Thursday, 31 August 2017

The Post Most: Trump and Manafort get big reminder that pardon power does not extend to state crimes

 
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Trump and Manafort get big reminder that pardon power does not extend to state crimes
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is teaming with special counsel Robert S. Mueller III on the finances of Paul Manafort, Politico reported Wednesday.
'Remember, we only kill black people,' Georgia police officer told a woman — on camera
"But you're not black," a Cobb County police officer said. "Remember, we only kill black people. Yeah, we only kill black people, right?"
 
Blasts, 'chemical reactions' rock chemical plant in Texas amid continuing Harvey flooding
The storm's fury was felt across the Gulf Coast, as a Texas city's drinking water system collapsed.
 
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Trump claimed he witnessed Harvey's devastation 'first hand.' The White House basically admits he didn't.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders tried to spin it, but she just confirmed Trump's exaggeration.
 
'Pops,' followed by smoke and fire, reported at storm-crippled Texas chemical plant
Local authorities said there weren't explosions at the facility, but rather "a series of pops." Numerous sheriff's deputies were evaluated at a hospital after inhaling smoke from the Arkema plant in Crosby, Tex.
 
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Don't be surprised by North Korea's missiles. They're doing what they said they would.
It's Washington's message that's "incoherent," analysts say.
 
White lawmaker warns black attorney she may 'go missing' if Confederate statues are threatened
LaDawn Jones and Jason Spencer have had many disagreements over the past five years. She says his most recent comments went too far.
 
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Trump may get bitten by his own abuse of the pardon power
The Arpaio pardon opened a can of worms.
 
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Republicans slip into a 'predictable spiral'
Surging is the tide of amnesia.
 
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Why Secretary of State Rex Tillerson should resign
He's been a unmitigated disaster at every facet of his job.
 
 
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Politico's tone-deaf, unhelpful cartoon about conservatives being rescued from Harvey by the government
It's not just insensitive; it's a vast oversimplification of very complex debate over the size of government.
 
 
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Yale saves fragile students from a carving of a musket
The descent of institutions of learning into ludicrousness is symptomatic of larger social distempers.
 
 
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Woman who allegedly threw urine on bus driver for telling her 'have a nice day' says driver 'could have been more courteous'
The woman also confirmed that she had relieved herself on the bus, using a cup: "I had to go to the bathroom real, real bad,"
 
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In crises such as Harvey, you want outdoorsmen on your side
The 'Cajun Navy' are rescuing residents of Houston the way they've done in other catastrophes.
 
 
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A 66-million-year-old skull could unlock secrets about triceratops
It is hoped most if not all of the dinosaur's full skeleton will be recovered.
 
 
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