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October 12, 2019 at 8:34 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — There were dozens of ears listening to President Donald Trump’s 30-minute phone call with the leader of Ukraine that is at the center of a House impeachment inquiry , and as many eyes that saw what he said.
White House staffers, working in the secure, soundproof Situation Room in the West Wing basement, listened in and chronicled the conversation . National Security Council personnel edited a memo written about the call. White House lawyers, according to a government whistleblower , directed that the memo be uploaded into a highly restricted classified computer network. And there were the staffers whose keystrokes on a computer made that happen.
They represent a universe of people, little known outside their ...
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October 12, 2019 at 8:25 pm
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Acting Director Ken Cuccinelli is being seen as a likely replacement for outgoing Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary Kevin McAleenan, sources tell Fox News -- a move that would be welcomed by immigration hardliners.
President Trump on Friday announced that McAleenan would be leaving the job to spend more time with his family, and added that the new acting secretary would be announced next week.
The announcement immediately led to speculation as to who would step into the vital cabinet position -- one that is a central post for the nation's immigration policy.
A former senior DHS official with close ties to the administration told Fox News Friday that Cuccinelli is on the top of Trump’s list to...
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October 12, 2019 at 8:17 pm
A new recording reveals a phone conversation between Naama Issachar, the Israeli woman arrested in Russia for possession of marijuana, and her friend.
In the recording publicized Saturday, Issachar can be heard speaking on the phone to her friend just prior to being arrested by the Russian authorities.
"Listen, apparently I'm in much bigger trouble than we hoped. I don't understand and I don't know. It feels like a movie."
The recording ends with the words: "I'm lost. Police, they're taking me."
Separately, Justice Minister Amir Ohana (Likud) responded to Issachar's 7.5-year prison sentence, telling News 13 that "the punishment is out of proportion. The State of Israel will do everything in order to bring Naama home."
"I received a request ...
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October 12, 2019 at 8:11 pm
Ousted WeWork CEO Adam Neumann is off of Forbes‘ list of the world’s wealthiest people. The financial media company has updated Neumann’s status on Thursday, from an estimated net worth of $4.1 billion earlier this year to just $600 million.
Forbes cited WeWork’s failure to complete an initial public offering in September and Neumann’s forced resignation from the company he co-founded as the causes of Neumann’s financial nosedive.
The Israeli coworking entrepreneur has been on the list since 2016, when he had amassed an estimated personal wealth of $1.5 billion.
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October 12, 2019 at 8:10 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is suspending a tariff hike on $250 billion in Chinese imports that was set to take effect Tuesday, and China agreed to buy $40 billion to $50 billion in U.S. farm products as the world’s two biggest economies reached a cease-fire in their 15-month trade war.
The two countries are leaving the thornier issues — including U.S. allegations that China forces foreign countries to hand over trade secrets in return for access to the Chinese market — until later negotiations.
The tariffs on $250 billion in Chinese imports was set to rise Tuesday from 25% to 30%.
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October 12, 2019 at 8:03 pm
Four people were killed and three wounded in a shooting in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn early Saturday morning.
The New York Police Department said the shooting occurred at "an illegal gambling location" and that at least two guns were found at the scene.
“We have four males deceased inside,” NYPD Chief of Detectives Dermot Shea said. “They are still at the scene. We are waiting on the medical examiner’s office.”
Shea added that the wounded people - two men and one woman - received medical treatment at a hospital and their injuries were not life-threatening. An eighth person was injured when he tried to escape the shooting scene.
The NYPD is investigating the circumstances of the attack.
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October 12, 2019 at 7:54 pm
JERUSALEM (JNS) — As the situation stands right now, Israel seems to be headed toward a third election in the early months of 2020.
The Likud Central Committee met on Thursday night and voted that their party’s only candidate for prime minister is Benjamin Netanyahu. The central committee also determined that the Likud will only join a government during the 22nd Knesset if Benjamin Netanyahu serves as its prime minister—either alone or as part of a rotation.
While only 300 out of the party’s 3,700 central committee members showed up to vote, the move makes it impossible for another Likud Knesset member to try to represent the party as candidate for prime minister.
“There are people who want to replace Netanyahu as prime minister in middle of this term,&rdqu...
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October 12, 2019 at 7:53 pm
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Republican Gov. Larry Hogan says he supports an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, because he doesn't see any other way "to get the facts."
