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May 18, 2019 at 9:57 pm
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Commercial airliners flying over the Persian Gulf risk being targeted by “miscalculation or misidentification” from the Iranian military amid heightened tensions between the Islamic Republic and the U.S., American diplomats warned Saturday, even as both Washington and Tehran say they don’t seek war.
The warning relayed by U.S. diplomatic posts from the Federal Aviation Administration, though dismissed by Iran, underscored the risks the current tensions pose to a region critical to both global air travel and trade. Oil tankers allegedly have faced sabotage and Yemen rebel drones attacked a crucial Saudi oil pipeline over the last week.
Meanwhile on Saturday, Iraqi officials said ExxonMobil Corp. began evacuating staff from Basra, ...
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May 18, 2019 at 9:54 pm
House Judiciary Committee chairman Nadler demands Attorney General Barr reveal grand jury information from Mueller report.
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May 18, 2019 at 9:53 pm
President Donald Trump warned Friday of the possibility of “long jail sentences” for law-enforcement and intelligence officials involved in the early stages of the investigation into possible coordination between Russia and members of his 2016 campaign.
“My Campaign for President was conclusively spied on,” Trump claimed in a morning tweet. “Nothing like this has ever happened in American Politics. A really bad situation. TREASON means long jail sentences, and this was TREASON!”
His claims come as Attorney General William Barr has taken steps to review the origins of the Russia probe, including the appointment of a senior prosecutor to examine the roles of the FBI and the CIA.
Trump has long claimed that his campaign was subject to illegal surveillanc...
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May 18, 2019 at 9:52 pm
New York - Firefighters have responded to the scene of digital billboard on fire in Times Square.
Flames stated to shoot out of the LED billboard just after 3 p.m. Saturday.
The Fire Department says no injuries have been reported and there was no damage to the building the sign is attached to.
A department spokesman says firefighters are working to turn the billboard’s power off.
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May 18, 2019 at 9:48 pm
Over 2000 people showed up to demonstrate against the chillul Shabbos taking place at the rehearsals and preparations for the international singing competition, the Eurovision, held this year in Tel Aviv in one of the largest hafganos Yerushalayim has seen in a few years.
The protest, which began on Kikar Shabbos and marched toward the city center, was led by theToldos Ahron Rebbe, who joined the protest to deliver a fiery schmooze against chillul Shabbos.
Riots broke out with the police, who arrested several demonstrators for disturbing the peace and attacking police. Damage was also caused to one of the storefronts that was found to be open and operating while the protesters were marching.
The police spokesman said that two police officers...
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May 18, 2019 at 9:43 pm
Jerusalem - The Israeli army has closed a criminal investigation into the death of a paraplegic Palestinian man shot while demonstrating along Gaza’s border with Israel in 2017, saying the probe found “no evidence” that its soldiers fired the fatal bullet.
The army said Friday it shot toward “the lower parts of main instigators” in response to a “violent riot.”
The 29-year-old Ibrahim Abu Thraya, hailed as a symbol of heroism by Palestinians, died after a bullet struck his head, according to Palestinian medical records obtained by The Associated Press, during a protest against President Trump’s decision to recognize contested Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Witnesses said no gunfire came from the Palestinian side.
Human rights groups ...
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May 17, 2019 at 5:17 pm
BALTIMORE —
Baltimore Mayor Jack Young is laying out his plan to deal with the ongoing ransomware attack that continues to impact the city's computer systems.
Young has been mayor of Baltimore for 16 days, 11 of which the city has been held hostage by a ransomware attack.
"We haven't heard of anything being erased, but I hope that they understand the harm they're doing to people," Young said.
Officials believe the RobinHood virus hit the city's computer network sometime early on May 7, cutting off the ability to process daily urban life. The Police Department can't email and people can't pay speeding tickets or tax liens.
Real estate transactions were stopped cold in the attack. No one can buy or sell property, and the city can't collect a majo...
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May 17, 2019 at 5:06 pm
Damascus - Several explosions were heard in the Syrian capital Damascus on Friday night as the country’s air defenses opened fire on “objects” coming from the direction of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, state media reported.
State news agency SANA quoted an unnamed military official as saying that Syrian air defenses discovered “hostile targets” coming from the direction of the Quenitra region on the edge of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
The news agency said Syrian air defenses shot down several “objects.”
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition war monitor, reported three explosions southwest of Damascus. It added that it was not immediately clear if the explosions were caused by Israeli airstrikes or sur...
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May 17, 2019 at 5:02 pm
An NYPD officer was arrested after she tried to have a hitman hired to kill her ex-husband, a police official tells NBC 4 New York.
The official said Valerie Cincinelli, 34, tried to get her current boyfriend to hire a hitman. Cincinelli was arrested Friday by the FBI. NYPD Internal Affairs assisted in her arrest.
The officer previously worked out of the 106th Precinct in Queens, before being placed on modified duty in 2017 for an unrelated domestic incident, the police official said.
Before that though, she was an award-winning officer, including a "cop of the month" award from the Jamaica Rotary in June 2017.
Cincinelli, who joined the NYPD in 2007, was most recently in a unit known as VIPER that monitored security cameras. Read more at NBC NY
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May 17, 2019 at 5:01 pm
Tallahassee, FL - Florida’s governor plans to fight a federal plan to fly hundreds of immigrants from the Mexican border to two South Florida counties, saying Friday he’ll take his case to President Donald Trump.
Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis made his remarks a day after being caught off guard when Broward and Palm Beach county officials said they were notified by U.S. Border Patrol that more than a 100 immigrants would be sent weekly to each of the counties starting in about two weeks.
“We cannot accommodate in Florida just dumping unlawful migrants into our state. I think it will tax our resources, the schools, the health care, law enforcement, state agencies,” DeSantis told reporters in Sarasota after a bill signing ceremony.
Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Brads...
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May 17, 2019 at 4:46 pm
The Gaza Strip’s Hamas rulers on Friday thanked British Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn for his expression of solidarity toward a pro-Palestinian rally in London.
In a written statement, Corbyn voiced his support for the annual demonstration marking the Nakba (Arabic for “catastrophe”), when Palestinians mourn their mass displacement that resulted from Israel’s war for independence in 1948. Corbyn also called on the UK government to freeze arms sales to Israel, a demand he has made repeatedly.
Hamas responded saying the embattled Labour leader, who faces accusations of fostering anti-Semitism in his party, expressed support and solidarity with the Palestinian people “and their inalienable rights to freedom, perseverance, and self-determination.”
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May 17, 2019 at 4:43 pm
The intense heat wave that rolled through Israel is expected to cool down over Shabbos.
The weather will continue to be warmer than usual on Friday but by the afternoon cooler air will be felt in Israel and temperatures will begin to drop as humidity will rise.
Friday night will be partly cloudy and th erest of the weekend see a significant decrease in temperature and increase in humidity.
Read more at Arutz Sheva.
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May 17, 2019 at 4:39 pm
A fifth-grader at a Tennessee public school was sent to the principal’s office this week after telling students to stop doing Nazi salutes.
“Please comment with support for my 11-year-old daughter. She was removed from class and sent to the principal’s office for the rest of the day last Thursday for shouting, ‘Stop it, put your hands down now,’ to a group of students giving the Nazi salute,” tweeted Keith Gamble, the child’s father.
In a Twitter thread, Gamble detailed how his daughter was bullied by students giving Nazi salutes “in the hallways and at recess for weeks, after a teacher assigned a student to give the Nazi salute in a Hitler costume for an assignment.”
“Each time, my daughter spoke out even though she was told b...
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May 17, 2019 at 4:37 pm
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez confronted a CEO Thursday for pricing a drug designed to reduce the risk of HIV transmission at $8 in Australia but over $1,500 in the U.S.
“You’re the CEO of Gilead. Is it true that Gilead made $3 billion in profits from Truvada in 2018?” Ocasio-Cortez asked Gilead CEO Daniel O’Day.
“$3 billion in revenue,” he clarified.
“The current list price is $2,000 a month in the United States, correct?” she asked, referring to Truvada.
“It’s $1,780 in the United States,” O’Day responded.
“Why is it $8 in Australia?” Ocasio-Cortez countered.
“Truvada still has patent protection in the United States and in the rest of the world it is generic,” O’Day explained, addi...
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May 17, 2019 at 4:33 pm
Have you seen Joseph Thomas Fields III? Police said the child is believed to be with his father.
A 2-year-old is missing from the Randallstown area, and police have asked for help finding him. He is believed to be with his father, who is wanted for violating a custody agreement, according to police.
Joseph Thomas Fields III, 2, was last seen in Hoopers Island in Dorchester County, officials reported on Friday, May 17.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Baltimore County Police Department at 410-307-2020.
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May 17, 2019 at 4:31 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — Government auditors say Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson violated the law when his department spent more than $40,000 to purchase a dining set and a dishwasher for his office’s executive dining room.
In a report released Thursday, the Government Accountability Office says the agency failed to notify Congress before exceeding a $5,000 limit to furnish or make improvements to a presidential appointee’s office. The dining set cost more than $31,000 and the dishwasher cost nearly $9,000.
Carson told lawmakers last year that he was unaware of the pricey purchase and canceled it as soon as he learned about it in news reports. He also said he left furniture purchasing decisions to his wife.
Democratic Sen. Jack Reed of Rhode Island say...
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May 17, 2019 at 4:28 pm
As the "Click It or Ticket" campaign begins, Maryland State Police will be watching for seat belts and specifically enforcing one other law.
It takes just two seconds to buckle up when going for a drive. But for whatever reason, many skip this potentially life-saving step, putting themselves at greater risk of dying in a crash.
More than 120 unbelted drivers and passengers are killed each year in Maryland, according to Maryland State Police.
Beginning Monday, 10,000 law enforcement agencies nationwide, including Maryland State Police, will scour the roads to bust some of the estimated 27.5 million unbuckled travelers.
It's known as "Click It or Ticket." You know the drill. The campaign, which runs from May 20 through June 2, aims to enforce seat belt use to keep drivers and ...
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May 17, 2019 at 4:27 pm
The White House Opens a New Window.and the Commerce Department have made Friday one of the busiest for trade newsOpens a New Window. in recent months.
Early afternoon, the United States and Canada agreed to jointly lift tariffs on steel and aluminum.
In a statement, the two countries said:
"After extensive discussions on trade in steel and aluminum.... the United States and Canada have reached an understanding as follows, the United States and Canada agree to eliminate, no later than two days from the issuance of this statement, all tariffs the United States imposed under Section 232 on imports of aluminum and steel products from Canada. Additionally, "the United States and Canada agree to terminate all pending litigation."
Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau ...
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May 17, 2019 at 4:15 pm
Baltimore, MD - May 17, 2019 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Avromi and Avigayil Reinfeld on the birth of a daughter.
Mazel Tov grandparents Rabbi Yosef & Mrs. Rochel Singer
יה"ר שיזכו לגדל בתם לתורה, לחופה, ולמעשים טובים. אמן!
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May 17, 2019 at 4:06 pm
Baltimore, MD - May 17, 2019 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Yisroel Klein and Mati Penfil (Lakewood) on their engagement.
Mazel Tov Mr. Ari & Mrs. Devorah Klein and Rabbi & Mrs. Yitzchok Penfil of Lakewood.
יה"ר שיזכו לבנות בית נאמן בישראל. אמן!
