Chicago Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot’s resounding victory was a clear call for change at the Democratic-controlled City Hall and a historic repudiation of the old-style, insider politics that have long defined the nation’s third-largest city. Lightfoot, a former federal prosecutor who’d never been elected to public office, defeated Cook County Board […]
New law causes OUTRAGE in battleground state
The Democrat-controlled Colorado Legislature sent a “red flag” bill Monday to the governor that calls for taking firearms from people who could pose a threat to themselves or others. Gov. Jared Polis, also a Democrat, has pledged to sign the measure that would place the state among 13 others that […]
Protesters condemn key politician at bipartisan event
Protesters briefly interrupted remarks by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell while he attended a campus event on Monday in his Kentucky hometown. Nearly a dozen protesters, affiliated with a group urging action against climate change, stood up during the event at McConnell’s alma mater, the University of Louisville. The protest […]
Woman enters Trump’s Mar-a-Lago with harmful device (international threat?)
A woman carrying two Chinese passports and a device containing computer malware lied to Secret Service agents and briefly gained admission to President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club over the weekend during his Florida visit, federal prosecutors allege in court documents. Yujing Zhang, 32, approached a Secret Service agent at a […]
[Disturbing] Fears high after soldiers aim at top politician
Britain’s military says it is investigating after soldiers were filmed apparently using a picture of Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn for target practice. Footage posted on social media shows members of the Parachute Regiment in Afghanistan shooting at an image of Corbyn, Britain’s main opposition leader. Corbyn, a veteran socialist, […]
Quadruple homicide in N. Dakota, fugitive on the run
Four people were found dead Monday in what police called a “multiple homicide” at a North Dakota property-management business. The bodies of three men and a woman were discovered inside RJR Maintenance and Management in Mandan, a city of about 22,000 just across the Missouri River west of Bismarck, Police […]
[Spectacular?] Inside Trump’s GOP healthcare move
President Donald Trump is suggesting he will defer his push for a Republican healthcare plan to replace the Affordable Care Act until after 2020. Trump tweeted late Monday that Congress will vote on a GOP plan after the elections, “when Republicans hold the Senate & win back the House.” His […]
Flying Solo: Man gets commercial flight all alone!
A Lithuanian man flying to Italy got a pleasant surprise when he boarded the plane: He was the only passenger on the Boeing 737-800. Skirmantas Strimaitis, who was flying from capital Vilnius to the northern Italian city of Bergamo for a skiing holiday March 16, had the whole plane — […]
Berlin Zoo’s latest baby polar bear named…
It’s Hertha. Berlin’s Tierpark zoo has unveiled the much-anticipated name of its new star attraction, a four-month-old polar bear cub. Hertha, born on Dec. 1, is named after the German capital’s eponymous top league soccer club, which is sponsoring the animal. The club’s mascot — a brown bear — presented […]
Red Light District tours irk Amsterdam sex workers
The city of Amsterdam’s latest attempt to rein in the nuisance of over-tourism by banning guided tours of the red light district has run into opposition from some of the people it is intended to protect: sex workers. The Dutch capital plans to ban such tours, saying they are disrespectful […]
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