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Some jail staffers not cooperating with DOJ investigation into Epstein suicide, source says – Fox News
Video Medical examiner determines Jeffrey Epstein hanged himself Autopsy rules Epstein death a suicide; Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel reacts. Personnel at the New York City prison where accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein committed suicide last week have not been initially cooperative with investigators from the Department of Justice, a federal source told Fox News Friday. Attorney General William Barr sent two senior DOJ officials to personally visit the Metropolitan Correctional Center and speak…
What a mysterious explosion tells us about Russia’s ‘doomsday weapon’ – CNN
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Some Hong Kong protesters wonder if they’re going too far – Los Angeles Times
The protester felt torn as an elderly Australian woman in a wheelchair grabbed his hand and asked for help. She was trying to get home and wanted assistance navigating through the thousands of demonstrators at the Hong Kong International Airport to reach her gate. If he were in charge, he would have let her pass. But he wasn’t. Nobody was. And so he deferred to the crowd and its blockade….
Elizabeth Warren Overtakes Joe Biden as Favorite to Win Democratic Party’s 2020 Primary: U.K. Bookmaker – Newsweek
Elizabeth Warren has overtaken Joe Biden as favorite to win the Democratic Party’s 2020 primary, according to a leading British bookmaker. Biden, a former U.S. vice president and senator for Delaware, is leading the polls, but has generated headlines recently for repeated gaffes, a foible of his. Warren, the current U.S. senator for Massachusetts, is polling around third or fourth place depending on the survey in a wide and diverse…
In El Paso, Hundreds Show Up to Mourn a Woman They Didn’t Know – The New York Times
Bishop Harrison Johnson, a Perches funeral director, delivered the eulogy. Before he began, he looked out into the standing-room-only sanctuary and turned to Mr. Basco. “Look at all the friends you have now,” Bishop Johnson said, to thunderous applause. He preached from Matthew 14:22. Faith will get you through anything, he assured the crowd, even something as evil as the Walmart massacre. He talked about a united El Paso that…
New York medical examiner: Jeffrey Epstein’s death was a suicide by hanging – Fox News
Video Jeffrey Epstein’s death ruled suicide by hanging Dr. Cyril Wecht weighs in on the autopsy results of accused sexual abuser Jeffrey Epstein. New York City‘s chief medical examiner has ruled that disgraced financier and accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein committed suicide by hanging in his prison cell last week. In a brief statement Friday, Dr. Barbara Sampson said her ruling came following a “careful review of all investigative information, including complete…
The Media are mum on the virulently anti-Semitic group behind Rashida Tlaib’s and Ilhan Omar’s since-canceled Israel trip – Washington Examiner
Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib’s since-canceled trip to Israel was sponsored by Miftah, an exceptionally anti-Semitic group that encourages Palestinian terrorists and claims Jews used the blood of Christians in the Jewish Passover. The organization also publishes Neo-Nazis and supports calls for the destruction of Israel. But you would never know this about Miftah from following the press’ coverage of the congresswomen’s fight this week with the government of…
Actors visit with El Paso shooting injured victims – KFOX El Paso
Don’t laugh: Trump’s idea of buying Greenland isn’t entirely wacky – Washington Examiner
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…
Greenland Says It’s ‘Not For Sale’ After Reports That Trump Wants To Buy It – NPR
Greenland, a Danish territory, has strategic value in terms of military activity and natural resources, said a member of Denmark’s parliament. AP hide caption toggle caption AP Greenland, a Danish territory, has strategic value in terms of military activity and natural resources, said a member of Denmark’s parliament. AP President Trump may have been joking about wanting to buy Greenland, if he said it, but officials there want him to…
Peter Fonda Dead: ‘Easy Rider’ Architect and Counter-Cultural Icon Was 79 – Hollywood Reporter
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
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Customs Computer Failure Snarls Passengers at U.S. Airports – The New York Times
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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…