NEWS - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2024 - NEWS
In the latest dispute, Israel tells U.N. peacekeepers to leave southern Lebanon to avoid being attacked. LA Times
VOA VIEW: As they should - peacekeepers should not be used a shields.
Barstool founder blasted Harris as “the worst presidential candidate in the history of American politics.” New York Post
VOA VIEW: No question.
At about 1 a.m. on Saturday, the Coast Guard received a request for medevac from the Princess Cruises-operated Grand Princess ship, for a 63-year-old man who was experiencing severe abdominal pain. New York Post
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Academics led by UWE Bristol have used an extrusion-based 3D food printer to produce meals which are safe to chew, swallow and digest. New York Post
VOA VIEW: The miracles of science.
Journalist Bob Woodward reports in his new book "War" that Trump has held "as many as seven" phone conversations with Putin as a private citizen New York Post
VOA VIEW: Woodward has no corner on honesty.
Despite shoppers’ election-year concerns and worries about the economy, retail executives predict sales to increase as much as 3.5 percent over last year’s holiday season. New York Times
VOA VIEW: Not is Harris prevails.
Nancy Pelosi and President Joe Biden are not on speaking terms. OANN
VOA VIEW: Who will speak to a traitor?.
President Joe Biden issued a warning to Iran, threatening that any assassination plot on former President Donald Trump would be considered an act of war. Biden’s warning follows after Trump’s campaign was reportedly briefed by U.S. intelligence regarding Iranian assassination threats. OANN
VOA VIEW: He used the words from Trump.
More than 6 in 10 adults say the belligerent presidential race has damaged their mental health, according to a Forbes survey that finds the strain has severed some relationships. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: Dems have gone mad.
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North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, a Republican, sued CNN on Tuesday over its recent report that he made explicit racial and sexual posts on a pornography website's message board, calling the reporting reckless and defamatory. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: Dems are desperate.
Construction is underway around the White House and the District of Columbia's Lafayette Park ahead of Inauguration Day, Jan. 20. Crews are erecting security fencing, viewing stands and other temporary structures. Washington Times
A U.S. court has given two top associates of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman until early November to start turning over any evidence in a lawsuit from a former senior Saudi intelligence official who says he survived a plot by the kingdom to silence him. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: Time will tell.
A Minnesota horticulture teacher remained the reigning champion Monday of an annual pumpkin-weighing contest in Northern California where his massive gourds have won the top prize four years in a row. Washington Times
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Ten times as many migrants died in New Mexico near the U.S.-Mexico border in each of the last two years compared with just five years ago as smuggling gangs steer them -- exhausted, dehydrated and malnourished -- mostly into the hot desert, canyons or mountains west of El Paso, Texas. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: Thank Biden/Harris.
BrucePac recalled nearly 10 million pounds of meat and poultry products used in popular products at Trader Joe's, Kroger and more. CBS
VOA VIEW: Be careful.
USPS has released its holiday mailing deadlines. Send by Dec. 18 for ground and first-class mail, Dec. 19 for priority mail and Dec. 21 for priority express to the lower 48 states. CBS
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A Texas citizen journalist was arrested after she published two news stories to her Facebook page that included information she sought from a police source. CBS
An honorable discharge status unlocks access to critical benefits that some veterans may have been missing out on for decades. CBS
A pair of giant pandas is set to arrive at the National Zoo on Tuesday less than a year after the Washington zoo sent Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and their cub Xiao Qi Ji back to China. CBS
U.S. homebuyers are looking into mortgage assumption as a way to secure a sub-3% mortgage rate. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Here are no freerides.
Edmunds.com reports the average amount owed on upside-down loans climbed to an all-time high of $6,458 during the third quarter. CNBC
VOA VIEW: These are financially bad times.
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Victims of Hurricanes Helene and Milton could get a tax deduction for losses. CNBC
Donald Trump's World Liberty Financial is set to launch its token on Tuesday, but prospective investors have been told little about the project. CNBC
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission opposes the offer of bets on political races offered in contracts by Kalshi and other event-based platforms. CNBC
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Juvenile illegal immigrants in a Venezuelan gang are robbing people in Times Square but remain free due to New York's lenient laws on juvenile crime. FOX News
VOA VIEW: Even dangerous animals are locked up to protect the public.
The two men that survived the assassination attempt on former President Trump during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, are blaming the U.S. Secret Service for its failure to prevent it. FOX News
VOA VIEW: As the should.
A New Jersey Transit train operator has been killed Monday and more than a dozen passengers have been injured after a train struck a tree near Trenton. FOX News
North Carolina's Wolfspeed Inc. has entered into an agreement with the Commerce Department to receive $750 million to help create a new silicon carbide wafer manufacturing facility. UPI
VOA VIEW: The deal must be checked out.
A record number of Chinese warplanes and naval vessels surrounded Taiwan during Beijing's one-day, large-scale military exercise on Monday, the self-governing island's Ministry of Defense said. UPI
VOA VIEW: China is testing Biden/Harris.
Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested Monday during a demonstration at the New York Stock Exchange where protesters carried signs and chanted, "As Gaza is bombed, Wall Street booms." UPI
VOA VIEW: The radical should be arrested.
More than 230 doctors and nurses, most of whom are backing Vice President Kamala Harris for president, are calling on former President Donald Trump to release his medical records. UPI
VOA VIEW: To hell with Harris and and her supporters.
The retail chain Walgreens on Tuesday reported growth within its businesses segments but said it will shutter more than 1,000 stores over the next few years. UPI
VOA VIEW: No profits no stores.
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