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http://youtu.be/q5dqPEf93AI Secretary of State Antony Blinken told the United Nations Security Council Tuesday that while the US does not seek war with Iran, Washington will not hesitate to “defend our security” after a series of attacks on American forces in Iraq and Syria by Tehran’s proxies. There have been at least six publicly acknowledged attacks on US military sites in the Middle East over the past week, fueled by the Israeli response to Hamas’ surprise terror attack on Oct. 7. “Let me say what we’ve consistently said to Iranian officials through other channels: The United States does not seek conflict with Iran, we do not want this war to widen,” Blinken said at Turtle Bay. “But if Iran or its proxies attack US personnel anywhere, make no mistake – we will defend our people, we ...

http://youtu.be/RWXKq8jV9LA President Biden said Tuesday that international humanitarian aid meant for Palestinian civilians is arriving too slowly as Israel and the terrorist group Hamas battle in the densely populated Gaza Strip. “Not fast enough,” Biden said in response to a question about aid delivery as he left a scientific awards ceremony at the White House. The 80-year-old president said last week he had convinced Egyptian officials to open the long-closed Rafah border crossing to food and medicine — after Israeli crossings were closed following Hamas’ slaughter of more than 1,400 people in its Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel. A convoy of 20 trucks entered Gaza on Saturday after Egyptian officials repaved the roadway. Biden last week pledged $100 million in US aid to Palestini...

http://youtu.be/JzOaWLDXZus Commissioners in Lubbock County, Texas, on Monday voted to outlaw the act of transporting another person along their roads for an abortion, part of a strategy by conservative activists to further restrict abortion since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. #texas #lubbockcounty #abortion The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Subscribe to New York Post Sports: https://www.youtube.com/c/nypostsports Catch the latest news here: https://nypost.com/ Follow The New York Post on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/nypost Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NYPost

http://youtu.be/8GBTBZbZtBY Hurricane Otis slammed into Mexico’s southern Pacific coast as a catastrophic Category 5 hurricane early Wednesday, bringing dangerous winds and heavy rain to Acapulco and surrounding towns, stirring memories of a 1997 storm that killed dozens of people. Now a Category 4 storm, the hurricane was expected to continue to weaken quickly in Guerrero state’s steep mountains. But the 5 to 10 inches (13 to 25 centimeters) of rain forecast, with as much as 15 inches (38 centimeters) possible in some areas, raised the threat of landslides and floods. Otis was about 25 miles (40 kilometers) north-northwest of Acapulco with its maximum sustained winds decreasing to 130 mph (215 kph) and moving at 10 mph (17 kph). The center of Otis is expected to move farther inland o...

http://youtu.be/vxlaq0s0BFk Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows was granted immunity by special counsel Jack Smith in exchange for his testimony in the federal 2020 election interference case against former President Donald Trump, according to a report. Trump allies have long suspected that Meadows was cooperating with Smith and some have even been apprehensive about talking with the former White House aide over fears that the FBI was monitoring his communications. Meadows reportedly told Smith’s team that he informed Trump several times in the weeks after his 2020 presidential election loss to Joe Biden that allegations of widespread voting fraud were without merit, according to ABC News. The former North Carolina congressman also reportedly told prosecutors that Trump, 7...

http://youtu.be/gsTSVO2q_eo The driver who allegedly mowed down four Pepperdine University seniors in Malibu last week has been charged with murder, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department announced. Fraser Bohm, 22, was taken into custody Tuesday and is facing four counts of murder in the deaths of Niamh Rolston, Peyton Stewart, Asha Weir and Deslyn Williams. The four young women were killed Oct. 17 when Bohm lost control of his BMW while speeding on a notoriously dangerous stretch of the iconic Pacific Coast Highway. He smashed into several parked cars before colliding with the foursome, who were walking nearby, police said after the crash. Rolston, Stewart, Weir and Williams — all seniors from the same sorority — were declared dead at the scene. Read more at https://nypost.com...

