Advertisement FOLLOW ON Criminologist Scot Wortley presents his findings on the issue of police street checks in Halifax on Wednesday , March 27 , 2019 . THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan HALIFAX -- Nova Scotia 's justice minister is ordering a moratorium on street checks of pedestrians by police across the province . The suspension of the checks issued Wednesday will also apply to passengers in motor vehicles . `` We need to address the fear and mistrust that street checks have caused for many African Nova Scotians and in their communities , and public trust in policing we know is essential , '' Justice Minister Mark Furey , himself a former police officer , said at a news conference . Police street checks can be defined as the police practice of stopping pedestrians or drivers without cause and asking for identification and other information . The minister 's directive comes in the wake of findings in a report that African Nova Scotians in the Halifax area were more than five times more likely to be stopped by police . The report , by University of Toronto criminology professor Scot Wortley and commissioned by the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission , said those street checks have had a `` disproportionate and negative '' impact on the black community . The Wortley report examined 12 years of data from Halifax Regional Police and the RCMP . It found street check rates in Halifax were among the highest in Canada , second only to Toronto . Wortley 's report found that although African Nova Scotians make up only 3.6 per cent of the population , they were subjected to 19.2 per cent of street checks . The figures revealed that while black women were three times more likely to be stopped , black men were 9.2 times more likely to appear in Halifax street check statistics . `` Like most Nova Scotians , I 'm alarmed by the findings of the Wortley report . These findings are alarming and unacceptable , '' Furey said Wednesday . `` These findings I know come as no surprise to the African Nova Scotian community . They 've been raising this issue for many years and I understand their frustrations . Action must be taken to rebuild trust and to ensure all Nova Scotia are treated in a respectful and professional manner . '' The directive on Wednesday follows one issued March 28 where police were directed by the minister to cease using street checks as part of a quota system or performance measurement .

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Nashville public schools makes an unusual request for money with $ 3.5 million shortfall looming Nashville public schools may need an additional $ 3.5 million to finish the current budget year , which ends on June 30 . The unusual situation will require the Metro Council to approve the request from the district before it closes out its books for the fiscal year . The requested money will come from the district 's reserve funds . The supplemental budget request is due to three unexpected administrative expenses , according to district officials . Those are related to healthcare , charter schools and the Metro Development and Housing Agency expenses , according to the district . `` It represents 0.4 percent of our total budget , '' said Michelle Michaud , district spokeswoman . `` It does not affect Metro Government ’ s general fund or any other Metro departments . SUPPORT LOCAL JOURNALISM : Get the news that impacts your family . On sale now . `` We are spending MNPS ’ reserve toward this year ’ s unexpected mandated costs . '' Director of Schools Shawn Joseph explained the need for the request to board members in a recent email where he said the costs were an uptick in fixed expenses . - The district saw a $ 1.3 million increase in Affordable Care Act expenses in the 2017-18 school year . Participation in the insurance plan has increased , according to Joseph 's email . - The district 's projected student enrollment was higher than actual enrollment , causing an increase in the amount the district must send to charter schools for its students . The district must spend $ 1.24 million more on that sector . - And the Metro Development and Housing Agency costs vary year to year , Joseph said . The district has about $ 1 million in expenses it needs to cover . Joseph said in the email the health care costs are also due to increased employee retention '' In the area of health insurance , we ’ re glad individuals and families that work for MNPS are getting and keeping the coverage they need , '' Michaud said . `` Although , the final amount may be less ( final numbers are not known until September ) our projection is that this request will leave the MNPS fund balance at the state government recommended three percent or greater . '' The budget hole comes after Joseph 's administration expected this budget year that it would receive $ 7.5 million in extra money from the state for increased enrollment . Enrollment , however , remained flat this year . MNPS BUDGET : How the upcoming Nashville public schools budget proposal will impact your child 's school NASHVILLE TAX HIKE : Teachers , unions push property tax hike amid budget woes Joseph 's administration mandated hiring , travel and purchasing freezes at schools after the district did n't receive the funds . The shortfall this current year budget spurred two board members to call for the Metro auditor to look into the administration 's finances since July 2016 . That audit is ongoing . A Mayor 's Office spokeswoman said Mayor David Briley supports the district 's request for a supplemental appropriation . `` However , it ’ s important to understand that in the coming budget year , there will be little room for supplemental appropriations and every department will need to live within their means , '' said Judith Byrd , Nashville Mayor 's Office spokeswoman . Heading into the start of the new July fiscal year , Metro government is facing tight financial constraints that have spurred heavy deliberation on how to free up finances . Due to the tight budget next year , Briley provided a small increase for the district , which meant the district needed to find $ 17 million in projected cuts for mandatory financial commitments . On Thursday , Metro Council 's budget finance committee put forth a proposal that frees up $ 2 million in finances next year that will go toward pay increases for the district 's paraprofessional and to cover fees for advanced academics tests . MNPS BUDGET : Nashville mayor 's budget will mean $ 17M cut for Metro Schools , director says NASHVILLE BUDGET PROPOSAL : $ 2 million in cuts — but not enough for fully-funded schools , pay hikes Joey Garrison contributed . Reach Jason Gonzales at jagonzales @ tennessean.com and on Twitter @ ByJasonGonzales .

