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One killed in shooting in Manhattan
The gunfire erupted around 7 a.m.at 645 West 59th Street, near 12th Avenue, the police said. Police have not confirmed they are searching for the gunman, but more than a dozen armed officers were seen entering a building in the area and aviation was called to conduct a rooftop search. [Full Article...]
Senate panel advances budget, a key step for tax reform
The companion GOP budget measures differ in key respects but both rely on rosy estimates of economic growth and illusory spending cuts to promise to wrestle the federal budget back into surplus within a decade. "This is, like Yogi Berra said, deja vu all over again". Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and fellow Congressional Democratic leaders called on President Donald Trump to reje... [Full Article...]
EU Mission Plans to Discuss Iran Nuclear Deal With US Senators
The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Trump is also expected to roll out a broader usa strategy on Iran that would be more confrontational. It said the USA president will push to aggressively modify the nuclear agreement without recommending new sanctions. Mr. Trump is expected to announce his Iran strategy in a speech as early as next week. [Full Article...]
United States intercepts Egypt-North Korea arms shipment
Egypt is facing questions over a shipment of rocket grenades purchased for the country's military from North Korea. It was unclear whether North Korea received payment for the estimated $23 million worth of arms smuggled in the shipment. [Full Article...]
Hackers Stole NSA Cybertools In Another Breach Via Another Contractor
The NSA contractor in the Kaspersky incident was not known, and the company he worked for was not identified. They also reportedly stole information on how the NSA defends networks inside the US. Kaspersky, a Russian company, is one of the largest vendors of consumer antivirus software in the world, with over 400 million users. Read the full Wall Street Journal report here. [Full Article...]
Top House Democrat: Pelosi and Her Leadership Team Must Go
Sanchez told reporters from The Washington Post , who were conducting the interview on C-SPAN's "Newsmakers", that although she thinks there is talent within the Democratic caucus, it is time for new leadership for their party. Pelosi, for her part, has waved off the intermittent challenges. House Minority Whip Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) at a news conference on Capitol Hill on September 25. [Full Article...]
Pennsylvania Congressman Tim Murphy To Resign
National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Steve Stivers said that he looks forward to working with Murphy's eventual successor. The news comes one day after Murphy announced he wouldn't run for another term - and just days after the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette broke the news that Murphy had urged his mistress to have an abortion during a false pregnancy scare. [Full Article...]
Monopoly Man Trolls Former Equifax CEO During Senate Hearing
A person dressed as the " Monopoly Man ", complete with a monocle, top hat, and mustache, was sent by Public Citizen and Americans for Financial Reform to satirize Equifax and its now-retired CEO, Richard Smith , who testified about the company's data breach as well as its forced arbitration clause. [Full Article...]