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A day after the president called them “criminals and thugs,” some seemed quite pleased Tuesday when Trump angrily pivoted back to his initial response and spread out the blame. Taking questions that had to be shouted in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York, Trump praised his initial statement that had caused so much criticism, and angrily laid blame on liberal groups advocating for the removal of Confederate statues. Former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke seemed thrilled, tweeting a link to Trump’s latest comments Tuesday and saying... Читать дальше...

A day after the president called them "criminals and thugs," some seemed quite pleased Tuesday when Trump angrily pivoted back to his initial response and spread out the blame. Taking questions that had to be shouted in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York, Trump praised his initial statement that had caused so much criticism, and angrily laid blame on liberal groups advocating for the removal of Confederate statues. Former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke seemed thrilled, tweeting a link to Trump's latest comments Tuesday and saying... Читать дальше...

Berkeley College Republicans say they have requested a smaller venue for a Sept. 14 event featuring former Breitbart editor Ben Shapiro, because the site the university has proposed is too expensive. Berkeley College Republicans Vice President Naweed Tahmas said the proposed venue would mean $10,000 in security costs, which the group can't afford. San Francisco's mayor is calling on federal officials to reject or significantly modify permission for a right-wing political organization called Patriot Prayer to hold a rally in the city on Aug. Читать дальше...

Donald Trump compared taking down a statue of Robert E. Lee to removing a statue of George Washington, inviting a whole new wave of criticism and pushing the country’s first president to Twitter’s trending topic list. A combative Trump doubled down on his initial head-scratching defense of white supremacists following a violent rally in Charlottesville, North Carolina, over the weekend, which left three people dead, including one counter-protester who was plowed by car driven by a Nazi sympathizer. Читать дальше...

In the papers, filed in Orange County Superior Court on Aug. 4, Christina El Moussa seeks joint legal and physical custody of the couple’s children, daughter Taylor, six, and one-year-old son Brayden. According to the couple, they broke up following a May incident during which law enforcement responded to a call of a “possibly suicidal male with a gun.” Tarek told deputies that he headed to the park to “blow off some steam,” and that he brought the gun with him as protection against mountain lions and rattlesnakes. Читать дальше...

Doctor says nail punctured Wisconsin man's heart The doctor who operated on a Wisconsin man who shot himself with a nail gun says the nail punctured the patient's heart. Bergeson says "it didn't really hurt," and he thought the nail just nicked him.

An Oakland nurse and her husband who are facing deportation and the prospect of splitting up their family decided Tuesday to push back a planned flight to Mexico by one day, allowing time for a final plea to federal immigration officials. Maria Mendoza-Sanchez and her husband, who have lived in the U.S. for more than two decades but do not have legal status, were set to depart with their 12-year-old son, who is an American citizen by birth, to start a new life. The flight to Mexico City was scheduled for Tuesday afternoon... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on reaction from U.S. business leaders on the administration's response to violent protests in Charlottesville, Virginia (all times EDT): The union leader says: We cannot sit on a council for a president who tolerates bigotry and domestic terrorism. Among those who've left the panel are the chief executives for Merck, Under Armour and Intel and the president of the Alliance for American Manufacturing. Four chief executives have resigned from the White House manufacturing... Читать дальше...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Researchers at a top U.S. laboratory announced Tuesday that they have produced the highest resolution scan ever done of the inner workings of a fossilized tyrannosaur skull using neutron beams and high-energy X-rays, resulting in new clues that could help paleontologists piece together the evolutionary puzzle of the monstrous T. rex. Thomas Williamson, the museum's curator of paleontology and part of the team that originally collected the specimen in the 1990s, said the... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Premiums for a popular type of individual health plan would rise sharply, and more people would be left with no insurance options if President Donald Trump makes good on his threat to stop "Obamacare" payments to insurers, the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday. "Ending the payments to insurers would introduce more chaos into an unsettled market, and perversely end up costing the federal government more in the end," said Larry Levitt of the Kaiser Family Foundation, a nonpartisan group that found similar results. Читать дальше...

WINDHAM, N.H. (AP) — Neighbors of President Donald Trump's former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski say he harassed them in a land dispute and threatened to use his "political clout" to make their lives "a nightmare." In the countersuit, the Schwartzes accuse Lewandowski of repeatedly intimidating them, once coming out of his house with a baseball bat and another time yelling on the phone that he would "use his political connections and clout to shut down all building and work and make your life... Читать дальше...

Bannon, the former leader of conservative Breitbart News website, has been a contentious figure in a divided White House for months and has been viewed as on the outs before. [...] in recent days, some of Trump's closest advisers have returned to pressing the president to fire Bannon. Bannon's supporters say Trump is being pressed by advisers such as chief economic adviser Gary Cohn and deputy national security adviser Dina Powell. Kelly has also expressed concerns to Trump about Bannon, and is... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — President Trump on Tuesday ripped into the four business leaders who resigned from his White House jobs panel — the latest sign that corporate America’s romance with Trump is faltering — after his equivocal response to violence by white supremacists in Charlottesville, Va. [...] the parade of departing leaders from the informal panel seems closely linked to how the president responded to events that led to the death of a counterprotester that opposed the white supremacists. The chief... Читать дальше...

