Monday, August 28, 2017

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Trump Orders Military To Give Cops Free Grenade Launchers, Bayonets, And Tanks

Posted: 28 Aug 2017 07:10 AM PDT

Trump Orders Military To Give Cops Free Grenade Launchers, Bayonets, And TanksWASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump will repeal restrictions that former President Barack Obama placed on police access to excess military gear, allowing the the federal government to immediately resume handing out free bayonets, grenade launchers, tracked armored vehicles and other equipment to law enforcement departments around the country.


Historic Floods Hit Houston as Hundreds Rescued from Water

Posted: 27 Aug 2017 08:32 AM PDT

Historic Floods Hit Houston as Hundreds Rescued from WaterOfficials reported answering thousands of calls from people trapped in Houston on Sunday as torrential rain from deadly Hurricane Harvey caused "catastrophic flooding" in the city and across southeast Texas.


How to help victims of Harvey

Posted: 27 Aug 2017 02:23 PM PDT

How to help victims of HarveyThe devastating storm has left millions of Texas residents in need of aid — and there are many ways you can help.


Monday's Morning Email: Catastrophic Floods Threaten Millions After Hurricane Harvey Drenches Houston

Posted: 28 Aug 2017 04:38 AM PDT

Monday's Morning Email: Catastrophic Floods Threaten Millions After Hurricane Harvey Drenches HoustonTOP STORIES (And want to get The Morning Email each weekday?


Startling Image of Flooded Texas Nursing Home Prompts Rescue

Posted: 27 Aug 2017 08:37 AM PDT

Startling Image of Flooded Texas Nursing Home Prompts RescueAn image of elderly women in a Texas nursing home surrounded by waist-deep flood waters went viral on social media on Sunday, prompting an emergency evacuation of the facility.


30 Detainees Suspected Of Using Underground Tunnel To Illegally Enter U.S.

Posted: 26 Aug 2017 06:05 PM PDT

30 Detainees Suspected Of Using Underground Tunnel To Illegally Enter U.S.Border Patrol agents detained 30 undocumented immigrants Saturday in San Diego County on suspicion of illegally entering the country using a hidden underground tunnel.


Relationship Between Trump and Arpaio Began with 'Birtherism'

Posted: 26 Aug 2017 11:50 PM PDT

Relationship Between Trump and Arpaio Began with 'Birtherism'Katy Tur, Michael Gerson, Danielle Pletka and Yamiche Alcindor discuss the president's move to pardon former Maricopa Sheriff Joe Arpaio.


Charlottesville residents vent at 'recovery' town hall

Posted: 28 Aug 2017 07:52 AM PDT

Charlottesville residents vent at 'recovery' town hallCHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Charlottesville residents told city leaders at an emotional community meeting they were traumatized by a white nationalist rally and dissatisfied with the way officials handled the event and the violence that unfolded.


Hurricane Harvey Causes Couple to Cancel Wedding for Third Time

Posted: 26 Aug 2017 01:13 PM PDT

Hurricane Harvey Causes Couple to Cancel Wedding for Third TimeThe third time wasn't the charm for this pair.


Rex Tillerson Says Trump Speaks Only For Himself On American Values

Posted: 27 Aug 2017 08:34 AM PDT

Rex Tillerson Says Trump Speaks Only For Himself On American ValuesWASHINGTON ― In an awkward interview, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson suggested that the president of the United States doesn't necessarily speak for the nation in expressing American values.


A Look at Why Houston Floods

Posted: 27 Aug 2017 08:48 AM PDT

A Look at Why Houston FloodsExperts say the "bayou city" is so vulnerable to floods — not only because it is low-lying — because explosive growth in the metro area has added 25 percent more pavement in the last 15 years...


