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Rand Paul: I Was &#39;Attacked by Angry Mob&#39;
Rand Paul: Cops
Just Saved My Life
Aug 28, 2020 10:43 AM CDT

Rand Paul: Cops Just Saved My Life

Senator says he was 'attacked' by mob after Trump speech

(Newser) - Rand Paul says he was leaving the final night of the RNC on Thursday when he was "attacked by an angry mob." The Republican senator from Kentucky thanked Metropolitan Police "for literally saving our lives" in an early Friday tweet , saying he'd been swarmed by more...

Trump Funeral Guest Hit Restaurant Worker: Report

Seems it all went down at a Fig & Olive restaurant

(Newser) - Looks like someone in Robert Trump's funeral party got upset Friday night and punched a restaurant worker in the nose, Fox 5 DC reports. NBC News correspondent Geoff Bennett tweeted that he confirmed the assault at a Fig & Olive restaurant in DC: The unnamed mourner "blindsided one...

Giant Panda Delivers 'Miracle' Cub' at DC's National Zoo

Mei Xiang, 22, is oldest giant panda in US to give birth, also first to do so in US using frozen semen

(Newser) - "A precious giant panda cub has arrived!" That was the excited tweet Friday evening from the National Zoo in Washington, DC, announcing the birth of what the Washington Post calls a "miracle cub." Giant panda Mei Xiang, 22, delivered a "wonderful, wiggly cub" at 6:...

Mass Shooting Leaves 1 Dead, Some 20 Injured

An off-duty police officer is 'struggling for her life'

(Newser) - A dispute that erupted into gun fire during a large outdoor party in Washington, DC, early Sunday left one person dead and some 20 others injured, including an off-duty officer "struggling for her life," according to police, per the AP . Christopher Brown, 17, died in the shooting that...

Brazen Shooting on Busy DC Street Kills One, Injures 8

Police believe it was a targeted attack

(Newser) - A man was killed and eight others were wounded in a brazen Sunday afternoon shooting on a busy street in northwest Washington, DC. Three men opened fire on a group of people standing on the street in the Columbia Heights neighborhood just before 5pm, Metropolitan Police Department Chief Peter Newsham...

DC National Guardsmen Test Positive for COVID-19

They won't be released from orders until risk of infection has passed, military says

(Newser) - Multiple District of Columbia National Guard members mobilized during the George Floyd protests have tested positive for the coronavirus—although the Guard has declined to say how many, citing "operational security." "We can confirm that we have had COVID-19 positive tests with the DCNG," says Guard...

White House Fence Now Covered in Protest Art

It's become a canvas for George Floyd protesters

(Newser) - If the White House had deliberately planned to inspire a massive public art installation honoring the Black Lives Matter movement, it could hardly have done a better job. New fencing that went up around the White House complex last week has been festooned with signs and posters offering messages of...

Mourners Line Up for Floyd as Protest Kindles in DC
It's Protest Day
Around the World
updated
Jun 6, 2020 4:00 PM CDT

It's Protest Day Around the World

In North Carolina, Washington, and cities worldwide, George Floyd's death is the issue

(Newser) - Tens of thousands of protesters streamed into the nation’s capital and other major cities Saturday in another huge mobilization against police brutality while George Floyd was remembered in his North Carolina hometown by mourners who waited hours for a glimpse of his golden coffin, the AP reports. Military vehicles...

Lightning Zaps Washington Monument
Lightning Zaps
Washington
Monument
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Jun 5, 2020 10:41 AM CDT

Lightning Zaps Washington Monument

2 National Guardsmen also hit in Lafayette Square park

(Newser) - If the air over Washington, DC, felt electric Thursday night, well, no wonder. Two members of the National Guard suffered non-life-threatening injuries as they were struck by lightning within Lafayette Square park, the home of ongoing protests over the death of George Floyd, shortly after midnight, WUSA9 reports. Both are...

