| Republicans can't be stopped from confirming Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Senate Democrat says Posted: 22 Sep 2020 03:41 PM PDT  Senator Sheldon Whitehouse tells "Skullduggery" Democrats do not have the votes to stop the Republicans from confirming Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's replacement. It could happen before the election.
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| Stranger tries to snatch child from moving SUV outside Costco, California cops say Posted: 23 Sep 2020 08:09 AM PDT  "I'd do anything I could to stop him because that's the worst nightmare."
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| Anthony Bottom: Man convicted in killing of two police officers in 1971 is granted parole Posted: 23 Sep 2020 03:09 PM PDT  'He has completely changed, transformed his life and helped an entire generation transform their lives,' says former inmate Jose Saldana
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| Fact check: McDonald's US flags have not been removed for BLM and antifa Posted: 23 Sep 2020 05:13 PM PDT  A Facebook post states incorrectly that McDonald's has removed its U.S. flags nationwide to support antifa and Black Lives Matter.
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| Volkswagen's Tesla competitor is finally here: Meet the ID.4, a cheaper alternative to the Model Y designed to sell against America's most popular cars Posted: 23 Sep 2020 08:15 AM PDT  The German automaker is all-in on making an affordable, fully-electric car — and admits it's following Tesla's lead on design and sales.
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| Florida seeks investigation on Bloomberg donation on voting Posted: 23 Sep 2020 01:55 PM PDT  Florida's attorney general asked state and federal law enforcement on Wednesday to investigate possible election law violations after billionaire and former Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg helped raise more than $16 million for Florida felons to pay their debts so they can vote in the presidential election. Attorney General Ashley Moody sent letters to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the FBI saying that further investigation is warranted. Gov. Ron DeSantis had asked Moody to review allegations that Bloomberg and the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition had violated the law by offering incentives for voting.
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| Conjoined twins are successfully separated after being locked in embrace Posted: 23 Sep 2020 12:28 PM PDT  Amelia and Sarabeth Irwin were born attached at the chest and upper abdomen in June 2019. Luckily, the conjoined twins did not share a heart.
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| China 'coercing' thousands of Tibetans into mass labour camps - report Posted: 23 Sep 2020 01:54 AM PDT  Researchers warn the "militarised vocational training" can lead to a loss of cultural heritage.
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| Former Fox News Regular Joe diGenova Claims Network Is Beholden to George Soros Posted: 23 Sep 2020 10:22 AM PDT  Long-time Trump ally and former Fox News regular Joe diGenova lashed out at the conservative-leaning network on Wednesday, claiming Fox News "fears George Soros" and wondering aloud what the liberal philanthropist "has on" Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott.For more than a week now, right-wing media outlets and pro-Trump pundits have railed against Fox News for an on-air segment that featured multiple hosts shutting down Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich just as he began a conspiratorial rant against Soros—who has long been the target of anti-Semitic tropes from the right. After Gingrich asked if the topic was "verboten," the discussion ended in a long awkward silence.Amid a growing backlash from conservatives—who felt Gingrich was being silenced from criticizing a right-wing bogeyman—Fox News anchor Harris Faulkner later issued an on-air apology for the segment, describing the former speaker as "beloved" and "needed to be allowed to speak." Gingrich, meanwhile, authored an op-ed complaining that he was the victim of a "Soros cover-up."DiGenova, who has been absent from Fox airwaves for nearly a year after baselessly accusing Soros of controlling the State Department, appeared on former Fox News contributor Sebastian Gorka's radio program on Wednesday to claim Fox is in the pocket of the liberal billionaire. (Gorka, a one-time Trump assistant, continues to make frequent guest spots on Fox Business Network.)> Banned Fox News guest and right-wing attorney Joe DiGenova and Seb Gorka are going all in, alleging that "Fox News fears George Soros, " while further theorizing about what Soros "has on" Fox CEO Suzanne Scott. pic.twitter.com/gWEI8nHBws> > — Zachary Petrizzo (@ZTPetrizzo) September 23, 2020Alongside his wife Victoria Toensing—both have served as attorneys for President Donald Trump—diGenova argued that Faulkner personally owed Gingrich an apology for interrupting his anti-Soros tirade, adding that she "didn't correct the record" and acknowledge that Soros has funded local district attorney races. (Gingrich alleged that "George Soros-elected, left-wing, anti-police, pro-criminal district attorneys who refuse to keep people locked up" was the main cause of violence at protests.)"Let me just tell you something: Fox fears George Soros," diGenova exclaimed. "I don't know what it is, I don't know what George Soros has on