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☆ The U.S. is giving away 6 lighthouses—here's what it's like to actually own one: 'It's truly a labor of love'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The U.S. is giving away and auctioning off lighthouses across the East Coast and Midwest. The GSA will also sell four lighthouses in Ohio, Connecticut, Michigan and New York in a public auction. But there's a catch: While the lighthouse is free, the new owners will be responsible for the cost of upkeep and maintenance. Warwick Neck Light is located on Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island and is one of the lighthouses being given away for free. Kelly told TIME that there are nonprofits that already maintain some of the lighthouses being offered up this year.

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☆ Natalee Holloway case suspect Joran van der Sloot beaten in Peruvian prison, attorney tells ABC News
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-30 | by ( Tatiana Arias | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Joran van der Sloot, the prime suspect in the 2005 disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway, was “severely” beaten in a Peruvian prison, his attorney told ABC News on Monday. It may be connected to gang rules inside the Challapalca Prison where van der Sloot is being held, Altez said. Natalee Holloway was last seen alive with van der Sloot and two other men 18 years ago leaving a nightclub in Aruba. The three men – van der Sloot and brothers Deepak and Satish Kalpoe – were arrested in 2005 and released due to insufficient evidence. They were rearrested and charged in 2007 for “involvement in the voluntary manslaughter of Natalee Holloway or causing serious bodily harm to Natalee Holloway, resulting in her death,” Aruban prosecutors said at the time.

☆ Here are six lighthouses the government is literally giving away for free
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-27 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The US General Services Administration (GSA) is offering a record number of lighthouses to the public. The GSA will give away six to nonprofits and government entities, and sell another four via public auction. The lighthouses are being offered as part of the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act. Since its inception, over 150 lighthouses have circulated through the NHLPA program, the GSA said. See the six lighthouses that GSA is giving away for free this year:

☆ This former Trump White House official says Republicans are 'such nerds' for pushing a 'ridiculous' ban on TikTok
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

But John McEntee, a former Trump White House official, thinks that's "ridiculous." But John McEntee, who worked as a top White House staffer when former President Donald Trump attempted to ban the app via executive order, says he's unabashedly "pro-TikTok" and insists the push from the right to ban the Chinese-owned app is "ridiculous." "I think Republicans are such nerds for even doing this," McEntee, the one-time Director of the Official of Presidential Personnel, told Insider in an interview on Thursday. In that job, he reportedly scrutinized White House staffers for their perceived loyalty and played a significant role in the effort to pressure Vice President Mike Pence to overturn the election results on January 6, 2021. In one widely-viewed TikTok, McEntee dances to Demi Lovato's "La La Land" while riffing on liberals attending their first protest, making hand-horns as Lovato sings the phrase "converse with my dress."

☆ Leonardo DiCaprio testifies in conspiracy and fraud trial of Fugees rapper Pras Michel
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-03 | by ( Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Leonardo DiCaprio testified in a high-profile trial of Fugees member Pras Michel. Low helped finance the 2013 film "The Wolf of Wall Street" that DiCaprio starred in. Federal prosecutors claim Michel funneled money from Malaysian businessman and fugitive Jho Low to illegally contribute to President Barack Obama's 2012 reelection. "Wow, that's a lot of money," DiCaprio recalled telling Low at the time. Michel faces several charges, including conspiring to make and conceal foreign campaign contributions and witness tampering.

☆ Fugees rapper Pras Michel was 'willing to break any laws necessary to get paid' in alleged international fraud scheme, prosecutor said
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The conspiracy and fraud trial of American rapper Pras Michel kicked off on Thursday. Prosecutors alleged that Michel was involved in an international scheme to influence the US government. Michel is accused of working with Malaysian businessman and fugitive Jho Low. "Low had money to burn and the defendant was willing to cash in at any turn," Lockhart said. McMaster, casino mogul Steve Wynn, and actor Leonardo DiCaprio, who starred in the 2013 film "The Wolf Of Wall Street" that Low helped fund.

☆ John Kelly was forced to deal with 'fights' between Melania and Ivanka Trump as they competed for influence, NYT journalist says
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-15 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

John Kelly had to deal with conflicts between Melania and Ivanka Trump, NYT journalist Michael Schmidt said. Schmidt's book "Donald Trump v. The United States" includes details about Kelly's time as White House chief of staff. Schmidt, who wrote the book "Donald Trump v. The United States," told MSNBC that Ivanka Trump wanted to be the first lady in a "ceremonial" sense. "John Kelly is probably as serious a national security figure as you can find, a four-star Marine general. Schmidt said that during Kelly's time in the White House, he was often forced to focus on less important issues, including telling former White House aide Omarosa to stop having parties at the White House pool.

