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The ex-daughter-in-law of Trump's CFO handed over boxes of financial records and a laptop to Manhattan prosecutorsApril 8, 2021 at 11:00 PM Donald Trump attends the D-day Commemorations on June 05, 2019 in Portsmouth, England.
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Jennifer Weisselberg delivered boxes of financial records and a laptop to prosecutors Thursday.
Weisselberg is the ex-daughter-in-law of the Trump Organization's longtime CFO Allen Weisselberg.
She is cooperating with investigations into Trump's personal finances and those of his company.
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Jennifer Weisselberg handed over ...Tags: Post, Politics, New York, Washington Post, Trends, Manhattan, General Services Administration, Donald Trump, Central Park, Trump, Trump Organization, Allen Weisselberg, Cyrus Vance Jr, Manhattan District Attorney s Office, Portsmouth England, Manhattan DA 138 people like this. Like Setting the record straight on vaccinesApril 8, 2021 at 11:43 PM Nurse Daniela Sanchez gives Hortencia Valdez, 64, of Los Angeles, the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at Kaiser Permanente East Los Angeles Medical Offices on Monday, April 5, 2021. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
LVN Lilian Maina gives Jose Navarro, 62, of Montebello, the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at Kaiser Permanente East Los Angeles Medical Offices on Monday, April 5, 2021. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Sound The gallery will resume ...Tags: Health, News, Education, Kaiser Permanente, Government, White House, Los Angeles, Sport, Soccer, Kaiser, Community, Mlb, Southern California, Los Angeles County, Dodgers, South Los Angeles 113 people like this. Like Matt Gaetz reportedly sent $900 to an ally now accused of sex trafficking who gave the money to young womenApril 8, 2021 at 8:23 PM Getty
Rep. Matt Gaetz once sent $900 to Joel Greenberg, a political ally now accused of sex trafficking.
The Daily Beast reported that the money was sent through Venmo in 2018.
Greenberg then sent $900, in varying amounts, to three young women, including an 18-year-old.
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Rep. Matt Gaetz has called himself the victim of a smear campaign, with the Florida Republican's office issuing a statement that he "has never paid for sex." But the law...Tags: Florida, Politics, Law, Trends, Getty, Charles Davis, Justice Department, Venmo, Orlando, Greenberg, Daily Beast, Matt Gaetz, Seminole County, Gaetz, Joel Greenberg, Fritz Scheller 63 people like this. Like Matt Gaetz reportedly sent $900 to ally and accused sex trafficker, who then gave the money to young womenApril 8, 2021 at 8:23 PM Getty
Rep. Matt Gaetz sent $900 over Venmo to Joel Greenberg, a political ally and accused sex trafficker.
The Daily Beast reported the money was sent in 2018.
Greenberg then sent $900, in varying amounts, to three young women, including an 18-year-old.
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Matt Gaetz has claimed to be the victim of a smear campaign, the Florida Republican's office issuing a statement that he "has never paid for sex." But the lawmaker, who is now under fede...Tags: Florida, Politics, Law, Trends, Charles Davis, Justice Department, The Daily Beast, Venmo, Greenberg, Matt Gaetz, Seminole County, Gaetz, Joel Greenberg, Fritz Scheller, Tuition School and School, US Department of Justice Greenberg 103 people like this. Like Biden Orders DOJ to Come Up With a Way of Regulating Untraceable Gun KitsApril 8, 2021 at 8:30 PM Joe Biden’s administration made its first move on gun control on Thursday, issuing executive actions for the Department of Justice to develop rules regarding so-called “ghost guns” and attachments that turn high-powered pistols into rifles, as well as write model legislation to keep volatile individuals away from…Read more...Tags: Politics, Science, Joe Biden, Department Of Justice, Weapons, Firearms, Chuck Schumer, Joe Manchin, National Firearms Act, AR 15, Receiver, Gun Politics, 3D Printed Firearms, Ghost Gun, War Conflict, Firearm Laws 60 people like this. Like Second aide to Rep. Matt Gaetz quits amid federal investigation, reportedly saying he didn't want to work at a tabloidApril 8, 2021 at 9:10 PM WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 17: Representative Matt Gaetz, a Republican from Florida, listens during a markup on H.R. 7120, the "Justice in Policing Act of 2020," on June 17, 2020, in Washington, D.C. The House bill would make it easier to prosecute and sue officers and would ban federal officers from using choke holds, bar racial profiling, end "no-knock" search warrants in drug cases, create a national registry for police violations, and require local police departments that get federal funds to c...Tags: Florida, Politics, Washington, Office, Trends, House, New York Times, Times, Charles Davis, Murphy, Matt Gaetz, Gaetz, Joel Greenberg, Devin Murphy, Erin Scott Pool, Fritz Scheller 103 people like this. Like Wildfire threat likely to get worse, experts sayApril 8, 2021 at 7:41 PM It’s no secret that the state’s wildfires are getting worse every year, but the big question is just how bad it’s going to get.
