2 more fatal falls at Grand Canyon follow dozens of others – Fox News
2 more fatal falls at Grand Canyon follow dozens of others – Fox News

FILE – In this March 20, 2007, file photo, the Skywalk hangs over the Grand Canyon on the Hualapai Indian Reservation before its grand opening ceremony at Grand Canyon West, Ariz. Two recent deaths in which men plummeted to their death in the Grand Canyon follow dozens of apparently accidental fatal falls since the national park was established 100 years ago. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

PHOENIX – Two recent deaths in which men plummeted in the Grand Canyon follow dozens of apparently accidental fatal falls since the national park was established 100 years ago.

Michael Obritsch, of Santa Rosa, California, died April 3 after falling from the edge of the South Rim in Grand Canyon Village, near the Yavapai Geology Museum.

His body was found 400 feet (more than 122 meters) below the rim, according to park officials.

A tourist from Macau, China, fell to his death on March 28. The man was at least 50 years old, park officials said.

The man was trying to take a photo at Grand Canyon West’s Eagle Point — close to the Skywalk located on the Hualapai Reservation outside the park — when he stumbled and fell, The Arizona Republic reported earlier this week.

The body of a Japanese tourist was found March 26 in a wooded area south of Grand Canyon Village, away from the rim.

All three deaths still were under investigation by the Investigative Services branch of the National Parks Service and the Coconino County Medical Examiner, according to park spokeswoman Vanessa Ceja-Cervantes.

No amount of signage, railings or even verbal warnings will be enough to end the falls, said Michael P. Ghiglieri, author of “Over the Edge: Death in the Grand Canyon.”

Sixty-four fatal falls have been recorded in the park’s history, Ghiglieri said. Forty-nine of the victims were male and 15 female. Many deaths involve someone going around a guardrail to get closer to the edge or accidentally driving off the rim.

This number does not include any death that was ruled a suicide.

Park officials currently don’t plan to add increased railing or signage in light of the string of deaths, Ceja-Cervantes said. Ample signage is already commonplace in highly traveled areas of the canyon.

Only one person fell to his death in the park in 2018. Andrey Privin of Illinois died in July after he climbed over the railing at Mather Point, a popular viewpoint at the South Rim. Some visitors said they saw Privin throw his backpack over the railing and onto an intended landing spot before jumping. He fell 500 feet (152 meters) to his death.

About 12 people die each year within the park, Ceja-Cervantes said. The deaths can be attributed to everything from accidental falls, to heat-related deaths and drownings during rafting trips on the Colorado River.

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Information from: The Arizona Republic, http://www.azcentral.com

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Democrats set new deadline for release of Trump tax returns – The Guardian
Democrats set new deadline for release of Trump tax returns – The Guardian

Donald Trump’s tax returns must be handed to House Democrats by 23 April, a leading committee chair said on Saturday.

Democrats initially set a 10 April deadline for the returns but this week treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin said he needed more time to assess issues raised by the request.

On Saturday the chairman of the House ways and means committee, Richard Neal of Massachusetts, wrote to Internal Revenue Service commissioner Charles Rettig to say a failure to comply with the new deadline would be “interpreted as a denial of my request”.

Constitutionally, Neal has the power to demand the IRS release tax returns for any US individual. He has asked for six years of the president’s personal and business returns.

In his letter, he wrote that his power to make the demand “is unambiguous and raises no complicated legal issues”.

Trump was at his golf course in Virginia on Saturday but the White House has already said it will refuse to release such information for a president who as a candidate broke with convention but not law by refusing to make his tax returns public.

Last week, acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney told Fox News Sunday Democrats would “never” see Trump’s tax returns. Claiming the request was purely political, Mulvaney added: “That is not going to happen and they know it.”

Trump’s personal attorney, William Consovoy, has called the request a “gross abuse of power”. Mnuchin used similar language in a letter to Neal this week.

In his letter to Rettig, a Trump appointee, Neal said concerns expressed by the administration “lack merit” and added: “Judicial precedent commands that none of the concerns raised can legitimately be used to deny the committee’s request.

“It is not the proper function of the IRS, treasury or justice [departments] to question or second guess the motivations of the committee or its reasonable determinations regarding its need for the requested tax returns and return information.”

Legal experts expect a final denial by the Trump administration to lead to a subpoena from House Democrats and a fight in the courts.

Trump has repeatedly claimed to be unable to release his tax returns because he is under audit. Experts have repeatedly pointed out that being under audit does not preclude the release of such information.

The president’s tax returns have duly become a Holy Grail for his opponents and a source of constant speculation, not least during the Mueller investigation into links between the Trump campaign and Russia.

Trump on tax, in September 2016.

In September 2016, in his first presidential debate against Hillary Clinton, Trump said not paying federal taxes “makes me smart”.

In October that year, shortly before the election, the New York Times reported that Trump may not have paid federal income tax in 18 years.

In March 2017, the MSNBC host Rachel Maddow obtained and made public a portion of Trump’s tax return for 2005, which showed he had paid $35m in federal taxes that year. It was thought Trump himself might have been behind the leak.

In October 2018, the New York Times released a major investigative report which said the Trump family engaged in “dubious tax schemes during the 1990s, including instances of outright fraud”.

A lawyer for Trump said the Times report contained “allegations of fraud and tax evasion [that] are 100% false, and highly defamatory” and said “there was no fraud or tax evasion by anyone”. An official inquiry followed.

In November 2018, shortly after Democrats took back the House, putting them in position to demand the relevant information, Trump said at a press conference his tax returns were too complicated for the public to understand.

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California man challenges federal law refusing ‘immoral’ trademark for clothing brand ‘FUCT’ – Fox News
California man challenges federal law refusing ‘immoral’ trademark for clothing brand ‘FUCT’ – Fox News

Los Angeles artist Erik Brunetti, the founder of the streetwear clothing company “FUCT,” poses for a photo in Los Angeles Thursday, April, 11, 2019. “We wanted the viewer to question it: Like, is that pronounced the way I think it’s pronounced?” he said of his streetwear brand “FUCT,” which began selling clothing in 1991. On April 15, the Supreme Court will hear Brunetti’s challenge to a part of federal law that says officials should refuse to register trademarks that are “scandalous” or “immoral.” (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

A California man whose company carries a provocative name is hoping that the U.S. Supreme Court will rule against a trademark law that he says restricts his First Amendment rights.

A lawyer for Erik Brunetti, owner of the “FUCT” clothing brand, will appear before the Supreme Court on Monday to challenge a federal trademarking law that allows officials to refuse trademarks that they deem “scandalous” or “immoral.”

A distinctive brand name, seen on Brunetti’s hat, has led to a legal tangle. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Brunetti called the provision an unconstitutional restriction of speech that should be struck down. He also said that the underlying process is arbitrary, and that trademarks more offensive than his could be approved depending on who handles the case.

John R. Sommer, Brunetti’s lawyer, makes the argument that an attorney from the South might find something “not nice” that wouldn’t faze a lawyer from the Bronx.

That means “you can register profanity if you’re lucky” and you get assigned a lawyer who allows it, he continued.

OLIVIA JADE’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION WAS REJECTED FOR PUNCTUATION BEFORE COLLEGE ADMISSIONS SCANDAL

The Los Angeles-based clothing brand at issue, which started in 1991, can still operate under Brunetti’s chosen name without a trademark, but doing so could be costly. For instance, Brunetti wouldn’t be able to go after counterfeiters who knock off his designs.

The government is defending the century-old trademarking provision, arguing in court documents that the law encourages trademarks that are appropriate for all audiences. The U.S. position is that the measure isn’t restricting speech, but rather declining to promote it.

