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'Drug smugglers' desperately dump 1,800 lbs of cocaine worth A 16.5m off the side of a speedboat during a high-speed chase with the US Coast Guard A Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton apprehended the smugglers as part of an operation that seized seven tons of cocaine This is the shocking moment a suspected drug smuggler dumped millions of pounds worth of cocaine in the sea during a US Coast Guard chase. A person was caught on camera dumping 1,800lbs of cocaine into the waters, with an approximate street value of A 16.5 million.
Mitt Romney is preparing to announce a bid for Utah's Senate seat held by retiring Orrin Hatch, a position some hope the 2012 GOP presidential nominee will use to continue his biting criticism of President Donald Trump. Romney, who once called Trump "a phony" who was unfit for office, is not expected to address the president in an announcement video he has prepared for release online, according to people with direct knowledge of his plans.
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The year 2018 will be a momentous one for federal and state education efforts. Legislatures across the country have convened and leaders will have an unprecedented opportunity to shape K-12 education policy.
The Senate is preparing to begin a debate over immigration. In a separate development, the House panel is launching an investigation into the Rob Porter scandal.
Speaking at his alma mater, the University of Texas, on February 1, Secretary of State Tillerson suggested a potential military coup in Venezuela . Tillerson then visited allied Latin American countries urging regime change and more economic sanctions on Venezuela.
I read a terrific article in The Guardian called "Passive, poor and white? What people keep getting wrong about Appalachia". The author Elizabeth Catte rightly calls the talk about "Trump Country" an elitist fetish.
Despite massive sums of money spent to channel public opinion in the United States in favor of Israel, unmistakable trends in opinion polls are attesting to the changing dynamics of Israel's support among ordinary Americans. Not only is Israel losing its support and overall appeal among large sections of American society, but among young American Jews, as well - a particularity worrying phenomena for the Israeli government.
A $10 million dollar beach renourishment project is slated to be completed by the end of March along the coastline in Wrightsville Beach. Working in 1,000-foot sections, construction crews are closing off the beach in segments to pump sand and water through metal pipes.
A heavily armed young man barged into his former high school about an hour northwest of Miami on Wednesday, opening fire on terrified students and teachers and leaving a death toll of 17 that could rise even higher, authorities said. Students huddled in horror in their classrooms, with some of them training their cellphones on the carnage, capturing sprawled bodies, screams and gunfire that began with a few shots and then continued with more and more.
Immigration expert Mark Krikorian told Newsmax TV he has concerns about a Senate immigration bill that has President Donald Trump's backing because it has too many concessions to appease Democrats.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Wednesday described the shooting at a South Florida high school that killed 17 students and adults as "absolutely pure evil" - and the state will pay funeral costs for the victims and counseling for survivors. "As soon as you hear something like this is happening, the first thing you start thinking about the families," Scott, a two-term Republican, told reporters at a late-night news conference in Parkland, Fla.
Republican Sens. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee and Johnny Isakson of Georgia quietly endorsed Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley's, R-Iowa, White House-aligned immigration amendment late Wednesday. Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., one of the co-sponsors of the Grassley amendment, announced on PBS Newshour that his Georgia colleague and another conservative lawmaker would vote in support of a proposal that is in line with President Trump's list of immigration policy agenda items in return for giving a pathway to citizenship for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients and 1 million other illegal immigrants.
The House Intelligence Committee has scheduled a Thursday meeting to hear testimony from Steve Bannon -- but it's an open question whether President Donald Trump's former chief strategist will even show up. The White House sent a letter to Capitol Hill late Wednesday laying out its explanation for why Trump's transition period falls under its authority to assert executive privilege, a move intended to shield Bannon from answering questions about that time period, according to a person familiar with the discussions.
A group of bipartisan senators Wednesday struck a much-anticipated deal on a narrow immigration compromise -- but it remains unclear whether the proposal could garner the elusive 60 votes needed to advance legislation in the Senate. According to a draft obtained by CNN, the bill would offer nearly 2 million young undocumented immigrants who came to the US as children before 2012 a path to citizenship over 10 to 12 years.
Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia was hit Wednesday with fresh allegations of misconduct in her office, including frequent discussions about sex and alcohol consumption at the Capitol. San Diego lawyer Dan Gilleon filed a formal complaint with the Legislature detailing the allegations on behalf of four anonymous former employees in Garcia's office.
A former student opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle at a Florida high school Wednesday, killing at least 17 people and sending hundreds of students fleeing into the streets in the nation's deadliest school shooting since a gunman attacked an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut. The shooter, who was equipped with a gas mask and smoke grenades, set off a fire alarm to draw students out of classrooms shortly before the day ended at one of the state's largest schools, officials said.
CLSA Research Associate Alex So discusses the tongue-in-cheek alternative look at what's in store for you and the Hang Seng Index this year. He speaks on "Bloomberg Markets." (Source: Bloomberg)
Shaun White said he "regrets" his past behavior in response to sexual harassment claims from 2016, The New York Times reported Wednesday. "I regret my behavior of many years ago and am sorry that I made anyone-particularly someone I considered a friend- uncomfortable," the 31-year-old three-time Olympic gold medalist shared in a statement to the outlet.
CNN's Don Lemon on Wednesday told Americans who don't want to talk about gun control in the wake of the mass shooting in Florida to "shut up." "The rest of the world is here, and we are here off the charts when it comes to this type of violence," Lemon said.