| 2020 Vision Thursday: How a tough impeachment vote could threaten the GOP's Senate majority Posted: 03 Oct 2019 09:14 AM PDT  For a small group of endangered GOP senators, their votes on impeachment may eventually decide their electoral fates — and control of the Senate itself.
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| Warren turns 'cougar' accusation into a talking point for her college debt plan Posted: 03 Oct 2019 02:03 PM PDT  Sen. Elizabeth Warren turned an unfounded personal attack into an opportunity to promote her college debt forgiveness plan.
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| Lou Dobbs Stands By as Joe diGenova Trashes His Colleague Chris Wallace Posted: 04 Oct 2019 12:53 PM PDT  Days after Fox News anchor Chris Wallace dropped a scoop that two frequent Fox guests—husband-wife lawyer team Joe diGenova and Victoria Toensing—worked "off the books" with Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani to dig up Ukrainian dirt on Joe Biden, the two attorneys roasted Wallace during a Fox Business Network appearance—and Trump-boosting host Lou Dobbs largely stood by.Appearing on Thursday night's broadcast of Lou Dobbs Tonight, the pro-Trump lawyers were asked about the Wallace report as well as the recent revelation that conservative columnist and Hannity regular John Solomon—who is at the center of the Ukraine-Biden mess—emailed them a completed copy of one of his Ukraine stories hours before it was published.Toensing, meanwhile, defended the email, claiming he was just sending them the entire draft for fact-checking purposes because that's what good journalists do. She also claimed that Solomon is being attacked "relentlessly" because he's getting "deep into the cases" surrounding Ukraine, something diGenova and Dobbs agreed on."Those attacks, it seems, multiplying as this impeachment inquiry gets hotter and hotter," Dobbs added before pivoting to Wallace's story, stating he wanted to "get this out of the way."Noting that he'd spoken to the Fox News anchor beforehand, Dobbs asked diGenova to respond to the report that the pair were working with Giuliani on Ukraine-Biden and only Trump knew about the plan."First of all, I don't know what 'off the books' means," diGenova insisted. "Chris did not explain it when he made his statement about us and it was clearly designed as a smear to make it sound like we were doing something improper or unethical."The frequent Dobbs guest went on to say that "this may come as a shock to" Wallace but the pair are lawyers and they've represented people all over the world, adding that they were once asked by Giuliani to possibly represent Ukrainian whistleblowers but that was the extent of any arrangement."We never went to the Ukraine," he exclaimed. "We never represented anybody. But somebody lied to Chris Wallace and said that we did and we told the president all about it, which is absolutely false."Toensing, for her part, jumped in to state that Wallace had called the pair and talked to them about it and that she went "off the record" with him, something Dobbs softly noted Wallace had told him about. "I dealt with journalists for so many years," she continued. "I always, when I'm explaining something, say this is off the record. If they want something particular they come back. Chris never did that. He never said I am going to accuse you of a crime and violating attorney-client privilege. If he had said that I certainly would have given him a statement."Dobbs, meanwhile, plainly noted that he appreciated that they had given their statement, adding: "Chris Wallace, I'm sure he appreciates it as well.""A particular coincidence of off-the-record and lost opportunities for denials," Dobbs said with a smile. "And a smear job? Eh, nobody is going to try to smear you guys. You are too bright and too effective. I don't believe that for a minute." Within a day of the release of Wallace's bombshell, Fox News appeared to quietly forget about its own scoop, discussing it only a few times on the air Monday and downplaying it on the network's website. This came in the wake of the New York Times' Ken Vogel claiming he first broke the diGenova-Toensing angle in May and Giuliani and diGenova offering forceful denials to Wallace's scoop. Wallace, through a Fox News spokesperson, has said he stands by his reporting.Interestingly, during a Friday morning appearance on Fox News' America's Newsroom, Wallace wasn't asked about his story nor offered a chance to rebut diGenova's and Toensing's fiery attacks on him.Read more at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast hereGet our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more.
