| Biden: Democratic candidate criticized for supporting abortion funding ban Posted: 05 Jun 2019 11:11 AM PDT  Campaign confirms Biden still supports the Hyde Amendment, a law that bars the government from paying for abortion services Democratic 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden. His support of the Hyde Amendment sets him apart from the rest of his Democratic competitors. Photograph: Brian Snyder/Reuters Reproductive rights groups have criticized US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden for supporting an abortion restriction called the Hyde Amendment. The 40-year-old law bars the US government from paying for abortion services, even when recommended by doctors . The measure has the practical effect of excluding abortion services from Medicaid, a public health insurance program for the poor and disabled, which nearly 17 million women of reproductive age rely on. "To support the Hyde Amendment is to block people – particularly women of color and women with low incomes – from accessing safe, legal abortion," said Kelley Robinson, executive director of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, the reproductive health services group's lobbying arm. "As abortion access is being restricted and pushed out of reach in states around the country, it is unacceptable for a candidate to support policies that further restrict abortion," said Robinson. Biden, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for president in the 2020 election, has changed his views on abortion in recent decades and his position has evolved increasingly as a defender of a woman's right to choose. But his presidential campaign confirmed on Wednesday that Biden still supports the Hyde Amendment, NBC first reported. The report also noted that this stance sets him apart from the rest of his 2020 Democratic competitors. The campaign team said Biden would be open to repealing the Hyde amendment if abortion rights were threatened. Biden's position was later confirmed to The Hill. Republicans have launched severe attacks on abortion rights in 2019, with an unprecedented 40% of anti-abortion laws banning abortion, according to the Guttmacher Institute. Abortion is legal in all 50 US states, because the 1973 US Supreme Court decision Roe v Wade established a constitutional right for women nationwide to obtain an abortion up to roughly 24 weeks. Advocates said Biden's persistence in his position is galling in light of these attacks, which have cemented support among Democrats broadly. "At a time where the fundamental freedoms enshrined in Roe are under attack, the 2020 Democratic field has coalesced around the Party's core values – support for abortion rights, and the basic truth that reproductive freedom is fundamental to the pursuit of equality and economic security in this country," said Ilyse Hogue, president of NARAL Pro-choice America. "Differentiating himself from the field this way will not earn Joe Biden any political points and will bring harm to women who are already most vulnerable." Republicans states have pushed unconstitutional abortion bans in an effort to get the issue before the Supreme Court. The nine-member court was rebalanced, from an even split on abortion to conservative-leaning, after the Trump administration successfully confirmed Justice Brett Kavanaugh last year. States from Ohio to Georgia have passed so-called "heartbeat bills", which America's largest professional group of obstetricians and gynecologists criticized as medically inaccurate laws effectively banning abortion at six weeks into pregnancy. "The Democratic Party platform is crystal clear in supporting the right to safe, legal abortion and repealing the Hyde Amendment, a position held by the majority of voters," said Robinson. "Supporting Hyde isn't good policy or politics. We strongly encourage Joe Biden to speak to the people whose lives are impacted by this discriminatory policy and reevaluate his position." Biden, who is Catholic, has a long record of flip-flopping on abortion rights. In the years following the Roe decision, he supported bans on the US federal government paying for abortions even in cases of rape or incest, and also voted to bar US federal workers from using private health insurance for abortion services.
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| Mueller report witness to remain jailed in child porn case Posted: 06 Jun 2019 01:29 PM PDT  A businessman who served as a key witness in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation will remain in jail at least for now on charges he transported images of child pornography. Lebanese-American businessman George Nader, 60, made an initial appearance Thursday in federal court in Alexandria. After a bench conference of several minutes at Thursday's hearing, U.S. Magistrate Judge Ivan Davis ordered that Nader remain jailed, but expedited a detention hearing for Friday afternoon, where the issue can be discussed further.
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| What the Heck Is This Funky Ford F-150 Raptor Test Mule? Posted: 06 Jun 2019 02:00 PM PDT  Is it a stubby Raptor? a bigger Bronco? This uncamouflaged and unfamiliar test vehicle has left us and the internet wondering.
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| Explainer: Impeachment is not a quick 'bye, bye birdie' - Pelosi Posted: 05 Jun 2019 01:45 PM PDT  "Do you know most people think that impeachment means you're out of office?" she asked reporters. The U.S. Constitution empowers Congress to impeach and remove the president from office, but no president has ever been removed as a direct result of a Senate impeachment trial.
