Instant Alert: Hundreds rallied in Sacramento after an autopsy revealed that police shot Stephon Clark from behind

MANAGE SUBSCRIPTIONS   |   UNSUBSCRIBE   |   VIEW ONLINE   Hundreds rallied in Sacramento after an autopsy revealed that police shot Stephon Clark from behind by Kathleen Ronayne on Mar 31, 2018, 8:50 PM Advertisement Hundreds rallied in Sacramento, California, on Saturday following the release of an autopsy that showed police gunned down 22-year-old Stephon Clark from behind. The independent autopsy, commissioned by Clark's family, found that police shot Clark seven times in the back and neck, and once in the leg. Clark was killed March 18 by two police officers who apparently mistook his cellphone for a gun. Clark was unarmed. SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The family of Stephon Clark joined hundreds at a rally Saturday, urging California's capital city not to let his memory or calls for police reform fade nearly two weeks after the 22-year-old unarmed black man was killed by Sacramento officers. Clark's fiance, Salena Manni, stood on stage with his two young sons, grandmother and uncle for the gathering organized by Sacramento native and former NBA player Matt Barnes, who pledged to create a scholarship fund for the children of black men killed by police. "All he wanted to do was go see his sons again, and unfortunately he can't," Curtis Gordon, Clark's uncle, said as he recalled seeing his nephew hours before the shooting. "So remember that — while we mourn, while we shout, while we cry — because it ain't just our pain, it's their pain." Barnes amplified calls for charges against the two officers who are on administrative leave. "It's more than color — it comes down to right and wrong," he said. "You're trying to tell me I can kill someone and get a paid vacation?" The peaceful demonstration that drew between 200 and 300 people to a downtown park came a day after a private autopsy released by the family showed Clark was shot from behind. Clark was killed March 18 by two police officers responding to a call of someone breaking into car windows. They yelled that he had a gun before shooting, but it was only a cellphone. The police department says it has not received an official autopsy report from the county coroner's office. Activists and faith leaders called for justice not just for Clark, but for all black men killed by police. Family members of Joseph Mann, who was killed by Sacramento police in 2016, also spoke. The chairman of a police oversight commission urged attendees to continue their activism by showing up to meetings and pushing for systemic change. Community leaders urged the city to set a national example. "This little small town can show this nation our great big heart," the Rev. Kevin Ross said. Police account 'inconsistent' with the autopsy results The night before, several hundred protesters marched through downtown streets for nearly four hours, with Black Lives Matter Sacramento leaders diffusing tensions on several occasions to keep the march peaceful. Protesters plan to gather Saturday night outside a sheriff's department office in South Sacramento rather than downtown, where thousands of fans will flock for a game between the Sacramento Kings and Golden State Warriors. Protesters have twice blocked fans from entering, but refrained from a similar move at the most recent game. The Friday release of the private autopsy commissioned by Clark's family has prompted fresh outrage. Pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu, known for his study of a degenerative brain condition in football players, announced that Clark was hit by eight bullets — six in the back, one in the neck and one in the thigh — and took three to 10 minutes to die. Police waited about five minutes before rendering medical aid. Omalu said the proposition that Clark was assailing the officers, meaning he was facing them, is "inconsistent with the prevailing forensic evidence." He said it was unclear if Clark would have survived had he gotten immediate medical attention. A day after the shooting, police distributed a press release that said the officers who shot Clark "saw the suspect facing them, advance forward with his arms extended, and holding an object in his hands." Police video of the shooting doesn't clearly capture all that happened after Clark ran into his grandmother's backyard. Clark initially moved toward the officers, who were peeking out from behind a corner of the house, but it's unclear if he was facing them or knew they were there when they opened fire after shouting "gun, gun, gun." After 20 shots, officers called to him, apparently believing he might still be alive and armed. They eventually approached and found no gun, just a cellphone. Gov. Jerry Brown, a Democrat, called Clark's death tragic and said it "raises a number of very serious questions." He said he supports the state attorney general's independent oversight of the investigation. ___ Associated Press reporters Sophia Bollag and Don Thompson in Sacramento and John Antczak in Los Angeles contributed to this story. SEE ALSO: Autopsy diagram shows the spots in Stephon Clark's back and side where he was shot by Sacramento police DON'T MISS: Sacramento police release body cam footage of officers fatally shooting unarmed black man in his own backyard   Share the latest business news with your network:    Email sent to: nguyenvu1187.love5@blogger.com   |   Manage your email preferences   |   Unsubscribe Terms of Service   |   Privacy Policy Business Insider. 150 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011

