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A U.S. Secret Service agent who suggested on Facebook that she would rather go to jail than take a bullet for Donald Trump has reportedly been suspended with pay, reports KCNC.
The Washington Examiner had previously reported about the Facebook message from October where Kerry O’Grady reportedly endorsed Hillary Clinton in the presidential election by writing, “I am with Her.” Continue reading “Secret Service agent who suggested ‘jail time over a bullet’ for Trump is suspended”
SEATTLE/BOSTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) – A federal judge on Friday put a nationwide block on U.S. President Donald Trump’s week-old executive order temporarily barring refugees and nationals from seven countries from entering the United States.
The Seattle judge’s temporary restraining order represents a major setback for Trump’s action, although his administration could still have the policy put back into effect with an appeal. Continue reading “Seattle judge blocks Trump immigration order; government to appeal”
Florida – -(Ammoland.com)- The critically important self-defense bill, SB-128, was heard by the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday, Tuesday, January 24, 2017 and PASSED 5-4.
SB-128 Burden of Proof by Sen. Rob Bradley restores the presumption of innocence in self-defense cases by putting the burden of proof BACK ON THE STATE where it belongs. That is all the bill does. Continue reading “Florida Burden Of Proof Bill Passed Out of Committee”
The de Blasio administration is planning to spend $10.4 million to outfit all NYPD patrol cars with bullet-resistant window inserts, according to City Hall officials.
The plan is expected to be announced Tuesday when Mayor de Blasio unveils an $84.7 billion preliminary fiscal 2018 budget — up 3.1 percent from last year’s $82.1 billion preliminary plan. Continue reading “NYPD to install bulletproof windows in all patrol cars”
After days of uncertainty, NYPD officials say the department will let the family of Ramarley Graham know if the department takes any disciplinary action against the officer who killed the unarmed 18-year-old five years ago.
Deputy Commissioner Kevin Richardson says the public will find out too, despite section 50-a of the state’s civil rights law which makes police disciplinary records confidential. A WNYC investigation in 2015 found it’s one of the most restrictive laws in the country and can actually impact a defendant’s right to a fair trial. Continue reading “NYPD Backtracks on Releasing Disciplinary Info”
A cop in the NYPD’s mounted unit had phone sex with a 16-year-old Long Island girl and sent her video of himself masturbating, according to Suffolk County police.
David P. Stagliano, 38, of Ronkonkoma — who back in June used his steed to help chase down a robbery suspect in Midtown — was busted Friday and suspended from the NYPD, officials said Tuesday. Continue reading “NYPD Mounted Unit cop busted for having phone sex with 16-year-old girl, sending sexual video”
New York Post – by Shari Logan and Natalie O’Neill
She’s no chicken.
A plucky Queens mom of five fought off a bandit who tried to rob the chicken restaurant where she worked — by grabbing a kitchen knife in each hand and telling him to scram, the woman and cops said Tuesday. Continue reading “Would-be robber tried to steal from the wrong chicken joint”
Conde Nast Traveler – by Katherine LaGrave
The future of travel may be here faster than we think—at least Down Under, that is. According to The Telegraph, the country is planning to eliminate those pesky passports and immigration desks and instead adopt an identification system that would verify passengers based on biometrics that recognize faces, fingerprints, and irises from information collected from citizens and foreign travelers. If all goes according to plan, experts say passengers arriving in Australia from other countries should be able to directly exit the airport like they would after a domestic flight. (Gizmodo reports that the project’s overarching goal is to have “90 percent of arrivals passing unmanned electronic stations without hassle some time between 2019-20.”) Continue reading “Australia Wants to Replace Passports With Biometric Scans by 2020”
Could flashing the “peace” sign in photos lead to fingerprint data being stolen?
Research by a team at Japan’s National Institute of Informatics (NII) says so, raising alarm bells over the popular two-fingered pose.
Fingerprint recognition technology is becoming widely available to verify identities, such as when logging on to smartphones, tablets and laptop computers. Continue reading “Japan researchers warn of fingerprint theft from ‘peace’ sign”
PATERSON, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — When two masked men tried to rob him at gunpoint, a brave deli owner fought back.
