Month: August 2019
New York Daily News, August 9, 2019
Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz, Britain’s Prince Andrew and former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson were among those whose names surfaced Friday after a trove of documents were released in a case with strong ties to disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Thousands of long-awaited court documents have been unsealed in a lawsuit against a woman accused of being Epstein’s fixer, and the papers include references to the names of seedy book titles purchased by Epstein. Continue reading “Names are named as court documents related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein are unsealed”
The European Union is poised to mandate that Israeli products made in contested territories carry consumer warning labels, a decision that could trigger American anti-boycott laws and open up what legal experts describe as a “Pandora’s box” of litigation, according to multiple sources involved in the legal dispute who spoke to the Washington Free Beacon. Continue reading “Europe Poised to Put Warning Labels on Jewish-Made Products”
Common Dreams – by Andrea Germanos
Brushing off overwhelming public opposition, the Trump administration this week re-approved the use of so-called “cyanide bombs” to kill wild animals on public lands.
Known officially as M-44s, the devices “can’t be used safely by anyone, anywhere,” said Collette Adkins, carnivore conservation director at the Center for Biological Diversity, noting that they claim the lives of target animals like coyotes as well as non-target animals including foxes, bears, and family pets. Continue reading “Trump Administration Reauthorizes ‘Cyanide Bombs’ to Kill US Wildlife”
Washington Examiner – by Jerry Dunleavy, August 8, 2019
The billionaire owner of Victoria’s Secret said Wednesday accused child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein stole huge amounts of money from him and his family.
The claim Les Wexner, the founder and CEO of the Columbus-based L Brands fashion retailer, had been bamboozled by the jet-setting financier he said in a letter sent to members of the Wexner Foundation, his charity. Continue reading “Victoria’s Secret owner claims Epstein stole tens of millions from his charity”
New York Post – by Larry Celona, Eileen AJ Connelly
Convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein died overnight in an apparent suicide, law enforcement sources told the Post Saturday.
A gurney carrying a man who looked like Epstein was wheeled out of the Manhattan Correctional Center around 7:30 a.m. and headed to New York Downtown Hospital. A call for a reported cardiac arrest came in at 6:38 a.m., Fire Department sources said. Continue reading “Jeffrey Epstein dead in apparent suicide”
The Second Amendment guarantees American citizens the right to bear arms, but both federal and state governments determine how citizens may legally exercise that right. And while both federal and state gun control laws regularly change, laws at the state level change more frequently and often without the media coverage that surrounds changes at the federal level. Continue reading “State Gun Control in America: A Historic Guide to Major State Gun Control Laws and Acts”
In this part study I intend to delve into a deeply troublesome topic. Due to the growing sensitivity concerning ‘anti-Semitism’ and new legislation designed to restrict discussion of topics related to Jewish politics, culture and history, I have limited myself to sources that are Jewish, Israeli or mainstream news. Continue reading “Predators United”
The site of the Jewish temple is still considered holy by believers. There is a prophecy that promises the temple will one day be rebuilt. A glimmer of hope that the foretelling could come to pass has arisen after a connected prediction about foxes heading to the remains of the Second Jewish Temple, the Western Wall, was fulfilled literally. Continue reading “Foxes Spotted on Jerusalem Temple Mount in Claimed Prophetic Sign About Third Temple”
The Mind Unleashed – by Elias Marat
Top law enforcement officials in the state of Ohio are upset at lawmakers, accusing the politicians of accidentally legalizing cannabis throughout the state.
As a result, prosecutors are now upset that they are no longer able to prosecute misdemeanor marijuana cases as they previously could, according to WBNS. And now, Ohio prosecutors are either holding off on pursuing charges against those in possession of the plant or throwing them out altogether. Continue reading “Ohio Lawmakers Accidentally Legalized Marijuana, Top Cops Say”
A US court has convicted Lee Elbaz, former CEO of Israel-based Yukom Communications, of three counts of wire fraud and one of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with a global binary options scheme.
Barry Pollack, a lawyer for Elbaz, told Reuters by email on Thursday that the court jury in the US state of Maryland “got it wrong” and his client would appeal against her conviction on Wednesday. The US Justice Department did not immediately respond on Thursday to requests for comment. Continue reading “US court convicts Israeli for role in binary options fraud”
The US has called China a “thuggish regime” after a Chinese state newspaper published the name and photo of a US diplomat talking to activists.
China dismissed the remark as what it called “gangster logic”. The Chinese have repeatedly accused the US of interfering in Hong Kong. Continue reading “Hong Kong: US calls China a ‘thuggish regime’ amid fresh protests”
An elderly man in Washington is suspected of fatally shooting his wife before killing himself because they could not afford to pay her high medical bills.
The couple has been identified as Brian Jones, 77, and Patricia Whitney-Jones, 76, reported the Lynden Tribune. Continue reading “Elderly couple found dead in murder-suicide left notes that they couldn’t pay high medical bills”