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NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION
Date: January 18, 2020
Time: 10:06 p.m.
Location / Address: 900 Manoa Blvd., Salisbury, Wicomico Co.
Type of Incident: Fire
Description of Structure / Property: One story wood frame single family dwelling
Owner / Occupants: Marva Purnell-Greene (Owner) Victoria Maddox (Occupant)
Injuries or Deaths: None
Estimated $ Loss: Structure: $65,000 Contents: $15,000
Smoke Alarm Status: Present, did not activate
Fire Alarm / Sprinkler Status: n/a
Arrests(s): None
Primary Responding Fire Department: Salisbury Fire Department
# of Alarms: 1 # Of Firefighters: 25
Time to Control: 1 hour
Discovered By: Occupant
Area of Origin: Living room
Preliminary Cause: Under Investigation
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‘Come and take it’: Thousands rally in Virginia against new gun-control laws (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
Thousands of gun-rights supporters and militia members have gathered at the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond, in an armed show of defiance against a slew of gun laws proposed by Governor Ralph Northam.
Northam – who shot to international infamy last year when a yearbook picture of him in blackface surfaced – has proposed a bevy of new gun laws in the wake of a mass shooting at Virginia Beach last May. Democrats took control of the state’s House of Representatives and Senate in November, giving Northam the political path to passing these laws. The proposed measures include universal background checks, ‘red flag’ laws, and a restriction on handgun purchases. A highly controversial ban on AR-style semi-automatic rifles was struck out by the State Senate last week.
Thousands of gun rights activists descended on the State Capitol in Richmond on Monday to protest these laws. Bearing placards reading “Come and take it,” and chanting “Northam out,” hordes of demonstrators poured through security checkpoints and onto Capitol grounds. Northam had declared a state of emergency on Friday and banned weapons from the grounds, citing a threat of “extremist” violence.
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Northam – who shot to international infamy last year when a yearbook picture of him in blackface surfaced – has proposed a bevy of new gun laws in the wake of a mass shooting at Virginia Beach last May. Democrats took control of the state’s House of Representatives and Senate in November, giving Northam the political path to passing these laws. The proposed measures include universal background checks, ‘red flag’ laws, and a restriction on handgun purchases. A highly controversial ban on AR-style semi-automatic rifles was struck out by the State Senate last week.
Thousands of gun rights activists descended on the State Capitol in Richmond on Monday to protest these laws. Bearing placards reading “Come and take it,” and chanting “Northam out,” hordes of demonstrators poured through security checkpoints and onto Capitol grounds. Northam had declared a state of emergency on Friday and banned weapons from the grounds, citing a threat of “extremist” violence.
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Rod Rosenstein says he authorized release of Strzok-Page texts
Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said he made the decision to release to the media text messages between two FBI employees who criticized President Trump during the 2016 presidential election.
Rosenstein said in a court filing late Friday that he made the call in part to protect the FBI from selective leaks by Congress.
FBI agent Peter Strzok and FBI attorney Lisa Page, who were having an affair, disparaged Trump in their exchanges and tried to reassure one another that he couldn’t be elected. The two also discussed an “insurance policy” to prevent Trump’s win. Trump and his supporters have used the messages to argue that there were efforts to prevent him from taking office, but Strzok and Page denied their messages were anything other than venting.
Both Page and Strzok are suing over the release, saying it invaded their privacy.
Until Friday, it was unclear who had authorized the release of hundreds of their text messages to journalists in December 2017.
Rosenstein said he approved the disclosure because he was set to testify to the House Judiciary Committee the next day and the release of the text messages by members of Congress, who had requested the messages, was inevitable.
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Rosenstein said in a court filing late Friday that he made the call in part to protect the FBI from selective leaks by Congress.
FBI agent Peter Strzok and FBI attorney Lisa Page, who were having an affair, disparaged Trump in their exchanges and tried to reassure one another that he couldn’t be elected. The two also discussed an “insurance policy” to prevent Trump’s win. Trump and his supporters have used the messages to argue that there were efforts to prevent him from taking office, but Strzok and Page denied their messages were anything other than venting.