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Advertisement FOLLOW ON OTTAWA -- The Bank of Canada is holding its key interest rate steady as its senior officials insist there are more signs the economy 's abrupt winter deceleration was short-lived . The central bank , as widely expected , kept its trend-setting rate at 1.75 per cent today -- and governor Stephen Poloz appears to be in no hurry to make a move , even as he points to economic improvements . The bank says in a statement that there 's growing evidence the economy has been re-emerging in the second quarter of this year following a slowdown in late 2018 and early 2019 . The statement says indicators show the oil sector is beginning to recover , the national housing market is stabilizing and job growth remains strong . It says recent data also point to growth in consumer spending , exports and business investment . But the economy , the central bank says , also faces expanding trade risks following the escalation of international conflicts and Chinese restrictions on Canadian goods that are already having a direct impact on exports . The bank released its announcement online Wednesday .

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A man accused of drugging and raping multiple men over a seven-year period starting in 2007 pleaded not guilty on Friday to 41 felony counts related to the accusations , according to the San Mateo County District Attorney 's Office . Prosecutors say that Joseph Paul Courtney , 31 , of Pacifica , met three different men for consensual sex and allegedly ended up drugging them into unconsciousness before raping them . Courtney allegedly raped the men along with `` unidentified male associates , '' according to prosecutors . On at least one occasion , after regaining consciousness , the victim was allegedly shown a video recording of multiple men engaged in sex with him while he was passed out , prosecutors said . One of the men who saw such a recording of himself reported the alleged rape to Pacifica police , said District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe . At least 14 additional victims then came forward after media reports of the crimes , Wagstaffe said . Additionally , Courtney allegedly raped the men in full knowledge that he has AIDS , according to Wagstaffe . Local Courtney 's attorney , Steve Chase , said all of the sex his client had was consensual and that he denies ever having sex while any of the men were unconscious . The alleged victims in the case met Courtney on a gay dating website or via a smart phone app and they expected to take drugs and have sex , Chase said . `` This case is so beyond the pale of the normal criminal case , '' Chase said . `` It is a different world that these men are in . '' Courtney has been charged with 41 counts of sodomy by force , sodomy of an unconscious person , continuous sexual assault and drugging his alleged victims . Because of a `` multiple victim '' enhancement to the charges , Courtney faces either 15 or 20 years to life in prison for each count , Wagstaffe said . Courtney is scheduled to appear in San Mateo County Superior Court in Redwood City on July 31 for the start of his jury trail .

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ANGELA DODGE Sept. 10 , 2010 PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER WWW.USDOJ.GOV/USAO/TXS ( 713 ) 567-9388 FORMER NRG INC . EMPLOYEE SENTENCED TO PRISON ( HOUSTON ) – An employee of NRG Energy Inc. has been sentenced to prison for defrauding her former employer of more than $ 600,000 , United States Attorney José Angel Moreno announced today . Dorothy J. Samuel-Harris , 44 , of Sugar Land , Texas , who pleaded guilty in April 2010 to wire fraud for defrauding her former employer - NRG Energy Inc. , was sentenced today by United States District Judge David HIttner to a 33-month prison term to be followed by a three-year-term of supervised release . The court further ordered Samuel-Harris to pay restitution to NRG Energy in the amount of $ 674,332 . In April 2008 , while employed at NRG in Houston , Samuel-Harris submitted an e-mail to another NRG employee in New Jersey to change the bank account information for an NRG vendor . The new back account information was to an account owned by Samuel-Harris . The change in account information resulted in NRG sending payments intended for that vendor to Samuel-Harris ’ bank account . Samuel-Harris also admitted changing the bank account information for yet another NRG vendor so that payments from NRG intended for that vendor also went into her bank account . NRG lost $ 674,332 as a result of her fraud . The court has permitted the defendant to remain on bond pending the issuance of an order to surrender to a Bureau of Prisons to be designated in the near future . The United States Secret Service conducted the investigation leading to the charges against Samuel-Harris . Assistant United States Attorney John Braddock prosecuted the case . # # #

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By David Guterson ( Knopf , $ 27 ) “ The Final Case , ” in its opening pages , seems to be setting up to be a literary legal thriller , based on the real-life death in 2011 of an Ethiopian teenager abused by her adoptive parents . And yet , fiction and reality delicately entwine throughout this novel . The narrator marvels at his father , an elderly public defender who ends up representing one of the accused parents . Written in an appealingly loose , digressive style — I loved tracing a sentence that went on for nearly a page as our half-awake narrator mused — “ The Final Case ” is about a horrific crime , but that ’ s merely the grounding point for a story that seems to whirl and spin on the page . Though a story of hate is at its center , it ’ s enveloped by a larger one of fiction and wonder and love .

