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May 22, 2018 at 11:19 am
PERRY HALL, Md. (AP) — A 16-year-old boy has been charged with first-degree murder in the slaying of a Baltimore County, Maryland, police officer, and three other suspects were taken into custody, authorities said Tuesday.
A statement of probable cause dated Tuesday identified the suspect as Dawnta Anthony Harris of Baltimore and the officer as Amy Caprio. Police have not confirmed how Caprio was fatally injured in a suburban neighborhood Monday, but witnesses reported hearing a pop before seeing a Jeep run her over.
Meanwhile, officials said Tuesday that three additional teenagers had been taken into custody after the officer was killed.
Baltimore County's public safety department tweeted Tuesday morning that the teenagers are suspects in area burglaries.
The department did...
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May 22, 2018 at 11:04 am
Gazan terrorists crossed the border fence south of the community of Kissufim this morning and set fire to an IDF sniper post.
There were no casualties. In response, an IDF tank attacked a Hamas observation post in the southern Gaza Strip.
The IDF Spokesperson said that "the attack was a response to the arson of a military position perpetrated by a number of terrorists who crossed from the Gaza Strip earlier this morning. Read more at Arutz Sheva
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May 22, 2018 at 11:02 am
Amazon is taking drastic measures to punish customers that abuse its returns policy.
The online retailer is closing the accounts of customers who return too many items. The decision is linked to concerns following review fraud, or trading reviews for deals or free merchandise, according to Business Insider, which cited The Wall Street Journal.
According to the report, private Facebook groups revealed comments from customers who admitted violating policies through activities like leaving good reviews in exchange for a reward, such as gift cards. Some said they may have reviewed products they received free or at a discount, but didn’t realize were not allowed. Others said they had no recollection of violating the company’s policies.
These account closures coincide with the &ld...
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May 22, 2018 at 8:39 am
THE FOLLOWING IS VIA YWN
The Vishnitzer Rebbe Shlita announce he forbids persons to take pictures in his beis medrash. The rebbe addressed the issue during the tisch closing the Yomtov of Shavuos. The rebbe cited that of late, at weddings and other events in the chassidus, photographs are taken, including from the ezras noshim, and often, these photos appear in newspapers and magazines.
“I am uncomfortable with this and must protest”, stated the rebbe, adding “In the past, I have already indicated that I do not want this publicity and I ask that you refrain from acting contrary to my words.
The rebbe then addressed unprotected and unregulated phones,...read more at YWN
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May 22, 2018 at 8:28 am
ATLANTA (AP) — If you want to know where mass school shootings are most likely to occur, look no farther than small-town and suburban America.
The massacre that killed 10 people at a high school in Texas last week was just the latest to happen in a small or suburban city. Of the 10 deadliest school shootings in the U.S., all but one took place in a town with fewer than 75,000 residents and the vast majority of them were in cities with fewer than 50,000 people.
These are seemingly idyllic places to grow up: low crime rates, good schools and a sense of community where everyone seems to know your name. And it's exactly those attributes, experts say, that are why small rural and suburban towns are a breeding ground for the next school shooter.
"Ironically it's people in smal...
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May 22, 2018 at 8:16 am
PERRY HALL, Md. (AP) — Police say a teen has been arrested after the slaying of a Baltimore County, Maryland, police officer, and three other suspects are still being sought.
The Baltimore County Police and Fire Department said Tuesday on Twitter that the 16-year-old was arrested shortly after the female officer was fatally injured Monday. The police tweet did not explain the delay in announcing the teen's apprehension. The teen's name was not immediately released. Police said he is awaiting a bail hearing.
The officer was fatally wounded while investigating a report of a suspicious vehicle in a greater Baltimore suburb. The suspects were considered armed and dangerous.
Baltimore County Police Cpl. Shawn Vinson said Monday evening that heavily armed police — backed...
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May 22, 2018 at 8:14 am
Jerusalem, Israel - May 22, 2018 - London in Jerusalem is a new exhibit at the Tower of David Museum, opening on May 24, 2018.
While the Allenby at the Gates of Jerusalem exhibition examines the historic week in December 1917, when the British conquered Jerusalem and Allenby declared British rule from the steps of the Tower of David (ToD), London in Jerusalem shows the cultural and social aspects of 30 years of British rule.
At the end of World War I, Jerusalem, having endured centuries of neglected rule under the Ottoman Empire, was an underdeveloped location. The British first invested in infrastructure.
