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The suspect accused of ramming his vehicle into a synagogue in Manchester, England, this week, then stabbing several people before being shot down by police, has been identified as Jihad al-Shamie.
A report in the Guardian said the "synagogue terrorist" was on police bail for an alleged rape at the time.
Al-Shamie, 35, was born in Syria and reportedly had criminal convictions, although he was not being sought presently by counter-terrorism officers or MI5, the report said.
He "was shot dead by armed police after killing a Jewish man and seriously injuring several others when he attacked the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in north Manchester on Thursday," the report said.
Manchester police also confirmed officers apparently shot – accidentally – one of the two victims killed in the attack when they opened fire on the attacker.
And investigators were reviewing whether Shamie was responsible for a death threat sent to a lawmaker in 2012, the report said.
The victims were identified as Adrian Daulby, 53, and Melvin Cravitz, 66.
The report said Cravitz' relatives described him as a "gentle giant, and a Muslim neighbor of Daulby described him as a "fantastic man."
Rabbi Daniel Walker, leading worship at the time of the attack, confirmed the attacker shouted, "I'm going to get you" as he tried to force his way into the building.
"The Guardian has been told that Shamie was not known to counter-terrorism agencies and had not been referred to the anti-radicalization scheme Prevent but he had been prosecuted for criminal matters," the report said.
The Guardian revealed Faraj al-Shamie, the alleged attacker's father, called the violence "heinous" and said the family wished to "fully distance" themselves. However, it also was reported he had been online in praise of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terror attack on Israeli civilians, in which some 1,200 were killed and hundreds more kidnapped.
Stephen Waston, the chief police constable in Greater Manchester, explained what apparently happened with the shooting.
"It is currently believed that the suspect, Jihad al-Shamie, was not in possession of a firearm and the only shots fired were from GMP's authorized firearms officers as they worked to prevent the offender from entering the synagogue and causing further harm to our Jewish community. It follows therefore that subject to further forensic examination, this injury may sadly have been sustained as a tragic and unforeseen consequence of the urgently required action taken by my officers to bring this vicious attack to an end …"
He added, "We have also been advised by medical professionals that one of the three victims currently receiving treatment in hospital has also suffered a gunshot wound, which is mercifully not life-threatening. It is believed that both victims were close together behind the synagogue door as worshippers acted bravely to prevent the attacker from gaining entry."
WND reported when the violence happened that the attacker rammed his vehicle, then jumped out and started stabbing people.
Police said the attack was on Yom Kippur, a holy day in the Jewish calendar.
Video shared on social media appeared to show armed police officers pointing guns at a man on the ground as one screamed to onlookers: "Everybody else, get back. If you're not involved, move back, get away… he has a bomb, go away."
Some online videos showed the suspect starting to get up, but falling back after another shot. And they showed a victim on the street in a poll of blood.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick believes that Jeffrey Epstein was part of a blackmail conspiracy, contradicting the findings of FBI director Kash Patel and other Trump administration figures.
During an appearance on the New York Post podcast Pod Force One, Lutnick, who was Epstein's neighbor, recalled a disturbing tour of Epstein's infamous New York mansion.
Lutnick said he quickly realized Epstein was bad news and vowed never to return after the financier showed him a massage room.
"And what happened in that massage room, I assume, was on video," he continued. "This guy was the greatest blackmailer ever, blackmailed people. That's how he had money."
Lutnick alleged that high-profile people who associated with Epstein, like Bill Gates and Prince Andrew, knew what Epstein was up to and "participated."
A spokesperson for Gates told The New York Post in a statement: “This is absolutely false. Gates met with Epstein to discuss philanthropy and nothing else.”
Gates was one of several powerful figures who continued to associate with Epstein even after he became a sex offender.
Lutnick's claims are at odds with the findings of the Justice Department, which concluded in July that Epstein died by suicide and did not have a "client list" of people who could face criminal charges.
Months later, Democrats are still hammering the controversy to accuse Trump and his White House of a sinister cover-up.
At a fiery congressional hearing in September, the FBI's Patel said there is "no credible evidence" that Epstein trafficked girls to anyone other than himself. Patel did not rule out the possibility of other people being involved in Epstein's crimes but insisted "all credible information" is already public.
"There is no credible information, none – if there were I would bring the case yesterday – that he trafficked to other individuals," Patel said.
