2017-02-16

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Andrew Puzder withdraws as a labor secretary nominee

CNN

(CNN) Andrew Puzder has withdrawn as President Donald Trump’s choice for labor secretary, a dramatic decision caused by a GOP revolt that claimed the first Cabinet nominee of the new administration.

US spies reportedly keeping intelligence from Trump

Fox News

Sensitive intelligence is being withheld from President Trump by U.S. intelligence officials because they are reportedly concerned that the information could be compromised.

Immigrant workers plan strike Thursday as part of ‘Day Without Immigrants’ protest

The Boston Globe

Colin McDonough will be working in the kitchen at the restaurant he owns on Thursday while nearly his entire kitchen staff is out for the day.

‘A resurgence of white nationalism’: Hate groups spiked in 2016

CNN

(CNN) Across the country, flyers are showing up on college campuses. Some promote blatant neo-Nazi rhetoric, others are much more subtle.

Colorado Church Offers Immigrant Sanctuary From Deportation

NPR

Jeanette Vizguerra walked into a Colorado church on Wednesday – and into the forefront of a possible clash between Donald Trump and sanctuary churches across the country.

Fox May Be Subject of Government Investigation Over Ailes Sexual Harassment Claims

Hollywood Reporter

An attorney for a former Fox host says he received a subpoena from federal prosecutors, while a company spokesperson acknowledges months of conversations with the U.S.

A professor called Trump’s win ‘an act of terrorism.’ The student who filmed her got suspended.

Washington Post

A Southern California college student has been suspended for recording his professor’s anti-Trump rant, which went viral and led to violent threats against the instructor.

Bannon Rushes to Defend Preibus

U.S. News & World Report

Steve Bannon, chief White House strategist to President Donald Trump, left, and White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus stand in the East Room of the White House in Washington.

Chicago Violence: Toddler’s Killing Is Captured on Facebook Live as City’s Pain Plays on a Loop

NBCNews.com

The shooting death of a 2-year-old Chicago boy and a 25-year-old man was streamed live on Facebook on Tuesday – a shockingly public display of the violence that has killed two children in less than a week in that city.

American Eagle regional jet hits deer on takeoff, returns to airport

USA TODAY

A regional flight operating for American Airlines was forced to return to Charlotte after it struck a deer during takeoff. The incident occurred around noon Wednesday when American Airlines Flight 5320 encountered a deer as it was departing for …

Nine people in custody in killing of girl, gang cases in Virginia

Washington Post

Ten suspects have been identified in connection with the gang-related slaying of a 15-year-old Gaithersburg girl who was held against her will, assaulted and then killed at a Virginia park in January, Fairfax County police said Wednesday.

Republican Senator Collins Opposes Pruitt for EPA Chief

U.S. News & World Report

FILE PHOTO — Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt testifies before a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee confirmation hearing on his nomination to be administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, U.S.

How To Talk To Your Boss About The Day Without A Woman Strike If You’re Taking The Day Off Work

Bustle

Yesterday, the organizers of the Women’s March on Washington announced a date for A Day Without A Woman, a general strike in support of gender equality and women’s rights.

Most Evacuations Lifted, Streets Reopen Around SoMa Construction Site

CBS Local

Additionally, the CHP reopened the westbound Interstate 80 off-ramp at Fremont Street about the same time. Locator Map. Concerns about the stability of the crane and a 2-ton concrete slab at the top of the 35-story building under construction were …

Trump’s Palm Beach weekend to include side trip to Melbourne for rally

Palm Beach Post

President Donald Trump departs on Air Force One from Palm Beach International Airport on Sunday, February 12, 2017 after his last visit to Palm Beach.

Ethics office urges White House to weigh disciplining Conway

Reuters

Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway speaks at the annual March for Life rally in Washington, DC, U.S. January 27, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas.

Police ID bodies of Ind. girls who disappeared on hike

CBS News

DELPHI, Ind. — Two bodies found along a northern Indiana stream are those of two teenage girls who went missing Monday and their deaths are being investigated as homicides, authorities said on Wednesday.

The many reasons Republicans are stuck on Obamacare repeal

CNN

(CNN) The days of swift and decisive Obamacare repeal are long gone. Not a month into Donald Trump’s presidency, Republican leaders in Congress have run up against just about every speed bump imaginable in their quest to dismantle the Affordable …

Senate Blocks Obama-Era Rule Tightening Checks On Mentally Ill Gun Buyers

NPR

By a 57-43 margin, the Republican-led Senate voted Wednesday to repeal an Obama-era regulation designed to block certain mentally ill people from purchasing firearms.

UC Berkeley suffers big loss in CRISPR patent fight: What’s next?

Los Angeles Times

The scientists who first harnessed the powerful gene-editing technology known as CRISPR suffered a major defeat Wednesday in their long-running quest to control the rights to their invention.

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