Woman Claims She Gave Birth Alone in Denver County Jail Cell with No Medical Treatment

A woman has filed a lawsuit after she said she was forced to deliver a baby alone on a bench in a jail cell at the Denver County Jail.

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US service member killed in Afghanistan: NATO

An American service member was killed in Afghanistan, the US-led NATO mission said Friday, the latest US fatality as talks between the US and the Taliban continue. "A US service member died during combat operations in Afghanistan, August 29, 2019," NATO's Resolute Support mission said in a statement. The death brings to at least 15 the number of members of the US military to be killed in action in Afghanistan this year, just as Washington is seeking a way out of its longest war.

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ICE says it will not conduct immigration enforcement operations in affected areas during Hurricane Dorian

A spokesman for the federal agency said in a statement Friday that "we must stand as one community to focus on aiding the victims."

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Appeals court reinstates lawsuit in SC church shooting case

A lawsuit over a faulty background check that allowed a South Carolina man to buy the gun he used to kill nine people in a racist attack at a Charleston church was reinstated Friday by a federal appeals court. A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a ruling from a lower court judge who threw out the claims brought by relatives of people killed by Dylann Roof in the 2015 massacre, and by survivors. The FBI has acknowledged that Roof's drug possession arrest in Columbia, South Carolina, weeks before the shooting at AME Emanuel Church should have prevented him from buying a gun.

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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has dropped out. Here are the 3 big winners.

Insider has been tracking how many candidates' fans like other candidates. Gillibrand's exit could help Sen. Elizabeth Warren consolidate support.

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Why the Resignation of a Key Scottish Leader Is a Sign the U.K. Could Break Apart Over Brexit

The leader of the Conservative Party in Scotland has quit her post one day after Prime Minister Boris Johnson moved to suspend Parliament ahead of Brexit.

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155 migrants force entry into Spain's Ceuta enclave

A group of 155 migrants forced their way into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco on Friday, Spanish authorities said. "They are all from sub-Saharan Africa, the majority from Guinea," a spokesman for the central government's office in Ceuta told AFP.

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Hurricane Dorian gains strength as Florida braces for potential ‘monster’ storm

Landfall anticipated early Tuesday on state’s east coast with maximum sustained winds of 140mphRich DiGiulio removes an awning from the Mulligans Beach House Bar & Grill in preparation for Hurricane Dorian, Friday, 30 August 2019, in Vero Beach, Florida. Photograph: Lynne Sladky/APResidents of Florida braced for what could be a historically damaging storm on Friday as Hurricane Dorian lingered in the western Atlantic, building strength in advance of its anticipated landfall early on Tuesday on the state’s east coast.The storm strengthened into a category 3 hurricane on Friday afternoon, amid fears it could prove to be the most powerful hurricane to hit Florida’s east coast in nearly 30 years. Forecasters warned that Dorian could wallop the state with “extremely dangerous” 140mph (225 kph) winds.“It could be an absolute monster,” Donald Trump said in a video address, pledging federal support for local disaster relief efforts.Florida’s governor, Ron DeSantis, declared a state of emergency for every county in the state and warned of a potential “multi-day” event, but stopped short of declaring any emergency evacuations.Emergency preparations were under way up and down the Atlantic coast, from Jacksonville in the north to Miami and the Florida Keys, as well as in Orlando and inland areas.Ominously, on Friday morning the storm had developed a distinct eye and slowed its westward progress, meaning it could spend more time over land – and do more damage.Meteorologists said Dorian could make landfall in Florida on Tuesday as a category 4 hurricane.“If it makes landfall as a category 3 or 4 hurricane, that’s a big deal,” the University of Miami hurricane researcher Brian McNoldy told the Associated Press. “A lot of people are going to be affected. A lot of insurance claims.”Hurricane Dorian gains strength as it tracks towards the Florida coast, on 30 August. Photograph: NOAA GOES-East/Handout/Getty ImagesDeSantis acknowledged fuel shortages across the state as residents formed long lines at petrol stations, supermarkets and hardware stores. Officials advised residents to stockpile canned food, water and other supplies and to refill essential prescriptions.Coastal residents were amassing sandbags against potential flooding and tacking plywood over windows and doors. Officials directed residents in the hurricane’s path to check their preparedness plan against advice on the state’s storm emergency website and to be on guard against price gouging and fraud.DeSantis announced that highway patrol cars would escort fuel trucks to expedite distribution.“We’re doing all we can on the fuel,” he said.Earlier predictions of an arrival of the storm early on the Labor Day holiday, Monday, were revised in anticipation of an early Tuesday arrival. Storm surge could be made worse by extreme tides associated with the new moon, which fell on Friday.A hurricane watch was in effect for the north-western Bahamas, with a risk of life-threatening storm surge and hurricane-force winds. Heavy rainfall and flash flooding were anticipated in all affected areas.While it was unclear where on the Florida coastline Dorian would make landfall, Trump compared the storm to the 1992 Hurricane Andrew, which likewise tore into Florida along the Atlantic coast, killing 65 and tallying $27bn in damage.“It does seem almost certain that it’s hitting dead center, and that’s not good,” Trump said. “Somebody said bigger, or at least as big as Andrew.”Trump is traveling to Camp David in Maryland, where he will monitor the storm after he canceled his planned trip to Poland this weekend.Forecasters have put Trump’s luxury resort of Mar-a-Lago in the crosshairs of the storm. Late Friday, the National Hurricane Center’s projected track showed Dorian hitting near Fort Pierce, some 70 miles north of the so-called “winter White House”, then running along the coastline as it moved north. However forecasters cautioned that the storm’s track was still highly uncertain and even a small deviation could put Dorian offshore or well inland.The major models of the storm showed it most likely deflecting up the Atlantic coast after making landfall but the risk remained, DeSantis said, that the storm could cross Florida and move into the Gulf of Mexico, to potentially grow in strength once again over relatively warm and shallow waters.“Obviously a storm that cuts across the state, crosses the Gulf and then slams the Panhandle is a bad, bad thing for us,” DeSantis said.“Not every path of the storm has the same probability but you’ve got to be prepared for that. It’s too soon to tell.”Dorian’s approach has played havoc with people’s Labor Day weekend plans. Major airlines began allowing travelers to change their reservations without a fee. The big cruise lines began rerouting their ships. Disney World and the other resorts in Orlando found themselves in the storm’s projected path.Jessica Armesto and her one-year-old daughter, Mila, had planned to have breakfast with Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy at Disney World. Instead, Armesto decided to take shelter at her mother’s hurricane-resistant house in Miami with its kitchen full of nonperishable foods.“It felt like it was better to be safe than sorry, so we canceled our plans,” she said.