Instant Alert: Ted Nugent said the Parkland teens attacking the NRA are 'mushy brained children' who have 'no soul'

MANAGE SUBSCRIPTIONS   |   UNSUBSCRIBE   |   VIEW ONLINE   Ted Nugent said the Parkland teens attacking the NRA are 'mushy brained children' who have 'no soul' by on Mar 31, 2018, 8:21 PM Advertisement Conservative musician and NRA supporter Ted Nugent called the Florida shooting survivors "mushy brained children" who have "no soul" due to their gun-control advocacy. Some of the Parkland students demanded an apology on Saturday. The comments come amid backlash against another prominent conservative, Laura Ingraham, whose Fox News show saw an exodus of advertisers following her comments on a Parkland teen. Rocker Ted Nugent says the Florida students calling for gun control have "no soul" and are "mushy brained children." The 69-year-old made the comments Friday while defending the National Rifle Association as a guest on the Joe Pags show, a nationally syndicated conservative radio program. Nugent, a longtime member of the NRA's board of directors, said survivors of the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School are wrong to blame the NRA and its members for mass shootings. "These poor children, I'm afraid to say, it hurts me to say, but the evidence is irrefutable: They have no soul," Nugent said. He added that the gun control measures the students support amount to "spiritual suicide" and "will cause more death and mayhem." A representative for Nugent did not respond to a request for comment on Saturday. Some Parkland students responded on social media and demanded an apology. "If only he saw all the tears. If only he had to look into the eyes I've looked into. If only he saw what this did to all of us," junior Cameron Kasky said on Twitter. "And here the NRA is, receiving more fear-based donations than ever. Talk about 'no soul.' This guy better apologize. Seriously." Senior Kyra Parrow said it's funny that the NRA rails against bullying while Nugent was "being a 5 year old acting like a bully" to her and her classmates. Nugent made the comments the same day several advertisers dropped Fox News personality Laura Ingraham after she mocked a survivor of the Parkland shooting online. Ingraham said Friday she will take a weeklong "Easter break" with her children while guest hosts fill in on her show, "The Ingraham Angle." She drew backlash Wednesday when she shared an article on Twitter saying student David Hogg had been rejected by four colleges and was whining about it. She later apologized and said Hogg should be proud of his grades. SEE ALSO: Autopsy diagram shows the spots in Stephon Clark's back and side where he was shot by Sacramento police DON'T MISS: Fox News host apologizes for mocking a Parkland shooting survivor's grades as companies yank their ads from her show   Share the latest business news with your network:    Email sent to: nguyenvu1187.love5@blogger.com   |   Manage your email preferences   |   Unsubscribe Terms of Service   |   Privacy Policy Business Insider. 150 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011

Instant Alert: The White House is now saying that VA Secretary David Shulkin actually resigned and wasn't fired

MANAGE SUBSCRIPTIONS   |   UNSUBSCRIBE   |   VIEW ONLINE   The White House is now saying that VA Secretary David Shulkin actually resigned and wasn't fired by Brennan Weiss on Mar 31, 2018, 5:48 PM Advertisement A White House spokesperson contradicted former Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin's claim that he was fired from his job on Wednesday. The spokesperson told Politico on Saturday that Shulkin resigned. The claim comes amid questions about President Donald Trump's authority to appoint an acting secretary to replace Shulkin until a new secretary is confirmed by the Senate. The White House said on Saturday that ousted Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin resigned from his post earlier this week, contradicting Shulkin's claim that he was fired. "Secretary Shulkin resigned from his position as Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs,” a White House spokesperson told Politico in response to questions about President Donald Trump's legal authority to appoint Shulkin's replacement. On Wednesday, Trump announced on Twitter that he intended to nominate Admiral Ronny Jackson, the official White House physician, as the new secretary of the VA. Defense Department official Robert Wilkie, Trump said, would lead the department in the interim. But Trump's decision to bypass the VA's second-in-command — who was supposed to succeed Shulkin — and appoint Wilkie instead could present legal problems for his administration. As Politico pointed out, the Federal Vacancies Reform Act, passed in 1998, says the president has the power to appoint an acting official to a vacant position if the current officer holder "dies, resigns, or is otherwise unable to perform the functions and duties of the office." But if an official is fired, as Shulkin claims he was, it's not entirely clear if Trump is still able to appoint anyone he wants as acting secretary. Shulkin has repeatedly described his removal as a firing. During an interview with MSNBC's Chris Hayes, Shulkin said he had no idea he was about to be terminated until White House Chief of Staff John Kelly called him to give him a heads up that Trump was about to let him go. Trump then announced Shulkin's ouster on Twitter. Shulkin argued that he was removed for political reasons, and that certain officials within the VA were actively trying to get rid of him because of the direction in which he wanted to take the department. “I think that [Trump's] not being well served by all the people around him,” Shulkin told USA Today. “As big of an organization as he needs to run, you need to have the right people around you with the right team, and, you know, we see with all the turnover and different things going on that are happening in the White House, that he’s still trying to figure that out.” SEE ALSO: Trump ousts VA secretary and plans to replace him with White House doctor who gave glowing medical report DON'T MISS: 'This is Washington. I'm a big boy': Recently ousted VA secretary says his removal was fueled by politics   Share the latest business news with your network:    Email sent to: nguyenvu1187.love5@blogger.com   |   Manage your email preferences   |   Unsubscribe Terms of Service   |   Privacy Policy Business Insider. 150 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011

Instant Alert: Here are the laws that student gun-control activists from Parkland actually want to pass

MANAGE SUBSCRIPTIONS   |   UNSUBSCRIBE   |   VIEW ONLINE   Here are the laws that student gun-control activists from Parkland actually want to pass by Brennan Weiss on Mar 31, 2018, 3:42 PM Advertisement The national conversation about guns in America has been hijacked in recent days by a controversy between a Fox News host and David Hogg, one of the student leaders of the gun-control movement that erupted following February's mass shooting at a high school in Florida. Ingraham and Hogg traded barbs this week after the TV pundit personally attacked Hogg for complaining about not getting accepted into a few universities. But amid the feud, the debate over guns in America rages on. Here's what Hogg and other gun control activists are trying to achieve. The controversy between Fox News host Laura Ingraham and a 17-year-old Parkland shooting survivor and gun control activist whom she mocked on Twitter continues to make headlines. On Wednesday, Ingraham tweeted a link to a news article about David Hogg having received rejection letters from several California schools and said he "whines about it." Hogg picked up on Ingraham's comments, tweeting "Soooo @IngrahamAngle what are your biggest advertisers...Asking for a friend. #BoycottIngramAdverts." Although Ingraham later issued an apology to Hogg, the damage was already done. So far, a dozen companies have withdrawn their advertisements from Ingraham's show. But amid the feud, the debate over guns in America rages on. Earlier this week, former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens wrote an op-ed in The New York Times urging a repeal of the Second Amendment. Meanwhile, the Never Again movement, a gun control advocacy group formed by Hogg and fellow Parkland shooting survivors, continues its push for stricter gun laws. Here's exactly what they're pushing for: SEE ALSO: Rejected by 4 colleges 'and whines about it': A Fox News host mocked a Parkland shooting survivor — now he's going after her advertisers DON'T MISS: A ban on assault weapons is a lot more complicated than it seems Ban "assault weapons" Gun control activists, particularly those who attended the "March for Our Lives" rallies in cities across the US on March 24, frequently talk about banning assault weapons. They often point to the fact that assault weapons like AR-15-style rifles were used in the deadly mass shootings in Parkland, Las Vegas, Orlando, Connecticut, and Texas. But how such a proposal would actually work — and which types of gun would be included in the ban — is a lot more complicated than it seems. The National Rifle Association and many gun rights activists believe that an assault weapons ban is a catch-all attempt to confiscate most commonly owned firearms. But David Hogg insists the Never Again Movement "is not trying to take away your guns." "We're trying to take back our lives," he told The Outline, a digital media outlet. "Just as much as you have a right to own a weapon, we have a right to liberty, we have the right to peace, and we have the right to live." Prohibit high-capacity magazines The second legislative goal the "March for Our Lives" protestors want to accomplish is implementing a limitation on the number of bullets a firearm can hold. Though it's unclear what exactly that limitation would be, high-capacity magazines are typically defined as those that carry more than 10 rounds of ammunition. On Friday, for instance, lawmakers in Vermont passed a gun control law that banned high-capacity magazines. It defined "high-capacity" as more than 15 rounds for handguns and more than 10 rounds for all other firearms. Close background-check loopholes There is currently no federal law mandating that buyers pass a background check when purchasing a firearm online or at a gun show from a private, unlicensed seller. The gun control activists from Parkland and supporters of the "March for Our Lives" wants to change that by requiring a background check "on every gun sale, no exceptions." It's worth nothing that some states have laws requiring background checks for purchases from private, unlicensed dealers. See the rest of the story at Business Insider   Share the latest business news with your network:    Email sent to: nguyenvu1187.love5@blogger.com   |   Manage your email preferences   |   Unsubscribe Terms of Service   |   Privacy Policy Business Insider. 150 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011