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| Man gets death penalty for killing 2 in SC bank robbery Posted: 03 Oct 2019 08:42 AM PDT  A man who killed two South Carolina bank employees while taking $15,000 during a robbery was sentenced to die Thursday by a federal jury. The same jurors found Brandon Council guilty last month of armed bank robbery resulting in death, among other charges for killing the manager and a teller at CresCom Bank in Conway in August 2017. Prosecutors pushed for the death penalty, saying Council deserved to die because he chose to murder everyone in the bank while seeking easy money, pulling a gun out instead of the robbery note he had in his pocket.
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| Southwest flight attendant's post disses passenger in Trump T-shirt: '#dumpTrump #eeew' Posted: 03 Oct 2019 05:32 PM PDT  A Southwest flight attendant said he didn't give a passenger in a "Trump 45'' T-shirt his best service. The airline is investigating.
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| 'Never give up,' Swedish teen tells Iowa climate activists after U.N. summit 'failure' Posted: 04 Oct 2019 03:08 AM PDT  Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg on Friday urged her supporters to "never give up" in demanding urgent steps to fight climate change after world leaders failed to act decisively at a recent United Nations summit. "As we all know, the UN Climate Action Summit was a failure," the 16-year-old Swede told a cheering crowd just off the campus of the University of Iowa. Thunberg's campaign began as a lonely vigil outside the Swedish parliament but rapidly grew into a global movement of activists demanding urgent action on climate.
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| Could Israel's Missile Defenses Withstand a Swarm or Missile Attack from Iran? Posted: 03 Oct 2019 12:41 AM PDT  Who wins in a showdown? Here is all we can tell you about Israel's missile defenses.
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| Sweden’s Anti-Immigrant Party Draws Even With Social Democrats in Poll for First Time Posted: 04 Oct 2019 12:39 AM PDT  (Bloomberg) -- Support for the nationalist Sweden Democrats and the Social Democrats is almost equal for the first time in an Expressen/Demoskop poll, adding to Prime Minister Stefan Lofven's burden as he steers his minority government.His Social Democrats, the largest political party in Sweden for most of the past century, have lost voters to anti-immigration party Sweden Democrats, the survey showed."The result stands out," Demoskop spokesman Peter Santesson told Expressen. "The loss of voters to the Sweden Democrats is the main reason for the decline in support for the Social Democrats".Recent shootings and gang violence may be the reason for the rising concern and frustration among voters, Social Democrats spokeswoman Lena Radstrom Baastad told Expressen.Support for the Social Democrats declined by 0.9 percentage point from a month earlier to 23.1%, while the Sweden Democrats gained 1.5 percentage point to 22.9%. The other parties saw marginal changes.To contact the reporter on this story: Veronica Ek in Stockholm at vek@bloomberg.netTo contact the editors responsible for this story: Edith Moy at echan10@bloomberg.net, Jonas BergmanFor more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.com©2019 Bloomberg L.P.
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| Gandhi’s ashes stolen and photo vandalized after 150th birthday celebrations, reports say Posted: 03 Oct 2019 01:19 PM PDT  An urn containing some of Mahatma Gandhi's ashes was reportedly stolen from a government building in India, according to the Wire, an Indian news site.
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| Trump's suggestion that troops at the border shoot migrants in the legs is illegal and 'bats--t crazy' Posted: 04 Oct 2019 05:39 PM PDT  An expert on the use of force said that President Trump's suggestion to shoot migrants in the legs is unconstitutional and "crazy."
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| The colonial-era law that gives Hong Kong leader sweeping powers Posted: 03 Oct 2019 05:02 PM PDT  Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Friday invoked a rarely used colonial-era law to ban protesters from wearing face masks. During the four months of huge protests, face masks have become ubiquitous as demonstrators try to avoid being identified by police. Hong Kongers will still be allowed to wear face masks in the street -- a common practice in a city ever since a SARS outbreak killed more than 300 people in 2003.
