THE REBEL WIRE 07/30/2018

Supreme Court nominee Kavanaughs gun views are clear SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) – Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh says he recognizes that gun, drug and gang violence “has plagued all of us.” Still, he believes the Constitution limits how far government can go to restrict gun use to prevent crime.As a federal appeals court judge, Kavanaugh made it clear in a 2011 dissent […] Read More

Obama remembers family history in Hawaii HONOLULU (AP) — President Barack Obama is spending New Year’s Day remembering his family’s history in Hawaii. Obama took his wife and daughters to visit his grandfather’s grave Sunday morning. The president’s grandfather, Stanley Dunham, is buried at Punchbowl National Cemetery. (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = […] Read More

Asia stocks fall to start week, following Wall Street losses SINGAPORE (AP) – Asian markets fell Mondayafter a steep decline in the U.S. technology sector weighed on Wall Street at the end of the week despite data showing the economy was growing.KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei 225 index dropped 0.8 percent to 22,536.81 and South Korea’s Kospi edged 0.2 percent lower to 2,291.09. The Shanghai […] Read More

Son Forced to Sell Home to Repay $95K His Mom Stole From Church as Treasurer Expand | CollapseThe Church of Scotland’s General Assembly Hall in Edinburgh, Scotland.A 70-year-old woman who was jailed for embezzling more than $95,000 from her church in the U.K. while she was in charge of its accounts has repaid the amount after her son and daughter-in-law sold their own house to raise the money.Janet Farquhar admitted […] Read More

Trump threatens border security shutdown, GOP cool to idea WASHINGTON (AP) – Republicans anxious about keeping control of Congress think it’s a bad idea, but President Donald Trump still says he’s willing to close the government over border security issues, including money he wants to build a promised U.S.-Mexico border wall.“I would be willing to ‘shut down’ government if the Democrats do not give […] Read More