Here was sentenced to 2 years in a rehabilitation facility he had been facing up to 10 years in prison so this 2 year sentence will be seen by many people as lenient. There is also not going to a regular prison because he s 75 years old the judge sent him to what s known as a social reform center and that s another reason why many Sudanese will feel he got off lightly The B.B.C. s Will bras Bashir is also wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes and genocide committed in Dar 4 and a victory for conservatives a judge s ruling in Wisconsin it may mean the registration of more than 200000 voters will be tossed out as my own silver from member station w.w. I am in Milwaukee reports the judge says elections officials in the state cannot wait to deactivate the voters if they moved and didn t confirm their new addresses trial judge Paul Malloy found the Wisconsin Elections Commission violated state law he says the law gives potential movers only 30 days to confirm their addr
When that s abuse of power now my colleagues have suggested that somehow abuse of power is not a serious offense that that we should make light of the president s actions not treat it as the constitutional violation that is in fact abuse of power was a principal concern of the framers of the Constitution and it it was clear what it meant the exercise of official power to obtain improper personal benefit while ignoring or injuring the national interest that s abuse of power it s rooted in the president s duty constitutional duty to faithfully execute the law to put service over self to put the country over his personal interests I note from my colleagues that all 4 of the constitutional scholars who testified including the Republicans own witness have confirmed that abuse of power is an impeachable offense. President Tom s actions in fact exemplify the framers fears and the very reason that abuse of power is a high crime and worse worse than President Nixon President Trump pressured a
Proceedings will boost his ratings in the polls police n. Jersey City are still investigating the apparent hate crime that claimed the lives of 3 people at a Jewish grocery store this week the attackers also shot and killed a police officer N.P.R. s Quil Lawrence has more he says local schools have reopened. School kids were back at the Sacred Heart School next to their stone Catholic Church the children never cease to amaze us they were remarkable Rosemary Siegel has worked here for decades it took us a miniature realize that what was happening was right outside the 2nd grade class window here and the children immediately were told to crawl across the hall which they did in the water the kids waited out the 3 hour gun battle in the church Priory one little child said I was scared but only teachers made me feel safe the church will hang a banner to support the grieving Jewish community the banner will also cover some of the bullet holes in the wall and windows. Lawrence n.p.r. News Je
And what we saw in 2016 in the United States N.P.R. s Frank Langfitt British Prime Minister Johnson says questions are now settled about Bracks it he ll move decisively to pull the u.k. Out of the European Union by the end of January u.s. Consumers kept a somewhat tighter grip on their pocketbooks last month N.P.R. s Scott Horsley reports retail sales in November fill short of analysts expectations the Commerce Department says retail sales rose just 2 tenths of one percent in November well below what forecasters expected the bigger suggest growing caution among consumers who spending has been one of the major pillars propping up the u.s. Economy Internet retailers are taking a larger share of the consumer dollar online sales rose 8 tenths of a percent in November electronics and appliances ales were also up but elsewhere spending was more restrained department stores and clothing stores saw their sales decline in November consumers also dial back spending in bars and restaurants forec
Did To quote calm down and leafing n.p.r. News Beijing congressional negotiators have reached agreement on a spending package worth $1.00 trillion dollars to fund the federal government a deadline is coming next week and without spending legislation the government will partially shut down the state of Illinois is suing the cigarette maker jewel labs officials allege it intentionally targeted its advertising in children from member station w u i s Sam dunk prepared this report the state attorney general s office says it wants to hold accountable for its role in what it calls the youth East cigarette epidemic the company it says appealed directly to teenagers online and claimed its Pods had less nicotine than they actually did Jon Klein of pediatrics professor at the University of Illinois Chicago says the proof is in the flavored stool as prevalent the whole idea that they re somehow necessary for adults to quit is part of jewels marketing to our young people New York Minnesota and Cal