Tensions erupted at the Sturgis motorcycle rally in South Dakota on Saturday when several members of Antifa attempted to crash the biker festival.
Video taken from the incident shows a handful of Antifa demonstrators, of course with their faces covered, enter the rally. Police quickly surround the Antifa protesters as thousands of bikers scream at them to leave their event.
After some of the bikers and Antifa protesters exchange several shoves, one of the Antifa protesters is taken to the ground by law enforcement. Sturgis police then arrest that protester and lead him out of the crowd in handcuffs. Tensions, however, continued to escalate and police quickly forced the Antifa protesters out of the rally.
Thousands of angry bikers followed as police escorted the Antifa protesters away from the rally.
Video of the incident received more than 1 million views online by Sunday afternoon.
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Maryland joins lawsuit over changes at US Postal Service
BALTIMORE — Maryland is joining a multistate coalition in filing a federal lawsuit over operational changes at the U.S. Postal Service, Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh announced Tuesday.
Frosh said the changes threaten critical mail delivery and could undermine the national election in November.
The Postal Service cuts -- including eliminating staff overtime, altering operations at state distribution centers and removing critical mail sorting equipment -- threaten the timely delivery of mail to individuals who rely on the Postal Service for everything from medical prescriptions to ballots, Frosh said. The attorney general said changes also include requiring late-arriving mail to be left for delivery the following day.
"(President Donald) Trump's attacks on the Postal Service are designed to disrupt the election. They strike at the core of our democracy," Frosh said in a statement. "That is bad enough, but Trump and (Postmaster General Louis) DeJoy are also hurting innocent bystanders: Americans who are waiting for their medicine or their Social Security checks. This conduct is harmful, illegal and unconstitutional. We are filing suit to stop it."
Frosh said the Postal Service has also announced plans to stop processing outgoing mail at some state mail distribution centers: "This would disproportionately impact rural communities, often significantly increasing the distance mail must travel. For example, mail sent from one address to another in the same town would have to travel all the way to one of the remaining distribution centers and back again before being delivered."
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Frosh said the changes threaten critical mail delivery and could undermine the national election in November.
The Postal Service cuts -- including eliminating staff overtime, altering operations at state distribution centers and removing critical mail sorting equipment -- threaten the timely delivery of mail to individuals who rely on the Postal Service for everything from medical prescriptions to ballots, Frosh said. The attorney general said changes also include requiring late-arriving mail to be left for delivery the following day.
"(President Donald) Trump's attacks on the Postal Service are designed to disrupt the election. They strike at the core of our democracy," Frosh said in a statement. "That is bad enough, but Trump and (Postmaster General Louis) DeJoy are also hurting innocent bystanders: Americans who are waiting for their medicine or their Social Security checks. This conduct is harmful, illegal and unconstitutional. We are filing suit to stop it."
Frosh said the Postal Service has also announced plans to stop processing outgoing mail at some state mail distribution centers: "This would disproportionately impact rural communities, often significantly increasing the distance mail must travel. For example, mail sent from one address to another in the same town would have to travel all the way to one of the remaining distribution centers and back again before being delivered."
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Voters condemn Trump for racist comments — then learn Biden actually made those comments
Voters who spoke recently to the Daily Caller News Foundation's Matt Miller were adamant: President Donald Trump's alleged racism is reason enough why he should not win re-election in November.
But they refused to apply that same standard to presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden when confronted with the former vice president's history of racist comments.
But they refused to apply that same standard to presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden when confronted with the former vice president's history of racist comments.
What are the quotes?
Miller approached several groups of young people and shared with them quotes that he at first said were from Trump.
"Unless we do something about this, my children are gonna grow up in a jungle, the jungle being a racial jungle, with tensions having built up so high that it's going to explode at some point."
"Poor kids are just as bright as white kids."
"Obama is the first mainstream African American who is articulate and bright and clean."
"Unlike the African American community, with notable exceptions, the Latino community is incredibly diverse and with incredibly different attitudes about different things."
In response, one voter said, "It's so racist and ignorant in every way. It's like [Trump has] never interacted with a black person, or anybody else for that matter."