Beachy Head chemical haze mystery deepens as police say gas not from France 

Posted: 28 Aug 2017 04:33 AM PDT

Beachy Head chemical haze mystery deepens as police say gas not from France The mystery over a noxious chemical haze that drifted ashore along the Sussex coast and put scores in hospital has deepened as police have said it is unlikely to have come from France. Around 150 people needed hospital treatment for burning eyes, vomiting and sore throats after the mystery gas came ashore near Beachy Head on Sunday afternoon. A senior officer said on Sunday there had been previous incidents when "stuff has come across from industrial units in France." But officers on Monday said wind patterns suggested the cloud had not come from the Continent. 233 people were treated at the local hospital Credit: Eddie Mitchell  Scientists suggested the haze had instead come from shipping in The Channel or had blown from further along the English coast. The haze had dispersed by Monday morning and police lifted an order for residents around the Eastbourne area to stay inside and close their windows. Thousands of visitors are expected to travel to the area as the Bank Holiday sees some of the hottest weather of the year. Sussex Police and East Sussex Fire Service are dealing with an incident in the Birling Gap area. (1/2)— Sussex Police (@sussex_police) August 27, 2017 Members of the public are advised by Fire Service to stay indoors and shut windows if you are in the Eastbourne area. (2/2)— Sussex Police (@sussex_police) August 27, 2017 Sussex Police said: "Neither the gas nor its source have been established, but agencies are continuing to investigate and have not ruled out either onshore or offshore locations, although it does appear that it did sweep in from the sea driven by onshore breezes. "However, weather models suggest that an onshore source in northern France is very unlikely." Birling Gap is evacuated after reports that chlorine gas has been leaked affecting people in the area.  Credit: @Kyle_Crickmore/Twitter The Met Office scientists are helping police try to determine the source of the haze. Winds in the Channel on Sunday had been light and variable with some fog banks. A spokesman said a pocket of low-lying cold air had been covered by a blanket of warmer air in a phenomenon known as a temperature inversion. The phenomenon can mean that pollution becomes trapped and does not disperse. The spokesman said: "There's a possibility that it's something from a ship in the Channel and also the possibility that it came from the English Coast." In 2013, residents along the south coast complained after cloud of foul-smelling but harmless gas has leaked from a factory in north-west France. The leak was blamed on a chemical factory near Rouen releasing mercaptan, which is added to natural gas to give it a smell. The haze apparently reached land at Birling Gap at around 5pm on Sunday afternoon. Kyle Crickmore, who had been enjoying the Bank Holiday weekend sunshine at the beach with his family, tweeted: "Some sort of chemical incident at Birling Gap, eyes are streaming and there's a strong smell of chlorine in the air." He had finished swimming when his eyes started stinging. He looked around and saw everyone on the beach also rubbing their eyes and coughing in what he described as "all sorts of strange behaviour". He told BBC News: "Then looking out towards the water, there was just this crazy foggy haze rolling in off the sea out of nowhere. It was definitely out of the ordinary considering it was a nice clear sunny day 10 minutes beforehand. "It was stupidly busy and it was a boiling hot day. It emptied in about 10 minutes which was quite staggering considering the amount of people who were there." The beachfront is popular with dog walkers and is a busy spot for tourists and locals enjoying the bank holiday sunshine. Dan Sankey wrote on Twitter: "Beautiful afternoon at Birling Gap cut short by some weird mist, burning everyone's eyes which led to the beach and cliff being evacuated." Sameer Jadhav tweeted: "Birling Gap some weird gas leak. People crying. Ambulances called. Don't go to Birling Gap at the moment". The effects felt by those caught in the cloud "prompted emergency services to warn people to stay away from the beaches and to keep doors and windows closed if living near the coast". Sussex Police said: "People living along the coast in the area have been advised to keep doors and windows shut and to move away from the Birling Gap area in particular." Specialist teams worked to decontaminate patients Credit: Eddie Mitchell  The RNLI said that "possibly some kind of gaseous fumes" had drifted over the scene and a significant number of people on cliff tops had been struck down with symptoms including irritation, sore eyes and vomiting. East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust said there had been a "hazardous cloud moving across from Birling Gap to the Eastbourne area".  By 10.30pm 233 patients had been treated at Eastbourne District General Hospital where they were being "decontaminated on site" by hospital staff.  Fears from the coastguard that people could be trapped on the beach saw the RNLI launch all-weather lifeboats from Eastbourne and Newhaven to the Birling Gap area. Mist could be seen in the area Credit: Reuters


Reporter Leads Rescuers To Truck Driver Trapped In 10 Feet Of Water

Posted: 28 Aug 2017 01:45 AM PDT

Reporter Leads Rescuers To Truck Driver Trapped In 10 Feet Of WaterSevere flooding in Houston stranded a truck driver in 10 feet of water on Sunday.