Five of California’s six largest wildfires on record occurred in 2020 and nine of the 10 biggest ignited within the past decade. With California in the second year of drought, state officials are scurrying to shore up resilience efforts and firefighting capabilities.
That emphasis on resilience, including a $536 million “early action plan” unveiled by Gov. Gavin Newsom ...Tags: Business, Real Estate, Politics, News, California, Environment, California News, Sport, Soccer, West Coast, Local News, Gavin Newsom, Legislature, Hernandez, Santa Ana, Newsom 17 people like this. Like Defying expectations, US suicides were down during pandemicApril 8, 2021 at 7:41 PM By Mike Stobbe | Associated Press
NEW YORK — The number of U.S. suicides fell nearly 6% last year amid the coronavirus pandemic — the largest annual decline in at least four decades, according to preliminary government data.
Death certificates are still coming in and the count could rise. But officials expect a substantial decline will endure, despite worries that COVID-19 could lead to more suicides.
It is hard to say exactly why suicide deaths dropped so much, but one factor may be a phenomeno...Tags: Politics, New York, News, Cdc, US, Sport, Ap, Soccer, Associated Press, Centers For Disease Control And Prevention, Journal of the American Medical Association, National News, MIKE STOBBE, Moutier, Associated Press Health and Science Department, Coronavirus 3 people like this. Like Donald Trump's fingerprints are all over the 2022 Senate fightApril 8, 2021 at 6:34 PM How's former President Donald Trump filling his days now that he's gone from the White House? Judging from his public statements, he's watching the battle for the Senate majority in 2022 closely -- and trying to handpick GOP candidates in several key races.Tags: Senate, White House, Cnn, Gop, Donald Trump 15 people like this. Like Biden orders gun control actions — but they show his limitsApril 8, 2021 at 6:07 PM By ALEXANDRA JAFFE, AAMER MADHANI and MICHAEL BALSAMO
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden put on a modest White House ceremony Thursday to announce a half-dozen executive actions to combat what he called an “epidemic and an international embarrassment” of gun violence in America.
But he said much more is needed. And for Biden, who proposed the most ambitious gun-control agenda of any modern presidential candidate, his limited moves underscored his limited power to act alone on guns with diffic...Tags: Politics, News, Nbc, Guns, Congress, Washington, Senate, White House, America, Sport, Joe Biden, Ap, Fbi, Soccer, Democrats, House 24 people like this. Like Votes against Amazon union lead after first day of ballot countingApril 8, 2021 at 7:50 PM Union organizers Syrena (R) and Steve (no last names given) wave to cars exiting an Amazon fulfillment center on March 27, 2021 in Bessemer, Alabama.
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The NLRB has paused its counting of Amazon employees' votes over whether to unionize.
As of Thursday evening, votes against unionizing led by a margin of 1,100 to 463.
The NLRB expects to resume counting the votes Friday, but the results will likely be challenged.
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V...Tags: Amazon, Transportation, Politics, News, Unions, Labor, Washington Post, Alabama, Trends, Usps, Retail, National Labor Relations Board, Nlrb, Steve, Bessemer, Nordic 84 people like this. Like Almost all Dutch-made AstraZeneca doses will stay in EU, says BrusselsApril 8, 2021 at 6:00 PM Vaccine tsar says EU will get doses over which UK made claim, and tourist season could be ‘almost normal’Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAstraZeneca has agreed that almost all the Covid vaccine doses made in the Netherlands over which the UK has made a claim will stay in the EU, as Brussels’ vaccine tsar said Europe was now on track for an “almost normal” tourist season.Thierry Breton, the European commissioner leading the bloc’s vaccine taskforce, said the chief exec...Tags: Europe, Business, Politics, UK, Eu, European Union, UK News, World news, Netherlands, European Commission, Astrazeneca, Vaccines and immunisation, Brussels, Thierry Breton, Coronavirus 25 people like this. Like After the identity of 'Q' may have been revealed in a documentary, QAnon followers are calling it 'fake news'April 8, 2021 at 4:29 PM Ron Watkins
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The HBO series "Q: Into the Storm" included interviews with Ron Watkins, a popular QAnon figure.
