FEBRUARY 05: Musician Lady Gaga performs onstage during the Pepsi Zero Sugar Super Bowl LI Halftime Show at NRG Stadium on February 5, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Lady Gaga’s powerful Super Bowl LI halftime performance didn’t have any of the overt political statements that some people were expecting, but it did have a message about inclusion.
Day: February 5, 2017
Trump, when asked about Putin, says US isn’t ‘so innocent’
President Donald Trump said he respects Vladimir Putin, and when told the Russian leader is “a killer,” Trump said the United States has many of them. “What do you think? Our country’s so innocent?” he told Fox’s Bill O’Reilly in a taped interview aired Sunday on the Super Bowl pregame show.
AHEARN: A letter for the president
In 1892 the U.S. Supreme Court declared, “America is a Christian nation”. In 1931 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled again, “We are a Christian people”.
Old school still serving Streator community
THUMBS UP TOa new life for a beloved building. Without taking away any of the sadness over the 2014 closure of Streator’s Oakland Park School, we do feel it is appropriate to celebrate the old school’s new purpose as home to the Streator Community Center, which in late January hosted an open house to raise awareness about its offerings.
Lady Gaga Lights Up The Super Bowl Halftime Show
We may be entering a new era of Gaga, but she still incorporated all of the theatrics we’ve grown accustomed to into the Super Bowl halftime show. According to WSB-TV , Gaga had to get special permission from the Federal Aviation Administration prior to being able to use the drones.
The Latest: Iranian researcher turned away, arrives at JFK
Lebanon’s National News Agency says airlines operating out of Beirut international airport have begun allowing residents of the seven majority Muslim countries affected by President Donald Trump’s travel ban to… An Iranian researcher who had been prevented from coming to the United States to do research at Stanford University has arrived safely at New York’s Kennedy Airport Police have arrested a man in the strangulation of a New York City woman who had gone out for a run last summer and was found dead in a secluded marsh A 20-year-old man has been arraigned on murder charges in the strangulation death of a New York City woman out on a run last summer Travelers from the seven Muslim countries targeted by President Donald Trump are enjoying tearful reunions with loved ones in the U.S. now that the ban has been swept aside Travelers from the seven Muslim countries targeted by President … (more)
Trump says Pence will head investigation into voting irregularities,…
In an interview with Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly before Super Bowl LI, Trump – who shortly after taking office told congressional lawmakers that 3 to 5 million illegal votes had cost him the popular vote against Hillary Clinton – reiterated his concerns about voter irregularities, saying he planned to task his vice president with looking into concerns over voter registration. “I’m going to set up a commission … headed by Vice President Mike Pence, and we’re going to look at it very, very carefully,” Trump said.
Hillary Clinton goes ‘gaga’ for Lady Gaga’s Super Bowl performance
“I’m one of 100 million Super Bowl fans that just went #Gaga for the Lady, & her message to all of us,” Clinton tweeted Sunday night along with a post from US Weekly showing the start of Lady Gaga’s performance, which featured a message of unity. I’m one of 100 million #SuperBowl fans that just went #Gaga for the Lady, & her message to all of us.
Obamacare hits slump, falls short of 2016 pace
After years of steady growth Obamacare’s sign-ups slumped in 2017, according to early numbers that suggest the law is struggling now that President Obama is no longer in office to give it a boost. The number of people selecting plans on the federal HealthCare.gov website dropped 4 percent this go-around compared to the 2016 season, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said.
Using law and science, a St. Paul nonprofit tests big gender questions
Gender Justice’s Megan Peterson, left, Jill Gaulding, center, and Lisa Stratton in front of a wall filled with messages for transgender youth. Jill Gaulding was a freshly transplanted Iowa law professor 10 years ago when she googled who in the Twin Cities might share her interest in tackling bias and litigating gender inequality.
Los Banos man, daughter reach California after delayed journey from Yemen
Eman Ali, the 12-year-old Yemeni daughter of Los Banos shop manager Ahmed Ali, was initially barred from boarding a plane from Djibouti to the United States after President Donald Trump issued an executive order suspending nationals of Yemen and other Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States. Eman Ali, at right above, is shown in an undated childhood photo with her older sister.
Lady Gaga avoids politics at Super Bowl halftime show, flies off roof of stadium
Before the Super Bowl halftime show in Houston, everyone wanted to know: Would Lady Gaga – a Hillary Clinton supporter who protested outside Trump Tower after the election – do something political ?! “How you doing tonight, Texas? America? World? How you doing tonight?” the pop star asked in the middle of her set. “We’re here to make you feel good.
What do we do in the time of Trump? The theater community is trying to figure out the answer.