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| Fate of Georgia ex-cop who shot naked man is in jury’s hands Posted: 03 Oct 2019 10:56 AM PDT  Shortly after arriving, he killed 26-year-old Anthony Hill, an Air Force veteran, who had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and PTSD. The charges against Olsen include two counts of felony murder, two counts of violation of oath of office, and one count each of aggravated assault and making a false statement. Prosecutor Pete Johnson told jurors it's unreasonable to believe that Olsen, who was bigger than Hill and had multiple weapons, was afraid of the unarmed, naked man and justified in using deadly force.
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| Elizabeth Warren campaign staffer fired for unspecified 'inappropriate behavior' Posted: 04 Oct 2019 03:02 PM PDT  The campaign launched an investigation into the allegations over the past two weeks, which resulted in the staffer's termination.
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| Fighting GM puts a financial squeeze on striking union workers Posted: 03 Oct 2019 11:59 AM PDT  BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - (Reuters) - While striking workers at General Motors Co's U.S. auto plants continue walking picket lines for a third week to demand better pay and benefits, the financial pressure has mounted for union members like Frank Lee. Analysts estimate that GM could lose $1 billion from the labor dispute that began on Sept. 16 and is now the longest nationwide strike at the automaker since 1970. For GM, which had $24 billion in cash and marketable securities as of June 30, that cost is likely manageable.
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| Russia's New Submarines Are Dangerous. But How Would They Be Used in War? Posted: 03 Oct 2019 11:33 PM PDT  Where the Russian navy is all but abandoning the production of new aircraft carriers, cruisers and other "blue-water" surface warships, it has recommitted to sustaining a large fleet of big, long-range submarines. Why?
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| Teacher suspended for Confederate flag message Posted: 04 Oct 2019 02:26 AM PDT  "Think of it like a white trash 'Save the Date' card," the message said
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| Paris Knife Attacker Converted to Islam 18 Months Before Attack: Report Posted: 03 Oct 2019 11:14 AM PDT  The French police employee who killed four of his colleagues at the Paris police headquarters on Thursday was a recent convert to Islam, according to French television BFM TV.The 45-year-old attacker killed three police officers and an administrative worker, three men and one woman, before being shot and killed by police. Officials so far have not publicly released a motive, and are trying to discover if there was a terrorism link. The man's wife has been taken in custody.Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo took to Twitter to offer her condolences to the victim's families."During the Paris Council, we will pay tribute to the victims and will salute the unfailing commitment of police forces serving the security of Parisians. We know what we owe them," she wrote.The attack comes on the heels of a period of unrest within French police, who staged a massive protest on Wednesday as thousands marched and demanded better working conditions. Police have also seen an uptick in suicides this year, coming on the heels of months of unpaid overtime and anti-police press surrounding the "Yellow Vest" protests.The attack marks the fourth public Islamic stabbing incident in France since October 2017.In March, an inmate stabbed two prison guards while reportedly shouting "Allahu Akbar." The attack was labelled a "terrorist incident" by the French Interior Minister.In September, British church leaders called for the government to "take urgent measures to promote the sale of safe kitchen knife designs and restrict those designs which have been used in so many acts of violence."
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| Hannity takes shot at Fox News colleagues: ‘We have a few resistance people on the channel’ Posted: 04 Oct 2019 07:03 AM PDT  During Thursday night's broadcast of Sean Hannity's Fox News show, the host took a shot at some of his colleagues.