Patel also cast blame at former federal prosecutor Alex Acosta, who reached a controversial plea deal with Epstein in 2008. Acosta's involvement was the "original sin" in the case, Patel said.
Acosta defended the plea agreement to lawmakers last month, citing problems with evidence that he said would have jeopardized a conviction.
Epstein was sentenced to 18 months but ended up serving just 13 months in prison, with work-release privileges allowing him to leave jail for up to 12 hours a day, six days a week.
Commenting on the light punishment, Lutnick alleged that Epstein handed over compromising videos of powerful figures in exchange for a slap on the wrist.
"I mean, he's a serial sex offender. How could he get 18 months and be able to go to his office during the day and have visitors and stuff? There must have been a trade," Lutnick said.
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Under Barack Obama's regime, the Internal Revenue Service was weaponized to delay and deny required governmental permissions for conservative charitable organizations that wanted to sound off on his re-election campaign, which he won, to operate.
They were grilled over their donors, their beliefs, their prayers and much more. Applications were lost and required a second submission. Free speech was under fire.
That treatment was unlike other groups that promoted a liberal agend
Eventually, the IRS was forced to confess, and it even settled a number of lawsuits over its actions.
But now a federal court has ruled that one of the components that appeared in that agenda is unconstitutional.
A report at the Washington Examiner points to a ruling from Washington, D.C., judge Jia Cobb.
The court found that a test used by the IRS, involving "facts and circumstances," was unconstitutionally vague.
The ruling said an organization called Freedom Path could not be rejected by the IRS for its requested tax standing because of the failing in the federal process.
But it continued the case, as neither side, Freedom Path nor the IRS, had suggested a standard that could be imposed.
The judge said the IRS violated constitutional protections by denying the tax-exempt status the organization requested.
"The ruling held that the agency's 'facts and circumstances' framework, an 11-part analysis derived from a 2004 IRS revenue ruling, fails to survive the heightened scrutiny required when government rules implicate First Amendment speech rights," the report said.
Freedom Path, founded in Texas in during 2011, when Obama remained in control of the IRS, sought tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(4). Years later, the IRS denied the request.
The group then sued, explaining the test was so unclear it gave bureaucrats total discretion to punish political speech.
They are right, Cobb said. "The Treasury regulation and IRS Revenue Ruling that the IRS applied in denying Freedom Path's application transgress the heightened vagueness standard applicable to civil regulations… that affect speech covered by the First Amendment."
The report said Lex Politica represented Freedom Path and CEO Chris Gober explained the ruling vindicates concerns IRS rules have been used to "silence disfavored viewpoints."
"This ruling is a victory not just for Freedom Path, but for every American who believes government bureaucrats shouldn't be able to bully citizens into silence," Gober said on social media.
During that time period, when the IRS targeted "right-leaning" groups, IRS official Lois Lerner publicly confessed the agency had been targeting any groups with names like "Tea Party" and "Patriot."
Gober has explained a lot of those IRS officials still are in office, and still are using their schemes.
"In Freedom Path's case, the IRS demanded donor information and evaluated the group's advertisements and mailers under the disputed test. Ultimately, it found that more than half of the organization's spending amounted to political campaign intervention and denied its exemption, a determination the court has now rejected as constitutionally flawed," the report said.
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A terrorist rammed a vehicle into people at a synagogue in the United Kingdom, jumped out and started stabbing people, and shortly later was shot and killed by police.
The suspect in the attack outside the Manchester Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue, not yet identified, reportedly was wearing a suspected suicide belt.
Police there said the attack on Yom Kippur, a holy day in the Jewish calendar, left multiple victims hospitalized in serious condition.
Some agencies were reporting at least two victims had died.
The suspect was confirmed dead, a process that was delayed by "suspicious items on his person," which gave the appearance of a bomb belt.
Rabbi Daniel Walker had barricaded worshippers inside the building after the suspect crashed into the gate and began stabbing "anyone and everyone," described the Daily Mail.
"One witness described him moving from victim to victim in a 'robotic' manner 'like he had a job to do' – targeting 'anyone' wearing a kippah," the report said.
Video shared on social media appeared to show armed police officers pointing guns at a man on the ground as one screamed to onlookers: "Everybody else, get back. If you're not involved, move back, get away… he has a bomb, go away."
Some online videos showed the suspect starting to get up, but falling back after another shot. And they showed a victim on the street in a poll of blood.
Police sources told the Mail it was "too early" to determine the attacker's motivation.
