Monday, September 03, 2018

Headlines (with links)

There’s a new global ranking of gun deaths. Here’s where the U.S. stands


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https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/theres-a-new-global-ranking-of-gun-deaths-heres-where-the-u-s-stands


Six More GOP Incumbents Lose Seats In Oklahoma


“Six more incumbent Republican state House members in Oklahoma lost their jobs Tuesday, and all six voted against a tax hike used to fund a teacher pay raise,”the AP reports.

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https://politicalwire.com/2018/08/29/six-more-gop-incumbents-lose-seats-in-oklahoma/


Republican Super PAC Tries to Tie Dem Candidate to “Terror High”


Well, now, here’s an odd story. A Super PAC associated with Paul Ryan seems to have gotten hold of the entire federal security clearance application for a Democratic candidate challenging Dave Brat’s seat in Virginia. This is a sensitive and highly classified document, of course, especially since Abigail Spanberger used to work for the CIA. How on earth did the Super PAC get its hands on this?

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https://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2018/08/republican-super-pac-tries-to-tie-dem-candidate-to-terror-high/


New York governor reportedly halted Harvey Weinstein probe after donation from Weinstein lawyers


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https://thinkprogress.org/andrew-cuomo-harvey-weinstein-lawyers-probe-01009b46ecbf/


Exclusive: Trump promised Kim Jong Un he’d sign an agreement to end the Korean War


President Donald Trump promised North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore that he’d sign a declaration to end the Korean War. It hasn’t happened yet.

He hasn’t followed through yet — and North Korea talks may have stalled because of it.

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https://www.vox.com/2018/8/29/17795452/trump-north-korea-war-summit-singapore-promise


Gillum: ‘I’m Not Going To Get Down In The Gutter With DeSantis And Trump’


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https://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/gillum-im-not-going-to-get-down-in-the-gutter-with-desantis-and-trump

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