Gilets jaunes banned from protesting near Notre Dame in Paris…
April 20, 2019
The French interior minister, Christophe Castaner, warned that rioters would be on the streets in several major cities in France on Saturday but “particularly Paris”... Over 60,000 police and gendarmes will be deployed across France, including 5,000 in Paris, where police will secure the area surrounding Île de la Cité, the island on which Notre Dame sits, and which has been closed except to residents and workers in recent days.
Facebook fights to “shield Zuckerberg” from punishment in US privacy probe…
April 20, 2019
Facebook/FTC settlement could include "heightened oversight" of Zuckerberg.
Reuters/Ipsos Data: Public Opinion on the Release of the Mueller Report…
Read the poll Data...
April 20, 2019
...President Trump’s approval rating has dropped from 40% earlier this week, to 37% among all Americans. Those individuals who have shifted away from Trump do not appear to now oppose Trump, instead they indicate they are unsure of his job performance (3% on April 16, 7% today). Opposition to the president holds firm – the number of Americans who believe Trump should be impeached (40%) or should resign (47%) is stable from March (39% and 46% respectively).
A strong majority of Americans (70%) indicate the release of the report did not change their mind about President Trump’s campaign or Russia’s involvement in the 2016 election. However, this number is down from March 26 (81%) following Attorney General Barr’s initial release of the summary of the Mueller report...
Pompeo says he will continue to lead nuclear talks with North Korea…
April 20, 2019
Pompeo's remark comes after a North Korean official accused the top US diplomat of failing to understand Pyongyang's position and called for his replacement with a "more careful and mature" negotiator... "We're continuing to work to negotiate. I'm still in charge of the team. President Trump's obviously in charge of the overall effort, but it will be my team and Special Representative (Stephen) Biegun will continue to lead the US efforts to achieve what Chairman Kim committed to do back in June of last year, which was to denuclearise," he said....
Update: Crowdfunding Sites Have Cut Off An Armed Militia Detaining Migrants At The Border…
April 20, 2019
The group has used the thousands of dollars in online donations to supply food, gasoline, propane, and a portable toilet at a camp in Sunland, New Mexico, but by Friday morning members of the militia learned they would no longer be able to use PayPal or GoFundMe to raise money.
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"The account associated with United Constitutional Patriots has been closed due to a violation of our Acceptable Use Policy," a spokesperson for PayPal told BuzzFeed News in a statement. "We do not allow PayPal services to be used to promote hate, violence, or other forms of intolerance that is discriminatory."