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Column: 'The Lone Ranger': A New TrumPoem
Chicago Tribune - 17 Jul 2020 12:00
Mary Schmich is back with another TrumPoem, this time casting Donald Trump as the Lone Ranger.
Police arrest the assistant of tech CEO found decapitated and dismembered
ABC News - 17 Jul 2020 16:24
Fahim Saleh was found dead in his New York City apartment on Tuesday.
Task force report says 18 states in coronavirus 'red zone' should roll back reopening
CNN - 17 Jul 2020 15:42
An unpublished document prepared for the White House coronavirus task force and obtained by the Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit newsroom, recommends that 18 states in the coronavirus "red zone" for cases should ...
Austria: 8 police officers suspended over alleged beating
ABC News - 17 Jul 2020 16:32
Eight Vienna police officers have been suspended and prosecutors have launched an investigation after a video surfaced that appeared to show police beating a 28-year-old Chechen man in the Austrian capital last year
Russian Hackers Trying to Steal Coronavirus Vaccine Research
The New York Times - 17 Jul 2020 00:14
The hackers have been targeting British, Canadian and American organizations racing to create coronavirus vaccines.
AG William Barr: China has launched 'economic blitzkrieg' to topple US
New York Post - 17 Jul 2020 00:28
Attorney General William Barr warned on Thursday that the Chinese Communist Party has launched an “economic blitzkrieg” to topple the US from its perch as the world’s superpower, laying out the threat as the most i...
Feds Vowed to Quell Unrest in Portland. Local Leaders Are Telling Them to Leave.
The New York Times - 17 Jul 2020 16:05
Federal authorities said they would bring order to Portland, Ore., after weeks of protests there. Local leaders believe the federal presence is making things worse.
Former Miss Kentucky pleads guilty to sending topless photos to teen
New York Post - 17 Jul 2020 04:45
A former Miss Kentucky and one-time West Virginia school teacher will get two years in prison after pleading guilty to sexting with a 15-year-old student, according to a report. Ramsey Bearse, 29, admitted in court that ...
Hawaii ex-police officer sentenced for forcing a man to lick urinal
CNN - 17 Jul 2020 15:39
A former Honolulu police officer was sentenced to four years in prison Wednesday for forcing a homeless man to lick a public urinal, court documents show.
Pentagon eyes new way to bar Confederate flag, officials say
New York Post - 17 Jul 2020 00:56
WASHINGTON -- Defense leaders, who for weeks have been tied in knots over the incendiary issue of banning the Confederate flag, are weighing a new policy that would bar its display at department facilities without actual...
North Korea asked U.S. to pay for Otto Warmbier's medical expenses
CBSNews - 17 Jul 2020 05:18
CBS News has confirmed North Korea asked the U.S. to pay $2 million in hospital bills before releasing him. Washington Post political reporter, Eugene Scott, joins CBSN's "Red and Blue" to discuss the potential backlash ...
Chris Evans surprises heroic 6-year-old who saved sister from dog attack
CBSNews - 17 Jul 2020 16:33
A story about a 6-year-old boy who saved his sister from a dog attack went viral this week, attracting attention from millions of people, including celebrities. The heroic boy even got a surprise from an on-screen hero: ...
Anti-Trump GOP groups urge Republicans to support Biden
CBSNews - 17 Jul 2020 15:45
A growing number of GOP organizations are moving forward with strategic efforts not just to unseat a commander-in-chief of their own party but to turn the White House over to a Democrat.
CDC bans US cruises through September due to 'ongoing' outbreaks on ships
New York Post - 17 Jul 2020 03:24
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday banned all US cruises through September after it documented thousands of onboard coronavirus infections as well as “ongoing” outbreaks on ships. The agency�...
Trump touts deregulation agenda and warns of 'dismal future' under Democrats
New York Post - 17 Jul 2020 00:27
President Trump on Thursday touted his administration’s deregulation agenda and warned of a “dismal future” if Democrats led by presidential candidate Joe Biden defeat him. Trump cast himself as a crusader against ...
'Hey Karen': Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot rips Kayleigh McEnany
New York Post - 17 Jul 2020 15:47
Tension between the White House and Chicago's mayor took a personal turn Thursday - as press secretary Kayleigh McEnany referred to Lori Lightfoot as a "derelict mayor" during a briefing. McEnany made the remark as she s...
Taliban make big changes ahead of expected talks with Kabul
ABC News - 17 Jul 2020 15:44
Taliban officials say their organization has made several changes in its leadership ahead of expected talks with Kabul aimed at ending Afghanistan’s decades of war
Civil rights veteran Rev. C.T. Vivian dead at 95
ABC News - 17 Jul 2020 12:52
The civil rights veteran worked alongside the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Video-sharing site WorldStarHipHop removes illegal recording of Cook County bail hearing where man claimed to be federal informant
Chicago Tribune - 17 Jul 2020 12:00Ex-Senators warn 2020 Democrats not to ignore rural voters
CBSNews - 17 Jul 2020 05:22
Former Democratic Senators Joe Donnelly of Indiana and Heidi Heitkamp of Nebraska are starting a program focusing on helping the party reconnect with rural voters. They say that's the key to winning the White House in 20...
White House tells officials not to comply with Congressional subpoenas
CBSNews - 17 Jul 2020 05:16
Another person linked to the Trump administration is refusing to comply with a Congressional subpoena. Jeff Mason, a White House correspondent for Reuters, joins "Red and Blue" to discuss the White House's strategy in th...
Bernie Sanders' tax returns reveal his millionaire status
CBSNews - 17 Jul 2020 05:11
2020 Democratic hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders got cheers during a town hall on Fox News Monday while discussing his "Medicare for All" plan. CBS News political correspondent Ed O'Keefe, CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey...