WASHINGTON (AP) – Rep. Ilhan Omar has officially divorced from her husband in Minnesota, just a month after she filed a petition saying there was an “irretrievable breakdown” in their marriage. Omar and Ahmed Hirsi had been married since January 2018 but were longtime partners. Omar says Hirsi is the father of her three children. […]

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The Supreme Court on Monday seemed prepared to say it was reasonable for police to pull over a vehicle registered to someone with a suspended driver license even if officers don’t know for sure who is driving.
The court heard a case from Kansas that could have a big impact on when police may stop a motorist who has not otherwise broken the law, sorting through phrases such as “common sense” (18 mentions), “reasonable suspicion” (44 mentions) and “assume” and “assumption” (25 mentions).
Kansas Solicitor General Toby Crouse said it was “common sense” for sheriff’s deputy Mark Mehrer to stop a truck owned by Charles Glover after a routine license plate check showed that Glover had a suspended license.

Israel’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the government could expel the head of Human Rights Watch’s Israel and Palestine office after accusing him of supporting boycotts against the country.
The ruling represents the likely culmination of the protracted effort to expel Omar Shakir, a U.S. citizen, and marks an escalation in Israel’s determination to prevent critics from operating in the country under new laws that equate support for the boycotts, divestments and sanctions movement (BDS) with challenging Israel’s right to exist.
Others have been denied entry visas under the laws, including two U.S. congresswomen in August, but Shakir, who first had his work permit revoked in May, would be the first to be expelled. He has 20 days to leave the country.

Anti-Semitic hate crimes in Sweden increased by 53 percent last year compared to 2016, according to its government in a report released last week that showed a 69 percent increase in racist or xenophobic hate crimes over that time period.
In the report published on Thursday, the Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention stated that there were 280 hate crimes against Jews, compared to 182 a few years ago.
The latest figures are the highest recorded since the council collected aggregated data in 2006.
The report did not list the sources behind the anti-Semitic hate crimes against Jews.
In 2018, 4 percent of hate crimes were anti-Semitic.
An estimated 20,000 Jews live in Sweden, or 0.2 percent of the country’s population.
 
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WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. health officials say millions of cases of heart disease and other illnesses are linked to physical and psychological harm suffered early in life. In a report released Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention looked at child abuse, divorce and other potentially traumatic events that happen to kids. The study […]

Large red spray-painted swastikas were removed over the weekend at a skate park in the New Brunswick city of Moncton.
The city was notified of the vandalism on Friday night, and cleanup crews mostly washed away the graffiti the following morning.
“It’s unacceptable, and essential that it’s removed right away,” Moncton Mayor Dawn Arnold told CBC. “We have no tolerance for things like this.”
Moncton is one of three urban area in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, along with Saint John and Fredericton. Situated in the Petitcodiac River Valley, it lies at the geographic center of the Maritime Provinces.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A transit supervisor is being hailed as a hero after pulling a man off train tracks when he fell from a crowded platform following an Oakland Raiders football game. The rescue happened moments before a speeding train entered the station. The Bay Area Rapid Transit released surveillance video showing supervisor John […]

Sen. Rand Paul on Monday demanded the media reveal the identity of the anonymous whistleblower who raised concerns about President Trump’s contacts with Ukraine, leading to the House’s impeachment inquiry.
“We also now know the name of the whistleblower. The whistleblower needs to come forward as a material witness because he worked for Joe Biden at the same time Hunter Biden was getting money from corrupt oligarchs,” Paul said at the rally after Trump invited him onstage.
“I say tonight to the media, do your job and print his name,” Paul told the crowd to loud cheers.