In that class, we discuss the concept of framing, among other subjects. Framing focuses on how rhetoric evokes emotion and how language “frames” issues and directs viewers toward what to think. Framing is important because it defines the problem—which then sets limits on viable solutions. Framing assigns blame, identifies victims, and brings emotional and moral weight to bear on issues. Framing was crucial on both nights of the primary debate this week....

While any American citizen would like to believe that we are a nation of laws and no president is above them, given the White House counsel’s letter to four House leaders in early October declaring that no one in the Trump administration would participate in the impeachment effort, it is clear that this White House takes the position that this president is above the law in this case. In fact, the president’s lawyers have argued in court filings that a president cannot be even investigated for criminal wrongdoing....

“Hog-tying” is a method that sees the arms of an iguana tied behind its back, almost as if it had been arrested. Despite being highly controversial, it’s often used by sellers transporting the reptiles. In this case shared by the rescue center, however, the iguana had been left in the position for so long that it caused its feet to eventually completely fall off. “A person walking their dog found him ‘hog-tied,’ picked him up and brought to CWR,” Jennifer Gordon, the executive director of the rescue shelter, told Newsweek in an email....

Senate President Don Harmon issued a joint statement with Gov. JB Pritzker and House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch supporting the ban. “After continued negotiations between the leaders, stakeholders and advocates, we have reached a deal on one of the strongest assault weapons bans in the country,” the statement read. “Gun violence is an epidemic that is plaguing every corner of this state and the people of Illinois are demanding substantive action....

Sophomore softball player Ruby Rivera was suspended indefinitely and an unnamed men’s gymnast was suspended for two competitions, the Chicago Tribune reported Tuesday. MORE: Field of 68 update | Illini LB T.J. Neal to transfer The menorah outside the Chabad house at the school’s Champaign campus was vandalized for the third time in 10 months on Sunday morning. Surveillance video caught a man and a woman breaking off the arm of the nine-foot statue....

The Hawkeyes rallied from an 11-point deficit late in the second half, but Illinois’ Malcolm Hill hit the deciding jumper with 1:15 to go, giving the Illini a 68-66 win and its second win in two days of the tournament. MORE: Stats from the Illini’s win | SN’s All-American team Illinois began the second half with a two-point lead, but stretched it to 11 with 3:36 to play. The Hawkeyes made four of their next five shots, along with some timely free throws, to tie the game at 66 with 1:40 to go....

Ime Udoka played in professional basketball leagues for more than a decade, served as an assistant coach for three NBA teams and led the Celtics to the NBA Finals in his first year as a head coach. That’s a pretty impressive resume for someone who turned 45 years old in August. And yet, Udoka is far from the most famous person in his own household. That honor belongs to his longtime partner, Nia Long....

ICE announced it will be reducing the number of beds at detention centers in North Carolina and Louisiana, partly due to a reduced number of detainees, Reuters reported. The agency also will not extend the guaranteed minimum beds provision in its agreement regarding a center in Glades County, Florida, with the agency citing “persistent and ongoing concerns related to the provision of detainee medical care,” according to an ICE press release....

Four Impact championships are on the line on Sunday and there’s plenty of veteran and up-and-coming wrestlers who will take the spotlight in Chicago for this year’s Bound for Glory. Will we get the first female X Division champion when Tessa Blanchard gets into a ladder match for the coveted Impact midcard title? Who will win the Call Your Shot Battle Royale to earn the title shot of their choosing?...

That will be the officiating team. That’s not just an assumption, based on the recklessness of last season nor the questionable handling of last Thursday’s Broncos-Panthers opener. According to ESPN, that’s coming from the NFL’s senior vice president of officiating Dean Blandino. He told the network that there will be “heightened awareness” from the refs for Sunday’s game, with instructions to “set the tone early.’’ WEEK 2 NFL PICKS: Against the spread | Straight up The crew — headed by referee Pete Morelli — had better heed Blandino’s words....

