MINNEAPOLIS — While a motive in the Annunciation Catholic School mass shooting remains under investigation, police said they’ve confirmed that Robin Westman, the 23-year-old suspect, had attended the school, and Westman’s mother previously worked in the parish. Police determined that Westman “harbored a whole lot of hate towards a wide variety of people and groups of people,” and also “had …
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Japanese American groups blast use of Fort Bliss, former internment camp site, as ICE detention center
Japanese American groups criticized the construction of a new immigrant detention center in Texas at a military base that was used during World War II to imprison people of Japanese descent. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center at Fort Bliss in El Paso, which opened this past weekend, will be able to hold as many as 5,000 detainees upon …
Read More »Environmental groups sue Trump administration over “secret report” by “known climate contrarians”
The Trump administration has reduced funding for climate research, dismissed federal scientists who worked on the National Climate Assessment, and removed past editions of the report from government websites. Now, critics say, it is taking the next step: rewriting the science itself, according to a lawsuit filed this week by environmental groups. As the Environmental Protection Agency moves to revoke …
Read More »Focus groups: Trump redistricting push could backfire with swing voters – Axios
Focus groups: Trump redistricting push could backfire with swing voters Axios A strange GOP divide is forming over Trump’s gerrymandering plans Politico The fight is on. How redistricting could unfold in 8 entangled states NPR The midterm map fight favors the GOP — and could help them stay in power The Washington Post Trump Forces His Opponents to Choose Between Bad Options The Atlantic Source …
Read More »US military deploying forces to southern Caribbean against drug groups – Reuters
US military deploying forces to southern Caribbean against drug groups Reuters Why Trump’s War on the Drug Cartels Is Bound to Backfire Politico Trump Directs Military to Target Foreign Drug Cartels The New York Times Sheinbaum rejects US ‘invasion’ after Trump orders military to target Mexico cartels The Guardian Trump’s New Secret Directive OKs Military Action in Latin America Under Guise of Drug War Democracy …
Read More »Hundreds of groups push back on Trump denying lawful immigrants access to Head Start, other programs
The Trump administration’s expanded ban on immigrants’ access to social services, such as Head Start and Meals on Wheels, could have a “devastating” impact on children of immigrants, including U.S. citizens, hundreds of opponents told the federal government Wednesday. A total of 372 organizations have coalesced to oppose the administration’s decision to make more federally funded health and human service …
Read More »Humanitarian groups cannot challenge Trump’s impoundment of foreign aid grants, appeals court rules – Politico
Humanitarian groups cannot challenge Trump’s impoundment of foreign aid grants, appeals court rules Politico Trump Administration Can Withhold Billions in Aid, Appeals Court Rules The New York Times Appeals court allows Trump to continue ending foreign aid grants CNN Trump wins appeal over freeze on foreign aid payments Reuters Appeals court ruling will let Trump administration cut billions in foreign aid ABC News Source link
Read More »Twins not for sale as Pohlad family to remain owners, add on limited partnership groups
After 10 months of exploring a sale, the Pohlad family announced in a statement Wednesday it would retain ownership of the Twins while adding on two minority ownership groups. Less than a month after commissioner Rob Manfred confidently stated “there will be a transaction,” the family issued the statement saying it will continue a stewardship it began in 1984 when …
Read More »High-severity WinRAR 0-day exploited for weeks by 2 groups
BI.ZONE said the Paper Werewolf delivered the exploits in July and August through archives attached to emails impersonating employees of the All-Russian Research Institute. The ultimate goal was to install malware that gave Paper Werewolf access to infected systems. While the discoveries by ESET and BI.ZONE were independent of each other, it’s unknown if the groups exploiting the vulnerabilities are …
Read More »California Supreme Court sides with environmental groups in rooftop solar case
The California Supreme Court sided with environmental groups in a Thursday ruling, saying that state lawyers were wrong in their claim that the Public Utilities Commission’s decision to slash rooftop solar incentives could not be challenged. The unanimous decision sends the case brought by the three groups back to the appeals court. The groups argue the utilities commission violated state …
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