| Detroit lawyers say fraud allegations based on 'extraordinary failure to understand how elections function' Posted: 11 Nov 2020 04:18 PM PST  The city of Detroit has rejected claims of cheating brought by Trump supporters, stating in a court filing that the allegations made by a handful of election observers and one election worker were based on a lack of understanding the processes they were watching.
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| AOC’s Twitter explodes after posting single photo in response to Senator’s rejection of ‘crazy socialist agenda’ Posted: 12 Nov 2020 03:15 PM PST  'Defund the police? Defund, my butt,' Joe Manchin tweeted
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| ‘Horrific’: Florida man shoots girlfriend, plus roommate who tried to help, police say Posted: 11 Nov 2020 12:36 PM PST  A woman tried in vain to save her housemate who was killed by her boyfriend in their home Sunday morning in the Central Florida city of Bartow, deputies said.
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| Rep. Denver Riggleman: ‘I haven’t made a whole lot of friends in the QAnon community’ Posted: 12 Nov 2020 09:24 AM PST 
Rep. Denver Riggleman, R-Va., joins Yahoo News Senior Political Correspondent Jon Ward to discuss President-elect Joe Biden, QAnon and why some of his fellow Republicans are afraid to publicly denounce baseless conspiracy theories. Riggleman, a former Air Force officer and NSA contractor, tells Yahoo News that there is "no way" he'll stay in the Republican Party if elected officials continue to turn a blind eye to theories he says are based on "anti-Semitic tropes" to appease their base.
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| Any hope of keeping Earth habitable now requires sucking carbon back out of the atmosphere, a new study found Posted: 12 Nov 2020 08:00 AM PST  Even if greenhouse-gas emissions stop now, global warming will continue for centuries, a study shows. The solution: removing carbon from the air.
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| 'Defying the odds': 51-year-old woman gives birth to her own granddaughter Posted: 12 Nov 2020 12:16 PM PST  Julie Loving, 51, carried her daughter's child through gestational surrogacy. After a Nov. 2 delivery, everyone is doing "fantastic and healthy."
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| Dad: Teen, found dead in Malaysia, couldn't survive jungle Posted: 12 Nov 2020 01:00 AM PST  The father of a French-Irish teenager who was found dead last year near a Malaysian jungle resort after vanishing on a holiday said Thursday that his daughter would not have had the stamina or instinct to survive for days in the jungle. Sebastien Quoirin told an inquest into Nora Anne Quoirin's death that the condition of the 15-year-old's body also didn't support the police theory that she ventured out of the family's cottage on her own, walked and hid in the forest.
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| Saudi will strike those who threaten its security, crown prince warns Posted: 12 Nov 2020 10:12 AM PST  Saudi Arabia will strike those who threaten the kingdom's security and stability with an "iron fist", the crown prince said on Thursday, one day after an attack on a Remembrance Day ceremony injured two in the kingdom. Islamic State claimed Wednesday's attack on a non-Muslim cemetery in the Saudi Red Sea city of Jeddah during a World War One remembrance ceremony involving French and other embassies. "We will continue to hit with an iron fist against anyone who thinks of threatening our security and stability," Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the kingdom's de facto ruler, said in a speech carried by Saudi state news agency SPA.