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| Dominican Republic hotel says Del. woman wanted $2.2 million before going public with brutal attack story Posted: 06 Jun 2019 09:47 AM PDT  A Dominican Republic hotel has fought back against a woman's accusations thatit did not promptly take care of her in the aftermath of an alleged attack byclaiming that she requested $2
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| Venezuela’s Juan Guaido on Potential Elections, Russia: Interview Highlights Posted: 07 Jun 2019 06:45 AM PDT  (Bloomberg) -- Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido offered key insights into the country's most pressing matters during an interview with Bloomberg in Caracas on Thursday. Here are some of the key quotes.
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| China grants 5G licences for commercial use Posted: 06 Jun 2019 12:20 AM PDT  China on Thursday granted 5G commercial licences to four domestic companies, taking a big step in its bid to be a global leader in next generation wireless networks amid fierce rivalry from the United States. The Industry and Information Technology Ministry said state-owned telecom providers China Telecom, China Mobile, China Unicom and China Broadcasting Network Corporation received business licences to operate fifth generation digital cellular mobile communication services. "After the issuance of 5G licences, we will continue to welcome foreign companies to actively participate in China's 5G market, seek common development of China's 5G, and share the achievements of China's 5G development," said Miao Wei, the minister of industry and information technology, according to the ministry's Twitter-like Weibo account.
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| Two women injured in UK homophobic attack "for refusing to kiss" Posted: 07 Jun 2019 07:25 AM PDT ![Two women injured in UK homophobic attack "for refusing to kiss"]( "Two women injured in UK homophobic attack \"for refusing to kiss\"") Two women were punched and robbed in a homophobic assault on a London bus, police said on Friday, as media reported that they were left covered in blood after refusing their attackers' demands to kiss. "As they sat on the top deck, they were approached by a group of four males who began to make lewd and homophobic comments to them," the statement said. "They surrounded us and started saying really aggressive stuff, things about sexual positions, lesbians and claiming we could kiss so they could watch us," she said.
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| DOJ, Commerce reject Dem subpoenas for census docs Posted: 06 Jun 2019 03:40 PM PDT  The attorney general and commerce secretary didn't comply with a Thursday deadline to turn over documents.
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| Legal experts question deputy's arrest over Parkland tragedy Posted: 05 Jun 2019 04:03 PM PDT  Scot Peterson, 56, appeared in court Wednesday on 11 charges, including negligence and child neglect for not entering the building during the rampage last year at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that left 17 people dead. In court papers, prosecutors said five people were killed and four others wounded after Peterson took up his position, gun drawn, but did not go inside. Nikolas Cruz, 20, faces the death penalty if convicted in the Valentine's Day bloodshed.
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| There Is a 'Dramatic Rise' in Migrants From Africa at the U.S. Border, Officials Say Posted: 06 Jun 2019 07:27 PM PDT  More than 500 migrants from Angola, Cameroon and the Congo have arrived recently
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| Salvadoran migrants killed in Texas vehicle crash Posted: 06 Jun 2019 04:31 AM PDT  Authorities in south Texas say six migrants from El Salvador have been killed and five critically injured when an SUV that earlier fled police crashed into a drainage ditch. (June 5)
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| Poll: Biden Leads Trump by Four Points in Texas Posted: 06 Jun 2019 09:58 AM PDT  A new poll of red-leaning Texas has Joe Biden several points ahead of President Trump in a hypothetical general-election matchup.The former vice president leads Trump 48 to 44 in the Lone Star State, according to the Quinnipiac University poll, which was released Wednesday. Trump's leads over six other Democratic candidates -- Senator Bernie Sanders, Senator Eizabeth Warren, Senator Kamala Harris, former Texas eepresentative Beto O'Rourke, former San Antonio mayor Julian Castro, and South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg -- in the poll are, like Biden's lead over him, within the margin of error."In historically red-leaning Texas, the report for the rest of the Democratic field is not so bad either, which could spell trouble for President Trump. It is the largest state in the country with a Republican edge," said Quinnipiac University Poll assistant director Peter Brown. "The president, who is on the wrong side of a too-close-to-call match-up with Biden, barely inches up in similar match-ups with all the other Democrats."As in a number of other parts of the country, Democratic candidates enjoy more support with women in Texas according to the poll. Female voters backed Biden 54 to 39 percent while men supported Trump 50 to 42 percent. Trump led 60 to 33 percent among white voters while Biden held strong leads with minority groups.The survey polled 1,159 Texas voters from May 29 to June 4.
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| US oil prices in 'bear' market as Dow rises again Posted: 05 Jun 2019 01:52 PM PDT  The US oil price dove into a "bear market" on Wednesday following a surprising jump in US petroleum inventories and as myriad trade conflicts dim the outlook for global growth.
