| Protests erupt at Portland police building, mayor's condo Posted: 28 Aug 2020 09:49 PM PDT  Fires set outside a police union building that's a frequent site for protests in Portland, Oregon, prompted police to declare a riot early Saturday and detain several demonstrators. An accelerant was used to ignite a mattress and other debris that was laid against the door of the Portland Police Association building, police said in a statement. As officers approached to move demonstrators away from the building and extinguish the fire, objects including rocks were thrown at them, police said.
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| A Democratic turf war is raging — even as progressives try to elect Biden Posted: 29 Aug 2020 04:00 AM PDT  Off-the-radar battles between moderates and progressives have broken out over health care, police reform and primary challenges.
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| If the police officer who shot Jacob Blake can prove he feared an 'imminent risk of death or great bodily harm,' his shooting could be legally justified Posted: 29 Aug 2020 10:45 AM PDT  An officer shot Jacob Blake while he had his back turned toward them. If they reasonably feared for their lives, it may be legally justified.
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| A soup kitchen in Pakistan has been serving hot meals for 20 years, but is being pushed to the limit in the pandemic Posted: 28 Aug 2020 08:32 AM PDT  The kitchen, Khana Ghar, charges a token amount for each meal so that customers feel like they've earned it and "their self-respect remains intact."
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| Jerry Falwell Jr 'enjoyed watching' his wife have sex, alleged lover says Posted: 28 Aug 2020 06:50 AM PDT  Giancarlo Granda says Liberty University head, who quit over sex scandal, knew of his relationship with Becki Falwell 'from day one'Giancarlo Granda, the man at the center of a sex scandal involving Jerry Falwell Jr, detailed on Friday how the evangelical leader and outspoken ally of Donald Trump "enjoyed watching" his wife and Granda having sex.In an interview with ABC News, Granda said he met Becki Falwell and Jerry Falwell, who resigned as president of the Christian, uber-conservative Liberty university this week, at a hotel in Florida in 2012.Granda, who was 20 at the time, said a relationship developed, which centered around him and Becki Falwell having sex while Jerry Falwell was in the room."He was aware from day one of our relationship, and he did in fact watch," Granda said.Falwell, one of the most influential evangelical figures in the US whose endorsement of Donald Trump in 2016 helped the president win the Republican primary, has had a remarkable fall from grace over the course of August.Falwell resigned from the university on 24 August, after Granda first went public with his story, telling Reuters he had a years-long sexual relationship involving the Falwells.Speaking to ABC's Good Morning show Granda gave a detailed account of the relationship.Granda, 29, said he was working the Fontainebleu hotel when he met Becki Falwell."I'm talking to some guests and I notice this woman behind me, staring at me, and she was noticeably drunk. And she was just flirting with me, and then we start flirting back and forth," Granda said."Towards the end of my work shift, she's like: 'Hey would you wanna go back to my hotel room?' And as a single 20-year-old I'm like yeah, of course."And then she's like: 'But my husband wants to watch.'Granda said: "Immediately I thought it was a bit strange, and I backed off. [Then] she's like: 'Oh no, he's not going to do anything. He's just gonna sit in a corner and he wants to watch and it's his thing.'"An initial sexual encounter developed into a years-long relationship with the couple, Granda told Reuters, with he and Becki Falwell having sex "multiple times a year" while Jerry Falwell watched.Falwell would later go into business with Granda, buying a Miami hostel.After Reuters published the interview with Granda on Monday, Falwell denied he was part of the trysts, and suggested his wife had an affair. "Becki had an inappropriate personal relationship with this person, something in which I was not involved," Falwell said in a statement.The news also emerged as Politico published a story alleging that Becki Falwell had had a sexual encounter with a former Liberty University student, who was a band mate of her son.Liberty University, which was founded by Falwell's televangelist father in 1971, is known for its strict rules over students' relationships."Sexual relations outside of a biblically ordained marriage between a natural-born man and a natural-born woman are not permissible at Liberty University," the university's honor code reads.In a statement to Politico Liberty University reiterated that it has "… policies against employees having sexual relationships with students, as well as having other inappropriate relationships outside of marriage, whether consensual or not".In a statement provided to the Washington Examiner, Falwell said the couple had retained a relationship with Granda to try to suppress the relationship. He also accused Granda of attempting to extract "substantial monies" and claimed, without offering evidence, that Granda "may have targeted other successful women".Granda told ABC: "That's false. That's ridiculous. That's just them trying to smear me."
