Some Miami residents stay put and brace for Hurricane Irma — including many who lack the money to flee
Genaro Dacosta has a monkey on his back, at least sometimes. It’s a small pet marmoset that may force him to ride out Hurricane Irma, now lumbering toward his home on Miami Beach.Dacosta wants to evacuate, as the government has ordered and as most of his neighbors were doing Thursday. He’s been frantically calling authorities in Tallahassee, the state capital, to get permission to bring the monkey to a shelter. So far, no luck. Hotels aren’t keen on allowing monkeys, either.So on Thursday morni..>> view originalUS Wants Shkreli Jailed After Offer of Clinton Hair Bounty
Martin Shkreli may have gone too far posting a $5,000 bounty on Facebook for someone to "grab" hair from former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.Federal prosecutors now say the former pharmaceutical executive once dubbed "the most hated man in America" should be locked up immediately.Shkreli, who was found guilty by a jury last month of defrauding investors in two hedge funds, has been out on bail awaiting his sentencing hearing. He’s engaged in a "pattern of threats and harassment” and his b..>> view originalDeVos to Replace Obama-Era Sexual Assault Guidelines
Marc M. Camille, vice president for enrollment management and communications at Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore, has been chosen as president of Albertus Magnus College, in Connecticut. Chris E. Domes, president of Silver Lake College, in Wisconsin, has been appointed president of Neumann University, in Pennsylvania.>> view originalTrump Jr. says he can't recall White House role in explaining meeting with Russians
Donald Trump Jr. took questions Thursday from Senate investigators about his meeting with a Russian lawyer and other topics central to inquiries into Russian influence in the 2016 election, but he frequently said he could not provide important details, according to people who attended the hearing. President Trump’s eldest son appeared for five hours before Senate Judiciary Committee members and staffers, a sign of the wide-ranging interest on Capitol Hill in Trump campaign and business interact..>> view originalChris Murphy's stealthy single-payer pitch
While Bernie Sanders readies a single-payer health care bill that the GOP is itching to attack, one of his Democratic colleagues is proposing a step toward that goal that could give cover to the party’s vulnerable incumbents. Sen. Chris Murphy, a potential presidential contender, is working on legislation expected this fall that would let individuals and businesses buy into Medicare as part of Obamacare’s exchanges. As Sanders and other potential challengers to President Donald Trump flock to..>> view originalJUST IN: Man shot at Miami International Airport
A man was shot during a confrontation with police at Miami International Airport Thursday night, according to a report. With powerful Hurricane Irma bearing down on South Florida, creating chaos as thousands look to flee, the incident added even more to the airport, which forced an evacuation of Concourse J, according to WFOR. Security incident involving a single suspect & @MiamiDadePD has occurred at MIA. Situation under control. Terminal J is temporarily closed.— Miami Int'l Airport (@iflym..>> view originalFormer US presidents to raise money for hurricane relief
WASHINGTON — The five living former U.S. presidents said Thursday they would team up to create the “One America Appeal” to raise money for storm recovery as Texas and Louisiana seek to regroup from Harvey and Florida and the Atlantic coast brace for Hurricane Irma. The hurricane recovery effort was announced by former presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush and Jimmy Carter. Online donations can be made at OneAmericaAppeal.org. The current president, Donald Trump..>> view originalCardinal Dolan rips Bannon for Catholic Church immigration remarks
Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York is firing back at Stephen Bannon for his "preposterous" claims that the Catholic Church only preaches and practices acceptance of immigrants in order to fill its pews and reap financial rewards. “I don’t really care to go into what I think is a preposterous and rather insulting statement that the only reason we bishops care for immigrants is for the economic — because we want to fill our churches and get more money. That’s insulting and that’s just so ridiculou..>> view originalIn major Supreme Court case, Justice Dept. sides with baker who refused to make wedding cake for gay couple
In a major upcoming Supreme Court case that weighs equal rights with religious liberty, the Trump administration on Thursday sided with a Colorado baker who refused to bake a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. The Department of Justice on Thursday filed a brief on behalf of baker Jack Phillips, who was found to have violated the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act by refusing to created a cake to celebrate the marriage of Charlie Craig and David Mullins in 2012. Phillips said he doesn’t create ..>> view originalRepublicans jolted by, and Democrats wary of, Trump's overtures to opposing party
Political tremors seized both major parties on Thursday in the wake of President Trump’s sudden alignment with congressional Democrats, leaving Republicans alarmed about the unraveling of their relationship with the White House and uncertain about the prospects for their policy ambitions this fall. In the span of 48 hours, Trump cut a deal with Democrats to keep the government funded and raise the nation’s borrowing authority, advanced talks with the senior Senate Democrat on a permanent debt c..>> view original
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