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Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey apologizes for appearing in racist sketch while in college in 1960s

In a 1960s radio interview, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey's then-fiancee said Ivey wore blackface in a college sketch. Ivey apologized in a statement Thursday.

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Veterans say the Trump administration's confusing new rule may be 'targeting' immigrants who serve in war zones

The new policy applies to Green Card holders who serve in uniform. "Why are we targeting people who want to serve?" a leading veterans advocate said.

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Portuguese national interrupts TV interview, gives moving speech about Brexit's impact

Another spanner has been thrown into the works in the countdown to Brexit. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson asked the Queen to suspend parliament which will scupper MPs chances to block a no-deal Brexit. On Wednesday, the Queen approved Johnson's request, prompting a national outcry and protests across the country.During a Central London protest against prorogation (the official term for the suspension of parliament), a Portuguese woman, who has lived and worked in the UK for 20 years, interrupted an interview and delivered an impassioned and extremely moving speech about Brexit's impact on her life."I'm Portuguese and I worked here for 20 years and I have no voice and the Settlement Scheme is not working," the woman -- whose name is unknown -- told Sky News. The woman is referring to the EU Settlement Scheme, which allows EU citizens to apply to continue living in the UK once it's no longer part of the European Union. She had been attending the protest, stating her reason for attending as "because I need a voice." "I gave this country my youth, I'm very grateful for what you taught me but you must make me part of all this process," she said. "I can't just be kicked out, I've built things for you, I've looked after your children, I looked after the elderly in this country, now you kick me out with what?"> A Portuguese national interrupted an interview to speak passionately to Sky News during protests against prorogation, saying she had "given her youth" to the UK > > For more on this story, head here: https://t.co/Bw9GJrZl0b pic.twitter.com/sFCZ1cnvrO> > -- Sky News (@SkyNews) August 28, 2019Per BBC News, a no-deal Brexit would result in the UK immediately exiting the EU with no agreement on Oct. 31. "Overnight, the UK would leave the single market and customs union -- arrangements designed to help trade between EU members by eliminating checks and tariffs (taxes on imports)," the BBC explains.The woman said she is "very, very hurt" by what's happening to the country. As she was about to walk away from the interview, the Sky News journalist urged her not to go away, and asked what was happening with her Settlement Status application. She explained that she'd been told her National Insurance number (the UK version of Social Security) didn't "correspond to the right thing" and she's been told she has to restart the whole process. "Oct. 31 is fast approaching, what am I going to do? What am I going to do? How am I going to stay? What are my rights?" she said.  WATCH: Watch Zuckerberg's face freeze after a far-right politician credited Facebook for Trump's win and Brexit

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West Virginia state senator charged with prostitution

West Virginia state Sen. Mike Maroney has been charged with soliciting a prostitute. The Republican lawmaker turned himself in and was arraigned Wednesday morning, a Marshall County court clerk said. Maroney exchanged text messages to discuss prices and set up meetings with a woman who has acknowledged being a prostitute, according to a criminal complaint.

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Omar tweets she received death threat targeting her at the Minnesota State Fair

"I hate that we live in a world where you have to be protected from fellow humans," said Omar, a Democrat from Minnesota.

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Brigitte Macron speaks out against sexism amid G7 Amazon fire funding row with Brazilian president

France’s first lady, Brigitte Macron, hit back on Thursday at mockery of her age and appearance on Jair Bolsonaro’s Facebook page amid a war of words between the Brazilian president and her husband that has left £18m in emergency funding for the Amazon in limbo. Her comments came as Mr Bolsonaro, accused by critics of allowing tens of thousands of fires to rage unchecked in the Amazon rainforest, announced a two-month ban on fires deliberately started by farmers. Critics have accused the Brazilian president of allowing farmers to start fires in order to clear forest for crops or grazing. Mrs Macron, 65, did not mention Mr Bolsonaro by name, but implied that the 64-year-old president was out of tune with contemporary attitudes to women.  Mrs Macron thanked the thousands of Brazilians who had offered apologies on social media for their president’s approval of a post deriding her for being nearly 25 years older than her husband, Emmanuel Macron, the French president. The post implied that Michelle Bolsonaro, the 37-year-old wife of Mr Bolsonaro, 64, was better looking than the French first lady. Mrs Macron said: “Times are changing. There are those who are on the train of change, women are there with you, like you, you’ve almost all understood, gentlemen. Not everyone, some are still on the platform and I’m sure they will soon get on the train.” A fireman works to extinguish a fire at a forest near Porto Velho, Brazil, 28 August 2019 Credit: REX Her comments won sustained applause as she inaugurated a newly refurbished museum devoted to the Battle of Agincourt at a ceremony with the British ambassador, Edward Llewellyn, at the site of the 1415 English victory over the French in northern France. “It’s not just for me, it’s for all women,” Mrs Macron said. “Things are changing and everyone must realise it.” The diplomatic clash between the French and Brazilian presidents came as Mr Macron tried to lead international efforts to help Brazil put out the fires, which he sees as a global problem because the world’s largest rainforest produces 20 per cent of its oxygen. Mr Bolsonaro, whose critics have labelled him “Captain Chainsaw” because of what they say is his disregard for the environment, rejected £18 million in aid from the G7 announced at a summit hosted by Emmanuel Macron, the French president, in the coastal resort of Biarritz at the weekend. But he has accepted a separate £10m offer of assistance from the United Kingdom. State governors and agribusiness leaders from the Amazon region have implored Mr Bolsonaro to accept financial aid from the G7, fearing that continued tensions could harm Brazil’s exports. Mr Bolsonaro has now outlawed all uses of fire in the region except for farming in indigenous communities, but he stressed that the ban was only temporary. “The people there set these fires, it's a tradition,” he said. Data from Brazil's Institute of Space Research has shown the increase in fires this year is linked to a rise in deforestation, with illegal land grabbers clearing areas of virgin forest in order to sell to agribusiness firms. Under domestic and international pressure, the government is expected to launch a series of environment-related measures next week including curbs on deforestation and gold panning. Local media have warned of a new Amazon gold rush stemming from relaxed oversight and poverty. On Wednesday, Donald Trump lent his support to Mr Bolsonaro. “I have gotten to know [Mr Bolsonaro] very well during our dealings with Brazil”, Mr Trump tweeted. “He is working very hard on the Amazon fires and in all respects doing a great job for the people of Brazil.” Mr Bolsonaro thanked him, saying that the “fake news campaign built against [Brazilian] sovereignty will not work.”