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| The Ford Fusion Won't Fully Die until 2021, but the Lineup Is Already Thinning Out Posted: 06 Jun 2019 11:13 AM PDT  The V-6–powered Fusion Sport is dead for 2020, but production of the other variants will continue for a few more years.
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| Facebook suspends app pre-installs on Huawei phones Posted: 06 Jun 2019 10:25 PM PDT  Facebook Inc is no longer allowing pre-installation of its apps on Huawei phones, the latest blow for the Chinese tech giant as it struggles to keep its business afloat in the face of a U.S. ban on its purchase of American parts and software. Customers who already have Huawei phones will still be able to use its apps and receive updates, Facebook told Reuters. Smartphone vendors often enter business deals to pre-install popular apps such as Facebook.
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| These Brunch Cocktails Are What Your Mom Really Wants For Mother's Day Posted: 05 Jun 2019 01:17 PM PDT |
| The truth is out there: FBI releases its file on Bigfoot Posted: 05 Jun 2019 01:41 PM PDT  The FBI on Wednesday released correspondence it had in the mid- to late 1970s with an organization that conducted research into the existence of Bigfoot.
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| Man sentenced to life in prison for joyriding freed after 23 years, including solitary confinement Posted: 05 Jun 2019 11:11 AM PDT  A California man has been freed from prison after serving 23 years for a nonviolent crime, including eight years in solitary confinement for possessing a banned book.The man, Kenneth Oliver, was first given a life sentence under California's "three strikes" sentencing law for repeat felony offenders — with his third infraction being joyriding.Oliver's release comes seven years after voters in the state voted to reform the three strike rule, making the punishment only available if the third strike was a serious or violent felony. Oliver, 52, was ineligible for a new sentence then, however, because he had been caught with a book written by the co-founder of a gang who died in a bloody escape attempt from San Quentin State Prison in 1971.His release on Monday followed after Los Angeles County prosecutors dropped their objections, citing their "interest of justice", and after the state corrections department expunged his gang-affiliation record. He was paid a $125,000 settlement for the time he spent in solitary confinement."It's almost impossible to believe that what happened to Ken happened here in California. You know, people think of this as an enlightened state and both the sentence and the time in [solitary confinement] don't square with that," Ward Johnson, lead counsel for Oliver with Mayer Brown law firm, said.Oliver's third strike arrest occurred while he was a passenger in a stolen vehicle, leading him to plead guilty to taking a vehicle without permission. Police then found a stolen handgun in his hotel room. He had a legal history dating back to when he was 16-years-old.When voters in California decided to abolish the three strikes rule, nearly 3,000 people were released from prisons. Some 200 to 500 inmates who qualify for release remain incarcerated, however, according to estimates.The Associated Press contributed to this report
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| Southwest's three-day sale ends Thursday: What you need to know to score cheap tickets Posted: 06 Jun 2019 04:57 AM PDT  Southwest's three-day fare sale, held twice a year, ends Thursday. Act now to snag $49, $79, $99 and $129 for late summer and fall travel.
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| Walmart’s CEO Calls on Congress to Boost Minimum Wage Posted: 05 Jun 2019 10:50 AM PDT  Calling the current $7.25 minimum wage "too low," Walmart Chief Executive Officer Doug McMillon said Wednesday it's "time for Congress to put a thoughtful plan in place" to boost it. Walmart has raised its starting wage several times in recent years to the current $11 an hour, but that's still below rivals like Target Corp. and Costco Wholesale Corp.
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| President Trump trashed by US media during UK visit Posted: 05 Jun 2019 03:17 PM PDT  Trump blasts the 'corrupt media' for not being fair; reaction and analysis on 'The Five.'
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| Trump the transatlantic nightmare? Not for these D-Day vets Posted: 06 Jun 2019 04:09 AM PDT  Colleville-sur-Mer (France) (AFP) - When Jack Gutman rushed onto Omaha Beach as an 18-year-old US soldier on June 6, 1944, he was taking part in one of the greatest acts of transatlantic cooperation ever seen. "If I could see him, that'd be a thrill for me, because the man has done an awful lot to help our country," the California resident told AFP at the US military cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer, ahead of Trump's arrival Thursday to attend a commemoration ceremony. Trump was given a warm welcome by the veterans as he arrived for the 75th anniversary ceremony with French President Emmanuel Macron.
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| EXCLUSIVE-GM CEO defends plan to sell Ohio plant to startup Posted: 05 Jun 2019 10:56 AM PDT ![EXCLUSIVE-GM CEO defends plan to sell Ohio plant to startup]( "EXCLUSIVE-GM CEO defends plan to sell Ohio plant to startup") General Motors Chief Executive Mary Barra on Wednesday defended the automaker's plan to sell an assembly plant in Ohio, arguing the plan to sell the plant to an electric vehicle start-up was thoroughly vetted and had a chance of success. Barra told Reuters in a brief interview Wednesday after a series of meetings on Capitol Hill that the company did not plan to add a new vehicle to its Lordstown, Ohio, assembly plant that ended production in March because it has additional unused U.S. capacity. Last month, GM announced it was in talks to sell the plant to EV startup Workhorse Group Inc and an affiliated, newly formed entity.
