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US military leaders condemn racism after Charlottesville violence

August 17, 2017

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In a rare move, top commanders in the US military are speaking out in the wake of the deadly violence that erupted at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, over the weekend.

Five US Joint Chiefs are issuing public condemnations of white supremacist groups in the wake of the weekend’s racial unrest. President Donald Trump expanded the controversy Tuesday when he appeared to draw a moral equivalency between neo-Nazis and counter-protesters by blaming “both sides” for contributing to violence.

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The statements are not directly addressing Trump’s comments but are instead presented as a message to the general public, their troops and potential recruits. But the messages are notable as US military leaders traditionally uphold an ironclad commitment to stay out of politics.

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http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/16/politics/joint-chiefs-charlottesville-racism/index.html

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Here are the Republicans denouncing Trump by name

August 16, 2017

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Republicans are mixed in their response after President Donald Trump’s unpredictable Tuesday news conference, during which he defended white supremacists and blamed “both sides” for violence in Charlottesville, Virginia.

But some Republicans spoke out against Trump, using his name directly to emphasize that they don’t agree with what he said in Trump Tower.

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During his news conference, Trump blamed “both sides” in the protests and equated the white supremacists on one side with the counter-protesters on the other side.

Some Republicans, to avoid more conflict, denounced racism after Trump’s news conference — and some indirectly referred to his statements when they called him out.

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http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/16/politics/republicans-list-denouncing-trump-by-name/index.html

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Charlottesville mayor on Trump: ‘Look at the campaign he ran’

August 14, 2017

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Charlottesville Democratic mayor Michael Signer said Sunday that President Donald Trump had emboldened organized racists who caused the racially charged violence in his city over the weekend.

“Look at the campaign he ran,” Signer said on CNN’s “State of the Union.”

Signer called on everyone to join together to recognize and combat racism, adding that the effort should include Trump.

White supremacist demonstrators clashed with counterprotesters in the Virginia city on Saturday, with the violence culminating with a man ramming a car through a group of counterprotesters. Authorities said the attack injured 19 and killed one.

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http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/13/politics/charlottesville-mayor-michael-signer-cnntv/index.html

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Why white nationalists are drawn to Charlottesville

August 11, 2017

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Charlottesville, known as a progressive college town, is bracing for another white nationalist rally scheduled for Saturday.

Police anticipate as many as 2,000 to 6,000 people, including counterprotesters, to converge in the Virginia city, in an event that could be “the largest hate-gathering of its kind in decades in the United States,” as described by the Southern Poverty Law Center.

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So how did Charlottesville, which previously has been of little interest to white nationalists, become the rallying ground for what appears to be the third such event in the city this year?

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http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/11/us/charlottesville-white-nationalists-rally-why/index.html

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Pilotless planes could save airlines billions. But would anyone fly?

August 10, 2017

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Taking pilots out of the cockpit could save airlines billions. But would anyone buy a ticket?

The aviation industry could save $35 billion a year by moving to pilotless planes, according to a new report from UBS. Just one problem: The same report warns that only 17% of travelers are willing to fly without a pilot.

UBS said that the technology required to operate remote-controlled planes could appear by 2025. Further advances beyond 2030 might result in automated business jets and helicopters, and finally commercial aircraft without pilots.

“The technologies in development today will enable the aircraft to assist and back up the pilot in all the flight phases, removing the pilot from manual control and systems operations in all types of situations,” the report said.

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http://money.cnn.com/2017/08/07/technology/business/pilotless-planes-passengers/index.html

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Introducing the man who could be the most vulnerable Republican in Congress

August 10, 2017

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Mike Coffman has survived tough races before. But Trump will make things much harder.

Shortly before Paul Rodkin encouraged me to pursue a job at Fox News, he vigorously defended President Donald Trump’s tumultuous first six months in the White House.

“Trump can do no wrong in my eyes,” the 70-year-old Centennial, Colorado, resident who used to run a granite slab company told me. The constant upheaval in Washington, he said, was to be expected at the outset of Trump’s administration.

“When he gets rid of all these people in the swamp, then it will prove that he means business,” Rodkin said.

As we stood in the parking lot of SouthGlenn Mall, Rodkin described himself as an “extremely conservative Sean Hannity Republican” and expressed disdain for the media and Republicans in Congress, chiding them for pursuing Medicaid cuts. His loyalty lies with Trump – not House Speaker Paul Ryan or Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, both of whom “need to go,” Rodkin said.