As Tropical Storm Harvey rages in Texas, Trump drops hodgepodge of tweets

Posted: 27 Aug 2017 12:40 PM PDT

As Tropical Storm Harvey rages in Texas, Trump drops hodgepodge of tweetsPresident Trump took to Twitter Sunday to indicate he was monitoring Tropical Storm Harvey, but wedged between well wishes were off-topic missives.


Social media is helping police make arrests related to the violence in Charlottesville

Posted: 27 Aug 2017 11:12 AM PDT

Social media is helping police make arrests related to the violence in CharlottesvilleSocial media is helping track down the white supremacists responsible for brutally assaulting a counterprotester in Charlottesville. Per a New York Times report, Daniel P. Borden, one of the multiple assailants who attacked 20-year-old Deandre Harris during the infamous "Unite the Right" rally on August 12 has been arrested. Police have also issued a wanted poster for Alex Michael Ramos, another man sought in connection to the crime. Both have face charges of malicious wounding.  SEE ALSO: You can honor Heather Heyer and other Charlottesville heroes starting today As Harris' attorney S. Lee Merritt told the New York Times, the men responsible for his client's assault — video of which was disseminated across social media on and after August 12 — have been identified largely thanks to journalist and activist Shaun King of the New York Daily News.  Shortly after video of Harris' assault hit social media, King began sharing photos of the assailants in hopes that others on Twitter might have clues as to their identities. These posts helped identify Borden and Ramos, and King is still working to identify the other assailants, even vetting suspects personally before releasing names.  These photos could not be any clearer. Share them widely. Together we can find this man and make sure he's arrested for what he did. https://t.co/0ffWMyD34B — Shaun King (@ShaunKing) August 14, 2017 We must identify every man in this video who assaulted Deandre Harris. We have two:Michael Ramos (Trump Hat)Dan Borden (White Hardhat) https://t.co/ehLyiLvKYK — Shaun King (@ShaunKing) August 15, 2017 In a tweet posted Sunday, King said police officials have told himself and Merritt that they are relying on the activist's Twitter account to identify the other assailants. In the days after the violence in Charlottesville, local police faced criticism for failing to stop violence at the hands of white supremacists. Strange as it sounds, police have openly told @MeritLaw and I both that they are basically waiting on me to identify the remaining suspects. https://t.co/q3IvyP4dW4 — Shaun King (@ShaunKing) August 27, 2017 Attorney Merritt heard police literally tell me that everything they knew about these men they got from my timeline. That's a mess. https://t.co/acjS3BKoj7 — Shaun King (@ShaunKing) August 27, 2017 King isn't the only one whose leveraged his sizable social following to identify white supremacists the wake of the violent rally— Logan Smith of @YesYoureRacist also tweeted photos of rally protesters in hopes of learning their identities. He successfully identified Peter Cvjetanovic, a student; and Cole White, who lost his job at a hot dog joint shortly after. If you recognize any of the Nazis marching in #Charlottesville, send me their names/profiles and I'll make them famous #GoodNightAltRight pic.twitter.com/2tA9xliFVU — Yes, You're Racist (@YesYoureRacist) August 12, 2017 And as the New York Times reports, Richard W. Preston, a reported Ku Klux Klan member, was arrested after the ACLU of Virginia captured video of the man firing a gun in the direction of a counterprotester.  WATCH: Missy Elliot's hometown fans want to prop up her statue in place of a Confederate monument


'No' Kasich Rules Out Presidential Bid With Colorado Gov. Hickenlooper

Posted: 26 Aug 2017 11:19 PM PDT

'No' Kasich Rules Out Presidential Bid With Colorado Gov. HickenlooperGov. John Kasich (R-Ohio) tells Chuck Todd that he won't be mounting a presidential bid with John Hickenlooper, the Democratic governor of Colorado.