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‘ You Are a Loose End … That Needs to Tidy Up. ’ Kanye West Associate Accused of Pressuring Election Worker to Confess to Voter Fraud Ex- R. Kelly publicist and current Kanye West associate Trevian Kutti reportedly pressured a 62-year-old Georgia election worker to confess to voter fraud allegations weeks after the 2020 presidential election , according to Reuters . Kutti allegedly visited the home of Ruby Freeman on Jan. 4 , 2021 and offered the woman help in the wake of death threats she said was receiving after being targeted by both Trump and a far-right website trumpeting allegations that Freeman and her daughter used suitcases of fake Biden ballots to help secure his victory . Those ballots were proven to be legit . The pair went on to sue The Gateway Pundit for defamation earlier this month . The suit alleges that the publication ’ s stories “ instigated a deluge of intimidation , harassment , and threats that has forced them to change their phone numbers , delete their online accounts , and fear for their physical safety. ” When Kutti — along with an unidentified male — showed up at Freeman ’ s door , the older woman was already fearful of strangers , so she called the police to assist with the conversation , during which Kutti said she was visiting under the auspices of a “ high-profile individual ” who warned that if Freeman did not confess to voter fraud allegations , she would be arrested after 48 hours . Kutti no longer appears to officially be a member of West ’ s PR team , although the rapper is a long-time friend and supporter of Trump and ran for president in 2020 as well . ( A rep for West did not immediately reply to request for comment . Attempts to reach Kutti were not immediately successful . ) The women discussed the situation further at the police station , on an officer ’ s suggestion , and via bodycam footage , Kutti can be heard saying : “ I can not say what specifically will take place… I just know that it will disrupt your freedom… and the freedom of one or more of your family members . … You are a loose end for a party that needs to tidy up. ” Kutti then put a man called “ Harrison Ford ” on speakerphone who said he could offer Freeman protection . Ford was not , perhaps unsurprisingly , the actor of Indiana Jones fame . The man told Freeman if she confessed to voter fraud , he would offer her legal protection ; if she declined , she would go to jail . Freeman was not sold on the man ’ s words and proclaimed “ the devil is a liar ” before calling for the officer ’ s aid . Later , trouble did befall Freeman , but not from the government . According to Freeman and her daughter ’ s lawsuit , the FBI called her on Jan. 5 , warning her to leave her home because it was not safe . On Jan 6. , the same day insurrectionists stormed the Capitol , Trump supporters also surrounded Freeman ’ s house .

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Weeks before the New York Post began publishing what it claimed were the contents of Hunter Biden ’ s hard drive , a Sept. 25 segment on a YouTube channel run by a Chinese dissident streamer , who is linked to billionaire and Steve Bannon-backer Guo Wengui , broadcast a bizarre conspiracy theory . According to the streamer , Chinese politburo officials had “ sent three hard disks of evidence ” to the Justice Department and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi containing damaging information about Joe Biden as well as the origins of the coronavirus in a bid to undermine the rule of Chinese President Xi Jinping . Three days later , a Twitter account linked to Guo and Bannon ’ s Himalaya movement subsequently amplified an edited clip of the segment alongside the pledge of a “ Bombshell… 3 hard disk drives of videos and dossiers of Hunter Biden ’ s connections with the Chinese Communist Party ( CCP ) have been sent to Nancy Pelosi and DOJ . Big money and sex scandal ! ” Many of the claims made in the September video are absurd on their face . And the video leaves it unclear whether Guo and his media empire had foreknowledge of the Post ’ s impending story or whether their endless conspiracy theorizing simply handed them a lucky coincidence that only looks prescient in hindsight . But this wasn ’ t the first time that Guo ’ s media empire reinforced narratives that aligned with Team Trump ’ s . Guo ’ s outlets repeatedly pushed various debunked conspiracy theories about the origins of the coronavirus as either a Chinese lab accident or an intentional bioweapon . Nor are these social-media posts Guo ’ s only link to the president ’ s close associates . While Guo ’ s ties to Bannon have long been known—Bannon was arrested for fraud in August on a 152-foot-long yacht reportedly owned by Guo—the billionaire appears to have also joined forces with Trump ’ s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani in the former New York mayor ’ s relentless anti-Biden dirt-digging crusade . The Twitter accounts of Guo ’ s outlets GNews and the Guo-associated Voice of Guo Media retweeted unsubstantiated corruption claims about the former vice president and his son this week , including the Post report published Wednesday that centered on a hard drive that Bannon told the Post about in late September and which Giuliani later provided to the paper . Bannon was also playing up the Hunter Biden hard drive around the same time as Guo ’ s network first started promoting it , telling a Dutch TV station in late September , “ We have the hard drive . I have the hard drive of Hunter Biden. ” The Post has featured Guo- and Bannon-backed work before . In July , the story of a Chinese virologist who fled to the U.S. and accused Beijing of a massive coverup was circulated by the Post and Fox News and reposted on GNews . Two months later , the Post published a flurry of stories on the scientist , Li-Meng Yan , and her claims that COVID-19 was manufactured in a Wuhan lab . ( Her claims were quickly disputed by fellow virologists . ) As The Daily