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ST. LOUIS — Police arrested Alderman Megan Ellyia Green and several board members of Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region on Thursday after a downtown protest over Missouri's new abortion law — and the state's attempt to close Missouri's only remaining abortion clinic. Green and others sat down in the lobby of the Wainwright State Office Building after a protest in a park between the Gateway Arch and the historic Old Courthouse. By the time the bulk of the protesters had marched from the park, Green and the others were seated in the lobby of the Wainwright building and...

Christopher Steele, the former British intelligence agent who authored the hoax dossier alleging dubious ties between President Donald Trump and Russia, will meet with U.S. officials to discuss his relationship with the FBI, according to a report. The Times of London, citing a source close to Steele, reports the ex-spy will sit down with officials in London “within weeks.” The report comes days after Reuters broke the news that Steele refused to face questions from Connecticut’s U.S. Attorney John Durham, who was recently appointed by Attorney General William Barr to examine the origins of the FBI’s investigation into Russian interference...

Are you a propagandist? If you write nonfiction intended to persuade, yes, by a broad definition, you almost certainly are. Here are fifty terms for, and definitions of, forms of propaganda, at least one of which such writers will likely employ in a given piece of content. Propaganda (the word is from a New Latin term meaning “propagating,” synonymous in this connotation with publicizing) has been defined as “communication intended to shape perceptions, manipulate cognition, and direct behavior.” That’s a broad definition — a narrower one would limit propaganda to willful, prejudicial manipulation of information — but it helps writers...

Former British intelligence officer Christopher Steele, best known for authoring the infamous anti-Trump dossier, has reached a deal with American officials to answer questions about his work for the FBI, according to The Times of London. The Times, citing a source close to Steele, reported that the former spy will meet American officials in London in the coming weeks. An anonymous senior government source told the Times that there was no request to interview Steele. Whether to testify or not would be Steele’s decision since he is no longer in government service, the source added. Steele paid second- and third-hand...

With Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski away on a belated honeymoon, Willie Geist has been hosting Morning Joe this week. Today, Willie availed himself of his role to take a serious shot at the Democrats' plan to have John Dean, of Watergate fame, testify next week before the House Judiciary Committee. Discussing the matter with Kasie Hunt, Geist first suggested that the only point of having Dean testify was "for symbolism." A bit later, he unleashed this zinger: "Unless John Dean has new information, or can testify specifically about something that happened in the Mueller investigation, does this not add...

President Trump stopped by McLean Bible Church, a megachurch near D.C., on Sunday on his way home from playing golf, where Pastor David Platt prayed for the president–a common Christian practice. Perhaps if Politico reporters and editors understood the biblical command of praying for all those in positions of authority, they might not have botched their coverage of the president’s pit stop so poorly. On Monday, Platt wrote to his church members with an explanation of Sunday’s prayer, but Politico reported that Platt “has apologized to his congregation after praying for the president during the unscheduled visit.”

The book of James has an unusual sentence construction that links the word glory with the name of Jesus: “My brethren, do not hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with partiality” (James 2:1). In this verse the words “Lord of glory” have alternate renditions. Some translations read, “Our glorious Lord.” Still another possible translation reads, “Jesus Christ, who is the glory.” B. B. Warfield, in his book The Lord of Glory, says, that Jesus was the glory of God, the shekinah. According to the Old Testament, the shekinah was the visible manifestation of the...

A BRIT teacher accidentally killed herself with a lethal overdose after she swallowed a bag of cocaine in a first-class airport lounge while waiting to fly home to Dubai. Victoria Buchanan, 42, ingested the resealable bag when she realised she still had the drug in her possession while drinking a glass of champagne after she checked in with her luggage. The mum-of-three had earlier acquired £200 worth of the Class A drug during a family visit to the UK with her husband Mark who is a shipping company boss. She had £60 worth of cocaine left when she decided to...

