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New York City’s police commissioner has fired a police officer involved in the 2014 death of Eric Garner. Police Commissioner James O’Neill made the announcement Monday afternoon. O’Neill had been deliberating whether to accept a disciplinary judge’s recommendation that Officer Daniel Pantaleo, who is white, be fired for using a banned chokehold on Garner, an African American man who was unarmed. Garner’s dying words of “I can’t breathe” became a…

Video Geraldo responds to Israeli ambassador over Tlaib’s canceled trip Geraldo responds to Israeli ambassador over Tlaib’s canceled trip President Trump rightfully supports the state of Israel, but the Netanyahu government should not have barred Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., from visiting, according to Geraldo Rivera. People living in Palestinian territory are being denied rights and Tlaib was similarly denied the ability to visit her grandmother, Rivera claimed Monday on “The…

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Image copyright Reuters Image caption Epstein’s more than $577m in assets were put into a trust, according to reports Jeffrey Epstein signed a will two days before killing himself in his New York jail cell, US media reports say. Court papers filed last week in the US Virgin Islands valued Epstein’s estate at more than $577 million (£475m) but listed no details of beneficiaries, the Associated Press reported. The will,…

Despite ample evidence that Gary Johnson, the Libertarian Party presidential candidate who earned 3% of the popular vote in 2016, pulled more votes away from President Trump than Hillary Clinton, Neera Tanden still has an axe to grind with actress Susan Sarandon for supporting Jill Stein, the Green Party’s also-ran. Despite the fact that the entirety of Stein’s vote share still wouldn’t have won Clinton the White House, frantic lefties…

Many of the Twitter accounts involved in the Hong Kong campaign were recently created and did not have large followings, said Renee DiResta, the Mozilla Fellow in media, misinformation and trust. “It reveals almost a lack of sophistication in terms of how China is thinking about developing this outward capability,” she said. Officials at the Chinese embassy in Washington did not respond to a request for comment. Since the Hong…

Video Barr removes US prisons director after Epstein’s death in custody Attorney General Bill Barr has replaced Federal Bureau of Prisons Acting Director Hugh Hurwitz with former bureau Director Kathleen Hawk Sawyer after the death of Jeffrey Epstein; Bryan Llenas has the details. Attorney General William Barr announced Monday the appointment of a new director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons following the shocking suicide of accused child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein…

The White House is denying that it’s considering a temporary payroll tax cut to help boost the economy after The Washington Post reported that several senior administration officials have been discussing the idea. A White House official said in a statement that “cutting payroll taxes is not something under consideration at this time.”  Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck GrassleyCharles (Chuck) Ernest GrassleyGOP senators call for Barr to release full results of…

“We are urging all New York City police officers to proceed with the utmost caution in this new reality, in which they may be deemed ‘reckless’ just for doing their job,” the Police Benevolent Association president, Patrick J. Lynch, said in a statement. “We will uphold our oath, but we cannot and will not do so by needlessly jeopardizing our careers or personal safety.” Mr. Garner’s family said it would…

Damian Paletta August 19 at 4:27 PM Several senior White House officials have begun discussing whether to push for a temporary payroll tax cut as a way to arrest an economic slowdown, three people familiar with the discussions said, revealing growing concerns about the economy among President Trump’s top economic aides. The talks are still in their early stages and have included a range of other tax breaks. The officials…

Video Reps. Omar, Tlaib call for an end to Israel’s ‘occupation’ of Palestinian territories Progressive ‘Squad’ members Congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib hold news conference following canceled congressional trip to Israel. An emotional Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib on Monday held back tears during a news conference as she and Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar condemned Israel’s recent decision to impose restrictions on visiting the country, with the Democrats calling for Congress to get…

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The sister of Jeffrey Epstein’s gal pal Ghislaine Maxwell was spotted packing up bags near the Massachusetts mansion where the socialite had been rumored to be staying. Christine Maxwell, who is one of Ghislaine’s older sisters, was photographed on Saturday at a hotel just a few miles from the Manchester-by-the-Sea property owned by Scott Borgerson, a tech CEO romantically linked to the alleged madam, the Telegraph reported. The 69-year-old sibling…

Major CEOs say shareholder value is no longer their main… The Business Roundtable, a group of CEOs of nearly 200 major U.S. corporations, gave a new definition of the “purpose of a corporation.” Marketsread more

Before announcing Daniel Pantaleo’s firing, NYPD Commissioner James O’Neill had a lengthy introduction describing the tough decisions police must often make. “Every day in New York, people receive summons or arrested by officers without any physical force being used. But some people choose to verbally and/or physically resist the enforcement action lawfully being taken against them,” he said “Those situations are unpredictable and dangerous to everyone involved. The street is never the right place to argue the appropriateness of an arrest. That is what…

When far-left Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar were recently denied entry into Israel, they had listed their destination as “Palestine” in a clear act of antagonism. The merits of Israel’s decision to deny the congresswomen entry are ripe for debate, but one thing is no longer disputable: the blatant hypocrisy of supposedly progressive Democrats supporting an illiberal Palestinian Authority government over our Israeli allies. After all, members of “the…

Video President Trump speaks out about possible purchase of Greenland President Donald Trump commented on rumors that he is having his administration look into purchasing Greenland while speaking to reporters, outside of Marine One on Sunday. President Trump spoke out Sunday on reports his administration has been looking into buying Greenland. Trump addressed the rumors with reporters outside Marine One after he’d landed in Morristown, N.J., saying Denmark has been losing money by…

Twitter users spotted sponsored posts from Chinese state media criticizing the ongoing Hong Kong protests. The sponsored posts described the protests as violent and destructive and portrayed Hong Kong citizens as in favor of ending them. People in Hong Kong have been protesting the Chinese government for 11 weeks. Organizers say as many as 1.7 million people joined a peaceful rally on Sunday. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories….

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