But there have been workarounds in the past that could help Brunetti’s case.

Two years ago, the justices unanimously invalidated a related provision of federal law that told officials not to register disparaging trademarks. In that case, an Asian-American rock band sued after the government refused to register its band name, “The Slants,” because it was seen as offensive to Asians.

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The office, which also refuses to trademark something too similar to existing ones, refused to register “FUK!T” for being scandalous and immoral — but also confusingly similar to the already-registered “PHUKIT.” ″MIDDLEFINGER” was denied after “JONNY MIDDLEFINGER” was registered, and “Ko Kane” was rejected after “Kokanee” was registered.

If Brunetti wins, the public is unlikely to notice a whole lot of change, his lawyer said. Retailers will decide what products are appropriate for their customers, and Target and Walmart aren’t going to carry Brunetti’s brand, Sommer said.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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PITTSBURGH WEATHER: Storms could bring damaging winds, heavy downpours Sunday – WPXI Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH WEATHER: Storms could bring damaging winds, heavy downpours Sunday – WPXI Pittsburgh

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Hit the bike trail or the park during the day Saturday, as temperatures climb back near 70 degrees under a mix of clouds and sunshine.

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Saturday evening will be perfect for hanging out with friends or family around the firepit, too, as temperatures dip down into the low 50s.

By Sunday, a strong system will bring showers back into the area early, with thunderstorms by the afternoon.

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Some of the storms could bring heavy rain, frequent lightning and damaging winds, so you’ll want to check back often through the weekend for the latest updates, especially if you’re planning to do things outdoors.

Our team of meteorologists will be tracking the system, and we’ll bring you the latest timing on when the system will have the biggest impact on your weekend plans. 


 
 
 

 
 
 

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Ilhan Omar responds after Trump shares 9/11 video – AOL
Ilhan Omar responds after Trump shares 9/11 video – AOL

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., issued a five-tweet response on Saturday after President Trump and others attacked her by promulgating a video with jarring images of the 9/11 attacks.

“I did not run for Congress to be silent,” she wrote. “I did not run for Congress to sit on the sidelines. I ran because I believed it was time to restore moral clarity and courage to Congress. To fight and to defend our democracy.”

She continued: “No one person — no matter how corrupt, inept, or vicious — can threaten my unwavering love for America. I stand undeterred to continue fighting for equal opportunity in our pursuit of happiness for all Americans.”

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FILE – In this Jan. 5, 2017, file photo, new State Rep. Ilhan Omar is interviewed in her office two days after the 2017 Legislature convened in St. Paul, Minn. Omar, already the first Somali-American to be elected to a state legislature, is jumping into a crowded race for a Minnesota congressional seat. Omar filed Tuesday, June 5, 2018, for the Minneapolis-area seat being vacated by U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)




Omar, who is Muslim, has come under assault in recent days for comments she made last month at a fundraiser for the Council on American-Islamic Relations.

Omar said the organization “was founded after 9/11 because they recognized that some people did something, and that all of us were starting to lose access to our civil liberties.” [CAIR was in fact founded in 1994. Omar’s spokesman said she misspoke and “meant to refer to the fact that the organization had doubled in size after the Sept. 11 attacks.”]

Her opponents focused on her use of the phrase “some people did something,” implying that it minimized the attacks that brought down the Twin Towers in New York and gravely damaged the Pentagon. Almost 3,000 Americans died in those attacks and the crash of a hijacked airliner in Pennsylvania.

The blowback was fierce. On Thursday, The New York Post responded by splashing an image on its cover of the burning Twin Towers. On Friday, President Trump waded into the controversy and shared video footage of the Sept. 11 attacks.

“WE WILL NEVER FORGET!” he exclaimed on Twitter.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., was among the Democrats who said Trump’s video crossed a line.

“The memory of 9/11 is sacred ground, and any discussion of it must be done with reverence,” she said in a Saturday morning press release. “The President shouldn’t use the painful images of 9/11 for a political attack.”

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Police officer ‘excused’ after mistakenly using his gun instead of his Taser to shoot unarmed inmate in cell, DA says – CNN
Police officer ‘excused’ after mistakenly using his gun instead of his Taser to shoot unarmed inmate in cell, DA says – CNN

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Updated 9:27 PM ET, Sat April 13, 2019

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(CNN)A small-town Pennsylvania police officer will not face charges after shooting an unarmed man during a struggle because the officer honestly believed at the time he was using his Taser, not his service weapon, the Bucks County district attorney’s office says in a statement.

      CNN’s Augusta Anthony, Laura Ly and Holly Yan contributed to this report.

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    Melbourne nightclub shooting leaves four injured, two critically – BBC News
    Melbourne nightclub shooting leaves four injured, two critically – BBC News

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    Clothes and other debris could be seen outside the venue on Sunday morning

    Four men have been injured, two critically, in a shooting outside a nightclub in the Australian city of Melbourne.

    The incident at the Love Machine venue is not thought to be terror related.

    Australian newspaper The Age said investigators are likely to examine links to a motorcycle gang.

    Mass shootings in Australia are rare. The country overhauled its gun laws after 35 people were shot dead in Port Arthur, Tasmania in 1996.

    The country saw its worst incident since then last year after seven members of the same family died in a murder-suicide.

    Police say two men, aged 29 and 50, were hospitalised with non-life threatening injuries in the shooting at Love Machine.

    One of those in a serious condition is aged 28, but no details about the fourth victim has been released.

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    Paraguay tells Pompeo: ‘We have to combat’ Maduro – Washington Examiner
    Paraguay tells Pompeo: ‘We have to combat’ Maduro – Washington Examiner

    Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro must be “fought against” to ensure that he leaves power, a top regional diplomat said Saturday after a meeting with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

    “We have said always with dictators, with tyrants, we do not dialogue,” Paraguayan Foreign Minister Luis Castiglioni told reporters. “Tyrants and dictators are combated, are fought against. We have to combat them in order to recover the basic liberties of the Venezuelan people so they can live with dignity again, once again.”

    Pompeo traveled to the capital city of Asunción as part of a four-country swing through Latin America this weekend, where he is meeting with partner governments to fortify opposition to Maduro. Paraguay is a member of the Lima Group, a 12-country bloc of nations that coordinated with President Trump’s administration to denounce Maduro and recognized top opposition lawmaker Juan Guaido as the legitimate interim president in January.

    “We are convinced that all the diplomatic effort to isolate that regime will have results in a short time,” Castiglioni said when asked if Paraguay would support a military intervention against Maduro. “It’s going to have concrete results, and these results will be seen from the reaction of the people of Venezuela, of the very armed forces of Venezuela’s.”

    Maduro has retained control of the Venezuelan military through the assistance of Cuban security officials, backed by diplomatic support from Russia and China. The Venezuelan crisis has occasioned a high-profile diplomatic fight between the three major world powers over who is intervening illegitimately into Venezuelan affairs.

    “Everyone knows about Venezuela, the blitzkrieg change failed, but the Americans do not refuse the goal of overthrowing the legitimate president,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Saturday, drawing an apparent analogy between Pompeo’s diplomatic efforts and the Nazi tactics used at the beginning of the Second World War.

    “The Americans even dragged out the notorious Monroe Doctrine out of the woodwork,” said Lavrov. “They do not seem to understand that they are opposing themselves to the entire Latin American world and not only to the Latin American world.”

    Pompeo derided those “hypocritical” criticisms throughout his trip. “It’s almost funny to say, right?” He told Voice of America on Saturday. “The Cubans own the security apparatus … the people of Venezuela, want their own security. They want their own democracy. They want Venezuelans to lead their nation, not people from a small island, not people from Russia.”

