| For some tech workers seeking green cards, the wait just got a little shorter. But it still is measured in decades. Posted: 30 Sep 2020 04:28 PM PDT  High skilled Indian workers and their families make up three-quarters of the more than one million prospective immigrants in the United States who are currently stuck in what's known as the employment-based green card backlog.
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| What we may learn from Breonna Taylor grand jury recordings Posted: 01 Oct 2020 12:32 PM PDT  The almost unprecedented effort by one grand juror to force the release of records of the proceedings that returned no indictments in the death of Breonna Taylor could shed light on a typically secret process.
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| Could Southern California earthquake swarm lead to the ‘big one?’ Here’s what to know Posted: 01 Oct 2020 07:49 AM PDT  "Quakes make other quakes more likely, but only nearby."
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| The White House is upping its offer to Democrats to pass a new stimulus bill including $1,200 direct payments, report says Posted: 01 Oct 2020 04:06 AM PDT  Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are yet to strike a deal but say they are hopeful and talks will continue.
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| People of Praise, a faith group, deletes mentions and photos of Barrett from its website Posted: 01 Oct 2020 04:38 AM PDT  An analysis by the Associated Press was able to track the changes through the Internet Archive.
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| Trump on Biden's late son: "I don't know Beau" Posted: 29 Sep 2020 07:50 PM PDT  At the first presidential debate on Tuesday night, Joe Biden criticized President Trump's alleged comments calling fallen soldiers "losers," saying his late son Beau Biden, who served in Iraq, was "not a loser." Mr. Trump tried to respond with attacks on Biden's other son, Hunter Biden, saying "I don't know Beau."
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| Black woman called police officer ‘master’ as she begged for help upside down in patrol car Posted: 01 Oct 2020 04:19 PM PDT  Shataeah Kelly repeatedly told the officer she could not breathe but was ignored
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| Armor attrition in Nagorno-Karabakh battle not a sign US should give up on tanks, experts say Posted: 01 Oct 2020 10:48 AM PDT  As Armenia and Azerbaijan trade deadly blows in what many worry could turn into full-scale war, America's military experts take notes on what not to do.
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| Maritime operation challenges 'excessive' Venezuela claims: US Navy Posted: 01 Oct 2020 03:19 PM PDT  The United States Navy said on Thursday it had undertaken an operation off the coast Venezuela in an effort to challenge the South American country's "excessive maritime claims in international waters."
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| West Virginia mail carrier guilty of election fraud after altering ballot requests to Republican Posted: 01 Oct 2020 03:02 PM PDT  Thomas Cooper admitted to having tampered some of the requests he delivered "as a joke." He did not know any of the voters whose requests he changed.
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| 7 people wounded in shooting at Milwaukee funeral home Posted: 01 Oct 2020 04:27 AM PDT  All victims are in stable condition, according to police.
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| ‘He was screaming.’ 67-year-old uses martial arts on senior home intruder, CA cops say Posted: 01 Oct 2020 01:53 PM PDT  "He was screaming because that's one of my techniques, the bent fingers."
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| House Democrats pass partisan COVID bill; relief talks drag Posted: 01 Oct 2020 07:20 AM PDT  Democrats controlling the House narrowly passed a $2.2 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Thursday night, a move that came as top-level talks on a smaller, potentially bipartisan measure dragged on toward an uncertain finish. The move puts lawmakers no closer to actually delivering aid such as more generous weekly unemployment payments, extended help for small businesses and especially troubled economic sectors such as restaurants and airlines, and another round of $1,200 direct payments to most Americans. Passage of the $2.2 trillion plan came after a burst of negotiations this week between Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. The Trump administration delivered concessions Wednesday, including a $400 per week pandemic jobless benefit and a markedly higher overall price tag of $1.6 trillion, but that failed to win over Pelosi.
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| More wildfire evacuations ordered as Northern California braces for powerful winds Posted: 01 Oct 2020 03:57 PM PDT  The length of containment lines dug around wildfires in the state is so massive they could stretch from San Diego to New York City, a fire official said.