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| Ford unveils first pure EV to launch in China Posted: 07 Jun 2019 03:57 AM PDT  Ford China has revealed the Territory EV, a compact SUV which is also the first pure electric model to launch in the country. Ford announced on Thursday that its Chinese branch collaborated with Jiangling Motors to jointly develop the brand's very first pure electric model for China: The Ford Territory EV. This compact SUV has been designed for young, urban families and has a range of 360 km (about 224 miles).
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| Volvo's 591-HP Polestar 1 Hybrid Is Happening for Real, and Here's the Proof Posted: 06 Jun 2019 09:05 AM PDT |
| Joe Biden backtracks on support for controversial ban on federal funding for abortions Posted: 06 Jun 2019 04:30 PM PDT  After days of criticism, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has changed his mind and declared that he no longer supports a long-standing congressional ban on using federal health care money to pay for abortions. The former vice president's campaign affirmed earlier this week that the 76-year-old still supported the Hyde Amendment, which restricts the use of funds allocated for the Department of Health and Human Services being used to pay for abortion except to save the life of the woman, or if the pregnancy arises from incest or rape.The Democratic front-runner defended his previous support for it. He said he supported it because he thought that there was wide enough access to abortion services without any Medicaid or other government support for it. But following days of intense scrutiny and criticism from rivals, Mr Biden, who has struggled with the issue of abortion rights because of his Roman Catholic faith, backtracked on his previous stance. Speaking at a Democratic Party fundraiser in Atlanta, he said that keeping Hyde would prevent poor women from exercising their constitutional rights to terminate a pregnancy."I've been struggling with the problems that Hyde now presents," he said, opening a speech dedicated mostly to voting rights and issues important to the black community with an explanation of a significant policy shift. "I want to be clear: I make no apologies for my last position. I make no apologies for what I'm about to say," he explained, arguing that "circumstances have changed." He also pointed to Republican-run states imposing new abortion restrictions. The issue of reproductive rights has become an increasingly important topics among Democrats along the campaign trail amid a wave of conservative bans on abortions nationwide.States like Alabama have passed bills so restrictive that most women will be banned from receiving an abortion before they are even aware of their pregnancy. All of the female senators running for the White House have co-sponsored a bill to abolish the ban, including Kamala Harris, Kirsten Gillibrand, Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren.Other candidates have also called for the amendment to be overturned, including Cory Booker and Beto O'Rourke. Critics of the Hyde Amendment say it discriminates against lower-income communities and people of colour who may otherwise not be able to pay for abortion services.After Mr Biden reaffirmed his support for it, Ilyse Hogue, president of the nonprofit group NARAL Pro-Choice America said there was "no political or ideological excuse" for him to do so. She added that discriminated against poor women and women of colour "plain and simple". "Differentiating himself from the field this way will not earn Joe Biden any political points and will bring harm to women who are already most vulnerable," she said. Planned Parenthood also rejected Mr Biden's support for the amendment."The unfair Hyde Amendment makes it so that those who have the least end up having to pay the most to access abortion, and those who are service members or live on reservations are often left with no coverage for abortion care," they said in a statement.
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| 'End where we began': Paradise teens graduate after wildfire Posted: 07 Jun 2019 09:21 AM PDT  Paradise these days is surrounded by piles of crumpled garage doors and melted ovens. Of the 980 students at the school, about 900 lost their homes, Principal Loren Lighthall said. Paradise High School sits across the road from a cemetery, next to a church.
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| World War II D-Day: Five things to know on the 75th anniversary of the Normandy landings Posted: 06 Jun 2019 05:30 AM PDT  Major events are planned to commemorate the anniversary of the invasion, including at the Normandy beaches and cliffs where the battles took place.
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| German nurse who killed 85 patients gets life in prison Posted: 06 Jun 2019 02:01 AM PDT  A former nurse was jailed for life on Thursday for murdering 85 of his patients - the worst killing spree in Germany's post-war history. Niels Hoegel injected people with lethal drugs and then played the hero by appearing to struggle to revive them, the district court in Oldenburg heard. "Your crimes are impossible to grasp," judge Sebastian Buehrmann told him, according to Der Spiegel.