For Adam Immerwahr, artistic director of Washington’s Theater J, it was a no-brainer. As an offering in the company’s upcoming season, he’d been mulling “Sotto Voce,” a play by the Pulitzer-winning Nilo Cruz concerning the SS St. Louis, a German ocean liner filled with hundreds of Jewish refugees, that at the start of World War II was turned away by the United States and other nations.
Trump’s right-wing political correctness makes us less safe
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With elections ahead, Virginia Republicans look to widen General Assembly’s power
House of Delegates Speaker Bill Howell, R-Stafford, listens to debate as the House met in the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Friday, Feb. 3, 2017.
U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals is expected to decide…
People hold a vigil in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington on Saturday in solidarity with protests against President Trump’s travel ban. People hold a vigil in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington on Saturday in solidarity with protests against President Trump’s travel ban.
New reports suggests La. could be doing more to help smokers quit
According to the recent State of Tobacco Control 2017 report from the American Lung Association, Louisiana received an F grade in several categories when it comes to helping smokers in the state. “While the report states that the State of Louisiana’s Tobacco Control programs are failing Louisiana smokers, it does not adequately reflect the service made available for no charge to Louisiana residents by the New Orleans-based Smoking Cessation Trust , that are successfully helping smokers quit.
The Latest: Snickers cracks a joke about its own live ad
The scene depicts when Anheuser-Busch co-founder Adolphus Busch, r… Lebanon’s National News Agency says airlines operating out of Beirut international airport have begun allowing residents of the seven majority Muslim countries affected by President Donald Trump’s travel ban to… An Iranian researcher who had been prevented from coming to the United States to do research at Stanford University has arrived safely at New York’s Kennedy Airport Police have arrested a man in the strangulation of a New York City woman who had gone out for a run last summer and was found dead in a secluded marsh A 20-year-old man has been arraigned on murder charges in the strangulation death of a New York City woman out on a run last summer Travelers from the seven Muslim countries targeted by President Donald Trump are enjoying tearful reunions with loved ones in the U.S. now that the ban has been swept … (more)
No answers found in Kansas skydivera s death in Oklahoma
The Federal Aviation Administration has been unable to determine why a Kansas woman became disconnected from her parachute and fell to her death in northern Oklahoma. Twenty-six-year-old Sheralynn Neff of North Newton, Kansas, had jumped with an instructor from 10,000 feet on July 24 and deployed her parachute at about 6,000 feet.
Sen. Manchin Presses For Bipartisanship in Increasingly Bitter DC
With the political infighting becoming increasingly bitter, West Virginia’s Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin said he is trying to forge a different path and do what is good for the country, emphasizing that “this toxic atmosphere is not for me.” In an interview with The Daily Caller , Manchin insisted that “Whoever my president is I want to do well,” saying that although “There are red states and there are blue states, hopefully we are all still red, white and blue.”
Bernie Sanders: Trump is a ‘fraud’ for cozying up to Wall Street
Sen. Bernie Sanders blasted President Trump as a “fraud” for embracing Wall Street insiders and chiseling away at post-financial crisis protections. “It is hard not to laugh to see President Trump alongside these Wall Street guys,” Sanders told CNN’s “State of the Union” Sunday .”
Donald Trump tells Homeland Security to check people entering Us ‘Very Carefully’
U.S. President Donald Trump says he told Homeland Security to keep a close eye on people coming into the United States. Moments after taking another shot at the federal judge who blocked a travel ban on citizens of seven predominantly Muslim nations, Trump issued a tweet saying, “I have instructed Homeland Security to check people coming into our country VERY CAREFULLY.”
Trump walks back false voter fraud claim in interview with Bill O’Reilly
Bill O’Reilly interviewed President Trump for the first time in more than three months before the Super Bowl. He certainly did not admit to being wrong, but in his own way President Trump walked back his false claim that 3 million to 5 million illegal ballots were cast in the November election when he sat down with Fox News host Bill O’Reilly for an interview that aired before the Super Bowl.
‘There’s my Kevin’: McCarthy emerges as Trump’s trusted link to Capitol Hill
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy introduces Steven Mnuchin, President Trump’s nominee for Treasury secretary, during a Jan. 19 Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing. McCarthy has staked out a crucial role as a trusted Trump loyalist on Capitol Hill.
40 percent approve of Supreme Court pick, want confirmation
A plurality of Americans approve of Neil Gorsuch, President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, and say the Senate should confirm him, according to a new poll. A survey of 1,000 adults by the Huffington Post and YouGov found that 40 percent of the public either strongly or somewhat approve of Gorsuch, while only 28 percent somewhat or strongly disapprove of the nomination.
Donald Trump delays RBS toxic mortgage fine
Sacking of acting US attorney general Sally Yates could further delay RBS’s efforts to agree fine for its sales of toxic mortgage debt The sacking of acting US attorney general Sally Yates could further delay Royal Bank of Scotland’s efforts to agree a fine for its sales of toxic mortgage debt. President Donald Trump fired Yates, 56, when she refused to defend his travel ban on citizens of seven Muslim countries.
