Steve Nedved
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Feb 13
Iranian photojournalist slams Trump for tweeting her photo
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(TEHRAN, Iran) — Iranian photojournalist, Yalda Moayeri, denounced President Trump’s use of her photograph in a tweet criticizing Iran’s leaders on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution this week. “40 years of corruption,” Trump tweeted in English and Farsi. “40 years of repression. 40 years of terror. The regime …
Feb 13
Prized monkey snatched from Palm Beach Zoo is recovered and returns home
pejft/iStock (FILE)(WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.) — Authorities have located a rare monkey that was snatched from her enclosure at a zoo earlier this week in West Palm Beach, Florida. The West Palm Beach Police Department announced Wednesday morning that the 12-year-old female Goeldi’s monkey, named Kali, has been safely returned to her caretakers at the …
Feb 13
Leslie Moonves, fellow executives, engineered CBS stock dump prior to damning disclosures: Lawsuit
Drew Angerer/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Former CBS chief Les Moonves tried to profit from his ouster by selling CBS stock before the company publicly disclosed the sexual harassment allegations he faces, a new lawsuit alleged. The lawsuit, filed in Manhattan federal court, named several other current and former CBS executives who, collectively, are alleged to …
Feb 13
No shortage of moisture across most of the Nation
Across the Corn Belt, cold, breezy weather prevails. Snow showers linger across the eastern Corn Belt, especially downwind of the Great Lakes. Minor to moderate flooding continues along numerous creeks and rivers in the central and eastern Corn Belt, and many low-lying winter wheat fields are saturated or have standing water. On the Plains, bitterly …
Feb 13
Deteriorating conditions in private military housing, survey shows
franckreporter/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Mold. Lead paint. Vermin. These are among the conditions described by the families of U.S. service members in a new survey released Tuesday about privatized military housing. On Wednesday, military families head to Capitol Hill to testify before senators about their experiences. The non-profit group Military Family Advisory Network fielded an online questionnaire …
Feb 13
Everything you need to know about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s baby
Samir Hussein/Samir Hussein/WireImage(LONDON) — Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, are expecting their first child this spring. Meghan, 37, and Harry, 34, announced the pregnancy in October, just as they kicked off their 16-day tour of Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Tonga. Meghan’s every move has been scrutinized ever since, …
Feb 13
West bracing for more bad weather as East Coast storm moves along
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Multiple storms are bearing down on the West Coast, while the system that delivered snow and rain up and down the East Coast on Tuesday is finally moving out. The highest reported snowfall on Tuesday was nearly 20 inches in Elk Mound, Wisconsin, as parts of New York state saw more …
Feb 13
IRS struggling with shutdown backlog, new laws, ‘antiquated’ technology
Pgiam/iStock(WASHINGTON) — In the wake of a massive tax code overhaul and an unprecedented government shutdown, taxpayers are asking why long-expected refunds seem to be shrinking or disappearing and whether they’ll owe a surprise bill to the IRS. A new report offers details on how the IRS is struggling to keep up with the backlog. …
Feb 13
NYPD nabs suspected burglar using ‘bait package’ full of magazines
tzahiV/iStock(NEW YORK) — The New York Police Department arrested a 52-year-old man suspected of burglarizing the same Manhattan apartment building three times by leaving a package for him as bait. Between Jan. 30 and Feb. 6, Carlos Maisonet on three separate occasions manipulated a lock on the building’s front door and made his way to …
Feb 13
Caged tiger discovered in abandoned Houston home by marijuana smoker
City of Houston(HOUSTON) — A person attempting to smoke marijuana in an abandoned house ended up finding a tiger instead, according to the Houston Police Department. A woman called the Houston’s city information line on Monday to explain how she found the tiger, Houston Police spokeswoman Kese Smith told ABC News. Authorities say they spoke …