Beast first revealed , the study Yan referred to was published by a pair of nonprofit groups linked to Bannon . And on Oct.11—just a few days ago—an obscure pro-Guo Twitter account also posted pictures of Guo cozying up to a maskless Giuliani as they cavorted and smoked cigars . Guo , Bannon , and Giuliani did not respond to The Daily Beast ’ s requests for comment . While Guo has been busy smoking with Rudy and promoting COVID-19 and Biden family disinfo , he ’ s also been gearing up for the launch of his newest venture , a shadowy clothing line called G-Fashion . The fashion enterprise has a Rudy tie-in , too . In a weird video that Rudy Giuliani posted to YouTube on Wednesday , a young woman named Jayne Zirkle talks to Trump ’ s personal lawyer about some “ advertising ” she ’ s been doing—apparently unpaid—and Giuliani declares that she ’ s “ going to be the most famous model in China. ” Giuliani then proceeds to speak in an exaggerated faux-Chinese accent that plays off stereotypes , and bows to the camera while intoning , “ Jayne Zirkle , Jayne Zirkle. ” A quick glance at Zirkle ’ s MAGA-happy Twitter account reveals what she ’ s been modeling : G-Fashion baseball caps and bomber jackets . Both G-Fashion and its associated “ G-Club ” are being promoted by Guo as a vehicle for soliciting money from Chinese nationals to prop up his and Bannon ’ s self-declared “ government in exile. ” In a video uploaded to YouTube in June 2020 , Guo—who also goes by Miles Guo or Miles Kwok—describes the new venture , part of his “ G-Series. ” As he rails at Chinese government limits on how much money nationals can transfer offshore , and exhorts his “ brothers-in-arms ” not to give money to the Chinese Communist Party ( CCP ) but to him instead , Guo touts something called the “ Himalaya Reserve ” as a way to get better returns on investment . He announces the impending pre-sale of “ G-dollar [ s ] , ” his very own cryptocurrency , along with the chance to buy membership in the “ G-Club. ” For $ 50,000—the “ top-level membership ” for G-Club—Guo promises a deal on “ G-Fashion , ” too , which he calls a “ platform for everyone to enjoy the high-quality fashionable life. ” Guo then urges his followers to buy “ stock ” in G-Fashion and assures them “ we legally worked out how to run G-Fashion in the future. ” The same month , “ GFashion Media Group Inc. ” was incorporated as a foreign business corporation at an address on East 64th Street in New York that is also linked to Guo in several other lawsuits against him ( the address appears to house one of the offices of Guo ’ s lawyer , Aaron Aubrey Mitchell ) . But G-Fashion ’ s rollout seems to have hit some snags over the summer . In a post on his media site GNews—which , as BuzzFeed revealed , had a contract with Bannon and has been posting fake news about COVID-19 and China—Guo uploaded another video announcing that G-Fashion and G-Club would be delayed until Oct. 16 . He then again pitched the sale of shares in the venture to “ fellow fighters within China. ” A painful-to-watch , nearly two-minute “ fashion show ” posted on GNews late last month hyped an upcoming “ big day , ” but mostly stuck to pulsating , slow-motion shots of Guo smoking a cigar in a “ G ” hat and smiling in a pinstriped suit . In a video for GNews , the exiled mogul explained the extent of the G-Fashion line and the origins of its namesake . “ G-Fashion does not only have clothes , but also shoes , underwear , socks . Clothes for both men and women 60-70 percent of which are women 's clothes , ” Guo says , addressing his news channel ’ s audience . “ There are also clothes for kids and the elderly . What I want to tell everyone is you will see that the biggest characteristic of G-Fashion is the lack of age restriction. ” The “ G ” in G-Fashion isn ’ t a vanity nod to Guo ’ s own name , like his news channel . Instead , Guo says the letter is a reference to other less self-serving concepts “ Gold , God , Good , Give . This is our G-Fashion and the origin of the entire G-Series. ” The first IRL signs of the “ G-Fashion ” venture showed up on social media over the past few weeks , going largely under the radar on an Instagram account apparently linked to the Guo-backed Rule of Law Foundation and Zirkle ’ s private Twitter account . In one awkwardly cheerful group photo posted earlier this week to the Instagram account of Himalaya Canada , which is linked to Guo ’ s media empire , Bannon and Guo can be seen sporting “ The New Federal State of China ” baseball caps as they embrace Zirkle in her cap featuring the G-Fashion logo . The hats are more than just a fashion statement , however : “ The New Federal State of China ” refers to the vehemently anti-Beijing movement created by Guo and Bannon that seeks to establish a government in exile of China but has gotten more attention for its misinformation on COVID-19 . ( The movement made an awkward debut in New York City last June by flying a bunch of “ New Federal State of China ” banners over the city , but New Yorkers were mostly just confused by the stunt . The group also has a branch operating in Australia called Himalaya Australia . The Twitter account for Himalaya Global is also very active at pushing out Bannon and Guo media appearances and COVID-19 disinfo , including claiming Dr. Anthony Fauci is in bed with the CCP . ) “ From today the Chinese Communist Party ( CCP ) will no longer be the lawful government of China ! ” Guo , accompanied by Bannon , said in a livestream at the time of the New York launch . G-Fashion , which is slated to launch on Friday—apparently with Giuliani ’ s young assistant serving as one of the brand ambassadors—certainly appears to be an extension of Guo ’ s New Federal State of China movement , which also has in its orbit GTV Media , a company started by Bannon and Guo last spring that is now under scrutiny by federal investigators . In one video on G-Fashion stock shares , Guo explicitly says they will go toward “ supporting [ the ] New Federal State of China. ” Several