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| 'I knew I was going to die': Shrimpers rescue each other from sinking boats while riding out Hurricane Laura Posted: 29 Aug 2020 01:03 PM PDT  Shrimpers performed daring mid-storm rescues to save each other during Hurricane Laura. But Cameron Parish's shrimping industry remains in doubt.
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| Sarah Palin can sue New York Times for defamation: court ruling Posted: 28 Aug 2020 03:06 PM PDT  A federal judge on Friday rejected the New York Times' bid to dismiss Sarah Palin's defamation lawsuit over a 2017 editorial she said falsely linked her to a mass shooting. U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff in Manhattan said that while much of Palin's case was circumstantial, it was strong enough for a jury to find the Times and former editorial page editor James Bennet acted with "actual malice by clear and convincing evidence." Palin, the 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate and former Alaska governor, sued over a June 14, 2017 editorial published after an Alexandria, Virginia, shooting that wounded four people, including then-House Majority Whip Steve Scalise.
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| Arrest made after firefighter’s wallet stolen as he battled wildfires, CA officials say Posted: 28 Aug 2020 03:42 PM PDT  The thief drained the bank account of the firefighter after the wallet was lifted from his vehicle. officials said.
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| German police halt march of 18,000 coronavirus sceptics in Berlin after Posted: 29 Aug 2020 03:40 AM PDT  German police Saturday halted a march by some 18,000 coronavirus sceptics in Berlin because many were not respecting social distancing measures. The mass protest against pandemic restrictions had been allowed to go ahead after a bitter legal battle. But it had barely begun at 9am GMT at the city's iconic Brandenburg Gate, when it was forced to stop due to a police injunction. "The minimum distancing is not being respected by most (of the demonstrators) despite repeated requests," the police said. "There is no other option than to break up the gathering." After the announcement, the demonstrators shouted "Resistance" and "We are the people," a slogan often used by the far-right, and sang the German national anthem. Police had vowed to turn out in force and strictly monitor compliance with mask-wearing and social distancing at the protest. Berlin police chief Barbara Slowik had warned that if the demonstrators did not adhere to virus safety rules, police would clear the area "very quickly". "We will not be able or willing to watch tens of thousands assemble and create infection risks," she added. Berlin city authorities had previously decided not to allow the Saturday demonstration to go ahead, fearing that the estimated 22,000 protesters would not keep a distance of 1.5 metres (five feet) apart or comply with face mask requirements. The ban sparked outrage from organisers and their supporters who flooded social media with angry messages vowing to protest anyway, with some even calling for violence. But on the eve of the demo, Berlin's administrative court sided with the demonstrators, saying there was no indication that organisers would "deliberately ignore" social distancing rules and endanger public health.
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| Jacob Blake no longer handcuffed to his hospital bed, attorney says Posted: 28 Aug 2020 02:01 PM PDT  Blake was paralyzed Sunday when he was shot in the back seven times by an officer in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
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| Joe and Jill Biden have been married for 43 years — here's a timeline of their relationship Posted: 28 Aug 2020 12:33 PM PDT  Joe and Dr. Jill Biden have been at each other's sides through successes and failures, joyful celebrations and devastating losses.
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| Stolen Fortnite accounts are being sold on the black market for hundreds of dollars Posted: 29 Aug 2020 05:05 AM PDT  Hackers are using tools that allow them to see if login credentials from past data breaches allow them access to Fortnite accounts.
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| First confirmed case of COVID-19 reinfection is ‘not surprising,’ doctors say Posted: 29 Aug 2020 09:12 AM PDT  Researchers in Hong Kong confirmed the first known case of coronavirus reinfection, but many doctors and public health officials say it isn't that surprising given what we know about waning immunity from other coronaviruses.
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| Weakened Laura still carries a punch as it heads toward Atlantic Ocean Posted: 29 Aug 2020 02:32 PM PDT  The remnants of Hurricane Laura continued to weaken Saturday but it may bring tornadoes to North Carolina and the Delaware-Maryland-Virginia region.
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| Rights groups call for release of Jordanian cartoonist Posted: 28 Aug 2020 03:15 AM PDT |
| U.S. military identifies two soldiers killed in Black Hawk training crash Posted: 29 Aug 2020 01:41 PM PDT |
| Six US Air Force B-52 bombers make symbolic sweep over all NATO members Posted: 28 Aug 2020 10:43 AM PDT  The one-off mission, titled "Allied Sky," is meant to signal the alliance's unity and improve interoperability, say U.S. military officials.