The would-be thieves told the owner “it’s a stick up,” as they came into his corner store on Sixth Avenue in Paterson, New Jersey on January 6, CBS2’s Ali Bauman reported. Continue reading “New Jersey Deli Owner Fights Back When Masked Men Try To Rob Him At Gunpoint”
All of United Airlines’ domestic flights were grounded for more than two hours Sunday night because of a computer outage, the Federal Aviation Administration said as scores of angry travelers sounded off on social media.
International flights weren’t affected by the ground stop, which the FAA said was issued at United’s request. Continue reading “United Airlines Domestic Flights Grounded for 2 Hours by Computer Outage”
Dangerous severe storms are ongoing in the South and have prompted the issuance of a particularly dangerous situation (PDS) tornado watch for parts of Georgia, north Florida and southeast Alabama into this evening.
A rare “high risk” severe weather outlook has also been issued for today by NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center (SPC) in parts of south Georgia and northern Florida, where supercell thunderstorms could spawn strong and long-track tornadoes. Cities in this danger zone include Albany, Savannah and Valdosta in Georgia, along with Tallahassee, Tampa and Jacksonville in Florida. Continue reading “Particularly Dangerous Situation: Rare ‘High Risk’ For Strong, Long-Track Tornadoes in the South as Outbreak Continues”
Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner have received rabbinic permission to travel by car on Friday evening following the inauguration of her father, Donald Trump, as the next president of the United States, according to a Kol Barama radio interview with Mark Zell, the chair of the Republican party in Israel.
Traditionally, traveling in a car on Friday evening or Saturday is a violation of the Jewish Sabbath. Jared Kushner is Jewish, and Ivanka converted to Judaism. In a November Jerusalem Post piece, Shira Schmid noted that Ivanka “took on observance of Shabbat, holidays and kashrut, and adopted the Hebrew name Yael.”
Continue reading “Ivanka Trump Gets Rabbi’s Permission to Ride in Car on Shabbat for Inauguration”
Legendary journalist Wayne Barrett, a Donald Trump biographer and investigative reporter for nearly 40 years with the Village Voice, died Thursday. He was 71.
Barrett had been battling lung cancer and interstitial lung disease. Barrett’s family said he had recently developed pneumonia, which worsened his condition. Continue reading “Wayne Barrett, Donald Trump biographer and decorated New York City investigative reporter, dead at 71”
Washington (AFP) – US President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday nominated former Georgia governor Sonny Perdue to be his agriculture secretary, rounding out his cabinet picks.
For the first time since Ronald Reagan’s presidency in the 1980s, the cabinet will feature no Hispanics, if all of Trump’s nominees are confirmed.
The following is a list of key cabinet and other nominations made by Trump, who takes office on Friday. Continue reading “Trump’s cabinet picks — a quick guide”
Business Insider – by Paul Szoldra
A letter from Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who is accused of being the mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks, to President Barack Obama has been delivered to the White House nearly three years after it was written.
Mohammed wrote a letter to the president complaining about “Muslim oppression at the hands of the West” and the US’s role in Gaza in 2014, according to The Miami Herald’s Carol Rosenberg, who was the first to report on its existence. Continue reading “A letter from the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks has been delivered to President Obama”
When the United States Army Corps of Engineers announced on December 4, 2017, that it would not grant the easement that would allow construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline to cross under Lake Oahe in North Dakota—threatening the drinking water supply for the Standing Rock Sioux reservation—water protectors were weary that the victory was only temporary. Though an environmental impact assessment was ordered to explore alternate routes, the company constructing the pipeline vowed to continue pursuing completion of the project. Continue reading “Police Restart Propaganda Campaign Against Standing Rock Water Protectors”
Jan 14 (Reuters) – The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus said on Saturday it will cease performances after 146 years in business, owing to what it said were declining tickets sales and high operating costs.
“After much evaluation and deliberation, my family and I have made the difficult business decision that Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey will hold its final performances in May,” Kenneth Feld, chairman and CEO of Feld Entertainment, the Florida-based producer of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, said on the circus’ web site. Continue reading “Ringling Bros. circus folding its tent after nearly 150 years”
Police shot and killed a man armed with a screwdriver in Queens on Saturday morning, the NYPD said.
Police responded to a 911 call around 3 a.m. about a woman screaming on Westgate Street near Thurston Street; when cops arrived, they found a man with a screwdriver threatening his mother in a stairwell at 137-64 Westgate St., police said. Continue reading “Police fatally shoot man with screwdriver in Queens, NYPD says”