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View Photos of the 2020 Volvo XC60 Polestar

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Wave of child sex abuse lawsuits threatens Boy Scouts

The Boy Scouts of America is facing a threat from a growing wave of lawsuits over decades-old allegations of sexual abuse. The Scouts have been sued in multiple states in recent months by purported abuse victims, including plaintiffs taking advantage of new state laws or court decisions that are now allowing suits previously barred because of the age of the allegations. A lawyer representing 150 people who say they were abused as Boy Scouts is planning a suit in New Jersey when the state's new civil statute of limitations law takes effect Dec. 1.

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We need Unions for All. It's a bold agenda for helping everyone get ahead in our economy.

We need serious plans to empower all workers to form unions, no matter what job they do. 'Unions for All' is our litmus test for 2020 candidates.

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Law enforcement seize enough fentanyl to kill 14 million people - CNN

Law enforcement seize enough fentanyl to kill 14 million people  CNN

Authorities arrested 35 people and seized enough fentanyl to kill roughly 14 million people in a three-state drug bust announced on Thursday by the US Justice ...

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After 10 suspicious deaths at VA hospital, veterans demand answers. 'It's scary – really scary' - USA TODAY

1. After 10 suspicious deaths at VA hospital, veterans demand answers. 'It's scary – really scary'  USA TODAY
2. U.S. attorney: Investigation into Veterans Affairs deaths a 'top priority'  AOL
3. DOJ confirms criminal investigation after deaths at West Virginia VA hospital  CNN
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Homeworld 3 announced by Blackbird Interactive at PAX West - Destructoid

1. Homeworld 3 announced by Blackbird Interactive at PAX West  Destructoid
2. Homeworld 3 Is Coming, Hell Yes  Kotaku
3. Homeworld 3 - Announce Trailer  Gearbox Official
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R. Kelly asks judge to be released from solitary in federal lockup in Chicago - CBS News

1. R. Kelly asks judge to be released from solitary in federal lockup in Chicago  CBS News
2. Alleged Child Sex Abuser R. Kelly Cries Over Solitary Confinement  Yahoo Entertainment
3. R. Kelly Reportedly Pleading To Be Released From Solitary Confinement  BET
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Federer powers into US Open last 16 - Sport24

1. Federer powers into US Open last 16  Sport24
2. Serena into round of 16 for 18th straight time  ESPN
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Poland still counts losses from WW2 invasion

As the world marks the 80th anniversary of the start of World War Two, Poland has reparations on its mind.

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US intelligence suggests Russia was fishing Putin's doomsday missile out of the sea when it mysteriously exploded

Sources familiar with an intelligence report told CNBC that Russia was trying to recover the weapon after another unsuccessful flight test.

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Detained writer urges Australia to help free him from China

A Chinese Australian writer detained in Beijing on suspicion of espionage since January has urged Australia to maintain diplomatic pressure for his release. "I implore the prime minister to help me go home as soon as possible," Yang, 54, said in the statement provided to The Associated Press by Feng Chongyi, an academic who was detained in China for two weeks in 2017 while researching human rights lawyers. Yang was taken into custody upon arriving in southern China's Guangzhou from New York on Jan. 19 with his wife, Yuan Xiaoliang, and his 14-year-old stepdaughter.

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Another Iranian rocket launch has ended in failure after it apparently blew up on the launch pad

Iran has tried three times this year to put a satellite into space, but each time, something has gone wrong with the rocket.

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U.S. driver Jessi Combs killed in bid to break land-speed record

Race car driver Jessi Combs, host of the television series "All Girls Garage," was killed in a high-speed crash while trying to set a new land-speed record, her family said on Wednesday. Combs, 39, was attempting to become the fastest woman on Earth when she was killed while racing on Tuesday on the Alvord Desert, a dry lake bed in southeastern Oregon, the family said in a statement.

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Here's Who Has Qualified for the September Democratic Presidential Primary Debate — And Who Hasn't

Who made it? Who came close? Here's what to know about the third Democratic presidential primary debate.

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The Latest: Queen approves request to suspend Parliament

Ireland's foreign minister says it's too late to renegotiate Britain's departure deal from the European Union. Foreign Minister Simon Coveney on Wednesday reiterated Ireland's opposition to the EU renegotiating the Brexit agreement approved by former U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May. Coveney said there wouldn't be enough time before Britain's Oct. 31 departure deadline "even if we wanted to" reopen the negotiations.

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Joe Biden warned about ‘welfare mothers driving luxury cars’ in a 1988 column

Former VP Joe Biden's half-century of public life has drawn extensive attention to his record on race and civil rights in the 2020 Democratic primary.

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Former Pence aide Nick Ayers removes self from Georgia Senate consideration

In 2017, Ayers considered entering the Georgia gubernatorial contest but ultimately chose not to run

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Royal Caribbean and Disney Cruise Line have changed routes for their cruise ships to avoid Hurricane Dorian (RCL, DIS)

Royal Caribbean has closed its Perfect Day at CocoCay island and Disney Cruise Line is re-routing its Disney Fantasy ship to avoid Hurricane Dorian.

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'Tough guy!': Trump mocks NYT columnist Bret Stephens for bedbug reaction

Bret Stephens, who was called a bedbug Monday evening on Twitter, has since deactivated his Twitter account.

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North Korea says it won't give up arms modernization

North Korea accused the United Kingdom, France and Germany on Thursday of meddling in its "self-defensive measures for arms modernization," saying the West will make "no greater mistake" than thinking Pyongyang will give up its right to have weapons that it says are needed to ensure peace. The North's official Korean Central News Agency circulated a statement from Kim Son Gyong, an adviser at the Korea-Europe Association, in response to a joint statement Tuesday from the three important U.S. allies condemning Pyongyang's "repeated provocative launches" of ballistic missiles.