Kevin Hart Challenges Famous Friends To Help Victims Of Hurricane Harvey

Posted: 28 Aug 2017 04:59 AM PDT

Kevin Hart Challenges Famous Friends To Help Victims Of Hurricane HarveyComedian Kevin Hart took to Instagram on Sunday night to issue a challenge to some of his celebrity friends.


Armed men destroy two dozen logging trucks in Chile indigenous dispute

Posted: 28 Aug 2017 06:35 AM PDT

Armed men destroy two dozen logging trucks in Chile indigenous disputeA group of armed men claiming to represent the nation's indigenous Mapuche people hijacked and burned 29 logging trucks in southern Chile on Monday morning as a years-long conflict with forestry companies heated up. Many Mapuche leaders doubt all such attacks are carried out by indigenous people, saying non-indigenous groups with a radical political agenda may be involved. The trucks belonged to Sotraser, a subcontractor that mainly serves subsidiaries of Chilean forestry companies Empresas CMPC and Arauco [ANTCOC.UL].


There May Be A Dark Reason Tyrion Made That Look In The 'Game Of Thrones' Finale

Posted: 28 Aug 2017 08:47 AM PDT

There May Be A Dark Reason Tyrion Made That Look In The 'Game Of Thrones' FinaleThe "Game of Thrones" Season 7 finale ended with a crack in the Wall ― and also some butt crack on the part of Jon Snow.


Harvey Response: White House Says Trump Will Visit Texas on Tuesday

Posted: 27 Aug 2017 08:44 AM PDT

Harvey Response: White House Says Trump Will Visit Texas on TuesdayThe president's team says they are working with state and local officials to figure out where the president can visit but not interfere with rescue efforts.


Sam Speights' desperate effort to stay alive during Harvey

Posted: 28 Aug 2017 12:03 AM PDT

Sam Speights' desperate effort to stay alive during HarveyROCKPORT, Texas (AP) — Sam Speights takes medication for extreme anxiety and panic attacks.


Mexico To Trump: No, We're Definitely Not Paying For Your Border Wall

Posted: 28 Aug 2017 05:33 AM PDT

Mexico To Trump: No, We're Definitely Not Paying For Your Border WallMexico told President Donald Trump again in no uncertain terms that it will not be paying for his proposed border wall, no matter what he says — or tweets — on the matter.


Carjacker in America dragged down street with trousers falling off

Posted: 28 Aug 2017 05:22 AM PDT

Carjacker in America dragged down street with trousers falling offA man who attempted to hijack a car was filmed holding onto the door handle of the vehicle as it moved off, dragging him down the road and pulling his shorts down in the process. Extraordinary footage, filmed by witnesses in Kent, Washington, shows a large SUV approaching, with the man holding onto the door handle as he is dragged along a busy road. The vehicle then comes to a halt, and the half-naked man stands and momentarily opens the door of the car before the driver moves off again, with the man still clutching the door handle.


Turkey opposition chief vows to defy Erdogan 'threats'

Posted: 27 Aug 2017 07:24 AM PDT

Turkey opposition chief vows to defy Erdogan 'threats'Çanakkale (Turkey) (AFP) - Turkey's main opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu vowed to press on with an intensifying campaign for justice in defiance of "threats" by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, accusing him of ruling as a dictator. Kilicdaroglu, head of the secular Republican People's Party (CHP), told Agence France-Presse in an interview he believed that Erdogan feared his movement and consequently was attacking him in nearly every public speech. The CHP leader, who analysts until now rarely saw as posing a major challenge to Erdogan, threw down a new gauntlet to the president this summer with a nearly month-long march complaining of injustice in Turkey in the wake of the July 15, 2016 failed coup bid.


