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This Baby Cow Looks Just Like Gene Simmons
In addition to the black and white markings on the calf's face, she is sticking out her long tongue - mimicking the trademark appearance of the rocker, who also is known for his "devil horns" hand gesture. Simmons tweeted his admiration for the calf, saying "This is real, folks!" According to reports, rumours swirled in the 1970s that he had grafted a cow tongue onto his own, to give his own e... [Full Article...]
Chinese Ambassador Hits US over North Korea at UN, Demands 'Dialogue'
The United States has put its foot down and said "time for talks with North Korea is over" as the regime forged ahead with another long-range missile that could potentially hit major US cities. He said Japan and the United States would take steps towards concrete action but did not give details. Opposing additional sanctions on the North means leaving that country to engage in reckless behavior. [Full Article...]
Turning more humid and unsettled Tuesday
The humidity is slowly building in today and Wednesday and with it comes a rising chance for afternoon showers and thunderstorms. WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy skies and mild temperatures continue Wednesday night, with a low of 67 degrees. [Full Article...]
Trump Dictated His Son's Account Of Meeting With Russian Lawyer, Post Reports
The problem for Sekulow? Sarah Huckabee Sanders sounded off passionately on Tuesday against the Russian Federation collusion theories pushed by some in the media. The initial statement, which was reportedly written with Trump's input on Air Force One following the G20 summit, came after reports revealed Donald Trump Jr. [Full Article...]
Kushner says Trump campaign was too dysfunctional to collude
The internship director had reportedly warned the interns who attended the private meeting on July 31 not to leak the contents of the meeting to the press. Parts of Kushner's chat were published Monday when a source leaked information to Foreign Policy . I don't know... I'm sure everyone that's tried this has been unique in some ways, but again we're trying to follow very logically, ' the presi... [Full Article...]
Two deputies shot by 'agitated' gunman now on the run
The gunman is still at large. Yuba County Sheriff Steve Durfor said it is believed the suspect died due to return gunfire from deputies. The pair, whose names were not released, were in serious condition and underwent surgery, according to the hospital. [Full Article...]
Guinness PRO14 welcomes Cheetahs & Southern Kings
South African franchises will not be eligible to qualify for EPCR tournaments at present. He explained: "There's an element in the PRO12 situation of it being a marriage of the desperate and the desperate: the Cheetahs and Kings are desperate to keep existing; the PRO12 is desperate to do something that increases its profile and television rights". [Full Article...]
Ernst calls for continuing efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare
Senate Republicans drafted their own bill, but too many members spoke out against it. After the Senate vote , Schumer renewed calls for a bipartisan approach to lower health insurance premiums and address some of the Affordable Care Act's flaws. [Full Article...]
WashPost: Trump Dictated Son's Statement on Russian Meeting
During Tuesday's press briefing, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders claimed that Trump Jr.'s initial statement had been accurate. The president dictated a statement saying the meeting had "primarily discussed a programme about the adoption of Russian children". [Full Article...]
Trump To Congress: Figure Out Healthcare, or Lose Your Subsidies
Trump's budget director, Mick Mulvaney told CNN on Sunday that Republican lawmakers can not just promise for the past seven years to overturn Obamacare and then "turn the page" without doing so. If the ACA were repealed, lawmakers could return to their previous, highly generous health insurance program - with comparable subsidies - under the Federal Employee Health Benefits system. [Full Article...]
Texas community colleges allow guns starting Tuesday
Now, community colleges are following suit. Private colleges and universities can opt out. Other areas, such as single-occupant offices, can be designated as gun-free zones upon successful completion of an appeals process. At state universities the law is already a year old. As the Star-Telegram reports: "The only people legally allowed to carry concealed handguns on campus are those who have ... [Full Article...]
Flake call for GOP to return to its roots sparks reactions
To carry on in the spring of 2017 as if what was happening was anything approaching normalcy required a determined suspension of critical faculties. "And tremendous powers of denial", he wrote. But Flake voted to confirm Robert Lighthizer, Trump's nominee to be the United States Trade Representative. He also supported the motion to proceed on the AHCA, the repeal with no replacement, and then th... [Full Article...]
SCE&G, Santee Cooper abandon construction of billion dollar nuke reactors
Image: V. C. Summer Nuclear Station Unit 1 in SC. The Santee Cooper board of directors voted unanimously on Monday morning to pull out of the project . "This is going to shatter lives, hopes and dreams in Fairfield County and in the state of SC, " said Whitfield, who is from the county north of Columbia . [Full Article...]
Watch Jimmy Kimmel's 'Exclusive Interview' With 'Anthony Scaramucci' Post-White House Exit
I don't know what Colbert is going to do with his new Scaramucci cartoon, but I'm sure he'll find a use for it. The " Late Night " host said Scaramucci had allegedly been verbally abusive to Preibus prior to his public outrage last week, citing a Daily Beast article in which two sources said Mooch had called Priebus "Reince Penis" for years. [Full Article...]
Barabati to host India-New Zealand T20 match
New Zealand will play three ODIs at Pune, Mumbai and Kanpur and as many T20Is in Delhi, Cuttack and Rajkot. Cricket lovers in the state capital are in an upbeat mood after the city was allotted a Twenty20 global match when on December 20 Sri Lanka will clash with India. [Full Article...]
Border wall: U.S. eases environment law
Homeland Security officials said the prototypes would be added to the existing border walls in San Diego and would allow the agency to evaluate which barriers were most effective in giving Border Patrol agents time to respond to illegal drug-smuggling and human smuggling. [Full Article...]
MTV's 'Siesta Key' Watch Party Canceled After Death Threats, Shark Dragging
The threats all center around the viral video of the heinous shark incident - the show's star, Alex Kompothecras , bragged he knows the guys responsible. At the time of this article, the most recent page post was a reminder from admins that threats posted on the page would not be tolerated. The names of the men were not immediately released by investigators. [Full Article...]
'We are not your enemy' US tells N. Korea
North Korea conducted its second test of an intercontinental ballistic missile last week, fueling concerns that the communist nation may be close to delivering a nuclear weapon to the US mainland. The secretary of state said the North Koreans' nuclear weapons programme would have to be on the table at any such talks and that the outcome would have to be that the regime would have to relinquish its... [Full Article...]
State Of Maine Has Long Avoided Life Sentences For Junveniles
Last year, the court said the ruling applied to the more than 2,000 inmates already serving such sentences nationwide, and that all but the rare irredeemable juvenile offender should have a chance at parole. He adds that not all killers convicted as juveniles will be granted parole eligibility. Bryant has been cast as either a victim who was blamed by older kids who perpetrated the crime but w... [Full Article...]
Senate votes to confirm Christopher Wray as Federal Bureau of Investigation director
Wray led the Justice Department's criminal division during the George W. Bush administration before he transitioned to private practice at the Atlanta-based mega-firm King & Spalding, where he built ties with some of Georgia's largest corporations . [Full Article...]