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Immigration official Ken Cuccinelli: Statue of Liberty poem refers to immigrants from Europe – USA TODAY

Wednesday, August 14, 2019

CLOSE CLOSE Dozens of immigrant workers have been released a day after being detained in the largest immigration raid in a decade in the United States. AP WASHINGTON – Acting U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Ken Cuccinelli on Tuesday evening doubled down on his characterization of the famous Emma Lazarus Statue of Liberty sonnet, saying the poem was referring mostly to immigrants coming from Europe. Cuccinelli early Tuesday made headlines after he…

Italian Americans pan Chris Cuomo’s ‘Fredo’ ethnic slur claim – New York Post

Wednesday, August 14, 2019

Italian American New Yorkers weighed in Tuesday on Chris Cuomo’s claim that “Fredo” is an ethnic slur — and while they said it’s insulting, the agreement was that anyone who likens it to the N-word is stunad. “If anything, when we call somebody ‘Fredo’ it’s like [to say they’re] stupid,” said a worker at Bensonhurst bakery Villabate Alba, who gave her name as Angela. “If somebody were to call me…

Warden Reassigned; Two Staffers Placed On Leave, At Epstein Prison In New York – NPR

Wednesday, August 14, 2019

The warden of the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City has been reassigned and two others suspended pending official investigations, the Justice Department said. Mark Lennihan/ASSOCIATED PRESS hide caption toggle caption Mark Lennihan/ASSOCIATED PRESS The warden of the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City has been reassigned and two others suspended pending official investigations, the Justice Department said. Mark Lennihan/ASSOCIATED PRESS The warden of the federal prison in…

Warden of jail where Jeffrey Epstein killed himself reassigned, two guards placed on leave on orders of Attorney General William Barr – CNBC

Tuesday, August 13, 2019

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Hong Kong International Airport seizure almost certainly means a Chinese military response – Washington Examiner

Tuesday, August 13, 2019

Beijing will regard protesters as crossing a red line in causing the suspension of flights at Hong Kong International Airport. In a limited but highly public manner, the function and power of the Chinese state has ground to a halt. President Xi Jinping and his minions believe that the current situation, one in which flights have been suspended for the past two days, cannot continue. That’s not so much a…

Trump delays China tariffs – Vox.com

Tuesday, August 13, 2019

President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday morning that he was going to delay implementation of looming taxes on a broad set of Chinese-made goods and sent the stock market soaring. Just one week ago, financial markets were heading in the opposite direction as his administration officially designated China as a currency manipulator. In both cases, the literal implications of the policy changes are modest. Instead, the market reaction seems to…

Police search for motive in ‘long and horrific gun battle’ off California freeway in Riverside – USA TODAY

Tuesday, August 13, 2019

CLOSE CLOSE A shootout killed a California Highway Patrol officer and wounded two others Monday before the gunman was fatally shot, authorities said. Fox – Ktvu Police on Tuesday were investigating why a man suddenly opened fire during a traffic stop near a freeway in Riverside, California, killing a patrol officer, wounding two others and sending drivers fleeing as bullets flew. “We don’t know his motive for this crime,” Riverside Police Chief Sergio Diaz said. The suspect,…

The U.S. Once Had A Ban On Assault Weapons — Why Did It Expire? – NPR

Tuesday, August 13, 2019

A visitor peruses H&K rifles at the SHOT Show in Las Vegas. Such weapons were once restricted under a 1994 ban that expired with changing politics in the United States. John Locher/AP hide caption toggle caption John Locher/AP A visitor peruses H&K rifles at the SHOT Show in Las Vegas. Such weapons were once restricted under a 1994 ban that expired with changing politics in the United States. John Locher/AP…

Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘sex slave’ seen at Naomi Campbell’s birthday party in 2001 – New York Post

Tuesday, August 13, 2019

Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre was once spotted partying on a yacht in the French Riviera for Naomi Campbell’s birthday in 2001. New photos have emerged showing the fresh-faced 17-year-old wearing a crop top and shiny pants alongside Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s longtime girlfriend who allegedly recruited Giuffre as the financier’s sex slave. Also on board the yacht in Saint-Tropez was Campbell, who was celebrating her 31st birthday in a bikini…

Epstein jail death: One of people watching disgraced financier not a proper prison guard, says report – The Independent

