Monday, May 28, 2018

Monday's Headlines: ‘Not worth the risk’: New Jersey leads the resistance to Trump’s offshore drilling plan

 
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Today's Headlines
The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors
 
 
'Not worth the risk': New Jersey leads the resistance to Trump's offshore drilling plan
New Jersey, which spent decades saving its shoreline from pollution, became the first Atlantic state to adopt a legal barrier to offshore drilling. Its neighbors are starting to follow suit.
Trump blames Democrats for separating migrant families at the border, reigniting political uproar over immigration
Despite President Trump's misleading tweet, there is no law mandating the separation of children and parents detained at the border — only the policies of his own administration.
 
U.S. officials meet with North Koreans despite uncertainty surrounding summit
Both sides are preparing for the substance of what would be a historic summit between President Trump and Kim Jong Un — the issue of North Korea's nuclear weapons program — although questions might still linger around what "complete denuclearization" means.
 
Rep. Adam Schiff: 'Throw the bums out' of Congress to protect Russia probe
In an appearance on ABC's "This Week," the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee accused several conservative leaders of being "complicit" amid a showdown between the White House and the Department of Justice over an FBI source.
 
Stanley Cup Finals
Las Vegas, shaken by tragedy, finds an unlikely rallying point: Its first-year NHL team
The success of the Golden Knights — an expansion franchise made up of cast-off players from across the league — has helped Las Vegas heal from last year's mass shooting, craft a new identity and cheer as the team begins its battle tonight for the Stanley Cup against the Washington Capitals.
 
Stanley Cup Finals
The Stanley Cup in sight, Alex Ovechkin is all in as Capitals head to Vegas
Years of playoff disappointments were followed by years of criticism that piled on top of the Russian super star. This postseason, he's letting everyone know he heard their questions. His answer has been loud and clear.
 
Book Review
In his closing chapter, John McCain goes full Bulworth
The Arizona senator who has spent a lifetime playing the maverick feels free to speak his mind on Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Iraq and President Trump in his new book, "The Restless Wave."
 
TV Review
John McCain reports for duty in his own heroically touching HBO tribute
The documentary all but assumes the POW-turned-elder-statesman has gone on to his greater glory. The family keeps their emotions pretty much in check while reminiscing; the politicos, on the other hand, frequently choke up just thinking about McCain in the past tense.
 
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Democrats, emboldened by GOP cuts and policies, back bigger government
After years of fighting the portrayal of Democrats as big-spending liberals, the party feels freed by the Republicans' $1.5 trillion tax cut and the related deficit growth.
 
 
Italy in political chaos as effort to form Western Europe's first populist government collapses
The president refused to approve as finance minister a skeptic who described Italy's adoption of the euro as a "historic error."
 
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LeBron James pushes Cavaliers past Celtics and back to the finals
The superstar added to his legacy of Game 7 heroics, powering Cleveland into the NBA championship round with an 87-79 win in Boston.
 
State of emergency in Ellicott City, Md., after torrential flooding
Officials said the damage could rival that of the devastating flood that occurred in 2016.
 
'I'll be killed if I go back': Undocumented immigrant refuses to board flight at JFK
Maryland resident Prince Gbohoutou was set to be deported to the Central African Republic, where his mother was reportedly assassinated. Supporters have launched a new campaign to allow him to remain in the United States.
 
George H.W. Bush is hospitalized in Maine
Bush "is awake and alert, and not in any discomfort," a spokesman said about the 93-year-old former president.
 
'He has a gun': A woman in Florida slipped a note to her dog's vet to escape her attacker, police say
Jeremy Floyd and his 28-year-old girlfriend told different stories about how she got her cuts and bruises. Police believed her.
 
     
 
 
 
 

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