Daily Archives: October 24, 2019

U.S. Attorney Slams Philadelphia DA Over ‘Culture Of Disrespect For Law Enforcement’

U.S. Attorney William McSwain criticized Philadelphia’s district attorney for fostering what he called a “new culture of disrespect for law enforcement” after a gunman shot six officers during an hours-long standoff with authorities. The shooting of six police officers in Philadelphia earlier this week has provoked the region’s top federal prosecutor to take swipes at […]

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David Beckham: I was brought up to love the royal family

The former England captain spoke out about the royal wedding, keeping fit and which of his children will continue his footballing legacy David Beckham has revealed his love for the royal family as prepares to act as an ambassador for the Invictus Games in Sydney. Beckham is due to travel to Australia this week to […]

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'Liverpool will rip Arsenal to shreds' – Merson not buying 'fortunate' 10-game winning run

The former Gunners star believes a top-four finish remains the best Unai Emery’s side can hope for this season despite hitting a rich vein of form Liverpool will “rip Arsenal to shreds”, according to Paul Merson, with the Gunners “very fortunate” to find themselves on a 10-game winning run. Unai Emery’s side have offered a […]

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Tens Of Thousands Of Fires Ravage Brazilian Amazon, Where Deforestation Has Spiked

Several of the fires burning in the Amazon rainforest can be seen even from space, as evidenced by this satellite image provided by NASA this month. Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research said the country has seen a record number of wildfires this year. Fires in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest are proliferating at an alarming rate. […]

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What Will A Reconstructed Notre Dame Look Like? The Answer Is Up For Debate

Work on Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral continues following a devastating fire in April. Notre Dame Cathedral may have been saved from the flames on April 15, but the medieval monument is still in grave danger of collapsing, according to French culture minister Franck Riester. The site was closed for three weeks over the summer for […]

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In The Brisk Horror-Comedy ‘Ready Or Not,’ Bluebloods Are Out For Blood

Come out, come out, wherever you are! In Ready or Not, a bride takes on her new husband’s wealthy, murderous family in a twisted game of hide and seek. Call it The Film About Rich People Hunting Poor People … That Lived. But that’s a mouthful. Maybe The Hunt Strikes Back; it’s pithier. Just two […]

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Gov. Steve Bullock on Dem debates, talking to Obama, his alligator boots

Montana Gov. Steve Bullock spoke to POLITICO Tuesday as part of a series of interviews with Democrats seeking to challenge President Donald Trump in 2020. Here are key excerpts from the hour-long conversation: On getting into the race "I got into this about seven weeks ago. I think I was Taylor Swift’s No. 22. Couldn’t […]

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Ex-Gov. Hickenlooper Drops Presidential Bid As Beto O’Rourke Takes On Trump ‘Threat’

Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper speaks during a forum in Miami in June. Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper dropped his bid for president Thursday. “Today, I’m ending my campaign for president. But I will never stop believing that America can only move forward when we work together,” Hickenlooper tweeted. He had been urged to run […]

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The silver-tongued GOP star in danger of losing his job

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Cory Gardner stormed into the Senate in 2014 at the height of anti-Obama fervor on the right, a fresh face vowing to be a “new kind of Republican” in a state drifting toward Democrats. Now up for a second term in Colorado, Gardner is selling himself essentially the same way. Only […]

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Investigations Of Fatal Shootings On The Border Can Drag On For Years

Neighbors attend the wake for Claudia Patricia Gomez Gonzalez in San Juan Ostuncalco, Guatemala. She was shot by a U.S. Border Patrol agent near Laredo, Texas, in May 2018. The 20-year-old was unable to find a job so she had left Guatemala to join her boyfriend in Maryland, according to her father, Gilberto Gomez. Federal […]

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