Germany's interior minister orders expanded controls at borders to stem irregular migration, extremism risks
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's interior minister orders expanded controls at borders to stem irregular migration, extremism risks.
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The Daily BeastMichael Moore Dares Joe Biden to Use ‘Full Immunity’ in Last Days as Prez
Michael Moore wants President Joe Biden to leave the White House a “hero.” According to the renowned filmmaker, the president ought to take advantage of “full immunity” and pass a “bucket list” of reforms in his last 100 days in office. “With a simple stroke or two of your presidential pen, you can make life better for millions of people in ways you never would’ve dreamed possible,” Moore wrote on his Substack on Saturday.Referencing the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on presidential immunity tha
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Democrats shut down Arizona office after shootings
Arizona Democrats closed their field office in Tempe, Ariz. after three shooting incidents. The office served as a base for the Sun State’s congressional campaigns and Vice President Harris’s presidential effort in recent weeks. The Tempe Police Department said the latest incidents on Oct. 6 involved gun shots fired at the Democratic campaign office at…
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Phoenix officer repeatedly punch, Taser deaf Black man with cerebral palsy
A Black man, who is deaf and has cerebral palsy is facing felony aggravated assault and resisting arrest charges after he was repeatedly punched and tasered by a pair of Phoenix police officers. The violent and rapid arrest of Tyron McAlpin raises serious questions and could serve as a test case for Phoenix and the Department of Justice as the two battle over whether the police department in America’s fifth-largest city needs federal oversight. Acting on false claims from a White man under investigation, body camera video shows officers unexpectedly go after McAlpin, punch him in the head at least 10 times, Taser him four times, and wrap their arms around his neck. Read more at ABC15.com/investigations
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Kremlin says Kamala Harris remarks on Putin expose U.S. view of the world
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov's comment was the latest jab in exchanges revolving around the U.S. presidential election and the Kremlin's more than 2 1/2-year-old war in Ukraine. "The lofty political establishment of the United States of America, to all appearances, is infused with such a political culture," Russian news agencies quoted Peskov as telling a television interviewer.
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Man, 59, Mauled to Death by Multiple Dogs During 'Horrific' Attack in N.Y.: Police
Authorities identified the victim of the attack as Schenectady resident James Provost
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SC man who led mob in Jan. 6 Capitol riot and shouted ‘Where you at, Nancy’ pleads guilty
William Norwood III, of Greer, also took a Metropolitan police helmet back to South Carolina and lied to FBI agents about it.
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Trudeau touts 'real progress' on pharmacare, calls on premiers to start cutting deals
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday provinces and territories need to start negotiating pharmacare deals as soon as possible, a day after legislation to enact the program received royal assent.
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5 takeaways from the Maryland Senate debate
Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) and Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks (D) sparred in their lone debate this cycle Thursday night as they look to replace retiring Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) next year. Alsobrooks has emerged as the favorite, with polls showing her squarely in the driver’s seat. According to an aggregate of…
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Colorado officer who killed Black man holding cellphone mistaken for gun won't be prosecuted
DENVER (AP) — A Colorado police officer who fatally shot a Black man holding what turned out to be a cellphone as police tried to arrest him will not be prosecuted, the district attorney announced Friday.
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Conservatives look for more power in possible Senate GOP majority
Conservatives want to exert more power over the Senate GOP conference if they win back the majority in November, so that they can exert some of the same influence that the House Freedom Caucus has demonstrated over Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) in the House. Frustrated conservatives led by Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) are planning to…
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Fertilizer spill closes Highway 46 overpass near Balgonie
Stretches of a highway overpass just east of Regina had to be closed Saturday morning due to a fertilizer spill, White Butte RCMP said in a news release. Police say the eastbound lanes of Highway 46 near Balgonie will be closed for an undetermined amount of time, but at least several hours, as cleanup of the roadway continues. Cleanup crews are also working in the areas of the Highway 1 overpass and the Highway 10 overpass, RCMP said, and drivers can expect delays in the area. The Highway 46 ove
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Firefighters battle large house fire in Oldham County subdivision, no one injured
Firefighters battle large house fire in Oldham County subdivision, no one injured
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How Ted Cruz and Colin Allred are putting on another big US Senate battle in Texas
Democratic Congressman Collin Allred is the latest challengers to Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, hoping to break the GOP lock on the Lone Star State. (AP video by Lekan Oyekanmi, Julio Cortez, and Sean Murphy)
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LAPD rookie cops face hazing by shaved heads and other 'rites of passage,' report says
LAPD training officers have forced new hires to wear long-sleeved uniforms in hot weather, forbid them from speaking unless spoken to, and told them to "forget everything you learned in the academy," according to a new study by the department's inspector general.
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Key sheriff’s races happening in Houston, Peach, Crawford. What to know about candidates
The winner in the Houston County race will replace retiring Sheriff Cullen Talton, Georgia’s longest serving sheriff.
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Texas man drops lawsuit against women he accused of helping his wife get abortion pills
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas man who sued his ex-wife’s friends for helping her obtain an abortion informed the court that the two sides reached a settlement, forgoing the need for a trial that would have tested his argument that their actions amounted to assisting in a wrongful death.
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Police probe clears seven Vancouver officers in beating death of Myles Gray
VANCOUVER — Seven Vancouver police officers involved in the beating death of Myles Gray nine years ago have been cleared of wrongdoing by a police discipline authority.
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Biden warns hurricane-relief funding needed soon as he calls on Congress to ‘step up’
President Joe Biden and other leaders are warning that Congress will soon need to pass additional funding to fill the federal government’s rapidly dwindling disaster-relief coffers after two major hurricanes slammed into the southeastern US.
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Harris vows to create a ‘bipartisan council of advisers’
Vice President Harris announced Friday she would create a bipartisan council of advisers if elected president, in an effort to reach out to Republican and independent voters while in Arizona. “Not only will I have a Republican in my Cabinet, but I’m also going to — I was talking to my team about it —…
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Who controls the Senate? Red-blue party division, explained
Election day is less than a month away, and 34 Senate seats are up for election this year. Here's a breakdown of the current upper chamber.