    Castiglioni’s sharp rhetoric helped underscore Pompeo’s argument that Maduro is opposed by key regional nations, not just the United States. “It is also a commitment of Paraguay to defend democracy, public freedoms, human rights, will be beyond our borders,” he said. “It will be in the region, in the hemisphere, and in the whole world.”

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    Ali Noorani: Trump needs a better immigration policy – Here it is – Fox News
    Ali Noorani: Trump needs a better immigration policy – Here it is – Fox News
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    Mercedes Schlapp: The Democrats have pushed a radical agenda of open borders

    White House director of strategic communications Mercedes Schlapp weighs in on the crisis at the southern border.

    President Trump has taken dramatic action in recent days to respond to the growing number of migrants trying to reach the U.S. Unfortunately, many of the president’s moves – coupled with his fiery rhetoric warning of rapists, murderers and drug dealers coming to America to do us harm – will only make matters worse.

    On top of that, some things the president wants to do are illegal. They will certainly be challenged with lawsuits that could ultimately go to the Supreme Court.

    There is a better way forward on immigration policy. What’s needed is a path that positions the president as the leader who brings the parties together and ensures the United States remains a nation of laws and a nation of grace.

    TRUMP DOUBLES DOWN ON PLAN TO SHIP MIGRANTS TO SANCTUARY CITIES, SAYS ‘RADICAL LEFT’ SHOULD BE HAPPY

    Facing a humanitarian and security challenge at our southern border with Mexico – as a growing number of Central American families arrive – President Trump has taken the advice of destructive aides. He has obtained the forced resignation of Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen and other top officials in the department, while responding by playing to our worst fears and prejudices.

    President Trump has threatened to close our southern border completely, despite the enormous harm this would cause to the American people and to the economy locally, nationally and globally.

    And the president has threatened to cut off aid to the Central American countries of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras for failing to stop their citizens from migrating to America. In reality, these actions would lead to increased migration to the U.S. Worsening conditions in those nations will prompt more of their citizens to come to our country.

    In addition, the president has repeatedly spread false claims about immigration.

    “Our Country is FULL!” Trump tweeted Sunday. But that’s not true. In fact, 145 nations are more densely populated. The U.S. is growing at the slowest rate since the 1930s. And more than 50 million Americans live in counties that have fewer people today than they did a decade ago. 

    “Our Country is FULL!” Trump tweeted Sunday. But that’s not true. In fact, 145 nations are more densely populated. The U.S. is growing at the slowest rate since the 1930s. And more than 50 million Americans live in counties that have fewer people today than they did a decade ago.

    It’s true that some cities are bursting with people. The New York City borough of Manhattan, where Trump lived before becoming president, has a population of nearly 1.7 million people. But the city of Manhattan in Kansas has only about 55,000.

    When I travel across our nation, I see a lot more places like Manhattan, Kansas, than Manhattan in New York City. Many cities and towns want more people to bolster their tax base, create new jobs and start new families.

    Yet President Trump likes to call for dramatic action that fires up his political base. Even when the action is misguided on policy, politics and morality – and is based on fiction rather than fact.

    Dealing with immigration isn’t easy. It requires a complicated approach that can’t always be described in a tweet.

    For example, over 76,000 unauthorized migrants reached the U.S.-Mexico border this past February – more than two times the number that reached the border in February 2018. It’s not just young men coming here to look for work – it’s entire families fleeing violence and poverty who are taking the long, dangerous journey from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.

    To lower that number, President Trump does not need to decide between showing toughness or heart. Instead, he can take effective action that keeps us safe and shows the world our greatness is based on a deep sense of compassion.

    Some actions the president should take are short-term steps, while others require long-term investment. None will earn the president controversial headlines or chants at a rally. But these are steps that would amount to the leadership the country desperately needs.

    The National Immigration Forum – the nonprofit organization I head – has put together a working paper explaining what can be done.

    Here’s the short version of our plan.

    Right off the bat, President Trump should increase resources to better manage the overall flow of migrants. This would require additional personnel and capacity at ports of entry and within the Health and Human Services Department Office of Refugee Resettlement. This would allow the U.S. to handle asylum claims faster and more thoroughly.

    Not everyone who reaches the border should receive asylum. But our laws require we give migrants a fair hearing. There are ways to do that.

    To save taxpayers money and treat families with the dignity they deserve, the administration should maximize the use of alternatives to detention. From case management to electronic management, we can monitor newcomers without detaining large numbers of families – and without negatively impacting children – when they pose no threats to our communities.

    But that’s just the start.

    We have the most powerful government on the planet – one that can easily conduct a public information campaign in Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala to help migrants understand if they are eligible for asylum.

    These days, smugglers are profiting from the president’s chaotic message by telling would-be migrants they are eligible for asylum if they turn themselves in before President Trump changes his mind.

    If our government were to communicate who can and can’t receive asylum and establish in-country processing to allow those in danger the option of applying for asylum in their own countries, we would run a more effective process and stop many people from heading to the U.S. before they start.

    And while we are at it, the Trump administration should partner with Mexico and Northern Triangle countries in Central America to counter human smuggling operations and increase intelligence cooperation. These steps could put the smugglers out of business, protect our border and help families understand if they are eligible for protection.

    Those are all important short-term actions that can be put in motion with, well, a tweet.

    Long-term, Congress should pass and the president should sign immigration reform legislation that: increases border security; creates the legal immigration pathways that serve the full spectrum of our economy and reunite families; and makes taxpayers out of undocumented immigrants working at golf courses, factories and farms.

    Walls make for great headlines. But they are a policy solution best suited for centuries past. If we want to control immigration and keep drugs and guns out of our country, we need more security at ports of entry and enhanced technology.

    Meanwhile, a functioning legal immigration system would keep innovators and entrepreneurs from creating jobs in Canada, South Korea or Australia. We should be getting those jobs in the U.S.

    We also need to go after the causes that lead people to want to leave behind their homes, their relatives, their way of life and their language to trek to an English-speaking foreign country.

    By investing more in foreign aid to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras (rather than doing the opposite, as Trump wants) and funding educational and agricultural programs in those countries, we’d be making a prudent investment. This would create opportunities for people to find work and focus on continuing to improve their own communities.

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    There is a deal to be had. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., wants Democrats and Republicans to “sit down together and see what we can agree to, to improve the situation.” And House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., says she is “not giving up on the president” on immigration.

    Partisan politics have taken our immigration system to the brink; it’s time for another way. Does the president want to lead America to a real solution?

    CLICK HERE TO READ MORE BY ALI NOORANI

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    Stratolaunch, the world’s largest airplane and built to launch rockets, takes first flight – CNBC
    Stratolaunch, the world’s largest airplane and built to launch rockets, takes first flight – CNBC

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    Aviation has a new number one in size, as a one-of-a-kind airplane completed its first test flight on Saturday morning above California’s Mojave desert, people familiar with the flight told CNBC.

    The test makes the immense Stratolaunch the largest airplane in the world to fly, with a wingspan measuring 385 feet — wider than a football field is long. With two fuselages and six Boeing 747 engines. Stratolaunch is built to launch rockets from the air.

    Stratolaunch is an “air launch” system, meaning that the aircraft will carry rockets up to about 35,000 feet and then drop the rocket. One of the advantages of such a system, touted by Stratolaunch as well as Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit, is that flying in and out of a traditional runway gives greater flexibility and, eventually, will allow for quick turnaround between launches.