Suzanne Scott—the head of Fox—but the bottom line is this: that network is compromised when it comes to Soros!"At the same time, the Trump-boosting attorney applauded Fox News star Tucker Carlson's recent anti-Soros monologues, saying the far-right host is "strong enough" to do it while lamenting others will not."But there are other nighttime hosts who will not touch Soros," he concluded. "They've been told not to. I don't know why they won't do it. It's unbelievable!"Fox News came under fire last year from several Jewish organizations after diGenova said on Lou Dobbs' show that Soros "controls a very large part" of the State Department and has "corrupted FBI officials," dabbling in the right-wing trope that the Jewish billionaire was a political puppeteer.Several groups called on Fox to explicitly ban diGenova from its airwaves and issue a public apology, citing the network's decision to bar a previous guest for similar remarks. While the network never publicly declared that diGenova was no longer welcome, he hasn't appeared on air since late last year.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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| In apparent play for QAnon supporters, GOP attack ads claim Democrat lawmakers are defending 'sex offenders' Posted: 22 Sep 2020 03:10 PM PDT  For some, harsh attack ads are part of a nationwide "QAnon strategy" that the Republican campaign committee appears to be deploying to exploit the fears and paranoia fueled by the bizarre conspiracy cult convinced that the Democrats are working with "deep state" sex traffickers and pedophiles to sabotage Donald Trump's presidency.
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| ‘Super pigs’ can have piglets at only 3 months old. They’re terrorizing US, experts say Posted: 22 Sep 2020 05:10 PM PDT  "I've heard it referred to as a feral swine bomb," one expert said.
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| France's Macron says U.S. maximum pressure on Iran not working Posted: 22 Sep 2020 10:55 AM PDT  The United States' maximum pressure campaign on Iran has so far failed, France's president said on Tuesday, and he dismissed U.S. efforts to restore U.N. sanctions against Tehran because Washington had left the 2015 nuclear deal. "The maximum pressure strategy, which has been under way for several years, has not at this stage made it possible to end Iran's destabilising activities or to ensure that it will not be able to acquire nuclear weapons," Emmanuel Macron said in a speech to the United Nations General Assembly. "This is why France, along with its German and British partners, will maintain its demand for the full implementation of the 2015 Vienna Agreement and will not accept the violations committed by Iran."
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| Only in Arizona: Bobcats clinging to a saguaro cactus caught on camera Posted: 22 Sep 2020 08:04 AM PDT  "At first, obviously, it was exciting to see them but then I kind of realized, 'Oh they're up there for a reason,' " Mindy King said.
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| House passes temporary funding bill, averting shutdown Posted: 23 Sep 2020 03:27 AM PDT  The House on Tuesday night passed a sweeping bipartisan funding bill, averting a government shutdown.
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| Lawyer: Case of Black inmate set to die reveals racial bias Posted: 23 Sep 2020 04:37 PM PDT |
| McCarthy threatens long-shot bid to oust Pelosi if Dems impeach over SCOTUS Posted: 23 Sep 2020 09:36 AM PDT  "She may think she has a quiver. We do too," he says.
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| An NYPD officer and US Army reservist has been arrested and accused of spying on Tibetan New Yorkers for China Posted: 22 Sep 2020 03:49 AM PDT  Baimadajie Angwang, 33, was charged with acting as the agent of a foreign government, wire fraud, and making false statements.
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| Alexei Navalny "free to return" to Russia after being discharged from German hospital Posted: 23 Sep 2020 12:25 AM PDT  Opposition leader Alexei Navalny is "free to return" to Russia after he was discharged from a German hospital following weeks in a coma, the Kremlin said on Wednesday. After being taken to intensive care for a nerve agent poisoning in August, Mr Navalny has now recovered enough to be released from inpatient care, the Charite hospital in Berlin said in a statement on Wednesday. German doctors also mentioned for the first time that they now believe that "complete recovery is possible" for the Russian opposition leader while adding that it was too early to talk about potential long-term damage to his health from the poisoning. Asked about the opposition leader's potential return, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Russian news agencies on Wednesday that there were no obstacles for Mr Navalny to go back to Russia. "In terms of his return to Moscow, he is free to do it at any moment like any other Russian citizen," Mr Peskov said. Mr Navalny earlier on Wednesday posted the first photograph of himself out of the hospital on his Instagram account. Pictured on a bench in the woods, a visibly frail Mr Navalny said that the first thing he asked his family to do after leaving hospital was to "take me somewhere with trees." "That day has come - hurrah! - and doctors at the hospital have decided after 32 days that my recovery now requires a normal life instead of inpatient care," the Russian politician wrote.