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Hong Kong Police Ban Mass Weekend Protest March, Citing Safety

(Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong police said they banned a Saturday protest by the organizer of previous historic mass marches, citing public safety concerns, a move that could anger demonstrators ahead of a planned 13th straight weekend of pro-democracy rallies.Police said approving the Civil Human Rights Front’s march was too risky as some people might use it to “carry out large scale destruction and disrupt public order,” Kwok Pak-chung, the force’s regional commander for Hong Kong Island, said at a Thursday briefing. The South China Morning Post first reported the ban.“Based on our intelligence, we believe certain protesters will commit acts of violence during the gathering,” Kwok said. “There’s a high chance that certain violent protesters will hijack this event.” He added that officials “have made a decision that we didn’t like to make.”Bonnie Leung, CHRF’s vice-convener, told Bloomberg News earlier in the day that the group was planning to appeal. Some previous rallies have been approved at the last minute after negotiations with police.The ban could trigger further outcry as the rally was planned for the fifth anniversary of China’s introduction of an electoral reform package that would have restricted democratic freedoms and was later rejected by Hong Kong. It could also fuel turnout at a two-day general strike called to begin Monday if the government doesn’t concede to protesters’ major demands by Saturday, the SCMP said.Timeline: How Months of Protests Have Unfolded in Hong KongThe march had been planned to start at centrally located Chater Garden and continue on to China’s liaison office in the city, where Hong Kong’s police and Beijing have drawn their sharpest line after a previous demonstration saw protesters deface the national emblem. Hong Kong’s former leader Leung Chun-ying is promoting a website offering crowd-funded cash bounties to identify protesters who have perpetrated vandalism, including HK$1 million ($127,000) for the person who splashed black paint on the emblem.The CHRF has organized three record-breaking peaceful marches over weeks of protests, including the June 9 rally against legislation easing extraditions to China that sparked what’s morphed into a broader movement against Beijing’s tightening grip over the city. The group said each march brought more than 1 million people onto the streets, while police estimates are lower, in the hundreds of thousands.Its latest march would come after a weekend that began with the formation of a peaceful human chain across the city and culminated two days later with police firing a weapon and using water cannons for the first time. Police said 86 people were arrested over the weekend for alleged offenses including unlawful assembly, possession of weapons and assaulting officers.CHRF convener Jimmy Sham said separately Thursday that he had been attacked by two armed masked men inside a restaurant in the city’s Kowloon, but that he hadn’t been hurt because his friend shielded him. Sham said he would head to the police station in Tsim Sha Tsui to give a statement.(Updates throughout with police confirmation.)To contact the reporters on this story: Sheryl Tian Tong Lee in Hong Kong at slee1905@bloomberg.net;Fion Li in Hong Kong at fli59@bloomberg.netTo contact the editors responsible for this story: Brendan Scott at bscott66@bloomberg.net, Karen Leigh, Jon HerskovitzFor more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.com©2019 Bloomberg L.P.

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Married couple suspected of murder escape after overpowering guards while being extradited

A married couple wanted for murder have escaped from custody after overpowering guards who were transporting them through Utah in the United States.Blane Barksdale, 56, and Susan Barksdale, 59, broke free from two guards on Monday evening.

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Disaster feared if 'ticking time bomb' Yemen tanker explodes

An abandoned oil tanker anchored off war-torn Yemen that is degrading along with its cargo could explode and cause an environmental disaster, experts said Wednesday as UN inspectors prepared to visit. The ship "Safer", used as a floating storage platform, is laden with some 1.1 million barrels of crude oil and has been stranded with no maintenance since early 2015, leaving it to deteriorate and potentially allowing explosive gases to build up. United Nations spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Tuesday that a technical assessment team was waiting in nearby Djibouti preparing to board the Safer for a first-hand evaluation.

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Hurricane Dorian spares Puerto Rico and heads for eastern coast of Florida

Power outages and flooding were reported in the Virgin Islands and the Puerto Rican islands, but no damagesHurricane Dorian caused only limited damage in Puerto Rico late Wednesday. Photograph: Ramón Espinosa/APHurricane Dorian caused limited damage in the northern Caribbean as it left the region and gathered strength late Wednesday, setting its sights on the US mainland as it threatened to grow into a Category 3 storm.Puerto Rico, which had braced for the worst, seemed to be spared any heavy wind and rain, a huge relief to many on an island where blue tarps still cover some 30,000 homes nearly two years after Hurricane Maria. The island’s 3.2 million inhabitants also depend on an unstable power grid that remains prone to outages since it was destroyed by Maria.Power outages and flooding were reported across the US Virgin Islands, the British Virgin Islands and the Puerto Rican islands of Vieques and Culebra after Dorian hit St Thomas as a Category 1 storm.“We’re happy because there are no damages to report,” Culebra’s mayor, William Solis, told the Associated Press, noting that only one community lost power.Donald Trump began the day by insulting and taunting Puerto Rico and its residents, who are US citizens, on Twitter. “Puerto Rico is one of the most corrupt places on earth,” the president wrote in part. “Their political system is broken and their politicians are either Incompetent or Corrupt. And by the way, I’m the best thing that’s ever happened to Puerto Rico!”Florida officials said Wednesday that they are preparing for the hurricane to make landfall somewhere along the state’s eastern shore. Florida’s governor, Ron DeSantis, declared a state of emergency and urged residents to take precautions in anticipation of a possible Labor Day strike.Dennis Feltgen, a Hurricane Center meteorologist in Miami, said Dorian may grow in size and could land anywhere from south Florida to South Carolina on Sunday or Monday. “This will be a large storm approaching the south-east,” he said.County governments along Florida’s east-central coast are distributing sandbags and many residents are rushing to warehouse retailers to load up on water, canned food and emergency supplies.Trump declared an emergency on Tuesday night and ordered federal assistance for local authorities in Puerto Rico. But in a tweet Wednesday morning, Trump, a climate crisis denier, seemed to complain about Puerto Rico’s exposure to storms, and escalated a long-running feud with Carmen Yulín Cruz, the mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico’s capital.The two established a combative relationship after the island was devastated by Hurricane Maria almost two years ago, when US aid was slow to arrive and Trump offended many during a visit. > We are tracking closely tropical storm Dorian as it heads, as usual, to Puerto Rico. FEMA and all others are ready, and will do a great job. When they do, let them know it, and give them a big Thank You - Not like last time. That includes from the incompetent Mayor of San Juan!> > — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 28, 2019On Tuesday night, Cruz said that Trump should “get out of the way”.“Three thousand Puerto Ricans did not open their eyes this morning because this racist man did not have it within him to do his job,” Cruz said on CNN. “So get out of the way, President Trump.”Cruz was referring to the death toll from Hurricane Maria, which hit Puerto Rico in September 2017. An official report criticized the Trump administration’s slow response to the devastation from the storm, which destroyed the island’s power grid and decimated its agriculture and tourism industries.On Tuesday morning, Trump had tweeted about Dorian, and seemed to complain about the cost of hurricane recovery efforts in Puerto Rico, which have fallen far short of restoring the island.“Wow! Yet another big storm heading to Puerto Rico,” Trump wrote. “Will it ever end? Congress approved 92 Billion Dollars for Puerto Rico last year, an all time record of its kind for ‘anywhere’.”Trump’s tweet contained multiple falsehoods. While Congress has allocated $42.5bn for disaster relief for Puerto Rico, the island had received less than $14bn through May, according to federal data. And in any case Trump’s headline amount of $92bn would not qualify the Maria relief package as “an all-time record” for the costliest tropical cyclones, according to the federal government’s own figures. Spending on recovery for Hurricane Harvey, which hit Texas and Louisiana in the same storm season as Maria, has so far cost $125bn.Since Maria, Puerto Rico has struggled with political turbulence leading to the recent departure of the governor, Ricardo Rosselló. Earlier this month, the territory’s supreme court overturned the swearing-in of Rosselló’s successor, Pedro Pierluisi, and the former justice secretary, Wanda Vázquez, became governor.