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| Mexico Offers to Deploy 6,000 Troops to Guatemala Border to Stop Migration to U.S. Posted: 07 Jun 2019 05:37 AM PDT  As part of ongoing negotiations to avoid the tariffs President Trump threatened last week, Mexican officials have offered to deploy 6,000 national guard troops to their border with Guatemala to stem the flow of Central American migrants traveling through Mexico to the U.S.The plan under consideration would also require that migrants seek refuge in the first country they arrive in after leaving home, according to the Washington Post. Guatemalan migrants, under the plan, would be required to seek refuge in Mexico while Salvadorans and Venezuelans would be required to remain in Guatemala.Any migrant that does make it to the U.S. border would be deported to the closest country of refuge.However, the Mexico delegation has reportedly made clear that the proposed concessions will not be implemented if the president moves forward with his threat to implement a 5 percent tariff on all Mexican goods entering the U.S.The Trump administration also plans to tighten asylum rules to raise the standard for "credible fear," which determines whether a migrant can remain in the U.S. while their claim is being adjudicated.The White House has said that the tariffs, which Mexican officials claim will hurt their ability to step up enforcement, will take effect on Monday if Mexico fails to take action to stem the overwhelming tide of Central American asylum-seekers arriving at the U.S. border.Mexican officials estimate that increased enforcement will reduce illegal-immigration levels to roughly 60,000 arrests per month, but the Trump administration has demanded a return to the rate that held in the opening months of the administration, which was roughly 20,000 arrests.There were 144,000 arrests at the border in April, a 32 percent increase from the previous month and the highest recorded number of arrests in 13 years, according to border patrol.
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| You might have missed the most promising new feature of iOS 13 Posted: 05 Jun 2019 02:39 PM PDT  iOS 13 might not be the huge leap forward that some Apple fans anticipated, but it does include a range of upgrades that will greatly improve the iOS experience. One that we've yet to highlight is called Optimized Battery Charging, and while it doesn't sound all that exciting, it might be the best addition of iOS 13.As MacRumors explains, Optimized Battery Charging can be found in the Battery Health section of the Settings app. "To reduce battery aging," the description reads, "iPhone learns from your daily charging routine so it can wait to finish charging past 80% until you need to use it." And by doing so, it can extend your battery's lifespan.In other words, if you plug your iPhone in overnight (as many of us do), it will no longer zip straight to 100% and sit at full capacity for hours while you sleep. Instead, it will charge up to 80% while you're sleeping and then finish charging the remaining 20% an hour or so before you wake up. Keeping your iPhone at 100% capacity while plugged in for hours at a time is bad for the battery, so with iOS 13, your battery may end up lasting longer.Whenever smartphone customers are asked about the features and upgrades they most want to see on their next phone, improved battery life is always at or near the top of the list. While iOS 13 likely won't make your battery last any longer on a day-to-day basis, you might end up squeezing an extra few weeks or months from the battery over the course of years thanks to the Optimized Battery Charging feature, which is huge.
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| Fox’s Tomi Lahren Touts Straight Pride Parade Run by Far-Right Extremists Posted: 06 Jun 2019 10:22 AM PDT  Tomi Lahren's back with a brand new over-the-top aggrieved rant against political correctness and the liberal agenda. And hoo boy, was this one is a doozy.In her latest "First Thoughts" video essay posted Wednesday to Fox News' online streaming service Fox Nation, Lahren came to the defense of a group of far-right extremists who are attempting to hold a "Straight Pride Parade" in Boston later this summer.Noting at the start that June is Gay Pride Month, Lahren insisted she has "no issue with LGBT people being proud of who they are" before snarking that she "can do without men in speedos and buttless chaps parading through the streets." She then pivoted to the possibility that Boston may shut down the straight pride event, claiming "straight people aren't allowed to parade their heterosexuality for all to see." Highlighting that the group calls itself "Super Happy Fun America," the Fox Nation host touted the organization's "mission statement," which purports to embrace straight people's diversity and identity to "promote engagement with the community." Lahren, meanwhile, took issue with the backlash the event has received, claiming white men are the real victims. "Now, you wouldn't think that would be a problem, right? Wrong," she exclaimed. "Don't forget, it is open season on straight white men in this country and y'all aren't allowed to celebrate your straightness! It's 2019—don't you know that's been off limits for the last ten years!"She would go on to attack the "social-justice warriors" who mocked the parade and its organizers, sneering that it was "funny" that the "so-called loving and tolerant leftists and members of the LGBT community" demand respect for their events but demonize those they disagree with.She concluded her tirade in standard fashion, railing against anti-conservative bias before declaring: "I'm not afraid to say it. I'm straight and proud. There, deal with it!" Nowhere in her monologue, however, was any mention that the "Straight Pride Parade" is "a front for a far-right group founded by notorious right-wing brawler Kyle "Based Stickman" Chapman."As The Daily Beast reported this week, event organizer Mark Sahady is also an organizer of extremist group Resist Marxism, a group founded by Chapman, who gained fame on the far-right for attacking anti-fascists with a stick. Resist Marxism, whose members were exposed for making anti-Semitic jokes and slurs in leaked chats, has also used a white-nationalist hate group to run security during at least one event.Read more at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast hereGet our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more.