Both Page and Strzok are suing over the release, saying it invaded their privacy.
Until Friday, it was unclear who had authorized the release of hundreds of their text messages to journalists in December 2017.
Rosenstein said he approved the disclosure because he was set to testify to the House Judiciary Committee the next day and the release of the text messages by members of Congress, who had requested the messages, was inevitable.
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Former Iranian crown prince says Tehran regime on the brink of collapse
Former Iranian crown prince Reza Pahlavi estimated that the Islamic Republic regime could be months away from collapse but emphasized the importance of Western democracies providing aid in achieving that goal.
At an event hosted by the Hudson Institute, a Washington-based think tank, the son of Iran’s late Shah said on Wednesday that the present atmosphere in his home country reminds him of the days before his father was overthrown in 1978.
“People smell the opportunity for the first time in 40 years,” he said as cited by The Jerusalem Post.
“This time is very different from 2009, even very different from 1997. The people have had it. Today's generation of young Iranians cannot take it anymore. They want to have an opportunity for a better future. They want to be on the path of modernity and freedom. The only thing that stands between them and the free world is this regime.”
Pahlavi further outlined his plan for regime change, which would see Iran turn into a “multi-party system.” He urged Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to stand back in order to “facilitate a smoother transition based on my strategy of nonviolent civil disobedience.”
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At an event hosted by the Hudson Institute, a Washington-based think tank, the son of Iran’s late Shah said on Wednesday that the present atmosphere in his home country reminds him of the days before his father was overthrown in 1978.
“People smell the opportunity for the first time in 40 years,” he said as cited by The Jerusalem Post.
“This time is very different from 2009, even very different from 1997. The people have had it. Today's generation of young Iranians cannot take it anymore. They want to have an opportunity for a better future. They want to be on the path of modernity and freedom. The only thing that stands between them and the free world is this regime.”
Pahlavi further outlined his plan for regime change, which would see Iran turn into a “multi-party system.” He urged Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to stand back in order to “facilitate a smoother transition based on my strategy of nonviolent civil disobedience.”
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The Secretive Company That Might End Privacy as We Know It
Until recently, Hoan Ton-That’s greatest hits included an obscure iPhone game and an app that let people put Donald Trump’s distinctive yellow hair on their own photos.
Then Mr. Ton-That — an Australian techie and onetime model — did something momentous: He invented a tool that could end your ability to walk down the street anonymously, and provided it to hundreds of law enforcement agencies, ranging from local cops in Florida to the F.B.I. and the Department of Homeland Security.
His tiny company, Clearview AI, devised a groundbreaking facial recognition app. You take a picture of a person, upload it and get to see public photos of that person, along with links to where those photos appeared. The system — whose backbone is a database of more than three billion images that Clearview claims to have scraped from Facebook, YouTube, Venmo and millions of other websites — goes far beyond anything ever constructed by the United States government or Silicon Valley giants.
Federal and state law enforcement officers said that while they had only limited knowledge of how Clearview works and who is behind it, they had used its app to help solve shoplifting, identity theft, credit card fraud, murder and child sexual exploitation cases.
Until now, technology that readily identifies everyone based on his or her face has been taboo because of its radical erosion of privacy.
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Then Mr. Ton-That — an Australian techie and onetime model — did something momentous: He invented a tool that could end your ability to walk down the street anonymously, and provided it to hundreds of law enforcement agencies, ranging from local cops in Florida to the F.B.I. and the Department of Homeland Security.
His tiny company, Clearview AI, devised a groundbreaking facial recognition app. You take a picture of a person, upload it and get to see public photos of that person, along with links to where those photos appeared. The system — whose backbone is a database of more than three billion images that Clearview claims to have scraped from Facebook, YouTube, Venmo and millions of other websites — goes far beyond anything ever constructed by the United States government or Silicon Valley giants.
Federal and state law enforcement officers said that while they had only limited knowledge of how Clearview works and who is behind it, they had used its app to help solve shoplifting, identity theft, credit card fraud, murder and child sexual exploitation cases.