accounts linked to fundraising for GTV Media were frozen after the FBI and the Securities and Exchange Commission began a probe into $ 300 million the company raised in a private offering this year , The Wall Street Journal reported . Some investors had also reportedly detected red flags concerning the company and subsequently demanded refunds . As part of his “ G-Club ” scheme—which , as Guo ticks off in one video , involves “ GTV , G-Dollar , G-Coin , G-Fashion , G-Club and and the New Federal State of China ” —the billionaire flogs what appears to be his own cryptocurrency . In a post on GNews , he touts G-Coin as “ a tradable and exchangeable online community currency ” that will “ be used in the intelligence market . That is using G-coins to purchase intelligence and news that can reveal the truth. ” ( Guo likes purchasing intelligence—he sued a private intelligence firm after allegedly paying it to dig up dirt on his former countrymen , including porn habits , money scandals , or children out of wedlock . ) “ The next step is that all pure profits of G-Fashion , G-News and the platform ( GTV ) are used as reserves of G-coins . Then this reserve will be used to buy gold , ” the post exclaims . Bannon , for one , has a long obsession with gold reserves and virtual gold farming . As The Daily Beast revealed , his nonprofit teamed up with a company linked to alleged gold scammers who preyed on elderly conservatives , and Bannon once invested in a company , founded by the extremely shady crypto-mogul Brock Pierce , that meddled in the World of Warcraft virtual gold marketplace . So far , the only glimpses of the fashion line suggest it ’ s not much of a fashion line at all , beyond a few cheap-looking threads . And it might not have gotten much attention if not for the intriguing comments that Zirkle , Giuliani ’ s young assistant , made in accidentally recorded audio after one of his podcasts earlier this week . “ This is you ? ” Giuliani asked , as Zirkle apparently showed him pictures of herself modeling the G-Fashion clothes from out of view . “ Well how ’ bout he pays you ? Want me to work something out with him ? ” Giuliani said , without naming Guo . He went on to tell Zirkle she ’ d be “ the most famous model in China ” as someone off-camera mentioned the Himalaya Australia movement linked to Guo , apparently reading off the modeling photos . Photos Zirkle posted to Twitter days earlier with the caption “ Wearing G Fashion ” show the teen in a plain black baseball cap with a “ G ” stitched in gold in Old English font , and an oversize jacket or top featuring largely the same design with the phrase “ G Forever. ” A promotional photo for the G-Fashion line appeared on an obscure , pro-Guo Twitter account on Tuesday . The photo , which features Zirkle with her face down to show off her hat , displayed the same clothes but with a slick and colorful background design . A separate Twitter account , which features as its avatar an inexplicably romantic illustration of the Chinese billionaire alongside a much younger looking , much more Bruce Campbell-esque Bannon in his signature brown barn jacket , also promoted Zirkle ’ s G-Fashion posts , exclaiming , “ I love G Fashion so much , it will shock the fashion world ! ” A third account , posting on Oct. 14 , shows off G-Fashion leggings alongside the slogan , “ God Good Gold Goal Give. ” It ’ s not the first time Zirkle has paired with a fashion line—in another Twitter post , she claimed to be an “ ambassador ” for Tomi Lahren ’ s concealed-carry athleisure wear Alexo Athletica . It ’ s unclear how Zirkle came into Giuliani ’ s , Bannon ’ s and Guo ’ s orbit , although her family has a deep GOP pedigree . Her mother , Lori Saxon—whose Facebook cover photo shows a picture of herself and Zirkle beaming on either side of Giuliani , posted in September 2019—describes herself as a “ former political appointee [ in the ] Reagan administration ” and claims that she testified on behalf of Clarence Thomas during his contentious Supreme Court nomination hearings in which he was accused of sexual harassment by Anita Hill . Saxon has posted pictures of herself and her daughter with Thomas , Diamond & Silk , and in the Rose Garden on Sept. 25 of this year . Zirkle and Saxon did not respond to The Daily Beast ’ s requests for comment . Zirkle has followed in her mother ’ s conservative footsteps , becoming an avid MAGA influencer . In one interview with OAN , Trump ’ s favorite Russian-propaganda channel , Zirkle claims she was hounded out of her high school because of her support of the president . Guo , too , has been in the Trumpworld orbit pretty much from the beginning , paying the $ 200,000 initiation fee to become a member of the president ’ s Florida golf resort Mar-a-Lago , which Trump has dubbed the “ Southern White House. ” But Guo ’ s membership soon became a headache for the administration in the run-up to Trump ’ s first summit meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2017 , due to Guo ’ s fugitive status in China . At one point , Trump had reportedly considered deporting Guo after the Chinese government called for his extradition in a letter delivered to Trump by casino mogul Steve Wynn in 2017 . After presenting the letter during a policy meeting , the president reportedly said “ we need to get this criminal out of the country , ” only for aides to remind him that Guo was a Mar-a-Lago member , eventually talking him out of the decision and ensuring the deportation was scuttled . In fact , Guo ’ s attempts to obtain asylum have been a dividing point among Trump allies for a while . Bannon , meanwhile , was the president ’ s chief strategist at the time of Wynn ’ s letter to Trump . Trump fundraiser Elliott Broidy has also been tied to the attempt to help China extradite Guo , and in October , Broidy was charged with violating lobbying laws in connection to that case , in which he allegedly used his political ties to help China ’ s and Malaysia ’ s governments . Bannon ’ s financial