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Texas governor says 'mistakes' made in immigrant rhetoric

Republican Gov. Greg Abbott said Thursday "mistakes were made" when he sent a fundraising mailer that called on supporters to "defend Texas" from illegal immigration, which was dated a day before a gunman targeting Mexicans killed 22 people in El Paso. The letter was condemned as racist and anti-Latino by the Texas Democratic Party after it surfaced last week. Taken together, the mailer and tweet have put a spotlight on Abbott's hardline rhetoric at a time when he has urged unity in the aftermath of another mass shooting in Texas.

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Attorney who 'refuses to prosecute' domestic violence cases between same-sex partners faces suspension

A district attorney in Tennessee could face suspension after saying he does not prosecute domestic violence cases between same-sex partners.Coffee County district attorney Craig Northcott came under fire in June after a video emerged of him saying he would not prosecute anyone with domestic violence charges if they are in a gay marriage because he does not accept their legal status.

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Secret Service, police in standoff with barricaded suspect in Fairfield

BARRICADED SUSPECT: The Secret Service along with police are in the middle of a standoff in Fairfield.

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Fox News Host Jeanine Pirro: Dems Plotting to ‘Replace American Citizens With Illegals’

MIKE THEILERNearly a month after an accused shooter reportedly said he deliberately targeted “Mexicans” while killing more than 20 people in El Paso, Fox News personalities are still echoing the same talking points from the gunman’s racist manifesto, in which he complained about a “Hispanic invasion” of America.Appearing on Fox Nation’s The Todd Starnes Show on Thursday, Fox News host Jeanine Pirro was asked by Starnes—who recently likened migrants to a “rampaging horde” of Nazis—if Democrats and liberals hate President Donald Trump and his supporters.Pirro, who is currently promoting a book that Trump has already endorsed, took the opportunity to push a version of the “Great Replacement theory”—the same racist lie that was cited by the El Paso gunman and other recent domestic terrorist attackers.“They hate Donald Trump—he’s the one they want to get rid of,” she said, in a segment first spotted by Media Matters. “Their plot to remake America is to bring in the illegals, change the way the voting occurs in this country, give them licenses. They get to vote—maybe once, maybe twice, maybe three times.”After decrying same-day voter registration and grousing about voter rolls not being purged, Pirro—who was suspended by Fox earlier this year for questioning Ilhan Omar’s loyalty to America—went right back to the far-right well.“Think about it,” Pirro exclaimed. “It is a plot to remake America—to replace American citizens with illegals who will vote for the Democrats.”Pirro’s comments come just days after the National Association of Hispanic Journalists cut ties with Fox News over the network’s use of “invasion” rhetoric to describe immigration, with the NAHJ saying Starnes’ remark about immigrants was the final straw.In the wake of the El Paso slayings, Fox News has been the focus of widespread criticism for the extreme anti-immigrant rhetoric of many of its opinion hosts. Tucker Carlson, for instance, has seen a further erosion of his advertiser base after he called white supremacy a “hoax” just days after the shooting.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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UAE carries out air strikes against Yemen government forces to... - Reuters

1. UAE carries out air strikes against Yemen government forces to...  Reuters
2. Yemen: Southern separatists regain control of Aden  Al Jazeera English
3. Yemen official says airstrikes killed at least 30 troops near Aden  New York Post
4. Hadi urges Saudi intervention to stop UAE support for separatists  Aljazeera.com
5. Saudi-backed government in Yemen accuses UAE of attacking its forces  CNN
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Apple just sent out invites for its big iPhone announcement next month - Business Insider

1. Apple just sent out invites for its big iPhone announcement next month  Business Insider
2. Apple expected to unveil new iPhones at September 10 event  CNN
3. New renders give us the first look at the upcoming iPad Pro 2019  MSPoweruser
4. Apple’s next iPhone event will take place on September 10th  The Verge
5. Apple will launch iPhone 11 on Sept. 10 in Cupertino  CNET
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Brad Pitt Shows You How To Pair A Motorcycle Watch To A 55-Year-Old Dad Bod - D'Marge

1. Brad Pitt Shows You How To Pair A Motorcycle Watch To A 55-Year-Old Dad Bod  D'Marge
2. Ad Astra Venice Film Festival Trailer: Brad Pitt Fights a Monkey  Screen Rant
3. Brad Pitt Addresses ‘Toxic Masculinity’  The Daily Wire
4. Brad Pitt Says ‘Ad Astra’ Is a Personal Film About Masculinity  Variety
5. Brad Pitt Dodges Oscar Talk as 'Ad Astra' Takes Off at Venice 2019  Hollywood Reporter
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How Rob Gronkowski, Andrew Luck have impacted the NFL - WEEI

1. How Rob Gronkowski, Andrew Luck have impacted the NFL  WEEI
2. Indianapolis Colts give Andrew Luck poster on Lucas Oil Stadium a classy touch  Indianapolis Star
3. The Colts Have Entered The Quarterback Pit  Deadspin
4. Andrew Luck 'Thank You' banner unveiled at Lucas Oil Stadium  WTHR
5. Should ESPN have held back the Andrew Luck retirement news?  Yahoo Sports
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OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma reportedly offering opioid settlement up to $12B

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma is reportedly offering a settlement worth up to $12 billion to resolve claims over its role in the opioid crisis.

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Here are all the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates who will be on stage for the September 12 primary debate

The next round of debates had much more strict criteria for candidates looking to secure a spot on stage. As a result, the field is thinning out fast.