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| 26 children — one as young as 3 — rescued in Georgia sex trafficking sting, feds say Posted: 28 Aug 2020 09:00 AM PDT  "Operation Not Forgotten" helped locate nearly 40 missing kids.
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| Jacob Blake’s Dad: Cops Shot My Son, High-Fived Kyle Rittenhouse Posted: 28 Aug 2020 05:55 AM PDT  Jacob Blake's father has questioned the drastically different treatment his son received at the hands of Wisconsin police compared to a white suspect accused of opening fire and killing two people who were protesting Blake's shooting.Blake was shot seven times by Kenosha Police Department officers last Sunday evening as he got into a car with his family. The shooting sparked days of protests in the city and, on Wednesday night, two of those protesters were shot dead. The suspect has been named as white 17-year-old Blue Lives Matter fan Kyle Rittenhouse.Jacob Blake Sr. spoke to CNN's New Day on Friday, and spoke of his fury at the difference in how the two men have been treated by Kenosha cops. Rittenhouse was filmed receiving water from police officers before the shooting, and the armed group he was with was told by one cop: "We appreciate you guys... We really do.""It's two justice systems," said Blake's dad. "That 17-year-old Caucasian shot and killed two people and blew another man's arm off on his way back to Antioch, Illinois. He got to go home... They gave that guy water and a high-five. My son got ICU and paralyzed from the waist down. Those are the two justice systems right in front of you."> JUST NOW: "He's a human being. He's not an animal. He's a human. But my son has not been afforded the rights of a human. He's not been treated like a human."@CNN exclusive with Jacob Blake Sr. on @NewDay right now.pic.twitter.com/pXpDHg8TWY https://t.co/CHtPJzi521> > — John Berman (@JohnBerman) August 28, 2020Blake Sr. also described the heartbreaking conversations he's now been forced to have with his grandchildren, saying: "They've said 'Papa, why did they shoot my daddy in the back? Where's Daddy?' They want their father because he was part of their life every day. He's a person. He's a human being. He's not an animal. He's a human—but my son has not been afforded the rights of a human."Blake went on: "Sometimes you get a little angry. Sometimes more than a little angry. Because we've been going through this so long."In a separate development Friday morning, Wisconsin's Department of Justice gave more details on the moments leading up to Blake's shooting and named two more of the involved officers. In its news release, the DOJ said Officers Vincent Arenas and Brittany Meronek were alongside Officer Rusten Sheskey, who shot Blake. The statement also said that Blake was tased twice before being shot.17-Year-Old 'Blue Lives Matter' Fanatic Charged With Murder at Kenosha ProtestThe DOJ said officers were dispatched to the scene after a "female caller reported that her boyfriend was present and was not supposed to be on the premises." It went on to say Sheskey "deployed a taser to attempt to stop" Blake, followed by another tasing attempt from Arenas, but neither shot incapacitated him. The department states that, when Blake approached his car after allegedly admitting he had a knife, Sheskey fired into Blake's back seven times.Blake's father has said the shots left his son paralyzed from the waist down, and said Thursday that, when he visited his son in hospital on Wednesday, he found him handcuffed to the bed.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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| A California chicken processing plant was shut down after a coronavirus outbreak infected 358 workers and killed 8 Posted: 28 Aug 2020 02:03 PM PDT  Heath officials said testing was insufficient so Foster Farms' outbreak became the "most severe and long-lasting" in Merced County.
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| 6 health benefits of turmeric and how to add it to your diet Posted: 28 Aug 2020 11:24 AM PDT  Most of turmeric's health benefits come from its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties which can potentially ward off heart disease.
