| No Images? Click here  Monday, August 19DANISH PM: GREENLAND ISN’T FOR SALE President Donald Trump confirmed that he is considering the “large real estate deal” of purchasing the autonomous Danish territory of Greenland, saying that it would be “strategically interesting.” The Danish prime minister has slammed the notion, saying “Greenland isn’t for sale.” [HuffPost]JUDGE: ERIC GARNER KILLER WAS ‘UNTRUTHFUL’ The New York City police officer who placed Eric Garner in a chokehold before his death was “untruthful” during interviews with investigators following the fatal encounter, a police administrative judge said in an opinion obtained by The New York Times. [HuffPost]MICROPLASTICS IN ARCTIC SNOW Scientists in Germany are raising the alarm after finding a significant amount of microplastics in snow samples in the Alps and the Arctic — two of the most pristine locations on Earth. The findings point to the possibility that plastics are polluting the air. [HuffPost]PRINCE ANDREW ‘APPALLED’ BY EPSTEIN CLAIMS Prince Andrew said he is “appalled” by sex abuse accusations against his former friend Jeffrey Epstein. The prince, who is Queen Elizabeth II’s third child, released a statement after footage emerged showing him inside Epstein’s Manhattan mansion in 2010. [HuffPost]DAYTON MAYOR GOT EXTRA SECURITY AFTER TRUMP ATTACK The mayor of Dayton, Ohio, Nan Whaley, needed extra security after Trump publicly insulted her. Whaley, her city grappling with the aftermath of a mass shooting, received a torrent of threats and insults after Trump called her “very dishonest,” and her press conference with Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) a “fraud.” [HuffPost]SUICIDE BOMBER AT KABUL WEDDING A suicide bomber killed 63 people and wounded 182 in an attack on a packed wedding reception in the Afghan capital, the interior ministry said, as violence shows no sign of easing despite hopes for a deal on a U.S. troop withdrawal. [Reuters]ANOTHER NEWSLETTER YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN As the United States and other nations grapple with the rise of far-right movements and white supremacy, HuffPost is relaunching the Fringe newsletter to keep you informed about the latest news on political extremism. Get it here.  PROUD BOYS: TRUMP MADE PORTLAND A SUCCESS A former Infowars staffer who organized the Proud Boys protest in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday deemed the “mission” a success because Trump sided with the right-wing extremist group against anti-fascists. [HuffPost]PRESIDENT: PENCE ISN’T GOING ANYWHERE Trump said he was “very happy” with Vice President Mike Pence and planned to keep him as his running mate in the 2020 election. “I think Mike Pence has been an outstanding VP,” Trump told reporters. [HuffPost]WHITE NATIONALIST ARRESTED FOR ANTI-SEMITIC THREATS White nationalist James Patrick Reardon was arrested over the weekend for threatening to shoot up a Jewish community center in Youngstown, Ohio, police said. He is being held on charges of telecommunications harassment and aggravated menacing. [HuffPost]KING SAYS HE’S A VICTIM OF ‘VIBRANT’ LEFT-WING MEDIA Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) said Republican leadership and “vibrant left-wing media” owe him an apology over their response to recent comments he made while defending his extreme anti-abortion views in which he appeared to downplay rape and incest. [HuffPost]BERNIE GOES BIG ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is proposing a criminal justice overhaul that aims to cut the nation’s prison population in half, end mandatory minimum sentencing, ban private prisons and legalize marijuana. He says the current system does not fairly treat people of color, addicts or the mentally ill. [AP]WHATSAPP IS RADICALIZING THE RIGHT IN BRAZIL Facebook famously bolstered Trump’s presidential campaign in 2016 by serving as a force multiplier for wild rumors. But a different culprit (with the same corporate parent) propelled far-right authoritarian Jair Bolsonaro to victory in Brazil’s presidential election last year: WhatsApp. [HuffPost]
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