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Miller approached several groups of young people and shared with them quotes that he at first said were from Trump.
"Unless we do something about this, my children are gonna grow up in a jungle, the jungle being a racial jungle, with tensions having built up so high that it's going to explode at some point."
"Poor kids are just as bright as white kids."
"Obama is the first mainstream African American who is articulate and bright and clean."
"Unlike the African American community, with notable exceptions, the Latino community is incredibly diverse and with incredibly different attitudes about different things."
In response, one voter said, "It's so racist and ignorant in every way. It's like [Trump has] never interacted with a black person, or anybody else for that matter."
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Angry protesters swarm outside bakery to demonstrate against innocuous MAGA cake — but counterprotesters quickly arrive and outnumber them
A "Make America Great Again"-themed cake shared on a bakery's Facebook page sparked an angry protest outside a New York bakery over the weekend, according to a report from the Times Union.
The outlet reports, however, that a large group of counterprotesters arrived on the scene and outnumbered those marching against the cake.
Rachel Dott, who owns Coccadotts Cake Shop in Albany, New York, kicked a virtual hornets' nest after sharing a cake she made on social media in July.
The offending cake?
A cake shaped like a red hat, emblazoned with President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign slogan: "Make America Great Again."
According to social media posts, the cake kicked off a furious conversation with allegations of racism against the store owners, which eventually turned into a mobilization of activists.
The original post, which has apparently since been removed, specified that the bakery made the cake as a custom order.
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The outlet reports, however, that a large group of counterprotesters arrived on the scene and outnumbered those marching against the cake.
Rachel Dott, who owns Coccadotts Cake Shop in Albany, New York, kicked a virtual hornets' nest after sharing a cake she made on social media in July.
The offending cake?
A cake shaped like a red hat, emblazoned with President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign slogan: "Make America Great Again."
According to social media posts, the cake kicked off a furious conversation with allegations of racism against the store owners, which eventually turned into a mobilization of activists.
The original post, which has apparently since been removed, specified that the bakery made the cake as a custom order.
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CareOne Nursing Homes Said They Could Safely Take More COVID-19 Patients. But Death Rates Soared.
CareOne struck a deal to take COVID-19 patients from hospitals and made “COVID-capable” part of its branding. Now it has the highest rate of COVID-related deaths among large long-term care companies in New Jersey.
On Friday, March 20, the New Jersey Department of Health got an urgent call from a Catholic nursing home. COVID-19 was tearing through St. Joseph’s Senior Home in Woodbridge Township. At least a dozen of the nuns who worked at the facility had fallen ill, and they feared they didn’t have enough staff on hand to care for the residents.
Instead of sending in state inspectors to assess the situation, health officials reached out to private care providers for help, and CareOne, one of the largest nursing home chains in New Jersey, said it would assist. When nurses from the company arrived at St. Joseph’s on Sunday afternoon, they found just three nuns trying to manage almost 90 residents. The company sent a report to the state on Monday, and the following day, state officials took the extraordinary step of ordering St. Joseph’s to evacuate.
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On Friday, March 20, the New Jersey Department of Health got an urgent call from a Catholic nursing home. COVID-19 was tearing through St. Joseph’s Senior Home in Woodbridge Township. At least a dozen of the nuns who worked at the facility had fallen ill, and they feared they didn’t have enough staff on hand to care for the residents.
Instead of sending in state inspectors to assess the situation, health officials reached out to private care providers for help, and CareOne, one of the largest nursing home chains in New Jersey, said it would assist. When nurses from the company arrived at St. Joseph’s on Sunday afternoon, they found just three nuns trying to manage almost 90 residents. The company sent a report to the state on Monday, and the following day, state officials took the extraordinary step of ordering St. Joseph’s to evacuate.
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Are coronavirus rapid tests accurate?
Some studies have shown that rapid tests miss low levels of virus
Waiting for a coronavirus test result can vary from less than an hour to up to a week, depending on the type of COVID-19 test you take. Many people choose the rapid test to get results immediately, but how accurate are these quick turnaround tests?