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Chicago Public Schools budget passes amid discord with teachers

The Chicago Board of Education approved a $7.7 billion fiscal 2020 budget on Wednesday, rejecting a call to delay a vote on the spending plan by the district's teachers union, which is eyeing a possible strike next month. The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU), which is in contract talks with the nation's third-largest public school system, claimed the new spending plan fails to address "dire" shortages of social workers, nurses and other staff. School officials said the budget funds 95 additional positions that were part of a commitment by Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot for more than 450 new jobs over five years.

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FBI searches Detroit-area home of UAW president

Federal agents on Wednesday searched the suburban Detroit home of the president of the United Auto Workers, apparently another step in a corruption investigation that has netted labor leaders and auto industry officials, and damaged the union's reputation during contract talks with U.S. car companies. The UAW criticized the remarkable search of Gary Jones' home in Canton Township, insisting it has fully cooperated with authorities. "President Jones is determined to uncover and address any and all wrongdoing, wherever it might lead," the UAW said in a written statement.

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FBI studies two broken cameras outside cell where Epstein died: source - Reuters

1. FBI studies two broken cameras outside cell where Epstein died: source  Reuters
2. Jeffrey Epstein's accusers met with feds after emotional testimony, sources say  NBC News
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Veteran carries Marine amputee up mountain - CNN

1. Veteran carries Marine amputee up mountain  CNN
2. Veteran carries fellow Marine with no legs more than 14 miles up Utah mountain  CBS News
3. Veteran carries fellow Marine with no legs up a Utah mountain  CBS Evening News
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The First Wizards Unite Global Challenge and Dragon Day Details Revealed! - Wizards Unite Hub

The First Wizards Unite Global Challenge and Dragon Day Details Revealed!  Wizards Unite Hub

When dragons were originally announced in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, I immediately experienced a gut-wrenching sensation that wasn't unlike Harry's own ...

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Gary Oldman and Antonio Banderas Steal a Lot of Money and Have a Lot of Fun in 'The Laundromat' Trailer (Video) - TheWrap

1. Gary Oldman and Antonio Banderas Steal a Lot of Money and Have a Lot of Fun in 'The Laundromat' Trailer (Video)  TheWrap
2. ‘The Laundromat’ Trailer: Soderbergh Directs Meryl Streep in Netflix’s Wild Look at Panama Papers  IndieWire
3. The Laundromat | Official Trailer | Netflix  Netflix
4. The first trailer for Steven Soderbergh’s The Laundromat is goofy, topical fun  The Verge
5. Gary Oldman & Antonio Banderas Help the Rich Get Richer in ‘The Laundromat’  Highsnobiety
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Roger Federer Finishes Strong Against Damir Dzumhur At US Open - ATP Tour

1. Roger Federer Finishes Strong Against Damir Dzumhur At US Open  ATP Tour
2. One hundred matches and counting for Federer at the US Open -- but is there cause for concern for the Swiss?  CNN
3. Federer, Nishikori drop sets before advancing  ESPN
4. Roger Federer vs. Damir Dzumhur | US Open 2019 R2 Highlights  US Open Tennis Championships
5. Why is Roger Federer starting so slowly at the US Open?  Tennis Magazine
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2020 prospect Javier Morton decommits from Alabama - TideSports.com

1. 2020 prospect Javier Morton decommits from Alabama  TideSports.com
2. Nick Saban discusses LBs as Duke opener nears  AL.com
3. Sources -- Tide LB Moses (knee) likely out for '19  ESPN
4. Don't expect an Alabama falloff even with the loss of its most important player Dylan Moses  USA TODAY
5. What Dylan Moses injury means for Alabama, how Nick Saban will respond  AL.com
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Trump Admin Wants to Limit U.S. Citizenship for Kids Born Abroad

REUTERSSome children born to U.S. service members serving abroad will no longer be considered American citizens at birth, according to a policy alert released by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on Wednesday afternoon, the latest effort by the Trump administration to further restrict access to citizenship.“USCIS no longer considers children of U.S. government employees and U.S. armed forces members residing outside the United States as ‘residing in the United States’ for purposes of acquiring citizenship” under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, the alert states. Effective on Oct. 29, 2019, all non-citizen children residing abroad with U.S. citizen parents who are either employed by the U.S. government or are members of the military stationed abroad “are not considered to be residing in the United States for acquisition of citizenship.”The rule clarifies that it only affects children not entitled to U.S. citizenship by birth—meaning that if a child is born abroad on a military base to parents who were citizens at the time of its birth, the child would still be recognized as a birthright citizen (although not always). The policy would also not affect a child born to a U.S. citizen parent who has had residence in the United States before the child’s birth.But if the child’s parents only became citizens after their child was born, parents will be required to apply on their kids’ behalf before they reach age 18 in order to obtain citizenship—and will usually be required to have obtained five years’ residence in the United States beforehand. Under the new policy, their time serving the U.S. government won’t count towards that time.“The policy change explains that we will not consider children who live abroad with their parents to be residing in the United States even if their parents are U.S. government employees or U.S. service members stationed outside of the United States,” USCIS spokesperson Meredith Parker told Task & Purpose. “As a result, these children will no longer be considered to have acquired citizenship automatically.”The alert, titled “Defining ‘Residence’ in Statutory Provisions Related to Citizenship,” outlines several new interpretations of longstanding immigration laws regarding eligibility for naturalization and green card status, primarily affecting the children of U.S. citizens who have never resided in the country. But USCIS’s new interpretation of the Immigration and Nationality Act to exclude some children born abroad in U.S. military hospitals from the rights of citizenship echoes other attempts by the Trump administration to curb the flow of “immigration” to the United States through all avenues—even by those historically eligible for citizenship.Ken Cuccinelli, acting director of USCIS, has been a longtime opponent of birthright citizenship, and once called for a constitutional convention “to clarify specifically that a person born to a parent who is a U. S. citizen is also a citizen of the United States.” More recently, Cuccinelli announced that the agency would consider an immigrant’s past reliance on public benefits—from prescription drug subsidies and Medicaid to food stamps and housing vouchers—as a “heavily weighted negative factor” against those pursuing a green card or U.S. citizenship.Following public outrage upon initial reports that USCIS was denying citizenship to all children born to service members abroad, Cuccinelli released a statement clarifying that the policy “doesn't deny citizenship to the children of US gov employees or members of the military born abroad,” andBut attempts to limit access to American citizenship stretch beyond Cuccinelli’s agency. In May, The Daily Beast reported on a State Department policy that effectively de-recognizes the marriage of some parents of children born abroad via gestational surrogacy, stripping young children of American birthright citizenship even if both parents hold U.S. passports.That policy is facing multiple legal challenges—and judging by the reaction to USCIS’s military rule change, it may soon have some company.“I was born in Europe while my father was stationed there during his Army service,” said Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA). “Denying citizenship to children of the people who serve around the world to keep us safe is a heartless betrayal of our military and government workers and of American values. This is unacceptable.”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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Epstein accusers detail sexual abuse in emotional court hearing

Alleged victims of Jeffrey Epstein wept in court Tuesday as they told an extraordinary US hearing held weeks after his death how they were sexually abused by the disgraced financier. Epstein, 66, hung himself in his New York prison cell earlier this month while awaiting trial on charges he trafficked young women for sex, depriving alleged victims of their day in court. It was the first time most of the women had spoken publicly about Epstein.

