A policeman providing security for Francois Hollande accidentally fired his gun as the French president was giving a speech, injuring two people in the VIP area of the crowd, an official said. "It was an accidental shot by a police officer which injured two waiters, or at least one waiter and an (event) employee. The injuries aren't life threatening," local government chief Pierre N'Gahane said.
For the first time since he took office, President Donald Trump will address a joint session of Congress tonight at 9:00 pm ET. It will be the most substantial speech he has given since his inauguration and will serve as an opportunity for him to highlight the accomplishments he and his team have made over the past month and a half. It will also give him a chance to give Congress his opinion on the progress they have made directly.
ABC News was able to get its hands on a list of talking points for the address, which include tax reform, regulatory rollbacks, access to education, making life easier for working parents, the increased budget for the US military and "the disaster of Obamacare." ABC's source claims that these are subjects Trump wants to work with Congress on in the coming weeks and months of his presidency.
On Monday, press secretary Sean Spicer told the press that the theme of Trump's address would be "the renewal of the American spirit." With all of the bomb threats to Jewish Community Centers, US citizens being detained in airports for hours on end and ongoing concerns about Russia, that's going to be a tall task.
Trump has certainly been busy in his first few weeks in office, but many of the most noteworthy battles are being fought in Congress. Trump's cabinet nominees received an unprecedented amount of pushback from Democratic politicians and the repeal of Obamacare has come to a halt as the GOP struggles to grapple with the fact that a majority of Americans are now saying they want to keep it.
The address is expected to begin at 9:00 p.m. ET. We've embedded a stream from NBC News below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9o_WDqG2x_4
If you order a chicken sandwich you expect to get a chicken sandwich, right? Well not all chicken sandwiches are created equal. A recent poultry analysis by CBC
Marketplace
made an unsettling discovery. According to the report, Subway's chicken was found to contain less than 50 percent chicken DNA. SEE ALSO: Taco Bell ditched the Naked Chicken Chalupa, so here's how to make your own CBC reported that Subway's oven-roasted chicken contained only 53.6 percent chicken DNA, while its chicken strips were found to have only 42.8 percent chicken DNA. The other major ingredient was soy. Matt Harnden, a researcher at Trent University's Wildlife Forensic DNA Laboratory, tested six sandwiches from fast food restaurants. The two Subway sandwiches were the worst offenders. Most of the other meats tested were "very close" to 100 percent chicken, according to Harnden, so they tested the Subway chicken again. He tested the DNA from five pieces of oven-roasted chicken and five pieces of chicken strips, found in Subway's wraps. The results from the five pieces were averaged, giving the numbers 53.6 percent and 42.8 percent, respectively. After the report was released, Subway released a statement saying it disagrees with the findings. "Our chicken strips and oven roasted chicken contain 1 percent or less of soy protein. We use this ingredient in these products as a means to help stabilize the texture and moisture," Subway said in its statement. Subway also said it will look into the matter and ensure with its supplier that the chicken is meeting the company's standards.
UPDATE: Feb. 28, 2017, 10:53 p.m. EST A spokesperson for Subway released the following updated statement to
Mashable. Just for reference, researchers say that chicken from the grocery store should contain 100 percent chicken DNA. BONUS: Meet 'Big Mac,' the 23-pound chicken about to gobble up a world record
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