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Evrard, who was charged with DUI manslaughter and three counts of DUI with personal injury, remains in jail on $71,000 bond.
Eurosceptics in other member states applauded Britons' decision to leave the European Union in a referendum that sent shockwaves around the world, with far-right demands for a similar vote in Slovakia underlining the risk of a domino effect.
With the referendum decision finally made on Thursday and Prime Minister David Cameron having announced his resignation, European politicians and institutions felt free to shower demands on Britain over its future outside the world's largest trading bloc.
The European Central Bank said Britain's financial industry, which employs 2.2 million people, would lose the right to serve clients in the EU unless the country signed up to its single market - anathema to "Leave" campaigners, who are set to lead the next government in London.
Almost alone in continental Europe, Merkel tried to slow the rush to get Britain out of the EU door. Europe's most powerful leader made clear she would not press Cameron after he indicated Britain would not seek formal exit negotiations until October at least.
"Quite honestly, it should not take ages, that is true, but I would not fight now for a short time frame," Merkel told a news conference.
"The negotiations must take place in a businesslike, good climate," she said. "Britain will remain a close partner, with which we are linked economically."
Britain's decision to leave the EU is the biggest blow since World War Two to the European project of forging greater unity. But Merkel appeared more conciliatory than others within her coalition government and elsewhere in Europe.
The chief executive of Britain's "Vote Leave" campaign called for informal talks before London notifies the EU it wants to leave under the Lisbon Treaty, which provides for two years of divorce proceedings.
But German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, a member of Merkel's Social Democrat coalition partners, showed a greater sense of urgency.
"This process should get under way as soon as possible so that we are not left in limbo but rather can concentrate on the future of Europe," he said after hosting a meeting with his colleagues from the other five founding members of the EU - France, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault warned of the dangers of delay. "We have to give a new sense to Europe, otherwise populism will fill the gap," he said.
They followed European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, who said on Friday it made no sense to wait until October to negotiate the terms of a "Brexit".
European Council President Donald Tusk made a start by appointing Belgian diplomat Didier Seeuws to coordinate negotiations with Britain.
Britain's representative on the EU executive, Financial Services Commissioner Jonathan Hill, resigned on Saturday after campaigning against a British exit.
In Britain itself, divisions widened after the relatively close 52-48 percent vote.
More than 2.4 million Britons signed a petition on parliament's website, posted before the vote, calling for a second EU referendum if the outcome was close on a turnout of less than 75 percent - three points above Thursday's figure.
The petition will have to be considered for debate by lawmakers, but it has no legal force and its backers compare with the 17.4 million who voted "leave".
Tens of thousands are also set to pack into Trafalgar Square in the British capital on Tuesday to show "London stands with Europe", the Evening Standard newspaper reported.
Scotland's pro-EU first minister said she wanted to open negotiations directly with Brussels. The option of a second referendum on independence from the United Kingdom - after Scots rejected the idea two years ago - was "on the table", she said.
South of the border in England, eurosceptic newspapers rejoiced but others pondered an uncertain future. "So what the hell happens now?" asked the Daily Mirror.
Cameron announced on Friday he would resign as the outcome of the vote sent global stock markets plunging, and inflicted the biggest one-day drop on sterling in history.
Even before the British vote, anti-establishment parties were on the rise across the EU, not least in France, where far-right National Front leader Marine Le Pen is expected to perform strongly in a presidential election next year.
After talks with French President Francois Hollande, she said it was "clear that there are some who want the divorce to be as painful as possible to discourage other peoples from taking the same path as the British".
As if to reinforce those fears Slovakia's far-right People's Party launched a petition for a referendum on the country's future in the EU.
"Citizens of Great Britain have decided to refuse the diktat from Brussels. It is high time for Slovakia to leave the sinking European 'Titanic' as well," the party said.