Incredible moment reporter helps rescue man caught in Harvey floods, live on TV

Posted: 28 Aug 2017 07:24 AM PDT

Incredible moment reporter helps rescue man caught in Harvey floods, live on TVThe saying "not all superheroes wear capes" feels trite at the best of times. But in this case, it's rather appropriate.  SEE ALSO: Apple is accepting donations through iTunes to aid Harvey storm relief A local TV reporter covering the flooding in Houston, Texas (as a result of Hurricane Harvey) came to the aid of a truck driver who was stranded in 10 feet of water.  Reporter Brandi Smith and camera operator Mario Sandoval of KHOU 11 — a CBS-affiliated television station — were literally keeping the station's coverage going as their studios had been evacuated earlier.  As the @KHOU studios are evacuated, reporter @BrandiKHOU and her photog, on the side of a road, providing 100% of the station's coverage. — Janet Shamlian (@JanetShamlian) August 27, 2017 Smith was on air when she spotted a truck surrounded by water. The driver, whose name was  reported as Robert, was stranded inside as water seeped into his vehicle.  What happened next was human survival mode in action, live on TV:  Incredible, watch as @BrandiKHOU flags down a rescue boat on-air, saving this truck driver's life https://t.co/EVvNbdt13k pic.twitter.com/3mYi9McniB — Hayley Jones (@meetmissjoness) August 27, 2017 Smith noticed a rescue team driving by, flagged them down and brought them to the stranded driver, all the while reporting on events as they transpired. At one point she stopped to clean the lens of her photographer's camera. As the rescue team took their boat towards the trapped driver and hauled him to safety, Smith became emotional.  "Incredible kudos to these two sheriff's deputies who are risking their lives in this deep water. I'm sure he's very wet, very cold, very frightened." she said.  "I finally feel like I can breathe," she continued.   He's out! Our signal died, but @HCSOTexas crews got to that semi driver to safety. Full video here: https://t.co/uacB9hk9sU #KHOU11 — Brandi Smith (@BrandiKHOU) August 27, 2017 "I just thank God that you guys were right here to get me and put me back on land safely," Robert said in a short interview, minutes after the rescue. The interview ended with Smith embracing the man. "This is going to sound weird but can I hug you? I so glad you're ok," she said.  @BrandiKHOU & I are fine i don't even know how long we were live I used a 96min card + half of my 2nd card. #Harvey #Team #khou11 pic.twitter.com/nnrDSXwS8M — Mario Sandoval (@KHOU_MSandoval) August 27, 2017 So there you have it. Proof that not all heroes wear capes, they also wear rain jackets and carry cameras and microphones.   WATCH: This innovative wind turbine can withstand hurricane-force winds


Hurricane Harvey: Viral Photo Of Elderly People In Flood Water Prompts Rescue Operations

Posted: 27 Aug 2017 10:50 PM PDT

Hurricane Harvey: Viral Photo Of Elderly People In Flood Water Prompts Rescue OperationsThe distressed patients of La Bella Vita nursing home could be seen struggling in waist-deep water after Hurricane Harvey ravaged Houston, Texas, over the weekend.


Five climbers killed, one injured in Austrian mountain accident

Posted: 27 Aug 2017 11:33 AM PDT

Five climbers killed, one injured in Austrian mountain accidentFive climbers were killed and one seriously injured after a mountain accident on Sunday in the Austrian state of Salzburg, the Austrian Press Agency reported. The tragedy involved a group of climbers in the so-called Mannlkarscharte, a gap in the mountains southwest of Salzburg at about 3,000 meters (10,000 ft) above sea level. The accident was observed by another group of climbers.


GOP Illinois Governor Signs Major Voting Reform Into Law

Posted: 28 Aug 2017 07:37 AM PDT

GOP Illinois Governor Signs Major Voting Reform Into LawIllinois Gov. Bruce Rauner (R) signed a law Monday authorizing different state agencies to automatically register voters when they interact with them, marking a huge victory for voting advocates after Rauner vetoed similar legislation a year ago.