Until now, technology that readily identifies everyone based on his or her face has been taboo because of its radical erosion of privacy.
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Nearly 500 terrorists have been freed from jail over past decade - with many Islamists living back in communities where they were radicalised
Hundreds of terrorists have been freed from prison over the past decade, with many allowed to return to the communities where they were radicalised, it has been claimed.
A friend of London Bridge attacker Usman Khan called Mohammed Shahjahan, 34, is now living in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, where he said he wanted to plant bombs.
Kazi Islam, 25, a loyal follower of Anjem Choudary, was allowed to go and live next to his uncle Kazi Rahman, 43, who is also a convicted terrorist, in Manor Park, east London, reports the Sun on Sunday.
In December it was revealed that one in seven Islamist extremists have had their jail time reduced on appeal.
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A friend of London Bridge attacker Usman Khan called Mohammed Shahjahan, 34, is now living in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, where he said he wanted to plant bombs.
Kazi Islam, 25, a loyal follower of Anjem Choudary, was allowed to go and live next to his uncle Kazi Rahman, 43, who is also a convicted terrorist, in Manor Park, east London, reports the Sun on Sunday.
In December it was revealed that one in seven Islamist extremists have had their jail time reduced on appeal.
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BREAKING: Explosions Heard Near U.S. Embassy In Baghdad
IRAQ — Multiple rockets hit near the United States embassy in Baghdad early Tuesday, according to multiple reports.
The was no initial word on injuries or who was responsible for the attack.
#Breaking
“Rocket attack alarms sounding off multiple times on the #US #Baghdad Embassy Complex and Union III. Heard the booms myself on Union III. Speakers telling all to take shelter immediately.” pic.twitter.com/F1lpbWm9RE
— Nafiseh Kohnavard (@nafisehkBBC) January 20, 2020
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The was no initial word on injuries or who was responsible for the attack.
#Breaking
“Rocket attack alarms sounding off multiple times on the #US #Baghdad Embassy Complex and Union III. Heard the booms myself on Union III. Speakers telling all to take shelter immediately.” pic.twitter.com/F1lpbWm9RE
— Nafiseh Kohnavard (@nafisehkBBC) January 20, 2020
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30 pups rescued from Puerto Rico earthquakes arrive in Delaware
GEORGETOWN, Del. (NBC/BVSPCA) —A Delaware animal shelter is taking in rescued dogs from Puerto Rico.
Thirty pups were flown to Delaware Coastal Airport Sunday.
The animals were saved from a series of earthquakes that have recently rocked Puerto Rico. They're currently up for adoption at the Brandywine Valley SPCA.
Wings of Rescue, greatergood.org and The Sato Project all took part in the emergency evacuation.
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Thirty pups were flown to Delaware Coastal Airport Sunday.
The animals were saved from a series of earthquakes that have recently rocked Puerto Rico. They're currently up for adoption at the Brandywine Valley SPCA.
Wings of Rescue, greatergood.org and The Sato Project all took part in the emergency evacuation.
Watch video
NM sheriffs force lawmakers to abandon red flag bill: We refuse to enforce unconstitutional laws
New Mexico – The New Mexico Sheriffs Association was able to help stop red flag gun laws from passing in 2019. Now, lawmakers are trying again.
But the sheriffs are dedicated once again to ensuring their state doesn’t join the other 17, and the District of Columbia, in adding the legislation. The group says that the laws would be both ineffective and unconstitutional.
The legislation would allow law enforcement or relatives to petition the court to take a person’s firearms if they’re in danger of hurting themselves or others. A sworn affidavit would be required to be submitted to the court explaining the reasoning for the request. Guns and ammunition would be returned upon expiration of the order.
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But the sheriffs are dedicated once again to ensuring their state doesn’t join the other 17, and the District of Columbia, in adding the legislation. The group says that the laws would be both ineffective and unconstitutional.
The legislation would allow law enforcement or relatives to petition the court to take a person’s firearms if they’re in danger of hurting themselves or others. A sworn affidavit would be required to be submitted to the court explaining the reasoning for the request. Guns and ammunition would be returned upon expiration of the order.
