Ms Nielsen went with him as his deputy. But by October of that year she was back at DHS, this time as secretary. Disaster relief, cyber security, transportation security, the Coast Guard, customs and policing the borders all fall under the department's purview. She will be remembered most, however, as the face of the Trump administration's fierce anti-immigration policy, including the widely condemned practice - since revoked - of separating migrant children from their parents as part of a "zero tolerance" policy of prosecuting all illegal border crossers. Images of sobbing children being taken from their parents last year fuelled a national outcry as condemnation poured in from the United Nations, human rights groups, and four former first ladies - all mothers - who called the policy "cruel" and "immoral."
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| Gaza animals find new home following deaths at zoo Posted: 08 Apr 2019 06:22 AM PDT  Five lions, five monkeys, four ostriches, three peacocks, two wolves and a hyena departed Gaza for Jordan on Sunday, after being rescued from a Gaza zoo where many animals died of starvation and lack of care. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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| Buttigieg to Pence: If you have a problem with who I am, your quarrel is with my creator Posted: 08 Apr 2019 05:13 AM PDT  It's unusual for 2020 Democratic candidates to talk about faith as often as Pete Buttigieg does. It's groundbreaking to do so as a gay married man.
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| In New York, confusion reigns in the emerging CBD edibles business Posted: 09 Apr 2019 06:53 AM PDT  New York state officials told food growers and processors in mid-December that they had the state's blessing to produce and sell tea and chocolates laced with CBD, the cannabis derivative reputed to ease anxiety and other ills without marijuana's high. The New York City crackdown highlights the inconsistencies that have emerged in federal, state and local rules governing CBD, bewildering the small but growing number of businesses selling edibles in New York and other states. "I'm trying to be compliant with the law, but no one seems to be fully aware of what the law is and isn't," said C.J. Holm, the owner of the Fat Cat Kitchen, which touts CBD coffee and cookies on a sidewalk chalkboard.
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| The Jeep J6 Concept Is a Two-Door Pickup Based on the Gladiator Posted: 07 Apr 2019 09:01 PM PDT  The latest in Jeep's long history of two-door trucks, the J6 concept was created for the Moab Easter Jeep Safari.
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| Baltimore mayor refuses to step down over children's book scandal despite pressure from city council Posted: 08 Apr 2019 10:46 AM PDT  Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh is refusing to resign over a scandal surrounding children's books she authored despite a unanimous call from the city council for her to step down.
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| Jeep Five-Quarter Concept Channels Brand's Military History Posted: 09 Apr 2019 06:33 AM PDT  Over there, over there, tell Moab to beware, the Jeep M-715 Five-Quarter concept vehicle is awesome.
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| The Moment Kirstjen Nielsen Doomed Her Future With Trump Posted: 08 Apr 2019 02:38 PM PDT  Photo Illustration by Sarah Rogers/The Daily Beast / Photos by GettySan Diego – Kirstjen Nielsen and Donald Trump were a bad fit from the start.The only question was who was going to leave whom. The story released for public consumption is that, following a White House meeting with Trump on Sunday, Nielsen decided to resign. By all accounts, however, she wasn't ready to call it quits. She was fired as head of the gargantuan Department of Homeland Security, which employs a staggering 240,000 people.Late Sunday, Nielsen tweeted that she would stay on until Wednesday to help with the transition – and, no doubt, attempt to save a smidgen of face. On Monday, she met briefly with a gaggle of reporters outside her home in Alexandria, Virginia. Before brushing them off and hustling back inside, Nielsen insisted that she and Trump still had the same goal: stronger border security.That doesn't mean anything. Trump and Nielsen had radically different opinions of what the U.S. government – and specifically, DHS – could do to secure the border to the point where people don't cross it without an invitation. The media never understood the relationship between Trump and Nielsen. When it wasn't portraying her as loyal to a fault in carrying out Trump's policy of separating immigrant families, it was playing up the friction between the two and attributing it to the assumption that Nielsen – who seems plenty tough to most of us — wasn't tough enough for Trump's taste. That's wrong. The split between the two was never