2 h. ago LA police fired over a thousand projectiles at protesters in a single day

Los Angeles police officers fired over a thousand projectiles at Trump administration protesters on a single day in June

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3 h. ago National Guard plan stirs up mixed feelings from Memphis residents

President Donald Trump’s plan to send the National Guard into Memphis for a crime-fighting push has stirred mixed feelings among the populace

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28 h. ago Trump announces he will send national guard to Memphis, with Chicago ‘probably next’ – live

US president says deployment will be like the one in Washington DC and also adds St Louis to list of citiesTrump to send national guard to Memphis and Chicago ‘probably next’Secretary of state Marco Rubio will travel to Qatar on Tuesday, the Washington Post is reporting, after holding talks with Benjamin Netanyahu today in Israel.As my colleague Julian Borger writes: “Part of [Rubio’s] mission on this two-day visit is to convey Donald Trump’s irritation at the Israeli missile strike on Doha that was aimed at Hamas leadership but killed their aides and a Qatari security officer.Common sense dictates that drone technology should be harnessed to scan every elevated structure with a line of sight to a target.If drones can enable the early detection and prevention of assassination attempts, why not use them? Better to have vigilant eyes in the sky than to remain blind to would-be assassins. Continue reading...

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29 h. ago Trump sends National Guard to Memphis after DC takeover and eyes Chicago next

Tennessee is considered a “Red” state but Memphis has a Black mayor and a Democratic-led municipal government

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29 h. ago Activists say immigration enforcement increased as Chicago waits for promised federal intervention

Activists in Chicago’s immigrant rights network say there’s been a noticeable uptick in immigration enforcement in recent days as the nation’s third-largest city awaits federal intervention repeatedly promised by President Donald Trump

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34 h. ago Met Police plans to close half of London's police station front desks will 'undoubtedly' lead to spike in crime, union bosses warn

The force is proposing to permanently reduce the number of public-facing front counters from 37 to 19, despite the fact they were used to report 50,000 crimes last year.

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36 h. ago Trump threatens national emergency to force Washington DC police cooperation

Mayor halted support for immigration enforcement after president’s 30-day police takeover endedUS politics – live updatesDonald Trump on Monday threatened to again take control of Washington DC’s police department if the city did not cooperate with his plans for mass deportations of undocumented immigrants.The president’s threat came days after the expiration of a 30-day takeover of the Washington Metropolitan police department (MPD), which Trump ordered in response to his claim that the capital was experiencing an “out of control” crime wave. He also ordered in national guard troops and federal agents, who remain present in the city. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Memphis mayor says he got confirmation National Guard would be deployed from Trump's TV comments

The Memphis mayor says President Donald Trump’s TV announcement was the first hard confirmation he received that Trump would send in the National Guard to address crime

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3 d. ago Trump administration could deploy 1,000 troops to Louisiana cities until 2026, report says

The state’s Republican governor and members of Congress have pushed for federal intervention

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3 d. ago Leaked plans show Pentagon eyeing Louisiana to deploy national guard

Documents show intent to deploy 1,000 troops to conduct law enforcement operations in urban centersDonald Trump’s administration has drafted a proposal to deploy 1,000 Louisiana national guard troops to conduct law enforcement operations in the state’s urban centers, the Washington Post reported Saturday, citing military planning documents it had obtained.Trump has made crime a major focus of his administration even as violent crime rates have fallen in many US cities. His crackdown on Democratic-led municipalities has fueled legal concerns and spurred protests, including a recent demonstration by several thousand people in Washington DC. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Met Police front desk closures will 'increase crime and staff stress' Unite claims

Exclusive: ‘Plans to close police front desks will lead to more crime, higher levels of crimes being unreported and increased staff stress,’ union leader claims

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4 d. ago Trump eyes Memphis for next federal crackdown on crime but admits he would have preferred to send Guard to Chicago

During an interview with Fox and Friends the president claimed that the boss of a major railway line told him he had needed to travel in an ‘armored vehicle with bulletproof glass’ when visiting Memphis

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4 d. ago Dutch broadcaster joins RTE in proposed boycott of Eurovision over Israel

The Irish station said multiple members of the European Broadcasting Union have raised concerns about the participation of Israel.

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4 d. ago Trump threatened Portland with troops to quell protests. The mayor says it's not needed

President Donald Trump has threatened sending the National Guard to Portland, Oregon, to quell protests

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5 d. ago National Guard to remain in DC despite expiry of Trump’s emergency order

At least 150 military police will patrol the capital until at least the end of November

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6 d. ago Some National Guard to remain in DC through November after Trump's emergency order is set to expire

Some National Guard troops from outside the District of Columbia will remain in the nation’s capital at least through the end of November at the request of the Trump administration

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6 d. ago New Orleans mayor to appear in court on corruption charges tied to alleged affair

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell is set to make her first appearance in federal court to face conspiracy, fraud and obstruction charges tied to what prosecutors have described as a yearslong scheme to conceal a romantic relationship with her bodyguard as the two traveled, wined and dined together on taxpayers’ dime

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6 d. ago Judge pauses California's request to bar Trump administration's ongoing use of National Guard troops

A federal judge who ruled last week that the Trump administration broke federal law by sending National Guard troops to the Los Angeles area says he will not immediately consider a request to bar the ongoing use of 300 Guard troops

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7 d. ago Chicagoans change routines as immigration crackdown looms. Some carry passports and avoid stores

As the nation’s third-largest city awaits a much-hyped federal intervention, residents are making changes in their daily routines

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7 d. ago Trump apparently thinks domestic violence is not a crime. That makes sense | Moira Donegan

Trump’s view of the prerogatives of husbands towards their wives mirror his own sense of his entitlements as president towards his abused countrySpeaking at a Christian museum on Monday, Donald Trump claimed, falsely, that his deployment of national guard troops to invade the nation’s capital has eliminated crime in Washington. He complained, however, that domestic violence was being counted in the crime statistics, which he claimed meant that the influence of his policy was not being seen as significant enough. “They said, ‘Crime’s down 87%,’” the president claimed, not explaining who “they” were. “I said, no, no, no. It’s more than 87%, virtually nothing. And much lesser things, things that take place in the home they call crime. You know, they’ll do anything they can to find something. If a man has a little fight with the wife, they say this was a crime. See? So now I can’t claim 100%, but we are. We are a safe city.”If Trump wanted to endorse domestic violence decriminalization,...

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