The British pound fell as much as 10 percent against the dollar on Friday to levels last seen in 1985, on fears that the decision could hit investment, threaten London's role as a global financial capital, and cause months of political uncertainty.
The ratings agency Moody's downgraded its outlook for Britain, saying its creditworthiness was now at greater risk.
The uncertainty risks damaging economies far beyond Britain's shores, and European Central Bank policymaker Francois Villeroy de Galhau joined the clamor for haste.
Villeroy delivered a warning over the City of London financial center, which handles trillions of euros of business even though it lies outside the ECB's jurisdiction.
That status was at risk, he said, including the "passporting" arrangement under Europe's single market rules that allows London banks to do business with clients in the euro zone, even though Britain never joined the common currency.
"If, tomorrow, Britain is not part of the single market, the City cannot keep this European passport, and clearing houses cannot be located in London either," he told France Inter radio. The only way around this was for Britain to follow Norway, which lies outside the EU but has joined the single market.
This means signing up to the rules, including the free movement of workers - likely to be opposed in Britain, where the "Leave" camp promised to control immigration from the EU.
Cameron's replacement could be his Conservative rival Boris Johnson, the former London mayor who became the most recognizable face of the Leave camp.
There was euphoria over the vote in much of the British press. "Birth of a new Britain," the Daily Telegraph said, while the Daily Star tabloid borrowed from Donald Trump's campaigning message with its headline "Now Let's Make Britain Great Again".
However, questions about the economic viability of an independent Scotland have grown as the oil price has collapsed, slashing the revenues it could expect to get from North Sea oil.
Second-placed Southampton made it six wins in a row in all competitions to beat struggling QPR.
The hosts, enjoying their best start to a Premier League season despite a summer of upheaval, were the better side with Dusan Tadic hitting a post.
Ryan Bertrand gave Southampton the lead, drilling low beneath Robert Green, before Charlie Austin levelled with a superb volley on the turn.
But Graziano Pelle's stunning scissor-kick clinched the win.
The Italian striker's fifth goal of the season ensured Saints recorded a fourth successive victory in the Premier League, and kept them three points adrift of leaders Chelsea.
QPR can take heart from the fact they were defensively more secure than of late, Harry Redknapp's side having conceded eight goals in their last two games on the road. The visitors also scored away from home for the first time this season.
But a third successive away defeat leaves the newly promoted west Londoners in the bottom three and compounds a miserable afternoon for Redknapp, who received a far from welcome reception on his return to a club that he guided to relegation in 2005.
St Mary's is a much happier place these days, with Southampton enjoying their best start to a season in the top division since the 1983-84 season, when they finished second.
Their haul of 13 points in six matches has helped make the summer's mass exodus of players a distant memory.
The speed with which their new recruits have settled has helped, with £11.8m midfielder Sadio Mane impressing on his Premier League debut, and Tadic causing problems for QPR.
It was Mane, 22, who put Morgan Schneiderlin through just before the break for the best chance of the half, with the Frenchman's low effort a fraction wide.
As momentum continued with Southampton after the break, Senegal's Mane was instrumental in a deserved opening goal for the hosts.
The winger, making his second appearance after being granted his work permit last week, found Bertrand with a delightful back-heel and the on-loan defender struck for his first goal for the Saints.
It was a second half which will be remembered for exquisite strikes. For the equaliser, QPR's Austin controlled the ball with his left foot before swivelling and beating Fraser Forster with a sublime right-footed effort.
Moments later, though, Pelle restored Southampton's lead when he flicked the ball up with his back to goal and lashed a volley past the helpless Robert Green.
Plenty of chances followed - with Steven Davis going close for Saints and a Niko Kranjcar free-kick hitting the crossbar for QPR - but Southampton held firm to continue their winning streak after Tuesday's 2-1 victory at Arsenal in the League Cup.
Southampton manager Ronald Koeman: "It was very tough. We expected that. We told the boys that after last Tuesday (Capital One Cup win over Arsenal) it'd be more difficult.
"All the credit to QPR about the second half. We know we have offensive qualities but in a difficult second half, to keep the spirit and the belief to win the game, it was a good compliment to the boys.