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The U.S. Border Patrol Has a Drug Dog Named Adolf—And Has No Plans to Change Its Name

There is a Shepard named Adolf working for U.S. Border Patrol, and for legal reasons the dog's name will be kept.

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Backcountry Offers Our Favorite Outdoor Gear For Half Off During Labor Day

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He Took Money From Jeffrey Epstein. Now These Tech Stars Are Defending Him.

Phillip FaraoneWith critics calling out another prominent academic with deep financial ties to late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, MIT’s tech community is circling its wagons. On a new website called “wesupportjoi.org,” roughly 100 signatories expressed their support for MIT Media Lab Director Joi Ito, vouching for his “integrity” and asking him to remain in his position leading the lab in spite of his past ties to the accused sex trafficker. The statement decries how conversation around the research group has “veered into increasingly pessimistic territory,” blasting the media for “[focusing] their attention largely on this negativity.” The petition notes that the effort to back the well-loved tech figure as he’s come under fire is “grassroots” and unofficial. Most of the petition’s signatures belong to current and former MIT Media Lab members, including researchers and academics from the broader MIT community. Prominent names on the petition include long-shot 2016 presidential candidate and Daily Beast contributor Lawrence Lessig, Whole Earth Catalog creator and tech icon Stewart Brand, managing partner of MIT Media Lab’s venture fund Habib Haddad, MIT Media Lab founder Nicholas Negroponte, LittleBits founder and CEO Ayah Bdeir, and Harvard genetics professor George Church. Church previously apologized for his own connections to Epstein, chalking the relationship up to “nerd tunnel vision.”The petition includes 11 supporters who signed anonymously and declined to provide their names in support of Ito.“We are here for you, we support you, we will forever be grateful for your impact on our lives—and we look forward to many more years of debate, growth, and learning,” the petition states. “Please do not step aside.” In an Aug.15 letter, Ito apologized for accepting funding from Epstein, who donated to the prominent research center through his connection with Ito. The pair met at a conference in 2013, and grew close enough over the years that Ito visited “several” of Epstein’s now-infamous homes. Ito also admitted that he accepted money from Epstein for personal funds which he leveraged to invest in tech startups. Prior to meeting Epstein, the Media Lab director was known for his early angel investments in companies like Flickr and Twitter.“Regrettably, over the years, the Lab has received money through some of the foundations that he controlled,” Ito wrote in his apology letter. “I knew about these gifts and these funds were received with my permission.”Last week, Ethan Zuckerman, the director of MIT Media Lab’s Center for Civic Media, announced that he would step down in light of the scandal.“I no longer feel I can continue working on issues of social justice under the banner of the Media Lab,” Zuckerman wrote.Read more at The Daily Beast.Get 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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Rare 3.8-million-year-old skull reveals the face of Lucy’s ancestor, gives insight into early man

A 3.8 million year old skull from Africa is giving researchers a peek into humanity's evolutionary history, a new study suggests.

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What Happened to the Migrant Baby CBP Called a ‘Potential Death’?