Filmmaker Cullen Hoback thought he exposed Watkins as "Q," the figure who started QAnon.
Followers of the baseless far-right conspiracy theory are now attacking the series, calling it "fake news."
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Documentary filmmaker Cullen Hoback thought he had caught Ron Watkins in the finale of the HBO docuseries "Q: Into the Storm....Tags: Hbo, Politics, News, Media, US, Trends, Joe Biden, Jesus, Extremism, Conspiracy Theories, Donald Trump, Cisa, Trump, Phoenix, Misinformation, Afp 73 people like this. Like Tennessee makes it possible to carry a handgun without training or a background check for most adults 21 or olderApril 8, 2021 at 4:35 PM A Tennessee State Trooper stands guard on the grounds of the State Capitol Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. The FBI has warned of the potential for armed protests at the nation's Capitol and all 50 state capitol buildings beginning this weekend.
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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed a bill allowing most adults 21 or older to carry guns without background checks.
The bill was signed on Thursday, hours after President Joe Biden issued executive orders on gun con...Tags: Politics, US, Trends, Joe Biden, Fbi, Speed, Tennessee, Gun Control, Lee, Capitol, National Rifle Association, Nashville Tenn, Bill Lee, Azmi Haroun, Mark Humphrey Tennessee Gov Bill Lee 74 people like this. Like John Boehner says he thought Mitch McConnell was going to 'keel over from cardiac arrest' when he told Harry Reid to 'go f--- yourself'April 8, 2021 at 4:34 PM Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, then-Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, and then-Speaker of the House John Boehner at the US Capitol on June 19, 2013.
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Boehner said McConnell was "horrified" by an angry encounter between him and Harry Reid in 2013.
Boehner told Reid to "go f--- yourself" amid tense fiscal cliff negotiations at the White House.
"Poor McConnnell ... I thought he was going to keel over from cardiac arrest," Boehner wrote.
See more stories on I...Tags: Politics, News, Senate, White House, Trends, House, John Boehner, Mitch McConnell, Boehner, Harry Reid, Donald Trump, Cruz, Trump, Capitol, Democratic Senate, Reid 130 people like this. Like Pakistan's leader blamed a rise in rape cases on how women dress, saying 'vulgarity' has 'consequences' and men lack 'willpower'April 8, 2021 at 5:21 PM Pakistan's prime minister, Imran Khan, said in April that the country was using a system intended to surveil terrorists to monitor the coronavirus.
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Pakistan's PM Imran Khan suggested the way women dress is to blame for rape.
"If you keep on increasing vulgarity, it will have consequences," Khan said on Monday.
Khan's remarks have sparked widespread criticism, including from his ex-wife.
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Pakistan...Tags: Politics, Human Rights, News, Sexual Assault, Saudi Arabia, International, Trends, Pakistan, New York Times, Rape, Imran Khan, Khan, Reuters, LAHORE, KARACHI, Goldsmith 94 people like this. Like California Lawmakers Advance Bill Aimed At Stopping Unemployment FraudApril 8, 2021 at 5:36 PM SACRAMENTO (AP/CBS13) – California lawmakers on Thursday advanced what they called commonsense legislation requiring two state agencies to share information aimed at helping stop billions of dollars in pandemic-related unemployment fraud.
The measure that cleared its first committee would require the beleaguered Employment Development Department to crosscheck unemployment applications with inmate records to identify fraudulent claims.