http://youtu.be/G2nCpA5rTXA The ‘boyfriend’ of runaway teenager Alicia Navarro has been charged with sexual abuse of children. Edmund Davis, 36, was arrested Monday and charged with two felony counts of abuse of children related to material found on his cellphone, according to a release from the Montana Attorney General’s Office. The cellphone and other material was seized in July after Navarro – who disappeared from her home in Arizona in 2019 aged 14 – had presented herself to police in Havre, Montana, and said she wanted to be taken off the missing persons list Read more at https://nypost.com/2023/10/24/news/eddie-davis-boyfriend-of-alicia-navarro-slapped-with-child-sex-abuse-charges/ #alicianavarro #arizona #news Subscribe to New York Post Sports: https://www.youtube.com/c/ny...

http://youtu.be/LEHka8PkHTw A third attorney who falsely claimed the 2020 election was stolen flipped Tuesday and agreed to cooperate in the criminal case against former President Donald Trump in Georgia — saying she had “deep remorse” for her actions. Jenna Ellis, 38, tearfully said she “failed” to do “due diligence” on claims that the election was stolen through fraud in swing states including Georgia, where former Vice President Joe Biden beat Trump by fewer than 12,000 votes — joining former Trump attorneys Sidney Powell and Ken Chesebro in pleading guilty. “I relied on others, including lawyers with many more years of experience than I, to provide me with true and reliable information, especially since my role involved speaking to the media and to legislators in various states,” El...

http://youtu.be/Rg2_VpV9bm4 A Massachusetts mom was found dead inside her home Sunday and police have launched a manhunt for her “armed and dangerous” husband after their four young children alerted a neighbor to the gruesome crime, according to authorities. Officers from multiple agencies are searching for Aaron Pennington, 33, in connection to the death of his spouse, Breanne Pennington, 30, in the city of Gardner, Massachusetts State Police said in news releases. Breanne Pennington was found by police in an upstairs bedroom with an apparent gunshot wound to her face Sunday morning, according to an application for a criminal complaint obtained by WCVB. The discovery was made after the couple’s four children — ages 2, 5, 7 and 9 — went to a neighbor’s house to ask for help, the docume...

http://youtu.be/Zzo3Hgeu7uU The founder of popular cosmetics brand Huda Beauty is facing calls for a boycott after declaring on social media that she doesn’t want “blood money” from Israeli customers. NY Post reporter Lisa Fickenscher shares this story. A day after the brutal Hamas attack against Israel on Oct. 7, Huda Kattan — a Kim Kardashian lookalike whose fast-growing brand is sold at retailers including Sephora and Walmart — was celebrating her 40th birthday at a luxury hotel in Dubai and posted a jubilant photo of herself on Instagram surrounded by balloons and roses. “I don’t know if you noticed, but Israelis from all over the world love you and your products,” one Instagram user replied, according to a screenshot of the post reported by The Express Tribune, a Pakistani-owned n...

http://youtu.be/14OMrgKvXAY Shocking video from Disneyland shows a group of adults in a wild melee over the weekend across from the Mad Tea Party ride at the famed Anaheim, Calif., theme park. At least five men and women were seen shoving, punching, kicking and wrestling with each other close to several children, video shared on Instagram shows. It was unclear what let to the dustup, which saw the brawlers nearly knocking over a baby stroller as they threw wild haymakers at each other. An Anaheim police spokesman said the department assisted Disneyland Resort Security in responding to the fight. Read more at https://nypost.com/2023/10/19/wild-disneyland-brawl-erupts-with-kids-strollers-in-middle/ #disneyland #california #caughtoncamera The New York Post is your source for breaking ...

