Saturday, August 27, 2016

Justice Department says it will end use of private prisons and other top stories.

  • Justice Department says it will end use of private prisons

    Justice Department says it will end use of private prisons
    Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates instructed Justice Department officials Thursday to end its use of private prisons. (Carolyn Kaster/AP) The Justice Department plans to end its use of private prisons after officials concluded the facilities are both less safe and less effective at providing correctional services than those run by the government. Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates announced the decision on Thursday in a memo that instructs officials to either decline to renew the contract..
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  • These protesters wanted to humiliate 'Emperor' Trump. So they took ...

    These protesters wanted to humiliate 'Emperor' Trump. So they took ...
    A nude statue of Donald Trump attracted onlookers as soon as it was unveiled in New York City’s Union Square on Thursday morning. Similar statues were placed in four other U.S. cities. (Courtesy of Jason Goodrich) For much of the past year, Donald Trump proved uniquely untouchable, a political force of such mind-boggling invulnerability that he even bragged about attracting voters after hypothetically shooting someone on Fifth Avenue. Hoping to strip away the Teflon Don’s legendary confidenc..
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  • Police discredit Ryan Lochte's robbery story, say swimmers owe Rio ...

    Police discredit Ryan Lochte's robbery story, say swimmers owe Rio ...
    RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian police Thursday accused swimming star Ryan Lochte of fabricating his story of being held up along with three of his U.S. Olympic teammates by armed assailants. But the authorities also acknowledged a gun was pulled on the foursome by a security guard early Sunday at a Rio de Janeiro gas station, where the swimmers apparently damaged property at the end of a late-night excursion. The police statement contradicting Lochte’s account, later corroborated by a lawyer who r..
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  • UN says it was involved in introducing cholera to Haiti

    UN says it was involved in introducing cholera to Haiti
    UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations is saying for the first time that it was involved in the introduction of cholera to Haiti and needs to do “much more” to end the suffering of those affected, estimated at more than 800,000 people. Researchers say there is ample evidence that cholera was introduced to Haiti’s biggest river in October 2010 by inadequately treated sewage from a U.N. peacekeeping base. The United Nations has never accepted responsibility, and has answered lawsuits on behalf of vi..
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  • Trump, speaking after campaign shake-up, expresses regret over ...

    Trump, speaking after campaign shake-up, expresses regret over ...
    At a rally in Charlotte, N.C., Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said on Thursday that sometimes he hasn't chosen the right words to say and said that he regretted causing "personal pain." (The Washington Post) CHARLOTTE — Donald Trump on Thursday expressed regret over causing “personal pain” through ill-chosen words he has used “in the heat of debate,” an unexpected and uncharacteristic declaration of remorse for a candidate whose public persona is defined by his combative and..
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  • Washington vs. Baltimore: 13 great things to eat, see and drink in ...

    Washington vs. Baltimore: 13 great things to eat, see and drink in ...
    (Ben Claassen) The Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles renew their rivalry next week, facing off at Camden Yards on Monday and Tuesday before moving to Nationals Park for two more contests Wednesday and Thursday. For the first time in two years, these games actually mean something beyond bragging rights: This is Bryce Harper vs. Manny Machado. 15-win Stephen Strasburg vs. 15-win Chris Tillman. The best team in the National League East vs. one of the best teams in the American League E..
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  • The price of powerlessness

    The price of powerlessness
    This week Russian bombers flew out of Iranian air bases to attack rebel positions in Syria. The State Department pretended not to be surprised. It should be. It should be alarmed. Iran’s intensely nationalistic revolutionary regime had never permitted foreign forces to operate from its soil. Until now. The reordering of the Middle East is proceeding apace. Where for 40 years the U.S.-Egypt alliance anchored the region, a Russia-Iran condominium is now dictating events. That’s what you get after..
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US affirms its prohibition on medical marijuana .Reports: Career likely over for Rangers' Prince Fielder .
Trump calls Hillary Clinton 'the devil' .Clinton expands battleground state map with push into Arizona ... .

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