"The most important is that we believe in our way of playing and the second half was a fantastic second half from both sides."
QPR manager Harry Redknapp: "We came back strongly after their goal and I felt we had every opportunity at that stage of the game, but their centre-forward produced a world-class goal. Niko Kranjcar hit a fantastic free-kick but it hit the woodwork and we couldn't get the break.
"We didn't give up and it was a much better performance. Charlie Austin took his goal well and that's encouraging.
"He's proven that he can score goals in the Premier League. Southampton are a good side but I felt we stuck at it and we got a bit more belief in ourselves and we've got to continue to believe."
Match ends, Southampton 2, Queens Park Rangers 1.
Second Half ends, Southampton 2, Queens Park Rangers 1.
Graziano Pellè (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Morgan Schneiderlin.
Substitution, Southampton. Matt Targett replaces Dusan Tadic.
Dusan Tadic (Southampton) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Jack Cork with a through ball.
Attempt missed. Leroy Fer (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Niko Kranjcar.
Attempt missed. Steven Davis (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
Attempt blocked. Dusan Tadic (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Graziano Pellè.
Attempt missed. Steven Caulker (Queens Park Rangers) header from the centre of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
Niko Kranjcar (Queens Park Rangers) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Ryan Bertrand.
Attempt missed. Junior Hoilett (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Karl Henry.
Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Steven Caulker.
Attempt saved. Shane Long (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Steven Davis with a through ball.
Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Mauricio Isla.
Attempt missed. Charlie Austin (Queens Park Rangers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Leroy Fer with a cross.
Attempt saved. Steven Davis (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
Goal! Southampton 2, Queens Park Rangers 1. Graziano Pellè (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dusan Tadic with a headed pass.
Substitution, Southampton. Shane Long replaces Sadio Mané.
Goal! Southampton 1, Queens Park Rangers 1. Charlie Austin (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eduardo Vargas.
Mauricio Isla (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Offside, Southampton. Victor Wanyama tries a through ball, but Sadio Mané is caught offside.
South Africa is in a severe poaching crises against our Rhino and other Wildlife... since January last year... 816 Rhino have been poached by unscrupulous criminals and their KINGPINS that have no regard for life of any sorts.
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President Barack Obama said in a speech Tuesday that nobody ever offered an alternative to Obamacare, prompting conservatives to accuse him of lying.
“They sure haven’t presented an alternative,” Obama said of critics of his health-care law in a White House speech.
“Obama is flat-out lying when he says no one has presented an Obamacare alternative,” said the Heritage Foundation’s Amy Payne, pointing to her think tank’s own health-care reform proposal introduced by Heritage President and former Sen. Jim DeMint.
“Well, MSNBC letting Obama getting away with lie that GOP has no alternative,” tweeted Dr. David Hogberg of the National Center for Public Policy Research.
The Republican-controlled House passed multiple continuing budget resolutions that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid refused to consider before the government shutdown.
Obama also said that he has learned not to make “wild promises” about how “smoothly” Obamacare implementation will be, and assured Americans that he checks the website “every day” to make sure it’s working better.
They say you should never discuss politics at the dinner table, but that’s exactly what Tunde Wey set out to do with the From Lagos pop-up.
About this column: While we don’t often think of restaurants as cultural institutions, the dining industry wields a great deal of influence in modern society. The business of running a restaurant is intertwined with issues as wide and varied as labor rights, economic development and gentrification, environmental sustainability and animal welfare, health, immigration and public policy, among myriad others. Beyond the Plate is a monthly column that examines the broader impacts of what and how we eat.
One of the first and most troubling trends I noticed when dining in Detroit again after a few years living in the diverse San Francisco Bay area was just how starkly divided along racial lines the clientele and staff was at the city’s hottest new restaurants.

