‘Dog lover’ South Dakota governor said 14-month-old hound was ‘extremely dangerous’ but failed to mention slowly killing a goat
Kristi Noem, the governor of South Dakota whose chance of being Donald Trump’s presidential running mate was widely deemed over after she published a description of shooting dead a dog and a goat, claimed reports of the story were “fake news” but also that the dog in question, Cricket, a 14-month-old wirehair pointer, was “extremely dangerous” and deserved h...
Kristi Noem calls dog shooting report ‘fake news’ but insists on need to kill animal
‘Dog lover’ South Dakota governor said 14-month-old hound was ‘extremely dangerous’ but failed to mention slowly killing a goat
Kristi Noem, the governor of South Dakota whose chance of being Donald Trump’s presidential running mate was widely deemed over after she published a description of shooting dead a dog and a goat, claimed reports of the story were “fake news” but also that the dog in question, Cricket, a 14-month-old wirehair pointer, was “extremely dangerous” and deserved h...
Noem says she shot ‘extremely dangerous’ dog to protect her children
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R), who has been under the microscope this week for an anecdote about killing her dog, defended her actions Wednesday, saying she shot the "dangerous" pup in order to protect her children.
“It was a dog that was extremely dangerous,” Noem said Wednesday on Fox News’ “Hannity.” “It had come to us from a family who had found her way too aggressive."
"We were her second chance. And she was — the day she was put down was a day that...
Almost all Navy shipbuilding is hopelessly behind schedule
The Navy is in trouble.
It has too few ships to do the jobs it is expected to do and not enough money to build new vessels. But it gets worse: It is also handicapped by a civilian ship-building industry that makes promises it knows it cannot keep.
Two weeks ago, the Navy announced that all of its major shipbuilding programs would be delayed — by years. The first of ten new Columbia-class nuclear ballistic submarines is 12 to 16 ...
Hunting dog experts weigh in on South Dakota governor’s alarming tale
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has been facing widespread backlash for a gruesome story set to appear in her soon-to-be-released book. Some experts say even they're alarmed by the account.
In her upcoming book, Noem (R) describes shooting and killing a 14-month-old German wirehaired pointer named Cricket after a bad hunting trip roughly 20 years ago. According to reports, Noem wrote that the young dog chased pheasants during the trip, att...
Gun control groups call on Congress to undo background check change for veterans
Congress has created an "enormous threat to the safety and well-being of veterans" by blocking Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) reports of mental incompetency from entering the federal background check system, gun reform groups said in a letter to lawmakers this week.
The provision in question was part of the $1.2 trillion budget bill passed by the House and Senate last month. Originally introduced as a separate bill by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), the measure is meant to lim...
Australian MP Dan Repacholi shoots for Olympic Games record
The first-term federal Labor MP is in Azerbaijan where he hopes to qualify for Paris in the men’s 10-metre air pistol shooting event
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From Cessnock to Canberra to the Caspian Sea, the Hunter MP, Dan Repacholi, has flown to Azerbaijan chasing a historic feat. The first-term parliamentarian is gunning to become one of what is believed to be only two federal politicians to qualify for an Olympic Ga...
Romney rejects Noem comparison: ‘I didn’t shoot my dog’
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) pushed back on comparisons between the politically damaging dog stories that plagued both his and South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s (R) potential bids for the White House.
During Romney’s 2012 presidential campaign, a decades-old story about him tying his dog Seamus to the roof of his car on a family road trip became a political headache for the then-Republican candidate for the White House.
Now, more than a decade later, Noem faces a similar ...
Democrat wins special election for Rep. Brian Higgins’s seat in New York
New York state Sen. Timothy Kennedy, a Democrat, has won the Empire State’s special election to fill retired Democratic Rep. Brian Higgins’s seat in Congress, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ.
Kennedy defeated Republican Gary Dickson in New York’s 26th Congressional district for the seat, which was expected to stay in Democratic hands — but the race still drew scrutiny as the GOP grapples with a razor-thin majority.
Both candidates were picked...
Australia news live: Chalmers touts India ties despite revelations of ‘nest of spies’; NSW police investigate drive-by shooting
Officers were called to Merrylands, in western Sydney, overnight. Follow the today’s news live
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As we flagged earlier, the treasurer Jim Chalmers will today announce foreign investment changes, with approvals to be made quicker and greater scrutiny to be placed on potential risks.
You can read all the details on this from Peter Hannam below:
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