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September 1, 2022
Student test scores suffering worst drop in decades, here's why (CNN)
September 1, 2022
'Where's JD?': Why top Republicans are spending millions in Ohio (CNN)
September 1, 2022
The 8 p.m. ET speech from the Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia will revive a central theme of Biden's 2020 presidential campaign — the "battle for the soul of the nation."
President Joe Biden is expected to accuse Republicans of supporting an extreme ideology that threatens democracy during rare prime-time remarks Thursday as he steps up attacks on conservatives ahead of the midterm elections.
The 8 p.m. ET speech from the Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia will focus on the “battle for the soul of the nation,” the White House said — a phrase Biden has been using since 2017 to rally opposition to former President Donald Trump and the "Make America Great Again" movement.
“MAGA forces are determined to take this country backwards. Backwards to an America where there is no right to choose, no right to privacy, no right to contraception, no right to marry who you love,” Biden plans to say, according to excerpts of the speech released by the White House.
"For a long time, we’ve reassured ourselves that American democracy is guaranteed. But it is not. We have to defend it. Protect it. Stand up for it. Each and every one of us," Biden plans to say.
Biden to target 'MAGA Republicans' in prime-time speech about threats to democracy
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/joe-biden/biden-give-prime-time-speech-battle-soul-nation-stepped-attacks-republ-rcna45766The 8 p.m. ET speech from the Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia will revive a central theme of Biden's 2020 presidential campaign — the "battle for the soul of the nation."
President Joe Biden is expected to accuse Republicans of supporting an extreme ideology that threatens democracy during rare prime-time remarks Thursday as he steps up attacks on conservatives ahead of the midterm elections.
The 8 p.m. ET speech from the Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia will focus on the “battle for the soul of the nation,” the White House said — a phrase Biden has been using since 2017 to rally opposition to former President Donald Trump and the "Make America Great Again" movement.
“MAGA forces are determined to take this country backwards. Backwards to an America where there is no right to choose, no right to privacy, no right to contraception, no right to marry who you love,” Biden plans to say, according to excerpts of the speech released by the White House.
"For a long time, we’ve reassured ourselves that American democracy is guaranteed. But it is not. We have to defend it. Protect it. Stand up for it. Each and every one of us," Biden plans to say.
September 1, 2022
Republican state attorneys general and other leading conservatives are exploring a slew of potential lawsuits targeting President Biden’s plan to cancel some student debt — challenges that could limit or invalidate the policy before it takes full effect.
In recent days, a number of GOP attorneys general from states including Arizona, Missouri and Texas have met privately to discuss a strategy that could see multiple cases filed in different courts around the country, according to a person familiar with their thinking who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe the confidential talks.
“We’re going through that analysis right now, not only in Arizona but other states,” Attorney General Mark Brnovich said later Thursday. “You have a dangerous precedent. Any time any president thinks they can unilaterally dismiss debt or transfer wealth from one group to another group, it’s a huge power grab. The ends can’t justify the means.”
Other influential conservatives — including Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) and allies of the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank — are mulling their own options as they ratchet up criticism of Biden’s debt-relief plan, two additional people familiar with the matter said. And a conservative advocacy group founded by a major Trump donor said it would file a lawsuit against the policy.
Republicans are readying lawsuits to block Biden's student debt plan
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/republicans-are-readying-lawsuits-to-block-biden-e2-80-99s-student-debt-plan/ar-AA11lRA4Republican state attorneys general and other leading conservatives are exploring a slew of potential lawsuits targeting President Biden’s plan to cancel some student debt — challenges that could limit or invalidate the policy before it takes full effect.
In recent days, a number of GOP attorneys general from states including Arizona, Missouri and Texas have met privately to discuss a strategy that could see multiple cases filed in different courts around the country, according to a person familiar with their thinking who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe the confidential talks.
“We’re going through that analysis right now, not only in Arizona but other states,” Attorney General Mark Brnovich said later Thursday. “You have a dangerous precedent. Any time any president thinks they can unilaterally dismiss debt or transfer wealth from one group to another group, it’s a huge power grab. The ends can’t justify the means.”
Other influential conservatives — including Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) and allies of the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank — are mulling their own options as they ratchet up criticism of Biden’s debt-relief plan, two additional people familiar with the matter said. And a conservative advocacy group founded by a major Trump donor said it would file a lawsuit against the policy.