    The company has had various partnerships, as well as internal plans, for the rockets that Stratolaunch will carry. SpaceX was one of the company’s earliest partners but Stratolaunch later switched to a contract with Northrop Grumman-owned Orbital ATK to fly the Pegeasus XL rocket. Stratolaunch’s plan to develop its own fleet of rockets was scrapped in January.








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    House Chairman Says Treasury’s Reasons to Withhold Trump’s Tax Returns ‘Lack Merit’ – The New York Times
    House Chairman Says Treasury’s Reasons to Withhold Trump’s Tax Returns ‘Lack Merit’ – The New York Times

    The Treasury secretary, Steven Mnuchin, said on Saturday that he had read Mr. Neal’s letter but made no commitments about complying with the request by the new deadline, which he described as “arbitrary.”

    “I feel a responsibility that we get this right and that the I.R.S. doesn’t become weaponized like it was under the Nixon administration,” Mr. Mnuchin said during a news briefing on the sidelines of the annual spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank.

    Mr. Mnuchin said that Treasury lawyers were studying the lawfulness of the request with the Justice Department. While he said that he would follow the law, he made clear that he had serious concerns about protecting the privacy of the tax returns of all taxpayers, including Mr. Trump.

    “I don’t think these are simple issues,” Mr. Mnuchin said. “They are constitutional issues.”

    House Democrats, anticipating an increasingly likely legal fight over the Ways and Means action, have also taken steps to open a side door into Mr. Trump’s finances. Representative Elijah E. Cummings, Democrat of Maryland and the chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, informed Republicans on Friday that he intended to issue a subpoena in the coming days to compel Mazars USA, an accounting company tied to the president, to turn over relevant financial records in its possession.

    Republicans balked at the request, calling it an “astonishing abuse” of the committee’s powers. But Mr. Cummings said he had the authority to investigate potential wrongdoing by Mr. Trump and testimony from Michael D. Cohen, his longtime fixer, that the president had intentionally misrepresented his assets and liabilities to suit his needs at a given moment.

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    Democrats condemn Trump Ilhan Omar and 9/11 tweet – Vox.com
    Democrats condemn Trump Ilhan Omar and 9/11 tweet – Vox.com

    Prominent Democrats defended Rep. Ilhan Omar (MN) after Donald Trump tweeted a viral video featuring a recent speech given by Omar intercut with footage of 9/11.

    Members of Omar’s 2018 Congressional class, including Reps. Ayanna Pressley (MA) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY), responded to the tweet by accusing the president both of spreading Islamophobia and of endangering Omar’s safety.

    Democratic presidential candidates including Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, as well as Pete Buttigieg, Julián Castro, and Jay Inslee, all defended Omar.

    While some Democrats like House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (CA) were more measured in their criticism, and others like New York’s Rep. Max Rose used Trump’s tweet to reach across the aisle, there was no notable criticism of Omar’s comments.

    This marks a stark departure from February, when Democratic leaders condemned tweets Omar sent criticizing the influence of pro-Israel lobbyists. In a joint statement signed by Pelosi, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (MD), Majority Whip James Clyburn (SC), and other top Democrats, party leaders rebuked “Congresswoman Omar’s use of anti-Semitic tropes,” calling her tweets “deeply offensive.”

    The statement demanded Omar apologize. She did, after which the House passed a resolution that did not mention her by name, but that broadly denounced “the perpetuation of anti-Semitic stereotypes in the United States and around the world.”

    Now Democrats are striking a different tone. Their defense of Omar is the latest step in an effort to defend the freshman Democrat from what is being increasingly described by liberals as an Islamophobic smear campaign. Omar is one of the first Muslim women to serve in Congress, a fact some, such as Vox’s Nisha Chittal and MSNBC’s Chris Hayes have argued is central to the criticism.

    Democrats also see this as an opportunity to attack Trump and to differentiate themselves and their party from the politics the president favors.

    Omar’s words were taken out of context

    The clip of Omar comes from a speech the Congresswoman gave in March to members of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a Muslim civil rights organization.

    In the speech, which was uploaded to YouTube on Tuesday, Omar stressed the importance of organizations like CAIR, and praised them for helping to protect Muslims from civil rights violations.

    “Far too long we have lived with the discomfort of being a second-class citizen, and frankly, I’m tired of it, and every single Muslim in this country should be tired of it,” Omar said. “CAIR was founded after 9/11 because they recognized that some people did something and that all of us were starting to lose access to our civil liberties.”

    As Vox’s Zack Beauchamp explained, Omar’s words “some people did something” were quickly seized upon by members of the right “to paint [Omar] as an anti-American radical indifferent to those killed during the 9/11 attacks.”

    The New York Post took the quote and placed it on its front page with an image of 9/11 on Thursday; conservative media personality Sean Hannity tweeted it to his followers. The cover, and online criticism of Omar about her supposed statement was followed by the appearance of the video the president tweeted.

    Beauchamp called right’s outrage “part and parcel” of an “overall anti-Muslim campaign,” and added:

    These attacks are straight-up attempts to turn her into the boogeyman of the GOP base’s Islamophobic nightmares, meant to gin up politically useful fear and anger by targeting one of the first-ever Muslim congresswomen. That this seems to have contributed to at least one death threat against her is demonstrably unimportant: The latest round of attacks came after the news of the threat maker’s arrest.

    Political threats are becoming real threats for Omar

    The president’s tweet marks the second time in recent weeks he has directly attacked Omar. Last Saturday he made disparaging remarks about the Congresswoman at the Republican Jewish Coalition’s annual convention, just hours after law enforcement officials charged one of his supporters for threatening to kill her.

    That man, 55-year-old Patrick Carlineo Jr., allegedly called Omar’s office asked staffers, “Do you work for the Muslim Brotherhood? Why are you working for her, she’s a fucking terrorist,” before reportedly telling them, “I’ll put a bullet in her fucking skull.”

    Law enforcement officials said Carlineo told them he “loves the president and that he hates radical Muslims in our government” after being apprehended.

    While Carlineo was arrest after her speech, Omar addressed his stated beliefs in her CAIR address, in which she blamed Trump for escalating anti-Muslim sentiment.

    “We have a leader … in the White House who publicly says Islam hates us, who fuels hate against Muslims, who thinks it is okay to speak about a faith and a whole community in a way that is dehumanizing, vilifying, and doesn’t understand … the consequences that his words might have,” Omar said. “Some people, like me, know that he understands the consequences.”

    Source Article from https://www.vox.com/2019/4/13/18309127/democrats-trump-ilhan-omar-tweet-9-11

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    Bernie Sanders’ challenge: Standing out in a field of copycats – Fox News
    Bernie Sanders’ challenge: Standing out in a field of copycats – Fox News
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    What makes Bernie Sanders a front runner among 2020 Democrats?

    Fox News contributors Tammy Bruce and Donna Brazile react to the top picks for Democrats in the 2020 presidential elections.

    CONCORD, N.H. — Sen. Bernie Sanders didn’t win the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination. But the self-proclaimed democratic socialist arguably accomplished a more lasting feat.

    He changed the conversation – bringing one-time fringe positions like a “Medicare-for-all” single-payer health care system, a massive increase in the national minimum wage, and free tuition at community colleges and some public schools into the mainstream of the Democratic Party’s agenda.

    WATCH THE BERNIE SANDERS TOWN HALL ON FOX NEWS CHANNEL AT 6:30 PM ET MONDAY 

    Now, his own success in shaping that agenda has raised an obvious challenge: He’s no longer the only candidate in the field who stands for these issues. In fact, he’s one of many.

