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Live updates: DC judge scolds DOJ, NPS for East Potomac Park tree cutting; Omar calls raid ‘political intimidation’
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Politics · Economy · Military · Security · TechLive updates: DC judge scolds DOJ, NPS for East Potomac Park tree cutting; Omar calls raid ‘political intimidation’
U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes scolded Trump administration lawyers on Monday for failing to provide sufficient notice before cutting down hundreds of trees in East Potomac Park over the weekend. The tree work quickly prompted an emergency order to halt progress and a morning hearing. The home of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) in Washington, D.C.,…
Pro-Collins ads target wrong Portland in GOP super PAC mix-up
Pro-Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) ads appeared to target the wrong city of Portland in a GOP super PAC mix-up, running ads in Oregon instead of Maine. “During a recent independent expenditure, our media vendor mistakenly placed approximately $25,000 in digital advertising in the Portland, Oregon media market instead of Portland, Maine,” a spokesperson from Republican…
French supermarket refrigeration systems hit by cyberattack
A cyberattack hit refrigeration systems in many French supermarkets, raising the temperatures on units and spoiling refrigerated and frozen food.
US military archbishop: Streamed execution threatens to ‘imitate the terrorists’
Archbishop Timothy Broglio, head of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, on Monday said he does not approve of the Trump administration’s decision to livestream the military execution of convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan, warning that it could “imitate the terrorists.” Broglio said in a statement released by the Archdiocese for the Military…
European Union forms new support mission for Lebanon
The E.U. will establish a support mission to advise and strengthen the Lebanese Army and internal security for an initial period of three years.
Selma Blair taken into custody, hospitalized after allegedly trying to open plane door
Airline officials asked for medical staff to be at the gate when the flight landed to address the injured parties.
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Teenager killed, more injured in explosion on Israeli school trip
One teenager was killed and more people were injured when a Hezbollah munition exploded while Israeli students were on a school trip on Monday.
British PM Burnham: Iran 'almost certainly' behind RAF Fairford plot
Britain's prime minister said Monday that Iran's military was "almost certainly" behind threats at RAF Fairford.
EU, Britain agree to second summit in Belgium on Nov. 20
Leaders from Britain and the European Union have agreed to meet for a summit to discuss cooperation on Nov. 20, the European Council announced Monday.
Uruguay opens new path to permanent residency for Cubans
Uruguay's government has approved a new path to permanent residency starting in January for more than 30,000 immigrants caught in legal limbo.
Congress Can Do More to Curb Kushner’s Conflicts of Interest
No one should be getting paid by the countries they are conducting diplomacy with, especially not the president’s son-in-law.
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