“There is a 75-80% detection rate for rapid testing compared to 90-95% with traditional, lab-based tests." Humphries, also a member of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, added.
Humphries added that the rapid test’s ability to correctly identify those with the disease — test sensitivity — may not always be clinically relevant.
"Some studies have shown that rapid tests miss low levels of virus. A patient may have low levels of the virus if they are early in the course of infection before the virus has had a chance to replicate itself, or at the end of infection when the infection is dying out.”
Humphries, also a professor of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, noted that this could be a potential problem with spreading the virus.
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Waiting for a coronavirus test result can vary from less than an hour to up to a week, depending on the type of COVID-19 test you take. Many people choose the rapid test to get results immediately, but how accurate are these quick turnaround tests?
“There is a 75-80% detection rate for rapid testing compared to 90-95% with traditional, lab-based tests." Humphries, also a member of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, added.
Humphries added that the rapid test’s ability to correctly identify those with the disease — test sensitivity — may not always be clinically relevant.
"Some studies have shown that rapid tests miss low levels of virus. A patient may have low levels of the virus if they are early in the course of infection before the virus has had a chance to replicate itself, or at the end of infection when the infection is dying out.”
Humphries, also a professor of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, noted that this could be a potential problem with spreading the virus.
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https://www.foxnews.com/health/coronavirus-rapid-tests-accuracy
Seattle Beer Maker Puts Anti-Cop Hate-Slur on Can – and Let's Just Say It's Falling Flat
Even Seattle cops drink beer, but you can rest assured, police officers won’t be buying anything from Mirage Beer for a long time, if ever. And neither will a whole lot of other people after the brewery put an anti-cop message on its beer.
Seattle’s Mirage Beer company’s message for police officers isn’t subtle. There’s no mirage involved here. The small beer maker’s message is right there on its can.
Let’s get a look at it.
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Seattle’s Mirage Beer company’s message for police officers isn’t subtle. There’s no mirage involved here. The small beer maker’s message is right there on its can.
Let’s get a look at it.
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Highlights from the Democratic National Convention's first night
Many addresses focused more on bashing Trump than supporting Biden
A day before the Democratic National Convention kicked off, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, the event co-chair, said it was a time for unity and that the party had to “put the 'us versus them' in the rearview mirror.” Most of the high-profile speakers during the convention's first night apparently had other ideas, using the opportunity to bashPresident Trump.
Here are five key moments from Monday night's convention speeches:
Sanders warns of 'authoritarianism' and 'the future of our planet'
Sen. Bernie Sanders, former Vice President Joe Biden’s chief rival in the Democratic presidential primary race, spent the bulk of his address delivering a grim message to viewers, highlighting the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and economic crisis and insisting to his progressive supporters -- who may not be fans of Biden -- that the former vice president was America’s last hope for preventing “authoritarianism” under Trump.
“At its most basic, this election is about preserving our democracy,” Sanders, I-Vt., claimed, stating that under Trump’s administration, “the unthinkable has become normal,” and that “authoritarianism has taken root in our country.”
He went on to take personal shots at Trump, calling him and his administration “frauds” and insisting that the president is “a threat to our democracy.”
It was only after such attacks that Sanders spoke about Biden, assuring voters who may be further to the left than Biden that the former vice president would fight for at least some of their ideals, such as a higher minimum wage and fighting climate change.
Sanders then closed by returning to the warnings of doom, claiming that this November “the future of our planet is at stake.”
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A day before the Democratic National Convention kicked off, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, the event co-chair, said it was a time for unity and that the party had to “put the 'us versus them' in the rearview mirror.” Most of the high-profile speakers during the convention's first night apparently had other ideas, using the opportunity to bashPresident Trump.
Here are five key moments from Monday night's convention speeches:
Sanders warns of 'authoritarianism' and 'the future of our planet'
Sen. Bernie Sanders, former Vice President Joe Biden’s chief rival in the Democratic presidential primary race, spent the bulk of his address delivering a grim message to viewers, highlighting the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and economic crisis and insisting to his progressive supporters -- who may not be fans of Biden -- that the former vice president was America’s last hope for preventing “authoritarianism” under Trump.