relationship with Guo began shortly after Bannon ’ s ouster from the White House in August 2017 . The two began lunching together in Washington during that fall and by the end of the year , Guo had loaned him $ 150,000 . Eventually , that ballooned to a $ 1 million-a-year contract for Bannon to consult for Guo Media . By 2018 , the pair began appearing regularly on its GNews website . Before long , Bannon was flying around on Guo ’ s private plane while the self-proclaimed dissident of the Chinese Communist Party—who has also been accused of being a spy for the CCP—promised to donate $ 100 million to a Bannon-led charity that would target China . ( Guo has vehemently denied any espionage claims against him , though he has acknowledged past ties to officials in Beijing ’ s security agencies . ) It was Guo ’ s yacht that Bannon was on when he was arrested by federal agents in August on charges of defrauding donors of a nonprofit group that claimed it was building a private wall on the Mexico border . At the time of his arrest , Bannon had told friends he ’ d been living on Guo ’ s boat for months . When he ’ s not on his boat , the Chinese mogul resides in an opulent $ 67 million penthouse in Manhattan , where he keeps a gigantic London Bridge statue made out of Legos and where he ’ s been known to give impromptu fashion shows of his alligator-skin jacket collection . That spectacular penthouse was put into bankruptcy protection this week . Guo has framed himself as a stalwart critic of the CCP and China ’ s corrupt elite , but his efforts have divided China ’ s exile community . Guo has enthusiastically attacked other critics of Beijing as jealous poseurs , including most recently a Texas Christian pastor and Tiananmen protester named Bob Fu—who was imprisoned in China for his faith before escaping to the U.S.—whom Guo accuses of being a secret agent for the CCP . ( Fu has lobbed this same charge back at Guo and his followers . ) As ever , Guo seems unruffled by his many critics . In his promotional video for G-Fashion , he exulted , “ It is no exaggeration to say no one can stop us . GTV , G-Dollar , G-Coin , G-Fashion , G-Club and the New Federal State of China will become one of the most powerful force [ s ] in the world. ” —With additional reporting by Lachlan Markay

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A panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot issued subpoenas to five more people , including Trump ally Roger Stone and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones . Longtime Trump associate Roger Stone was found guilty of lying to Congress and other charges in a case that has shed new light on the release of stolen Democratic emails in 2016 . A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week . A self-described `` dirty trickster '' with a tattoo of former President Richard Nixon on his back , Roger Stone has a long history with President … Shouting `` FBI , open the door , '' authorities arrested Roger Stone , a confidant of President Donald Trump , before dawn Jan. 25 . He faced a seven-… Roger Stone , a confidant of President Donald Trump , was arrested in the special counsel 's Russia investigation in a pre-dawn raid at his Florida home Friday on charges that he lied to Congress and obstructed the probe . WASHINGTON ( AP ) — The Russia investigation snared another associate of President Donald Trump with the arrest Friday of self-described political `` dirty trickster '' Roger Stone . He 's a longtime political consultant , a purveyor of conspiracy theories and an unabashed reveler in his own reputation for underhanded tactics . WASHINGTON | All Americans should be alarmed by Donald Trump confidant Roger Stone 's suggestion that Trump claims Hillary Clinton is trying to… CLEVELAND | Roger Stone , longtime confidant and informal adviser to Donald Trump , removed his all-access convention credentials and ascended t…

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Rock 'n ' Roll Hall of Famer Tom Petty is n't particularly dynamic . He is n't particularly charismatic . He is n't a particularly assertive vocalist . So why was Saturday 's concert by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers so satisfying for 16,000 fans at sold-out Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul ? Because the Heartbreakers are a first-rate band . Because Mike Campbell is a terrific guitarist . Because Petty has written and recorded so many songs that have become part of the classic-rock songbook . People like to party — especially on a Saturday night — to favorite songs with which they can sing along . People like to hoist a beer or two and sneak a toke or two . But a Petty party is a laid-back one . If this concert on the Heartbreakers ' 40th anniversary tour were a marathon , Petty and his band were jogging for , say , the first 20 miles and then it was a sprint to the finish . Mr. Midtempo did n't decide to rock until the homestretch . It 's a good thing he occasionally passed the baton — oops , sorry for mixing my running metaphors — to Campbell during every midtempo tune . Because every one of Campbell 's turns was a winner . The 67-year-old guitarist has a wide palette . Looking a bit like Captain Jack Sparrow dressed for a gangster-themed costume party , Campbell delivered some gorgeous chiming on `` Mary Jane 's Last Dance , '' some pristine twang on `` You Do n't Know How It Feels '' and some soaring Claptonesque purity on `` It 's Good To Be King . '' Campbell , who seemed to have enough different instruments with him to stock a guitar shop , played elegant fills on a Mandocaster on `` Learning To Fly , '' and he flexed his rock muscles on the laceratingly melodic `` Refugee '' and the blues-rock scorcher `` Runnin ' Down a Dream . '' His swampy bent blues passages on `` I Should Have Known It '' confirmed that he has n't forgotten his Florida roots despite more than four decades in Los Angeles . The mad dash of rockers ranked as the night 's high points , with the standouts