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| GOP governors call out Trump for stalling transition: It's 'very dangerous' Posted: 10 Nov 2020 07:22 PM PST  Republican senators may be falling in line behind President Trump and his decision to not concede the election, stalling the presidential transition, but two Republican governors are speaking out, with Larry Hogan of Maryland calling the situation "very dangerous."During a Tuesday press conference, Hogan said it was unbelievable to be "in the middle of this pandemic, this economic collapse, people dying across the country, to not know if we're going to have a transition. ... With no stimulus package getting done with, with no additional virus relief, you know, it's crazy. We've got to move on."Separately on Tuesday, Gov. Charlie Baker of Massachusetts called Trump's voter fraud claims "baseless," and said it was "wildly inappropriate" for Attorney General William Barr to get involved in the matter. Obstructing an "orderly transition process, especially at a time like this, is equally unacceptable," he added. "I can't think of a worse time to stall a transition than amid a deadly pandemic that the federal government continues to own primary responsibility for responding to."Baker and Hogan are among the handful of Republican leaders who have congratulated President-elect Joe Biden on winning the election, and both said they did not vote for Trump.The transition efforts are being held up by Emily Murphy, the Trump-appointed administrator of the General Services Administration. She must sign the paperwork ascertaining that Biden won the election so his transition team can get access to everything from office space to federal funds, but is refusing to do so.More stories from theweek.com Does Trump actually have a plan to reverse the election? Not really, but he reportedly wants the fight. Biden's Pennsylvania lead is now big enough to avoid an automatic recount Karl Rove gently explains that Joe Biden beat Trump in Rupert Murdoch's Wall Street Journal
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| Chicago mayor orders a stay-at-home order from Monday Posted: 12 Nov 2020 02:21 PM PST  The 2.7 million residents of Chicago are being told to not leave the house unless absolutely necessary, as Covid numbers nationwide continue to break records
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| Louisiana doctor accused of attacking college student and calling her the n-word Posted: 12 Nov 2020 03:19 PM PST  Doctor was released on $10,000 bond
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| Huge China-backed trade pact to be signed at Southeast Asian summit Posted: 11 Nov 2020 07:39 PM PST  Fifteen Asia-Pacific nations are set to sign an enormous free trade deal at an online summit that started Thursday, with the pact seen as a coup for China in extending its influence across the region.
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| 'Unity at the expense of my equality... is not an option': Ayanna Pressley turns the screws on Democratic leadership over party divides ahead of Georgia runoffs Posted: 11 Nov 2020 09:55 PM PST  "We have sacrificed and shelved and moderated and whispered in the name of unity for a very long time," Pressley told the radio show "Signal Boost."
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| Federal appeals court upholds Harvard University's use of affirmative action policies Posted: 12 Nov 2020 09:25 AM PST  The lawsuit charged that Harvard discriminated against Asian American students in order to boost African American and Hispanic enrollment.
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| 60 years after JFK, Biden as second Catholic president offers a refresh in church's political role Posted: 12 Nov 2020 05:27 AM PST  Running to become the first Catholic president of the United States in 1960, Sen. John F. Kennedy told an audience of wary Protestant ministers that "if the time should come … when my office would require me to violate my conscience or violate the national interest, then I would resign the office."Sixty years later, Joe Biden has become the second Roman Catholic to win the White House, and some prominent Catholics and bishops now appear to believe that the only way a Catholic should hold office is by putting conscience before what the law says about culture war issues like abortion. Five decades of abortion politics have taken a toll.The Roman Catholic Church is more diverse and more divided than it was 60 years ago. American Catholics have just been through an election season that brought accusations of "Catholic in name only" against Catholic Democrats like Biden and a bitter debate about the best way for a "good Catholic" to vote.Having observed and written about Catholics and American politics for 30 years, I believe this moment provides an opportunity to promote the diversity of Catholic social teaching rather than seeing it through the preeminent, singular lens of abortion. In Joe Biden, Americans have a president who seemingly views policy through his Catholic faith, but in a less divisive way. American Catholics have a chance to follow this example into a new engagement with American politics. 'Be not afraid'For five decades, conservative Catholics and Republican leaders in the U.S. have tried to win over Catholic voters to an agenda that serves the interests of the GOP, especially on abortion.Despite these overtures in our national politics, that agenda never really has found any success at the federal level. Roe v. Wade is the law today as much as it was in 1973.The Catholic Church today is very different from the one to which JFK belonged. The church is more diverse, but it is also shrinking rapidly. And, increasingly, the Catholic Church is a body at war with itself. Biden is a different sort of Catholic for this moment.Biden has worn his Catholicism on his sleeve throughout his career – but especially during this campaign. In September, he quoted Pope John Paul II when he when he called on Americans to "be not afraid." And quoting from a familiar Catholic hymn in his first address as president-elect, Biden has sent strong signals he sees his faith as a way to heal, and to lead. From FDR to Pope FrancisA week before Election Day, Biden went to Warm Springs, Georgia, a place best known for its association with Franklin D. Roosevelt, who returned many times to recuperate from illness before dying there in 1945. In that sense, the appearance by Biden signaled an administration that hopes for New Deal-level reform and transformation. Yet Biden's inspiration was not limited to FDR. He quoted at length in Warm Springs from the most recent papal encyclical, "Fratelli Tutti."An encyclical letter is an authoritative way that popes teach Catholic doctrine, and Pope