Two Colombian Nationals Sentenced to 45 and 50 Years in Prison for Participating in Human Smuggling into the United States that Resulted in Rape and Murder…
February 12, 2019
Carlos Emilio Ibarguen Palacios, 27, and Jhoan Stiven Carreazo Asprilla, 23, Colombian nationals, extradited to the United States in 2017 and 2018 respectively, to face these charges, previously pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to encourage and induce aliens to come to the Unites States resulting in death as well as three counts of encouraging and inducing aliens to come to the United States resulting in death and placing in jeopardy the lives of any person. Ibarguen Palacios and Carreazo Asprilla were sentenced to serve 540 months and 600 months in prison, respectively, by U.S. District Judge Jose E. Martinez of the Southern District of Florida, who also ordered them to serve three years of supervised release following their prison sentence.
Prosecutors make secret filing in case linked to Mueller…
February 12, 2019
The case involves Sam Patten, a GOP consultant and one-time associate of Paul Manafort who pleaded guilty to failing to register as a foreign agent while performing lobbying work on behalf of a political party in Ukraine last August.
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Patten pleaded guilty to violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) by failing to register as a lobbyist for the Opposition Bloc, a political party in Ukraine that succeeded Viktor Yanukovych’s Party of Regions.
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Last August, Patten also admitted to using an American citizen as a “straw purchaser” to obtain tickets to Trump’s inauguration for a “prominent” Ukrainian oligarch, though he was not charged with anything in connection with the admission.Nearly 100 children dead as world’s 2nd-largest Ebola outbreak surpasses 800 cases…
February 12, 2019
President Trump’s interview with Laura Ingraham…
February 12, 2019
Reddit raises $300M in finance round led by China’s Tencent…
February 12, 2019
Reddit’s CEO, Steve Huffman, told CNBC on Monday that values the privately held company at $3 billion.
Half the new money came from Tencent, Asia’s most valuable tech company. Other investors included Sequoia, Fidelity, Andreessen Horowitz, Quiet Capital, VY and Snoop Dogg.
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Tencent operates online games and popular WeChat social media service. It owns 40 percent of “Fortnite” creator Epic Games and 15 percent of photo service Snap.Lawmakers reach ‘agreement in principle’ in border security talks, with $1.3B for barrier…
February 12, 2019
When asked if they had an agreement that President Trump would approve, Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., the chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, told reporters: "We think so. We hope so." Rep. Nita Lowey, D-N.Y., the chair of the House Appropriations Committee, declined to give details of the deal but said a final text could be released by Wednesday.
Lawmakers have until 11:59 p.m. Friday to get the agreement through both houses of Congress and signed by Trump before several Cabinet-level departments shut down and hundreds of thousands of federal workers are furloughed in what would be the second partial government shutdown this year.
Sources tell Fox News the $1.3 billion can be used only for new construction that would cover approximately 55 miles of border territory in the Rio Grande Valley.
Kamala Harris Supports ‘Some Type of’ Slavery Reparations…
February 12, 2019
Rude Kamala needs to visit Gettysburg and see the graves of all those who died to put an end to the evils of slavery. Brave men paid the price with their lives to defeat slavery, so there's no need for “reparations”. This is an attempt to buy votes with a wealth grab.
"People aren’t starting out on the same base, in terms of their ability to succeed and so we have got to recognize that and give people a lift up."
So direct descendants of slave owners and Southerners in general should receive reparations too, because many were ruined by war and abolitionism.
Ninth Circuit Sides With Trump on a Border Wall Case…
February 12, 2019
The appeals court decision also narrows the path for environmental groups to launch legal challenges to President Trump’s proposed border wall.
Nearly 300 Arrested by Border Patrol Agents in New Mexico Boot Heel…
February 12, 2019
Border Patrol Agents working at the Camp Bounds FOB early this morning observed a large group illegally crossing the border and making their way into the United States. The group consisted of subjects from Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador and Honduras. On Thursday, Border Patrol agents had observed a group of subjects dressed in camouflage hiding on the Mexican side of the border near the site of the illegal entry. They appeared to be scouting the area for possible vulnerabilities, thus allowing the agents to be prepared for illegal activity during the overnight periods.
During initial interviews and screenings, Border Patrol agents noticed a juvenile Guatemalan male with signs of an illness. The juvenile and his father were subsequently transported, via ambulance, to a local hospital for treatment. Temperatures in the boot heel area this morning were below freezing and the smugglers associated with this event showed no sense of safety and or value to human life when they guided this group into the United States illegally.
Bezos’ investigators conclude mistress’ brother is source behind leak…
February 12, 2019
Michael Sanchez, a Trump supporter and brother of Bezos’ mistress, Lauren Sanchez, allegedly supplied the tabloid with the couple’s lurid texts ahead of a forthcoming expose on their extramarital affair.
Bezos ordered the investigation after the Enquirer published a story about the affair last month. He said American Media, Inc. -- the tabloid's parent company -- threatened to publish explicit photos of him unless he stopped investigating how the Enquirer obtained his private exchanges and publicly declared that the Enquirer's coverage of him was not politically motivated.
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Bezos’ investigators have since turned over the results of their probe to attorney Richard Ben-Veniste for review and possible referral to law enforcement.Trump boasts of bigger El Paso crowd than Beto rally held at same time…
Beto O’Rourke Speaks Spanish in El Paso as Supporters Wave Mexican Flags...
February 12, 2019
The El Paso County Coliseum seats about 11,000 people, according to NBC News. Trump said earlier in the evening that about 10,000 people were inside and thousands more watching on screens outside.
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Bloomberg News reported that O'Rourke's rally drew between 10,000 and 15,000 people.Here's Beto's crowd:
Very very proud of this community. We are the example that the United States of America needs right now. pic.twitter.com/IIM5q9CTeN
— Beto O'Rourke (@BetoORourke) February 12, 2019
Here's the overflow of people that couldn't get into the Trump Rally:
It was 45 degrees outside and this was the overflow crowd. #ElPaso @realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/FipvNxp8di
— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) February 12, 2019
Newborn with umbilical cord still attached found in middle of California roadway…
February 12, 2019
The Madera County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the discovery of the girl, who was found with an umbilical cord still attached, according to Fuentes. The baby was rushed to Valley Children’s Hospital shortly after 4:30 a..m.
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About 4:30 a.m., a woman driving a smaller white SUV stopped a man walking east on Avenue 13 1/2, Undersheriff Tyson Pogue said. She got out of her car and asked him if he could help her. “She asked if he could take her child,” Pogue said. The man told her go to a fire station or nearby Valley Children’s Hospital, Pogue said. The woman then drove away.