    Crystallizing this conundrum, the senator this week re-introduced an updated version of his Medicare-for-all bill and was quickly joined by four of his rivals for the nomination — with Sens. Cory Booker of New Jersey, Kamala Harris of California, Kirsten Gillibrand of New York and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts all co-sponsoring.

    It was the latest example of how, as the independent senator from Vermont runs a second straight time for the Democratic presidential nomination, he’s both leading the charge on these policies but also fighting to stand out in a field of nearly 20 candidates, many like-minded.

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    For the time being, polling suggests primary voters are enthusiastic about the original purveyor of these proposals. He consistently rates at the top of the field alongside former Vice President Joe Biden, who has yet to jump in. Sanders himself is quick to remind voters he was the one promoting these ideas before they were so popular.

    “I want to offer a very special thanks to the people of New Hampshire. In 2016, this is where the political revolution took off. Thank you, New Hampshire,” Sanders said in March as he returned to the first-in-the-nation primary state for the first time since declaring his 2020 candidacy.

    Recalling his marathon primary battle against Hillary Clinton, he said, “the ideas that we were talking about then were considered by establishment politicians and mainstream media to be ‘radical’ and ‘extreme’ — ideas, they said, that nobody in America would support.”

    He highlighted that thanks to the wave that nearly carried him to the nomination, “those ideas that we talked about four years ago that seemed so very radical at that time — well, today, virtually all of those ideas are supported by a majority of the American people and have overwhelming support from Democrats and independents. And they’re ideas that Democratic candidates all across the board are supporting.”

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    Medicare-for-all is a prime example. A January poll by the Kaiser Family Foundation – which focuses on health care polling – indicated that 81 percent of Democrats supported a single-payer insurance model. That support dropped to 53 percent for independents and 23 percent among Republicans questioned. On Capitol Hill, meanwhile, support remains limited, with Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer stopping short of endorsing it.

    SANDERS’ PROPOSALS NOW EMBRACED BY 2020 DEMS 

    Sanders said his mission in the 2020 election is “to turn our vision and our progressive agenda into reality.”

    But that mission is also the goal for many of his rivals for the Democratic nomination.

    Sen. Warren, another politician popular on the left, is also pushing the same progressive proposals. And some of the other leading 2020 candidates – such as Sens. Booker of New Jersey and Harris of California, former Rep. Beto O’Rourke of Texas, and South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg – are promoting similar plans, from criminal justice and immigration reform to refusing contributions from super PACs, corporations and lobbyists to battling climate change.

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    And some of those rivals are years younger than the 77-year-old Sanders and don’t carry with them a ‘socialist’ target on their backs.

    Former Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Donna Brazile says that while Sanders does face a lot of competition in the progressive lane for the nomination, “they don’t have the same name ID as Hillary Clinton and the same type of broad support that Clinton had” in 2016.

    “I do believe this is Senator Sanders’ opportunity – his last opportunity on the national level – to score a major victory. This is about delegates, not popularity,” explained Brazile, a Fox News contributor.

    SANDERS SAYS FELONS BEHIND BARS SHOULD BE ABLE TO VOTE

    It’s early in the 2020 cycle – we still have 10 months to go before the voting begins – but so far Sanders has kept other candidates from stealing his thunder.

    He surged out of the gate following his Feb. 19 announcement, drawing large crowds and racking up big bucks. Sanders hauled in $18.2 million in fundraising in the first 41 days of his campaign.

    The senator consistently registers in second place in double digits in 2020 polling, trailing Biden – an all-but-certain White House contender – but ahead of the rest of the field.

    And even though they have plenty of candidates to choose from this time around, many of his supporters are sticking with Sanders.

    New Hampshire Sanders supporter Lorna Wakefield, who came in person to see Sanders in March when he returned to the Granite State, said she’s sticking with the senator 100 percent.

    “Bernie’s the one who started this all. We’re with Bernie,” she said.

    And, Chris Liquori – a member of the Sanders steering committee in New Hampshire – argued, “Why settle for the imitation when you’ve got somebody who’s been doing this for 40 years, who brought the party to its knees and brought them where they are now? Why would you go with anyone else?”

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    Southern states brace for severe weather; tornado warnings issued – Fox News
    Southern states brace for severe weather; tornado warnings issued – Fox News
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    National forecast for Saturday, April 13

    As several Midwestern states are digging out from a spring snowstorm, the South is bracing for weekend thunderstorms that could bring tornadoes.

    The National Weather Service said strong winds and hail were expected in the South. Tornadoes are also possible Saturday in parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas and eastern Texas, and then Sunday in Georgia, according to the forecasts.

    “Even a weak tornado that hits the right location can still be pretty devastating,” Adam Baker, a weather service forecaster, said.

    ‘BOMB CYCLONE’ SNOW, WIND MAKING TRAVEL DANGEROUS IN MIDWEST

    The National Weather Service issued a severe weather statement Saturday for the west-central Nacogdoches and southeastern Cherokee counties in Texas. A tornado warning was issued in the counties, saying residents could see quarter-size hail as well.

    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued several weather watches. The center said the area from east Texas to Mississippi may see strong tornadoes were.

    “The most dangerous period for tornadoes being between about 2 to 8 pm. CDT,” the center said.

    SPRING SNOWSTORM BURIES MIDWEST, TORNADOES POSSIBLE IN SOUTH

    ABC 13 reported a large tornado has been spotted near Hearne, Texas. Hailstones the size of baseballs were spotted in parts of Bexar County, Texas, on Saturday.

    On Sunday, the threat for severe storms shifts eastward and stretches from the Ohio River Valley to the Southeast, Fox News meteorologist Brandon Noriega said. On Sunday, thunderstorms were likely to hit Augusta, Ga., where the Masters Tournament is being held, the Weather Channel reported.

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    On Friday, the storm hovering over parts of Minnesota, South Dakota and North Dakota was the second “bomb cyclone” storm system to hit the region in a month. The blizzard was blamed for hundreds of vehicle crashes in Minnesota and left behind 25 inches of snow in northeast South Dakota.

    The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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    Congress opens door to fraught immigration talks | TheHill – The Hill
    Congress opens door to fraught immigration talks | TheHill – The Hill

    Lawmakers are opening the door to reviving immigration negotiations, but a renewed effort to find a deal on border security is facing long odds on Capitol Hill.

    With President TrumpDonald John TrumpAppeals court rules Trump admin can temporarily continue to send asylum seekers back to Mexico Federal investigation finds rampant sexual harassment at company led by Trump nominee: report Booker on Trump reportedly floating pardon for border official: ‘That should shake every American’ MORE’s frustration with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) boiling over and a spike in migrants detained at the border, the White House is jump-starting its outreach to Democrats.

    Acting chief of staff Mick MulvaneyJohn (Mick) Michael MulvaneyDems and the GOP agree: Nobody cares about the national debt McConnell: ‘Past time’ for immigration-border security deal ‘Distractor in Chief’ has made room for unprecedented regulatory reform MORE and acting DHS secretary Kevin McAleenan met Wednesday night with a group of Democrats—including Senate Democratic Whip Dick DurbinRichard (Dick) Joseph DurbinMcConnell: ‘Past time’ for immigration-border security deal Overnight Defense: Transgender troops rally as ban nears | Trump may call more troops to border | National Guard expects 3M training shortfall from border deployment | Pentagon to find housing for 5,000 migrant children National Guard expects 3M shortfall in training account due to border deployment MORE (D-Ill.) and Sens. Dianne FeinsteinDianne Emiel FeinsteinWhy immediate public release of Muller report would be bad for national security, politics McConnell: ‘Past time’ for immigration-border security deal Dems crafting border proposal with focus on processing, counseling: report MORE (D-Calif.) and Gary PetersGary Charles PetersGOP campaign group goes after Senate Dems over ‘Medicare for all’ Bipartisan senators offer bill to expand electric vehicle tax credit The Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by Pass USMCA Coalition – Trump to return to campaign stage MORE (D-Mich.), the top Democrats on the Judiciary and Homeland Security committees—to make the case on why it’s time for Congress to resolve the “humanitarian crisis” along the border.