Police stated that they were "called to the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue, on Middleton Road, Crumpsall, at 9.31am by a member of the public, stating he had witnessed a car being driven towards members of the public and one man had been stabbed."
Police explained a man "believed to be the offender," was shot.
The attack was just the latest a long list of attacks of houses of worship around the world in recent months. In America, multiple Christian facilities have been targeted by violent extremists.
In a startling incident on Monday, a man was apprehended by the U.S. Secret Service after attempting to climb over the White House fence while President Donald Trump was inside the residence, Breitbart reported.
On Monday, a man dressed in a blazer and blue-tinted sunglasses was arrested for unlawful entry after scaling the White House fence on the southeast side of the U.S. Treasury Building, though his intentions toward President Trump or visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remain unclear.
The incident unfolded as President Trump was present at the White House, raising immediate concerns among security personnel.
The man, whose identity has not been disclosed, was spotted trying to ascend the barrier on the southeast perimeter adjacent to the Treasury Building.
He was quickly intercepted by U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division officers before he could advance further.
Photographs captured the individual being led away in handcuffs, still wearing his distinctive blazer and sunglasses.
A U.S. Secret Service spokesperson confirmed the arrest, stating the charge as unlawful entry.
“An individual scaled the fence on the southeast side of the U.S. Treasury Building and was arrested by U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division officers for unlawful entry,” the spokesperson explained.
“He was subsequently transported to the Metropolitan Police Department’s 2nd District for processing. There was no impact to our protective operations.”
The event coincided with a demonstration in Washington, D.C., where a group of protesters gathered to oppose the visit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
According to the Daily Mail, this backdrop of unrest added a layer of complexity to the security situation.
However, authorities have not confirmed if the man’s actions were linked to the protest or if he posed any direct threat to either leader.
This incident recalls past security breaches at the White House, underscoring the persistent challenges faced by protective services.
In 2014, during the Obama administration, Iraq War veteran Omar J. Gonzalez jumped the fence, armed with a small knife, and entered the executive mansion.
The Guardian detailed that Gonzalez overpowered a guard, dashed through the East Room, and was only stopped near the Green Room, highlighting vulnerabilities at the time.
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President Donald Trump is signing a new executive order that specifically is expected to bring down the costs of prescription drugs for Americans.
White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt explained that the order "will help bypass costly middlemen and bring the prices Americans pay for prescription drugs in line with those paid by other nations."
The order is the result of a "historic" deal with Pfizer "to slash drug prices," reports Tuesday confirmed.
The announcement said now Pfizer "is committing to offer" all of the company's prescription medications to Medicaid at the prices also paid by its "most favored nations."
In addition to Medicaid, all consumers also are expected to benefit through access to those medications.
A report at the Washington Examiner explained the result will be a direct-to-consumer website for Americans to purchase their medications.
Leavitt announced the "TrumpRx" website.
The report noted details still are being addressed.
"It is unclear what drugs will be offered on the website and whether or not it will be accessible to patients with private insurance, Medicare, or Medicaid," the report said.
Further, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, the industry's chief lobbying group, said it is launching a similar effort to make connections between patients needing medications and direct purchasing programs.
The report said, "Increasing access to direct-to-consumer prescription plans was a central pillar of Trump's "most favored nation" executive order in May, which was intended to reduce U.S. drug prices in parity with other developed countries."
Trump's goal was triggered by the fact Americans pay three times more for brand name prescriptions than do people in other developed countries, the White House has revealed.
According to Newsweek, Trump's plan will allow consumers to buy prescriptions directly, rather than through insurance.
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Police in one California city were conducting a DUI sting operation, and watched in disbelief as a car pulled a U-turn right in front of them.
An illegal U-turn.
So they pulled it over, and gave the driver … nothing.
There wasn't a driver.
It happened in San Bruno where police released a statement about DUI enforcement … "with a plot twist."
"During a grant-funded DUI enforcement operation, our officers observed something unusual: an autonomous vehicle made an illegal U-turn right in front of them at a light.
"That's right … no driver, no hands, no clue," police said.
Police stopped the vehicle and contacted Waymo, which was operating it.
A ticket couldn't be issued because there was no driver, and a state law allowing for those tickets still is in the future.
"Hopefully the reprogramming will keep it from making any more illegal moves," officers wrote on social media.
At Not the Bee a report explained officials at Waymo claimed the autonomous driving system was "designed to respect the rules of the road."