about toughness, but about what can and what can't be done to stop something that has been occurring for as long as human civilization: the movement of people across borders in search of something better. You can build a moat, a wall, or a blockade, but human nature doesn't succumb to physical barriers. For years, scores of Border Patrol agents have told me – on my own trips to the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas, Arizona and California – that there is no wall high enough, deep enough, or long enough to stop someone who has to feed his or her family. The experts understand this fact. The split between Trump and Nielsen was about the difference between politicians who win over voters by promising the impossible, and the Cabinet officials who have the misfortune of being tasked with making the impossible happen. In her public comments over the last few months, Nielsen dropped hints that – even if she wanted to shut off all illegal immigration -- her hands were tied by the law and the Constitution, as well as by what Congress had already authorized, and could be expected to authorize going forward. But, in truth, Nielsen was also limited by something bigger. She was constrained by her attempt to do her job in a way that was – to use words that probably seem foreign to anti-immigrant crusader and White House Senior Adviser Stephen Miller, who reportedly had a hand in her firing – honest, practical, and realistic. We still don't know the specifics of exactly what occurred at Nielsen's meeting with Trump. Did the president call her to the White House with the intention of making good on his threat to fire her, which he has been toying with since last Spring when John Kelly, then-White House Chief of Staff, reportedly intervened to save the job of his protégé? Or did matters come to a head at the meeting, over the question of whether DHS can actually stop illegal immigration? What we know is that Nielsen's dismissal came just a few days after she accompanied Trump on a trip to the U.S.-Mexico border to talk about immigration – a visit that, in hindsight, might have been designed to show the world how little Trump understands about either the border or immigration. Trump – who used the visit to hang a No Vacancy sign and announce that "the country is full"— seems to really believe that it's possible to "shut down" a 2,000-mile border and stop illegal immigrants from entering the United States.Consider what happened when Trump — during a recent White House meeting — ordered Nielsen to close down the very busy port of El Paso and to do it the very next day. Nielsen was the voice of sanity. According to CNN, she told Trump that would be a bad and even dangerous idea. According to two people in the room, Trump said: "I don't care."Who thinks this way? I'll tell you who. People who don't live near the border and who only visit now and then for a few hours at a time. Also, people who don't work for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Border Patrol or DHS, which oversees them both. In other words, the further you are from the problem, the more likely you are to think you have the solution. Which brings me to how Trump and Nielsen got off to such a bad start in the first place, and why the relationship was always doomed to fail.I'm tempted to say that trouble began in December 2017, during Nielsen's confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee. At one point, the nominee was asked if she agreed with the statement that DHS was "not going to build a wall from sea to shining sea" along the U.S.-Mexico border. She responded with a simple, one-word answer: "yes." That response could not have set well with Trump who, in courting his supporters, oversold the idea of a "big, beautiful" border wall, 12 to 15 feet high and 2,000 miles long – and one that Mexico was going to pay for no less.But, it's more accurate to say that the seeds of what would grow into this dysfunctional relationship were planted a year earlier, way back in December 2016 when Trump chose Kelly – a retired Marine general – to head DHS. Nielsen was his deputy. No Kelly, no Nielsen. It was Kelly who made the statement Nielsen agreed to at her confirmation, about how DHS was "not going to build a wall from sea to shining sea" on the U.S.-Mexico border. Now, to be fair, Kelly also told the senators that he agreed that "physical barriers work" in combating illegal activity, but he emphasized that these barriers should be placed strategically where they will do the most good.An answer like that makes sense. It's honest, practical, and realistic. Which explains why Trump, and Miller, wanted nothing to do with it. They prefer an immigration policy that is simplistic, showy, and demagogic.All of this helps makes clear what sort of candidate should toss their hat into the ring to replace Nielsen. Sycophants preferred. No grownups need apply. Grasp of reality, optional. Read more at The Daily Beast.