State officials approved at least $810 million in the names o...Tags: Politics, California, Local, Sacramento, Ap, Unemployment, Gop, Social Security, Gavin Newsom, California Legislature, California Department of Corrections, Employment Development Department, Wendy Carrillo, Phillip Chen, Sen Shannon Grove, Democratic Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie Norris 9 people like this. Like US increasingly concerned by Russian military threat to UkraineApril 8, 2021 at 5:31 PM President Zelenskiy warns of ‘escalation’ in east of countryAngela Merkel urges Vladimir Putin to scale down troop buildupThe US has said it is increasingly concerned over Russian militarisation along Ukraine’s border, as the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, travelled to the eastern frontline.The number of Russian troops at the border with the former Soviet republic is now greater “than at any time since 2014”, when war in eastern Ukraine first broke out and Russia seized the Crimea reg...Tags: Europe, Vladimir Putin, White House, Russia, US, World news, US foreign policy, US news, Ukraine, Crimea, Merkel, Washington Continue, Jen Psaki, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Zelenskiy 41 people like this. Like Number of kids alone at the border at record high in MarchApril 8, 2021 at 4:28 PM By Elliott Spagat and Alexandra Jaffe | Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government picked up nearly 19,000 children traveling alone across the Mexican border in March, authorities said Thursday, the largest monthly number ever recorded and a major test for President Joe Biden as he reverses many of his predecessor’s hardline immigration tactics.
A complex mix of factors in the United States and Central America drove the increase. It has coincided with the Biden administration’s decision t...Tags: Politics, Texas, News, Washington, Mexico, Immigration, California News, Sport, World news, Joe Biden, Soccer, United States, San Diego, Dallas, Associated Press, CBP 13 people like this. Like ‘Big Win’: Space Force Field Command To Be Located At California Military BaseApril 8, 2021 at 4:20 PM LOS ANGELES (AP/CBS13) – Gov. Gavin Newsom is calling California’s selection as the field command site for the U.S. Space Force a “big win” for the state.
The military will establish the Space Systems Command at the base near Los Angeles International Airport, the governor said in a statement on Thursday.
Thank you to @SpaceForceCSO Gen Raymond and @USSF_SMC Lt. Gen Thompson for your leadership. Rep @KenCalvert and I look forward to supporting Space Systems Command at Los Angeles AFB.
With ever...Tags: Politics, California, Los Angeles, Marine Corps, Associated Press, Air Force, Donald Trump, Gavin Newsom, Raymond, Los Angeles International Airport, Newsom, CBS Broadcasting Inc, Space Force, U S Space Force, US Space Force, Navy Space Force 24 people like this. Like California Plans $536M For Forests Before Fire Season; Republicans Want To Double FundingApril 8, 2021 at 4:09 PM SACRAMENTO (AP/CBS13) – California will authorize $536 million for wildfire mitigation and forest management projects before the worst of the fire season strikes later this year, Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders said Thursday.
That more than doubles $200 million in recent annual spending, advocates said, and wildfire preparedness grants were dropped entirely last year when the state prematurely anticipated a pandemic-driven budget shortfall.
Armed now with an unexpected multi-billion-do...Tags: Politics, News, California, Senate, Sacramento, Joe Biden, Ap, Associated Press, Gavin Newsom, Paul Mason, State, Assembly, Mason, James Gallagher, Newsom, CBS Broadcasting Inc 31 people like this. Like White House expresses concern over Northern Ireland violence – videoApril 8, 2021 at 4:02 PM The White House has expressed concern over a week of riots in Northern Ireland, with Joe Biden joining Boris Johnson and the Irish prime minister in calling for calm after what police described as the worst violence in Belfast for years. The US president’s press secretary Jen Psaki said that Biden remained ‘steadfast’ in his support for a ‘secure and prosperous Northern Ireland in which all communities have a voice and enjoy the gains of the hard-won peace’.White House expresses concern over Nor...Tags: White House, US, Joe Biden, US news, Northern Ireland, Boris Johnson, Belfast, Biden, Jen Psaki, Biden Administration 13 people like this. Like 'Run, Ron, Run!': Trump urges his staunch ally Sen. Ron Johnson, who downplayed the Capitol riot, to seek reelectionApril 8, 2021 at 4:07 PM Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis.
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Trump urged GOP Sen. Ron Johnson, a staunch ally of his, to run for reelection in 2022.
"He has no idea how popular he is," Trump said in a statement Thursday. "Run, Ron, Run!"
Johnson has represented Wisconsin since 2011 and has yet to launch a reelection bid.