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| Iran says it will release Russian journalist accused of espionage Posted: 04 Oct 2019 09:22 AM PDT  Iran agreed to release a Russian journalist detained on suspicion of spying for Israel, in a rare concession that defused a potentially damaging diplomatic rift with its key ally. The announcement came just hours after Russia's foreign ministry on Friday summoned the Iranian ambassador in Moscow to account for the arrest of Yulia Yuzik, who was seized from her Tehran hotel room by members of the Revolutionary Guards Corps earlier this week. Iran has been accused by several Western governments of systematically detaining foreign dual nationals and charging them with espionage to use as leverage in diplomatic disputes. It is rare for a citizen of Russia, a close ally, to be detained. Iran denies following a policy of diplomatic hostage taking, saying that all detainees are facing legitimate criminal investigations. Ms Yuzik, a specialist on the North Caucasus who has written for dozens of Russian and Western publications, arrived in Iran on Sunday but immediately ran into trouble when her passport was confiscated at the airport. "She was there for several days without documents. Then men came to her hotel, kicked in the door and took her away," her former husband Boris Voitsekhovsky told the Telegraph. In a brief call with her mother on Thursday evening, she said she was being held in a prison cell and was due to appear in court on charges of working with Israeli intelligence on Saturday. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been held in Iran since 2016. Credit: The Free Nazanin campaign Mr Voitsekhovsky said Ms Yuzik, 34, spent several months working in Iran in 2017, and had returned this week on a "private trip" to see local journalists she had met while there. He said he was unaware of any reason to believe she was under suspicion in Iran. Iran's foreign ministry told Russian news agencies late on Friday that Ms Yuzhik had been detained for questioning and would be released "shortly", but did not give further details. Jason Rezaian, a former Tehran bureau chief of the Washington post who spent a year and a half in Iranian detention after being accused of espionage in 2014, wrote on Twitter: "that's what they said about me and so many others." The rapid response to Russia's complaints contrasts with the long-running disputes over several dual nationals from Western countries. They include Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe, the mother of one from Hampstead who has been held on espionage charges since 2016 and whose case has become a matter of fierce diplomatic contention between Iran and Britain. "Will be released soon".. that's what they said about me and so many others. https://t.co/tDuAZs9ASn— Jason Rezaian (@jrezaian) October 4, 2019 Richard Ratcliffe, Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe's husband, said Ms Yuzik's detention appeared to fit the same pattern as that of his wife. "More and more people are being taken, including from countries with ostensibly good relations with Iran. It is a clear escalation in an increasingly overt tactic of hostage diplomacy," he said. "State hostage taking is an issue that needs to be on the table at the United Nations Security Council. It really does need to be something that the great powers are sitting down and working out. This is getting out of control." In a separate case, Iran on Friday accused France of "unacceptable interference in its domestic affairs" after diplomats sought access to Fariba Adelkhah, a French-Iranian academic who has been held since summer. Ms Adelkhah, 60, is a research director at the Centre for International Studies and Research at Sciences Po University in Paris who specializes in Shiia Islam. She was arrested by Revolutionary Guard Corps personnel in June or July. France said on Thursday that it had "repeatedly" sought consular access to Ms Adelkhah and called on Iran to show "transparency" in her case. Iran does not recognise dual citizenship and rejects requests for consular access to dual nationals. Russia is an ally of Iran and the two countries' militaries have fought side-by side to prop-up Bashar Assad's regime in Syria. But they are at odds on a number of issues including delineation of oil resources in the Caspian Sea. Vladimir Putin signed a law ratifying a 2018 convention dividing the sea between the five Caspian littoral states on Monday. Iran's parliament has so far refused to ratify it, amid public criticism that it surrenders a large chunk of territory.
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| Ohio University suspends all fraternities over hazing claims Posted: 03 Oct 2019 02:22 PM PDT ![Ohio University suspends all fraternities over hazing claims]( "Ohio University suspends all fraternities over hazing claims") Ohio University on Thursday announced it was suspending all its fraternities following allegations of widespread hazing. Suspension of the 15 fraternities at the university was immediate and indefinite. It followed allegations within the past week of hazing at seven of the fraternities, as well as the expulsion in May of a fraternity following the alleged hazing of a freshman who died last year.
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| South African attacks on foreigners shame the continent, says Buhari Posted: 04 Oct 2019 05:59 AM PDT  Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said on Friday that a wave of deadly violence against Nigerians and other foreign nationals in South Africa last month was an embarrassment to the continent. "The recent acts of xenophobic attacks on our compatriots and other Africans in South Africa are shocking to me, Nigerians and indeed Africa.
