June 2019

F.B.I., Pushing to Stop Domestic Terrorists, Grapples With Limits on Its Power

Without a punishment for domestic terrorism under federal law, it is impossible to say whether prosecutors could have targeted Mr. Reed under it. He matched the elements in what the F.B.I. calls its domestic terrorism “triangle”: an ideology, the threat of violence and a possible crime. Mr. Reed, who lived with his mother in the […]

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Senators Look to Force 22 Votes Blocking Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators will try to force nearly two dozen votes rebuking the Trump administration’s decision to declare a national emergency to circumvent Congress and sell billions of dollars of munitions to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The legislation, led by Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey, the top

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The Latest: Disability rights group blasts treatment pilot

The Latest on a San Francisco proposal to force some people with drug addictions and mental illness into treatment (all times local): 6:25 p.m. Disability Rights California is criticizing San Francisco supervisors for approving a program that would force some people with serious mental illness and drug addiction into treatment. Curt Child of Disability Rights

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Manfred doesn’t expect protective nets to change in season

Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said he does not expect teams to make changes to the protective netting around ballparks during the season, although he expects conversations to continue about whether netting should be extended. Manfred’s comments on Tuesday came less than a week after a young child was struck by a foul ball

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Fact-Checking Trump’s London Visit: Trade, Protests, Brexit

Robberies have increased significantly in London from 2016 to 2019, and knife crimes are also a concern, but “all violence seems pretty stable,” said Brian Francis, a statistician who specializes in criminology at Lancaster University. For a comparison, Mr. Francis noted that violent crime in Manchester, England, nearly doubled in that same period. The Crime

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