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Brooklyn court got Mafia don John Gotti, Mexico’s drug don El Chapo, now Donald the don’s lawyers. Why? What’s with Manhattan’s legal system? New York Post
VOA VIEW: They desire the publicity.
There’s been a wave of violent crime the last couple of years, and the best way to address the issue is for everyone to pass over it in silence: That’s the implication of the Democratic pushback against the GOP attacks on Democrats as soft-on-crime in the closing weeks of the midterms. The Democrats are running defensive... New York Post
VOA VIEW: Dems are the defund the police fools and soft on crime idiots.
The first of Mayor Eric Adams' tent cities for migrants was under construction in the parking lot of Orchard Beach in The Bronx on Monday. New York Post
VOA VIEW: A more costly proposition than sending illegals back.
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Only one in five of the more than 13,000 migrants who've flooded into the Big Apple since the spring were sent by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. New York Post
VOA VIEW: The vast majority came from Biden secret flights.
The first of its kind mission was meant to see if crashing into an asteroid would be able to divert its path, should one ever head toward Earth.
USA Today
VOA VIEW: A very good shot.
Actions speak louder than words. That's certainly true for the select committee, which, despite its biases, has raised new info and questions.
USA Today
VOA VIEW: The Jan 6 committee was and is a liberal joke.
A U.S. Coast Guard ship on routine patrol in the Bering Sea came across a guided missile cruiser from China, officials said Monday. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: China is looking for a confrontation.
Republicans attacked Democratic Gov. Tim Walz on Monday after a judge took the rare step of disputing the administration's claim that the judge prevented it from cutting off payments to Feeding Our Future, which is the target of a $250 million federal fraud case. Washington Times
Dozens of pro-life activists plan to pray Tuesday night outside a Planned Parenthood facility in the nation's capital, resuming a twice-a-year campaign of around-the-clock seasonal outreach at abortion clinics. Washington Times
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Hurricane Ian is prompting NASA to move its moon rocket off the launch pad and into shelter, adding weeks of delay to the lunar-orbiting test flight. Washington Times
As Hurricane Ian marches closer to the U.S., its aim toward the Gulf Coast is especially concerning considering how vulnerable the region is to storm surge. ABC
VOA VIEW: The Gulf is vulnerable to warm water and surges.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has reportedly granted Russian citizenship to American whistleblower Edward Snowden in a decree signed on Monday. ABC
Cuban voters have approved a sweeping “family law” code. ABC
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Russian forces controlled Izium for six months before being forced to retreat. ABC
VOA VIEW: Putin has a mess on his hands.
Ian is forecast to make landfall as a hurricane in Florida by midday Thursday. ABC
The Senate is stumbling toward a government shutdown at the end of the week as energy policy causes headaches. ABC
VOA VIEW: Republicans should not give in to Dems.
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One Florida woman went hunting for water but left stores empty-handed as shoppers stock up on hurricane essentials. CBS
VOA VIEW: Being ready is better than being without.
Forecast from Congressional Budget Office estimates extending repayment pause will cost another $20 billion. CBS
VOA VIEW: The number is much more than being reported.
Union says walkout by a thousand employees involves "virtually every food and beverage outlet within the airport." CBS
"Prime Early Access" sale will be the first time the retailer holds a major sales promotion twice in a year. CBS
VOA VIEW: They are trying to make more money.
Ford's pickup trucks are the stuff of legend, but a new conversion kit called the Eluminator can turn a 45-year-old F100 into a fully electric vehicle with even more power than the original engine. CBS
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The White House says more than 40 million Americans may be affected by the student loan changes, and half of those could see their entire balance eliminated. CNBC
Digital World Acquisition Corp., the SPAC looking to take Trump Media and Technology Group public, has changed its address to a UPS Store in Miami. CNBC
VOA VIEW: A major question.
The over $6.4 billion in ad spending already surpasses both the 2018 and 2020 election cycles, according to nonpartisan research firm AdImpact. CNBC
VOA VIEW: The price of power.
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President Joe Biden announced his administration's plans to crackdown on fees and increase competition across various industries during a speech at the White House Monday. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Biden is for sale.