Hogan made the comments in an interview with Margaret Hoover on PBS's Firing Line that was recorded Thursday night and will be shown Friday.
Hogan says he's not ready to say he supports impeachment, or the removal of the president.
The governor also says he's very concerned about whether a "fair and objective" impeachment inquiry can be done "in this Democratic Congress."
Congress is conducting an impeachment inquiry based on a whistleblower's allegation that Trump pressed the president of Ukraine to dig up dirt on political rival Joe Biden as he delayed military aid to the...
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October 12, 2019 at 7:53 pm
VIENNA (AP) — Roger Bannister, 1954. Eliud Kipchoge, 2019?
Like the sub-four minute mile, running a marathon in less than two hours had seemed impossible — until Saturday. But this time there’s an asterisk: Olympic champion Kipchoge performed his feat under conditions so tightly controlled to maximize his success that it won’t appear in the record books.
The 34-year-old Kenyan completed the 42.195 kilometers (26.2 miles) in 1 hour, 59 minutes, 40.2 seconds at the INEOS 1:59 Challenge, an event set up for the attempt.
Ahead of the event, Kipchoge even compared the feat to being “like the first man on the moon.” Afterward, he drew comparisons to Bannister, the late Briton who 65 years ago became the first athlete to run a mile in under four minutes.
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October 12, 2019 at 7:52 pm
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three people have died at the scene of Southern California wildfires this week, authorities said Saturday, as firefighters aided by diminishing winds beat back a blaze on the edge of Los Angeles that damaged or destroyed more than 30 structures and sent a blanket of smoke across a swath of neighborhoods.
Los Angeles officials said the fire in the city’s San Fernando Valley area hadn’t grown significantly since Friday, and ground crews were tamping down lingering hotspots. Thousands of people remained under evacuation orders, though many were allowed to return home Saturday.
One man who tried to fight the blaze died of a heart attack, and one firefighter reported a minor eye injury.
The fire’s cause is under investigation, and authorities warned...
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October 12, 2019 at 7:52 pm
A Hard Rock Hotel and Casino building under construction in downtown New Orleans partially collapsed on Saturday, killing at least one person and injuring more than a dozen others.
Gov. John Bel Edwards confirmed the fatality to reporters near the scene. Three people were originally unaccounted for, officials said, but by mid-afternoon, one of those individuals was said to have transported themselves to the hospital and was in stable condition.
Of the two other individuals still missing, New Orleans Fire Department Chief Timothy McConnell said "We believe we know where they are but we are unable to locate them at this time," adding that search teams used drones to pan the building but were unable to find the individuals.
The chief confirmed ...
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October 11, 2019 at 4:31 pm
The U.S. and China have reached a partial trade pause.
President Trump, speaking at the White House, said: “We’ve come to a very substantial phase one deal”...adding it will take three to five weeks to get written. The deal includes intellectual property, financial services and $40-$50 billion related to agriculture products. It is unclear what the U.S will give up in return and a comprehensive trade deal will have two or three phases.
The U.S. will not be raising tariffs on the Chinese next week to the 30 percent level as part of this agreement.
U.S. stocks spiked to the highs of the session, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising by nearly 500 points, before pulling back slightly at the close.
President Trump signaled th...
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October 11, 2019 at 4:30 pm
Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison appeared before a city council committee Thursday and addressed a rise in carjackings throughout the city, WBAL-TV 11's Tre Ward reports.
Harrison said Thursday there has been a nearly 30% increase in carjackings since this time last year. Police report that many of the carjackings were committed by juveniles.
"They're using these cars to commit other crimes, shootings and other armed robberies and sometimes just to joyride," Harrison told the committee.
As of Sept. 28, police have investigated over 400 carjackings and arrested more than 700 suspects, according to the Baltimore Police Department.
"We've made a number of arrests. We continue to make arrests. We continue to pursue them, work to find link analysis to tie t...
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October 11, 2019 at 4:00 pm
Fox News announced Friday that Shepard Smith would be stepping down from his role as Chief News Anchor and Managing Editor of the network’s breaking news unit and anchor of Shepard Smith Reporting. Smith’s last time anchoring was today.