Francis released a new encyclical in October. In part, "Fratelli Tutti" said, "Politics is something more noble than posturing, marketing and media spin." Overall, the passages Biden chose to quote suggest that he may be thinking about how his own Catholic faith should guide his approach to leading a nation made up of Catholics and even more non-Catholics."For those who seek to lead," Biden said, quoting Pope Francis, "we do well to ask ourselves, why am I doing this? What is my real aim?"The message of "Fratelli Tutti" can be summed up in the phrase "we are all in the same boat." Beyond abortionThe social teachings of the Catholic Church offer a place to begin crafting a policy agenda that could enjoy broad support among Democrats while also enlarging Catholic political engagement in a way that goes beyond the abortion question.For example, in "Fratelli Tutti" Pope Francis described how Catholics believe in a just distribution of wealth. He quotes John Paul II, who said, "God gave the Earth to the whole human race for the sustenance of all its members, without excluding or favoring anyone." "Fratelli Tutti" called for "defense of the environment," attention to unemployment and the creation of jobs that help people "earn a living by their own efforts and creativity." Pope Francis said he hopes society can learn from the pandemic and reverse the "dismantling" of health care systems.Meanwhile, the Catholic Church condemns racism in the same terms as it condemns abortion – it is an intrinsic evil. Pope Francis does not name police violence in "Fratelli Tutti," but he speaks passionately for racial justice, and he calls for "solidarity" against "new forms of violence threatening the fabric of society."Hundreds of thousands of young people demonstrated in American streets during this past summer. Whether Catholic or not, they share these values with Pope Francis and Joe Biden. False dilemmaThat agreement holds potential for a new sort of moment in the Democratic Party, in the Catholic Church and in the United States.Besides President-elect Biden, there are other rising leaders in the Democratic Party who are Catholics – such as Julián Castro, Ted Lieu and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Leadership that summons Americans to recognize "we are all in the same boat" could heal divisions by bringing voices together over an agenda Catholics and non-Catholics can embrace. Catholics have been prominent in American politics for almost a century. Since abortion came to dominate our politics in the 1970s, the choice between Catholic conscience and public service has been framed as a one-way street toward just one destination.There is great diversity within Catholicism. A Biden administration offers a chance to unleash that diversity both as an expression of faith and by embracing all Americans, Catholic or not.Catholic Theological Union is a member of the Association of Theological Schools.The ATS is a funding partner of The Conversation US.[Deep knowledge, daily. Sign up for The Conversation's newsletter.]This article is republished from The Conversation, a nonprofit news site dedicated to sharing ideas from academic experts. It was written by: Steven P. Millies, Catholic Theological Union.Read more: * Pope Francis' support for civil unions is a call to justice – and nothing new * Biden wins – experts on what it means for race relations, US foreign policy and the Supreme CourtSteven P. Millies was affiliated with the Biden/Harris campaign as a member of its National Catholic Advisory Council.
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| Nurse Charged With Murdering 8 Babies and Trying to Kill 10 More Posted: 12 Nov 2020 07:11 AM PST  A British nurse has been charged with murdering eight babies, as well as the attempted murders of 10 others, after a years-long investigation into an unexplained spike in baby deaths at a hospital's neonatal unit.It's the third time that Lucy Letby, 30, has been arrested. She was previously detained in 2018 and 2019 as authorities probed the string of infant fatalities at the Countess of Chester Hospital in England. Both times, the nurse was released with no further action against her, but she appeared in court Thursday to finally face 18 formal charges.In the courtroom, the nurse learned that she faces eight charges of "murder of a victim under 1 year old," and each infant victim's name was read aloud to her. According to BBC News, five baby boys and three girls died. They were named Cemlyn Bennett, Joseph Johnson, Barney Gee, Joseph Gelder, Eli Gelder, Elsie McNall, Daisy Parkin, and Maddie Freed.Letby did not speak in court other than to confirm her identity, and her representatives have not said whether or not she plans to plead guilty. The media has been ordered not to report the names of the alleged victims of attempted murder, but there are reportedly five boys and five girls.The charges all relate to a string of baby deaths, and non-fatal collapses, at the Countess of Chester Hospital near Liverpool in 2015 and 2016. According to a National Health Service report into the incidents, the hospital launched a probe after resident doctors became concerned about what was described as a "higher-than-usual number of neonatal deaths on the unit, several of them being apparently 'unexplained' and 'unexpected.'"The police became involved a year later. This week, the inquiry's leader, Detective Chief Inspector Paul Hughes, said that Letby's third arrest came after more than three years of investigative work by his team.Susan Gilby, chief executive of the hospital where Letby is accused of committing the crimes, said in a statement that the major development was of "serious concern" and added that the trust that runs the hospital will be "fully supportive and respectful of the judicial processes."Neil Fern, who is representing some of the families in the legal case, told The Guardian, "The families are overwhelmed with the news and there is a mix of emotion. All the families now have hope that they can finally start to learn the truth of what happened in the first days of their children's lives. We have been working with the families for many years on these cases, and they have had to live with the consequences for all that time."Letby is expected to make another court appearance on Friday.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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| Trump and his followers are on the 'crazy train' with unhinged election conspiracies, Republican congressman says Posted: 12 Nov 2020 01:34 PM PST  President Trump is taking his followers down a path of increasingly unhinged conspiracies about millions of votes being altered by mysterious forces manipulating computer systems and voting machines, said Rep. Denver Riggleman, R-Va.