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Rally organizer: ‘Specific threats’ against pro-gun speakers in Virginia
The group organizing today’s gun rally in Richmond, Virginia, has issued a last-minute alert warning of threats against its speakers.
“One of our members with access to police intelligence has advised us that specific threats have been uncovered to three of the speakers at the rally. Yet, just a few days ago, when specifically asked about any such threats, the Capitol Police denied knowing of any and have not shared any such information to date,” said the alert from the Virginia Citizens Defense League.
The VCDL also warned that despite a big police presence in the city, police may have underestimated the size of the pro-gun crowd headed to state capitol grounds to protest sweeping gun control legislation moving through the newly elected, Democratic-majority General Assembly.
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“One of our members with access to police intelligence has advised us that specific threats have been uncovered to three of the speakers at the rally. Yet, just a few days ago, when specifically asked about any such threats, the Capitol Police denied knowing of any and have not shared any such information to date,” said the alert from the Virginia Citizens Defense League.
The VCDL also warned that despite a big police presence in the city, police may have underestimated the size of the pro-gun crowd headed to state capitol grounds to protest sweeping gun control legislation moving through the newly elected, Democratic-majority General Assembly.
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Baltimore DA blames cops - not criminals - for vicious assault of police sergeant
Maryland – Can we just acknowledge that Baltimore state’s attorney Marilyn Mosby does not particularly care for police officers?
After a police sergeant was shown on video being viciously attacked by a mob of miscreants while trying to make an arrest on Friday, one would think that Mosby would have taken to the microphone and condemned the dirtbags who attacked the officers.
Not Mosby. Who did she criticize? The police union representing Baltimore police officers. She accused the police union of “fanning the very flames they then call on me to put out,” saying the union responded to the attack on the sergeant with “inappropriate political rhetoric.”
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After a police sergeant was shown on video being viciously attacked by a mob of miscreants while trying to make an arrest on Friday, one would think that Mosby would have taken to the microphone and condemned the dirtbags who attacked the officers.
Not Mosby. Who did she criticize? The police union representing Baltimore police officers. She accused the police union of “fanning the very flames they then call on me to put out,” saying the union responded to the attack on the sergeant with “inappropriate political rhetoric.”
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Suspect with 78 priors arrested for 16 new burglaries. NYC: No bail.
New York – “I want to be a part of it…New York, New York.” Frank Sinatra loved New York. And now, criminals are loving New York as well. However, likely not for the same reason.
Anthony Manson is a serial burglar. During the Christmas shopping season, Manson did his shopping by stealing packages from Brooklyn apartment buildings, helped in no small way by the Andrew Cuomo Criminal Enhancement Act, otherwise known as the new bail reform law.
Manson, 50, was arrested for nine burglaries in Prospect Lefferts-Gardens and Crown Heights on Dec. 23, according to police. He appeared before a judge on Christmas and was released—only to be arrested again for six more burglaries on Jan. 3, police said. Of course, he was released once again, and then decided to visit a Manhattan sunglass store on Wednesday and rip that business off.
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Anthony Manson is a serial burglar. During the Christmas shopping season, Manson did his shopping by stealing packages from Brooklyn apartment buildings, helped in no small way by the Andrew Cuomo Criminal Enhancement Act, otherwise known as the new bail reform law.
Manson, 50, was arrested for nine burglaries in Prospect Lefferts-Gardens and Crown Heights on Dec. 23, according to police. He appeared before a judge on Christmas and was released—only to be arrested again for six more burglaries on Jan. 3, police said. Of course, he was released once again, and then decided to visit a Manhattan sunglass store on Wednesday and rip that business off.
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Alabama Student Starts ‘Prayer Locker’ at High School
Brianna Farris, who attends Pell City High School, said she heard about the concept from other high schools and wanted to start a prayer locker at her own high school, the Dothan Eagle reported.
WBRC reported that the administration had no problem with her request because it was a student-initiated activity.
“Within the first week, I probably got ten prayers in the locker, which is more than I expected,” Farris said. “So, I take them home and I’d pray for them and then on Sundays, my church also has a prayer request thing. So I write the prayer requests down and put them in the basket at church.”