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| Former coal magnate who battled mining health rules files for black lung benefits Posted: 01 Oct 2020 02:49 PM PDT  Robert Murray once ran biggest private underground operation in US
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| ‘It Was a Purposeful Trap.’ NYPD Planned Attack and Mass Arrests of Protesters, Human Rights Group Says Posted: 30 Sep 2020 08:00 AM PDT  Human Rights Watch says in a new report that video shows NYPD officers trapping protesters in the Bronx before beating and arresting them
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| Turkey, Iran deploy 'game-changing' drones in north Iraq Posted: 30 Sep 2020 10:02 PM PDT  Turkey and Iran are increasingly adopting "game-changing" drones as their weapon of choice against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq, prompting fears for the safety of civilians and stoking geopolitical tensions.
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| Republicans move forward with plan to investigate presidential election in Pennsylvania Posted: 01 Oct 2020 08:39 AM PDT  A proposed Select Committee on Election Integrity would give lawmakers the power to investigate, review and make recommendations on the 2020 election.
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| Chinese rail stations and airports swamped during holiday, raising fears of fresh Covid outbreak Posted: 30 Sep 2020 06:36 AM PDT  People have begun swarming into China's rail stations and airports as the country where the coronavirus pandemic emerged enters into its first major public holiday week after lockdowns began easing, potentially raising the risk of new infections. Nearly half of the country's 1.4 billion people are expected to hit the road during China's "Golden Week," kicking off on Oct 1 as the nation celebrates its founding anniversary. Chinese authorities have relaxed some travel restrictions as the number of daily infections have begun dropping significantly. About 30 people were confirmed with the coronavirus through Tuesday this week, a figure that could rise given increased movement of people over the holiday. As such pandemic precautions remain in place, including detailed contact tracing via mobile phone apps that allow users to flash a green, yellow or red code – a health contagion profile that determines whether someone might pose an infection risk.
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| What is People of Praise? Trump SCOTUS nominee Barrett has ties to religious group Posted: 01 Oct 2020 12:56 PM PDT  The group has been back in the spotlight following the president's latest Supreme Court pick.
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| Hundreds of Honduran migrants set out for US amid pandemic Posted: 01 Oct 2020 08:38 AM PDT  GUALÁN, Guatemala (AP) — About 2,000 Honduran migrants hoping to reach the United States entered Guatemala on foot Thursday morning, testing the newly reopened frontier that had been shut by the coronavirus pandemic. Guatemala's president quickly vowed to detain them and return them to Honduras, saying the migrants represented a threat to the health of Guatemalans amid efforts to contain the pandemic.
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| Google workers say their contracts prevent them from reporting illegal activity, discrimination, unsafe working conditions, and wage theft Posted: 01 Oct 2020 05:09 PM PDT  Adecco contractors working for Google claimed in lawsuit they couldn't even "reassure their parents they are making enough money to pay their bills."
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| Chris Wallace Laments Trump-Biden Debate: ‘I’m Just Sad with the Way Last Night Turned Out’ Posted: 30 Sep 2020 02:01 PM PDT  Fox News anchor Chris Wallace expressed regret on Wednesday for how the first presidential election debate was carried out.During the debate, President Trump repeatedly interrupted rival Joe Biden as well as Wallace, who was the the moderator. Trump and Biden talked over each other throughout the debate, and Wallace struggled to keep the president from arguing over him."Chris had a tough night. Two on one was not surprising, but fun," Trump wrote on Twitter on Wednesday."I'm just sad with the way last night turned out," Wallace said in an interview with the New York Times. "I never dreamt that it would go off the tracks the way it did."Wallace maintained that he did the best he could as moderator, but that he was "disappointed with the results.""I guess I didn't realize — and there was no way you could, hindsight being 20/20 — that this was going to be the president's strategy, not just for the beginning of the debate but the entire debate," Wallace said. "I'm a pro. I've never been through anything like this."Earlier on Wednesday, the Commission on Presidential Debates announced that it "intends to ensure that additional tools to maintain order are in place for the remaining debates." It is not yet clear what those "additional tools" will be.Meanwhile, the Biden campaign announced that it raised a record-breaking $3.8 million over one hour of the Tuesday debate. The Democratic candidate entered September with $466 million in cash reserves, compared with the Trump campaign's $325 million."Joe Biden spoke directly to the American people tonight and they are responding," Biden campaign manager Kate Bedingfield said.
