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New indictments are expected in the wake of accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein’s death by apparent suicide, as the case shifts to focus on unnamed co-conspirators, according to criminal defense lawyers. Two criminal defense attorneys told The Epoch Times that if the government was investigating Epstein to such a degree that they were able to make an arrest, it can be assumed that federal prosecutors in New York were also gathering evidence on those in his inner circle. One attorney specifically mentioned the disgraced financier’s former girlfriend, British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, who allegedly assisted Epstein in luring minors. He said...

RUSH: You’ve seen where shots were fired at an ICE office in Texas? Now, if we’re going to play this game, who has been demonizing ICE? Well, yeah, liberal Democrats. But at the top of the list would be Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who has been running around claiming that ICE and Trump are keeping young kids and others in “concentration camps.” So now here comes some Looney Tune shooting up an ICE office. Now, is the Drive-By Media going to do weeks and months of exhaustive research of transcripts of public statements made by people like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Joaquin Castro...

RUSH: Since there are an increasing number of people tuning into this program each and every day, my good friends, we’ll take the opportunity of this occasion to explain something once and for all since, as I mentioned, the entertainment tabloid TV shows decided to do exhaustive in-depth investigations into just where this nickname “Fredo” came from. don’t blame them. They’re watching this happen all day yesterday. Where did this come from? The Drive-Bys are not reporting it. In fact, the best story on this so far that gets it exactly right, unsurprisingly, is the Fox News website. And we’ll...

Full title: Man, 46, arrested for punching Andy Dick outside a New Orleans bar 'claims the controversial comedian grabbed his genitals before the attack' Dick claims he was knocked unconscious for 15 minutes after he fell to the ground following the attack.

This is a very sobering map showing the locations of homicides in Pittsburgh and surrounding Allegheny County area from 2005 to date.

Full title: The world's first solar road has turned out to be a colossal failure that's falling apart and doesn't generate enough energy, according to a report The world's first solar road has turned out to be a colossal failure that's falling apart and doesn't generate enough energy, according to a report The unfortunate truth is that this road is in such a poor state, it isn't even worth repairing. Last May, a 100-meter stretch had deteriorated to such a state that it had to be demolished. According to Le Monde's report, various components of the road don't fit properly...

Following the hugely successful Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids on a chain of food processing plants in Mississippi earlier this month, hundreds of job vacancies have now become available to local American workers.In Early August, ICE completed a series of raids across six cities in Mississippi, resulting in the arrest of 680 illegal aliens, making the operation the largest single-state bust in US history.Federal officials confirmed they captured almost 700 illegal immigrants who had been working for a chain of seven Koch Foods' food processing plants.

The White House announced Wednesday afternoon President Trump has nominated a number of additional judges to sit on the federal bench. Here is the list: -Steven J. Menashi of New York, to serve as Circuit Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit -Jodi W. Dishman of Oklahoma, to serve as Judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma -Karen S. Marston of Pennsylvania, to serve as Judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania -Richard E. Myers II of North Carolina, to serve as Judge on...

The White House is in talks with lawmakers from both parties on gun control proposals, hoping for a plan of action before September. Administration officials and senior staffers in both chambers are in early discussions about which bills likely to see movement, and which ones the White House might support. “I think the wheels are spinning pretty quickly right now on gathering a lot of this information,” a source familiar with the discussions told The Hill. “So I think the goal would be to have something ready by the end of the month or at least by the time Congress...

There are numerous reports of an "active shooter" in the Nicetown neighborhood of Philadelphia. Several police officer have been injured. It is unclear, at this time, how many other people have been shot or killed. We do not know if this was an ambush or something else. The Nicetown neighborhood is in urban decay with many abandoned buildings, according to wikipedia. The population is predominantly black and Hispanic, about 85% black and 7% hispanic, with a sprinkling of others.

Because in a world of storm, we all need a little Emmylou Harris

Several police officers in the city of Philadelphia have been injured in an “active and ongoing” shooting situation, authorities said on Wednesday. Sgt Eric Gripp tweeted there was at least one suspect firing at police officers Wednesday afternoon. Video shows a huge police presence in a neighborhood with dozens of police cars and officers, many of them with their guns drawn. One officer appeared injured and was taken away in a police car. Video also showed two other officers carrying a man and putting him in the back of a police car. It’s unknown if any police officers have been...

Officials promoting so-called "red-flag laws" should be evaluated for fitness to serve. Why? Because their so called "extreme protection orders" are blatant constitutional violations and have no place in an American system of justice. This much is obvious. Empowering your neighbors, roommates, former lovers, relatives or people who have a grudge against you to use armed police to attack you, without warning or probable cause, does you serious criminal harm and must be stopped cold. \ Encouraging the public to "red flag" each other is what dictators did in the Soviet Union, communist China and elsewhere. Leftist sympathizers in America...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — At least four Philadelphia police officers were shot in Philadelphia’s Nicetown-Tioga section and rushed to the hospital on Wednesday afternoon. Another officer suffered a non-shooting injury during the incident. The officers were taken to Temple University Hospital, where dozens of officers have surrounded the hospital. Police tell CBS3 that the injuries the officers sustained are believed to be non-life-threatening. BREAKING: We just arrived to Temple University Hospital where multiple officers were transported after being shot in North Philadelphia. It is a very active scene here and we’re working to determine the condition of the officers. At least...

Having an open border combined with a welfare state is crazy. It’s like having a really nice house with really nice things inside, and then telling people, “It’s all yours. Come on in any time you want. Take whatever you wish”. What do you think would happen? It’s stupid not to have locks on your doors. But it’s even more stupid to treat all your things as if they all belong to others. Yet that’s pretty much what we’re doing now in America, or at least we WILL be doing if the leftists, Democrats and RINO types get their way....

Today’s Campaign Update, Part II (Because The Campaign Never Ends) What, you expected anything else after all this time? Courtesy of the UK Daily Mail: The color of the dress seemed to be a pointed reference to Clinton's former intern Monica Lewinsky who a blue dress during their infamous sexual encounter in the White House. The painting seemed to show Clinton in the Oval Office, with the presidential seal on display You just cannot make this stuff up, folks. From the article linked above: Jeffrey Epstein had a bizarre portrait which appears to be of Bill Clinton hanging in his...

Anthony & Dave go over the list of the Clinton's associates that have met an untimely demise.

NEW YORK - As the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and New York City Police Department look to crack down on fare beating, new police numbers reportedly show minorities make up the bulk of people stopped for jumping the subway turnstiles. According to the Daily News, 86 percent of the nearly 700 people arrested from April through June were Black or Latino. Blacks and Latinos also made up 71 percent of those hit with a summons for fare evasion over that same period. The News says NYPD numbers over the past few years show more people of color have been stopped for...

The U.S. Treasury Department has incorrectly labeled China a manipulator of its currency. An important distinction exists between devaluing a currency and currency depreciation. Devaluing implies the People’s Bank of China actively manipulated the value of the Chinese renminbi to gain unfair advantage for its exports. Depreciation simply means the renminbi has lost purchasing power relative to the U.S. dollar, based on market forces. There’s no indication that China is actively devaluing its currency. However, according to the Treasury Department, China met a broad definition of manipulation laid out in the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988, which says...

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police were responding to an active shooting scene in the city's Tioga section. There was word that possibly two officers were shot. It happened around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. One officer has been shot in the head and is listed in critical condition while another officer was shot in the arm. No word on the other officer's condition at this time. Both were taken to Temple University Hospital.