http://youtu.be/LEkX0DU0DJA Israeli tanks and troops were stationed along the border with Lebanon on Thursday morning (October 19), while plumes of smoke rose from a fire on the Israeli side of the borders, from what seems is a hit from the Lebanon side. This came as troops prepared for a ground assault on the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip in the country's hit back for an unprecedented assault on its territory, and Iran warned of "far-reaching consequences" if Israel's bombardment was not stopped. Israel has vowed to annihilate the militant group Hamas in retaliation for a rampage by its fighters in Israeli towns twelve days ago in which its militants shot men, women and children and seized hostages in the worst attack on civilians in the country's history. Some 1,300 people were killed ...

http://youtu.be/8hw6w-8iI7k The Israeli military appeared to be on the brink of launching a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip nearly two weeks after Hamas terrorists invaded southern Israel. The country’s Economy Minister Nir Barkat told ABC News Thursday that the Israeli Defense Forces has a “green light” to begin an offensive – just in time for the arrival of hefty military arms from the US. “We shall do all efforts to bring our hostages, to bring our hostages [back] alive,” he insisted while acknowledging that the “first and last priority” is destroying Hamas. Read more at https://nypost.com/2023/10/19/israeli-military-has-green-light-to-move-into-gaza-official/ #israel #hamas #gaza The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, enter...

http://youtu.be/cxkU3e2Kjiw A US destroyer in the Red Sea shot down three missiles launched by Iran-backed Houthi forces in Yemen, possibly targeting Israel, the Pentagon said. Spokesman Air Force Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder told reporters: "The crew of the guided missile destroyer USS Carney, operating in the northern Red Sea, earlier today shot down three land attack cruise missiles and several drones that were launched by Houthi forces in Yemen." Ryder said there were no casualties to US forces or civilians. "We cannot say for certain what these missiles and drones were targeting, but they were launched from Yemen heading north along the Red Sea, potentially towards targets in Israel." "This attack may be ongoing, so if we have more information to share, we will." Read more at https:...

http://youtu.be/skMQkKNVeD4 Ronald Lauder — heir to the Estee Lauder cosmetics empire and a major donor to the University of Pennsylvania — said he will “re-examine” his financial support to the Ivy League school over its weak response to antisemitism on campus, according to a letter obtained by The Post. NY Post Business reporter Lydia Monihan shares this story. In a Monday letter to UPenn President Liz Magill, Lauder slammed the university’s decision to host a controversial “Palestine Writes Literature Festival” last month — and noted that Lauder had personally traveled to Philadelphia to visit Magill on campus to urge her to cancel it. “I told you that those invited to the event had a history of not just strong anti-Israel bias, but outright antisemitism. You were already aware of m...

http://youtu.be/URxfC73msbs President Biden addressed the nation from the Oval Office for just the second time during his presidency. The commander in chief’s remarks concerned the US response to the conflict in the Middle East and Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. “It’s a smart investment that’s going to pay dividends for American security for generations,” Biden says of the budget request he will send to Congress Friday. Destroying Hamas is Israel’s “first and last priority” Economy Minister Nir Barakat tells ABC News. Barakat vowed that Hamas’ elaborate system of tunnels will become the “world’s biggest cemetery,” many of the terror group’s hostages are believed to be held captive in these tunnels. Read more at https://nypost.com/2023/10/19/israel-hamas-war-live-updates-latest...

http://youtu.be/EJo8THIsRpI President Biden began his rare address to the nation from the Oval Office by staring aimlessly at the camera and stumbling over his words – and then seemingly reading his teleprompter instructions. The 80-year-old commander-in-chief looked around, seemingly unaware that he was on live, before he started to speak as he squinted in the glare of the lights. At one point, Biden appeared to read an autocue instruction to “make it clear” — similar to how last year he read out “repeat the line” in another speech. “We’ll have something that we do not seek — make it clear we do not seek — we do not seek to have American troops fighting in Russia,” he said. Biden later fumbled by stating that “you’ll all America” before correcting himself and saying, “You’re all Amer...

