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A grandmother’s request to spend a few more minutes at a NYC beach ends in tragedy
New York Daily News
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August 16, 2025
As the lifeguards prepared to end their shift, a 77-year-old Russian grandmother visiting her family in Brooklyn was having such a good time at Manhattan Beach Park she called her daughter and told her to hold off on picking her up. “It’s breezy....
Judge declares D.C. police chief is still in command, while D.C. Mayor Bowser returns from Martha’s Vineyard
One America News Network
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August 15, 2025
(L-Top) Judge Ana Reyes. (Photo via: Senate Judiciary Committee) / (L-Bottom) D.C. Mayor Murial Bowser. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) / (R-Top) DEA Administrator / newly named interim federal administrator of the D.C. Police Department...
Ban on hiking or crossing forest paths due to wildfire risk
Euro Weekly News
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August 16, 2025
Two women hiking in El Montgo Natural Park, one of the closed parks. Credit: Santi Carneri The regional government has announced the closure of several natural parks and restrictions on activities across the Costa Blanca region after Spain’s state...
From Delaware to D.C., Mike Castle over the years
The News Journal - Delaware
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Pat Crowe, Delaware News JournalIn a seat-belt promotion campaign, Lt. Gov. Michael N. Castle rides "The Convincer," which simulates a car crash at 10 miles per hour, at Buena Vista on July 31, 1981.Ronald Cortes, Delaware News JournalLt. Gov....
DEA head appointed emergency Washington, D.C. police chief
World - North Carolina
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August 15, 2025
Drug Enforcement Administration head Terence Cole will serve as emergency commissioner of Washington’s Metropolitan Police Department, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi ordered Thursday evening. Cole assumed the powers and duties of Washington,...
Trump administration agrees to leave Washington police chief in charge after court hearing
The Globe and Mail
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August 15, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:Agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration patrol along U Street in northwest Washington on Friday.Alex Brandon/The Associated Press The Trump administration on Friday reversed course and agreed to leave the...
West Kelowna siblings representing B.C. on bikes at Canada Summer Games
West K News
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August 16, 2025
Brooke and Rhett Bates will compete for Team B.C. in mountain biking towards the end of the Games in St. John's, N.L. Brooke and Rhett Bates have been mountain bike racing since they were eight years old. As siblings, the West Kelowna duo have had...
The Prospect Weekly Roundup: Federalizing D.C. and Redrawing California
The American Prospect
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August 15, 2025
This week, the more touristy parts of Washington, D.C., saw an inexplicable increased presence of police forces, from both federal agencies and the Metropolitan Police, whose leadership has been commandeered by the federal government. The federal...
Austin teen takes the fight for after-school programs to Washington, D.C.
CBS Austin - Texas
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AUSTIN, Texas — After-school programs across the country are facing an uncertain future when it comes to federal funding, including those in Austin. One local teen recently traveled to Washington, D.C., to share her story in hopes of protecting...
Indiana's elected Republican officials invited to D.C. to meet with top White House officials
WTHR - Indiana
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The invitation makes no mention of redistricting and says it is a chance for Indiana's elected officials to hear from senior White House officials. INDIANAPOLIS — Statehouse Republicans will be heading to the White House later this month. The...
Dem D.C. Mayor Tucks Tail And Runs: Heads to Billionaire Beach Getaway While Trump Does Her Job
The Western Journal
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August 15, 2025
Washington, D.C., Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser flew to the affluent Martha’s Vineyard on Thursday, while she was the middle of a battle with President Donald Trump over his decision to federalize law enforcement in the nation’s capital. She...
D.C. Police Union endorses Trump’s federal takeover of Metropolitan Police Department
Natural News
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August 15, 2025
D.C. Police Union endorses Trump’s federal takeover of Metropolitan Police Department D.C. Police Union Chairman Gregg Pemberton publicly backed President Donald Trump's federal takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), calling it a...
Checkpoints Like the Ones Federal Agents Are Running in D.C. Are Unconstitutional
Reason Magazine
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August 15, 2025
Residents of Washington, D.C., are turning out in force to protest the Trump administration's takeover of the city's law enforcement, which has included police checkpoints on popular streets staffed by federal agents. NBC News and other outlets...
D.C. sues to block Trump’s federal takeover of its police department as crackdown intensifies
Boston.com - Massachusetts
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August 15, 2025
National News The lawsuit comes after U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said Thursday night that DEA boss Terry Cole will assume the police chief's duties and approval authority for any orders issued to officers. National Guard personnel keep watch...
Zelenskyy to travel to Washington on Monday to discuss future negotiations with Putin
AS
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August 16, 2025
For the first time since 2015, Russian President Vladimir Putin was welcomed to the United States. The Russian leader had the red carpet rolled out for him at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, and was greeted upon arrival by US...
D.C. Showdown
Reason Magazine
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August 15, 2025
Federal deployment in D.C. continues: Starting at around 9 p.m., FBI and Secret Service agents arrived in D.C.'s Foggy Bottom to remove a few tents from a homeless encampment. "We were told that there would be a list of sites that would receive...
Zelenskyy to travel to Washington for talks with Trump
News.Az
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced Saturday that he will travel to Washington on Monday to meet U.S. President Donald Trump, following a summit between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin that failed to produce an immediate...
At this remote lodge, B.C.’s backcountry adventure is cocooned by fine linen and gourmet cuisine
The Globe and Mail
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August 16, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:This remote glamping lodge on Vancouver Island has earned three Michelin keys.Clayoquot Wilderness Lodge/Supplied I didn’t need to cross the country to do a cold plunge – after all, I live next to Lake Ontario and I...
Opinion: Why Trump’s Maxwell Hypocrisy Is Laid Bare by D.C. Power Grab
The Daily Beast
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August 15, 2025
When he announced he was taking over the Washington, D.C. police department and deploying hundreds of federal agents along with the National Guard, President Trump declared that street criminals are beyond redemption. “A lot of them are homegrown...
Bondi Strips D.C. Police Chief Of Power, Names New Emergency Police Commissioner
Daily Wire
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August 15, 2025
Attorney General Pam Bondi issued an order Thursday evening that named a new Emergency Police Commissioner whose power will supersede that of Metro Police Chief Pamela Smith and grant Washington, D.C., police officers more freedom in their...