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| Flooding in Oregon after heavy weekend rain Posted: 09 Apr 2019 04:11 AM PDT  The National Weather Service has issued flood watches and warnings for several counties in Oregon's central Willamette Valley. (April 9)
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| Putin, on Mueller report: 'We said from the start it would find nothing' Posted: 09 Apr 2019 08:03 AM PDT  U.S. Attorney General William Barr said in a summary released last month that Mueller had found no evidence of collusion between Trump's campaign and Russia in the election. Putin, speaking at an Arctic forum in the Russian city of St Petersburg, said on Friday that Mueller's findings were predictable for Moscow. "That it (Mueller's inquiry) would finish in that way - like a mountain giving birth to a mouse as they say - was clear to us in advance.
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| An "Entry Level" Ford Mustang Performance Model Is Coming to Battle the Four-Cylinder Camaro 1LE Posted: 08 Apr 2019 11:40 AM PDT  We expect this sharpened Stang variant to bring extra performance goodies to the four-cylinder EcoBoost car.
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| Boeing orders and deliveries tumble as Max jet is grounded Posted: 09 Apr 2019 02:09 PM PDT  DALLAS (AP) — Boeing failed to win any orders for its 737 Max airliner in March as scrutiny of the plane increased following a second deadly crash in less than five months.
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| Why Barr Won't Be Able to Keep the Mueller Report's Most Important Parts Private Posted: 09 Apr 2019 03:24 PM PDT  The Attorney General would have to contend with two crucial court decisions
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| Iran president says US 'leader of world terrorism' Posted: 09 Apr 2019 01:27 AM PDT  Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Tuesday that the United States was the real "leader of world terrorism" after Washington blacklisted Iran's Revolutionary Guards as a "foreign terrorist organisation". "Who are you to label revolutionary institutions as terrorists?" Rouhani asked in a speech broadcast live by state television. Speaking at a ceremony to mark Iran's national nuclear technology day in Tehran, Rouhani defended the Revolutionary Guards as a force that has fought terrorism ever since its creation in 1979.
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| Speaking to Jewish Republicans, Trump calls Netanyahu 'your prime minister' Posted: 08 Apr 2019 09:33 AM PDT  Addressing a group of Jewish Americans in Las Vegas over the weekend, President Trump referred to Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu as "your prime minister."
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| Why You Should Create a My Social Security Account Posted: 08 Apr 2019 06:45 AM PDT ![Why You Should Create a My Social Security Account]( "Why You Should Create a My Social Security Account") A my Social Security account allows you to view your contributions to the Social Security program. You can also get a personalized estimate of your future Social Security payments in retirement. Periodically reviewing your Social Security record allows you to make sure your earnings are recorded correctly and to factor the likely payout into your retirement plans.
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| Meet the F-21 Fighter (Think an F-16 on Steroids Thanks to F-22 and F-35 DNA) Posted: 08 Apr 2019 12:52 AM PDT  For the purposes of Lockheed's marketing campaign, the F-21 is a new fighter, although it shares many of its major features with the F-16V the company has sold to Bahrain, Greece, Slovakia, South Korea and Taiwan. Lockheed can build new F-16Vs or upgrade older F-16s to the V-standard.Lockheed Martin in mid-February 2019 offered to sell India a new fighter the company calls the "F-21."(This first appeared several months ago.)Only it doesn't look like a new fighter at all. The F-21 looks like an F-16.In fact, the F-21 is an F-16 that Lockheed has upgraded with new cockpit displays, conformal fuel tanks, a larger airframe spine that can accommodate additional electronics, fittings for towed radar decoys, a new infrared sensor and a refueling probe that's compatible with India's Russian-made aerial tankers."The F-21 addresses the Indian air force's unique requirements," Lockheed stated.The rebranding raises an important question. At what point do upgrades transform an old fighter into a new fighter?It isn't a purely academic question. The number of different fighter types that a country simultaneously can produce is a useful marker of that country's war-making capacity.
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| Tensions flare in 'long and complicated' relationship between Pete Buttigieg and Mike Pence Posted: 09 Apr 2019 05:08 PM PDT The war of increasingly personal words between Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg and Vice President Mike Pence escalated Tuesday.