being the snarling `` Refugee , '' the jangly punkish `` American Girl '' and the cookin ' `` You Wreck Me , '' which featured keyboardist Benmont Tench 's only solo of the night and Petty 's most genuine smile of the night . He was really into it . For two hours , Petty , 66 , asserted himself once again as one of the more exciting statues in rock . He was less animated than in the past ( not many of those grand arm gestures or even a little shimmy ) but more talkative . He gave short introductions to selections such as the night 's first number , `` Rockin ' Around ( With You ) , '' the first track on the band 's first album . But his reactions after songs seemed ingratiating and forced . As for Petty 's voice , it 's still solid , though he let the crowd sing the high parts of `` Free Fallin ' , '' and he relied on the voices of the Webb Sisters , two new additions for this tour , to bolster his higher register . The repertoire was heavy on hits but featured several songs from Petty solo albums and a few lesser known Heartbreakers tunes . Missing were some biggies , such as `` Breakdown '' and `` The Waiting , '' and a longed-for jam with opening act Joe Walsh , a guitar hero in his own right . A lovable lunatic , Walsh , 69 , is a character onstage with a caricature of a voice . But he can play guitar , as he demonstrated on the moody `` Turn To Stone , '' the James Gang 's heavy rocker `` Funk # 49 '' and the gracefully expressive `` Rocky Mountain Way . '' No two songs showcased his personality better than the self-deprecating `` Ordinary Average Guy '' ( who bowls and takes out the garbage ) and his big 1978 hit `` Life 's Been Good '' ( about driving a Maserati and living the rock-star life ) .

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BEIJING ( AP ) — China on Thursday renewed its threat to attack Taiwan following almost a week of war games near the island . Taiwan has called Beijing 's claim to the self-governing democracy “ wishful thinking '' and launched its own military exercises . Taiwan ’ s “ collusion with external forces to seek independence and provocation will only accelerate their own demise and push Taiwan into the abyss of disaster , ” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at a daily briefing . “ Their pursuit of Taiwan independence will never succeed , and any attempt to sell the national interest will be met with a complete failure , '' Wang told reporters . China ’ s attempt to intimidate the Taiwanese public and advertise its strategy for blockading and potentially invading the island was nominally prompted by a visit to Taipei last week by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi . People are also reading… The U.S. , Japan and allies have denounced the exercises , with the Group of Seven industrialized nations issuing a statement at a recent meeting expressing its concern . On Wednesday , Britain ’ s government summoned Chinese Ambassador Zheng Zeguang to the Foreign Office to demand an explanation of ” Beijing ’ s aggressive and wide-ranging escalation against Taiwan. ” Taiwan says Beijing used Pelosi 's visit as a pretext to raise the stakes in its feud with Taipei , firing missiles into the Taiwan Strait and over the island into the Pacific Ocean . China also sent planes and ships across the midline in the strait that has long been a buffer between the sides , which separated amid civil war in 1949 . In a lengthy policy statement on Taiwan issued Wednesday , China distorted the historical record , including the United Nations ' 1972 resolution that transferred the China seat on the Security Council from Taipei to Beijing , Taiwan 's Cabinet-level Mainland Affairs Council said . The Chinese statement also discarded a pledge not to send troops or government officials to Taiwan that was contained in previous statements . The U.N. resolution makes no mention of Taiwan 's status , although China regards it as a foundational document proclaiming the Communist Party 's right to control over the island . The Taiwanese council 's statement said China was orchestrating its moves against Taiwan ahead of the ruling Communist Party 's 20th National Congress to be held later this year . President and party leader Xi Jinping is expected to receive a third five-year term at the conclave , after leading a relentless crackdown on political figures accused of corruption , human rights activists and civil society groups . Xi 's suppression of free speech and political opposition in Hong Kong was also seen as a factor behind Taiwan 's President Tsai Ing-wen winning a second term in 2020 . China says it plans to annex Taiwan under the “ one country , two systems ” format applied in Hong Kong , which critics say has been undermined by a sweeping national security law that asserts Beijing 's control over speech and political participation . The concept has been thoroughly rejected in Taiwanese public opinion polls in which respondents have overwhelmingly favored the status-quo of de-facto independence . The Chinese statement is “ full of wishful thinking , and ignores the facts , '' the Mainland Affairs Council said in its press release . The “ crude and clumsy political operations by the Beijing authorities further highlight its arrogant thinking pattern of attempting to use force to invade and destroy the Taiwan Strait and regional peace , '' the release said . “ The authorities in Beijing deceive themselves . We warn the Beijing authorities to immediately stop threatening Taiwan with force and spreading false information , '' it said . Taiwan placed its military under high alert during the Chinese drills but took no direct countermeasures . It held artillery drills off its southwestern coast facing China that ran through Thursday , illustrating the challenges the People 's Liberation Army would face were it to launch an invasion across the strait . This story corrects that the 1972 U.N. resolution transferred the China seat on the Security Council from Taipei to Beijing , not from Beijing to Taipei .