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| White House dismisses criticism of persistent coronavirus supply chain problems as work of 'useful idiot' Posted: 22 Sep 2020 12:01 PM PDT  The White House is objecting to a new report that concludes that the U.S. continues to struggle with supply chain logistics that have led to shortages of PPE and diagnostic tests.
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| ICE whistleblower: Mexico investigating US immigrant 'sterilisations' Posted: 23 Sep 2020 05:30 AM PDT  A whistleblower alleges that Spanish-speaking migrants underwent hysterectomies in US detention.
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| Belarus abruptly swears in Lukashenko Posted: 23 Sep 2020 05:50 AM PDT 
Alexander Lukashenko was abruptly sworn in for a new five-year term as president of Belarus on Wednesday, in an inauguration that came with no warning. The opposition, which has staged mass protests since his disputed election in early August, immediately decried the inauguration as illegitimate. And called for its followers to return to the streets. It accuses Lukashenko of rigging the vote. Lukashenko has been in power for 26 years, and his inauguration is usually publicised as a major state occasion. Just a few hundred people were there. One opposition politician Pavel Latushko likened it to a secret meeting of thieves. "Where are the jubilant citizens and the diplomatic corps," he asked on social media, calling Lukashenko president, only, of the riot police and a handful of "lying officials". He called for civil disobedience. Lukashenko has so far withstood the protests with backing from his ally, Russia's Vladimir Putin. And through a harsh security crackdown. Belarus has just 9.5 million people, but it matters to Russia as a buffer against NATO and conduit for oil and gas exports. The United States and European Union are drawing up sanctions against officials involved in the election and subsequent clampdown.
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| Horseshoe crabs have a vital role in the development of a coronavirus vaccine. Here's why Posted: 22 Sep 2020 10:25 AM PDT  The horseshoe crab's fluorescent blue blood is its best line of defense against toxins. For 40 years, humans have harnessed that same power.
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| A man didn’t like being arrested, so he fought back — through a Florida deputy’s pants Posted: 23 Sep 2020 08:51 AM PDT  Ouch. Pass the Neosporin.
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| Pakistan sentences 2 to death for deadly 2012 factory fire Posted: 22 Sep 2020 06:48 AM PDT |
| Joe Biden is already being cagey about expanding the Supreme Court Posted: 22 Sep 2020 11:21 PM PDT  Biden refuses to say whether he'd expand the Supreme Court if he wins
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| The big fish caught in Xi Jinping's anti-graft net Posted: 22 Sep 2020 06:38 AM PDT  The former head of Interpol, an ex-spy chief and a Xinjiang governor accused of "trading power for sex" are just some of the high-profile officials to suffer spectacular falls from grace in President Xi Jinping's purge of the Chinese Communist Party's upper echelons.
