Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Ex-Prison Guard Convicted of Washington Robbery, Kidnapping and other top stories.

  • Ex-Prison Guard Convicted of Washington Robbery, Kidnapping

    Ex-Prison Guard Convicted of Washington Robbery, Kidnapping
    A former prison guard at a Washington state prison has been found guilty of charges related to two armed robberies of a Dollar Tree store in Spokane County.
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  • Trump administration sought to block Sally Yates from testifying to ...

    Trump administration sought to block Sally Yates from testifying to ...
    The Trump administration sought to block former acting attorney general Sally Yates from testifying in the House investigation of possible links between Russian officials and Donald Trump’s campaign, according to letters provided to The Washington Post. The effort to keep Yates from testifying has further angered Democrats, who have accused Republicans of trying to damage the inquiry. According to the letters, the Justice Department notified Yates earlier this month that the administration con..
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  • The House just voted to wipe away the FCC's landmark Internet ...

    The House just voted to wipe away the FCC's landmark Internet ...
    The Senate and House have voted to repeal an FCC ruling that protects your Internet privacy and data from ISPs. Here's all the steps you can take to protect yourself. (Jhaan Elker/The Washington Post) Congress sent proposed legislation to President Trump on Tuesday that wipes away landmark online privacy protections, the first salvo in what is likely to become a significant reworking of the rules governing Internet access in an era of Republican dominance. In a party-line vote, House Repu..
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  • Rest turned out to be just what the doctor ordered for the streaking ...

    Rest turned out to be just what the doctor ordered for the streaking ...
    Draymond Green and the Warriors have embarked on an eight-game winning streak following Steve Kerr’s decision to rest his stars in San Antonio at the tail end of a brutal eight-game road trip two weeks ago. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke) HOUSTON – The last time the Golden State Warriors visited the San Antonio Spurs on the second half of a back-to-back set, which was a little more than two weeks ago, Coach Steve Kerr sat all of his available stars. In some ways, it could be construed as a protest v..
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  • Karen Pence is the vice president's 'prayer warrior,' gut check and ...

    Karen Pence is the vice president's 'prayer warrior,' gut check and ...
    (Jenny Starrs/The Washington Post) During the first of Vice President Pence’s two unsuccessful races for Congress, he rode a single-speed bicycle more than 250 miles around his district, much of it accompanied by his wife, Karen, along for the journey. During their time in the Indiana governor’s mansion, the Pences installed twin treadmills upstairs in their residence.  And during his years as a House member in Washington, after he had finally won on his third attempt, Mike Pence proudl..
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  • Sean Spicer loses his cool: 'Stop shaking your head'

    Sean Spicer loses his cool: 'Stop shaking your head'
    Addressing, American Urban Radio Networks Washington Bureau Chief April D. Ryan, White House press secretary Sean Spicer defended President Trump, saying, "You're hellbent on trying to make sure whatever image you want to tell about this White House stays." (Reuters) White House press secretary Sean Spicer finally seemed to reach a breaking point Tuesday when it comes to questions about President Trump and Russia. Spicer got testy in an exchange with American Urban Radio Networks reporte..
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  • Trump declines Nationals' invitation to throw out first pitch on ...

    Trump declines Nationals' invitation to throw out first pitch on ...
    President Trump declined an invitation to toss out the first pitch at Nats Park on Opening Day. (Andrew Harrer/EPA) Presidents have regularly thrown out the ceremonial first pitch on Opening Day for Washington’s major league team going back more than a century, but the tradition will not resume this year. The Nationals invited President Trump to do the honors on Monday afternoon, when the team opens its 2017 season at Nationals Park against the Miami Marlins, but the White House declined th..
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  • Pair who secretly filmed Planned Parenthood facing 15 felony charges

    Pair who secretly filmed Planned Parenthood facing 15 felony charges
    The pro-life activists who accused Planned Parenthood of selling the human remains of the unborn were charged by California prosecutors Tuesday with recording people without consent during the undercover investigation into the nation’s largest abortion provider.David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt of the Center for Medical Progress were charged with 15 felonies by state Attorney General Xavier Becerra.“The right to privacy is a cornerstone of California’s Constitution, and a right that is fou..
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  • Trump moves decisively to wipe out Obama's climate-change record

    Trump moves decisively to wipe out Obama's climate-change record
    President Trump on Tuesday took the most significant step yet in obliterating his predecessor’s environmental record, instructing federal regulators to rewrite key rules curbing U.S. carbon emissions. The sweeping executive order — which the president signed with great fanfare in the Environmental Protection Agency’s Map Room — also seeks to lift a moratorium on federal coal leasing and remove the requirement that federal officials consider the impact of climate change when making decisions. Th..
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  • Trump touts jobs as Ford invests $1.2 billion in Michigan plants. But ...

    Trump touts jobs as Ford invests $1.2 billion in Michigan plants. But ...
    President Trump greets Mark Fields, Ford’s president and chief executive, before a meeting at the White House on Jan. 24. (Shawn Thew/Pool via Bloomberg) Even before Ford unveiled plans Tuesday to spend $1.2 billion modernizing assembly plants and building a data center in Michigan, President Trump took to Twitter to herald the forthcoming announcement as an example of “car companies coming back to the U.S.” “JOBS! JOBS! JOBS!” the president touted. But the Ford investment isn’t exactly new..
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