New Orleans police: 2 killed, 6 injured after car hits crowd

Two people have been killed and six injured after being struck by a vehicle on a busy New Orleans thoroughfare Saturday evening, authorities said.

Police Superintendent Shaun Ferguson told local media that a suspect is in custody following the incident that happened about 8 p.m. Saturday along a multiple-block stretch of Esplanade Ave.

Ferguson said the suspect is being tested to determine whether he was intoxicated. His identity was not released. The police chief said bystanders in the area were the ones who stopped the driver

https://thebl.com/us-news/new-orleans-police-2-killed-6-injured-after-car-hits-crowd.html

The top 8 moments from President Trump’s speech at CPAC 2019

President Trump delivered a two-hour speech Saturday at the 2019 Conservative Political Action Conference as the White House gears up for the 2020 election.

CPAC, the largest annual national gathering of conservative activists, runs through Saturday at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland.

Here are the top eight moments from President Trump’s address.

1. America is respected again

The president said: “But let me tell you something. The world respects our country again.”

https://thebl.com/politics/the-top-8-moments-from-president-trumps-speech-at-cpac-2019.html

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Protests resume in Algeria on day Bouteflika due to submit election bid

ALGIERS (Reuters) – Anti-government protests resumed in Algeria on Sunday as thousands gathered in the capital and other towns to demand Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika drop plans to stand for a fifth term, witnesses and residents said.

Police officers try to disperse people trying to reach the government palace during a protest against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s plan to extend his 20-year rule by seeking a fifth term in April elections in Algiers, Algeria, March 1, 2019. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

In a rare wave of public dissent, Algerians have been taking to the streets since rallies calling on him to step down began 10 days ago. Bouteflika, 82, in shaky health for years, was due to submit his official election papers at the Constitutional Council in Algiers on Sunday, the deadline for candidates.

He need not do so in person, the state news agency APS said. Bouteflika, rarely seen in public since he suffered a stroke in 2013, was at the weekend still in Switzerland for unspecified medical checks, according to Swiss media.

Algeria’s weak and divided opposition and civic groups have called for more protests should Bouteflika, in power since 1999, confirm his re-election bid. But analysts say the movement is lacking a leader and organization in a country still dominated by veterans of the 1954-62 independence war against France.

http://www.mrpolitic.com/2019/03/03/protests-resume-in-algeria-on-day-bouteflika-due-to-submit-election-bid/

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Barack Obama's Top 10 Apologies: How the President Has Humiliated a Superpower

On several occasions, President Obama has sought to apologize for the actions of his own country when addressing a foreign audience–including seven of the 10 apologies listed below. The President has already apologized for his country to nearly 3 billion people across Europe, the Muslim world, and the Americas.

https://www.heritage.org/europe/report/barack-obamas-top-10-apologies-how-the-president-has-humiliated-superpower

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The Green New Deal: The Left’s phony attempt to co-opt Trump’s labor populism

The florid Green New Deal proposed by newly elected Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., has been widely panned by critics on both the right and the left–but perhaps most notably by Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.

What many critics of the deal fail to note, however, is that the supposed “New Deal” is the Democrats’ most recent attempt to co-opt President Donald Trump’s populist agenda.

The Green New Deal seeks to achieve on paper what the laws of both physics and economics would not allow in practice: It is attempting to appeal to the strength of the American worker while at the same time discouraging American industrialism.

https://thebl.com/opinion/the-green-new-deal-the-lefts-phony-attempt-to-co-opt-trumps-labor-populism.html

Islamist on CBS: “I Want Every Woman in this Country Covered from Head to Toe” (WATCH)

British Islamist Abu Rumaysah, a radical who said he wants to see every woman in the UK “covered from head to toe,” was interviewed on CBS News. And what he is helping people in his community do is shocking. Rumaysah and his Islamist supporters patrol the streets of East London, chastising British citizens for not complying with Islamic law. Remember all the times the liberal media attacked Trump for talking about Europe’s “no go zones?” Well, this guy debunks all of their lies.

In a series of videos, they can be seen harassing women for inappropriate dress, rebuking men simply for drinking alcohol, and calling a man “dirty” on the suspicion that he might be gay: Ultimately, I want to see every single woman in this country covered from head to toe,” Rumaysah told 60 Minutes correspondent Clarissa Ward. “I want to the see the hand of the thief cut. I want to see adulterers stoned to death. I want to see sharia law in Europe, and I want to see it in America, as well. I believe our patrols are a means to an end.”

