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January 23, 2020 at 1:45 pm

Judge Overseeing Baltimore Police Consent Decree: Shortage Of Officers Is Alarming

BALTIMORE — A federal judge ordered the Baltimore Police Department to send him monthly reports of the number of new hires, saying the shortage of officers is alarming. U.S. Chief District Judge James Bredar's decision came during a hearing Wednesday on the Police Department's federal consent decree for reform. The Baltimore Police Department has been on a hiring campaign, but the number of new officers in 2019 is less than the year before. The shortage of police officers in Baltimore is well publicized.

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January 23, 2020 at 1:44 pm

Listen - Mayor Young: 'Crime Plan Is Doing Exactly What It's Supposed To Do' (Audio)

Baltimore Mayor Bernard C. "Jack" Young told WBAL NewsRadio 1090 and FM 101.5's Bryan Nehman Thursday that he believes the crime plan is doing exactly what it's supposed to do. While visiting Washington, D.C. for the U.S. Conference of Mayors, Young joined WBAL News Now with Bryan Nehman to discuss crime in the city. Nehman asked Young if he believed Baltimore City's crime plan was working, to which Young replied, "Yes, I do." "This crime plan is comprehensive; we didn't get here overnight, and we won't be able to get out of it overnight," Young said. "I do believe this plan is a good one. We're working with our federal, state and local partners." Young went on to say that 99% of the city's citizens are law-abiding and it is the 1% who "want to co...

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January 23, 2020 at 1:41 pm

PM Netanyahu's Speech at the "World Holocaust Forum 2020 – Remembering the Holocaust, Fighting Antisemitism" at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem

Following is Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech at the "World Holocaust Forum 2020 – Remembering the Holocaust, Fighting Antisemitism" at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem: [Translated from the Hebrew] "Honored dignitaries, President Reuven Rivlin, compliments on initiating this important conference. My brothers and sisters Holocaust survivors, Righteous among the Nations. [English] The Righteous Among the Nations who risked not only their own lives, but the lives of their families to save Jews during the Holocaust. The trees on this hallowed ground of Yad Vashem are a testament to their remarkable, extraordinary courage. Your majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Presidents, Mr. Vice-President, Prime ministers, and the many distinguished guests and dignitaries assembled ...

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January 23, 2020 at 1:33 pm

Big Money Groups Aligned With Senate GOP Raised $68.3 Million In 2019, An Off-year Record, Officials Say

The big-money groups aligned with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell raised $68.3 million in 2019, a record sum for a non-election year that reflected donors’ support for Senate Republicans through impeachment, judicial appointments and the 2020 elections, officials said Thursday. The constellation of groups allied with McConnell, R-Ky., entered 2020 with $68.1 million – a larger cash reserve than in previous cycles, according to totals provided to The Washington Post. The majority of the money raised in 2019 came in the latter half of the year, particularly in the final two months, largely spurred by the House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry, officials said. “The enthusiasm among our donors is higher than I’ve ever seen it before, and I’ve been at...

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January 23, 2020 at 1:32 pm

Watch: Senator Graham Speaks To The Press Before Senate Trial (Video)

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January 23, 2020 at 1:31 pm

Watch - Trey Gowdy: Unless You Have New Facts, People’s Opinions Won’t Change (Video)

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January 23, 2020 at 1:30 pm

Baltimore City Coincil President Scott On Spate Of Homicides: 'We Have To Do More'

Baltimore's homicide total for 2020 is now up to 21. City Council President Brandon Scott said Wednesday that he wants to see more urgency from other city leaders. At the start of the Board of Estimates meeting, Scott, who chairs the board, said the heightened violence shouldn't be overlooked as typical or acceptable. "We have to do more," Scott said. "What we are doing is clearly not working." Scott, also a candidate for mayor, said the solution to crime is multifaceted, and he criticized a decision to withdraw a $40,000 contract on the board agenda that would have paid some former "squeegee kids" to help clean up trash in areas around the city's reservoir. Department of Public Works officials say the contract was withdrawn from the agenda because the issue needs to be ...

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January 23, 2020 at 1:27 pm

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US Vice President Mike Pence Visit the Kotel

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US Vice President Mike Pence and US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, today (Thursday, 23 January 2020), visited the Kotel in Jerusalem and placed a note. Sara Netanyahu. Karen Pence and Tammy Sand (US Ambassador Friedman's wife) also visited the Western Wall and placed a note.

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January 23, 2020 at 10:36 am

Gabbard Suing Clinton For Defamation Over ‘Russian Asset’ Comments

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is suing Hillary Clinton for defamation over the former secretary of State’s remarks on a podcast characterizing the Democratic presidential candidate as a Russian asset. Gabbard filed the defamation lawsuit Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Gabbard’s lawyers allege that Clinton’s comments have “smeared” Gabbard’s “political and personal reputation.” “Tulsi Gabbard is a loyal American civil servant who has also dedicated her life to protecting the safety of all Americans,” Gabbard’s lawyer Brian Dunne said in a statement. In response to the lawsuit, Clinton spokesman Nick Merrill said “that’s ridiculous.” Read more at The Hill.