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| Pelosi calls on Republicans to 'stop the circus and get to work' on addressing the coronavirus crisis Posted: 12 Nov 2020 08:31 AM PST 
At a press conference on Thursday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi scolded Republicans for "continuing to ignore" the COVID-19 crisis.
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| With air bases at risk, Agile Combat Employment must mature Posted: 12 Nov 2020 06:27 AM PST  The U.S. Air Force must evolve from its dependence on well-established airfields, or risk yielding an operational edge.
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| Sunken boats. Stolen gear. Fishermen are prey as China conquers a strategic sea Posted: 12 Nov 2020 06:52 AM PST  Beijing's aggressive South China Sea expansion shows its willingness to defy international laws for President Xi Jinping's visions of power.
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| Cracker Barrel apologized and removed a noose-like decoration hanging from the ceiling after a customer called the chain out Posted: 12 Nov 2020 10:52 AM PST  The restaurant chain has said the decoration was "an antique soldering iron with an original wrapped cord." The decoration has since been taken down.
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| Police reviewing death of Lori Vallow's ex-husband after 'murder' comment in 2018 audio Posted: 12 Nov 2020 08:50 AM PST  The audio released by Lori Vallow's ex-sister-in-law revealed that Vallow said in 2018 that she "was going to murder" her third husband.
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| The New York Times ’ Misleading ‘Analysis’ of Benjamin Netanyahu Posted: 11 Nov 2020 03:36 PM PST  'News Analysis," a creative euphemism for "Opinion," is deployed by outlets such as the New York Times and the Washington Post with increasing frequency. One of the Times' recent offerings in this genre comes from Jerusalem bureau chief David Halbfinger, who writes that "Biden's Win Means a Demotion for Netanyahu and Less Focus on Israel." It's an odd formulation. Benjamin Netanyahu has been Israel's prime minister for over a decade, during presidencies of both parties. I suspect that the Times would consider treating other heads of state as inferior of the United States jingoistic in most other circumstances. But the opportunity to denigrate a conservative Israeli leader demands an exception.Halbfinger's column-in-disguise has more problems than its title. He asserts that "Mr. Netanyahu's stature on the global stage" has been "diminished." He also approvingly quotes the critical Netanyahu biographer Anshel Pfeffer, who holds that "he's gone from Trump's wingman to the guy who polishes the canopy of the F-16." He offers no evidence for these claims. Instead, as proof that Netanyahu is "unusually flummoxed" by Biden's victory, he cites the fact that it took Netanyahu twelve hours after CNN and Fox News projected that Biden would become the 46th president of the United States to offer his congratulations on Twitter and that when he did, he did not by name reference the office of the presidency. Perhaps Halbfinger's conception of being "flummoxed" differs from that of the rest of us.Halbfinger has a similarly unorthodox conception of what constitutes a "calming influence." In his view, the agreements that the Trump administration has brokered between Israel and Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Kosovo, and Sudan are not signs of a more stable region. But he does believe that a Biden administration would somehow have a pacifying effect. Especially if it responded to other Arab states' expressing an interest in formalizing relations with the world's only Jewish state by urging them to ask for more concessions from Israel in the Palestinian conflict. His idea of a balanced approach, then, entails the United States urging one of two willing parties in question not to agree to a deal unless one of the two provides more benefits to an unwilling fourth party. Got that?Later in the column, Halbfinger credulously entertains an unsubstantiated hypothetical scenario from Pfeffer in which Biden would invite "Mr. Netanyahu's rivals, Defense Minister Benny Gantz and Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi, to Washington for high-profile meetings while snubbing the prime minister." Similarly, he quotes a former adviser to former prime minister Shimon Peres, who speculated that Biden might say, "The party's over. I don't want to fight with you, but I intend to stabilize the situation, and you're going to help me. Forget about annexation. No surprises. No unilateral anything. And I need something constructive from you as well: Make it easier to shore up the Palestinian Authority before it collapses, and Gaza before it explodes. And I promise you I'll bring you into the room when I'm