“At its most basic, this election is about preserving our democracy,” Sanders, I-Vt., claimed, stating that under Trump’s administration, “the unthinkable has become normal,” and that “authoritarianism has taken root in our country.”
He went on to take personal shots at Trump, calling him and his administration “frauds” and insisting that the president is “a threat to our democracy.”
It was only after such attacks that Sanders spoke about Biden, assuring voters who may be further to the left than Biden that the former vice president would fight for at least some of their ideals, such as a higher minimum wage and fighting climate change.
Sanders then closed by returning to the warnings of doom, claiming that this November “the future of our planet is at stake.”
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https://www.foxnews.com/politics/5-key-moments-democratic-convention-first-night
Maryland bankruptcies continue to climb during pandemic
More than 7,200 of Maryland’s businesses and consumers have filed for bankruptcy this year, according to the latest data from the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI), which covers the months of January through July.
Of those businesses and consumers 73% (5,274) filed for Chapter 7 relief (liquidation) and 26% (1,906) filed for Chapter 13 relief (payment reorganization).
Maryland ranks 42nd among states with the greatest year-to-year increase in bankruptcy filings.
States with some of the highest coronavirus positivity rates also had some of the highest increases in year-to-year bankruptcy filings. They include: Texas (11th), Florida (12th) and California (27th).
Cumulatively, Texas, Florida, California and Illinois which are the states with the highest number of COVID-19 cases in the U.S., account for more than 90,000 of the nearly 341,000 bankruptcies that have been filed in the U.S. and its territories so far this year.
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Of those businesses and consumers 73% (5,274) filed for Chapter 7 relief (liquidation) and 26% (1,906) filed for Chapter 13 relief (payment reorganization).
Maryland ranks 42nd among states with the greatest year-to-year increase in bankruptcy filings.
States with some of the highest coronavirus positivity rates also had some of the highest increases in year-to-year bankruptcy filings. They include: Texas (11th), Florida (12th) and California (27th).
Cumulatively, Texas, Florida, California and Illinois which are the states with the highest number of COVID-19 cases in the U.S., account for more than 90,000 of the nearly 341,000 bankruptcies that have been filed in the U.S. and its territories so far this year.
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4 Things to Know About Vaping
In the last few years, there has been a sudden increase in the number of people preferring vaping over conventional smoking. Because vaping is safe and fun, people are choosing it as a better method to consume their favorite compound. Furthermore, because it doesn’t cause any lung illness, vaping is mainstream now. However, as we weigh the pros of this method, it is equally important to know about the cons as well. With much popularity of vaping, there has been a sudden increase in the number of lung injuries being caused by this method. This is the main reason that despite much awareness and proven benefits, vaping is still unsafe. Here are a few things you must know about it:
1. Symptoms of Vaping Caused Illnesses Vary
If you’re suffering from a health condition caused by vaping, the symptoms will vary from you to another person. For instance, people who engage in an illness caused by vaping often complain about dry cough, chest pain, and shortness of breath, fever, diarrhea, weight loss, chills and loss of appetite. However, some people don’t experience such symptoms and are suddenly diagnosed with a chronic illness. This is why research believes, having related illnesses and their symptoms differ from person to person.
2. Vaping is Loved By Youth
You will be shocked to know, around 3.6 million people were caught while vaping back in 2018. This proves that the global popularity of vaping has encapsulated the young minds to a great extent. Sadly, the percentage of high school students using vapes has jumped from 50% to 78%. Furthermore, around 48% of children in the middle school are active consumers of different juices and compounds through vaping. No wonder, vaping has affected a large part of the young population like nothing less than a plague.
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1. Symptoms of Vaping Caused Illnesses Vary
If you’re suffering from a health condition caused by vaping, the symptoms will vary from you to another person. For instance, people who engage in an illness caused by vaping often complain about dry cough, chest pain, and shortness of breath, fever, diarrhea, weight loss, chills and loss of appetite. However, some people don’t experience such symptoms and are suddenly diagnosed with a chronic illness. This is why research believes, having related illnesses and their symptoms differ from person to person.