    But Durbin was noncommittal about the chances that the latest round of talks will break the stalemate between Congress and the administration, which has rejected immigration deals that have emerged from the Senate.

    “I can just tell you, this president has broken my heart so many times on immigration,” he told The Hill. “I start with a healthy degree of skepticism that we can do anything substantial.”

    Other Democrats involved in the talks described them as “broad,” with no decision yet on the parameters for further negotiations. Lawmakers and the administration are expected to meet again after Congress’s two-week recess.

    The path to getting a deal on immigration and border security is fraught with political and policy landmines, with bases in both parties likely to draw hard lines on what they could support in a potential agreement heading into the 2020 election.

    Immigration talks have routinely collapsed on Capitol Hill amid deep policy divisions on crucial issues, including an unresolved fight over the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, a conservative push to cut legal immigration and the perennial battle over Trump’s controversial U.S.-Mexico border wall.

    Trump rejected a DACA-border security deal last year that included changes to the State Department’s diversity visa lottery program and family based-immigration policies two days after he told lawmakers that he would “take the heat” by supporting a bill. A separate proposal introduced by a group of Senate centrists last year failed to break a 60-vote filibuster after Trump threatened to veto it.

    Sen. John CornynJohn CornynOn The Money — Presented by Job Creators Network — Cain expected to withdraw from Fed consideration, report says | Dem bill directs IRS to create free online filing service | Trump considered Ivanka for World Bank The Hill’s 12:30 Report: GOP wants Trump to keep them in the loop GOP grows tired of being blindsided by Trump MORE (R-Texas), a member of GOP leadership and the Judiciary Committee, told The Los Angeles Times that he isn’t getting his hopes up on the prospects of a deal this time around.

    “Most of the time, the immigration debate is a zero-sum game, and we never quite get there,” he said. “It always ends up breaking your heart.”

    Trump is throwing another wild card into the negotiations by lashing out at Democrats even as his administration has reached out to lawmakers. He characterized them as being “treasonous” on border security hours after Mulvaney met with a group of Senate Democrats.

    Ramping up the fight Friday, Trump said he is considering sending undocumented immigrants to so-called sanctuary cities, which do not comply with federal immigration law.

    “Due to the fact that Democrats are unwilling to change our very dangerous immigration laws, we are indeed, as reported, giving strong considerations to placing Illegal Immigrants in Sanctuary Cities only,” Trump wrote in a tweet.

    Democrats pounced on Trump’s comments, underscoring the political gap with the White House.

    House Speaker Nancy PelosiNancy Patricia D’Alesandro PelosiSeattle mayor pens op-ed saying her city ‘isn’t afraid’ of immigrants amid Trump sanctuary city plan Abrams: Schumer has been ‘relentless but thoughtful’ about Senate bid Hillicon Valley: Trump unveils initiatives to boost 5G | What to know about the Assange case | Pelosi warns tech of ‘new era’ in regulation | Dem eyes online hate speech bill MORE (D-Calif.), whose support would be needed for any potential deal, told reporters that “it’s just another notion that is unworthy of the presidency of the United States and disrespectful of the challenges that we face as a county, as a people, to address who we are: a nation of immigrants.”

    Sen. Ed MarkeyEdward (Ed) John MarkeyHillicon Valley: Assange faces US charges after arrest | Trump says WikiLeaks ‘not my thing’ | Uber officially files to go public | Bezos challenges retail rivals on wages | Kremlin tightens its control over internet Markey pushes to mandate more plane safety features Lawmakers weigh challenges in fighting robocalls MORE (D-Mass.) added that Congress “must investigate, hold hearings, and hold accountable those who proposed this horrific and illegal course of action.”

    But the nascent talks about trying again on immigration are getting a boost from top Republicans, who argue that it’s past time to tackle the issue.

    Majority Leader Mitch McConnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellThe Hill’s 12:30 Report: GOP wants Trump to keep them in the loop GOP grows tired of being blindsided by Trump GOP senator issues stark warning to Republicans on health care MORE (R-Ky.) told reporters during a pen-and-pad session in the Capitol that he was willing to “enter into a negotiation” with Democrats to try to find a deal that tackled the nation’s asylum laws and border security.  

    “It can’t all be solved by changing personnel, some of it requires changing the law. That means we have to deal with the Democrats. They’re in the majority in the House,” McConnell said, tipping his hand to the shake-up at DHS that resulted in the department losing several senior officials in the past week.

    Republican senators say they are also working to come up with a tightly focused deal that would tackle asylum.

    Sen. Ron JohnsonRonald (Ron) Harold JohnsonMcConnell: ‘Past time’ for immigration-border security deal GOP senators raise concerns about Miller’s ascension Trump immigration crackdown won’t include family separations, he says MORE (R-Wis.), the chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, said that he is working to draft narrow legislation, though he acknowledged it could expand in order to gain support.

    “I’m not talking about the whole broken immigration system,” he said. “We need a more accurate initial determination of an asylum claim.”

    He added that lawmakers were “a lot further along” than they have been in the past, and that he has “interest from Democrats” in his proposal.

    Sen. Lindsey GrahamLindsey Olin GrahamThe Hill’s 12:30 Report: GOP wants Trump to keep them in the loop Trump accuses papers of downplaying indictment of ex-Obama counsel GOP grows tired of being blindsided by Trump MORE (R-S.C.), the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, added that he thinks it’s possible Congress could get a narrow deal. Though he wants the White House to put forward its own proposal, he said if they did not by the time Congress returns from recess on April 29 that he would be ready to introduce his own legislation.

    “If there’s any reason left in the body we’ll find a way to get there,” he told The Hill about the chances of getting a deal.

    Pressed on how he could get Democrats to go along with changing asylum rules, he added: “That’s part of the negotiation. …What do you want?”

    Source Article from https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/438708-congress-opens-door-to-fraught-immigration-talks

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    Kim Jong-un warns of ‘dark and very dangerous’ future unless US changes attitude to North Korea – The Independent
    Kim Jong-un warns of ‘dark and very dangerous’ future unless US changes attitude to North Korea – The Independent

    Kim Jong-un has warned of “dark and very dangerous” prospects unless the US changes its policy by the end of the year, according to state media.

    The North Korean leader issued the deadline as he accused Donald Trump’s administration of “open hostile moves” during a speech in Pyongyang on Friday.

    He said he would only agree to further talks at a third summit if the US has the “right attitude”.

    “The US is further escalating the hostility to us with each passing day despite its suggestion for settling the issue through dialogue,” said Mr Kim.

    “It is as foolish and dangerous an act as trying to put out fire with oil. To this end, it is essential for the US to quit its current calculation method and approach us with new one.”

    He added: “We will wait for a bold decision from the US with patience till the end of this year but I think it will definitely be difficult to get such a good opportunity as the previous summit.

    “What is clear is that if the US persists in its present political calculation method, the prospect of solving the issues will be dark and very dangerous.”

    Mr Kim gave two examples of “open hostile” US policy – a recent test simulating the interception of an intercontinental ballistic missile from North Korea and the resumption of military exercises in the area.

    “These seriously rattle us,” he added, according to the KCNA agency. “As wind is bound to bring waves, the US open hostile policy towards the DPRK [the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea] will naturally bring our corresponding acts.”