The company was investigating.
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The father of a crime victim has unleashed at a congressional hearing on those who tolerate career criminals on America's streets.
It's becoming more and more common, under agendas perpetrated on America by elected and appointed Democrats in recent years, for criminals to be allowed back on the streets after being charged, even multiple times.
One case involves career criminal Alexander Davante Dickey, "who was arrested 39 … times, 25 felonies," who allegedly executed a 22-year-old woman, Logan Federico, while she was visiting friends at the University of South Carolina, according to reports.
Hear her father describe his heartbreak at the violence suffered by his daughter, "[He] dragged her out of bed naked, forced on her knees with her hands over her head … BANG! Dead. Gone."
Editor's Note: Be aware of harsh language throughout:
It was the Senate Judiciary Committee that was hearing evidence about the costs inflicted by judges and prosecutors, often extreme leftists, who have become soft on crime in America.
The hearing was part of a broad examination of the toll of crime, and the efforts by the administration of President Donald Trump to reduce violent crime.
A report at Fox said Stephen Federico warned lawmakers, "I will fight until my last breath for my daughter. You need to fight for the rest of our children, the rest of the innocents, and stop protecting the people that keep taking them from us, please."
The father told lawmakers after killing his daughter, the suspect "went to a store and used her debit card," the report said.
"When they saw his face on the video, they didn't have to do a check. He was arrested so many times they knew who he was," Stephen Federico said.
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Post traumatic stress disorder is being cited as a possible contributing factor for a now-dead suspect who is accused of ramming his truck into a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints building in Michigan, shooting at congregants and setting the structure of fire.
At least four people were killed and another eight injured, according to reports.
It was Fox News that noted adults responded by protecting children in the facility during the attack.
"I'd also like to acknowledge the heroism of not only the first responders, but the people who were inside that church at the time," Grand Blanc Township Police Chief William Renye said of the attack.
"They were shielding the children who are also present within the church, moving them to safety."
The suspect, identified as Thomas "Jake" Jacob Sanford, 40, was shot and killed in the parking lot of the Grand Blanc facility.
The Daily Mail confirmed a family friend explained that the suspect, a military veteran, had battled the after-effects of trauma.
"It's hard to feel sad for someone who did something so terrible, and I still feel sad. I had heard through family events that he had had PTSD," the friend reported. "He would make comments occasionally and it was something that was kind of talked about. It wasn't talked about in depth… so I don't know the depth of his issues."
The report also described the family as "conservative, Christian" and said the suspect also was diagnosed with Congenital Hyperinsulinism.
Images appeared online purporting to show the suspect wearing Trump shirts.
And commenters cited the social media statements from family members of the suspect.
For example, they claimed his mother posted, about the late Charlie Kirk, "When things like this happen, it only emboldens the sons and daughters of God to move quicker, jump higher and speak our light into the darkest places of the world and into the hearts of young hijacked minds."
The suspect had deployed to Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom from August 2007 to March 2008. He reached the rank of sergeant and had earned a number of military meals and ribbons.
He allegedly rammed his truck into the building, came out firing a gun at victims and then used an "accelerant," probably gasoline, to ignite the building.
FBI spokesman Reuben Coleman said it was "an act of targeted violence."
One spokesman for law enforcement also noted, "I will confirm that there were some suspected explosive devices that were located, but as far as using them to initiate the blaze, we can't say that."
The suspect had been confronted in the parking lot by two responding officers, who exchanged gunfire with him, killing him
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A hearing largely to handle housekeeping duties was held Monday in court in Utah for the suspect charged with the assassination of Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk.
The suspect, Tyler Robinson, was in attendance only virtually, but the judge scheduled another hearing for October 30 and said he expects Robinson to be present then.
Comments at PJMedia explained the hearing in Provo, Utah was "largely uneventful."
"Utah County Chief Deputy Attorney Chad Grunander stated that he is still working on speaking to witnesses, given that thousands of people were in the crowd when the murder happened."
The report noted Robinson's defenders had the option of waiving a preliminary hearing, but did not do that.
"Lead defense attorney Kathryn Nester said that her team is seeking a preliminary hearing and is hoping to check in in 30 to 60 days to 'let the court know where we're at,'" the report said.
The judge is Tony Graf of Utah's Fourth District Court.
Robinson, 22, is charged with aggravated murder and other counts and could face the death penalty in the state if convicted.