2. Vaping is Loved By Youth
You will be shocked to know, around 3.6 million people were caught while vaping back in 2018. This proves that the global popularity of vaping has encapsulated the young minds to a great extent. Sadly, the percentage of high school students using vapes has jumped from 50% to 78%. Furthermore, around 48% of children in the middle school are active consumers of different juices and compounds through vaping. No wonder, vaping has affected a large part of the young population like nothing less than a plague.
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Like America: Half of Trump’s staff are women
It’s been said since the Reagan era that “personnel is policy.”
So when we reviewed new White House staffing numbers, it came as a bit of a surprise that in an administration led by a president often accused as anti-women in his policies and sometimes words, nearly half of the staff are women.
What’s more, one-quarter, or 56, hold top "commissioned" jobs, including the directors of domestic policy, legislative affairs, political affairs, cabinet affairs, the press and communications offices, the personnel office, and 11 others.
“That seems sizable,” said Kathryn Tenpas, a nonresident senior fellow for Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution. “I don’t think the numbers look bad,” she added.
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So when we reviewed new White House staffing numbers, it came as a bit of a surprise that in an administration led by a president often accused as anti-women in his policies and sometimes words, nearly half of the staff are women.
What’s more, one-quarter, or 56, hold top "commissioned" jobs, including the directors of domestic policy, legislative affairs, political affairs, cabinet affairs, the press and communications offices, the personnel office, and 11 others.
“That seems sizable,” said Kathryn Tenpas, a nonresident senior fellow for Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution. “I don’t think the numbers look bad,” she added.
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Maryland’s Cannabis has Been the Subject of Massive Controversy After Growth between 2019-2020
Maryland’s cannabis industry has shown skyrocketing demands by the customers, which is enough proof of the fact that manufacturers have earned abnormal profits. However, because cannabis is a hot product of the black markets as well, this plant has remained in the news for all the wrong reasons as well. Luckily, the marijuana industry has still managed to be at the top of the game amidst COVID 19. Last year when the industry witnessed a massive growth of around 50%, the manufacturers thought it would be tough for this cash crop to remain stagnant in the market next year.
Luckily, marijuana consumers have remained loyal with the herb, which is why this crop hasn’t received a backlash from the global pandemic. Traditionally, people in Maryland were only exposed to smoking marijuana. Today, there are a plethora of ways to enjoy this herb. Especially now that it stands concrete with several proven health benefits, it is hard to wipe it out from the market.
The growing popularity of marijuana in Maryland is a major concern for the state authorities because a large part of the teen population is active consumers of this plant.
Today marijuana is consumed in the form of foods, beverages, snacks, desserts, and skincare products. The rise in the consumer market for marijuana has boosted this industry to a great extent. Right now, marijuana is considered a cash crop across the globe, which is why many entrepreneurs have joined the bandwagon to cultivate this plant.
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Luckily, marijuana consumers have remained loyal with the herb, which is why this crop hasn’t received a backlash from the global pandemic. Traditionally, people in Maryland were only exposed to smoking marijuana. Today, there are a plethora of ways to enjoy this herb. Especially now that it stands concrete with several proven health benefits, it is hard to wipe it out from the market.
The growing popularity of marijuana in Maryland is a major concern for the state authorities because a large part of the teen population is active consumers of this plant.
Today marijuana is consumed in the form of foods, beverages, snacks, desserts, and skincare products. The rise in the consumer market for marijuana has boosted this industry to a great extent. Right now, marijuana is considered a cash crop across the globe, which is why many entrepreneurs have joined the bandwagon to cultivate this plant.
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Trump Rejects Pentagon's Plan to Cut $2.2B in Military Healthcare
U.S. President Donald Trump has rejected a Pentagon proposal to cut military healthcare by $2.2 billion.
Politico reported on Sunday that Pentagon officials working on Defense Secretary Mark Esper's cost-cutting review of the U.S. Defense Department had proposed slashing military healthcare by $2.2 billion.
