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A man rests on top of a hill inside of the Oceti Sakowin camp as 'water protectors' continue to demonstrate against plans to pass the Dakota Access pipeline near the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, near Cannon Ball, North Dakota, U.S., December 2, 2016. Korean War veteran George Martin, 80, an Ojibwe tribe from Hopkins, Michigan, stands with veterans who oppose the Dakota Access oil pipeline on Backwater Bridge near Cannon Ball, North Dakota, U.S., December 2, 2016.
Elected officials and veterans advocates said Tuesday that they were deeply disturbed by allegations that employees at the Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital in Bedford may be involved in selling drugs to patients. On Sunday, The Sun reported that the Office of the Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs was investigating an alleged drug-dealing ring at the hospital that includes employees and patients and may be linked to at least two overdose deaths in VA facilities.
President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence will visit Carrier Corp. in Indianapolis on Thursday, just two days after the company announced it had reached a deal with the incoming president that will save over 1,000 American jobs. A release on Wednesday provided a few details of the Trump-Pence event scheduled for Thursday afternoon at Carrier's Indianapolis facility.
Director Jeff Nichols, who made two excellent movies in Mud and Take Shelter , released a very good movie earlier this year called Midnight Special . Loving , written and directed by Nichols, recounts the true story of Richard and Mildred Loving, a couple whose interracial marriage was ruled illegal by the state of Virginia in 1958, banning them from the state and sending their lives into constant turmoil.
More than 2,000 U.S. military veterans plan to form a human shield to protect protesters of a pipeline project near a Native American reservation in North Dakota, organizers said. Meanwhile, North Dakota law enforcement will not make spot checks on vehicles headed to the camp where activists are based, the governor's office said on Wednesday, backing away from a previous plan.
I know I know we've sort of beaten the whole " Trump wants to jail flag burners " thing to death today, but there's just so much juice left in that tasty, tasty fruit. Earlier this morning, Ed Morrissey set forth the basics of why this should essentially be a constitutional non-starter.
Jill Stein's cynical push for recounts in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan has two obvious goals: to raise more political cash, and to "troll" President-elect Donald Trump. She's succeeding on both fronts - the interests of the nation be damned.
Neil Young has taken to Facebook to publish a lengthy opinion of the situation at Standing Rock and president-elect Trump. Starting off with the fiction that is built around the Thanksgiving tradition, Young then goes on to talk of the treatment of the Native Americans and their supporters at the Standing Rock protest, calling on President Obama to end the attacks on the protesters.
A man who will literally have life and death power over much of humanity seems not to understand or care about the difference between truth and lies. Is there any way for democratic institutions to cope? This is our topic in the post-Thanksgiving week.
President-elect Donald Trump amplified conspiracy theories from the far right about widespread illegal voting, and his efforts to re-litigate the election align somewhat with a movement led by the far left. President-elect Donald Trump amplified conspiracy theories from the far right about widespread illegal voting, and his efforts to re-litigate the election align somewhat with a movement led by the far left.
The first will be a Women's Advanced Self-Defense Class, with no requirement to have attended the basic class prior, on Monday, December 5, 6-8 p.m. This class is designed to teach women how to avoid dangerous situations and what they should do when faced with unavoidable, unsafe circumstances. Class participants will gain confidence, knowledge, and the skills to protect themselves in this hands-on program.
U.S. President Barack Obama said in 2013 that "consumers, small-business owners, and pharmacists" have benefited from the Affordable Care Act Talk that the Affordable Care Act would decimate small businesses ran rampant when the law was passed, but has it turned out to be true? The health care law has forced some small-business owners to make tough choices, with more expensive coverage requiring them to scale back or even preventing them from providing coverage to employees, they told MarketWatch. But other entrepreneurs say it has done nothing but good, allowing them to start their own businesses, stabilizing the cost of insuring employees, or simply giving them the peace of mind about getting health insurance in the future.
Donald goes to war as Hillary backs recount: Trump accuses the media of IGNORING electoral fraud, claims millions voted illegally for Clinton and he really WON the popular vote over 'hypocrite' rival Does the President approve of the recount? Kellyanne Conway challenges Obama's former senior adviser amid mounting acrimony over legal challenge Shoppers get a head start on Cyber Monday: Americans spend record $3.34 BILLION online over the Thanksgiving weekend...but sales in stores fall by 10 percent Republican Michigan elector says he's received DEATH THREATS ordering him to change his vote to Clinton or his 'brains will be blown out' $125million bed-hopping hypocrite: He claimed he lived on $25 a month.
Donald goes to war as Hillary backs recount: Trump accuses the media of IGNORING electoral fraud, claims 'millions' voted illegally, says he really WON the popular vote - and calls Clinton a hypocrite Does the President approve of the recount? Kellyanne Conway challenges Obama's former senior adviser amid mounting acrimony over legal challenge Shoppers get a head start on Cyber Monday: Americans spend record $3.34 BILLION online over the Thanksgiving weekend...but sales in stores fall by 10 percent $125million bed-hopping hypocrite: He claimed he lived on $25 a month.
President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday made the astonishing claim that "millions of people who voted illegally" contributed to opponent Hillary Clinton 's victory in the popular vote, following a campaign based largely on spreading conspiracy theories and claiming that the election was "rigged" against him. In addition to winning the Electoral College in a landslide, I won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally Trump's latest lie seems to have originated from the conservative conspiracy website Infowars, which published an article claiming that Trump actually won the popular vote because "three million votes in the U.S. presidential election were cast by illegal aliens."
On March 31, 2003, one of the best known general aviation airports in the world suddenly closed. Meigs Field, the downtown Chicago landmark and default airport of Microsoft's Flight Simulator video game series, shut down without warning and, according to airport supporters, illegally.
One day after Thanksgiving, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher tweeted out news that he is being considered for the position of Secretary of State in President-elect Donald Trump's Administration. I have been told that I am under consideration to join President Trump's team as Secretary of State.
The Black Friday weapon sales are not driven by the Christmas spirit since gun laws in many states prohibit buying guns for someone else. The sales are driven by sharp discounts.
President-elect Donald Trump is connecting with foreign leaders and considering new Cabinet-prospects Friday as he gathers with family for a long Thanksgiving weekend at his Mar-a-Lago estate. As the incoming president looks ahead, Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein made progress on her push to force recounts in three Midwestern battleground states that fueled Trump's stunning victory.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump spent the Thanksgiving holiday at his Mar-a-Lago resort on Thursday, dining with his family at the Florida golf club after revisiting a campaign pledge he made about restoring American manufacturing. Trump, known for his use of Twitter to drive political debate, tweeted about an Indiana air conditioner maker he featured in his election campaign as an emblem of trade deals he said were unfavorable to American workers.