Evrard, who was charged with DUI manslaughter and three counts of DUI with personal injury, remains in jail on $71,000 bond.

Eurosceptics in other member states applauded Britons' decision to leave the European Union in a referendum that sent shockwaves around the world, with far-right demands for a similar vote in Slovakia underlining the risk of a domino effect.

With the referendum decision finally made on Thursday and Prime Minister David Cameron having announced his resignation, European politicians and institutions felt free to shower demands on Britain over its future outside the world's largest trading bloc.

The European Central Bank said Britain's financial industry, which employs 2.2 million people, would lose the right to serve clients in the EU unless the country signed up to its single market - anathema to "Leave" campaigners, who are set to lead the next government in London.

Almost alone in continental Europe, Merkel tried to slow the rush to get Britain out of the EU door. Europe's most powerful leader made clear she would not press Cameron after he indicated Britain would not seek formal exit negotiations until October at least.

"Quite honestly, it should not take ages, that is true, but I would not fight now for a short time frame," Merkel told a news conference.

"The negotiations must take place in a businesslike, good climate," she said. "Britain will remain a close partner, with which we are linked economically."

Britain's decision to leave the EU is the biggest blow since World War Two to the European project of forging greater unity. But Merkel appeared more conciliatory than others within her coalition government and elsewhere in Europe.

The chief executive of Britain's "Vote Leave" campaign called for informal talks before London notifies the EU it wants to leave under the Lisbon Treaty, which provides for two years of divorce proceedings.

But German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, a member of Merkel's Social Democrat coalition partners, showed a greater sense of urgency.

"This process should get under way as soon as possible so that we are not left in limbo but rather can concentrate on the future of Europe," he said after hosting a meeting with his colleagues from the other five founding members of the EU - France, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault warned of the dangers of delay. "We have to give a new sense to Europe, otherwise populism will fill the gap," he said.

They followed European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, who said on Friday it made no sense to wait until October to negotiate the terms of a "Brexit".

European Council President Donald Tusk made a start by appointing Belgian diplomat Didier Seeuws to coordinate negotiations with Britain.

Britain's representative on the EU executive, Financial Services Commissioner Jonathan Hill, resigned on Saturday after campaigning against a British exit.

In Britain itself, divisions widened after the relatively close 52-48 percent vote.

More than 2.4 million Britons signed a petition on parliament's website, posted before the vote, calling for a second EU referendum if the outcome was close on a turnout of less than 75 percent - three points above Thursday's figure.

The petition will have to be considered for debate by lawmakers, but it has no legal force and its backers compare with the 17.4 million who voted "leave".

Tens of thousands are also set to pack into Trafalgar Square in the British capital on Tuesday to show "London stands with Europe", the Evening Standard newspaper reported.

Scotland's pro-EU first minister said she wanted to open negotiations directly with Brussels. The option of a second referendum on independence from the United Kingdom - after Scots rejected the idea two years ago - was "on the table", she said.

South of the border in England, eurosceptic newspapers rejoiced but others pondered an uncertain future. "So what the hell happens now?" asked the Daily Mirror.

Cameron announced on Friday he would resign as the outcome of the vote sent global stock markets plunging, and inflicted the biggest one-day drop on sterling in history.

Even before the British vote, anti-establishment parties were on the rise across the EU, not least in France, where far-right National Front leader Marine Le Pen is expected to perform strongly in a presidential election next year.

After talks with French President Francois Hollande, she said it was "clear that there are some who want the divorce to be as painful as possible to discourage other peoples from taking the same path as the British".

As if to reinforce those fears Slovakia's far-right People's Party launched a petition for a referendum on the country's future in the EU.

"Citizens of Great Britain have decided to refuse the diktat from Brussels. It is high time for Slovakia to leave the sinking European 'Titanic' as well," the party said.

The British pound fell as much as 10 percent against the dollar on Friday to levels last seen in 1985, on fears that the decision could hit investment, threaten London's role as a global financial capital, and cause months of political uncertainty.

The ratings agency Moody's downgraded its outlook for Britain, saying its creditworthiness was now at greater risk.

The uncertainty risks damaging economies far beyond Britain's shores, and European Central Bank policymaker Francois Villeroy de Galhau joined the clamor for haste.