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| Australian jailed for Islamophobic attack on pregnant woman Posted: 01 Oct 2020 06:01 AM PDT  Stipe Lozina punched and stamped on the woman at least 15 times in a suspected Islamophobic attack.
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| California wildfire scorches wine country as death toll rises Posted: 01 Oct 2020 04:33 AM PDT  The Zogg Fire is burning in Shasta and Tehama counties and has scorched more than 51,000 acres.
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| House passes COVID-19 stimulus bill opposed by Senate as negotiations stall out Posted: 01 Oct 2020 05:18 PM PDT  The bill will face opposition in the Republican-controlled Senate.
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| Marine Corps F-35 and C-130 Collide During Refueling Exercise, All Personnel Found Safe Posted: 29 Sep 2020 07:02 PM PDT  All nine personnel -- one in the F-35B and eight in the KC-130J tanker -- are accounted for.
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| Marco Rubio on Trump-Biden debate, Supreme Court and Russia probe Posted: 30 Sep 2020 05:52 AM PDT  Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., reacts to the presidential debate and other topics on 'Fox & Friends.'
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| US says it will block palm oil from large Malaysian producer Posted: 30 Sep 2020 06:49 AM PDT  The United States will block shipments of palm oil from a major Malaysian producer that feeds into the supply chains of iconic U.S. food and cosmetic brands. It found indicators of forced labor, including concerns about child workers, along with other abuses such as physical and sexual violence. The order against FGV Holdings Berhad, one of Malaysia's largest palm oil companies and a joint-venture partner with American consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble, went into effect Wednesday, said Brenda Smith, executive assistant commissioner at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Office of Trade.
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| Biden says Trump 'will step down' if he loses election Posted: 30 Sep 2020 10:05 AM PDT  U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Wednesday said the American people would not stand by if President Donald Trump loses the election and refuses to step down, one day after the Trump again refused to say whether he would accepts the results of the Nov. 3 election.
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| Emily Jolley: Mother who shared QAnon posts believed to have kidnapped her son Posted: 01 Oct 2020 09:55 AM PDT  Utah resident has shared numerous conspiracy theories on personal Facebook page
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| Police reportedly invited Border Patrol snipers to monitor George Floyd’s burial service Posted: 01 Oct 2020 11:34 AM PDT  George Floyd's death in the hands of Minneapolis police led to nationwide protests and pledges from some police to cut back on heavy-handed crowd control tactics. But that message didn't make it to Floyd's burial service, where local and federal law enforcement forces were prepared to use "deadly force" if they encountered civil unrest, documents obtained by Vice News reveal."As a horse-drawn carriage took Floyd's body to its final resting place" earlier this year in Pearland, Texas, "at least six 'sniper teams' were in place on rooftops and authorized to open fire if the situation spiraled out of control," Vice reports via planning records. Pearland officials also brought in U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents to the city to monitor the situation. That included members of the tactical BORTAC unit equipped with "military-grade firepower," Vice writes.The documents spell out the conditions under which certain types of officers could take action. "Officers in soft uniforms" were ready to monitor to "large, peacefully assembling" crowds, while BORTAC was "geared up ready to deploy" if "verbal aggressive language and empty water bottles" were seen. "Deadly force is authorized anytime," the planning records concluded. All of this was done in anticipation of tens of thousands of mourners showing up to the service, the records show. Just a few hundred arrived.Ben Crump, an attorney for the Floyd family, said he and the family didn't know about the sniper teams and other oversight. Pearland police spokesperson contradicted the documents in saying the sniper teams were brought on in anticipation of "protests from Second Amendment groups or counter-protesters to those groups." Read more at Vice News.More stories from theweek.com 7 savagely funny cartoons about the Trump tax revelations Late night hosts have a pretty good idea why Trump shockingly refuses to condemn white supremacists Texas governor cuts the number of ballot drop-off boxes to 1 in each county
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| House passes COVID relief bill, but it's unlikely to pass Senate Posted: 01 Oct 2020 05:33 PM PDT  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has indicated that he would not support any legislation that has a price tag of over $2 trillion.