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| West Point cadet killed, 22 injured in training rollover Posted: 06 Jun 2019 11:23 AM PDT  A vehicle loaded with West Point cadets on summer training overturned on a dirt road Thursday, killing one cadet and injuring 22 other passengers, according to the U.S. Military Academy.
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| Women who have abortions deserve to be 'punished' with prison sentence, says Republican Posted: 07 Jun 2019 06:03 AM PDT  A Texas Republican has said women who have abortions should "absolutely" be punished and deserve to go to prison for having their pregnancy terminated.Representative Ron Wright, who was elected in 2018, responds to questions about whether or not women who induce their own abortions should be punished with jail in a video released by abortion access advocacy group Reproaction.The politician says: "Of course, because they just killed a baby".When the interviewer asks if he is concerned women could be sent to prison for having abortions, he says: "As far as I'm concerned, they committed murder".This comes after Texas proposed a law that would criminalise abortions and make it possible for women to receive the death penalty for having an abortion.The legislation, which would criminalise both women who have abortions and doctors who carry them out, stipulates that state and local government officials should enforce the bill "regardless of any contrary federal law, executive order, or court decision".It would allow no exceptions for abortions in cases of rape, incest or when the health of the mother is at risk. But the bill appeared to have failed back in April and is currently pending in committee. Texas anti-abortion legislators filed almost 40 bills – legislation that would breach the constitutionally protected rights to safe, legal abortion care – during the state's most recent legislative session, according to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).Drucilla Tigner, of ACLU Texas, said: "These breadcrumb anti-abortion bills are no random coincidence; they are part of a concerted and strategic effort to stigmatise and delegitimise reproductive healthcare with the ultimate goal of outlawing abortion outright at the federal level". Mr Wright's comments come in the wake of growing numbers of US states introducing bills that attempt to ban women from having abortions – with legislation to restrict abortion rights having been introduced in 16 states this year.A new law mandating a near total ban on abortion was signed into law by the governor in Alabama last month. Under the law, doctors would face 10 years in prison for attempting to terminate a pregnancy and 99 years for carrying out the procedure. The abortion ban, which has been branded a "death sentence for women", would even criminalise performing abortions in cases of rape and incest. Alabama Governor Kay Ivey said the new law might be "unenforceable" due to Roe v Wade \- the landmark Supreme Court decision that legalised abortion nationwide in 1973 - but said the new law was passed with the aim of challenging that decision.Anti-abortion activists hope legislation banning abortion being introduced across America will ultimately cause the US Supreme Court to reverse Roe vs Wade. Abortion rights campaigners have raised concerns the new conservative justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh – both Trump appointees – sitting on the court could tip the balance against abortion rights.
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| Markets Right Now: Stocks rise as rate cut looks more likely Posted: 07 Jun 2019 09:08 AM PDT  Stocks are rising Friday as a lackluster report on hiring increases the odds the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates in the coming months. The yield on the 10 year Treasury fell to 2.08% from 2.12% Thursday. The Dow Jones industrials rose 249 points, or 1%, to 25,970.
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| Biden faces stiff criticism from Democrats for skipping California convention Posted: 05 Jun 2019 10:02 PM PDT  Joe Biden was the only top tier White House hopeful to take a pass on the convention that draws some of state's most active Democrat supporters.
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| Google flags U.S. national security risks from Huawei ban: FT Posted: 06 Jun 2019 09:40 PM PDT  Google's move comes as the world's two top economies ratchet up tariffs in a battle over what U.S. officials call China's unfair trade practices. While the sanctions are expected to hurt Huawei in the short term, industry experts say it could force the company - and other Chinese firms - to become self-reliant by developing more home-grown technologies, hurting the dominance of American companies such as Google in the longer term. Google in particular is concerned it would not be allowed to update its Android operating system on Huawei smartphones, which it argues would prompt the Chinese company to develop its own version of the software, FT reported, citing people briefed on Google's lobbying efforts.
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| Toyota and Subaru Will Build Two Electric SUVs on a Jointly Developed EV Platform Posted: 06 Jun 2019 07:33 AM PDT  The new platform will be able to underpin both mid-size and large vehicles, including sedans and crossovers.