September 1, 2022
Trump HUMILIATES himself, fails HORRIBLY defending himself ON AIR - Brian Tyler Cohen
September 1, 2022
Ruined in Alaska - Fix News
September 1, 2022
Sheila O’Leary's 18-month-old son weighed 17 pounds and was the size of a 7-month-old baby when he died in 2019, a police report said.
A vegan woman convicted of murder in the malnutrition death of her young son was sentenced Monday to life in prison.
Sheila O’Leary, 38, whose family followed a strict vegan diet, was convicted in June on six charges — first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse, aggravated manslaughter, child abuse and two counts of child neglect — in the death of Ezra O’Leary. Her sentencing in Lee County, Florida, had previously been postponed four times.
Her husband, Ryan Patrick O’Leary, remains in jail while awaiting trial on the same charges. Investigators said the couple told them the family ate only raw fruits and vegetables, although the toddler also was fed breast milk. The 18-month-old boy weighed 17 pounds (8 kilograms) and was the size of a 7-month-old baby when he died in September 2019, a police report said.
The Cape Coral couple had two other children, ages 3 and 5, who also were malnourished, investigators said. A fourth child had been returned to her biological father during an earlier malnutrition case in Virginia, court records show.
Vegan mom gets life in prison following death of son from malnutrition
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/sheila-oleary-sentenced-life-toddler-starvation_n_630f6d58e4b07744a2fc29c1Sheila O’Leary's 18-month-old son weighed 17 pounds and was the size of a 7-month-old baby when he died in 2019, a police report said.
A vegan woman convicted of murder in the malnutrition death of her young son was sentenced Monday to life in prison.
Sheila O’Leary, 38, whose family followed a strict vegan diet, was convicted in June on six charges — first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse, aggravated manslaughter, child abuse and two counts of child neglect — in the death of Ezra O’Leary. Her sentencing in Lee County, Florida, had previously been postponed four times.
Her husband, Ryan Patrick O’Leary, remains in jail while awaiting trial on the same charges. Investigators said the couple told them the family ate only raw fruits and vegetables, although the toddler also was fed breast milk. The 18-month-old boy weighed 17 pounds (8 kilograms) and was the size of a 7-month-old baby when he died in September 2019, a police report said.
The Cape Coral couple had two other children, ages 3 and 5, who also were malnourished, investigators said. A fourth child had been returned to her biological father during an earlier malnutrition case in Virginia, court records show.
September 1, 2022
Hear pilot's reaction after passenger caught sending nude photos (CNN)
September 1, 2022
A Georgia man has been arrested and charged with assault after he was seen in a video shouting profanities and racial slurs over an apparent parking dispute, the Atlanta Black Star reports.
David McConnell, 63, was arrested on a simple assault charge after the incident with a Black trucker outside a McDonald's in Atlanta.
In the video, McConnell can be heard saying is “Dumba** n**** that don’t know where to park his f***ing truck.”
The video was taken by the victim.
“I never thought that it would happen to me,” the man, who did not want to be identified, said. “I parked along the curve here. I walked in and grabbed food and as I was walking out he was coming in and he started yelling and cursing.”
In the video, McConnell yells, “Nobody can get around your stupid a**. They can’t get around your stupid a**. I want to knock the f***ing hell out of you in a minute.”
Georgia man arrested after video shows him spew racism at Black trucker
https://www.rawstory.com/georgia-man-arrested-after-video-shows-him-spew-racism-at-black-trucker/A Georgia man has been arrested and charged with assault after he was seen in a video shouting profanities and racial slurs over an apparent parking dispute, the Atlanta Black Star reports.
David McConnell, 63, was arrested on a simple assault charge after the incident with a Black trucker outside a McDonald's in Atlanta.
In the video, McConnell can be heard saying is “Dumba** n**** that don’t know where to park his f***ing truck.”
The video was taken by the victim.
“I never thought that it would happen to me,” the man, who did not want to be identified, said. “I parked along the curve here. I walked in and grabbed food and as I was walking out he was coming in and he started yelling and cursing.”
In the video, McConnell yells, “Nobody can get around your stupid a**. They can’t get around your stupid a**. I want to knock the f***ing hell out of you in a minute.”
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