☆ Trump's former chief of staff John Kelly had to repeatedly remind the former president he could not share classified information with friends, NYT journalist says
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-15 | by ( Sarah Al-Arshani | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Trump's former chief of staff did not trust how he handled classified information, NYT journalist says. Michael Schmidt said John Kelly was concerned that Trump "could damage national security." "Kelly did not trust that Trump knew how to handle classified information,' Schmidt said. "Kelly did not trust that Trump knew how to handle classified information,' Schmidt said. Schmidt added: "Here's the chief of staff to the president of the united state concerned that the president of the united states could damage national security.

☆ Trump suggested dropping a nuclear bomb on North Korea and blaming it on someone else in 2017, book claims
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-15 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

As president, Donald Trump suggested nuking North Korea and blaming someone else, a new book extract says. It is alleged that Trump made the comments in 2017 around the time he was issuing public threats to North Korea. The revelation was made in a new afterword to the book "Donald Trump v. The United States" by New York Times Washington correspondent Michael Schmidt, due to be released on Tuesday. US President Donald Trump and North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un talk before a meeting in the Demilitarized Zone(DMZ) on June 30, 2019, in Panmunjom, Korea. Trump "would turn back to the possibility of war, including at one point raising to Kelly the possibility of launching a preemptive military attack against North Korea," the book said.

☆ Trump discussed using a nuclear weapon on North Korea in 2017 and blaming it on someone else, book says
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Rebecca-Shabad-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Rebecca Shabad | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Later that month, Trump continued to goad North Korea through his tweets. But the argument about how many people could be killed had "no impact on Trump," Schmidt writes. Then, Trump "would turn back to the possibility of war, including at one point raising to Kelly the possibility of launching a preemptive military attack against North Korea," Schmidt said. Kelly warned that Trump would need congressional approval for a pre-emptive strike, which "baffled and annoyed" Trump, according to the afterword. Schmidt also writes that it was well-known among senior U.S. officials for several decades that North Korea sought to spy on U.S. decision-makers.

☆ Pence says former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows 'did not serve the president well'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-20 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Mike Pence on NBC News said he was "disappointed" in ex-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows' tenure. He said "it was clear" that Meadows swayed Trump against the White House coronavirus briefings. The former vice president felt that the briefings served the public well earlier in the pandemic. What General John Kelly did when he became White House chief of staff, and what frankly all the best White House chiefs of staff have done throughout history, is make sure that the only people that get into the Oval Office are people that have the credibility to be there. Meadows served as White House chief of staff from March 2020, during the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, until January 2021.

☆ Trump wanted the IRS to investigate his political foes, including James B. Comey and Andrew G. McCabe, who were both subject to a rare audit by the tax agency, The New York Times reported
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Former White House aide John F. Kelly told NYT Trump wanted the IRS to probe his political foes. Former FBI director James B. Comey and his deputy, Andrew G. MacCabe, were selected for an audit. Kelly told The Times that Trump wanted the IRS to probe Comey and McCabe. Kelly told The Times that Trump said "we ought to investigate" and "get the IRS" on Comey and McCabe. A spokesperson from the IRS told Insider that the agency is "barred by law" from commenting on any information regarding US taxpayers.

☆ Anthony Scaramucci congratulates Liz Truss for lasting '4.1 Scaramuccis' and outlasting milk following the British PM's abrupt resignation
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Anthony Scaramucci poked fun at British Prime Minister Liz Truss' abrupt resignation. Scaramucci congratulated Truss for lasting longer than he did in the White House. Truss did not outlast a head of lettuce which a British tabloid had pitted against her. "1 Scaramucci = carton of milk 1 Truss = head of lettuce," Scaramucci wrote on Twitter. That means Truss lasted "4.1 Scaramuccis," rounding up, of course.

☆ Feds plan to call Leonardo DiCaprio and former Trump White House chief of staff John Kelly at trial of Fugees rapper Pras Michel
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( C. Ryan Barber | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Pras Michel, a founding member of the Fugees hip-hop group, is standing trial in DC next month. He's accused of illegally lobbying Trump officials to resolve an inquiry into the 1MDB scandal. In a court filing Sunday, prosecutors revealed a witness list that includes DiCaprio and top Trump administration officials, including former White House chief of staff John Kelly and former national security advisor H.R. As part of the scheme, prosecutors said, Michel recruited about 20 so-called "straw donors" who made campaign contributions with Low's money. Michel is charged with violating both FARA and that other statute, known as 951, in his alleged lobbying schemes.

