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August 14, 2018 at 4:13 pm
Lincoln, NE - Nebraska carried out its first execution in more than two decades on Tuesday with the lethal injection of a convicted murderer who had been on death row for nearly twice that long.
Carey Dean Moore, 60, was pronounced dead at 10:47 a.m. after he was injected with a never-before-tried combination of drugs including the first use of the powerful opioid fentanyl. Moore, who had been sentenced to death for killing two cab drivers in Omaha in 1979, also was the first inmate to be lethally injected in Nebraska, which last carried out an execution in 1997, using the electric chair.
Moore’s execution comes a little more than three years after Nebraska lawmakers abolished the death penalty, only to have it reinstated the following year through a citizen ballot drive partially ...
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August 14, 2018 at 4:12 pm
Albany, NY - Dozens of people were trapped in their homes Tuesday by fast-rising water from flash floods caused by heavy pre-dawn downpours that drenched New York state’s Finger Lakes region, inundating roads and sweeping tons of trees, debris and a camper with a woman trapped inside into one of the lakes, authorities said.
The woman was rescued by a boater, and emergency crews were rescuing about 50 people trapped in their homes and evacuating others by boat on Seneca Lake, Seneca County officials and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said.
“It’s amazing, the devastation,” the Democrat said as he toured some of the hardest hit areas late Tuesday morning, a few hours after heavy rains turned small creeks into overflowing rivers that devastated an area known for its scene...
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August 14, 2018 at 4:11 pm
Beirut - The Lebanese military says Israeli troops fired six smoke bombs across the border, causing two members of the military intelligence agency to suffer breathing difficulties.
The army’s statement says the incident occurred Tuesday near the village of Rmeish, adding that it also caused a fire that spread to the Israeli side of the border.
The statement said that shortly after the incident, Lebanese troops as well as U.N. peacekeepers and firefighters arrived in the area and extinguished the blaze.
The Lebanon-Israel border has been relatively calm since a 34-day war in 2006 between the Jewish state and the militant Hezbollah group.
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August 14, 2018 at 4:10 pm
Tal Kroum, Syria - The Russian military said Tuesday that its forces in Syria will help U.N. peacekeepers fully restore patrols along the volatile frontier between Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
The Russian deployment in the area has highlighted Moscow’s growing clout in the region, marking a successful attempt to balance the sharply conflicting interests of Israel and Iran.
“The Russian flag is the guarantor of peace and security on that land,” said Lt. Gen. Sergei Kuralenko. He noted that Russian and Israeli officials have maintained regular communications, adding that “operations by Russian military police help ensure the security of Israel.”
Kuralenko said that the Russian military police have set up four checkpoints on the edge of the de...
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August 14, 2018 at 1:28 pm
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Paul Manafort's defense rested its case Tuesday without calling any witnesses in the former Trump campaign chairman's tax evasion and fraud trial. Manafort himself chose not to testify.
The decision by Manafort's lawyer, Kevin Downing, not to call witnesses clears the way for the jury to hear closing arguments in the trial, now in its third week.
Manafort is accused of hiding millions of dollars in income he received advising Ukrainian politicians. The defense has tried to blame Manafort's financial mistakes on his former assistant, Richard Gates. Defense attorneys have called Gates a liar, philanderer and embezzler as they've sought to undermine his testimony.
Closing arguments in the case are scheduled for Wednesday morning.
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August 14, 2018 at 1:26 pm
MILAN (AP) — A bridge on a main highway linking Italy with France collapsed Tuesday in the Italian port city of Genoa during a violent storm, sending vehicles plunging 45 meters (nearly 150 feet) into a heap of rubble. Authorities said at least 20 people were killed, although the death toll fluctuated throughout the day and some people were found alive in the debris.
A huge section of the Morandi Bridge fell at midday over an industrial zone, sending tons of twisted steel and concrete onto warehouses below. Photos from the Italian news agency ANSA showed a massive gap between two sections of the bridge.
The head of Italy’s civil protection agency, Angelo Borrelli, said 30-35 cars and three heavy trucks were on the 80-meter (260-foot) section of the bridge that collapsed.