http://youtu.be/PnFSRWkv4Us Israel appeared to be readying its expected ground invasion of the Gaza Strip early Friday, with a large border town evacuated and fleets of tanks lining up on the border where hundreds of thousands of soldiers are already camped out. Israeli officials have been warning for days that it will soon launch its ground invasion, as they massed at least 300,000 troops along the border in response to Hamas’ surprise attack on Oct. 7, when the terrorist organization killed at least 1,400 people — mostly civilians — and took more than 200 others hostage, the Voice of America reports. Speaking to those troops Thursday, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said they would soon see Gaza “from the inside. “Whoever sees Gaza from afar will soon see it from the inside,” h...

http://youtu.be/ajlbOLThBKU A Maryland judge was shot dead at his home Thursday night and police have not announced any arrests in the shocking crime. Washington County Circuit Judge Andrew Wilkinson, 52, was found in the driveway of his Hagerstown home around 8 p.m., according to local reports and the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. Wilkinson, who suffered gunshot wounds, was taken to Meritus Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, authorities said. The sheriff’s office has not yet reported any arrests or released any suspect description. A motive for the slaying is unclear. Read more at https://nypost.com/2023/10/20/maryland-judge-andrew-wilkinson-shot-dead-in-his-home-no-arrests-made/ #maryland #andrewwilkinson #crime The New York Post is your source for breaking news...

http://youtu.be/95XU65RkFXU The US Army has charged defector Travis King with several offenses including desertion for sprinting into North Korea in July — as well as the solicitation of child pornography and other crimes dating back to at least last year. The wide-ranging case against King, who spent over two months in the custody of North Korean law enforcement, includes eight distinct charges under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, according to court records obtained by Reuters. The Army claims the private had the intention of abandoning his military duties permanently when he ditched his South Korean post by running across the demilitarized border into the totalitarian country. He “did remain so absent in desertion until on or about 27 September 2023,” when the hermit kingdom r...

http://youtu.be/G_1nC0V-KjM Rep. Jim Jordan kicked off a third day of voting in the House with a history lesson, highlighting the herculean task before House Republicans to "step up" and elect him speaker by the end of the day. "I represent Wapakoneta, Ohio, Auglaize County, Ohio, hometown of Neil Armstrong, who 22 years after Chuck Yeager breaks the sound barrier, steps on the moon," Jordan said in a Capitol Hill press conference around 8 a.m. The Ohio Republican leaned on anecdotes from a visit to the Wright Brothers National Museum in his home state as well as his "favorite scripture verse" in brief remarks calling his caucus to action. "Stop and think about it," Jordan told reporters. "In 66 years, one lifetime, we went from two guys flying a hundred feet to putting a man on the mo...

http://youtu.be/Hb6fP1mI4Xg The chief suspect in the 2005 disappearance of Natalee Holloway has admitted he beat the young Alabama woman to death on a beach in Aruba after she refused his advances, then dumped her body into the sea. New details in the killing emerged Wednesday as Joran van der Sloot pleaded guilty to extorting Holloway’s mother. He sought a quarter of a million dollars to tell the family the location of their daughter's remains. His confession appears to resolve a case that has captivated the public’s attention for nearly 20 years. Van der Sloot's 20-year sentence for extortion will run concurrently with prison time he's serving for another murder in Peru. #nataleeholloway #joranvandersloot #bethholloway The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about ...

http://youtu.be/oWujG5jvwW4 Rep. Jim Jordan failed to win the speaker’s gavel in a third round of voting, with 25 members voting against him. Earlier Friday, Jordan kicked off the day with a call for House Republicans to “step up” and elect him by the end of the day to break the gridlock. The Ohio Republican compared the difficult task ahead of his colleagues to America having put “a man on the moon” in “one lifetime” — as he faces more than 20 members who have opposed his speakership bid thus far. “The quickest way to get all this work done is to get a speaker elected — that’s what I hope we can do today,” Jordan said. The founding member of the House Freedom Caucus has not received more than 200 votes to succeed ousted Speaker McCarthy as the next leader of the House of Representati...