U.S. navy recovers remains of all sailors missing after USS McCain collision

Posted: 27 Aug 2017 07:27 PM PDT

U.S. navy recovers remains of all sailors missing after USS McCain collisionThe U.S. Navy on Monday confirmed recovery of the remains of all 10 sailors killed after the warship John S. McCain collided with a merchant vessel in waters near Singapore and Malaysia. "The U.S. navy and marine corps divers have now recovered the remains of all 10 USS John S.McCain sailors," the Seventh Fleet said in a statement on its website. The news follows the navy's Thursday announcement that it had suspended wider search and rescue operations after finding and identifying the remains of one sailor.


German woman dies, raises death toll to 16 in Spain attacks

Posted: 27 Aug 2017 05:27 AM PDT

German woman dies, raises death toll to 16 in Spain attacksMADRID (AP) — A 51-year-old German woman died Sunday from injuries suffered in the Aug. 17 vehicle attack in Barcelona, raising the overall death toll in Spain's recent attacks to 16, health officials in Catalonia said.


Houston faces catastrophic flooding in wake of Harvey

Posted: 27 Aug 2017 08:41 AM PDT

Houston faces catastrophic flooding in wake of HarveyABC News' Rob Marciano reports the latest on Tropical Storm Harvey.


Kind Police Officer Pays For Man's Gas Who Didn't Have Money To Fill His Tank

Posted: 27 Aug 2017 10:00 AM PDT

Kind Police Officer Pays For Man's Gas Who Didn't Have Money To Fill His TankThe man didn't make it in time to cash his paycheck.


Jailed Samsung heir appeals against conviction

Posted: 27 Aug 2017 10:15 PM PDT

Jailed Samsung heir appeals against convictionLawyers for the jailed heir to the Samsung empire filed an appeal against his conviction on Monday as South Korean media divided on the ruling that put the country's top business leader behind bars. Lee Jae-Yong, the de-facto head of Samsung Electronics, was found guilty last week of bribing South Korea's ousted president Park Geun-Hye and sentenced to five years in prison. The official website of the Seoul Central District Court showed that Lee's lawyer Kim Jong-Hoon filed an appeal on Monday but gave no further details.


San Francisco Dances That Far-Right Rally Out Of Town

Posted: 26 Aug 2017 02:59 PM PDT

San Francisco Dances That Far-Right Rally Out Of TownA controversial "Freedom Rally" planned near the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco was canceled and replaced by a procession of dancing and merriment on Saturday.


Kenya imposes world's toughest law against plastic bags

Posted: 28 Aug 2017 01:13 AM PDT

Kenya imposes world's toughest law against plastic bagsBy Katharine Houreld and John Ndiso NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyans producing, selling or even using plastic bags will risk imprisonment of up to four years or fines of $40,000 from Monday, as the world's toughest law aimed at reducing plastic pollution came into effect. The East African nation joins more than 40 other countries that have banned, partly banned or taxed single use plastic bags, including China, France, Rwanda, and Italy. "If we continue like this, by 2050, we will have more plastic in the ocean than fish," said Habib El-Habr, an expert on marine litter working with the U.N. Environment Programme in Kenya.


Police: Concrete slab may hold remains of long-missing woman

Posted: 27 Aug 2017 10:24 AM PDT

Police: Concrete slab may hold remains of long-missing womanMILTON, Pa. (AP) — Investigators hope tests on a three-ton hunk of concrete will soon solve the 1989 disappearance of a young mother, by determining whether her remains were fed through wood chipper and then entombed in the basement of a Pennsylvania duplex.


Floyd Mayweather Retires With Perfect 50-0 Record: 'Tonight Was My Last Fight'

Posted: 27 Aug 2017 01:08 AM PDT

Floyd Mayweather Retires With Perfect 50-0 Record: 'Tonight Was My Last Fight'After defeating UFC champ Conor McGregor during their much-hyped Saturday night fight in Las Vegas, undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. said he was hanging up his gloves — "for sure" this time.


