Friday, April 19, 2024

US

Oklahoma Gov.: Nearly One Million People Have Requested Tickets To Trump Event

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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — So many people have expressed an interest in attending President Donald Trump’s rally Saturday in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that the governor said he’s asked the campai...

‘No Criminality’ By Shake Shack Employees After 3 Cops Sickened, NYPD Says

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NEW YORK (AP/VINnews) — New York City police determined there was no criminality by Shake Shack employees after three officers drank milkshakes believed to be contaminated with ble...

US Retail Sales Up A Record 17.7% In A Partial Rebound

BALTIMORE (AP) — U.S. retail sales jumped by a record 17.7% from April to May, with spending partially rebounding after the coronavirus had shut down businesses, flattened the econ...

US Considers Withholding Aid To Jordan To Force Extradition Of Woman Convicted In Israeli Bombing

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is considering withholding aid to one of its closest Arab partners, Jordan, in a bid to secure the extradition of a woman convicted in Is...

Trump: Election Will Be Rigged If Dems Can Use Mail-in Ballots

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WASHINGTON (Newsmax) - President Donald Trump is insisting that Democrats will steal the election if mail-in ballots are allowed to be used for the presidential contest this Novemb...

Study: Elevators Not Risky for Catching Virus, but Crucial to Take Precautions

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NEW YORK (Newsmax) - Although many people returning to work fear that taking the elevator is a major way that the coronavirus is transmitted, this does not appear to be the case, A...

Democratic Primary Challengers Aim To Be Next Ocasio-Cortez

NEW YORK (AP) — One is the co-founder of a Bronx middle school making his first run for public office. The other is a son of Ugandan refugees with an MBA from Harvard. Both have...

NYPD Closes Plainclothes Anti-Crime Unit

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NEW YORK — New York City’s police department is disbanding the type of plainclothes anti-crime units that were involved in the 2014 death of Eric Garner and have long been criticiz...

Biden Posts Massive $81M Cash Haul For May

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden pulled in $81 million for his election effort in the month of May, a massive sum that shows the extent to which Democrats have unified behind the former...

Feds: Ex-eBay Staff Sent Spiders, Roaches To Harass Couple

NEW YORK (AP) - Six former eBay Inc. employees have been charged with waging an extensive campaign to terrorize and intimidate the editor and publisher of an online newsletter with...

Watch: Ezras Nashim Intensifies Live-Saving Work During Corona Outbreak

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NEW YORK (VINnews) — Ezras Nashim, the organization founded by women to provide first-response treatment for women, has served the Borough Park community for 8 years. During the co...

Op-Ed: New York To Observant Jews: Drop Dead And Pay Us Taxes

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NEW YORK (VINnews/Yosef Chaim Brook) — The observant Jewish community is no longer welcome in New York. Our way of life is being trampled upon, our needs are dismissed with ease, o...

HUD Secretary Says He’ll ‘Work’ Trump On Athletes Kneeling

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The lone African American member of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet said Monday he would “work” the president on the issue of athletes taking a knee during the n...

House Demands Coronavirus Loan Info From Treasury, Banks

WASHINGTON (AP) — A House subcommittee investigating billions of dollars in coronavirus aid is demanding that the Trump administration and some of the nation's largest banks turn o...

Trump Critic Gates Praises Prez For Military Funding, NK Outreach, China Challenges

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WASHINGTON (Newsmax) - Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates on Sunday praised President Donald Trump for “robustly” funding the U.S. military, his “bold” outreach to North Kore...

Rethinking Police: How Camden, NJ, Reimagined Its Force

CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — To Scott Thomson, changing the culture of policing in America is a relatively simple process. It’s just not an easy one. Thomson led a tumultuous police d...

Grim Blame Game Over Covid Deaths In Besieged Nursing Homes

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A grim blame game with partisan overtones is breaking out over COVID-19 deaths among nursing home residents, a tiny slice of the population that represents a shoc...

Justices Rule LGBT People Protected From Job Discrimination

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a landmark civil rights law protects gay, lesbian and transgender people from discrimination in employment, a resounding victo...

Report Details How Woman Without Ticket Boarded Delta Flight

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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A woman without a ticket or government-issued ID walked past a Transportation Security Administration agent and entered a terminal at Orlando International Air...

Police Footage Shows Brooks Resisting Arrest, Tasering Officer Before Being Shot

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ATLANTA (VINnews) — Police released footage from the arrest and subsequent shooting of Raychard Brooks outside an Atlanta restaurant Friday night. The footage shows a police office...