    During the speech, titled “On Socialist Construction and the Internal and External Policies of the Government of the Republic at the Present Stage”, Mr Kim insisted his relations with President Donald Trump were still good.

    The two leaders have met twice, in Singapore in June 2018 and in Hanoi in February, but failed to agree on a deal to lift sanctions in exchange for North Korea abandoning its nuclear and missile problems.

    Mr Trump has indicated he is open to a third summit but said on Thursday he wanted sanctions to remain in place.

    The North Korean leader responded in his speech: “The United States is talking a lot about holding a third US-DPRK summit meeting, but we are neither pleased nor willing to see a summit like the Hanoi summit reenacted.

    “But as President Trump continues to mention, the personal relations between me and President Trump are not as hostile as the relations between the two countries, and we still have a good relationship, and if we want, we can send and receive letters asking for each other’s regards any time.”

    The North Korean leader added that if the US were to ask for a third summit, it would be “with the condition that the US has the right attitude and finds a methodology that can be shared with us, we would be willing to try one more time”.

    Mr Trump responded to the speech with two tweets saying that a “third summit would be good”.

    He wrote: “I agree with Kim Jong-un of North Korea that our personal relationship remains very good, perhaps the term excellent would be even more accurate, and that a third Summit would be good in that we fully understand where we each stand.

    “North Korea has tremendous potential for extraordinary growth, economic success and riches under the leadership of Chairman Kim. I look forward to the day, which could be soon, when Nuclear Weapons and Sanctions can be removed, and then watching North Korea become one of the most successful nations of the World!”

    Since the breakdown of talks in Hanoi, Mr Trump has blamed the failure on his former lawyer Michael Cohen’s congressional testimony while North Korea has been accused of rebuilding a missile site it promised would be scrapped.

    Source Article from https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/kim-jong-un-us-north-korea-peace-talks-trump-nuclear-weapons-testing-a8868216.html

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    House committee sends new letter to IRS demanding Trump’s tax returns – CNN
    House committee sends new letter to IRS demanding Trump’s tax returns – CNN

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    The Latest on President Donald Trump and immigration (all times local):

    9:20 p.m.

    The Department of Homeland Security denies that President Donald Trump “indicated, asked, directed or pressured” Kevin McAleenan to do anything illegal.

    Last week Trump urged his soon-to-be acting homeland security secretary to seal the southern border and told McAleenan he would pardon him if he were to find himself in trouble for blocking legal asylum-seekers. That’s according to two people familiar with the conversation who spoke on condition of anonymity to describe a private exchange.

    It was not clear whether the president was joking, and a Homeland Security spokesman said in a statement: “At no time has the president indicated, asked, directed or pressured the acting secretary to do anything illegal.”

    The reported conversation came during the president’s trip last week to Calexico, California.

    —By Jill Colvin

    ———

    4:50 p.m.

    President Donald Trump last week urged his soon-to-be acting homeland security secretary to close the southern border — and said that he would pardon the official if he were to run afoul of the law.

    That’s according to two people familiar with the private conversation who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss what was said.

    The conversation with Kevin McAleenan came during the president’s trip last week to Calexico, California, and a day after Trump told reporters that he was delaying his threat to close the border because Mexico appeared to be stepping up its efforts.

    It was not clear whether the president was joking or why McAleenan would find himself in personal legal jeopardy.

    A DHS spokesman says that, “At no time has the president indicated, asked, directed or pressured the acting secretary to do anything illegal.”

    ——By Jill Colvin

    ———

    3:10 p.m.

    President Donald Trump says that he is “strongly looking at” the idea of transporting migrants to so-called sanctuary cities that don’t cooperate with federal immigration authorities.

    Trump told reporters at the White House Friday that if leaders of those districts and municipalities really want to open their arms to immigrants, “we can give them an unlimited supply.”

    He says: “They’re always saying they have open arms. Let’s see if they have open arms.”

    White House and Homeland Security officials had said as recently as Friday morning that the “sanctuary cities” idea has been discussed, but quickly dismissed, after DHS lawyers voiced opposition.

    Trump nonetheless revived it in a pair of tweets that took DHS officials by surprise.

    ——

    12:50 p.m.

    President Donald Trump says he’s “giving strong considerations” to placing “Illegal Immigrants in Sanctuary Cities only.”

    He tweeted that on Friday hours after the White House said the idea was no longer under consideration.

    Trump is accusing Democrats of failing to overhaul immigration laws and tweeting that, “The Radical Left always seems to have an Open Borders, Open Arms policy – so this should make them very happy!”

    The White House had said hours earlier that it had considered a plan to release detained immigrants into sanctuary cities but the plan had been quickly scuttled by lawyers and dropped.

    Sanctuary cities are places where authorities don’t work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to round up those living in the country illegally.

    The plan was panned by critics as an effort to use migrants as pawns to go after political opponents. Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (puh-LOH’-see) calls the plan “disrespectful.”

    ———

    12:20 p.m.

    House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (puh-LOH’-see) says rounding up immigrants and shipping them to sanctuary cities is “disrespectful” to the nation’s challenges.

    The California Democrat was asked Friday for her thoughts on reports that the White House had considered sending immigrants to places like New York and Pelosi’s San Francisco that don’t cooperate with federal immigration officials. Pelosi says the idea is “just another notion that is unworthy of the president of the United States and disrespectful of the challenges we face.”

    Three people familiar with the idea said Friday that the White House considered a plan to release detained immigrants into sanctuary cities, a plan that critics branded as an effort to use migrants as pawns to go after political opponents. The people say Department of Homeland Security lawyers quickly rejected the proposal and it was dropped.

    U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Deputy Director Matt Albence denies the White House pressured immigration officials to implement the idea.

    ———

    9:05 a.m.

    The White House considered going after political opponents by pushing U.S. immigration authorities to release detained immigrants into “sanctuary cities,” three sources familiar with the idea confirmed Friday.

    They told The Associated Press that President Donald Trump considered the proposal amid his ongoing battling Democrats over border wall funding.

    A White House official said the idea was floated and rejected. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal discussions, said when administration officials suggested it to Department of Homeland Security officials and others, they were told it was “no-go.”

    The Washington Post said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s district in San Francisco was among the targets.

    Sanctuary cities are places where authorities don’t work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to round up those living in the country illegally.

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    Julian Assange must face Swedish justice first – MPs and peers – BBC News
    Julian Assange must face Swedish justice first – MPs and peers – BBC News

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    More than 70 MPs and peers have signed a letter urging the home secretary to ensure Julian Assange faces authorities in Sweden if they want his extradition.

    The Wikileaks founder, who is now in UK custody, was arrested on Thursday after years in Ecuador’s London embassy.

    Sweden is considering whether to reopen an investigation into rape and sexual assault allegations against him.

    And the US is seeking his extradition in relation to one of the largest ever leaks of government secrets, in 2010.

    The whistle-blowing website Wikileaks has published thousands of classified documents covering everything from the film industry to national security and war.

    The Swedish case

    Assange sought refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy in 2012 to avoid extradition to Sweden over allegations of sexual assault, which he has denied.

    At the time, the Australian-born 47-year-old said he had had entirely consensual sex with two women while on a trip to Stockholm, and that the Swedish claims against him were part of a smear campaign.

    Swedish prosecutors dropped a rape investigation into Assange in 2017 because they were unable to formally notify him of allegations while he stayed in the embassy.

    Two other charges of molestation and unlawful coercion had to be dropped in 2015 because time had run out.

    But Swedish prosecutors say they are now re-examining Assange’s case at the request of the lawyer acting for the alleged rape victim.

