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Peter Fonda Dead: ‘Easy Rider’ Architect and Counter-Cultural Icon Was 79 – Hollywood Reporter

Friday, August 16, 2019

Fonda, the son of acting legend Henry Fonda, the younger brother of Jane Fonda and the father of Bridget Fonda, died Friday morning. Peter Fonda, who broke out from under the legendary Fonda family name with Easy Rider, has died. He was 79.  Fonda, the son of acting legend Henry Fonda, the younger brother of Jane Fonda and the father of Bridget Fonda, died Friday morning at his home in…

Jeffrey Epstein’s cause of death was suicide by hanging, medical examiner says – CNN

Friday, August 16, 2019

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Customs Computer Failure Snarls Passengers at U.S. Airports – The New York Times

Friday, August 16, 2019

Ms. Behan said she saw hundreds of people waiting. When the system came back online around 2:45 p.m., people were relieved and rushed to get processed. Everyone wanted to get through before it went down again, she said. Ninis Samuel of Chicago said in a phone interview that he had landed at Kennedy Airport at 3:45 p.m. from Copenhagen, and that he was in line for Global Entry, a program…

Shapiro: Pelosi committed ‘great sin’ by putting ‘radical,’ ‘nasty’ Omar on foreign relations committee – Fox News

Friday, August 16, 2019

Video Rashida Tlaib rejects humanitarian trip offer from Israel after previously being banned Ty Matsdorf and Colin Reed weigh in on the political repercussions of ‘the Squad’s’ feud with Israel. Conservative author Ben Shapiro tore into two freshman congresswomen’s “manipulative” attempt to enter Israel and called out House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., for giving an “ideologically radical” person like Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., powers to oversee foreign affairs. “Nancy Pelosi, by putting this…

Dale Earnhardt Jr’s plane bounced at least twice in hard landing – WDEF News 12

Friday, August 16, 2019

ELIZABETHTON, Tennessee (WDEF) – Officials with the National Transportation Safety Board are offering more information on the plane crash yesterday involving Dale Earnhardt and his family. An FAA preliminary report described the incident as a “hard landing.” The NTSB officials say the plane bounced at least twice during the landing. They have recovered video of the landing from nearby businesses. The jet left the runway, ending up on a highway,…

Don’t laugh: Trump’s idea of buying Greenland isn’t entirely wacky – Washington Examiner

Friday, August 16, 2019

President Trump’s idea of buying Greenland from Denmark probably has a slimmer chance of happening than hitting an iceberg at the equator. But the suggestion shows constructive, creative thinking, and it’s an intriguing idea. At 836,330 square miles, Greenland is almost precisely the size of Alaska and California put together. It is rich in coal, zinc, copper, and iron ore. Perhaps even more important, it could have significant strategic military…

Israel Advocates Are Afraid of Losing Bipartisan Support in the U.S. – The New York Times

Friday, August 16, 2019

Israel’s stance, he said, has made his task harder: “In our hyperpartisan world, the friend of my enemy is my enemy, and to the extent that Democrats look at Trump as the enemy, if they see Israel and the Netanyahu administration as operating hand in glove, that gives them real pause.” Mr. Netanyahu has long made clear his affinity for the Republican Party. His relations with former President Barack Obama…

Trump Is Said to Ask: Can We Buy Greenland? – The New York Times

Friday, August 16, 2019

President Trump has been urging aides to explore a way to buy Greenland from Denmark, according to three people familiar with the discussions. His interest in Greenland began last year. At a meeting that spring in the Oval Office, he joked about buying Greenland for its resources, according to a person who was in attendance. In the year since, the president has repeatedly returned to the topic, asking aides if…

Did Jeffrey Epstein Have a Painting of Bill Clinton Wearing a Dress in His Flat? – Snopes.com

Friday, August 16, 2019

After the death of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in jail in August 2019, reports emerged that claimed to detail an unusual choice of artwork in the disgraced financier’s New York City apartment some years earlier.  On Aug. 14, the Daily Mail reported that Epstein “had a bizarre portrait of Bill Clinton in a dress hanging in his Manhattan mansion,” adding: “The picture depicting the former president apparently lounging on…

Hey, Dems — If You Tank Biden, Who Else Wins the Middle? – RealClearPolitics

Friday, August 16, 2019

In the week after earning plaudits for a powerful speech calling on the nation’s better angels to combat racism and hate and fight for the soul of America, former Vice President Joe Biden has stumbled into a danger zone with gaffes and misstatements that could cost him the Democratic nomination. Questions about his fitness to prevail in the grueling next nine months — let alone the 14 till the general…