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| Bolton allegedly tried to share details of Trump's Ukraine dealings during impeachment, but the White House stopped him Posted: 23 Sep 2020 06:54 AM PDT  Former National Security Adviser John Bolton reportedly tried to do his part during President Trump's impeachment hearings.Bolton famously refused to testify during Trump's impeachment trial regarding the president's alleged quid pro quo with Ukraine, only confirming the deal months after the fact. But Bolton apparently did try to divulge some details from his book regarding Trump's Ukraine dealings — the White House just wouldn't let him, an official overseeing Bolton's book's prepublication review said in a Wednesday court filing.Ellen Knight, a career federal official formerly overseeing the National Security Council's records, was tasked with reviewing Bolton's book and making sure it didn't contain classified information, The New York Times describes via the filing from Knight's lawyer. During that process, Bolton requested a speedier review of a part of his book regarding Trump and Ukraine so he could release it during the impeachment trial. Knight's lawyer said at that point, Bolton's memoir The Room Where it Happened didn't have any classified information and Knight was "prepared to clear the manuscript," but White House aides still denied his request.Through her lawyer, Knight alleged that the "apolitical process" of prepublication review was "commandeered by political appointees for a seemingly political purpose." Bolton's book was the only time Knight had been asked to take several "unusual" steps within the review process, and she hadn't heard of predecessors having to do so either, her lawyer said.The court filing comes a week after the Justice Department opened a criminal inquiry into Bolton's book to determine whether it shared classified information. The White House tried to shut down the publication of Bolton's book even after copies of it were already in the hands of journalists.More stories from theweek.com America needs to hear the bad news first A mild defense of Republican hypocrisy on the Supreme Court Trump is the only one being honest about the Supreme Court fight
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| Elizabeth Warren, AOC blast Wells Fargo CEO for blaming 'very limited pool of Black talent' for the bank's trouble hitting its diversity-hiring goals Posted: 23 Sep 2020 01:12 PM PDT  "Its CEO has an unfathomable blind spot," Warren said, adding Wells Fargo is "part of a financial system that scams Black families disproportionately."
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| An RV-size asteroid will zip by the Earth Thursday, closer than the moon and some satellites Posted: 23 Sep 2020 08:53 AM PDT  An asteroid about the size of a small school bus will zoom past the Earth on Thursday, passing within 13,000 miles of the Earth's surface.
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| Air Force Two, carrying Vice President Mike Pence, returns to airport after hitting bird on takeoff Posted: 22 Sep 2020 07:13 PM PDT  The bird hit one of the engines of the aircraft, which was carrying the vice president. It then returned safely to Manchester Airport.
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| Republican Party lies, cheats, breaks the rules. We really want it running our country? | Opinion Posted: 22 Sep 2020 01:59 PM PDT  Ultimately, it comes down to a set of rules.
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| Missouri governor, opponent of mandatory masks, has COVID-19 Posted: 23 Sep 2020 11:40 AM PDT  Missouri Gov. Mike Parson, a Republican who has steadfastly refused to require residents to wear masks, tested positive for the coronavirus, his office said Wednesday. Parson was tested after his wife, Teresa, tested positive earlier in the day. Teresa Parson had experienced mild symptoms, including a cough and nasal congestion, spokeswoman Kelli Jones said.
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| An all-white City Council voted for police reform — and divided the town's residents Posted: 22 Sep 2020 06:18 AM PDT  "It was just built up to be something it should have never got up to be," one resident said.
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| College freshmen moved into dorms with hopes of having a 'normal' semester. 3 students told us why they quickly moved back home. Posted: 22 Sep 2020 09:32 AM PDT  Students at the University of Alabama, University of Missouri, and the University of Michigan told Insider why they decided to move out of their dorms.
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| UK fraud office seizes jewels, Rolex watches linked to fugitive Posted: 23 Sep 2020 11:01 AM PDT |
| Louisiana trooper who faced firing in Black man's death dies in crash Posted: 22 Sep 2020 05:15 PM PDT  A Louisiana state trooper died following a single-vehicle highway crash that happened hours after he learned he would be fired for his role last year in the in-custody death of a Black man.
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| Ben Sasse Calls Attacks on Potential Supreme Court Nominee ‘QAnon-Level Stupidity’ Posted: 22 Sep 2020 03:56 PM PDT  Senator Ben Sasse (R., Neb.) on Tuesday hit back at criticism of Judge Amy Coney Barrett, one of two potential nominees to the Supreme Court, connected to her Catholic faith.Barrett is reportedly a member of People of Praise, an interdenominational Christian community organization. A Tuesday article from Reuters questioned whether the group was similar to a totalitarian cult from the novel The Handmaid's Tale, while a story from Newsweek initially asserted that Margaret Atwood, the author of the novel, used People of Praise as inspiration for book's fictional cult.Newsweek subsequently added a correction stating that People of Praise was not in fact Atwood's source of inspiration."These ugly smears against Judge Barrett are a combination of anti-Catholic bigotry and QAnon-level stupidity," Sasse commented in a statement. "People of Praise is basically a Bible study —and just like billions of Christians around the world, Judge Barrett reads the Bible, prays, and tries to serve her community. Senators should condemn this wacky McCarthyism."Barrett is reportedly the frontrunner of the two nominees under consideration for the Supreme Court. President Trump hosted Barrett at the White House on Tuesday for the second day in a row, CNN reported. Also under consideration is Judge Barbara Lagoa, with whom Trump is meeting on Friday.Trump will announce his nominee at 5 p.m. this coming Saturday. Senate Republicans are planning to hold a confirmation vote on the nominee by the end of October, according to the Associated Press. Of the 53 Republican senators, only Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine have indicated they would not vote to confirm a justice before the November elections.