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| Robert Mueller could be subpoenaed in the next two weeks Posted: 06 Jun 2019 09:10 AM PDT ![Robert Mueller could be subpoenaed in the next two weeks]( "Robert Mueller could be subpoenaed in the next two weeks") Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler said publicly that he is "confident" Mueller will appear before his panel.
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| The 10 most exciting hidden iPhone features in iOS 13 Posted: 06 Jun 2019 05:17 AM PDT  Apple spent plenty of time on stage during its WWDC 2019 keynote presentation earlier this week discussing all of the biggest new features it added to iOS 13. This is the software that will power the majority of Apple devices out there for the year to come, so it obviously makes sense that the company wanted to spend so much time focusing on it. Of course, Apple executives could have spent the whole day on stage rattling off new iOS 13 features considering how many changes are baked into Apple's new mobile software. It's a good thing, too, considering last year's iOS 12 update was focused entirely on fixing the mess that iOS 11 made, so there weren't any novel new features to speak of. iOS 13 had to be packed to the gills with changes, but that means there are so many new features, users will have a hard time finding them all.We already dove into the 15 best new features in iOS 13. We also covered nearly 70 new iOS 13 features that Apple didn't reveal during its big keynote presentation on Monday. Now, it's time to take a look at 10 hidden iPhone features Apple added in iOS 13. They may be hidden, but they're awesome so you're definitely going to want to bookmark this page and refer back to it once iOS 13 is released to the public this coming September. Or, if you're brave enough to install the iOS 13 beta, then you can check out all these cool new features right now.Silence Unknown Callers -- For us, this is by far the best hidden feature there is in Apple's new iOS 13 software. In fact, it might end up being the best new feature, period. Better than Dark Mode, better than the speed improvements, and better than everything else! Open the Settings app and head to the Phone section. Scroll a bit and you'll find the new "Silence Unknown Callers" option waiting to be toggled. This will send all calls from callers who aren't in your contact list straight to voicemail without even ringing. So long, spam calls!Optimized Battery Charging -- Battery health has always been an important issue, but Apple's big "Batterygate" ordeal shined an even brighter spotlight on it. In iOS 13, there's a nifty new feature called "Optimized Battery Charging" in the Battery section of the Settings app. When enabled, your iPhone will learn your charging habits and will wait to fully charge your battery until just before you need your phone. So for example, if you take your iPhone off the charger every morning at 7:00 AM, it'll hold the charge at 80% until around 6:00 AM before finishing and charging it up to $100%.Wi-Fi in Control Center -- How annoying is it to have to dig into the Settings app anytime you arrive somewhere new and have to connect to Wi-Fi? Well, iOS 13 remedies that. Simply open the Control Center and long-press the wireless networks widget. Then long-press the Wi-Fi button to open a list of available networks and connect.Bluetooth in Control Center -- Managing Bluetooth connections is just as annoying as managing Wi-Fi connections in iOS 12, but it gets the same solution as Wi-Fi in iOS 13. Long-press the wireless networks widget in the Control Center again, but this time long-press the Bluetooth button to manage your Bluetooth connections.Low Data Mode -- Wireless carriers in the US are doing everything they can to push subscribers onto pricey unlimited data plans, which is quite ironic considering they pushed us all off of affordable unlimited data plans and onto pricey capped data plans just a few years ago. If you're still on a capped plan, or if you're traveling and you want to cut back on your data usage, the new Low Data Mode in the Cellular section of the Settings app will cut back on the amount of data used by apps.Better Search in Messages -- If you've ever tried to search for something in the Messages app on your iPhone or even on a Mac, you know how awful it is. In fact, it's pretty shocking how bad search is right now in Messages. Thankfully, it's been completely overhauled in iOS 13. Swipe down to search and you'll find a completely new interface and even some suggested contacts and recent searches. When you perform a search and see the most recent results, you'll also find a new "See All" option to show more.New Emoji Button -- This change won't be so "hidden" once you start using iOS 13, but right now almost no one else knows about it. The emoji button and the globe button for switching keyboard currently occupy the same space in iOS 12, which is a pain in the butt. In iOS 13, there's a dedicated emoji button to the left of the space bar.Safari Tab Management -- Do you leave Safari tabs open by the dozens? Don't worry, you're not alone. Of course, there's no reason to leave so many tabs open since Safari has great history and search features, so now there's an option in the Safari section of the Settings app to automatically close tabs after one day, one week, or one month.Safari Screenshots -- This one is awesome, and so many people are going to be excited about it. When you take a screenshot now in Safari, you'll see two large tabs at the top of the page. One says "Screen" and it works the same way screenshots work now. The other says "Full Page" and as you might have guessed, it lets you capture a screenshot of the entire website with one tap.New Location Settings -- Privacy is a big deal for Apple since it gives the company plenty of opportunities to fire shots at Google's Android platform. Regardless of the motivation, however, iPhone users win in the end. One of the best new privacy features in iOS 13 is a new option you'll find in the Settings app under Privacy > Location Services. Tap on an individual app to adjust its permissions, and you'll find a new "Ask Next Time" option. This will give the app permission to access your location once, and then it will have to re-request permission again if it attempts to access your location data in the future.
