Pipe bomb investigators focus on southern Florida

Homeland security chief confirms “some of the packages” originated from the state. No Images? Click here   By Paul Vale     Friday, October 26 PIPE BOMB INVESTIGATORS TURN TO FLORIDA Investigations into the pipe bombs mailed to CNN and prominent Trump critics are focusing on South Florida. Homeland Security chief Kirstjen Nielsen said postal authorities determined some of the packages originated from the sunshine state.  [HuffPost] [Tweet | Share on Facebook] GOOGLE FIRES 48 OVER SEXUAL HARASSMENT Google says it has fired 48 employees for sexual harassment during the past two years — and all of them departed without a severance package. [AP] WHITE HOUSE MULLS LEGAL ACTION AGAINST MIGRANT CARAVAN The White House is considering a major executive action to stop the caravan of migrants traveling through Mexico from entering the U.S. Any potential ban would come from the same legal authority as Trump’s controversial travel ban. 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[HuffPost] MILO BOMB POST NIXED Instagram has finally taken down a post by Milo Yiannopoulos in which the former Breitbart editor said it was “disgusting and sad” that the pipe bombs sent to Democrats “did not go off.” [HuffPost]       Caitlyn Jenner has rescinded her support for Trump after his administration’s efforts to narrowly define gender, significantly limiting rights for transgender people. Researchers are ramping up plans for living on the moon. Here’s how humans would go about building a moon base. After her engagement with Pete Davidson was called off, Ariana Grande has a new love — her pet pig, Piggy Smalls. Trump’s attorney says the president’s charity had to cough up $10,000 to buy a six-foot portrait of him because no one else bid on it at an auction. Dakota Johnson brought her grandmother and screen legend Tippi Hedren as her date to the Los Angeles premiere of her new horror movie “Suspiria.” Kendall Jenner in a massive coat is the first meme of winter. 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