Donald Trump's Unorthodoxy Extends to Spending
Republican Donald Trump has said he isn’t interested in running a traditional presidential campaign. Campaign-finance records show he’s not: Half of the campaign’s 10 highest-paid consultants over the course of the election had never previously worked for a presidential campaign. Just one of Democrat Hillary Clinton’s top 10 consultants had no presidential campaign experience, according to a Wall Street Journal review of Federal...>> view originalUW-Madison Is Ranked The Top Party School For 2017 By Princeton Review
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is ranked the top party school in the nation in the annual rankings released Monday by the Princeton Review. Following the Badgers, West Virginia University and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at Nos. 2 and 3, respectively. It’s the first time in a decade that UW-Madison took the top slot in the party school ranking. Illinois took the top spot last year. Princeton Review, which publishes an annual guide to picking and preparing for coll..>> view originalBrock Turner to be released from jail after serving half of six-month sentence in Stanford rape case
Former Stanford University student Brock Turner, who was convicted of raping a woman and later sentenced to six months in jail — a penalty criticized for its leniency — is scheduled to be released from jail on Friday, according to public records.If released this week from the Santa Clara County jail, Turner will have completed half of the jail term imposed by Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky, who faces a recall campaign over his handling of Turner’s case. Early releases are commonly given beca..>> view originalEx-aide poised to replace convicted Pennsylvania prosecutor
FILE - In this Dec. 7, 2015 file photo first Deputy Attorney General Bruce Beemer walks from a contempt hearing for Patrick Reese, a top aide to Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane, at the Montgomery County courthouse in Norristown, Pa. Pennsylvania lawmakers are poised to replace the state’s convicted ex-attorney general, Kane, with her former top deputy. The scheduled confirmation vote on Beemer on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016, comes nearly two weeks after Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf nomina..>> view originalBaton Rouge floods: Workers' bus crashes into accident scene, killing 2
The bus was full of workers headed to Baton Rouge on Interstate 10 to help with flood cleanup, said Louisiana State Police Trooper Melissa Matey. The driver was Denis Yasmir Amaya Rodriguez, an undocumented immigrant from Honduras, Matey said.One of those killed was St. John the Baptist Parish Fire District Chief Spencer Chauvin, Matey said.The wreck happened at 6:40 a.m when the black charter bus came up on a blocked crash scene on Interstate 10 where Chauvin and two firefighters were assisting..>> view originalObama to Juggle Security, Climate, Rights on Final Asia Trip
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama faces thorny talks about the fight against the Islamic State group, climate change and human rights when he sets off this week across the Pacific for an eight-day valedictory tour through Asia.Obama is to leave Wednesday to attend back-to-back summits in Hangzhou, China, and Vientiane, Laos. Coming five months from the end of Obama's term, the White House has planned the trip as a moment to highlight his administration's seven-year effort to expand U.S. in..>> view originalPhoenix sheriff enters primary amid toughest campaign yet
Sheriff Joe Arpaio faces three Republican challengers in Tuesday's primary in what has turned out to be the toughest election in his 23 years as the top law enforcer in metro Phoenix.The 84-year-old sheriff of Maricopa County is pitted against former Buckeye Police Chief Dan Saban, retired sheriff's deputy Wayne Baker, and Marsha Hill, a former commander of a volunteer sheriff's posse.The winner will face Democrat Paul Penzone, a retired Phoenix police officer, in the Nov. 8 general election. P..>> view original2 slain nuns remembered for helping the needy
Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press 3:04 a.m. EDT August 30, 2016Rodney Earl Sanders, of Kosciusko, Miss., leaves the Durant Municipal Building after an initial appearance in court Monday, Aug. 29, 2016.(Photo: Rogelio V. Solis, AP)DURANT, Miss. - Hundreds of people filled a cathedral in Mississippi’s capital city on Monday to remember two nuns who spent decades helping the needy and were found stabbed to death last week in their home in one of the poorest counties of the state.B..>> view originalRussian hackers targeted Arizona election system
The FBI says it has found breaches in voter registration systems in Illinois and Arizona, and it's urging states to increase their computer security ahead of the November presidential election. (Reuters) Hackers targeted voter registration systems in Illinois and Arizona, and the FBI alerted Arizona officials in June that Russians were behind the assault on the election system in that state. The bureau described the threat as “credible” and significant, “an eight on a scale of one to 10,”..>> view originalLongtime aide Huma Abedin like 'second daughter' to Clinton
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — Longtime Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin has won plaudits for her campaign instincts, her deep-rooted loyalty and her glamorous personal style. But she has been thrust into the spotlight for another attribute — as a wronged political wife. Abedin, who is expected to play a major behind-the scenes role if her boss is elected president, announced Monday she was separating from her husband, Anthony Weiner, after the former New York congressman was accused of sending lewd photo..>> view original
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