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| Brian Kilmeade wonders why Biden can campaign from his house but 'not the president' Posted: 28 Aug 2020 08:20 AM PDT  Brian Kilmeade would do well to remember President Trump and Joe Biden's houses are very much not created equal.On Friday morning, the Fox & Friends host and his co-hosts were discussing controversy over Trump's use of the White House for his Republican National Convention acceptance speech. Critics say it was unethical for Trump to use the federal building for a political purpose, and a violation of the Hatch Act for federal employees who participated in the convention. But Kilmeade took issue with criticizing Trump while Biden campaigned from his basement, asking why "Joe Biden can do it from his house but not the president?"> Brian Kilmeade defends Trump using the White House for his nomination speech: "So he wanted to do it from his house. So why is Joe Biden can do it from his house but not the president?" pic.twitter.com/VowKEK6eAO> > — Bobby Lewis (@revrrlewis) August 28, 2020Kilmeade is missing a few important facts here. For one thing, Biden didn't actually give his Democratic nomination acceptance speech from his basement. And while Trump has other properties he could've given his speech from without a problem, the home in question here actually belongs to the federal government.More stories from theweek.com Trump's RNC polling bounce more about 'subtraction on the Biden side,' pollster suggests 5 more scathingly funny cartoons about the Republican National Convention Biden's latest ad puts Trump's weirdest moments and empty rallies to a Bad Bunny song
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| In pictures: Thousands gather for historic March on Washington Posted: 28 Aug 2020 03:04 PM PDT  Some 50,000 supporters packed DC's National Mall to demand racial justice and urge people to vote.
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| New Jersey mayor rescinds $2,500 police overtime bill sent to student who organized BLM protest Posted: 29 Aug 2020 04:16 PM PDT  After holding the protest in July, Emily Gil received a letter from Mayor Mario Kranjac saying she owed $2,499.26 for police overtime.
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| Dramatic last-second launch abort grounds spy satellite Posted: 29 Aug 2020 04:17 AM PDT  The "hot-fire abort" derailed plans for three launches in just two days from Florida's Space Coast.
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| Cops found a barefoot missing Memphis girl in Biscayne Park. She led them to her sister. Posted: 28 Aug 2020 03:00 AM PDT  Biscayne Park Detective Rodney Schwartz rode his police motorcycle over to Griffin Boulevard early Tuesday morning after being told about a young girl who was "wandering aimlessly." When he found her, Sandra Bates, 13, was barefoot and disheveled and had that "thousand-yard stare," Schwartz said. Schwartz's search through databases was fruitless.
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| Prosecutors announce homicide charges against Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old accused of shooting and killing 2 people at a Kenosha protest Posted: 27 Aug 2020 08:47 PM PDT  Prosecutors said Kyle Rittenhouse illegally carried a rifle across state lines, killed two people, and seriously wounded another.
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| Commentary: Trump closes RNC with a potential super-spreader event: Of COVID-19, racism and fear Posted: 27 Aug 2020 10:12 PM PDT  With a rambling speech at the RNC on Thursday, President Trump seemed ready to put COVID-19 behind us. One look at the packed, mostly maskless crowd made that impossible.
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| The Pine Gulch fire in Colorado is the largest in the state's history, ripping through more than 139,000 acres Posted: 28 Aug 2020 11:16 PM PDT  Three major fires burn in Colorado, with the Pine Gulch fire reaching over 139,000 acres, the largest in the state's history.
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| Prominent lawyer in Haiti is shot and killed at his home Posted: 29 Aug 2020 10:45 AM PDT |
| California residents didn't want controlled burns near their homes. Some of those homes then burned in a wildfire. Posted: 29 Aug 2020 12:48 PM PDT  Experts say prescribed burns are key to avoiding destructive wildfires. But the concerns of some homeowners sometimes stands in the way.
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| U.S. executes fifth federal prisoner after 17-year pause Posted: 28 Aug 2020 10:07 AM PDT  Nelson, 45, was declared dead at 4:32 p.m. in the U.S. Department of Justice's execution chamber in Terre Haute, Indiana, after being injected with lethal doses of pentobarbital, a powerful barbiturate, the department said. It was the second execution this week after Lezmond Mitchell, another convicted murderer, was killed on Wednesday. The administration of President Donald Trump, a vocal supporter of capital punishment for serious crimes, has now carried out more federal executions than took place in the preceding 57 years.
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| Thai submarine purchase hits rough seas Posted: 28 Aug 2020 10:13 AM PDT  Thailand's intention to buy two more submarines from China has run into vociferous resistance, with the country's main opposition party questioning the need to go ahead with the acquisition against the backdrop of the economic slump.
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| Riot in Sweden after anti-Muslim Danish leader banned Posted: 29 Aug 2020 07:24 AM PDT  At least 10 people were arrested, and several police officers injured, in violence which broke out in southern Sweden after an anti-Muslim Danish politician was blocked from attending a Koran-burning rally, police said Saturday.
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| Researchers at the University of Arizona say they stopped a coronavirus outbreak before it spread by testing students' poop Posted: 29 Aug 2020 04:09 AM PDT  Researchers at the University of Arizona say they may have prevented an outbreak of COVID-19 using wastewater-based epidemiology.