http://youtu.be/q8BzWQvY55g A Greek Orthodox church in the Gaza Strip which was sheltering hundreds of displaced Palestinians was hit overnight by an Israeli air strike, the Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem and Palestinian health officials said. Gaza's Hamas-run government media office said 18 Christian Palestinians were killed. There was no word from the church on any final death toll. The Israeli military said a part of the church was damaged in a strike on a militant command centre and it was reviewing the incident. Palestinian officials said at least 500 Muslims and Christians had taken shelter in the church from Israeli bombardments. The Orthodox Church said in a statement: "The Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem expresses its strongest condemnation of the Israeli air strike th...

http://youtu.be/5LBSpqFm074 Starbucks and the union representing nearly 9,000 of its baristas filed warring lawsuits on Wednesday after Workers United posted messages on social media declaring “Solidarity with Palestine!” in the wake of Hamas’ deadly attacks. NY Post Business reporter Shannon Thaler shares this story. Starbucks sued the union in Iowa federal court for trademark infringement, demanding that the union stop using “the Starbucks name and other identifying symbols.” The lawsuit said “customers [were] misled and confused over the source or endorsement” of Starbucks Workers United’s pro-Palestinian message because of the union’s name and the two entities’ similar circular, green-and-white logos. The coffeehouse chain noted that it hasn’t been successful in “distinguishing it...

http://youtu.be/H0SVrBr2PWQ An attorney for former President Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign whom prosecutors called the “architect” of a scheme to overturn the Republican’s defeat pleaded guilty in a Georgia courtroom Friday. Kenneth Chesebro admitted to a single count of felony conspiracy to commit filing false documents just as jury selection in his case was getting underway, becoming the second lawyer linked to the 77-year-old Trump to plead guilty in as many days. On Thursday, fellow lawyer Sidney Powell admitted to six misdemeanor counts in the sprawling case. Chesebro was sentenced by Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee to five years’ probation and 100 hours of community service. He was also ordered to pay $5,000 in restitution, write an apology letter to Georgia’s resi...

http://youtu.be/1sRjad9AW60 Piers Morgan and Twitch streamer and political commentator HasanAbi aka Hasan Piker to debate and discuss the Israel-Hamas war and the historical conflict between Palestine and Israel. They also discuss whether Israel's response to Hamas' attack is proportionate and whether Israel have committed war crimes against the people of Gaza. #piersmorgan #hasanabi #israel #hamas The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Subscribe to New York Post Sports: https://www.youtube.com/c/nypostsports Catch the latest news here: https://nypost.com/ Follow The New York Post on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/nypost Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NYPost

http://youtu.be/On5zJNM-rW0 Two American hostages abducted by Hamas in early October have been released “for humanitarian reasons,” the terrorist group announced Friday. “In response to Qatari efforts, Al-Qassam Brigades released two American citizens (a mother and her daughter) for humanitarian reasons, and to prove to the American people and the world that the claims made by Biden and his fascist administration are false and baseless,” Hamas said in a statement, according to the Times of Israel. The pair were identified as Judith Raanan and her 18-year-old daughter, Natalie, a senior Israeli official told the Times of Israel. A source close to the issue also confirmed their identity to Fox News Digital. Israel’s Channel 12 later added that “Israeli sources” confirmed the women’s rel...

http://youtu.be/HwQdkpNgIOM Hardline conservative Republican Jim Jordan's quest to become speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives ended on Friday (October 20) as his fellow Republicans revoked their support following a third, failed vote on the House floor, lawmakers said. Jordan told reporters that he had been honored to be a candidate but that the his caucus had informed him that he should drop out of the race. Republicans voted 112-86 to revoke Jordan's nomination in a closed-door meeting. The secret-ballot vote means the chamber will be leaderless and unable to respond to President Joe Biden's request for aid to Ukraine and Israel until next week at the earliest. Support for Jordan's candidacy faded over the course of the week. He received 194 votes in a third round of balloti...