The locker is located outside the library, and instructions by the locker state that students can submit prayer requests anonymously.
“I keep all the prayers that I get in a little bag. So I’ll just like have them with me at all times so if it hasn’t happened yet, I can still be praying for it,” according to Farris.
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WBRC reported that the administration had no problem with her request because it was a student-initiated activity.
“Within the first week, I probably got ten prayers in the locker, which is more than I expected,” Farris said. “So, I take them home and I’d pray for them and then on Sundays, my church also has a prayer request thing. So I write the prayer requests down and put them in the basket at church.”
The locker is located outside the library, and instructions by the locker state that students can submit prayer requests anonymously.
“I keep all the prayers that I get in a little bag. So I’ll just like have them with me at all times so if it hasn’t happened yet, I can still be praying for it,” according to Farris.
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Doug Collins: Steny Hoyer's remark about letting Trump 'prove innocence' should alarm Americans
House Judiciary Committee ranking member Doug Collins, R-Ga., said Democrats are exposing their true contempt for the Constitution and the individual rights therein with how they are conducting the impeachment of President Trump.
In an interview airing Sunday at 8 p.m. ET on "Life, Liberty & Levin," Collins said Trump was overtly denied the same due process afforded to every other American under the Constitution, adding that House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., made an alarming statement to that effect.
Hoyer, the number-two Democrat in the House, defended the House's impeachment inquiry last month by remarking that Trump was afforded "every opportunity to prove his innocence."
Collins told host Mark Levin that no American has to prove their innocence -- in fact, the burden of proof falls on the opposite party.
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https://www.foxnews.com/media/trump-impeachment-doug-collins-mark-levin-steny-hoyer-innocence
In an interview airing Sunday at 8 p.m. ET on "Life, Liberty & Levin," Collins said Trump was overtly denied the same due process afforded to every other American under the Constitution, adding that House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., made an alarming statement to that effect.
Hoyer, the number-two Democrat in the House, defended the House's impeachment inquiry last month by remarking that Trump was afforded "every opportunity to prove his innocence."
Collins told host Mark Levin that no American has to prove their innocence -- in fact, the burden of proof falls on the opposite party.
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https://www.foxnews.com/media/trump-impeachment-doug-collins-mark-levin-steny-hoyer-innocence
Trump teases plan to roll back key Obama-era water rule, limiting protections for waterways
President Trump announced his administration's plan for a major rollback to an Obama-era water rule on Sunday, a move the White House believes could pay dividends with the farm vote in this year's presidential election.
Speaking to the crowd at the American Farm Bureau Federation conference in Austin, Texas, Trump said he would be scaling back the scope of waters that farmers, manufacturers and other industries must ensure are in compliance with EPA guidelines.
"I am proud to announce that I am taking another step to protect the water rights of American farmers and ranchers," Trump told the room of Texas farmers.
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Speaking to the crowd at the American Farm Bureau Federation conference in Austin, Texas, Trump said he would be scaling back the scope of waters that farmers, manufacturers and other industries must ensure are in compliance with EPA guidelines.
"I am proud to announce that I am taking another step to protect the water rights of American farmers and ranchers," Trump told the room of Texas farmers.
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Electoral College Is on Trial at the Supreme Court—Just in Time for 2020 Election
The Supreme Court agreed to decide a case on Friday that could upset the Electoral College. The decision will likely come just as the 2020 campaign accelerates to a fever pitch.
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The answer to the question could be a decisive one: Are the electors who cast the actual Electoral College ballots for president and vice president required to follow the results of the popular vote in their states? Or are they free to vote as they wish?While pundits and talking heads always complain about a nightmare scenario where a "faithless elector" could upend a presidential election by refusing to vote the way the state did, it has never actually happened, at least not where it made a difference.
More than half the states have laws requiring electors to obey the results of the popular vote in their states and cast their ballots accordingly. The problem of what are known as "faithless electors" has not been much of an issue in American political history, because when an elector refuses to follow the results of a state's popular vote, the state usually simply throws the ballot away.More
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