Villeroy delivered a warning over the City of London financial center, which handles trillions of euros of business even though it lies outside the ECB's jurisdiction.

That status was at risk, he said, including the "passporting" arrangement under Europe's single market rules that allows London banks to do business with clients in the euro zone, even though Britain never joined the common currency.

"If, tomorrow, Britain is not part of the single market, the City cannot keep this European passport, and clearing houses cannot be located in London either," he told France Inter radio. The only way around this was for Britain to follow Norway, which lies outside the EU but has joined the single market.

This means signing up to the rules, including the free movement of workers - likely to be opposed in Britain, where the "Leave" camp promised to control immigration from the EU.

Cameron's replacement could be his Conservative rival Boris Johnson, the former London mayor who became the most recognizable face of the Leave camp.

There was euphoria over the vote in much of the British press. "Birth of a new Britain," the Daily Telegraph said, while the Daily Star tabloid borrowed from Donald Trump's campaigning message with its headline "Now Let's Make Britain Great Again".

However, questions about the economic viability of an independent Scotland have grown as the oil price has collapsed, slashing the revenues it could expect to get from North Sea oil.

Second-placed Southampton made it six wins in a row in all competitions to beat struggling QPR.

The hosts, enjoying their best start to a Premier League season despite a summer of upheaval, were the better side with Dusan Tadic hitting a post.

Ryan Bertrand gave Southampton the lead, drilling low beneath Robert Green, before Charlie Austin levelled with a superb volley on the turn.

But Graziano Pelle's stunning scissor-kick clinched the win.

The Italian striker's fifth goal of the season ensured Saints recorded a fourth successive victory in the Premier League, and kept them three points adrift of leaders Chelsea.

QPR can take heart from the fact they were defensively more secure than of late, Harry Redknapp's side having conceded eight goals in their last two games on the road. The visitors also scored away from home for the first time this season.

But a third successive away defeat leaves the newly promoted west Londoners in the bottom three and compounds a miserable afternoon for Redknapp, who received a far from welcome reception on his return to a club that he guided to relegation in 2005.

St Mary's is a much happier place these days, with Southampton enjoying their best start to a season in the top division since the 1983-84 season, when they finished second.

Their haul of 13 points in six matches has helped make the summer's mass exodus of players a distant memory.

The speed with which their new recruits have settled has helped, with £11.8m midfielder Sadio Mane impressing on his Premier League debut, and Tadic causing problems for QPR.

It was Mane, 22, who put Morgan Schneiderlin through just before the break for the best chance of the half, with the Frenchman's low effort a fraction wide.

As momentum continued with Southampton after the break, Senegal's Mane was instrumental in a deserved opening goal for the hosts.

The winger, making his second appearance after being granted his work permit last week, found Bertrand with a delightful back-heel and the on-loan defender struck for his first goal for the Saints.

It was a second half which will be remembered for exquisite strikes. For the equaliser, QPR's Austin controlled the ball with his left foot before swivelling and beating Fraser Forster with a sublime right-footed effort.

Moments later, though, Pelle restored Southampton's lead when he flicked the ball up with his back to goal and lashed a volley past the helpless Robert Green.

Plenty of chances followed - with Steven Davis going close for Saints and a Niko Kranjcar free-kick hitting the crossbar for QPR - but Southampton held firm to continue their winning streak after Tuesday's 2-1 victory at Arsenal in the League Cup.

Southampton manager Ronald Koeman: "It was very tough. We expected that. We told the boys that after last Tuesday (Capital One Cup win over Arsenal) it'd be more difficult.

"All the credit to QPR about the second half. We know we have offensive qualities but in a difficult second half, to keep the spirit and the belief to win the game, it was a good compliment to the boys.

"The most important is that we believe in our way of playing and the second half was a fantastic second half from both sides."

QPR manager Harry Redknapp: "We came back strongly after their goal and I felt we had every opportunity at that stage of the game, but their centre-forward produced a world-class goal. Niko Kranjcar hit a fantastic free-kick but it hit the woodwork and we couldn't get the break.