Lindsey Graham supports Israel barring Omar, Tlaib, says there needs to be ‘consequences’ for supporting BDS – Fox News

Friday, August 16, 2019

Video Israel denies Reps. Omar and Tlaib entry amid Trump pressure Freshman congresswomen blocked from entering Israel; reaction and analysis from the ‘Special Report’ all-star panel. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., Thursday defended Israel’s decision to bar Reps. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., from visiting the country for a scheduled visit this weekend, saying there need to be consequences for their support of the anti-Israel boycott, divestment and sanctions movement (BDS)….

‘Not for sale:’ How Greenland and Denmark are reacting to Trump’s apparent interest – The Washington Post

Friday, August 16, 2019

In this photo taken on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019, icebergs are photographed from the window of an airplane carrying NASA Scientists as they fly on a mission to track melting ice in eastern Greenland.(Mstyslav Chernov) Rick Noack August 16 at 6:57 AM President Trump faced a fierce European backlash to his reported interest in acquiring Greenland from Denmark, as some lawmakers compared the idea to colonialism on Friday while officials…

Donald Trump is considering buying Greenland from Denmark – Daily Mail

Friday, August 16, 2019

President Trump is showing strong interest in buying the island of Greenland. Two sources tell the Wall Street Journal that Donald Trump has repeatedly asked his advisers with ‘varying degrees of seriousness’ if it would be possible for the U.S. to acquire the autonomous Danish territory for its resources and geopolitical significance.  ‘What do you guys think about that?’ Trump asked a table of associates last spring when the idea of…

Trump’s Green New Deal: President reportedly considering buying Greenland – AOL

Friday, August 16, 2019

This land is your land, this land is … Greenland? President Donald Trump has on multiple occasions discussed trying to buy the country of Greenland, the Wall Street Journal reported. Trump has with “varying degrees of seriousness” expressed an interest in trying to purchase the icy 811,000 square mile island in the North Atlantic, according to the Journal, citing unnamed sources familiar with the deliberations. Greenland is an autonomous Danish…

Jeffrey Epstein spent hours alone with mysterious woman in lockup – New York Post

Friday, August 16, 2019

Jeffrey Epstein spent at least two hours locked up alone with a mystery woman — possibly part of his legal team — just a day after he was taken off suicide watch at the Metropolitan Correctional Center, according to a new report. A visiting attorney, who asked that his name not be used, told Forbes Thursday that he saw the young woman with Epstein on July 30, when the disgraced…

Basic facts about Epstein’s suicide elude investigators 5 days later – CNN

Friday, August 16, 2019

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Trump lays the groundwork to avoid voters’ recession blame – Washington Examiner

Friday, August 16, 2019

Between poor economic news coming out of China and Germany, the inversion of the yield curve, and trade negotiations with friend and foe alike that have no guarantee of ending positively, signs are mounting that next year’s economy might not be as upbeat as today’s. With the presidential election a little over a year away, the potential of a recession looms large over President Trump’s reelection prospects. The president’s job…

Trump Shows Interest in Buying Greenland, But Denmark Won’t Sell – Bloomberg

Friday, August 16, 2019

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North Korea Launches 2 Projectiles; South Korean Experts Blame Trump – The New York Times

Friday, August 16, 2019

Mr. Trump’s attitude provided the North with a perfect opportunity to test new missiles that would make it harder the South Korean and United States militaries to intercept, said Lee Byong-chul, a North Korea expert at Kyungnam University’s Institute for Far Eastern Studies in Seoul. It has also helped encourage North Korea to ignore the South as a dialogue partner, he said. “North Korea wants to advance its missile technology…

Mollie Hemingway: ‘People need to understand the seriousness of efforts to go after Israel’ – Fox News

Friday, August 16, 2019

Video Israel denies Reps. Omar and Tlaib entry amid Trump pressure Freshman congresswomen blocked from entering Israel; reaction and analysis from the ‘Special Report’ all-star panel. The Federalist senior editor Mollie Hemingway defended Israel’s right to block Reps. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., and Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., from entering the country Thursday, saying it’s important not to tolerate the BDS [Boycott, Divest, Sanction] movement. “They were coming, not as an outreach mission…