217 arrests in Washington as anti-Trump protests turn violent
Enraged bands of black-clad protesters smashed windows and clashed with riot police Friday in a rolling series of demonstrations that disrupted Donald Trump’s inaugural festivities. The number of arrests mounted during the day, and hit 217 by early evening. Six police officers were reported injured.Some of the protesters came prepared for violence, carrying hammers and crowbars and wearing gas masks. Some carried flags with the circle-A symbol for the anarchist movement, which has carried out ..>> view originalTrump tramples on Obama measure to save mortgage seekers money
Hours after being sworn in Friday, President Trump ordered an immediate regulatory freeze across the federal government, issued a vague executive order concerning Obamacare, and suspended a plan that would have reduced the cost of mortgages for ...>> view originalStudent critically injured in West Liberty school shooting; teen arrested
Holly Zachariah The Columbus Dispatch @hollyzachariah WEST LIBERTY, Ohio – By all accounts, the 17-year-old student who stormed into his school building Friday morning and fired rounds from his shotgun through windows and walls wasn’t intentionally targeting 16-year-old Logan Cole.But that’s who he hit.Logan, a junior who was critically injured, was the only person shot during what the Champaign County sheriff would later say was a tragic and frightening situation that would have been “much,..>> view originalTrump signs executive order that could effectively gut Affordable Care Act's individual mandate
President Trump signed an executive order late Friday giving federal agencies broad powers to unwind regulations created under the Affordable Care Act, which might include enforcement of the penalty for people who fail to carry the health insurance that the law requires of most Americans. The executive order, signed in the Oval Office as one of the new president’s first actions, directs agencies to grant relief to all constituencies affected by the sprawling 2010 health-care law: consumers, ins..>> view originalWomen's March on Washington (and Elsewhere): What to Watch For
The march, which evolved from a call to protest posted on Facebook after the election, has brought out some of the fissures in the women’s movement, between generations and among women of different racial, ethnic and economic backgrounds, and the organizers say they have tried to bridge those. In its early stages, the march was criticized for being spearheaded by white women. They were seen as harking back to feminism’s roots in the self-actualization of white middle-class women, who were bored..>> view originalGunman on loose after protest shooting at University of Washington, victim critical
An unidentified man was listed in critical condition after he was shot during a demonstration Friday at the University when anti-Donald Trump protesters clashed ticket-holders there to see far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos. The suspect, who was described in reports as an Asian male in his 50s, is reportedly still on the loose. Harborview Medical Center spokeswoman Susan Gregg says the man, believed to be in his early 20s, arrived at the hospital at 9 p.m. and that he was in surgery. Rep..>> view originalSenate confirms Trump's first two Cabinet members
The final vote to confirm retired Marine Gen. James Mattis to run the Department of Defense was 98-1. New York Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand was the only senator to vote against him, with Alabama Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions -- Trump's pick for attorney general -- abstaining.Retired Marine Gen. John Kelly similarly sailed through for Homeland Security, though he had more detractors. He was confirmed 88-11. The Senate will not consider Kansas Rep. Mike Pompeo for CIA director until Monday, ..>> view originalDonald Trump's 'America First' slogan was first used by US Nazi sympathisers
During his inauguration speech, Donald Trump hit his nationalist stride hard. His belligerent address spoke of ending foreign aid, building up the country’s borders, and of “total allegiance to the United States”. He also claimed the inauguration was not merely transferring power from one elected President to another, but was a transfer of power “from Washington DC and giving it back to you, the people”. Mr Trump’s 20 minute address included a combative passage outlining his foreign policy goal..>> view originalThe Latest: Sheriff: Suspect admits shooting officer, woman
MARRERO, La. — The Latest on the shooting of a police officer in a town outside New Orleans (all times local): 9:30 p.m. A New Orleans-area sheriff says that during negotiations while 32-year-old Sylvester Holt was threatening suicide, the man admitted shooting his pregnant ex-girlfriend and an off-duty police officer. Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand says that Holt “indicated he had a pretty good idea they were dead.” He says Holt is in critical condition after shooting himself in the c..>> view original
Wednesday, March 22, 2017
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