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| Queer Eye’s Antoni Porowski: ‘I Cannot Believe the Equality Act Is Even a Thing That Needs Debating In 2019’ Posted: 06 Jun 2019 02:22 AM PDT  Photo Illustration by Sarah Rogers/The Daily Beast/Photos GettyIn this special series, LGBT celebrities and public figures talk to Tim Teeman about the Stonewall Riots and their legacy—see more here.Antoni Porowski is a TV personality, actor, chef and model, star of Queer Eye.When/how did you first hear about the Stonewall Riots, and what did you make of them?I learned about the Stonewall Riots during my first Pride in New York. I had already been living here for a few years and my friend Klaus was surprised to learn that I had never attended. He took me to the Stonewall Inn and explained its significance. I quickly felt embarrassed for my perception of Pride and its meaning which, prior to this moment of education, consisted of the idea that Pride was simply a loud party, with no basis in a historical event. I'm so grateful that he invited me that day.Want To Feel Gay Pride? Go HereWhat is the riots' significance for you?The riots, along with the civil rights movement, helped shape the course for LGBTQIA visibility and a demand for equal rights. Fifty years later, we are still fighting, as shown with the Equality Act, to protect federal rights for all. The ability to feel equal to our cisgendered and/or heterosexual fellows affects the way we feel not only about ourselves but also how we navigate society and our feeling like we are truly a part of it. Life is challenging enough as it is. Equal rights and freedom of expression, in all its forms, should be a given. Especially during difficult times, we must remember Stonewall and respect what was done to pave the way to where we are today.How far have we LGBT people come since 1969?I'm conflicted with this question. In some ways I feel we've made tremendous progress, and in others I cannot believe the Equality Act is even a thing that needs debating in 2019. I'm also aware that the LGBTQIA experience in New York is not representative of the rest of the country or world, which is not to say that we are a utopia for our queer fellows. I will say that I do feel visibility is on the incline, which brings me hope. As a kid I had such limited LGBTQIA role models or people to look up to. As I grow older, that number has increased very much.What would you like to see, LGBT-wise, in the next 50 years?I haven't quoted this book in a while, but I want us to treat fluidity, being gay, all of it, the way the characters do in Hanya Yanagihara's book A Little Life. I want it to be normalized and not bring debate of whether it's a choice or not. I want gender and sexual orientation to be embraced without judgment.Read more at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast hereGet our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more.
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| Why We Don't Need Animals to Keep Enjoying Meat Posted: 06 Jun 2019 02:32 AM PDT  Beyond Meat CEO Ethan Brown on solving the livestock problem and reimagining the burger
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| The German killer nurse who took himself for God Posted: 06 Jun 2019 04:41 AM PDT  The man believed to be post-war Germany's worst serial killer was known to colleagues as a "nice guy" who did little to arouse suspicion until well into his murder spree. A court in the northern city of Oldenburg sentenced Niels Hoegel, 42, a heavy-set, second-generation caregiver, to life for murdering 85 patients. Hoegel has admitted to injecting patients with drugs that cause heart failure or circulatory collapse so he could then try to revive them and, when successful, shine as a saviour before his medical peers and superiors.
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| Border Patrol seizing children's medication leads to demand for probe Posted: 06 Jun 2019 01:59 PM PDT  Rep. Kim Schrier, D-Wash., is calling for an investigation into allegations that U.S. Border Patrol agents have been confiscating medications from children and adults taken into custody.
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| US opens new mass facility in Texas for migrant children Posted: 06 Jun 2019 04:32 PM PDT  The federal government is opening a new mass facility to hold migrant children in Texas and considering detaining hundreds more youths on three military bases around the country, adding up to 3,000 new beds to the already overtaxed system. The new emergency facility in Carrizo Springs, Texas, will hold as many as 1,600 teens in a complex that once housed oil field workers on government-leased land near the border, said Mark Weber, a spokesman for Office of Refugee Resettlement. The agency is also weighing using Army and Air Force bases in Georgia, Montana and Oklahoma to house an additional 1,400 kids in the coming weeks, amid the influx of children traveling to the U.S. alone.
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