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| RAH-66 Comanche Helicopter: Amazing to Look At (But a Massive Failure) Posted: 03 Oct 2019 12:00 PM PDT  Waste of money.
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| Hong Kong ban on masks sparks violent clashes, rail shutdown Posted: 04 Oct 2019 05:06 PM PDT  Hong Kong's entire mass transit rail system was suspended on Saturday after a night of violence sparked by a ban on pro-democracy protesters wearing face masks, as the government imposed emergency powers not used in more than half a century. "We believe that the new law will create a deterrent effect against masked violent protesters and rioters, and will assist the police" in law enforcement, Lam said on Friday. Widespread protests immediately broke out across Hong Kong.
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| An 18-year-old protester who was shot in the chest at point-blank range by Hong Kong police will be charged with assault Posted: 02 Oct 2019 11:43 PM PDT  The man was shot during clashes with police in Tsuen Wan on Tuesday, marking the first time that live fire was used since protests began in June.
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| Pentagon orders officials to submit all documents on Ukraine aid freeze Posted: 03 Oct 2019 10:57 AM PDT  The Pentagon's Office of General Counsel has ordered officials to send all documents and communications about military aid to Ukraine "for cataloguing and review," the top Defense Department spokesperson said today, adding that this is standard practice for high-profile issues. The documents could play a role in the House's impeachment inquiry, launched after President Donald Trump appeared to make military aid to Ukraine conditional on officials investigating Trump's political rivals, including former Vice President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter. "Today, the general counsel of the department, in keeping with past practice on matters of importance and to ensure that all appropriate department information is available on this matter directed that DoD offices should provide any pertinent documents and records to the Office of General Counsel for cataloguing and review," Pentagon spokesperson Jonathan Hoffman told reporters.
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| Photos of starving grizzly bear family stirs concern for climate crisis Posted: 03 Oct 2019 02:08 PM PDT  A Canadian photographer's images of an emaciated grizzly bear family has sparked widespread concern for the effect of climate change on wildlife in the area.Rolf Hicker shared a series of photos on Facebook of the bears looking for food on the shores of Canada's Knight Inlet.
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| The Latest: Pilot in B-17 crash logged 7,300 hours in bomber Posted: 03 Oct 2019 09:30 AM PDT  An official from the National Transportation Safety Board says the pilot in a deadly Connecticut plane crash had more than 7,000 hours' experience flying B-17s. The pilot, Ernest McCauley, was among the seven people killed in the crash Wednesday at Bradley International Airport. The wife of a man who died in a B-17 bomber crash in Connecticut says she had "a really bad feeling" the plane was going to go down.
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| The Oldest Building In Your State Says A Lot About Its History Posted: 04 Oct 2019 09:00 AM PDT |
| Denver policeman fired for saying he was raped by woman he impregnated Posted: 03 Oct 2019 06:18 PM PDT ![Denver policeman fired for saying he was raped by woman he impregnated]( "Denver policeman fired for saying he was raped by woman he impregnated") A Denver policeman has been fired for falsely claiming that he was raped by a woman he impregnated in what authorities said was an effort by the officer to avoid paying child support, a disciplinary letter released on Thursday showed. Samuel Sheppard, a six-year veteran of the force, was dismissed for fabricating a sexual assault by the unnamed woman, and lying to internal affairs investigators about the nature of the couple's relationship, according to an order signed by Denver's Deputy Director of Public Safety, Mary Dulacki. "The evidence presented is that Officer Sheppard made an unfounded sexual assault claim against the complainant seemingly to avoid or limit his financial obligations," Dulacki wrote.
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| How 1 Parade Proves China's Military Is Becoming Very Dangerous Posted: 04 Oct 2019 10:00 AM PDT  Drones, missiles and much more.
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| Iraq cleric Sadr demands government resign as deadly protests spike Posted: 04 Oct 2019 02:55 PM PDT  Iraqi firebrand cleric Moqtada Sadr called on the government to resign as violence spiked Friday across the country and protesters clashed with police on the fourth day of deadly demonstrations against corruption and unemployment. The former Shiite militia leader, whose bloc is the biggest in parliament, said in a statement that in order to avoid further deaths "the government should resign and early elections should be held under UN supervision". At least 60 people have died over four days of bloody protest across Iraq, the Iraqi Human Rights Commission said late Friday, without specifying how many were civilians or security forces.