Tuesday, August 13, 2019

One of the two people monitoring Jeffrey Epstein in the hours before his death was not a properly trained prison guard, it has been reported. As attorney general William Barr condemned “serious irregularities” at the jail where he was being held on bail, and the world waited news of details of an autopsy amid huge speculation and frenzied conspiracy theories, it emerged the 66-year-old disgraced financier had not been checked…

Flights canceled in more Hong Kong airport chaos – CNN

Tuesday, August 13, 2019

New data from flight booking analyst firm ForwardKeys shows a “dramatic drop” in Asia bookings to Hong Kong during the ongoing pro-democracy protests, the company said in a statement. What’s the damage: In the 27 days between July 14 and August 9, flight bookings from Asia — not including mainland China and Taiwan — fell by 33.4% from the same period last year. “There is now clear evidence that the…

White House delays some new China tariffs until Dec. 15 – The Washington Post

Tuesday, August 13, 2019

Damian Paletta Heather Long August 13 at 10:42 AM The White House on Tuesday said it would delay imposing tariffs on Chinese imports of cellphones, laptop computers, video game consoles, and certain types of footwear and clothing until Dec. 15, significantly later than the Sept. 1 deadline President Trump had repeatedly threatened. The announcement, which came from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, likely ensures that Apple products and…

Texas’ biggest metro areas may tip America’s balance of power in the years ahead – CNN

Tuesday, August 13, 2019

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FBI raided criminal financier Jeffrey Epstein’s private island: report – INSIDER

Tuesday, August 13, 2019

Directed by a task force for the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, FBI agents reportedly raided the private island of criminal financier Jeffrey Epstein. The island, Little Saint James, is located between islands St. Thomas and St. John in the Virgin Islands. One witness, who sailed past the island, described the scene to INSIDER. The search, which occurred Monday morning local time, occurred two days…

Beijing says Hong Kong protests ‘show signs of terrorism.’ If you only watch state media, you probably agree – CNN

Tuesday, August 13, 2019

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CHP officer, gunman dead in shootout near freeway: report – Fox News

Tuesday, August 13, 2019

Video Fox News Flash top headlines for August 13 Fox News Flash top headlines for August 13 are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com A California Highway Patrol officer was gunned down Monday in a shootout off the 215 Freeway, The Los Angeles Times reported. The scene was chaotic. The Times reported that the suspect was stopped by an officer on a motorcycle. At some point, the suspect grabbed a…

Trump crackdown on legal immigrants could damage California economy, experts say – Los Angeles Times

Tuesday, August 13, 2019

The Trump administration’s new immigration crackdown — which could deny green cards to immigrants who use Medicaid, food stamps, housing vouchers or other forms of public assistance — would have major ramifications on the California economy, experts and advocates said Monday. Laurel Lucia, director of the healthcare program at the UC Berkeley Labor Center, says the policy could have a damaging effect on California and the country’s overall economy. Many…

A look at Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged ‘recruiter’ – Fox News

Tuesday, August 13, 2019

Video Conspiracies and questions surround Jeffrey Epstein’s death Barr demands investigation into Epstein’s death; Bryan Llenas reports. She has been described as everything from vivacious and highly connected to the people-pleasing life of the party. She’s also been accused of functioning as something of a “madam” and “recruiter” for disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, 66, who apparently took his own life on Saturday while in federal custody over sex trafficking charges. With the…

Stephen Colbert Skewers Donald Trump’s Jeffrey Epstein Conspiracy Retweets Then Rips The Clintons – Deadline

Tuesday, August 13, 2019

“I didn’t think it was possible,” Stephen Colbert said during his Late Show monologue tonight, “but President Donald Trump can still shock me. It’s kinda nice, you know? After all these years he can still keep the relationship fresh.” Whether Colbert clobbering Trump like Moe on Curly is “fresh” is in the ear of the beholden, he was at it again tonight. The topic du jour was POTUS retweeting conspiracy theories…

Cuccinelli: New Trump green card rule simply gives ‘meaningful effect’ to 140-year-old directive – Fox News

Tuesday, August 13, 2019

Video New green card rule for immigrants using welfare New rule would make it easier to deny green cards for immigrants getting government assistance; USCIS acting director Ken Cuccinelli weighs in. The White House’s new green card rule strengthens a question asked of immigrants for more than a century, according to the acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Ken Cuccinelli. The rule announced earlier Monday strengthened a long-held…