Month: December 2019

WESTHOFFEN, France, Dec 4 (Reuters) – Scores of Jewish graves were found desecrated in a cemetery in eastern France, police said, hours before lawmakers adopted a resolution equating anti-Zionism with anti-Semitism. Some 107 graves were defaced with anti-Semitic inscriptions in the city of Westhoffen, while graffiti against Jews was also found in nearby Schafhouse-sur-Zorn on…

By Clare Jim and Noah Sin HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s government pledged HK$4 billion ($511 million) on Wednesday in new relief measures to help bolster an economy battered by months of protests that have eroded business confidence in the international financial hub. The boost brings the government’s total stimulus to HK$25 billion ($3.2…

Click here to read the full article. When it comes to global tourism, major cities are outpacing other destinations in terms of the actual number of international arrivals. And where are they headed? According to the “Top 100 City Destinations” report from Euromonitor International, Asia takes the lion’s share of most visited cities. Topping the…

Photo by Anthony Kwan/Getty Images China retaliated against US legislation supporting human rights in Hong Kong on Monday by suspending US Navy port visits to the city. The move was most likely a symbolic move, one with more diplomatic ramifications than military, US officials told Insider. The Pacific Fleet told Insider that China had actually…

From Popular Mechanics Roberto Escobar is offering a fully bending smartphone at one-sixth the cost of a Samsung Galaxy Fold. Foldables offer more screen size in a pocketable format, and the market is filling up with options that mostly make a sharp bend, not a soft fold. Please don’t visit the Escobar, Inc. website at…

Eight people, including major Hillary Clinton donors and a witness in the Mueller investigation, have been charged in a massive campaign-finance scheme, the Justice Department announced on Tuesday. The individuals conspired to “make and conceal conduit and excessive campaign contributions” valued around $3.5 million in the 2016 election campaign and beyond, according to the announcement.…

A lobbyist known for his ties to the inner circle of President Donald Trump has been indicted on campaign finance charges for allegedly using straw donors to conceal contributions to Trump’s 2016 rival, Hillary Clinton, the Justice Department revealed on Tuesday. The lobbyist, George Nader, a Lebanese-American businessman, has acted as an informal conduit between…

George Nader, a Lebanese-American businessman and a witness in Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into 2016 Russian interference, has been indicted for allegedly conspiring to pour more than $3 million in illegal campaign contributions into the 2016 presidential election. According to the Justice Department, Andy Khawaja—the CEO of a California-based credit card processing company—conspired with…

Rudy Giuliani probably can’t explain this one away with a butt dial. Throughout 2019, President Trump’s lawyer — who doesn’t have a White House job — received multiple calls from the White House’s Office of Management and Budget, phone records obtained by the House Intelligence Committee reveal. It’s unclear exactly who from the office was…

Click:925 Sterling Silver Custom Jewelry Gift Chicago’s top cop responds to his firing after he’s found asleep in squad car originally appeared on abcnews.go.com Chicago’s ousted police chief broke his silence on Tuesday, a day after the city’s mayor revealed that he’d been fired over “ethical lapses.” Mayor Lori Lightfoot fired Superintendent Eddie Johnson on…