Could things get any worse for the GOP? Trump's campaign shake-up says yes.
Shaken by the fact that he’s losing, Donald Trump has fled into the parallel universe of the extreme right — and apparently plans to stay there for the remainder of the campaign. Let’s see if the rest of the Republican Party is dumb enough to follow him. Trump has reportedly been feeling “boxed in” and “controlled” by the few people around him who actually know something about politics. Advice from these professionals to tone it down must be responsible for his slide in the polls, he seems to b..>> view originalOregon buzz: Pot plants at state fair in a 1st for the US
FILE - In this Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016 file photo, judges rate marijuana plants at the Oregon Cannabis Grower’s Fair marijuana plant competition in Salem, Ore. Nine winners will be on display at the Oregon State Fair between Aug. 26 and Sept. 5, 2016, for the first time ever. Nine live marijuana plants will be on display starting next week at the Oregon State Fair. The exhibit is the first time the public has been able to view pot plants at the fair and brings pot cultivation a little more i..>> view originalUS Judge Rejects Uber's Proposed $100 Million Settlement With Drivers
Updated Aug. 18, 2016 10:05 p.m. ET A federal judge has rejected a proposed $100 million settlement between Uber Technologies Inc. and drivers in two states, reopening the debate over the car-hailing company’s freelance labor model. U.S. District Judge Edward Chen in San Francisco ruled Thursday that the settlement in April of two class-action suits in California and Massachusetts isn’t fair, accurate or reasonable for drivers. The ruling sends attorneys for both sides back to t..>> view originalCrews make major gains against Southern California wildfire
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – Lisa Gregory has kept a close eye on the weather since fleeing her home in the woods as a wildfire advanced in Southern California. She doesn't know when she can return or whether her house was still standing. The uncertainty "is an awful feeling," Gregory said as she lounged in a lawn chair under a tree outside an evacuation center. Firefighters made major gains Thursday against the wildfire that broke out Tuesday in the mountains and desert 60 miles east of Los Angel..>> view originalLouisiana paper to Obama: Cut vacation short
"A disaster this big begs for the personal presence of the President at ground zero," read the editorial published in The Advocate on Thursday. "In coming here, the President can decisively demonstrate that Louisiana's recovery is a priority for his administration -- and the United States of America.""The President's vacation is scheduled to wrap up on Sunday. But he should pack his bags now, and pay a call on communities who need to know that in a national catastrophe, they are not alone," read..>> view originalAir Force: 4 hurt as chopper crashes during Nevada training
LAS VEGAS – The Air Force says a helicopter on a training mission has crashed near Las Vegas and four crew members were treated for minor injuries. The HH-60 attached to Nellis Air Force Base went down about 10 p.m. PDT Thursday on the Nevada Test and Training Range, situated near Las Vegas. The military says the four crew members were transported to a medical facility and treated for minor injuries. No further information was immediately released on their conditions or on how the crash occurr..>> view originalGOP preps tough perjury case against Clinton
House Republicans are doubling down in their effort to bring perjury charges against Hillary ClintonHillary Rodham ClintonGreen Party, Stein embrace Assange GOP preps tough perjury case against Clinton Campaign manager: Trump 'enjoys pivoting to policy' MORE over her testimony last year to the House Select Committee on Benghazi.GOP lawmakers have claimed that the Democratic presidential nominee broke the law by lying under oath about her private email setup during her marathon appearance in Octo..>> view originalQuadruple murder suspect waives extradition; police believe he used hammer
GREENVILLE, NC (WITN) - A Greenville man who is suspected of killing a woman and her three children agreed to voluntarily return to Pitt County to face charges. Dibon Toone was arrested by Richmond, Virginia police and U.S. Marshals some four hours after the bodies of Garlette Howard and her three young daughters were discovered by Greenville officers at a town home on Grovemont Drive. Toone was the father of two of those children, according to police. He was in a Richmond courtroom this mornin..>> view originalUS|US to Phase Out Use of Private Prisons for Federal Inmates
Photo Sally Q. Yates, the deputy attorney general, in 2015. She said in a memo on Thursday, “Private prisons served an important role during a difficult period, but time has shown that they compare poorly to our own bureau facilities.” Credit Benjamin Norman for The New York Times WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said on Thursday that it would begin to phase out the use of private for-profit prisons to house federal inmates. The Bureau of Prisons had resorted to su..>> view originalFormer chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. John Vessey dies at 94
MINNEAPOLIS – Retired Army Gen. John W. Vessey, who rose through the ranks in a 46-year military career to become chairman of the joint chiefs of staff under President Ronald Reagan, has died. He was 94. Vessey — who enlisted as a private in the Minnesota National Guard in 1939, fought in World War II and Vietnam, and was the nation's top military officer when he retired to his home state of Minnesota in 1985 — died Thursday evening, his daughter, Sarah Vessey told The Associated Press. He..>> view original
Friday, August 19, 2016
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