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August 14, 2018 at 1:22 pm
Washington - Donald Trump’s inaugural committee pushed back hard last summer on questions about whether the unprecedented $107 million budget for the event was fraught with cost overruns and misspending. A top inauguration official assured The Associated Press that spending had been restrained and monitored.
In court last week, that same official — Rick Gates — acknowledged that he personally may have pocketed some of the inaugural committee’s money.
Gates, the government’s star witness in former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort’s financial fraud trial, admitted to Manafort’s lawyers that he “possibly” wrongfully submitted personal expenses to the inaugural committee for reimbursement.
Though only a footnote to Gates’ disc...
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August 14, 2018 at 1:20 pm
Jerusalem - Israel said it would allow commercial goods back into the Gaza Strip on Wednesday if the border remained quiet, lifting a ban imposed last month in response to incendiary balloons launched by Palestinians across the frontier.
The decision, announced on Tuesday, coincided with Egyptian efforts to achieve a long-term ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, the Palestinian enclave’s dominant armed faction.
“If the calm that has prevailed since the beginning of the week will be maintained until tomorrow morning, the Kerem Shalom crossing will open tomorrow at 9 a.m. (0600 GMT) and the fishing limit will be increased to nine miles from the shore,” the Israeli Defence Ministry said.
Palestinian officials who coordinate with Israel on supplies to the Gaza Strip said a...
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August 14, 2018 at 10:31 am
Save the Date! TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2018, 6:30-8:00 pm, 2800 Block of Hanson Avenue
Baltimore, MD - July 116, 2018 - Neighborhoods throughout Baltimore are invited to join over 38 million neighbors across approximately 16 thousand communities from all 50 states, U.S. territories and military bases worldwide.
National Night Out is nationally sponsored by NATW, and co-sponsored locally by the Cheswolde Neighborhood Association (CNA).
National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live. Together, we are making that happen.
On Tuesday August 14, 2018, neighbors throughout our community are asked to lock their doors, turn on their front porch ...
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August 14, 2018 at 7:18 am
UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday dared New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to challenge him in 2020 — and warned the Democrat, "Anybody that runs against Trump suffers."
Trump also said that Cuomo once called him and promised that he wouldn't run against him — a claim that Cuomo's office did not immediately dispute.
The challenge came as Trump delivered remarks at a fundraising event for Republican Rep. Claudia Tenney, who is running for re-election. The Utica visit marked Trump's first as president to an area he won in 2016.
Trump, a New York native, spent much of the event attacking his home-state governor as well as Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who is also thought to have White House ambitions.
Trump said that Cuomo, who is running for re-elect...
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August 14, 2018 at 7:17 am
PAYSON, Utah (AP) — A Utah man flew a small plane into his own house early Monday just hours after he had been arrested for assaulting his wife in a nearby canyon where the couple went to talk over their problems, authorities said.
The pilot, Duane Youd, died. His wife and a child who were in the home survived despite the front part the two-story house being engulfed in flames, Payson police Sgt. Noemi Sandoval said.
The crash occurred at about 2:30 a.m. in Payson, a city of about 20,000 60 miles (95 kilometers) south of Salt Lake City.
Investigators believe the twin-engine Cessna 525 belonged to Youd's employer and that he intentionally flew into his own house; Sandoval said he was an experienced pilot. It wasn't immediately clear who employed Youd or whether he was aut...
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August 14, 2018 at 7:09 am
The first independent poll of the 2018 General Election campaign for Maryland governor gives incumbent Republican Governor Larry Hogan a sizable lead over Democrat Ben Jealous.
The Gonzales Research Poll gives Hogan 52% support compared to 36% for Jealous. The poll found 11% were undecided and 1% said they would vote for either Libertarian candidate Shawn Quinn or Green Party candidate Ian Schlakman.
READ THE RESULTS HERE
Pollster Patrick Gonzales told WBAL NewsRadio 1090 that with Democrats having a 2-to-1 voter registration edge over Republicans, it is still a challenge for Hogan to get re-elected.
