Wednesday, July 5, 2017

New Jersey Beaches Reopen, but Christie Catches More Heat and other top stories.

  • New Jersey Beaches Reopen, but Christie Catches More Heat

    New Jersey Beaches Reopen, but Christie Catches More Heat
    “I probably lost $1,000 just in tips alone,” said Gail Swayze, a bartender.By Tuesday, she had come up with a way to celebrate the end of the shutdown, offering a $5 cocktail special called the Christie Crush, a blend of vodka, triple sec and orange slices. What did the name mean, exactly?“Crush him, like get him out of office,” said John Zaccara, the bar’s bouncer.The budget had largely been held up by Mr. Christie’s demand that the state’s largest health insurer, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shiel..
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  • Forty-four states have refused to give certain voter information to Trump commission

    Forty-four states have refused to give certain voter information to Trump commission
    State leaders and voting boards across the country have responded to the letter with varying degrees of cooperation -- from altogether rejecting the request to expressing eagerness to supply information that is public."Numerous states are refusing to give information to the very distinguished VOTER FRAUD PANEL. What are they trying to hide?" Trump tweeted.The information the commission is seeking includes registrants' full names, addresses, dates of birth, political parties, the last four digits..
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  • Police: Man says he doesn't recall killing wife in Uber car

    Police: Man says he doesn't recall killing wife in Uber car
    SEATTLE (AP) — A man told investigators he didn’t remember shooting and killing his wife inside an Uber employee’s car, saying he had been drinking and “not having a good night” with her before the gunfire rang out, authorities said. Cameron Espitia, 31, who worked for the U.S. Coast Guard, was being held on $3 million bail in the death of Jennifer Espitia, 29. Defense attorney Kristen Gestaut had asked for lower bail Monday, citing Espitia’s lack of criminal history and ties to the agency, The..
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  • Silverwood Lake vegetation fire prompts evacuations - KABC

    Silverwood Lake vegetation fire prompts evacuations - KABC
    SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY (KABC) -- A fast-moving brush fire is forcing evacuations in the San Bernardino National Forest near Silverwood Lake, officials said.The fire was first reported around 1:45 p.m. near Highway 138 and the entrance to Silverwood Lake. The blaze charred about 20 acres before firefighters were able to make progress on containment. Evacuations were ordered for the Silverwood Campground, according to the U.S. Forest Service. The San Bernardino County Fire Department said on Twit..
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  • CNN Has The 'Trust' Advantage Over President Trump In A New Poll

    CNN Has The 'Trust' Advantage Over President Trump In A New Poll
    Even as controversy continues over President Donald Trump’s tweet of a video showing him beating up a personified version of CNN, a poll released Tuesday shows the cable news outlet edging him in trust among most Americans. The survey also showed the New York Times, Washington Post and the broadcast television networks faring better than Trump in trustworthiness. But the poll, conducted by Survey Monkey and published by Axios, also illustrates the stark political divide in the U.S. The poll, co..
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  • Neil Gorsuch's first few months begin to reveal how nine-justice Supreme Court will develop

    Neil Gorsuch's first few months begin to reveal how nine-justice Supreme Court will develop
    The conclusion of Justice Neil Gorsuch's abbreviated first term on the Supreme Court in April already has begun to reveal how the nine-justice court will develop. Conservatives have roundly praised Gorsuch's first two months on the high court, while liberals appear to fear that the worst is yet to come. Leah Litman, a University of California, Irvine law professor and former law clerk to Justice Anthony Kennedy, said Gorsuch is exactly as the president billed him: "a firm adherent to originalis..
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  • North Carolina police respond to call, end up joining in on Slip 'N Slide

    North Carolina police respond to call, end up joining in on Slip 'N Slide
    When Asheville, North Carolina, senior police officers Joe Jones and Carrie Lee responded to a call for a noise complaint, they never expected the summertime fun they were about to encounter. The officers joined in on the neighborhood's massive Slip 'N ...
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  • The Latest: Ill. Republican OK'd tax for 'fiscal stability'

    The Latest: Ill. Republican OK'd tax for 'fiscal stability'
    Illinois Senate Minority Leader Bill Brady (R-Bloomington), right, listens to the brief debate on a package of budget bills passed July 4 at the Capitol in Springfield, Ill. (Rich Saal/AP) By John O'Connor By John O'Connor July 4 at 6:26 PM SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Senate voted to override Gov. Bruce Rauner’s vetoes of a $36 billion budget package Tuesday, including a $5 billion tax increase designed to start digging out of the nation’s longest budget crisis since at least th..
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  • Appeals Court Says EPA Can't Keep Delaying Obama-Era Methane Rules

    Appeals Court Says EPA Can't Keep Delaying Obama-Era Methane Rules
    Pump jacks and a gas flare are seen near Williston, N.D., in 2016. Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images Pump jacks and a gas flare are seen near Williston, N.D., in 2016. Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images An appeals court in Washington..
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  • Women in Trump's White House Are Experiencing a Pay Gap

    Women in Trump's White House Are Experiencing a Pay Gap
    According to CNN, women in the White House are still experiencing a pay gap. Apparently, the pay gap means that women are earning around 80 cents for every dollar their male counterparts make. As CNN reports, that's actually a wider pay gap than across the country, with the national average apparently standing at 82 cents to the dollar.To establish that there was a gender pay gap in the White House, CNN analyzed the salaries of the majority of staff working there. Apparently, the average wage of..
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