The drop in teen deaths had been a rare bright spot in the opioid epidemic that has seen adult overdose deaths surge year after year, fueled by abuse of prescription painkillers, heroin and newer drugs like fentanyl. “This is a warning sign that we need to keep paying attention to what’s happening with young people,” said Katherine Keyes, a Columbia University expert on drug-abuse issues who wasn’t part of the study. To their surprise, CDC researchers found that teen overdose deaths actually fell after 2008... Читать дальше...

EmmyWrap Magaizne: "As the government has gone away from acceptance and inclusion, I believe that television and the arts have taken up the slack," RuPaul... [...] that began to change two years ago, when the reality series landed a makeup nomination. At a time when television and the Emmys appear to be growing more receptive to LBGT themes and shows, RuPaul spoke to TheWrap about his newfound awards visibility, and the role that politics played in it. Drag is about being a shape-shifter and changing and thumbing your nose at identity. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — An internet company is fighting what it says is a "sweeping" request for information about an anti-Trump website that prosecutors allege was behind destructive Inauguration Day protests. Prosecutors say the website disruptj20.org was used in the "development, planning, advertisement, and organization of a violent riot," and they obtained a search warrant in July ordering the company that hosted the website, DreamHost, to turn over information. Mark Rumold, a senior staff attorney with the Electronic Frontier Foundation... Читать дальше...

Part of the problem: a web of relationships between drug companies and insurers that shields incumbent drugs and often sidelines upstarts until the market becomes crowded. Pfizer said this month that Inflectra, its version of the blockbuster Johnson & Johnson rheumatoid arthritis drug Remicade, brought in $94 million in the second quarter. J&J spokeswoman Caroline Pavis said in a statement that Remicade is sold in a highly competitive market and that health plans decide on coverage. Doctors... Читать дальше...

(AP) — University of California, Berkeley officials say they are working extensively with police to ensure security ahead of politically charged events planned in coming weeks and growing concerns the campus could once again become a flashpoint for the country's political divisions. The university's new chancellor, Carol Christ, voiced her "outrage, concern and grief" over the recent violence in Charlottesville, Virginia and her determination to both protect free speech on campus but also avoid political violence at UC Berkeley. Читать дальше...

Legendary coffeehouse Caffè Trieste has been serving North Beach since 1956, but after 60 years, the son of the late founder has filed a lawsuit that could force the business to close permanently.

(AP) — U.S. Sen. John Boozman's office says the Arkansas Republican has successfully undergone a follow-up procedure to his 2014 heart surgery. Boozman had emergency surgery on April 22, 2014, after complaining of chest and arm pain before a highway dedication in Gravette, a city in northwest Arkansas.

Even Fox News' Kat Timpf calls out POTUS for drawing false equivalence between white nationalists and "alt-left" counter protestors CNN’s Jake Tapper summed up what everyone was thinking immediately after the end of Donald Trump’s combative press conference Tuesday afternoon: “Wow, that was something else.” The president had just delivered a rambling rant about the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, over the weekend — and television viewers, social media users, and even members of conservative-leaning... Читать дальше...

Marvin Strombo, who had taken the calligraphy-covered Japanese flag from a dead soldier at World War II island battlefield 73 years ago, returned it Tuesday to the family of Sadao Yasue. Yasue and Tatsuya’s sister Sayoko Furuta, 93, sitting in her wheelchair, covered her face with both hands and wept silently as Tatsuya placed the flag on her lap. The flag’s white background is filled with signatures of 180 friends and neighbors in this tea-growing mountain village of Higashishirakawa, wishing Yasue’s safe return. Читать дальше...

(AP) — A Virginia man says police failed to come to his aid as he was beaten by white supremacists during Saturday's violent protests in Charlottesville, Virginia, that led to three deaths. Zach Roberts, a documentary photographer, said he told police officers immediately after the beating what occurred and that he had photos of the attack, but they were not interested at the time. Harris, an instructional assistant at Charlottesville City Schools, did not respond to messages from The Associated Press seeking comment. Читать дальше...

Bay Area political events: Voter registration, Urban Shield Political events Voter registration: Volunteers will help new U.S. citizens register to vote after swearing-in ceremony. Sponsored by Democracy Action, which works to advance Democratic candidates. From 10 a.m. to noon Thursday outside the Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland. Panel discussion on reforming Urban Shield. Panelists include David Muhammad, former Alameda County chief probation officer, and Reggie Lyles, a retired Berkeley police executive. Читать дальше...

The Fight has garnered widespread media coverage and public interest, pitting a traditional boxing legend against a verifiable mixed martial arts superstar. Consumers in the United States will be able to purchase pay-per-view access to the Coverage from Showtime and its licensed distributors (the “Licensed Distributor(s)”), which Coverage will commence at approximately 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time on August 26, 2017, with three undercard bouts and then the Fight itself, continuing until the Fight’s conclusion. Читать дальше...