"We didn't give up and it was a much better performance. Charlie Austin took his goal well and that's encouraging.

"He's proven that he can score goals in the Premier League. Southampton are a good side but I felt we stuck at it and we got a bit more belief in ourselves and we've got to continue to believe."

Match ends, Southampton 2, Queens Park Rangers 1.

Second Half ends, Southampton 2, Queens Park Rangers 1.

Graziano Pellè (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Morgan Schneiderlin.

Substitution, Southampton. Matt Targett replaces Dusan Tadic.

Dusan Tadic (Southampton) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Jack Cork with a through ball.

Attempt missed. Leroy Fer (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Niko Kranjcar.

Attempt missed. Steven Davis (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.

Attempt blocked. Dusan Tadic (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Graziano Pellè.

Attempt missed. Steven Caulker (Queens Park Rangers) header from the centre of the box is too high following a set piece situation.

Niko Kranjcar (Queens Park Rangers) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.

Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Ryan Bertrand.

Attempt missed. Junior Hoilett (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Karl Henry.

Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Steven Caulker.

Attempt saved. Shane Long (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Steven Davis with a through ball.

Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Mauricio Isla.

Attempt missed. Charlie Austin (Queens Park Rangers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Leroy Fer with a cross.

Attempt saved. Steven Davis (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.

Goal! Southampton 2, Queens Park Rangers 1. Graziano Pellè (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dusan Tadic with a headed pass.

Substitution, Southampton. Shane Long replaces Sadio Mané.

Goal! Southampton 1, Queens Park Rangers 1. Charlie Austin (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eduardo Vargas.

Mauricio Isla (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Offside, Southampton. Victor Wanyama tries a through ball, but Sadio Mané is caught offside.

South Africa is in a severe poaching crises against our Rhino and other Wildlife... since January last year... 816 Rhino have been poached by unscrupulous criminals and their KINGPINS that have no regard for life of any sorts.

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what a lovely picture, done.

Noted & signed - how will they make any money when there is nothing left...?

Thanks Kelly. Signed & noted.

13,312 signers. Let's reach 20,000 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Signed and noted, thanks Kelly.

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Noted and signed with disgust - I blame our corrupt effed up rotten government officials - all they are interested in is filling their own coffers at the expense of precious animals on the brink of extinction! I hate them with a passion.

President Barack Obama said in a speech Tuesday that nobody ever offered an alternative to Obamacare, prompting conservatives to accuse him of lying.

“They sure haven’t presented an alternative,” Obama said of critics of his health-care law in a White House speech.

“Obama is flat-out lying when he says no one has presented an Obamacare alternative,” said the Heritage Foundation’s Amy Payne, pointing to her think tank’s own health-care reform proposal introduced by Heritage President and former Sen. Jim DeMint.

“Well, MSNBC letting Obama getting away with lie that GOP has no alternative,” tweeted Dr. David Hogberg of the National Center for Public Policy Research.

The Republican-controlled House passed multiple continuing budget resolutions that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid refused to consider before the government shutdown.

Obama also said that he has learned not to make “wild promises” about how “smoothly” Obamacare implementation will be, and assured Americans that he checks the website “every day” to make sure it’s working better.

They say you should never discuss politics at the dinner table, but that’s exactly what Tunde Wey set out to do with the From Lagos pop-up.

About this column: While we don’t often think of restaurants as cultural institutions, the dining industry wields a great deal of influence in modern society. The business of running a restaurant is intertwined with issues as wide and varied as labor rights, economic development and gentrification, environmental sustainability and animal welfare, health, immigration and public policy, among myriad others. Beyond the Plate is a monthly column that examines the broader impacts of what and how we eat.

One of the first and most troubling trends I noticed when dining in Detroit again after a few years living in the diverse San Francisco Bay area was just how starkly divided along racial lines the clientele and staff was at the city’s hottest new restaurants.