Logano complained on the team radio that “Junior rules” caused NASCAR to wave the first green-white-checkered attempt because Dale Earnhardt Jr. was in contention for the race win and needed a victory to move on in the Chase. MORE: Logano: ‘If you don’t like me, I don’t care’ | The final eight Soon after, more drivers would be angry as Kevin Harvick collided with Trevor Bayne on the final green-white-checkered restart, causing a multi-car crash that led to the race ending under caution because of NASCAR’s new restart rules....

In response to the state’s contention, abortion rights advocates have argued that the authors of the 14th Amendment acknowledged a right to abortion prior to “quickening.” Debates about history have been a feature of abortion litigation since Roe, when Justice Harry Blackmun relied on the discredited historical scholarship of Professor Cyril Means to bolster his claim that American women “enjoyed a substantially broader right to terminate a pregnancy” in the 19th century than they did in the 1970s....

In McConnell, McGrath faces one of the most recognizable faces on Capitol Hill, as the Senate Majority Leader and a figure in Congress for decades. While that familiarity could help against a lesser known candidate, it also has its downsides with McConnell currently suffering a bleak favorability rating-even lower than President Donald Trump’s nadir in popularity. According to Real Clear Politics’ average of favorable/unfavorable polls, Trump has a net unfavorable rating of 14....

From smart Uggie the Jack Russell Terrier in the 2011 silent film The Artist, to the destructively loveable labrador retriever in Marley & Me, on-screen animals provide excellent entertainment. Here are 15 of the most famous cats and dogs who stole the limelight from their human co-actors. Beethoven The 1992 classic Beethoven follows the antics of giant Saint Bernard as he navigates life with his new family. With the exception of the father, George, the family fall in love with the slobbery giant and chaos ensues when an evil veterinarian tries to kill Beethoven for his latest experiment....

Protests remained relatively calm as they continued for their 76th night on Tuesday evening, The Oregonian reported. Clashes had previously escalated in July as federal agents were sent to protect federal buildings that had been vandalized in the city. Mike Schmidt, the newly-elected district attorney for Portland, announced Tuesday that his office would not pursue charges against individuals who had been arrested over non-violent incidents amid the protest. He said that there were a total of approximately 550 cases related to demonstrations, which began on May 28....

An entire generation has grown up since the Roe decision, which marks its 30th anniversary this week. Over the decades, American public opinion has remained remarkably steady–most believe abortion should be legal, but rare. But interest groups on both extremes have continued to battle for the upper hand. When Bill Clinton was in the White House, abortion-rights advocates grew complacent, knowing he would veto any draconian measure the Republican Congress tried to pass....

“Nothing even comes close to this crisis,” said Chip Rogers, CEO of the American Hotel & Lodging Association. “We’re seeing this as being worse than both 9/11 and the 2008 financial crisis combined and then multiplied by two. That’s how bad it is.” Occupancy rates in hotels nationwide have fallen from 66 percent in 2019 to below 10 percent over the past month as the coronavirus outbreak has spread to all 50 states....

The Biden administration’s veteran economist gave her sharpest assessment yet of what she described as countries “sitting on the fence” of Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine, a conflict she said has “redrawn the contours of the world economic outlook” and also upended decades of UN-centered international principles. In her opening remarks at the Atlantic Council, Yellen said countries taking a noncommittal attitude to the events in Europe were “perhaps seeing an opportunity to gain by preserving their relationship with Russia and backfilling the void left by others....

The mission was the first time an all-civilian crew had been launched to orbit. The four crew members were U.S. businessman Jared Isaacman who commanded the mission; cancer survivor and physician Hayley Arceneaux; geoscientist, pilot, and space enthusiast Sian Proctor; and U.S. Air Force veteran Chris Sembroski. Altogether they spent three days in orbit aboard one of SpaceX’s Dragon transportation capsules, which had been specially modified for the mission....

The fire originated in a warehouse stationed on San Francisco’s Pier 45, a fishing industry hub and celebrated city landmark. The four-alarm fire went on to engulf thousands of fishing equipment items and several delivery trucks. An investigation into the fire’s cause is ongoing. Flames reached 100 feet as about 150 firefighters worked to extinguish the blaze, according to a Sunday report from the San Francisco Chronicle. Though there were no deaths due to the blaze, fishermen whose operations were based at the Wharf face enduring financial deficits due to resources lost in Saturday’s fire....