discussing Iran." Neither hypothetical is subject to qualification from Halfbinger. Bibi will just have to do as Uncle Joe tells him, of course — "the party's over."Most mainstream journalists tend to be sharply critical of Netanyahu, whom they characterize as fond of — as Halbfinger does in his piece — "divisive political tactics, denunciations of 'fake news' and playing to working-class voters' resentments." Netanyahu is a flawed man with no shortage of words and actions one can quibble with. But he has deftly guided Israel through every crisis it has faced during his tenure while — contrary to his political opponents' portrayal of him — operating as a pragmatist rather than a winger. Netanyahu knows there will be no good-faith negotiation with the current crop of Palestinian leaders. But with Arab leaders spooked by the Obama administration's absurd and illogical embrace of the Iranian regime, he saw an opportunity for rapprochement and took it.The Left's instinctive contempt for figures such as Netanyahu of course results in biased writing. But perhaps even worse is that it leads to inaccurate and unbalanced analysis. This is particularly true of columns labeled "News Analysis," which are habitually shrill and lacking in insight. Unfortunately, a few hysterical quotes from the expert class, who tend to share the opinion of the author, can suffice to gain this designation and the patina of objectivity that comes with it. Netanyahu's time as prime minister may well be coming to an end. He has, after all, held the position for nearly twelve years. But the idea that Donald Trump's loss will bring it about is the stuff of the New York Times editorial board's fantasies, not of sober analysis.
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| Mississippi lawmaker floats break up of union over Biden win Posted: 11 Nov 2020 09:51 PM PST  GOP politician suggested forming 'own country' after president-elect's victory
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| Mexican prosecutors accuse ex-president of directing graft: newspaper Posted: 12 Nov 2020 09:41 AM PST  Ex-Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto ordered aides to bribe lawmakers to enact reforms in the benefit of foreign firms, according to a document from the attorney general's office published Thursday by daily newspaper Reforma. The document, a request for an arrest warrant for an especially powerful former minister in Pena Nieto's 2012-2018 administration, describes the former president as running "a state within a state" that employed "its own system of criminal power" centered on distributing bribes from scandal-plagued Brazilian builder Odebrecht. The arrest warrant request for Luis Videgaray describes more than 121 million pesos ($6 million) in bribe payments allegedly distributed to key members of Congress to ensure passage of a sweeping energy opening to private companies, according to the newspaper.
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| Dahleen Glanton: Give Republicans a standing ovation for their voter fraud performance Posted: 12 Nov 2020 08:40 AM PST  One by one, Republicans have taken to the stage to show their support for Donald Trump's ridiculous claim that the presidential election was stolen from him. But it is just a performance. Despite how genuine their acts might appear, the GOP has already abandoned Trump. The problem is that Trump and his supporters don't seem to realize it. This preposterous brouhaha over "illegal ballots" has ...
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| Tropical Storm Eta barrels toward Gulf Coast with heavy rain, wind Posted: 12 Nov 2020 05:27 AM PST  "This is an unpredictable storm in a very unpredictable year," an official said.
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| Here's what the CDC suggests for Thanksgiving amid the pandemic Posted: 12 Nov 2020 09:18 AM PST  Some may hold Thanksgiving meals outdoors – others may foregoing celebrating completely.
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| Disgraced MP who flouted Covid rules 'shows brass neck' with Commons return Posted: 12 Nov 2020 07:03 AM PST  A disgraced MP who broke Covid-19 rules by making a return trip from Glasgow to London with the virus has made her first appearance in the Commons since testing positive. Margaret Ferrier, who has continued to defy calls to stand down from her £82,000-per-year job and is sitting as an independent after being stripped of the SNP whip, asked a question by video link about Hong Kong. Opposition parties said the 60-year-old's appearance was a "gross insult to her constituents" and accused her of "brazenly trying to retain her Westminster privileges at the taxpayers' expense". When she initially refused demands to stand down, including from within the SNP, Nicola Sturgeon suggested the delay may have been due to Ms Ferrier being ill with coronavirus.