    The letter

    In their letter to Sajid Javid, 70 parliamentarians – chiefly Labour MPs and peers – urged him to “stand with the victims of sexual violence” and ensure the rape claim against the Wikileaks founder could be “properly investigated”.

    “We do not presume guilt, of course, but we believe due process should be followed and the complainant should see justice be done,” the letter said.

    Labour’s Stella Creasy tweeted a copy of the letter sent to Mr Javid.

    The same letter was also sent to shadow home secretary Diane Abbott.

    Speaking to the BBC, one of the letter’s signatories, Stephen Kinnock, said the events surrounding Assange had “become politicised”, and that the letter was intended “to underline the point that first and foremost Mr Assange is accused of rape and sexual violence in Sweden”.

    “It is vital that doesn’t get airbrushed out of the conversation.”

    Shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry said on Friday evening that Assange should be extradited to Sweden before any attempt to get him to the US.

    She said she was “disgusted” the US allegation had been “allowed to eclipse” the sex offence case.

    The arrest

    Assange was dramatically arrested by UK police on Thursday after Ecuador abruptly withdrew its asylum.

    Westminster Magistrates’ Court found him guilty of a charge of breaching bail later that day. He faces up to 12 months in prison for that conviction.

    The letter from parliamentarians says both UK and US authorities seem to have been aware in advance of Ecuador’s decision to rescind Mr Assange’s political asylum, but said it was a matter of “grave concern” that Swedish authorities did not appear to be aware of the impending arrest.

    Media captionVideo footage shows Julian Assange being dragged from the Ecuadorian embassy in London

    On Friday, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said the UK government should not extradite Julian Assange to the US.

    The US case

    The United States alleges that Assange conspired with former US Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning to access classified information on Department of Defense computers.

    Documents published by Wikileaks relating to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan revealed how the US military had killed hundreds of civilians in unreported incidents.

    The US has already charged Assange with a single count of participating in the hacking of intelligence computers to reveal controversial intelligence operations in the United States.

    If found guilty, Assange could be jailed for up to five years.

    What happens next?

    Extradition proceedings are dealt with by the courts.

    According to the Home Office, the home secretary can bring a limited number of factors into consideration when deciding whether to order a person’s extradition.

    These include whether the person might be at risk of the death penalty or whether the requesting state might try to add additional charges it has not specified.

    Lawyer Rebecca Niblock said that, if Sweden made an extradition request, it would be for the home secretary to decide which would take precedence, considering factors such as which was made first and the seriousness of the offence.

    The rape allegation in Sweden has a limitation period which expires in August 2020; inquiries into claims of molestation and unlawful coercion have already been timed out.

    Assange is due to face a hearing over his possible extradition to the US on 2 May.

    His lawyer, Jennifer Robinson, said they would be fighting the extradition request. She said it set a “dangerous precedent” for journalists publishing information about the US.

    The UN has called for his right to a fair trial to be respected during any extradition process.

    Source Article from https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-47917325

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    Here’s who’s winning under Trump’s tax law – CNN
    Here’s who’s winning under Trump’s tax law – CNN

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    Test taker in college admissions scam pleads guilty in Boston – The Boston Globe
    Test taker in college admissions scam pleads guilty in Boston – The Boston Globe



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    A Harvard graduate, Mark Riddell had an uncanny knack for standardized tests, able to calibrate his answers perfectly to get any score.

    His mastery made him an invaluable commodity in the college admissions bribery scheme, an SAT and ACT ringer who doctored entrance exams or took the tests on behalf of students at least 25 times, prosecutors said Friday in federal court in Boston. He was paid a total of $240,000, they said.

    Riddell, a 36-year-old former tennis pro from Palmetto, Fla., pleaded guilty Friday to two federal felony charges in connection with the nationwide college admissions scandal.

    He faces a sentence of 33 to 41 months in prison under sentencing guidelines, and is the latest defendant to plead guilty in the college admissions cheating scheme that helped the children of celebrities and wealthy power brokers get into elite colleges that otherwise may not have accepted them.

    Many of the students were unaware of the fraud. But in at least one case, the daughter of a Silicon Valley hedge fund leader was there when Riddell helped her with the SAT, and gloated about it afterward, prosecutors say.


    “They celebrated the successful cheating on the car ride to Riddell’s hotel,” Assistant US Attorney Eric S. Rosen told a federal judge Friday.

    After his arrest, Riddell was placed on leave from his job as director of college entrance exam preparation at IMG Academy, a private prep school in Florida that coaches elite high school athletes.

    Dressed in a navy blue suit and wearing a black scarf, Riddell appeared calm as he sat in US District Court and told Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton that he understood the charges.

    “I’m here to plead guilty to fraud for cheating on the SAT and ACT test,” he told the judge.

    Riddell admitted to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services fraud, and to conspiracy to money laundering. He was paid $10,000 for each fraudulent test, prosecutors said.

    He is slated to be sentenced July 18. His attorney, Benjamin Stechschulte of Florida, said he would not comment on the case.

    The scheme was carried out in two ways: Riddell and others would help students cheat on tests, or fix their scores, with the test proctors allegedly having knowledge of the fraud; or, those involved in the scheme would bribe athletic coaches to list potential students as recruits, which could facilitate their admission, even if the student had never played the sport competitively before, and wouldn’t for the college.

    The alleged architect, William “Rick” Singer, 58, of California, who authorities say collected $25 million, has already pleaded guilty and is slated to be sentenced on June 19.

    Singer is cooperating with investigators and helped unravel the conspiracy. Authorities say he set up a set up fake charitable organizations that collected bribes from wealthy parents, and funneled the money to coaches and others, such as Riddell, who helped falsify test scores.

    Earlier this week, 13 parents, including Hollywood actress Felicity Huffman, said they plan to plead guilty to a sole count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud.

    Separately, 16 other parents, including actress Lori Loughlin and her husband, Mossimo Giannulli, were indicted this week on money laundering charges.

    The parents allegedly paid bribes ranging from $50,000 to $1.2 million.

    Prosecutors have said Riddell knew the material in tests well enough, without any advance information, to help students score well, but not so well that the scheme would raise suspicion.

    “Just a really smart guy,” US Attorney Andrew Lelling told reporters in March.

    He first helped fix a student’s scores in 2011, Rosen said. He traveled to Vancouver, Canada, where he used fake identification and posed as the older son of David Sidoo, a Canadian businessman, to take the son’s SAT test. The son was admitted to Chapman University in California. Another son was admitted to the University of California Berkeley, allegedly with Singer’s help.

    Sidoo allegedly paid Singer $300,000. He has pleaded not guilty and is awaiting trial.

    The student who allegedly celebrated the cheating with Riddell was the daughter of Elizabeth and Manuel Henriquez, who allegedly paid $450,000 to Singer, for helping to fix the scores for two daughters, and for bribing a Georgetown tennis coach. The couple has been charged with mail fraud and money laundering.

    Federal authorities have also charged several people involved in the scheme, including two people who oversaw the SAT and ACT tests in Texas and California, with racketeering.

    After Riddell’s arrest last month, he released a statement through his attorney apologizing “for the damage I have done and grief I have caused . . . as a result of my needless actions.”

    “I understand how my actions contributed to a loss of trust in the college admissions process,” he said.

    “I will always regret the choices I made,” he added. “But I also believe that the more than 1,000 students I legitimately counseled, inspired, and helped reach their goals in my career will paint a more complete picture of the person I truly am.”

    Milton Valencia can be reached at Milton.Valencia@globe.com. Follow him on Twitter @MiltonValencia

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