"A proposal by Pentagon officials to slash Military Healthcare by $2.2 billion dollars has been firmly and totally rejected by me. We will do nothing to hurt our great Military professionals & heroes as long as I am your President," Trump said in a tweet late Monday.
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Politico reported on Sunday that Pentagon officials working on Defense Secretary Mark Esper's cost-cutting review of the U.S. Defense Department had proposed slashing military healthcare by $2.2 billion.
"A proposal by Pentagon officials to slash Military Healthcare by $2.2 billion dollars has been firmly and totally rejected by me. We will do nothing to hurt our great Military professionals & heroes as long as I am your President," Trump said in a tweet late Monday.
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Trump Strikes Back After Michelle Obama's Scathing Speech
President Donald Trump early Tuesday launched a Twitter attack against former first lady Michelle Obama after her scathing Democratic National Convention speech that criticized his presidency and questioned his leadership with her declaration that he is "clearly in over his head."
“Somebody please explain to Michelle Obama that Donald J. Trump would not be here, in the beautiful White House, if it weren’t for the job done by your husband, Barack Obama,” Trumptweeted. “Biden was merely an afterthought, a good reason for that very late & unenthusiastic endorsement."
He added that his "administration and I built the greatest economy in history, of any country, turned it off, saved millions of lives, and now am building an even greater economy than it was before. Jobs are flowing, NASDAQ is already at a record high, the rest to follow. Sit back & watch!”
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“Somebody please explain to Michelle Obama that Donald J. Trump would not be here, in the beautiful White House, if it weren’t for the job done by your husband, Barack Obama,” Trumptweeted. “Biden was merely an afterthought, a good reason for that very late & unenthusiastic endorsement."
He added that his "administration and I built the greatest economy in history, of any country, turned it off, saved millions of lives, and now am building an even greater economy than it was before. Jobs are flowing, NASDAQ is already at a record high, the rest to follow. Sit back & watch!”
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President Trump: Susan B. Anthony to get posthumous pardon
Anthony was arrested in 1872 for voting illegally and sentenced to pay a fine of $100 and court costs
President Trump announced Tuesday morning he will give a posthumous pardon toSusan B. Anthony, one of history's biggest figures in the women's suffrage movement.
The announcement came 100 years to the day after the 1920 ratification of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote.
Anthony, a strong anti-slavery pioneer who died in 1906, had been arrested in 1872 for violating laws that had permitted only men to vote in the presidential election.
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President Trump announced Tuesday morning he will give a posthumous pardon toSusan B. Anthony, one of history's biggest figures in the women's suffrage movement.
The announcement came 100 years to the day after the 1920 ratification of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote.
Anthony, a strong anti-slavery pioneer who died in 1906, had been arrested in 1872 for violating laws that had permitted only men to vote in the presidential election.
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https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-susan-b-anthony-to-get-posthumous-pardon
Largest Ever Heroin Bust in Georgia Links to Dangerous Mexican Cartel, Say Feds
On July 27, agents with the Atlanta DEA office in collaboration with other federal agencies executed multiple search warrants at apartments and houses believed to be acting as stash and distribution spots for the metro area. The seized items were publicly displayed this week and are officially believed to amount to the largest heroin bust in Georgia’s history.
The searches included a studio apartment where agents found around 28 kilograms of heroin, six kilos of cocaine, eight kilos of marijuana, at least $1 million cash, 41 firearms, and paraphernalia. At another home, agents found 142 kilos of heroin and 4 kilos of cocaine.
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The searches included a studio apartment where agents found around 28 kilograms of heroin, six kilos of cocaine, eight kilos of marijuana, at least $1 million cash, 41 firearms, and paraphernalia. At another home, agents found 142 kilos of heroin and 4 kilos of cocaine.
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Trump says he will 'look very strongly' at pardoning Edward Snowden after previously calling him a 'traitor' who should be 'executed'
Donald Trump on Saturday said that he was 'very strongly' considering pardoning Edward Snowden - the former CIA employee who leaked highly classified information from the National Security Agency.