Rex Tillerson defends American values but says Donald Trump 'speaks for himself'

Posted: 27 Aug 2017 12:25 PM PDT

Rex Tillerson defends American values but says Donald Trump 'speaks for himself'Donald Trump's values are not necessarily America's values, according to Rex Tillerson, US Secretary of State, who ignited fresh questions on Sunday about the fall-out from the president's handling of violence in Charlottesville earlier this month. Speaking on Fox News Sunday, Mr Tillerson was asked about Mr Trump's comments apparently finding moral equivalence between white supremacists and the people who marched against them. His response – in which he said there should be do doubt about the US government's commitment to long-held values but that the president "speaks for himself" - suggests he is the latest senior administration figure to distance himself from Mr Trump's position. Must-watch. Wallace asks Tillerson if Trump speaks for American values: "The President speaks for himself." (Note Wallace's reaction.) pic.twitter.com/fHEk6qjwPd— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 27, 2017 In particular, he was asked whether the comments made it more difficult to promote American values overseas. "We express America's values from the State Department," he said. "We represent the American people, we represent America's values, our commitment to freedom, our commitment to equal treatment of people the world over and that message has never changed." He was then asked about the president's values. "The president speaks for himself," he replied. Mr Trump has suffered a withering barrage of criticism after one person was killed in violence at a rally held by members of the extreme Right. The president responded by condemning bigotry and hatred on "many sides". Hundreds gather for Charlottesville vigil 01:37 Last week, Gary Cohn, Mr Trump's most senior economic adviser, told the Financial Times that he wrote a letter of resignation over the issue but never submitted it. On Sunday, Joe Biden, Barack Obama's vice president, added his voice to the row, accusing Mr Trump of emboldening white supremacists. "Today we have an American president who has publicly proclaimed a moral equivalency between neo-Nazis and Klansmen and those who would oppose their venom and hate," he wrote in a commentary published by the Atlantic. He called for clear, unequivocal condemnation. "This is a moment for this nation to declare what the president can't with any clarity, consistency, or conviction: There is no place for these hate groups in America," he said.


Gilead buys $12 bn Kite to fly into cell therapy

Posted: 28 Aug 2017 06:32 AM PDT

Gilead buys $12 bn Kite to fly into cell therapyGilead Sciences said Monday that it was paying $11.9 billion to acquire Kite Pharma, a firm which could soon have the first cell therapies available to sufferers of certain types of cancers. "The acquisition of Kite establishes Gilead as a leader in cellular therapy and provides a foundation from which to drive continued innovation for people with advanced cancers," Gilead's chief executive John Milligan said in a statement. Cell therapy is an emerging field which uses a patient's own immune cells to fight cancer.


Myanmar army conducts clearance operations; thousands flee clashes

Posted: 28 Aug 2017 06:08 AM PDT

Myanmar army conducts clearance operations; thousands flee clashesBy Ruma Paul COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) - Myanmar security forces intensified operations against Rohingya insurgents on Monday, police and other sources said, following three days of clashes with militants in the worst violence involving Myanmar's Muslim minority in five years. The fighting - triggered by coordinated attacks on Friday by insurgents wielding sticks, knives and crude bombs on 30 police posts and an army base - has killed 104 people and led to the flight of large numbers of Muslim Rohingya and Buddhist civilians from the northern part of Rakhine state.


Rescuers Free Kitten Trapped Near Car Engine

Posted: 28 Aug 2017 06:05 AM PDT

Rescuers Free Kitten Trapped Near Car EngineThe kitten was trapped for hours.


Katy Perry Comes 'Back To Earth' To Host MTV VMAs, And Twitter Was Not Here For It

Posted: 27 Aug 2017 06:07 PM PDT

Katy Perry Comes 'Back To Earth' To Host MTV VMAs, And Twitter Was Not Here For ItKaty Perry came all the way down to Earth from outer space to make her MTV VMAs hosting debut Sunday night.


First lady appears to borrow from Michelle Obama's playbook

Posted: 27 Aug 2017 02:24 PM PDT

First lady appears to borrow from Michelle Obama's playbookBare arms and a belted waist, a White House vegetable garden and parents in the residence: Melania Trump is borrowing pages from Michelle Obama's playbook.


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