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Former President Donald Trump on Thursday urged Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, a controversial law...Tags: Politics, Elections, News, Republicans, Congress, Senate, Trends, Gop, House, Wisconsin, Mitch McConnell, Nancy Pelosi, Johnson, Donald Trump, Ron Johnson, Trump 144 people like this. Like US gun violence: Biden takes action on 'international embarrassment'April 8, 2021 at 5:42 PM As the White House announces new measures, Biden calls gun violence an "international embarrassment".Tags: News, White House, US, Biden 3 people like this. Like Biden remark on 'gun show loophole' spurs claim that he 'lied,' but it's true that background checks are not always requiredApril 8, 2021 at 5:22 PM CHANTILLY, VA - NOVEMBER 18: AR-15 rifles are on display during the Nation's Gun Show November 18, 2016 at Dulles Expo Center in Chantilly, Virginia.
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Biden said Thursday, "you go to a gun show, you can buy whatever you want and no background check."
Conservative media was quick to note that's not always true; commercial sales require it.
But private sellers, at gun shows and elsewhere, are indeed exempt under federal law.
See more stories on Insider's bus...Tags: Politics, US, Trends, Joe Biden, Va, Gun Control, US Senate, Biden, Charles Davis, White House Press, Chantilly, Jen Psaki, White House Rose Garden, UC Davis School of Medicine, Gun Shows, Dulles Expo Center 96 people like this. Like Kansas' senate majority leader called a police officer 'donut boy' after arrest following a wrong-way highway chase, court docs sayApril 8, 2021 at 3:15 PM Kansas Senate Majority Leader Gene Suellentrop, R-Wichita, follows a discussion during a meeting of fellow GOP senators Wednesday, March 17, 2021, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Suellentrop is stepping away from most of his duties as majority leader following his arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence and attempting to flee law enforcement.
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Kansas' state senate leader reportedly called an officer "donut boy" after being arrested.
The officer ...Tags: Politics, Police, Senate, Trends, Ap, Star, Gop, Kansas, Republican, Justice Department, Statehouse, Wichita, Kansas Senate, Shawnee County, Kansas Highway Patrol, Gene Suellentrop 147 people like this. Like Millions of Americans will struggle to get back into the workforce and they'll need support, Fed's Powell saysApril 8, 2021 at 3:31 PM Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell.
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The "different economy" post-pandemic will impede the job hunt for millions of Americans, Fed Chair Powell said.
The Fed will continue to provide support to prevent scarring and persistent unemployment, he added.
The government should invest in policies that make for a more inclusive economy, Powell said.
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A full rebound from the coronavirus recession won't be as simple as ...Tags: White House, US, Trends, Joe Biden, International Monetary Fund, Imf, Fed, Reuters, Powell, Kristalina Georgieva, Georgieva, Federal Reserve Board, Jerome Powell, Fed Chair Powell, Ben Winck, Jerome Powell Yuri Gripas 97 people like this. Like Matt Gaetz releases a statement from the 'women' of his office defending him, but no women are actually named in itApril 8, 2021 at 3:37 PM Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., walks down the House steps following the last votes of the week in the Capitol on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019.
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Matt Gaetz's office released a nameless statement from the "women" on his staff defending him.
The unsigned statement said Gaetz has "treated each and every one of us with respect."
The DOJ is investigating Gaetz over whether he violated federal sex-trafficking laws.
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Rep. Matt Gaetz's office released a nameless statement from the "women" on his staff defending him.
The statement said Gaetz had "treated each and every one of us with respect."
The DOJ is investigating whether Gaetz violated federal sex-trafficking laws.
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GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz released a statement from the "women" of his office defending him amid an escalating sex scan...Tags: Florida, Politics, America, Trends, Cnn, Gop, Doj, Charles Davis, Bill Clark, Matt Gaetz, Gaetz, Office of U S, John Haltiwanger, CQ Roll Call Inc, New York Times the Justice Department, GaetzGate 70 people like this. Like Psaki refuses to say if Biden thinks reconciliation should replace regular order in SenateApril 8, 2021 at 3:38 PM White House press secretary Jen Psaki, asked if President Biden agrees with Sen. Joe Manchin that reconciliation should not be the...Tags: Senate, White House, Biden, Sen Joe Manchin, Jen Psaki, Psaki 24 people like this. Like |
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