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| Jeffrey Epstein mysteriously made $200 million with a new start-up after taking a hit from the financial crisis, registering as a sex offender, and losing his biggest client Posted: 03 Oct 2019 04:44 PM PDT  Jeffrey Epstein had no problem making millions, even after the 2008 financial crisis, losing his biggest client, and registering as a sex offender.
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| Impeachment Bombshell That Wasn't: Mysterious Packet Sends Rumor Mill Into Overdrive Posted: 03 Oct 2019 11:52 AM PDT  WASHINGTON -- The cryptically worded request marked urgent from the State Department's independent watchdog set Congress on edge.The message, according to Steven A. Linick, the department's inspector general, was that he needed to meet -- and right away -- with senior congressional staff members to give them copies of documents related to the State Department and Ukraine. He signaled that they could be relevant to the House investigation into whether President Donald Trump pressured Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden.Some Democrats prepared for an explosive revelation that might show top administration officials had tried to obstruct their work. Speaker Nancy Pelosi told lawmakers on a caucus conference call that news reports were confirming that the heart of the briefing was about the White House retaliating against State Department staff who complied with the investigation. Rep. Elijah E. Cummings of Maryland, chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, called Linick's request "significant" and told lawmakers to "stay tuned."So what congressional aides received -- a roughly 40-page packet of documents sheathed in a manila envelope decorated with cursive script and manipulated to look aged, with a return address portraying that it had come from the White House -- may have been a bit of a letdown.The packet included documents laying out a record of contacts between Rudy Giuliani, the president's personal lawyer, and Ukrainian prosecutors, as well as accounts of Ukrainian law enforcement proceedings. Some of it was established fact and some was unsubstantiated speculation that cast the Bidens in a bad light."We thought this was about something else that the press had widely reported on," Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., told reporters as he emerged from the chamber reserved for classified briefings. "Instead, we got this."Raskin, apparently the lone member of Congress to attend the briefing -- its original audience was intended to be aides -- promptly assumed the role of narrator and myth-debunker, brandishing the dossier in disgust for good measure."A series of hallucinatory propagandist suggestions," he said.There were more questions remaining than answers Wednesday. The packet contained a mysteriously curated collection of conspiratorial memos, news clippings and pages photocopied so poorly they were barely legible, according to a review of the dossier. The papers, contained in folders that appeared to be from a Trump hotel, were delivered to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's office in May -- care of his secretary -- by an unknown sender. The inspector general also included a series of emails between State Department officials that were not in the original file.The memos referred to names that have played prominently in recent weeks, including Marie L. Yovanovitch, the former ambassador to Ukraine; Yuriy Lutsenko, the prosecutor general of Ukraine; Hunter Biden; and George Soros, a frequent target of conspiracies.Perhaps most interestingly, a number of the memos listed a New York address -- the Park Avenue office belonging to Giuliani.Giuliani confirmed Wednesday that the documents summarizing his interviews with the Ukrainian prosecutors were produced by a "professional investigator who works for my company." Previously, Giuliani had recounted the interviews in a manner similar to that reflected in the documents. And he had previously described how his team had produced interview summaries modeled after those used by FBI agents.By the end of the day, some lawmakers, like Sen. Robert Menendez of New Jersey, the top Democrat on the Foreign Relations Committee, were calling for further action."We also need to understand Secretary Pompeo's role, given that it appears that he discussed these documents with at least one of his top aides and that the documents were distributed at the highest levels of the State Department," Menendez said.But others, like Raskin, had reached a somewhat more cynical conclusion.This, he told reporters, was an "irrelevant distraction."This article originally appeared in The New York Times.(C) 2019 The New York Times Company