The British introduced sports, music, dancing, cinema liquor, Primm's, oysters, and grand afternoon tea parties to Jerusale...
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May 22, 2018 at 8:11 am
New York - A 99-year-old World War II veteran who regretted skipping the chance to meet some of the nation’s last Civil War veterans in 1940 is on a mission to visit all 50 states so people who’ve never met a WWII vet can finally meet one.
Sidney Walton, of San Diego, met Gov. Andrew Cuomo in Albany on Friday, making it five governors the New York native has visited since launching his “No Regrets Tour” in March at the National WWII Museum in New Orleans.
The visit to Cuomo’s state Capitol office followed statehouse meetings over the past three weeks with the governors of Rhode Island, Maine, Massachusetts and Connecticut.
“I just love it,” Walton said when asked about his recent itinerary.
Born in 1919 on Manhattan’s Lower East Side to J...
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May 22, 2018 at 8:09 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is aiming to roll out its much-hyped but long-delayed Middle East peace plan next month amid signs it may further alienate the Palestinians by slashing millions of dollars in funding for humanitarian and development projects in the West Bank and Gaza.
Five U.S. officials and a congressional aide say the administration intends to release the peace plan in mid- to late-June, shortly after the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, although they cautioned that the timing could slip depending on developments in the region. They say the plan's main authors — President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner and Trump's special envoy for international negotiations Jason Greenblatt — have already beg...
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May 22, 2018 at 7:44 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Monday demanded that Iran make wholesale changes in its military and regional policies or face "the strongest sanctions in history," as it sought to turn up heat on Tehran after President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from a landmark nuclear deal.
In speech that called Iran out for a wide range of "malign activities" apart from its nuclear program, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called for the negotiation of a new deal that would go far beyond the single focus of the 2015 agreement and would have the status of a formal treaty. The 2015 deal concluded under the Obama administration dealt only with the nuclear program and was not a treaty but rather a U.N.-endorsed executive agreement between the parties.
Unless such a treaty c...
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May 22, 2018 at 7:42 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday hailed his administration's temporary truce with China on trade, even as his Treasury secretary and China struck a note of caution on the latest agreement.
After high-level talks in Washington last week, Beijing has agreed to "substantially reduce" America's trade deficit with China.
"On China, Barriers and Tariffs to come down for first time," Trump tweeted.
Farmers, he promises, will come out on top.
"Under our potential deal with China, they will purchase from our Great American Farmers practically as much as our Farmers can produce," he tweeted.
Both sides, however, have said there are no guarantees trade tensions are over. China hasn't said how much it's willing to reduce the U.S. trade gap. The Trump ad...
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May 22, 2018 at 7:41 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Starbucks announced a new policy Saturday that allows anyone to sit in its cafes or use its restrooms, even if they don't buy anything.
The new policy comes five weeks after two black men who hadn't bought anything were arrested at a Philadelphia Starbucks.
Company executives have said its previous policies were loose and ambiguous, leaving decisions on whether people could sit in its stores or use the restroom up to store managers.
Starbucks said it has told workers to consider anyone who walks into its stores a customer, "regardless of whether they make a purchase."
The company said anyone can use its cafes, patios or restrooms without buying anything, but it noted workers should still call the police if someone is a safety threat.
"We are committed t...
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May 22, 2018 at 7:39 am
Letter writers will soon be able to express their sentiments in words and smells.
The U.S. Postal Service announced Monday that it will soon issue its first scratch-and-sniff stamps. The stamps feature illustrations of ice pops. The agency says the stamps will “add the sweet scent of summer” to letters.
The 20 stamps depict watercolor illustrations by California artist Margaret Berg. Each of the 10 stamp designs includes two different treats. The words “FOREVER” and “USA” appear along the bottom of each stamp.
The stamps will be issued on June 20 at a children’s museum in Austin, Texas.
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May 22, 2018 at 7:37 am
TOKYO (AP) — Foreign journalists will be allowed to journey deep into the mountains of North Korea this week to observe the closing of the country's Punggye-ri nuclear test site in a much-touted display of goodwill before leader Kim Jong Un's planned summit with President Donald Trump next month.
Expect good imagery, but not much else.