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| U.S. Senate confirms Florida lawyer to lifetime federal judgeship Posted: 12 Nov 2020 02:15 PM PST  The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed Aileen Cannon to serve as a federal district court judge for the Southern District of Florida, continuing the Trump administration's trend of nominating young attorneys to lifetime positions on the federal bench.
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| Top House Republican dismisses Pelosi’s claim of Biden mandate Posted: 12 Nov 2020 09:36 AM PST  'It was a mandate against socialism. It was a mandate against defunding the police,' GOP leader says of gains in House
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| Iowa teacher, 38, dies days after testing positive for COVID-19: 'There's a lot of sadness' Posted: 12 Nov 2020 09:35 AM PST  Jason Englert, 38, was in his first year of teaching a gifted students program when it was tragically cut short.
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| Trump Considers Founding Digital Media Outlet to ‘Wreck’ Fox News: Report Posted: 12 Nov 2020 06:16 AM PST  President Trump is considering founding a digital media company to compete with Fox News, Axios reported on Thursday.Trump has complained vociferously in recent months about Fox polls showing he would lose the presidency, and he was furious after the network projected Joe Biden as the winner of Arizona's electoral votes. Because establishing a cable news alternative to Fox would be expensive and logistically challenging, the president could attempt to found a digital media outlet and try to siphon away Fox subscribers."He plans to wreck Fox. No doubt about it," a source with knowledge of the plans told Axios.The president currently claims that Democrats have "stolen" the election for Joe Biden, and may use rallies to amplify claims of voter fraud. At those rallies, the source said, Trump is "going to spend a lot of time slamming Fox."Trump engaged in a Twitter tirade on Thursday morning that lent credence to the Axios report, retweeting messages in which users renounced their support for Fox over the network's alleged support for Democrats.> The president just went through the replies of a four day old @greggutfeld tweet and retweeted all of these replies slamming Fox News and praising @newsmax and @OANN. pic.twitter.com/Q2O5Z3UKrR> > -- Yashar Ali �� (@yashar) November 12, 2020If it is established, Trump's new media company could be used as one way to retain influence among Republican voters after Biden is inaugurated in January. The Trump campaign confirmed reports that the president is planning to found a leadership PAC, which would allow Trump to funnel donations toward particular political candidates."The president always planned to do this, win or lose, so he can support candidates and issues he cares about, such as combating voter fraud," campaign spokesman Tim Murtaugh told the New York Times.Trump has not conceded an election loss to Biden, but is "very aware there is not a path to victory," a top White House aide told NBC reporter Peter Alexander on Thursday. However, the president is continuing to contest the results as a kind of "theater" because he thinks his supporters "deserve a fight," the aide said.
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| Hundreds of disillusioned doctors leave Lebanon, in blow to healthcare Posted: 12 Nov 2020 01:06 AM PST  Fouad Boulos returned to Beirut in 2007 from the United States having trained there in pathology and laboratory medicine. Fourteen years later he is leaving his homeland with his wife and five children and returning to the United States to try his luck starting from scratch. In the past year, Lebanon has been through a popular uprising against its political leaders, the bankruptcy of the state and banking system, a COVID-19 pandemic and, in August, a huge explosion at the port that destroyed swathes of Beirut.
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| 'We need more help': El Paso's Republican mayor says the city needs federal funding to protect public health Posted: 11 Nov 2020 08:03 PM PST  Mayor Dee Margo of El Paso, Texas, says a lack of financial support is forcing him to choose between economic life and public health.
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| Coronavirus: New York imposes measures in 'last chance' against new wave Posted: 12 Nov 2020 02:08 AM PST  US hospital admissions hit record levels as New York City warns it is on the cusp of a second wave.
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| ‘Brazen’ shootout at church funeral service leaves 18-year-old dead, NC police say Posted: 11 Nov 2020 04:50 AM PST  Police say shots were fired into the crowd from two vehicles and "persons in the crowd fired guns back."