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| iPhone users, beware: 1,370 scam apps might’ve just been uncovered in the App Store Posted: 03 Oct 2019 12:34 PM PDT  Policing a mobile applications marketplace is no easy feat when you're a tech giant the size of Google or Apple, both of which are constantly flooded with requests for new apps to be approved and both of which manage that inflow with a variety of tools that include human oversight and review.Google has been under fire in recent months over the discovery of hundreds of sketchy apps in its Google Play Store, apps found to be engaged in all manner of shady practices including serving as delivery mechanisms for adware. Today, meanwhile, one blog has turned its attention to Apple's App Store, announcing that it's found 1,370 sketchy apps -- mostly of the dating variety.Most of the apps, the site AppsExposed explains via a Twitter post, try to trick users into making in-app purchases. The full list (available here) includes apps that promise the possibility of one-night hookups, naughty chats and mature dating with "cougars."https://twitter.com/AppsExposed/status/1179520415733080067Taking a step back for a moment from the claim that this new list of apps should be avoided, this is a good time to offer an always-useful reminder in cases like these, no matter what app marketplace we're talking about. Just because something is available to download doesn't mean that you should, and judgment should be exercised especially when considering a download from a publisher that's unfamiliar to you or doesn't have a long track record of activity.David Barnard, developer advocate at RevenueCat, responded to AppsExposed via Twitter about this latest news and said that while he's not necessarily convinced every app on the list is scammy, there's still likely "a lot of crap" on the list that probably never should have found its way into the App Store to begin with.
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| China removes former head of securities regulator from government post after corruption probe Posted: 04 Oct 2019 06:03 AM PDT ![China removes former head of securities regulator from government post after corruption probe]( "China removes former head of securities regulator from government post after corruption probe") SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The former head of China's top securities regulator, Liu Shiyu, has been removed from a government position following an investigation by the country's anti-corruption watchdog, the watchdog said on Friday. Liu "severely violated political discipline and political rules", received gifts and used his power and position to seek personal gains for others, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection said in a statement. Liu will remain a member of the Chinese communist party, the watchdog said.
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| Iran claims 'victory' after bank compensated by Britain Posted: 04 Oct 2019 12:42 PM PDT  Iran claimed a "victory" on Friday after one of its banks received compensation from British authorities over "illegal" sanctions. According to the UK daily The Times, London paid Bank Mellat "1.25 billion pounds sterling ($1.54 million) with interest". The settlement was announced on Twitter by Tehran's ambassador to London Hamid Baeidinejad.
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| Jodi Arias' murder conviction could be overturned because of prosecutor misconduct claims Posted: 04 Oct 2019 01:03 PM PDT ![Jodi Arias' murder conviction could be overturned because of prosecutor misconduct claims]( "Jodi Arias' murder conviction could be overturned because of prosecutor misconduct claims") The Arizona Court of Appeals will consider how allegations of misconduct against prosecutor Juan Martinez could overturn Jodi Arias' conviction.
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| On 'The View,' Meghan McCain accuses Joy Behar of spreading 'fake news' about the economy Posted: 04 Oct 2019 12:35 PM PDT  During Friday's broadcast of "The View," Meghan McCain reignited her long-standing on-air battle with Joy Behar, accusing the liberal co-host of peddling "fake news" that the economy is slowing down.
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| Rudy Giuliani was briefly locked out of Twitter after he posted the phone number of a key adviser to Ukraine's president Posted: 04 Oct 2019 04:23 AM PDT  Giuliani has been sharing texts from State Department and Ukrainian officials in a bid to clear himself and Donald Trump over their Ukraine dealings.
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| 2011 murder of eastern Missouri woman to get new look Posted: 04 Oct 2019 10:41 AM PDT  Lincoln County Sheriff's Department Lt. Andy Binder on Friday confirmed an investigation by the Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis in the death of Betsy Faria. Faria was stabbed 55 times in February 2011, soon after Hupp became beneficiary of Faria's $150,000 life insurance policy. The conviction was overturned and Russ Faria was acquitted at retrial in 2015.
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