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| A dark web police sting led to 179 arrests and 500 kilograms of drugs seized Posted: 23 Sep 2020 02:56 AM PDT  FBI Director Chris Wray said the bust came at a critical time as the pandemic has come with a spike in opioid overdoses.
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| First people to get COVID-19 vaccinations also will get daily health check-in text messages from the CDC Posted: 23 Sep 2020 08:24 AM PDT  The first people to be vaccinated against COVID-19 will get daily email and text messages asking how they're feeling to track possible adverse reactions.
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| A 90-year-old drove away from home Tuesday morning. Police found him Wednesday afternoon Posted: 23 Sep 2020 04:52 AM PDT  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON UPDATE: Miami-Dade Police announced on Twitter at 2:28 p.m. Wednesday that Leung had been found.
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| The Latest: Nigeria urges vaccine to be available to all Posted: 22 Sep 2020 07:17 AM PDT  The president of Africa's most populous country, Nigeria, is calling for the "uninhibited supply of safe and effective coronavirus vaccines for all." African nations have been outspoken in seeking the equitable distribution of any COVID-19 vaccine, while watching anxiously as some of the world's richest countries strike deals with pharmaceutical companies to secure millions of doses of potential vaccines. President Muhammadu Buhari warns that if the United Nations can't marshal an inclusive response to the pandemic, then it "would have failed in its core mission of giving expression, direction and solution to the yearnings of the international community."
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| Republicans to ask Supreme Court to curb mail-in voting in Pennsylvania as first key post-RBG decision Posted: 22 Sep 2020 01:45 PM PDT  State court ruled with Democrats to allow election officials to count mail-in ballots that arrive up to three days after Election Day
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| QAnon believers think there's a vast cabal snatching up children in kidnappings, but almost every child reported missing turns out to be a runaway Posted: 23 Sep 2020 02:35 PM PDT  An anti-trafficking expert told Insider that sex trafficking is often misrepresented in the public eye, and it distracts people from real issues.
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| TikTok asks judge to block U.S. from barring app for download Posted: 23 Sep 2020 12:07 PM PDT  TikTok asked a U.S. judge on Wednesday to block a Trump administration order that would require Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google to remove the short video-sharing app for new downloads starting on Sunday. A federal judge in San Francisco on Saturday issued a preliminary injunction blocking a similar Commerce Department order from taking effect on Sunday on Tencent Holdings' <0700.HK> WeChat app. On Saturday, the Commerce Department announced a one-week delay in the TikTok order, citing "recent positive developments" in talks over the fate of its U.S. operations.
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| Map: State-by-state breakdown of coronavirus travel restrictions Posted: 22 Sep 2020 02:10 PM PDT  U.S. states and territories are making new rules for travelers. Find which ones across the United States have implemented travel restrictions to curb the spread of COVID-19.
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| Pence calls 200,000 Covid deaths a ‘heartbreaking milestone’ but says things could’ve been worse Posted: 22 Sep 2020 03:17 PM PDT  The vice president praised President Donald Trump for what he said was early action of "putting the health of America first."
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| Delta has now banned some 350 passengers for refusing to wear masks during flights — and it's adding 100 people a month to its no-fly list Posted: 22 Sep 2020 11:38 AM PDT  CEO Ed Bastian said that Delta has banned about 350 people from its flights, for refusing to wear masks on board during the pandemic.
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| 'Placed intentionally to cause harm': Michigan city closes playgrounds after discovery of 41 razor blades Posted: 22 Sep 2020 08:13 PM PDT  The Eaton Rapids Police Department found razor blades at two playgrounds, prompting the city to temporarily close all parks to ensure safety.
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| Ban on natural hair discrimination passes in House. ‘Everybody should feel empowered’ Posted: 23 Sep 2020 02:14 PM PDT  The CROWN Act banning discrimination based an individual's natural hair passed the U.S. House.
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