In his strongest indication yet that the 37-year-old could be coming home from exile in Russia, Trump said at a press conference held at his Bedminster golf course that he was weighing up Snowden's fate.
'I'm going to take a look at that very strongly,' he said.
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In his strongest indication yet that the 37-year-old could be coming home from exile in Russia, Trump said at a press conference held at his Bedminster golf course that he was weighing up Snowden's fate.
'I'm going to take a look at that very strongly,' he said.
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The Progressive Racism Of The Ivy League
If the definition of racism is deliberate discrimination based on race, color or national origin, Yale University appears to be a textbook case of “systemic racism.”
And, so, the Department of Justice contends.
Last week, Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband charged, “Yale discriminates based on race… in its undergraduate admissions process and race is the determinative factor in hundreds of admissions decisions each year.
“Asian Americans and whites have only one-tenth to one-fourth of the likelihood of admission as African American applicants with comparable academic credentials…
“Yale uses race at multiple steps of its admissions process resulting in a multiplied effect of race on an applicant’s likelihood of admission.
“Yale racially balances its classes.”
Yale defends this admissions policy by claiming it considers the “whole person” — leadership, a likelihood students “will contribute to the Yale Community and the world,” and, says Yale President Peter Salovey, “a student body whose diversity is a mark of its excellence.”
Yet, somehow, when all these factors are considered, the higher-scoring Asian and white students invariably come up short, because the racial composition of Yale’s incoming classes remains roughly the same every year.
The Justice Department refused to wave its big stick — a threat to cut off tax dollars that go yearly to Yale. Incidentally, Yale sits on an endowment of some $30 billion — second only to Harvard’s.
A court case alleging that Harvard emulates Yale, or vice versa, and admits Black and brown students whose test scores would instantly disqualify white and Asian students is headed for the Supreme Court.
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And, so, the Department of Justice contends.
Last week, Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband charged, “Yale discriminates based on race… in its undergraduate admissions process and race is the determinative factor in hundreds of admissions decisions each year.
“Asian Americans and whites have only one-tenth to one-fourth of the likelihood of admission as African American applicants with comparable academic credentials…
“Yale uses race at multiple steps of its admissions process resulting in a multiplied effect of race on an applicant’s likelihood of admission.
“Yale racially balances its classes.”
Yale defends this admissions policy by claiming it considers the “whole person” — leadership, a likelihood students “will contribute to the Yale Community and the world,” and, says Yale President Peter Salovey, “a student body whose diversity is a mark of its excellence.”
Yet, somehow, when all these factors are considered, the higher-scoring Asian and white students invariably come up short, because the racial composition of Yale’s incoming classes remains roughly the same every year.
The Justice Department refused to wave its big stick — a threat to cut off tax dollars that go yearly to Yale. Incidentally, Yale sits on an endowment of some $30 billion — second only to Harvard’s.
A court case alleging that Harvard emulates Yale, or vice versa, and admits Black and brown students whose test scores would instantly disqualify white and Asian students is headed for the Supreme Court.
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Barack and the beach house: Longtime friend 'builds Obama's multi-million dollar Hawaii ocean villa using loopholes to bypass coastal protection laws' on site made famous by TV show Magnum PI
The beachfront compound in Hawaii where former President Barack Obama reportedly plans to someday retire used a planning loophole to retain a seawall that is likely causing beach erosion, according to a new report.
State officials and community members confirmed to ProPublica that Obama plans to reside in the compound on Oahu, which was purchased for $8.7 million by his close friend Marty Nesbitt in 2015.
After tearing down the site's mansion made famous as the house from Magnum PI, developers are building three homes, two pools and a security perimeter on the three-acre beachfront parcel, permits show.
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State officials and community members confirmed to ProPublica that Obama plans to reside in the compound on Oahu, which was purchased for $8.7 million by his close friend Marty Nesbitt in 2015.
After tearing down the site's mansion made famous as the house from Magnum PI, developers are building three homes, two pools and a security perimeter on the three-acre beachfront parcel, permits show.
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