"The burden is always on the Republican in Maryland, but the Jealous campaign is going to have to figure out away to create some positive momentum, heading into the Fall campaign," Gonzale...
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August 14, 2018 at 7:08 am
Sapper works to defuse pipe bombs thrown into Rachel's Tomb complex.
Border Police officers discovered two pipe bombs which had been thrown into the Rachel's Tomb complex in Beit Lechem (Bethlehem).
No one was injured.
The pipe bombs did not explode. A police sapper called to the area is currently working to neutralize them.
Border Police have closed the area off, and vehicle traffic is being limited.
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August 14, 2018 at 7:05 am
MILAN (AP) — The Italian news agency ANSA says a raised highway has partially collapsed in the northern port city of Genoa.
There was no immediate word on deaths or injuries. ANSA said that authorities suspected that a structural weakness caused the collapse on Tuesday.
Images circulating on Italian media show the highway through the city with a large section missing. Emergency vehicles were responding.
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August 14, 2018 at 7:04 am
LONDON (AP) — London police say an incident in which a car was driven into a barrier near the Houses of Parliament appears to be a deliberate act.
London Assistant Police Commissioner Neil Basu say the motorist who slammed into pedestrians and cyclists near Britain's Houses of Parliament was arrested on suspicion of terrorist offenses. The suspect is not cooperating with police.
Basu says no other suspects have been identified and there is no "intelligence" of further danger to London.
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Britain's government will be holding a session of its emergency committee following what it described as a suspected terrorist incident near the Houses of Parliament.
The session of the COBRA committee was called after a motorist slammed...
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August 14, 2018 at 7:02 am
LONDON (AP) — A car crashed into pedestrians and cyclists near the Houses of Parliament in London Tuesday and police arrested a man on suspicion of terrorism, heightening tensions in a city that has seen a string-of vehicle-based terror attacks.
Two people were taken to local hospitals, but authorities said the injuries aren't believed to be life-threatening.
Armed police swooped into the area after the incident was reported at 7:37 a.m., arresting the car driver and cordoning off streets surrounding the heart of Britain's government. The nearby Westminster subway station was closed, and police asked people to stay away from the area.
"At this stage, we are treating this as a terrorist incident and the (Metropolitan Police) Counter Terrorism Command is now leading the in...
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August 13, 2018 at 8:33 pm
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell further on Wall Street Monday as Turkey's central bank was unable to stop a steep plunge in that nation's currency. That's helping to push the dollar higher, which hurts big U.S. exporters.
Stocks were coming off their worst losses in a month as investors worried about financial and economic upheaval in Turkey and the possibility it will spread to other countries. Asian markets fell overnight, while European markets were slightly lower.
Global markets skidded Friday as investors worried that financial distress in Turkey could affect the international banking system and the broader economy. Many analysts say that isn't likely, but it's caused sharp losses for stocks.
On Monday Turkey's central bank announced measures to help...
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August 13, 2018 at 8:31 pm
After a successful two-month pilot program, Israeli traffic police have started using drones to film reckless drivers in the hope the footage can be used in prosecutions.
The drones, which hover 100 meters above the road, are particularly effective at tracking drivers who stray over lane markers, tailgate, and commit dangerous driving offenses, Channel 10 news reported.
However, the drones are as yet unable to track the speed of a vehicle or determine if the driver is using a cellphone. Cellphone use was the number one cause of car accidents in Israel in 2017. 362 people were killed on Israeli roads throughout 2017.
Read more at Times of Israel.
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August 13, 2018 at 8:30 pm
Donald Trump’s relentless anti-press rhetoric could “easily” lead to journalists being attacked, the U.N. head of human rights has warned, saying the president’s outbursts are “very close to incitement of violence.” Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, a Jordanian prince and diplomat, is stepping down this month as U.N. high commissioner for human rights—he decided not to stand for a second term because he felt world powers are becoming less committed to fighting abuses.
“We began to see a campaign against the media… that could have potentially, and still can, set in motion a chain of events which could quite easily lead to harm being inflicted on journalists just going about their work and potentially some self-censorship,” Zeid said. ...