Smith, in a statement, said he had asked Fox to be released from his contract. “Recently I asked the company to allow me to leave Fox News and begin a new chapter,” Smith said. “After requesting that I stay, they graciously obliged. The opportunities afforded this guy from small town Mississippi have been many. It’s been an honor and a privilege to report the news each day to our loyal audience in context and with perspective, without fear or favor. I’ve worked with the most talented, dedicated and focuse...
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October 11, 2019 at 3:55 pm
At least one person is dead and one injured in connection to a fast-moving wildfire sweeping through Los Angeles County’s San Fernando Valley that fire officials anticipate could take days to contain.
The Saddleridge Fire has prompted mandatory evacuation orders for more than 100,000 people and has destroyed at least 25 homes. Meanwhile, dry, windy weather contributing to the fire’s spread may be worsening, officials said.
One man in his late 50s died overnight from cardiac arrest related to the Saddleridge Fire, and a firefighter suffered an eye injury but is recovering, Los Angeles Fire Chief Ralph Terrazas confirmed Friday morning.
“Nobody’s going home right away. This is going to take a few days,” Terrazas said during a Friday morning news briefing, whe...
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October 11, 2019 at 3:03 pm
Study reveals a plodding pace at 45 may be a marker for dementia and Alzheimer's disease
Doctors have long known that elderly people who walk slowly are at higher risk of an early death
But new Duke University research found that people who walk at a slower pace are more likely to look older than they are and show signs of dementia
The researchers found that these slow walkers could show signs of being less 'mentally agile' as young as age three
Screening tests for three- or 45-year-old people could help predict who is at highest risk for accelerated brain-aging and guide preventive measures
Walking speed can predict a person's risk of killer diseases including dementia - decades before symptoms develop, new research suggests.
The brains and...
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October 11, 2019 at 2:59 pm
MOSCOW (VosIzNeias) — As previously reported by VosIzNeias, an Israeli woman was arrested in Moscow on her way back to Israel from a post-service trip in India. Naama Issachar was pulled aside in the airport after Russian officials found 9 grams of marijuana in her luggage, an amount that would be non-prosecutable in Israel. Issachar denies that her intention was to cross Russian border security, and therefore can not be classified as a drug smuggler.
Issachar was first held in prison for several months, only being allowed minimal family visits and phonecalls. For the first few months she had not been allowed to air her defense.
But now Russia has announced a verdict. Issachar has been sentenced to 7.5 years in prison. Israel’s Foreign Ministry has called the sentence &l...
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October 11, 2019 at 2:58 pm
HALLE (JNS) — The two victims of the Wednesday attack on a synagogue in Halle, Germany, on Yom Kippur, have been identified.
German pop-music enthusiast Jana Lange, 40, and outdoor painter Kevin S., 20, were shot and killed near the synagogue by 27-year-old Stephan Balliet, who first attempted to break into a synagogue, but was unable to open the massive wooden doors, which were bolted shut.
After failing to gain entry to the synagogue, Balliet shot and killed Lange. Minutes later, he shot and killed Kevin S. (his last name has not been released) while he was eating lunch at a nearby kebab shop.
The suspect livestreamed the attacks on Twitch, with the 35-minute video being viewed by 2,200 people in the 30 minutes before it was taken down, according to the video platform.
Balliet ...
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October 11, 2019 at 2:58 pm
CROWN HEIGHTS (VosIzNeias) — The famed Chabad headquarters located at 770 Eastern Parkway was evacuated Friday morning due to a small fire.
After people smelled fire and saw some smoke in the basement of 770, the fire department was called. FDNY arrived at approximately 9:30 AM.
According to the FDNY, there was indeed a small blaze in the basement. The fire was likely electrical, as it was found in a utility closet.
The power was cut in order to deal with the fire, and the building was evacuated.
Although hundreds of people were in the building at the time, there were no injuries.
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October 11, 2019 at 2:58 pm
MIAMI (AP) — After seeking asylum in the United States at the Mexican border, Pablo Sanchez was placed in a detention center and is now facing what has become an increasingly common scenario under President Donald Trump: deportation to Cuba.
Since the end of the Obama administration, the number of Cubans deported from the U.S. has increased more than tenfold to more than 800 in the past year as the Trump administration enforces a new policy inked just days before it took over. It is also imposing its own sharp limits on who is eligible for asylum. That’s an unwelcome development for growing numbers of asylum-seeking Cubans who had long benefited from a generous U.S. approach and their government’s unwillingness to take its people back.
For decades, Cubans fleeing the co...