Loren Elliott/ReutersFour days ago, U.S. Customs and Border Protection released a stunning announcement notifying the public of the “potential death in custody” of a 6-month-old baby girl.Since then, the agency tasked with enforcing immigration laws on the U.S. border hasn’t released a single word about the infant’s condition, location, or custodial status—a silence that immigration advocates and lawmakers consider deafening.“Six-month-old children are innocent babies, and our government needs to treat them as such,” Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) told The Daily Beast. “While we have few details about this particular case, we should do everything possible to provide extensive medical assistance when needed so that no child dies at the border or in our custody.”Others warned that the agency’s initial statement was indicative of broader mismanagement of the crisis at the nation’s southern border—or, even worse, amounted to a maladroit attempt to get out in front of yet another in-custody death of a migrant child.“It's really a symptom of the main issue, which is just persistent mismanagement of the border, resulting in more and more deaths,” said Ursela Ojeda, a policy adviser with the Women’s Refugee Commission’s migrant rights and justice program. “I’m quite worried that the agency that’s making this sort of press release is also in charge of the health and safety of migrant children and families.”According to the agency’s first release, published on Saturday morning, the unnamed infant was detained by CBP shortly after she and her father crossed the Rio Grande into Texas alongside a group of 21 migrants in the early morning hours on Thursday. Eight hours later, medical staff at the agency’s central processing center assessed that she needed medical care, and the girl was transported to Edinburg Regional Children’s Hospital in Edinburg, Texas.There, doctors determined that the girl needed to be medevaced to Driscoll Children’s Hospital in Corpus Christi. With no more room in the medical helicopter, her father was transported to Driscoll by vehicle, a two-and-a-half-hour drive.“Our thoughts and prayers are with the young girl and her father during this difficult time,” CBP stated.Since that announcement—hastily re-titled “CBP Statement on Hospitalization of Child in CBP Custody” after confusion over whether the infant had already died—the law enforcement agency tasked with patrolling the nation’s border has remained almost entirely silent on the girl’s condition.Federal Inspectors Release Photos to Blast DHS for ‘Dangerous’ Overcrowding at Border FacilitiesWhen contacted for an update on Tuesday morning, an officer with CBP’s Rio Grande Valley Sector public affairs office said that he was “not allowed to speak on that right now.” Another CBP public affairs officer promised that an update would come “soon,” but could provide no timeline or details. Jason Marton, communications manager for Driscoll Children’s Hospital, told The Daily Beast on Tuesday that he could not comment on the child’s case without her full name and birthdate, which CBP, citing confidentiality rules, did not release.“Isn’t it horrible?” Ojeda asked, referring to CBP’s initial decision to describe the girl’s illness as a “potential death.” Immigration agencies are required by law to inform Congress and the public of in-custody deaths as a condition of their federal funding, but in the eyes of immigrant-rights advocates, CBP’s release came across as trying to get ahead of a story.“It just feels so crass,” Ojeda said.The only other public statement regarding the girl’s condition came from Mark Morgan, acting CBP commissioner, who told Fox & Friends host Griff Jenkins that while the case “truly is tragic,” it served as proof that the Trump administration’s plans to indefinitely detain migrant families are critical to dissuading people from attempting to enter the United States to begin with.“This new Flores regulation that was just published on Friday, that we hope takes effect in 60 days, is so critical to stop this flow, to stop people from risking their lives,” Morgan said on Saturday, referring to President Donald Trump’s proposed termination of the Flores Settlement Agreement, which guarantees standards of care for undocumented minors in government custody. Under the proposed regulation—which already faces a legal challenge filed by 19 states and the District of Columbia—the government would be allowed to hold undocumented families in detention indefinitely.“We want to stem the flow—we want to stop people from risking their lives,” Morgan said, emphasizing that the long-term detention camps will feature “a high degree of care for the families, specifically kids.”But advocates, legal experts and lawmakers told The Daily Beast that the infant girl’s “potential death,” in CBP’s terms, is just further evidence that no length of detention is safe for children, particularly a baby.“It’s incredibly sad,” said Megan McKenna, senior director of communications and community engagement at Kids In Need of Defense, a legal non-profit that advocates for unaccompanied children in the immigration system. While noting the absence of details regarding the girl’s condition, McKenna pointed to the Trump administration’s decisions to meter legal access to the U.S. border and force asylum seekers to “Remain In Mexico” while their cases are adjudicated as contributing to the poor health of people seeking to enter the country.Trump’s Solution for Migrant Kid Horrors: Blame Obama“Forcing people to wait in unsafe and unsanitary conditions in Mexico [contributes] to the ill-health of some when they finally are able to enter the United States,” McKenna said. “Of course, young children are among the most vulnerable to becoming dangerously sick.”The proposal to hold kids indefinitely, McKenna added, only compounds those health risks, “placing children’s lives in danger.”“It’s my hope that she is with her father and that she’s receiving adequate care,” Ojeda said, although she noted cases where the agency has released people from custody while they remained ill—in her mind, to avoid taking the blame when the person died. “They need to take a long hard look at their policies before they hit ‘send.’”Merkley echoed McKenna and Ojeda’s concerns about metering and the “Remain In Mexico,” and told The Daily Beast that concerns about the safety of children in immigration enforcement custody are more than academic.Six migrant children have died in government custody in the past year, the majority of them in CBP custody.Darlyn Cristabel Cordova-Valle, 10 years old, died of a heart defect in September 2018. Jakelin Caal Maquin, 7 years old, died of a streptococcal sepsis infection in December 2018 after she was given a clean bill of health by CBP at the border. She spent 90 minutes vomiting on a bus ride before she was attended to by a physician. Felipe Gómez Alonzo, 8, died on Christmas morning of the flu complicated by a staph bacteria infection that led to sepsis after he was diagnosed with a common cold and not tested for influenza. Juan DeLeon Gutierrez, 16, fell ill at an Office of Refugee Resettlement shelter in May. No autopsy was performed. Wilmer Ramírez Vásquez, 2, had multiple intestinal and respiratory infectious diseases, including influenza, intestinal parasites, and E. coli when he died in May. Six days later, Carlos Hernández Vásquez, 16, also died of the flu, complicated by pneumonia and sepsis, after he was left alone for four hours in a Border Patrol detention cell with a 103-degree fever.“The news that another child has been hospitalized should give everyone great concern,” Merkley said. “Until the Trump administration stops using migrant children as pawns in their deterrence strategy, I fear we will continue to see tragedy unfold at our borders.”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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Trump said his Florida resort where he wants to host the next G7 has 'no bed bugs.' The resort settled a lawsuit over bed bugs there in 2017

Trump said his Florida resort doesn't have bed bugs. In 2017, the Doral resort reached a settlement with a guest who was allegedly bitten by the bugs.

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No More Democrats Qualify for Presidential Debate in New Poll

(Bloomberg) -- The next debates for the Democratic presidential nomination may be limited to 10 candidates, with half the pack apparently failing to achieve the qualifying milestones, according to the latest sanctioned polls released Wednesday.A Quinnipiac University survey found that former Vice President Joe Biden leads the pack with 32% support among Democratic and Democratic-leaning voters. Biden is followed by Senators Elizabeth Warren at 19%, Bernie Sanders at 15%, and Kamala Harris at 7%. South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg got 5% and entrepreneur Andrew Yang received 3%, but no other candidate exceeded 1%.A USA Today/Suffolk University Poll released Wednesday found similar results, with Biden retaining a wide lead at 32%, Warren at 14% and Sanders with 12%. Only three other candidates scored above 2% in this poll: Buttigieg, Harris and Yang. Former Texas Congressman Beto O’Rourke and New Jersey Senator Cory Booker were both at 2%.The polls, which on the list sanctioned by the Democratic National Committee, appear unlikely to help any other candidates qualify for the next round of debates in Houston in September.It represented one of the final chances for candidates to make the cut by Wednesday’s deadline: qualifying candidates at least need 130,000 donors and to register at least 2% support in four qualifying polls.About half of the current field has yet to qualify, even accounting for the three recent dropouts: John Hickenlooper, Jay Inslee and Seth Moulton. If one more candidate hits the threshold, the event will be broadened.Billionaire investor Tom Steyer looks to have the best chance to get in but failed to top 1% in this Quinnipiac poll.The Quinnipiac University poll, conducted from Aug. 21-26, surveyed 1,422 self-identified registered voters nationwide with a margin of error of 3.1 percentage points. The survey of 648 Democratic voters and independent voters who lean Democratic has a margin of error of 4.6 percentage points.The USA Today/Suffolk poll of 424 registered voters who plan to vote in Democratic caucus or primary was taken Aug. 20-25 and has a margin of error of 4.76 percentage points.(Updates with USA Today/Suffolk poll in third paragraph.)To contact the reporter on this story: Elizabeth Wasserman in Washington at ewasserman2@bloomberg.netTo contact the editors responsible for this story: Wendy Benjaminson at wbenjaminson@bloomberg.net, Justin BlumFor more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.com©2019 Bloomberg L.P.

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