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January 23, 2020 at 10:33 am

Watch: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier Began his Speech In Hebrew with Shehecheyanu In Yad Vashem On Hashoa Forum Day

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January 23, 2020 at 10:29 am

Daily Dvar Halacha - Jan. 23, 2020 - 26 Teves - Sometimes The Cohain Does Not Go First Part 6

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January 23, 2020 at 10:27 am

Mazel Tov To Sarah And Yehuda Baruch Kessin On The Birth Of A Son

Baltimore, MD - Jan. 23, 2020 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Sarah and Yehuda Baruch Kessin on the birth of a son. Mazel Tov grandparents Rabbi & Mrs. Paysach Diskind and Rabbi & Mrs. Shaul Englesberg and great-grandmother Mrs. Rivka Diskind. יה"ר שיזכו לגדל בנם לתורה, לחופה, ולמעשים טובים. אמן

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January 23, 2020 at 10:16 am

Parshas Va'eira - Denial...Doesn't Mean there Are No Consequences

Denial is not a river in Egypt A small child believes that by closing his eyes, the “monsters” he fears cease to exist. When Moshe foretold of the plague of barad (hail), he warned Pharaoh that any person or animal left in the fields would be killed. “Whoever among the servants of Pharaoh feared the word of Hashem chased his servants and livestock to the houses. And whoever did not take the word of God to heart – he left his servants and livestock in the field.” (Exodus 9:20-21) Who were these Egyptians who, after witnessing six makos – plagues – of the Lord still ignored Moses’ warning? With ample evidence that Moses’ warnings were to be heeded and with the “price” for ensuring their workers and livesto...

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January 23, 2020 at 10:13 am

Watch: Vice President Pence Delivers Remarks at the Fifth World Holocaust Forum (Video)

Vice President Pence Delivers Remarks at the Fifth World Holocaust Forum to Mark the 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz

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January 23, 2020 at 10:09 am

President Rivlin's Remarks At The Main Ceremony At Yad Vashem Marking 75 Years Since The Liberation Of Auschwitz-Birkenau (Photos)

President Rivlin: *We are also standing here today, Kings, leaders, heads of state, at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem, “So we remember. So we don’t forget.” On behalf of the Jewish people, and as President of the State of Israel I thank you from the bottom of my heart for coming here. Thank you for your solidarity with the Jewish people. Thank you for your commitment to Holocaust remembrance. Thank you for your commitment to the citizens of the world who believe in liberty and human dignity. For millions of my people who were exterminated in the Holocaust, and for the millions of victims of the Second World War, the allies’ choice came too late. But they managed to stand up to the Nazi monster and say – no more. At the end of the day, liberty, human dignity and the a...

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January 23, 2020 at 9:03 am

Watch: Jay Sekulow On Senate Trial: I’m Confident With Where This Is Going (Video)

Jay Sekulow discusses his team’s plans to defend the president in his Senate impeachment trial.

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January 23, 2020 at 9:01 am

Rand Paul Says 45 Republicans Ready To Dismiss Impeachment Charges Against Trump

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., a leading ally of President Donald Trump, said Wednesday that 45 Republicans are ready to dismiss the charges against the president and he would keep pushing to rally a majority of GOP senators to end the impeachment trial. “There are 45, with about five to eight wanting to hear a little more,” Paul said in an interview with The Washington Post. “I still would like to dismiss it, but there aren’t the votes to do it just yet.” With support from other Trump allies, Paul said he would continue to pressure his colleagues in the coming days to move on from the trial and listening to the House’s Democratic managers, including Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif. “I will push it at some point,” Paul said. &...

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January 23, 2020 at 9:01 am

Macron Says France ‘Inflexible’ Over Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday that France will be inflexible about Iran’s nuclear ambitions and that his country is determined Tehran will never acquire nuclear weapons. “In the current context, France is determined that Iran never acquires a nuclear weapon, but also that we avoid all military escalation in the region,” Macron said. Macron made the comments in Jerusalem after meeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Reuven Rivlin ahead of commemorations marking 75 years since the liberation of the Nazi extermination camp Auschwitz.

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January 23, 2020 at 8:58 am

Trump To Become First President To Speak At March For Life In Person

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he will attend Friday’s March for Life, the annual gathering of antiabortion protesters commemorating the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court’s landmark abortion decision on abortion. While other U.S. presidents have addressed the annual rally by phone or sent video greetings, Trump would be the first to address the crowd in person. His appearance was announced during the first week of the president’s impeachment trial in the U.S. Senate, and as his bond with groups opposing abortion grows stronger. Just a few days, ago the pro-life group SBA List and its affiliated super PAC announced it would spend $52 million to help the president’s reelection and work to protect the GOP’s Senate majority, Politico...

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January 23, 2020 at 8:55 am

Tesla Surges Past $100 Billion Market Value, Usurping VW

Tesla Inc.’s market value has climbed above Volkswagen AG’s for the first time to more than $100 billion, a threshold that will trigger a huge payout for Elon Musk if he can sustain the feat for months. The electric-car maker’s shares jumped as much as 4.6% shortly after the open of regular trading Wednesday. At the early intraday high of $572.11, Tesla’s market capitalization was roughly $103.1 billion, exceeding Volkswagen’s $99.8 billion and trailing only Toyota Motor Corp. While Musk’s skeptics view as absurd Tesla being worth more than a carmaker that sold almost 30 times as many vehicles last year, Volkswagen’s Herbert Diess isn’t one of those cynics. He’s been arguably the most vocal CEO running a traditional carmaker to acknow...