Trump predicts Patriots will win Super Bowl by 8 points
Donald Trump Trump: Becoming president ‘a surreal experience’ Trump predicts Patriots will win Super Bowl by 8 points Conway: Tillerson’s changes at State may include dealing with leaks MORE predicted the New England Patriots would win Super Bowl LI by 8 points in a Fox News interview airing before the game. “Well, I hate to make predictions, but I’ll say, I don’t even know what are the odds, I guess it’s pretty even, so I’ll say the Patriots will win by 8 points,” Trump told Fox News’s Bill O’Reilly.
Far-right hopeful: French election ‘choice of civilization’
Travelers from the seven Muslim countries targeted by President Donald Trump are enjoying tearful reunions with loved ones in the U.S. now that the ban has been swept aside Travelers from the seven Muslim countries targeted by President Donald Trump are enjoying tearful reunions with loved ones in the U.S. now that the ban has been swept aside A south-central Idaho judge has ordered a 19-year-old man not to have sex with anyone except the person he’s married to as part of his sentencing for statutory rape of a 14-year-old girl A south-central Idaho judge has ordered a 19-year-old man not to have sex with anyone except the person he’s married to as part of his sentencing for statutory rape of a 14-year-old girl Police have arrested a man in the strangulation of a New York City woman who had gone out for a run last summer and was found dead in a secluded marsh Police say DNA evidence led … (more)
Donald Trump suggests Russia and US morally equivalent
Speaking to Fox News in a taped interview, he appeared to suggest that Russia and the US are morally equivalent. When told that Putin is a “killer”, Trump brushed it off, saying: “We’ve got a lot of killers.
With Trump on their side, Abbott and Cruz hopeful for term limits on Congress
As President Donald Trump casts his election victory as a rebuke against career politicians, the idea of imposing term limits on Congress has drawn renewed attention. Two Texas Republican leaders are pushing different approaches on how to get there.
Travelers arrive in US to hugs and tears after ban is lifted
Just hours after an appeals court blocked an attempt to… . Iranian-born bioengineer researcher Nima Enayati in interviewed by the Associated Press, at the Milan’s Malpensa International airport in Busto Arsizio, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017.
Democrats a fired-upa over Trump may find frustration at the polls in 2018
Mary Clauss of Glen Ellyn, Ill., has long voted Democratic but had never gotten involved in campaigns nor had she protested anything since her college days. Clauss has been regularly sending postcards and making phone calls to her congressional delegation expressing concerns about Trump’s policies and Cabinet nominees.
Halifax student compiles Trump voters’ regrets for massive Twitter audience
A Nova Scotia university student who has been collecting tweets of disillusioned Donald Trump voters has attracted quite a celebrity following, including billionaire Mark Cuban, sworn Trump-nemesis Rosie O’Donnell and Hollywood personalities Olivia Wilde and Chaz Bono. Erica Baguma, a 23-year-old social anthropology student at University of King’s College in Halifax, created the @Trump_Regrets Twitter account last November.
Standing Rock Sioux say they don’t want protestors forcibly removed
Standing Rock Sioux officials say they want protestors to leave the Dakota Access Pipeline protest site, but they don’t want protestors forcibly removed. On Friday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued an evacuation order for Oceti Sakowin Camp, where protestors have been gathered for several months.
Republican backlash as Trump praises Putin, attacks judges
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Cameroon fights back to beat Egypt 2-1 in African Cup final
Cameroon players and staff celebrate after Vincent Aboubakar, foreground center, scored second goal during the African Cup of Nations final soccer match between Egypt and Cameroon at the Stade de l’Amitie, in Libreville, Gabon… . Cameroon’s Sebastien Siani shoots the ball next to referee Janny Sikazwe during the African Cup of Nations final soccer match between Egypt and Cameroon at the Stade de l’Amitie, in Libreville, Gabon, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017.
The Good and Bad News for Obamacare Enrollment
The Trump administration announced Friday that 9.2 million people signed up for insurance through ObamaCare for 2017 in the 39 states that use the federal HealthCare.gov platform. That means both good and bad news for Obamacare enrollment this year.
Judge Penny Wolfgang on Hardline
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After Trump moves to undo financial regulations, Sanders calls him ‘a fraud’
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks on Capitol Hill last month. On Sunday, Sanders was interviewed on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
Pence defends Trump’s comparison of Putin to Americans
Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday defended President Trump ‘s comments in which he appeared to draw parallels between the United States and Russian President Vladimir Putin. “We now have a president who is reengaging a world from which America has been stepping back over the last eight years,” the former Indiana governor said on CBS’s “Face the Nation.”