The public display of the closure of the facility on Mount Mantap will likely be heavy on spectacle and light on substance. And the media will be spending much of their time in an unrelated tourism zone that North Korea hopes will be the next big thing for its economy if Kim's diplomatic overtures pay off in the months ahead.
For sure, the closure is a milestone, marking an end to the world's last active underground testing site ...
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May 22, 2018 at 7:35 am
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas appears to be making a swift recovery in hospital from his latest health troubles.
His office released a photo and a brief video clip late on Monday showing him walking in the hospital hallway, dressed in a blue bathrobe and flanked by aides. Another photo showed him sitting and reading a newspaper in Ramallah's Istishari Hospital. Independent media outlets were banned from entering the hospital.
Abbas was hospitalized on Sunday with a fever, just days after undergoing ear surgery. Palestinian officials said he had pneumonia and was on a respirator, receiving antibiotics intravenously.
Top aide Saeb Erekat said Abbas was in "very good health" after spending several hours visiting the Palestinian leader and said he...
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May 22, 2018 at 7:34 am
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Israel says it takes a "severe view" of the Palestinian request to the International Criminal Court for a probe into alleged Israeli crimes against the Palestinians and is urging ICC to reject what it called a "cynical step."
A statement from the Israeli Foreign Ministry called Tuesday's request "absurd," accusing the Palestinians of incitement and exploiting civilians as "human shields."
It also said the ICC lacks jurisdiction in the case because Israel is not a member of the court.
The statement says that "Israel expects the ICC and its prosecutor not to yield to Palestinian pressure, and stand firm against continued Palestinian efforts to politicize the court and to derail it from its mandate."
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The Palestinian foreign ministe...
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May 22, 2018 at 7:31 am
PAHOA, Hawaii (AP) — The eruption of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii sparked new safety warnings about toxic gas on the Big Island's southern coastline after lava began flowing into the ocean and setting off a chemical reaction.
The molten rock started pouring into the sea over the weekend. It's been generating plumes of lava haze or "laze" as it interacts with seawater.
It's just the latest hazard from a weeks-old eruption that has so far generated earthquakes and featured gushing molten rock, giant ash plumes and sulfur dioxide. The eruption has destroyed more than 40 buildings forced more than 2,000 people to evacuate.
On Monday, lava entered and then stalled on the property of a geothermal plant near one of Kilauea's new volcanic vents. Officials earlier this mon...
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May 22, 2018 at 7:30 am
PERRY HALL, Md. (AP) — Police backed by aircraft and trained dogs scoured a greater Baltimore suburb into the early hours Tuesday, seeking suspects believed armed and dangerous after the death of a female officer.
Baltimore County Police Cpl. Shawn Vinson said Monday evening that the enormous manhunt was continuing unabated in the suburban community of Perry Hall, Maryland, where witnesses reported hearing a pop before seeing a Jeep run over the officer Monday afternoon.
"The dark will not hamper our investigation," Vinson vowed at a news briefing Monday evening.
The officer, who wasn't immediately identified, was bleeding badly from significant injuries and was pronounced dead after being rushed to a hospital. Vinson said investigators have recovered the suspects' aband...
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May 22, 2018 at 7:28 am
ATLANTA (AP) — Four states will cast ballots Tuesday as the 2018 midterm elections take shape. Voters in Arkansas, Georgia and Kentucky hold primaries, while Texans settle several primary runoffs after their first round of voting in March. Some noteworthy story lines:
IN THIS #METOO MIDTERM, A BIG DAY FOR WOMEN
Texans will settle an all-female congressional runoff between liberal activist Laura Moser and Houston attorney Lizzie Fletcher in a Houston-area House race that has become a proxy for the Democratic Party's battle over style and substance. The winner faces Republican Rep. John Culberson in the fall.
Women also could claim nominations in two other Texas congressional districts on Democrats' national target list. In the metro-Dallas district now represented by Repu...
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May 22, 2018 at 7:27 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ratcheting up pressure on the Russia investigation, the White House announced that top FBI and Justice Department officials have agreed to meet with congressional leaders and "review" highly classified information the lawmakers have been seeking on the handling of the probe.
The agreement came after President Donald Trump made an extraordinary demand that the Justice Department investigate whether the FBI infiltrated his presidential campaign. It's unclear exactly what the members will be allowed to review or if the Justice Department will be providing any documents to Congress.
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Trump chief of staff John Kelly will broker the meeting between congressional leaders and the FBI, Justice Department and offic...