Former Trump lawyer John Dowd predicted multiple instances of special counsel Robert Mueller misleading the public in his report will be revealed. During an interview on Fox News, Dowd said he was glad a federal judge released the transcript of a voicemail he left for retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn's lawyer Rob Kelner shortly after he agreed to cooperate with Mueller. "We now know the truth," he told host Sean Hannity. Mueller referenced parts of the Nov. 22, 2017, voicemail in his final report about how Dowd asked for a "heads up" if Flynn knew information that "implicates" Trump after...

Mexican immigration authorities on Tuesday withdrew a pair of migrant camps in the southern city of Tapachula, in te state of Chiapas, in what appears to be an attempt to organize a migratory flow that has overwhelmed all fgovernment capabilities. ...

One of the most powerful aldermen in Chicago's history has pleaded not guilty to federal political corruption charges. Alderman Edward Burke, 75, was straight faced throughout a very quick arraignment Tuesday morning. Not guilty pleas were entered on behalf of Burke and his two co-defendants; the alderman’s ward employee Pete Andrews and Real Estate Developer Charles Cui.

The White House has directed former officials Hope Hicks and Annie Donaldson not to turn over any documents to the House Judiciary Committee relating to their time at the White House, according to two sources familiar with the matter. But Hicks, the former White House communications director, still could turn over documents the committee has requested related to the 2016 Trump campaign, a period that's not covered by executive privilege, according to House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler. The White House sent letters to the committee stating that White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney had directed Hicks and Donaldson, the...

The Trumps’ day with the royals included showering Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip with gifts — namely Tiffany jewels and a custom Air Force One jacket. America’s first couple came bearing a silver and silk poppy brooch from Tiffany & Co. in a custom red leather White House jewelry box for her majesty, according to the White House. The queen’s husband received a personalized Air Force One jacket and a signed first edition autobiography of James Doolittle titled, “I Could Never Be So Lucky Again.”

The moral problem is that dodgeball encourages students to aggressively single others out for dominance, and to enjoy that dominance as a victory

A little over a hundred years ago, Emperor Karl of Austria, his wife Zita and their small children were forced to leave their last refuge in Austria for Swiss exile. Two abortive attempts to regain the Austrian throne led to their exile and his death in Madeira. Over the following decades the imperial exiles made the best of things, with the heir, Archduke Otto, trying first to catalyse resistance to Hitler on Austria’s part, and then with more success to ensure that the victorious Allies would treat Austria as a victim rather than a perpetrator. Austria was fortunate: after 1955...

VIDEO Jeff Daniels appeared on MSNBC recently to channel the Atticus Finch role he is playing in the Broadway play "To Kill A Mockingbird" in order to obsess like Captain Ahab over his White Whale which in reality is the Big Bad Orange Whale known as Donald Trump. From his apocalyptic vision of the future if Trump is either re-elected or not removed from office via the impeachment process, it is obvious that Dumber than Dumb Daniels might go the Heaven's Gate route to the Mother Ship.

U.S. border agents shot and killed an 23-year-old American man who pulled out a gun and started shooting while trying to drive a truck through a U.S.-Mexican border inspection point at San Diego, police said on Tuesday. The shooting late Monday sparked panic at the crowded San Ysidro port of entry, where people and vehicles enter the United States from Tijuana, social media video showed. The San Diego Police Department did not immediately release the man’s identity and it was not clear why he began shooting. His truck became blocked by another vehicle, and he began shooting at U.S. Customs...

The former MI6 agent behind the Trump dossier has agreed to be questioned by US officials over his relationship with the FBI. Christopher Steele, 54, has agreed to meet investigators in London within weeks, according to a source close to him. Mr Trump has tweeted more than 50 times about Mr Steele, calling him a “failed spy” and accusing him of spreading fake news.

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Troops based around Beijing sympathized with Tiananmen Square student demonstrators and comingled with them: For that reason the Chinese Communist Party used force by prevailing on the loyalty of Army units much further away. These troops could rely on nothing other than the words of the CCP, which described striking students as lawless brigands and dangerous, armed traitors. A MILLION people were in Tiananmen Square and China used 300,000 troops to put down the uprising. The firing went on for 48 hours, in total. ALL credible death estimates run into the thousands, but some even go over 10,000. Today, Google...