Aurora, Colorado

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http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2017/politics/state/midterms-colorado-sixth-district-mike-coffman/

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Day care driver expected to face charges after boy found dead in van

August 9, 2017

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A Florida day care center employee is expected to face charges after a 3-year-old boy was found dead in a parked van, police in Orlando said Tuesday.

Myles Hill was found on the floor at the back of the van parked at the Little Miracles Academy day care center around 6:30 p.m. on Monday, police told reporters. Police Chief John Mina said authorities believe he had been in the vehicle since around 9 a.m. that morning. The high temperature in Orlando on Monday was about 93 degrees Fahrenheit, according to Weather Underground.

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The cause of Myles’ death has not been determined, but Mina said that based on the evidence, it is believed to be heat-related. “This was an absolute tragedy that could have been prevented,” Mina told reporters on Tuesday.

Your car can be deadly, even when parked

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http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/08/us/orlando-day-care-van-death/index.html

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Here, heroin spares no one, not even the sheriff’s wife

August 9, 2017

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Robert Leahy was sitting on his couch, watching TV, when his wife, Gretchen, walked through the front door.

It was about 10 p.m. She’d left for the grocery store hours earlier. Now, she “bumbled” about the room, Leahy says, incoherent and vacant. He’d seen her like this before.

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“What the f**k are you doing?” he asked. “You’re high.”

After the initial shock wore off, Leahy was angry and embarrassed. He worried about his reputation and what his colleagues at the Clermont County Sheriff’s Office would think. He’d been a law enforcement officer for more than a decade, and now he was married to a heroin addict.

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He needed to save himself and their young son. He had done all he could to save her.

It’s ‘chemical warfare’ on our children

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http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/06/health/ohio-heroin-opioid-crisis-morgue-full/index.html

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The Trigger and the Choice – Part 3

August 9, 2017

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Part 3: The officers of the Buffalo Police Department went more than four years and 2 million calls without a fatal shooting. What did they do right?

This city gets heavy snow in the winter, hard rain in the summer, and the occasional gun falling from the sky. Maybe it clatters onto a roof, or clangs into a garbage can, or splashes down in an open field. Wherever it falls, two men may come looking for it: Officers Mark Hamilton and Michael Acquino, who confiscate more illegal guns than any other pair in the Buffalo Police Department.

These transactions often start on the sidewalk, when someone acts just a little off: talking too fast, volunteering too much information, pretending to be on the phone, and maybe they reach for the waistband, and maybe they start to run. This is when the evidence goes airborne. The average loaded handgun weighs about two pounds, roughly six times as much as a baseball. You’d be surprised how far a man on parole can make one fly.

The Trigger And the Choice Part 3

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http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2017/politics/state/buffalo-police-shooting/

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Mattis to North Korea: Stop actions that could lead to ‘destruction of its people’

August 9, 2017

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US Defense Secretary James Mattis issued a dramatic ultimatum to North Korea on Wednesday to “cease any consideration of actions that would lead to the end of its regime and destruction of its people” — strong words that come just one day after President Donald Trump warned that the US could unleash “fire and fury” on Pyongyang.

“The DPRK must choose to stop isolating itself and stand down its pursuit of nuclear weapons,” Mattis said in a written statement, adding that the “regime’s actions will continue to be grossly overmatched by ours and would lose any arms race or conflict it initiates.”

Mattis has consistently said that he prefers to resolve issues over North Korea’s missile and nuclear programs through diplomacy — noting military action could yield catastrophic consequences.

James Mattis

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http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/09/politics/mattis-pentagon-north-korea/index.html

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James' World 2

US military leaders condemn racism after Charlottesville violence

Here are the Republicans denouncing Trump by name

Charlottesville mayor on Trump: ‘Look at the campaign he ran’

Why white nationalists are drawn to Charlottesville

Pilotless planes could save airlines billions. But would anyone fly?

Introducing the man who could be the most vulnerable Republican in Congress

Day care driver expected to face charges after boy found dead in van

Here, heroin spares no one, not even the sheriff’s wife

The Trigger and the Choice – Part 3

Mattis to North Korea: Stop actions that could lead to ‘destruction of its people’

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