☆ Trump almost fired Ivanka and Jared Kushner as his senior aides through a tweet: book
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Trump almost fired Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner through a tweet. Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner were Trump's senior aides throughout his presidency. Trump was about to tweet the dismissal, but Kelly interjected, telling the president to have a conversation with Ivanka and Kushner beforehand. Both Ivanka and Kushner stayed at the White House throughout Trump's four years in office, often accompanying the president on trips with foreign leaders. Haberman's book, "Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America," comes out on October 4.

☆ Trump thought that he, as president, could prosecute Clinton and Comey, book says
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | Nicole Gaudiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Donald Trump once threatened to use his role as president to prosecute his political foes. A White House attorney had to explain to the then president that he had no such power. The episode was chronicled in "The Divider," a new book obtained by Insider ahead of its publication. "You can't prosecute anybody," McGahn told Trump, according to the book. Several former Trump White House and government officials have since recounted similar stories that suggest the former president was unfamiliar with the logistics of his newfound position.

☆ Trump's ex-chief of staff told him that 'the public will come to your grave and piss on it' if he didn't lower the flag in honor of McCain's death: book
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-17 | by ( Yelena Dzhanova | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

John Kelly gave Trump a stark warning when he refused to lower flags in honor of John McCain's death. Kelly told Trump that he should reconsider because people will "piss" on his grave, according to an upcoming book. Trump kept flags raised at full staff until pressure from parties caused him to cave. "If you don't support John McCain's funeral, when you die, the public will come to your grave and piss on it," Kelly told Trump, according to an upcoming book from journalists Susan Glasser and Peter Baker. And in 2018, Trump signed a national defense bill that had been named after McCain, but Trump didn't mention his name once.

☆ To cope with Trump's erratic behavior, his chief of staff secretly bought a book written by mental health experts who scrutinized Trump's decisions: book
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-17 | by ( Yelena Dzhanova | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Trump's former chief of staff consulted a book to help him cope with the former president's erratic behavior. John Kelly used the book "to understand the president's particular psychoses," an upcoming book says. The book — called The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump — features examinations of Trump's behavior from 27 psychiatrists and mental health professionals. "Nevertheless, the personal health of a public figure is her private affair – until, that is, it becomes a threat to public health." Senior officials serving in the White House agreed with Kelly, Glasser and Baker reported in their book.

☆ Trump used 'almost mob-style extortion' to try to convince AT&T to sell CNN to Rupert Murdoch, new book claims
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-17 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Trump and his aides tried to push AT&T's CEO to sell CNN to Rupert Murdoch, a new book claims. Stephenson, per the Independent's reporting, left the meeting with the feeling that Trump posed a threat to the AT&T and Time Warner merger. Per the Independent's reporting on the book, Murdoch offered to buy CNN from AT&T and remarked that it "would help get the deal done." According to the book, Stephenson said he was not interested in selling CNN. The book said AT&T executives viewed the calls as "almost mob-style extortion," according to the Independent.

☆ Trump şi-a exprimat admiraţia faţă de Hitler, în 2018, la marcarea unui secol de la Primul Război Mondial
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-08 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Sursa foto: APTrump şi-a exprimat admiraţia faţă de Hitler, în 2018, la marcarea unui secol de la Primul Război MondialDonald Trump şi-ar fi exprimat admiraţia faţă de Adolf Hitler, în 2018, într-un tunreu în Europa, cu ocazia marcării a 100 de ani de la Primul Război Mondial, într-o discuţie cu şeful său de cabinet de atunci, John Kelly, scrie The Guardian. „Hitler a făcut multe lucruri bune”, i-ar fi spus Trump lui Kelly, exprimându-şi admiraţia faţă de faptul că Hiler ar fi redresat econimia germană în anii '30. Însă Trump nu l-ar fi ascultat şi ar fi insistat asupra acţiunii lui Hitler asupra economiei germane între cele două războaie. Michael Bender precizează în cartea sa că Donald Trump a negat aceste declaraţii. Însă, la câteva luni după acest presupus incident, pe care Michael Bender îl situează în noiembrie 2018, John Kelly a plecat de la Casa Albă.

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