Things to know about the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis officer that police describe as an 'ambush' Minnesota Public Safety Department spokesperson Bonney Bowman named ... police said. A local coroner identified Osman Said Jimale, 32, as the third man who died in the shooting. Four others were ... 06/1/2024 - 5:22 am | View Link
Police identify suspects and victims in Elkridge murder-suicide, possible familicide Howard County police are identifying the suspect and victims in a murder-suicide that occurred at an Elkridge home on Thursday, May 30. County police said officers were called around 10 p.m. Thursday ... 05/31/2024 - 10:30 am | View Link
Poachers claim to have killed one-third of all Javan rhinos, Indonesian police say By Jeremy Hance A staggering 26 Javan rhinos may have been killed in Indonesia’s Ujung Kulon National Park since 2019, according to local law enforcement. Once roaming much of Southeast Asia, Javan ... 05/31/2024 - 7:20 am | View Link
Two arrested following robbery as watch dealer found dead next day named Two people have been arrested following a robbery at a jewellers in London as police named the victim, who was found dead the following day. Two unarmed men assaulted Oliver White, 27, before stealing ... 05/30/2024 - 7:51 am | View Link
What to know about Sue Rahr, Seattle's new interim police chief First to the men and ... She was later named to President Barack Obama's task force on 21st-century policing, which was created after a series of officer-involved shootings. Rahr said Wednesday ... 05/29/2024 - 9:55 am | View Link
Why have Catholics and evangelicals been rejoicing at the overturn of Roe v. Wade when Jesus wouldn’t be? If Jesus were among us today, I’m confident that he’d picket abortion clinics. In a tender, gentle way he’d implore a pregnant woman not to abort. He would admonish the U. S.
Andy Rudnick has three daughters who are single and dating. So each time there are applicants to his new matchmaking app, JEWZZ, they get a personal, fatherly once-over from the veteran party entrepreneur.
Rudnick, who has been operating the famed Matzoball Jewish singles gatherings since 1987, says he screens for inappropriate language, photos and conversations.
Q: Ira, there is so much being said about Jimmy Butler and an extension this summer, but no one is talking about what the Heat are about to do with Bam Adebayo. Three years at $165 million is a lot of scratch for a player who never will be your leading scorer.
The column by WLRN Americas Editor Tim Padgett in the May 26 edition of the Sun Sentinel (“What’s outrageous in Miami is the outrage — and TSA’s Cuba optics”) discusses identity politics and cultural sensitivity, but fails to address legitimate security concerns about the five-hour tour by Cuban officials to secure areas of Miami International Airport (MIA) on May 20, 2024.
Padgett left out important context.
“Democracy is on the ballot” is an oft-heard phrase. But those who say it, and the media covering them, don’t do a good job of explaining what this highfalutin phrase means, so here’s an attempt to fill the information gap.
Democracy is a system of government in which supreme power is vested in the people, exercised through elected representatives, with the emphasis on “the people.” It’s not hard to foresee the adverse, democracy-weakening effects of any or all of the following:
Real threats to the fairness of future elections at local, state and federal levels (look at the trend in voter-suppression laws since 2016).
Heightened attacks on freedom of the press, using federal power (investigations, tax audits, changes to libel and defamation laws) to suppress or unduly influence the information available to voters.
A widening gap between what the people want and what government delivers.
General Daily Insight for June 02, 2024
Rare and wonderful blessings are showering upon us all! Luna is moving through Aries, and will conjoin both tender Chiron and brave Mars, driving us to better ourselves and learn from old mistakes. The skies positively pulsate with power when bountiful Jupiter in Gemini makes a harmonious trine to transformative Pluto at 8:13 pm EDT!