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| After backlash, Alton Brown apologizes for 'flippant' Holocaust tweets Posted: 11 Nov 2020 02:10 PM PST  His followers were quick to call him out for the insensitivity of the comparison he made.
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| Dems, GOP take different approaches on Georgia Senate blitz Posted: 11 Nov 2020 11:20 PM PST  Jon Ossoff took the stage in Columbus and looked out over a parking lot filled with cars, with supporters blaring their horns in approval as he declared that "change has come to Georgia." Hours earlier, Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler stepped to a microphone in suburban Atlanta and addressed hundreds of eager supporters packed into the Cobb County GOP headquarters. The freshman senator and her Florida colleague, Sen. Marco Rubio, stirred the crowd with their insistence that the change offered by Ossoff and his fellow Democratic Senate hopeful Raphael Warnock means "radical elements" would control Washington.
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| Lindsey Graham donates $1 million to Republicans in Georgia while acknowledging Biden should receive briefings Posted: 12 Nov 2020 11:49 AM PST  Republican claims 'tsunami of liberal money' is heading towards Georgia while donating $1 million of his own campaign funds to GOP candidates in the state
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| Police response to Washington, D.C., stabbing another sign law enforcement favors Proud Boys Posted: 12 Nov 2020 01:57 PM PST  The far-right Proud Boys brag they're close with police. Last week, Washington, D.C., police echoed their claim about a stabbing, only to retract it.
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| Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump moved their kids to a new school after parents complained about the couple not following coronavirus protocols, report says Posted: 12 Nov 2020 06:12 AM PST  Kushner and Trump's children were pulled out of their school in Washington, DC, two weeks before Election Day, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency said.
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| Thailand seizes nearly $1 billion worth of ketamine Posted: 12 Nov 2020 04:41 AM PST  Thailand has seized almost $1 billion worth of contraband ketamine, most of it probably destined for Europe, Japan or Korea, the Thai Narcotics Suppression Bureau said on Thursday. Montri Yimyaem, head of the bureau, said the size of the haul pointed to a multinational network, and that Thailand would pursue it with other countries and international agencies.
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| Portland City Commissioner Who Campaigned to Defund Police Called 911 on Lyft Driver Posted: 11 Nov 2020 02:29 PM PST  Portland's city commissioner, who campaigned to defund the police, called 911 last week on a Lyft driver who refused to close his window.Jo Ann Hardesty, who serves as Portland's city commissioner and has been a prominent voice advocating for defunding the police department in the wake of calls for police reform, has claimed that most 911 calls don't involve a real emergency, the Oregonian reported.As recently as last week, Hardesty expressed support for slashing the police department budget by another $18 million, a proposal that was voted down by the Portland City Council.The confrontation over the Lyft ride began with confusion between Hardesty and the Lyft driver about the pickup point, about which Hardesty expressed her frustration once she entered the vehicle. Shortly afterwards, she demanded that the driver roll up his windows, two of which were cracked to allow circulation as recommend by Lyft's new safety rules for the coronavirus pandemic. The driver explained this to Hardesty and rolled the windows up slightly, at which she became "ballistic," according to the driver, and ask that the windows be closed completely."So I made a decision, it would be in the best interest for both of us to cancel the ride," the Lyft driver, Richmond Frost, said.He pulled off the highway and attempted to drop Hardesty off at a brightly-lit Chevron off an exit. Hardesty, however, refused to exit his car, arguing that she did not want to be left at a gas station alone as a woman at night and in the cold.The driver threatened to call 911, after which Hardesty called 911 herself. Police informed her that a crime had not been committed. The driver then called 911 himself to file a complaint. He said he was unaware Hardesty was the city commissioner until after the incident."It is totally inappropriate to expect a woman to get out of a vehicle in the dead of night because any angry person demands it," Hardesty wrote in a complaint to Lyft."She was not a pleasant person," the driver said. "That has nothing to do with her political position as a Portland council person. I'm out here doing my job. She was very disrespectful to me, made me uncomfortable. I don't feel like I have to sit in a car for anyone to have to argue unrelentingly and be rude and abusive, telling me what I have to do in my own vehicle."
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| Texas tops 1 million COVID-19 cases as surge continues Posted: 12 Nov 2020 10:07 AM PST  Texas on Wednesday became the first state with more than 1 million confirmed COVID-19 cases, and California closed in on that mark as a surge of coronavirus infections engulfs the country.
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