Rumaysah told Ward that Western Democracy was a “barbaric” system and that he should be free to “choose” Islamic law and enforce it as he sees fit. He even told Ward to cover herself up.

https://www.libertyinfonews.com/2018/07/06/islamist-on-cbs-i-want-every-woman-in-this-country-covered-from-head-to-toe-watch/

Estonians head to polls with populist party seen rising

Estonians have started voting in a parliamentary election in the small Baltic nation in a ballot where Prime Minister Juri Ratas and his Center Party are pitted against the center-right opposition Reform Party and where populists are seen making inroads.

Sunday’s vote in the NATO and the European Union member of 1.3 million comes as the far-right, nationalist Estonian Conservative People’s Party, EKRE, has substantially increased its popularity since the 2015 election.

Both main contenders wish to keep it at bay.

https://thebl.com/world-news/europe/estonians-head-to-polls-with-populist-party-seen-rising.html

Measles surges to ALARMING levels in nearly 100 countries, consequences may be ‘DISASTROUS’ – UN

As many as 98 countries, both wealthy and underdeveloped, have reported an unprecedented spike in measles, the UN children’s body has warned, blaming the rapid spread of the disease on anti-vax prejudice.

The UN children’s agency, UNICEF, sounded the alarm about the spread of highly contagious diseases around the world on Friday, revealing that 98 countries reported a spike in measles cases last year. However, only 10 countries are responsible for that dramatic increase.

https://www.rt.com/news/452823-measles-outbreak-ukraine-rating/

Greenpeace founder rips Ocasio-Cortez’s ‘blathering insanity’ and green hypocrisy. She goes on defensive.

Moore: AOC Is Too Dumb to Know How Dumb She Is

Environmental activist Patrick Moore — the co-founder of Greenpeace — torched Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s comical hypocrisy on Twitter:

https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/03/03/greenpeace-founder-rips-ocasio-cortezs-blathering-insanity-and-green-hypocrisy-she-goes-on-defensive-729149

Untouchable Roseanne unloads on ‘MeToo’ women and Senator Kamala ‘Kama Sutra Harris’: ‘They’re hos’

Proud Trump-supporting, Jewish comedian Roseanne Barr has little compassion in her heart for the widely panned, hypocritical #MeToo movement, and the numerous #MeToo-spouting women who now all of a sudden claim that they’ve been the victims of sexual assault and harassment.

“They’re hos,” she bluntly said during an interview on conservative activist Candace Owens’s new Prager University show, “The Candace Owens Show,” that aired Sunday morning.

https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/03/03/untouchable-roseanne-unloads-on-metoo-women-and-senator-kamala-kama-sutra-harris-theyre-hos-729147

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After ISIS: Iraq has a drug problem

As battle against jihadists winds down, the government is grappling with another enemy

In less than a decade, Iraq has been transformed from a transit country for illicit drugs into a consumer and manufacturer. The industry seems to be expanding as Iraqi courts handle about 30 drug-related cases daily.

Prior to the April 2003 US invasion, illicit drug activity was limited in Iraq. Saddam Hussein’s regime imposed harsh penalties for both dealers and users, including the death penalty. The situation changed after the fall of the dictatorial regime.

Now, the Interior Ministry issues weekly statements about counter-narcotics operations, announcing the apprehension of traffickers and users. The endless crackdown reveals the extent of the security apparatus’ struggle with the problem.

https://www.asiatimes.com/2019/02/article/after-isis-iraq-has-a-drug-problem/

Dramatic VIDEO shows man being shot in face during Yellow Vest rallies in Paris

The horrid moment when a man was hit in the face during Yellow Vest rallies in Paris was caught on camera, with witnesses saying the projectile was fired from a riot gun – a controversial weapon used by the French police.

The video, apparently captured using a mobile phone camera, shows protesters trying to evade projectiles being fired by police near the iconic Arc de Triomphe. Seconds later, a man can be seen lying on the ground as first responders rush to help him.

It is unclear whether the injury was life threatening. Witnesses said the victim was hit by a so-called defensive bullet launcher, a weapon blamed for dozens of injuries to anti-government Yellow Vest protesters in recent weeks, according to RT France

https://www.rt.com/news/452916-man-shot-yellow-vests-paris/

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‘Decisive battle’ to defeat Islamic State taking place in Baghouz | World News

Intense fighting is taking place between US-backed forces and Islamic State militants to capture the last pocket of land held by the militant group.

Huge blasts were heard as US-led coalition airstrikes struck the ground and smoke could be seen billowing into the sky on Sunday, from an arms depot hit the day before.

A spokesman for the Syrian Democratic Forces said his fighters were engaged in a “decisive battle” with IS, with slow advances taking place minute by minute.

http://www.mrpolitic.com/2019/03/03/decisive-battle-to-defeat-islamic-state-taking-place-in-baghouz-world-news/