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| The 2020 Mercedes-AMG CLA35 Is the Curvier Choice among Entry-Level AMGs Posted: 08 Apr 2019 03:01 PM PDT  Everything that's great about the A35 sedan but with a prettier shell and a premium price.
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| White House discussed Trump tax returns prior to request: Mnuchin Posted: 09 Apr 2019 04:21 PM PDT  White House lawyers consulted with Treasury officials about President Donald Trump's tax returns before Democratic lawmakers formally requested access to them, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Tuesday in congressional testimony. The White House has vowed Democrats will "never" see them. Mnuchin testified before Congress that officials were reviewing Democrats' request for the tax returns, adding that it would be "premature" to discuss their ultimate decision.
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| European nationalists present united front Posted: 08 Apr 2019 09:59 AM PDT  Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini hosted a meeting of nationalist, anti-immigrant parties from across Europe in Milan on Monday, in an effort to show a unified front ahead of May's EU elections. Francis Maguire reports.
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| U.S. judge defers hearing on PG&E $350 mln bonus plan Posted: 09 Apr 2019 01:30 PM PDT ![U.S. judge defers hearing on PG&E $350 mln bonus plan]( "U.S. judge defers hearing on PG&E $350 mln bonus plan") A U.S. bankruptcy judge on Tuesday deferred a ruling on whether to approve or reject a motion by PG&E Corp to pay up to $350 million in bonuses to 10,000 employees after the power producer said the plan excluded senior executives and would help it fight devastating wildfires. The plan covers 2019 and takes the place of a previously proposed 2018 bonus program for some 14,000 employees that PG&E scuttled after criticism from wildfire victims and their lawyers. The U.S. Trustee, the government's bankruptcy watchdog, had also objected to the new plan, saying it did not make clear insiders are excluded and expressing concern about its cost.
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| Obama warns Democrats that ideological 'rigidity' can lead to a 'circular firing squad' Posted: 08 Apr 2019 06:12 AM PDT  Former President Barack Obama warned Democrats about ideological "rigidity" and urged compromise in order to avoid a "circular firing squad."
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| Wall Street's 7 Highest-Rated Stocks to Buy Posted: 08 Apr 2019 07:17 AM PDT ![Wall Street's 7 Highest-Rated Stocks to Buy]( "Wall Street's 7 Highest-Rated Stocks to Buy") Wall Street analysts don't always get it right. There's no such thing as a 100 percent guaranteed winner when it comes to finding the best stocks to buy, but FactSet recently compiled a list of stocks that Wall Street analysts love most. Of all the stocks covered by Wall Street, Amazon has the most pristine scorecard.
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| 1991 Mercedes-Benz 500 E Owned By Rowan Atkinson Is Auction Bound Posted: 08 Apr 2019 06:23 AM PDT  After purchasing this car new in 1991, Atkinson sold it in 1995 and repurchased the sedan in 2017. On May 25 at Classic Car Auctions, Rowan will be selling this Benz for the second time. Mercedes-Benz launched the high-performance variant of the W124 E-Class, the 500 E, in 1990 and manufactured it at plants in Sindelfingen and Zuffenhausen, Germany until 1995.