Trump Sued Over Use of Force on DC Protesters

Civil rights groups file federal lawsuit

(Newser) - Civil rights groups including the ACLU and Black Lives Matter are taking the Trump administration to court over the forcible clearance of protesters ahead of the president's church photo-op across from the White House Monday. In a federal lawsuit filed Thursday, the groups say the use of methods including...

2 Officers Suspended After Attack on Aussie Journalists

US Park Police say they are investigating

(Newser) - The US Park Police says it has placed two officers on administrative leave after video showed two Australian journalists being attacked during Monday night’s protest in Washington, DC, the AP reports. Acting Chief Gregory T. Monahan said the attack is being investigated. Video captured by WJLA-TV in Washington showed...

Report: Order to Clear Protesters Came Directly From AG

He told officials to disperse crowd before Trump's church photo-op

(Newser) - The controversial clearing of a crowd of peaceful protesters before President Trump spoke at St. John's Church Monday was personally ordered by Attorney General William Barr, Justice Department sources tell the Washington Post . Federal police officers used batons, riot shields, tear gas, and rubber bullets to force demonstrators away...

Catholic Archbishop Slams Trump's Visit to DC Shrine

He calls it 'baffling and reprehensible'

(Newser) - President Trump has now angered two Washington, DC religious leaders in two days. Washington Archbishop Wilton Gregory slammed the president Tuesday ahead of the Trump's visit to the Saint John Paul II Shrine, the Washington Post reports. "I find it baffling and reprehensible that any Catholic facility would...

Australia Wants Investigation After Its Journalists Assaulted

Police seen punching cameraman, hitting reporter with baton near White House

(Newser) - Bellingcat senior investigator Nick Waters documented 100 cases of police attacks on journalists in four days of protests before describing the 101st case as coming outside the White House on Monday. Two Australian journalists, 7News correspondent Amelia Brace and cameraman Tim Myers, were reporting live around 6:25pm local time...

This Is the State With the Worst Drug Abuse

Missouri gets unwanted distinction in WalletHub list

(Newser) - As America remains mired in a drug crisis , the added weight of the coronavirus pandemic has only made things harder. That's per WalletHub , which looked at all 50 states and DC to see which areas are affected the most by drug abuse. It looked at nearly two dozen metrics,...

Appeals Court Delivers Bad News to Trump on Hotel

Justices refuse to dismiss suit about president profiting from foreign business

(Newser) - President Trump lost a court battle Thursday over accusations that he's illegally making money from foreign governments while serving as president. A federal appeals court in Virginia refused to dismiss a case brought by the attorneys general of DC and Maryland in regard to the Trump International Hotel in...

Cops: Man Fired AK-47 Into Cuban Embassy in DC

DC shooting is a 'suspected hate crime'

(Newser) - A man armed with an assault rifle was arrested after opening fire outside the Cuban Embassy in Washington, DC, early Thursday, his bullets tearing holes into the walls and pillars near the front entrance in what authorities suspect was a hate crime. The gunfire broke out around 2am. outside the...

During Pandemic, a 'Predictable Fallout' That We May Want

Virus may doom the nuclear family, and op-ed writer says that may be good for us all

(Newser) - As the US grapples with the various states of shutdown, it's only natural that everyone wants things to return to normal. But that normal may actually be "dysfunctional," writes Ian Marcus Corbin—specifically when it comes to the concept of the nuclear family. In the Washington Post...

Man Admits to Plotting White House Attack

Hasher Jallal Taheb indicated 'his obligation to engage in jihad'

(Newser) - A Georgia man has pleaded guilty to plotting to attack the White House, which authorities say was just one of his targets. Hasher Jallal Taheb of Cumming had been under investigation for close to a year when he was arrested in an FBI sting operation in January 2019. He'd...

10 States Waging an Aggressive War Against Coronavirus

And 10 that may need to step it up

(Newser) - As "social distancing" and "flattening the curve" become part of our coronavirus vernacular, certain states are taking extra-aggressive measures to ensure its residents stay healthy. WalletHub wanted to see which states have done the most in terms of limiting exposure to the virus, looking at nearly 36 metrics...

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