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| In California wine country, wildfire-fatigued residents weigh the unthinkable: Moving out Posted: 30 Sep 2020 08:52 PM PDT  The thought of leaving the picturesque wine country is not typically tempting. But as wildfires become a repeat occurrence, some say it's time to go.
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| Anglo-Saxon skull found with nose and lips cut off is first physical evidence of brutal punishment for adultery Posted: 30 Sep 2020 04:03 AM PDT  An Anglo-Saxon skull found in Hampshire with its nose and lips cut off is the first physical evidence of the brutal medieval punishment for adultery. Remains of the young girl, thought to have been aged between 15 and 18, were discovered during a search of a site in the village of Oakridge, in Basingstoke, in the 1960s. Her facial injuries (below) included a cut across her mouth and one through the nose which was so deep it sliced through the surrounding bone, archaeologists and scientists have discovered in a fresh analysis of the cranium. A prominent cut across her forehead also suggests someone had attempted to scalp her. Gruesome punishments were known to have been part of the legal system in Anglo-Saxon times, with thieving slaves and adulteresses among those who could be mutilated for their crimes. However, this is the first time physical evidence of such punishments has been uncovered.
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| Trump, Biden debate law and order in Cleveland Posted: 30 Sep 2020 07:14 AM PDT  Trump slams Biden, calls candidate weak on law enforcement; reaction from 'Fox & Friends' weekend co-host Pete Hegseth.
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| Massive spider web seen in Missouri photo has some asking: Could it ‘catch’ humans? Posted: 01 Oct 2020 10:01 AM PDT  "Those are the kind that literally 'catch' people if they walk through them at night."
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| Trump says his rallies didn’t spread virus, many recall Herman Cain’s death Posted: 29 Sep 2020 06:47 PM PDT  During a fiery debate on Tuesday night, President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden sparred over a range of political issues as millions of American voters watched from their homes. The debate moderator, Fox News' Chris Wallace, asked Trump about the potential exposure of some of his campaign rallies during the pandemic where attendees were not wearing masks or socially distancing. Trump insisted that there were no "negative effects" that stemmed from his rallies and took a jab at Biden, arguing that the former U.S. vice president was essentially envious of his crowd turnouts.
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| Russian scientist detained for allegedly passing technology to China: reports Posted: 01 Oct 2020 04:52 AM PDT |
| Indian police detain key opposition leaders protesting rape Posted: 01 Oct 2020 04:51 AM PDT  Indian police detained key leaders of the opposition Congress party, Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka Gandhi, on Thursday after preventing them from visiting a northern village where a 19-year-old woman from India's lowest caste was allegedly gang raped last month and later died in a hospital. The attack was the latest brutal sexual violence against women to rile India. Police officer Manoj Dixit said the two party leaders were detained for violating an order banning the assembly of four or more people in the area to prevent any violence by protesters.
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| Colombian fishermen rescue 94 Haitian migrants adrift at sea Posted: 30 Sep 2020 08:03 AM PDT  Fishermen spot the migrants' boat adrift in the Caribbean sea and tow it to safety.
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| Parrots at zoo separated after swearing profusely at visitors Posted: 30 Sep 2020 10:14 AM PDT  "If they teach the others bad language and I end up with 250 swearing birds, I don't know what we'll do," said the wildlife sanctuary's chief executive.
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| Supreme Court nominee Amy Barrett signed anti-abortion letter accompanying ad calling to overturn Roe v. Wade Posted: 01 Oct 2020 02:47 PM PDT  Barrett's name appeared on an anti-abortion letter that accompanied a newspaper ad calling for "an end to the barbaric legacy of Roe v. Wade."
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| MQ-9 Reaper Drone Flies with Double Hellfire Missiles in New Test Posted: 30 Sep 2020 11:36 AM PDT  A new software update on the MQ-9 Reaper allows the hunter-killer drone to carry eight AGM-114 Hellfire missiles.
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| Chelsea Clinton reveals vicious things trolls have tormented her with Posted: 01 Oct 2020 02:00 PM PDT  She defends Barron Trump while speaking about the kinship she feels with other former first children
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| US State Department cleared $83.5 billion in foreign military sales in FY20 Posted: 01 Oct 2020 12:49 PM PDT  The dollar total is the highest of the Trump administration's tenure, but it comes with some caveats.
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