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| Felicity Huffman to plead guilty in college admissions cheating case Posted: 08 Apr 2019 01:57 PM PDT  The actor and 12 other parents will plead guilty after being accused of paying to rig children's test scores and bribe coachesFelicity Huffman leaves federal court in Boston, Massachusetts, on 3 April 2019. Photograph: Brian Snyder/ReutersFelicity Huffman has agreed to plead guilty in the college admissions cheating scandal, the biggest celebrity name so far to admit to her involvement in the scheme. Court documents made public on Monday show that 12 other prominent parents, in addition to Huffman, will also plead guilty in the case.The actor, 56, was accused of paying a consultant $15,000 to have a proctor boost her older daughter's SAT score in order to ease her way into college. Authorities say the actor also discussed going through with the same plan for her younger daughter, but she ultimately decided not to. Other parents charged in the scheme include prominent figures in law, finance, fashion, the food and beverage industry and other fields. It's the biggest college admissions case ever prosecuted by the Department of Justice.The scandal embroiled elite universities across the country and laid bare the lengths to which status-seeking parents will go to secure their children a coveted spot. The consultant, Rick Singer, met with Huffman and her husband, 69-year-old actor William H Macy, at their Los Angeles home and explained to them he "controlled" a testing center and could have somebody secretly change their daughter's answers, authorities said. Singer told investigators Huffman and her husband agreed to the plan. Macy was not charged although the authorities have not said why. Huffman will plead guilty to a charge of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest-services mail fraud, according to court documents made public on Monday.In her first public comments since her arrest last month, she apologized and said she accepts full responsibility for her actions and "will accept the consequences". Huffman said in a statement that her daughter did not know about her actions. She said her desire to help her daughter was "no excuse to break the law".Huffman and TV actor Lori Loughlin had appeared in federal court in Boston last Wednesday afternoon, to face charges that they participated in a wide-ranging college admissions cheating scam that has rocked the US.The actors, along with Loughlin's fashion designer husband Mossimo Giannulli and dozens of others, were charged last month in a scheme in which authorities say parents paid an admissions consultant to bribe college coaches and rig test scores to get their children into elite universities.Huffman was among 50 people charged in what authorities have described as the biggest college admissions scam ever prosecuted by the justice department.Loughlin and Giannulli are not among those who've agreed to plead guilty and haven't publicly addressed the allegations.Earlier on Monday, Stanford University in California announced it had expelled a student who lied about her sailing credentials in her application, which was linked to the college admission bribery scandal.The university wrote that it had rescinded the student's admission in a short statement posted on its website on 2 April after determining "some of the material in the student's application is false".The statement added: "The student is no longer on campus."University officials previously said the student was admitted without the recommendation of former Stanford sailing coach John Vandemoer, who pleaded guilty to taking bribes in exchange for helping students get into the elite university. They said a $500,000 contribution to the sailing program was made several months after the student was admitted.The Stanford Daily first reported on Sunday that the student had been expelled.
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| You can already save up to $150 on a brand new Galaxy S10 Posted: 08 Apr 2019 02:33 PM PDT  Remember about a month ago, when we told you that it might be a good idea to postpone the purchase of the Galaxy S10, as better deals may be waiting down the road? Well, if you still haven't pulled the trigger, you should know that Samsung is already discounting several models by at least $100, though savings can go up to $150.The deal is available directly from Samsung, and requires you to get the phone with a carrier payment plan from AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, US Cellular, or Verizon. The deal doesn't necessitate any device trade-ins, and the savings apply to various storage tiers, so you can pick which model suits you best.You'll get $100 off on the 128GB and 256GB Galaxy S10e, save $100 on the 128GB Galaxy S10 or Galaxy S10+, or $150 on 512GB and 1TB storage versions (where available). On top of that, Samsung is throwing in a free wireless charger with many of these models, so you'll save even more money on your next Galaxy S10 purchase.Should you want to trade-in an older, functional smartphone, you'll qualify for up to $300 cash back, which is a promo that Samsung has run before.If Samsung is already willing to cut the Galaxy S10 price by $100 to $150 after the first month of sales, this means you'll be able to score an even cheaper used Galaxy S10, which is precisely what last month's study hinted at. The longer you wait, the better prices you'll get, although we doubt Samsung will offer more significant Galaxy S10 discounts than this anytime soon. Check out the full Galaxy S10 offer at this link.
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| Head of US Secret Service to quit job: White House Posted: 08 Apr 2019 02:04 PM PDT  The head of the US Secret Service, which guards President Donald Trump and visiting heads of state, is stepping down, the White House said Monday in the administration's latest sign of turbulence. "United States Secret Service director Randolph 'Tex' Alles... will be leaving shortly and President Trump has selected James M. Murray, a career member of the USSS, to take over as director beginning in May," Trump spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said in a statement. No reason was given for Alles' sudden departure.
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