Saturday 13 January 2018

New Yorker Cover Puts Trump 'In The Hole' After 'Racist' Comment

New Yorker Cover Puts Trump 'In The Hole' After 'Racist' CommentThe New Yorker is taking on President Donald Trump after he asked why the U.S. would welcome immigrants from “shithole” places like Haiti and African countries during a bipartisan Oval Office meeting on Thursday.




Few Republicans Acknowledged Trump's 'Shithole' Slur

Few Republicans Acknowledged Trump's 'Shithole' SlurDemocrats were quick to denounce President Donald Trump after reports that he referred to Haiti and some African nations as “shithole countries” while discussing immigration reform with lawmakers at the White House.




Sen. Durbin confirms Trump's vulgar comments

Sen. Durbin confirms Trump's vulgar commentsIllinois Senator Dick Durbin, who attended yesterday’s bipartisan meeting with President Trump, confirms that Trump used vulgar language toward Haiti and African nations.




Scuffles as US arrests Trinidad-born activist for deportation

Scuffles as US arrests Trinidad-born activist for deportationImmigration agents arrested a prominent New York activist on Thursday to be deported, sparking scuffles between his supporters and police as the Trump administration tightens its screws on migration. Ravi Ragbir, who last lived in his birth country of Trinidad and Tobago a quarter of a century ago, was taken into custody at his annual appointment with an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Manhattan.




The Subtle Way that Merriam-Webster Just Called Out Trump's 'Shithole' Remark

The Subtle Way that Merriam-Webster Just Called Out Trump's 'Shithole' RemarkThe dictionary is throwing some serious shade




New York's Donald J. Trump State Park: A story of abandonment and decay

New York's Donald J. Trump State Park: A story of abandonment and decaySigns for Donald J. Trump State Park are still visible on Taconic State Parkway in New York, even though the park is overrun with weeds and brambles. A subject of local debate and some controversy, the neglected land shows what happens when real property donated to the state for public use isn’t maintained for years.




California mudslides: Three-year-old girl among dead as names of victims released

California mudslides: Three-year-old girl among dead as names of victims releasedTorrential rain sent an avalanche of debris and water surging down a hillside that had been stripped bare by recent wildfires, tearing houses from their foundations and launching a days-long slog to rescue people still trapped in cars and homes. As the search-and-rescue effort unfolded, sheriff’s officials declined to publicly release details about the dead — in part an acknowledgement that the toll could mount higher — as they whittled down the number of missing people. All 17 people who perished were from the town of Montecito, and four were children: 10-year-old Jonathan Benitez, 3-year-old Kailly Benitez, 12-year-old Sawyer Corey and 6-year-old Peerawat Sutthithepn all lost their lives.