Kamala Harris responds after Trump promotes racist birther conspiracy: 'They're going to engage in lies'

Kamala Harris has responded to a racist birther conspiracy theory promoted by Donald Trump which falsely claims she is not eligible to serve in the White House, telling a prominent black-oriented media outlet: >“They’re going to engage in lies. They're going to engage in deception."

The California senator selected by Joe Biden to join his presidential campaign spoke to TheGrio on Saturday in a wide-ranging interview after the president claimed in a White House press briefing last week that he had “no idea” whether she met the requirements to become vice president, adding: “I heard today that she doesn't meet the requirements."

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/kamala-harris-trump-birther-conspiracy-theory-biden-vp-barack-obama-a9674581.html

Trump Administration Finalizes Drilling Plans in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

THE TRUMP administration on Monday finalized plans for an oil and gas leasing program in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, opening a 1.5 million-acre section of land to drilling.

Interior Secretary David Bernhardt said his agency is meeting obligations set under a 2017 bill that approved oil and gas leasing on the refuge.

"Congress directed us to hold lease sales in the ANWR Coastal Plain, and we have taken a significant step in meeting our obligations by determining where and under what conditions the oil and gas development program will occur," Bernhardt said in a statement.

The refuge is home to polar bears, migrating caribou, arctic foxes and other wildlife. Environmental groups and some Alaska Natives have opposed the plan.

"Make no mistake. The American people will not stand for the liquidation of our nation's most iconic wilderness," Adam Kolton, the executive director at Alaska Wilderness League, said in a statement. "We will continue to fight this at every turn, in the courts, in Congress and in the corporate boardrooms. Any oil company that would seek to drill in the Arctic Refuge will face enormous reputational, legal and financial risks."

The agency hasn't yet set a date for its first oil and gas rights auction, but Bernhardt said a lease sale could happen by the end of the year. If that timeline holds up, it could make it difficult for Democrats to reverse the decision should they take the White House in the November election.

https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2020-08-17/trump-administration-finalizes-oil-and-gas-leasing-program-for-alaskas-arctic-national-wildlife-refuge

North Koreans 'forced to give up pet dogs for restaurant meat amid food shortages'

People in North Korea are reportedly being forced to give up their pet dogs so they can be used as dog meat for restaurants.

The move by the leader Kim Jong Un is thought to be aimed at appeasing rising discontent among the public amid a dire economic situation in the secretive country, including food shortages.

Pet dogs are thought to be owned mostly by the elite and wealthy in the capital Pyongyang and are seen by authorities a symbol of capitalist "decadence", while ordinary people have pigs and other livestock.

Mr Kim issued a ban on pet ownership in July, denouncing it as "a tainted trend by bourgeois ideology", according to South Korea's Chosun Ilbo newspaper, citing a source.

The source said: "Authorities have identified households with pet dogs and are forcing them to give them up or forcefully confiscating them and putting them down."

https://news.sky.com/story/north-koreans-forced-to-give-up-pet-dogs-for-restaurant-meat-amid-food-shortages-12051212

Mexican Soldiers Kill 9 Alleged Gunmen At Texas Border

CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Officials say Mexican soldiers killed nine alleged gunmen along the border with Texas in the northeastern state of Tamaulipas.

The Mexico Attorney General’s office in Reynosa said the confrontation occurred Sunday morning in Miguel Aleman, across the Rio Grande from Roma, Texas. The office said its personnel observed the recovery of the bodies. The alleged aggressors were wearing military-like uniforms.

Soldiers came under fire from gunmen in the brush while on patrol, according to a spokesperson from Tamaulipas’ security coordinating group, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

It was not immediately clear which criminal group the gunmen belonged to. The area has been the scene of clashes between the Northeast cartel — a splinter of the Zetas — and the Jalisco New Generation cartel and the Gulf cartel, which has long controlled illicit traffic on that end of the border.

https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2020/08/17/mexican-soldiers-kill-9-gunmen-texas-border/

Authorities near Chicago are searching for a United Airlines executive who was last seen 11 days ago

Authorities in northeast Illinois are searching for a United Airlines executive who has been missing for nearly two weeks. United said Jake Cefolia, its senior vice president in charge of worldwide sales, was last seen on August 6.

The Chicago Sun Times reports that on Friday, more than 100 people and police dogs combed the Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve in search of the 49-year-old executive. Cefolia's vehicle was found at the preserve, where he was known to run a 9- to 10-mile route, according to ABC7 Chicago.

"Our friend and colleague, Jake Cefolia, SVP of Worldwide Sales, was last seen Thursday evening, August 6th," a United spokesperson told Business Insider. "We're concerned about his well-being and have been in touch with Jake's family over the last couple of days to offer them our support. At the request of the family, we won't be releasing any additional details at this time."

https://www.businessinsider.com/united-airlines-executive-missing-illinois-chicago-jake-cefolia-waterfall-glen-2020-8

Police warn of fake social media posts in shooting death of North Carolina 5-year-old Cannon Hinnant

Officials said the press release-styled Facebook post is attempting to impersonate Wilson Police Department's official social media account, according to CBS affiliate WNCN. The fraudulent post said the version of events leading up to Cannon’s death was not backed by evidence, claiming Cannon was not shot in the head in his front yard.

Wilson police have responded to the fraudulent Facebook post, warning any posts making such claims "were NOT issued by our department," WPD said.

“Before you share a post you can check our page to see if that post is shown. If it’s not here, it’s not from us,” the department said.

https://www.wzzm13.com/article/news/local/cannon-hinnant-fake-post-social-media-fraudulent-facebook-wilson-north-carolina-5-year-old/83-72ab0b0d-2ddf-4e84-bc68-7c891fa492ca

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Peter Nygard’s sons accuse Canadian fashion mogul of arranging for their rape as teens

In a lawsuit filed in a New York court Sunday, two of Winnipeg fashion mogul Peter Nygard’s sons accused their father of ordering his girlfriend, who the suit claims is a “known sex worker” to rape them when they were teenagers.

The millionaire clothier has already been accused of sexual assault by 57 women in a different, class-action lawsuit also filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in February this year — the two lawsuits were filed by the same lawyers.

The accusations stem from women from five countries and three continents. None of the allegations in either lawsuit have been proven in court. The lawsuit filed by his sons requests a jury trial, as does the class-action.

https://globalnews.ca/news/7280452/peter-nygards-sons-accuse-canadian-fashion-mogul-of-arranging-for-their-rape-as-teens/

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