Trump insists "all is well" as missile barrage hits Iraq bases housing U.S. forces.
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Wednesday, January 8
IRAN ATTACKS U.S. FACILITIES IN IRAQ Iran attacked at least two bases in Iraq that house American military forces on Wednesday morning with a barrage of ballistic missiles -- its first move against the U.S. since President Donald Trump ordered the assassination of Gen. Qassem Soleimani. There were no immediate reports of American casualties. [HuffPost]
TRUMP: 'ALL IS WELL' AFTER IRAN ATTACKS Trump praised America’s military and said “all is well” after Iran fired missiles at two military bases in Iraq that house American troops. “Assessment of casualties & damages taking place now,” Trump tweeted. “So far, so good!” He said he would make a statement Wednesday morning. [HuffPost]
BOEING JET CRASHES NEAR TEHRAN, KILLING 176 A Ukrainian Boeing 737-800 -- predecessor of the 737 Max -- crashed shortly after taking off from Tehran, killing everyone on board. Mechanical problems were suspected in the crash, which happened hours after Iran's missile strike on American personnel in Iraq. [AP]
TRUMP DECLARES EMERGENCY AFTER PUERTO RICO QUAKES Trump signed an emergency declaration for Puerto Rico following pressure from lawmakers after damaging earthquakes shook the island and causes widespread blackouts. This will make federal emergency aid available for recovery efforts. [HuffPost]
24 ACCUSED OF DELIBERATELY SETTING FIRES IN NEW SOUTH WALES Two dozen people have been arrested in Australia’s fire-ravaged state of New South Wales after police say they intentionally set fires amid one of the country’s worst bushfire seasons on record. They are among 183 facing bushfire-related offenses in the southeastern state since Nov. 8. [HuffPost]
JUDGE THREATENS WEINSTEIN WITH JAIL FOR COURT TEXTING Harvey Weinstein was harshly rebuked by a New York judge on the second day of his rape trial after the judge discovered him using his cellphone in violation of court rules. “Is this really the way you want to end up in jail for the rest of your life ― by texting in violation of a court order?” said New York State Supreme Court Judge James Burke. [HuffPost]
ELIZABETH WURTZEL, 'PROZAC NATION' AUTHOR, DEAD AT 52 Elizabeth Wurtzel, the author of the memoir “Prozac Nation," died at a hospital in Manhattan on Tuesday, years after being diagnosed with breast cancer. Wurtzel wrote her bestselling memoir, “Prozac Nation,” when she was 27 years old in 1993, a time when mental illness, especially clinical depression, was still too taboo to talk about candidly. [HuffPost] |
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TRUMP'S ADMINISTRATION GOES AFTER DISABILITY BENEFITS A recent Trump administration proposal could affect thousands of people, but has received little attention since it was first floated in November. Under the proposed change, the government would look more closely at whether certain disability insurance recipients still qualify as “disabled” after they’ve already been awarded those benefits. [HuffPost]
RED SOX UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR ALLEGED CHEATING The Boston Red Sox are reportedly under investigation for cheating during the team’s 2018 World Series championship season. The Athletic website, citing multiple unnamed sources, detailed the team's system of using video to pick up and decode an opposing catcher’s signs to the pitcher, then pass along the communications to Red Sox batters and runners. [HuffPost]
REP. DUNCAN HUNTER RESIGNS AFTER GUILTY PLEA Duncan Hunter has submitted his resignation, about a month after pleading guilty to federal charges. The Californian Republican and his wife, Margaret Hunter, were indicted for misappropriating $250,000 in campaign donations for personal use, including luxurious family vacations, private school tuition, and airfare for pet rabbits. He also used campaign donations to fund his extramarital affairs. [HuffPost]
MCCONNELL UNITES GOP ON IMPEACHMENT TRIAL RULES Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Senate Republicans are prepared to craft rules governing a potential impeachment trial of Trump with npo Democratic support. “We have the votes,” McConnell said, making clear at least 51 Republicans agree on moving forward with the trial. [HuffPost]
JUSTICE DEPT: EX-TRUMP AIDE FLYNN DESERVES PRISON Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn deserves up to six months behind bars, the Justice Department said, reversing its earlier position that he was entitled to avoid prison time because of his extensive cooperation with prosecutors. [AP]
WOMAN ACCUSED OF CONSPIRING WITH QANON FOLLOWERS TO KIDNAP SON According to a heavily redacted arrest affidavit that police filed in October in Parker, Colorado, a caseworker alerted authorities after Cynthia Abcug’s daughter told her “there were lots of weapons” in their home and that a man who identified himself as a sniper had begun sleeping on their couch. Cynthia Abcug was arrested in northwestern Montana late last month. [HuffPost] |
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