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| McConnell inexplicably claims that Democrats want to tell Americans 'how many hamburgers you can eat' Posted: 27 Aug 2020 06:27 PM PDT  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) asked Americans to "support Republican Senate candidates across the country and re-elect my friend, President Donald Trump" during the Republican National Convention on Thursday night — including making an ominous (and false) threat that Democrats are prepared to take away your hamburgers if you don't.McConnell has been a bit of a reluctant ally — and even occasional foe — of the president's, even initially announcing he had no plans to talk at the convention before walking the statement back. But speaking from the verdant fields of Kentucky, McConnell stressed the importance of the election for conservative voters. Democrats "want to tell you when you can go to work, when your kid can go to school," McConnell claimed. "They want to tax your job out of existence, and then send you a government check for unemployment."He added that Democrats "want to tell you what kind of car you can drive, what sources of information are credible, and even how many hamburgers you can eat."> 'They want to tell you what kind of car you can drive, what sources of information are credible, and even how many hamburgers you can eat' — Rep. Mitch McConnell thinks he knows what Democrats are all about RNC2020 pic.twitter.com/8FVJvi032X> > — NowThis (@nowthisnews) August 28, 2020While it's not true that Democrats are seeking to regulate hamburgers, CNN's Daniel Dale noted that the claim "may, or may not, be an exaggerated reference to Sen. Kamala Harris's musings about dietary guidelines, which are not mandates."Either way, McConnell's intention was clear: "With two more liberal senators, we cannot undo the damage [Democrats have] done," he said.More stories from theweek.com Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman dies at 43 5 more scathingly funny cartoons about the Republican National Convention Sleepy Donald closes out the RNC
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| Kenosha residents say the way police handled the 2 shootings this week tell you all you need to know about whether the city is racist Posted: 28 Aug 2020 02:40 PM PDT  Kenosha, Wisconsin, has been thrust into the national reckoning on racism and police brutality after the shootings of Jacob Blake and protesters.
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| NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week Posted: 28 Aug 2020 12:26 PM PDT  None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. CLAIM: More than 128 million people tuned in to watch the Republican National Convention's opening day, compared to just over 20 million who watched the Democratic National Convention. In fact, available metrics show more viewers tuned into the first night of the DNC than the first night of the RNC.
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| Child clinging to inflatable unicorn rescued off the coast of Greece Posted: 28 Aug 2020 01:07 PM PDT  Believe it or not, this isn't the first time someone has found themselves stranded on an inflatable unicorn.
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| President Trump pardons Alice Johnson Posted: 28 Aug 2020 12:05 PM PDT  Johnson, a criminal justice reform activist, served 21 years of a life sentence for a first-time, nonviolent offense connected to a role she played in a cocaine distribution ring.
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| Turkey and Greece staring into 'the abyss' as tensions in Mediterranean risk spiraling into conflict Posted: 29 Aug 2020 04:20 AM PDT  As warships bristling with 21st century weapons systems prowled the eastern Mediterranean, Turkey's president drew on a rather earlier era to underline his latest round of sabre-rattling towards Greece. Recep Tayyip Erdogan chose the anniversary of a battle that took place near 1,000 years ago as an opportunity to warn the Greeks that they would be swept aside if they stood in the way of Turkish ambitions in the region. At the Battle of Manzikert in 1071, the Turkish Seljuk Empire beat Christian Byzantine forces, capturing the Byzantine emperor and forcing entry into the great hinterland of Anatolia. The battle is celebrated as marking the birth of the state of Turkey; nearly a millennium later, President Erdogan was in bellicose mood. "Turkey will take what is its right in the Mediterranean, in the Aegean and in the Black Sea," he said during the speech on Wednesday. "If anyone wants to stand before us and face the consequences, they are welcome to. If not, stay out of our way and we will continue with our work."
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| Byron Allen’s $10 billion racial discrimination lawsuit against Charter Communications allowed to proceed Posted: 28 Aug 2020 11:22 PM PDT  Byron Allen's $10 billion racial discrimination lawsuit filed against Charter Communications will proceed after a district court judge ruled in his favor in a motion to dismiss. Allen's Entertainment Studios Networks, Inc., which is the parent company of theGrio, announced on Friday that Federal District Court Judge George H. Wu once again denied Charter Communications' motion to dismiss the suit in which Allen accused the cable company of violating the Civil Rights Act of 1866. Judge Wu had previously ruled in Allen's favor back in October 2016, which Charter later appealed.
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