Meta debuted new account management tools for its Facebook and Instagram users that lets them more easily switch between the two apps. CNBC
The new incentives put the nation on a "strong course" toward substantially cutting greenhouse gas emissions by the end of the decade, Yellen is expected to say. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Yellen is an idiot.
If you're thinking about canceling your contract, be sure you know what the financial repercussions would be. CNBC
Jeremy Siegel criticized the Fed chair for failing to control inflation and putting American workers at risk. CNBC
VOA VIEW: A major bad assessment.
Mark Cuban has "no regrets" when it comes to his "Shark Tank" investing track record, even though he says roughly one in four of his deals turn into flops. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Most Sharks have about the same number of flops or more.
Li Auto said the cut to its forecast is a "direct consequence of the supply chain constraint." Meanwhile, China extended a tax break for electric car purchases. CNBC
VOA VIEW: EV's are not as profitable as being hyped.
Hurricane Ian rapidly intensified Monday as it barreled toward Florida, threatening dangerous storm surges in places not used to getting hit directly by a hurricane. CNN
Protests against President Vladimir Putin's partial mobilization order are spreading across Russia, including to the far east, as many young men are fleeing the country. CNN
VOA VIEW: A smart move by those fleeing.
The formal investiture of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the Supreme Court's newest justice, will be Friday morning, with court announcing Monday details about the event. CNN
VOA VIEW: Jackson is a liberal fool.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is urging all nations to abolish nuclear weapons, which "offer no security, just carnage and chaos," as Russian President Vladimir Putin amps up threats against Ukraine. UPI
VOA VIEW: Wishful thinking.
Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly called Russia's invasion of Ukraine "senseless" and a violation of the United Nations charter, while promising the country is ready to join other nations to tackle climate c UPI
VOA VIEW: Russia should be ousted from the UN.
U.S. airline passengers could see a big change in the way fees are disclosed for their flights under a new White House proposal, the U.S. transportation secretary said Monday. UPI
VOA VIEW: Total stupidity.
World energy supplies are at a premium due to Western-backed sanctions on Russia, but exports from the United States are helping offset some of the pain. UPI
Vice President Kamala Harris met with Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo on Monday to discuss China's recent aggression in the Taiwan Strait and to condemn North Korea's recent ballistic missile launch. UPI
VOA VIEW: Harris is an idiot.
Iran's foreign ministry has summoned the British and Norwegian ambassadors in Tehran to lodge complaints over their countries' response to recent protests that have erupted in the Middle Eastern country. UPI
VOA VIEW: Iran must be isolated and sanctioned.
Germany has entered into a new gas deal with the United Arab Emirates as it seeks to reduce its dependency on Russian fuel amid the Kremlin's war in Ukraine. UPI
The United States and South Korea kicked off four days of joint naval exercises on Monday, one day after North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile into the sea. UPI
VOA VIEW: That should cramp NK's style.
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House Republicans are shining a spotlight on the fentanyl crisis, which they said has been exacerbated by President Biden’s loose border policies. Biden is causing national grief.
At a Capitol conference, the conservative Republican Study Committee turned over the stage to parents whose children died of fentanyl overdoses and had come to Washington to share their stories and help lawmakers craft legislation to combat the epidemic. “I don’t want to hear that anybody else I know, and love has died over this. I don’t want any more moms to go to bed at night crying because they’ve lost their kid,” said Lori Ashenfelder, a North Carolina mother whose son died of fentanyl poisoning last year. More than a dozen parents whose children died in connection with the opioid epidemic attended the event.
Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, is 50 times stronger than heroin. Illicit manufacturing makes it widely accessible and affordable. Drug dealers often mix it with other substances leading to surprise overdoses. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recorded more than 56,000 deaths in 2020 involving synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl. The trend is on the rise.
Rep. Jim Banks of Indiana, chairman of the Republican Study Committee, introduced legislation that would enhance penalties for distribution of a Schedule I or II controlled substance in candy packaging that could be targeted toward children. The Drug Enforcement Administration last month warned of the spread of “rainbow fentanyl” or colorful pills that resemble candy. Law enforcement has seized such pills in at least 18 states. Schedule I drugs are deemed to have no medical use and are highly addictive, including heroin, LSD and ecstasy. The federal government still lists marijuana as a Schedule I drug, though many states have legalized medical and recreational marijuana use.