Instant Alert: There's a huge caveat in the US' expulsion of 60 Russian diplomats

MANAGE SUBSCRIPTIONS   |   UNSUBSCRIBE   |   VIEW ONLINE   There's a huge caveat in the US' expulsion of 60 Russian diplomats by Sonam Sheth on Mar 31, 2018, 3:05 PM Advertisement The US' expulsion of 60 Russian diplomats in response to a chemical attack on a former Russian spy in the UK, announced earlier this week, has a huge loophole. A State Department official confirmed that the US will not require Russia to reduce the number of staff in its Washington embassy. In other words, the 60 diplomats — many of whom were undercover intelligence officers — who were kicked out can be replaced by others. Targeted expulsions like this week's are not uncommon; the Obama administration's move to expel 35 diplomats in 2016 was made under similar conditions. President Donald Trump's administration announced this week that it would expel 60 Russian diplomats from the US and close a Russian diplomatic compound in Seattle in response to the poisoning of a former Russian spy in the UK. The nerve agent attack against former Russian military intelligence officer Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia earlier this month is widely believed to have been ordered by the Russian government. The White House's expulsion, which was coordinated with similar expulsions of Russian diplomats by more than 20 other countries, signaled a resounding rebuke from the West against Russia's increasingly aggressive posturing. But there's a catch. A State Department official confirmed to Business Insider that the White House's diplomatic expulsion will not require Russia to reduce its staffing levels in the US, and vice versa. In other words, the 60 diplomats who were kicked out — many of whom were undercover intelligence operatives — can be replaced others. USA Today first reported the news on Friday. The revelation initially gained traction in Russian state media, which said an anonymous senior White House staffer told the Russian government that it could send new diplomats to take the place of those who had been expelled. The Russian state media outlet Vesti quoted the official as saying, "The doors are open." The Russian embassy in Washington currently employs 190 people, while the US embassy in Moscow has 1100. In response to the US' expulsion of 60 Russian intelligence operatives, Russia said it would respond in kind by expelling 60 US diplomats and closing the US consulate in St. Petersburg. Targeted expulsions like the one announced this week are not uncommon. When former President Barack Obama expelled 35 Russian diplomats in response to Russia's interference in the 2016 US election, the move was made under similar conditions. Russia, however, responded to Obama's targeted expulsion by ordering the US embassy in Moscow to cut its staff by 755 diplomats, meaning those who were kicked out could not later be replaced by newcomers. A widening rift between Trump and his administration This week's expulsions will likely have little effect on Russia's intelligence-gathering or cyber operations.  Nonetheless, they are significant for one key reason, which the Russian foreign ministry unwittingly revealed in its statement this week. "The provocative gesture of solidarity with London by these countries, who have bowed to the British authorities in the so-called Skripal affair and did not bother to understand the circumstances of what happened, is a continuation of the confrontational path to escalation," the foreign ministry said. The primary objective of Russia's brand of information warfare against the West — known as "dezinformatsiya" — is to sow discord among nations Russian President Vladimir Putin considers hostile to his goal of reverting to the Soviet era. In many ways, the coordinated expulsions of Russian diplomats this week struck at the core of that intent.  The Russian foreign ministry's statement calling the move a "provocative gesture of solidarity" highlighted that Russia was not so much bothered by the act itself of diplomatic expulsions, but rather its signal that Western alliances still held strong. Members of Trump's administration have sought to capitalize on the expulsions to push a more hawkish stance against Russia, but Trump remains unconvinced, reportedly telling advisers he favors a more cooperative approach toward Putin. He is also said to have ordered aides not to talk publicly about tough measures he approves against Russia because he doesn't want to anger Putin. Indeed, the US has taken a number of aggressive actions against Russia over the last year, including imposing sanctions, publicly blaming Russia for the widespread "NotPetya" cyberattack, shuttering Russian diplomatic compounds, and approving the sale of lethal arms to Ukraine. Trump's silence, meanwhile, points to an ever-growing rift between him and his own national security apparatus when it comes to addressing Russia.   Share the latest business news with your network:    Email sent to: nguyenvu1187.love5@blogger.com   |   Manage your email preferences   |   Unsubscribe Terms of Service   |   Privacy Policy Business Insider. 150 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011

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