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HELENA , MT -- An online petition with more than 12,000 signatures calling for the impeachment of a Montana judge over the sentencing of a 40-year-old man to 60 days in jail in an incest case involving a 12-year-old girl has been sent to the state 's governor and other officials . The man was sentenced to the jail time , plus a 30-year suspended prison term last week as part of a plea deal with prosecutors . District Judge John McKeon has defended himself against criticism , saying a plea agreement that recommended a 25-year minimum sentence allowed for a lesser one , depending on the results of a psychosexual evaluation . He said that evaluation found the defendant could be safely treated and supervised in the community . McKeon also notes the victim 's mother and grandmother asked that the defendant not be sentenced to prison . The AP is not naming the defendant to avoid identifying the victim .

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Troy Man Sentenced to 92 Months for Cocaine and Crack Conspiracy ALBANY , NEW YORK – Tyrone D. Marshall , age 37 , of Troy , New York , was sentenced yesterday to 92 months in prison , to be followed by 6 years of supervised release , for conspiring to distribute cocaine and crack cocaine in Albany and Rensselaer Counties . The announcement was made by United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith and James N. Hendricks , Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI ) . In pleading guilty on August 15 , 2018 , Marshall admitted that from February 2017 to April 2017 , he worked with others to acquire cocaine ; cook and otherwise convert the cocaine into cocaine base ( a/k/a crack cocaine ) ; and sell crack cocaine and cocaine in Albany and Rensselaer Counties . Marshall admitted that a co-conspirator typically acquired cocaine from a source of supply in the City of Albany and then brought the cocaine to his residence in Troy , where they would cook the cocaine into crack for resale . This case was investigated by the FBI and its Capital District Safe Streets Gang Task Force , which includes FBI Special Agents and members of federal , state and local law enforcement agencies , including the New York State Police and New York Department of Corrections and Community Supervision , and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Barnett .

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WILMINGTON , Del . ( Reuters ) - The U.S. government can continue at least temporarily to send asylum seekers back to Mexico after President Donald Trump scored a rare ruling in his favor on Friday from the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals . The asylum program was set to be shut down at 8 p.m. EDT ( midnight GMT ) by an order issued on Monday by U.S. District Court Judge Richard Seeborg , but the Trump administration had asked for the Court of Appeals in San Francisco to intervene . The Court of Appeals issued a two-paragraph order saying the lower court injunction was temporarily stayed while the parties prepare to submit arguments next week on the government ’ s request for a longer stay that would remain in place for the months-long appeals process . The government told the Court of Appeals in papers filed late Thursday that the United States faced “ a humanitarian and security crisis ” at the southern border and needed to the policy to deal with surging number of refugees . Seeborg had ruled on Monday the policy was contrary to U.S. immigration law and ordered a nationwide injunction to halt the program , but delayed implementation of his order to allow the government to appeal . “ This is an interim step while the court considers the government ’ s stay request , ” said a statement from Judy Rabinovitz , a lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union who represented plaintiffs in the case and who opposed the stay . Since January , the administration has sent more than 1,000 asylum seekers , mostly from Central America , back to Mexico to wait the months or years it can take to process claims through an overloaded immigration system . Although it is appealing and the lower court order had yet to take effect , Reuters reporters confirmed that the Trump administration was allowing some asylum seekers from Mexico to return to the United States . Trump has bristled at limits on his administration ’ s ability to detain asylum seekers while they fight deportation , and the administration was in the midst of expanding the program when Seeborg blocked it . The 9th Circuit Court has been a frequent target for Trump ’ s criticisms of the judicial system , which has blocked his immigration policies on numerous occasions . After Seeborg ruled on Monday , Trump tweeted : “ A 9th Circuit Judge just ruled that Mexico is too dangerous for migrants . So unfair to the U.S. OUT OF CONTROL ! ” Reporting by Tom Hals in Wilmington , Delaware ; Editing by Tom Brown

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Q and A : This is the group of people inflation hurts most With the cost of living jumping to a rate not seen in more than 30 years , Canadians have been paying more for essentials such as food , housing and gas . The annual rate of inflation climbed to 5.7 per cent in February , Statistics Canada said Thursday , the highest level since August 1991 and the second-straight month it 's been more than five per cent . CTV National News ' Manitoba Bureau Chief Jill Macyshon spoke with Phil Cyrenne , a professor of economics at the University of Winnipeg , about what 's driving high inflation rates in Canada and who it 's hurting most . This interview has been edited for length and clarity . We 've talked about inflation a lot over the last few years in this country . What is inflation and what is driving it ? Inflation is a continual increase in the average price levels . It 's not a one-time increase . In the last few years , those prices have increased quite dramatically . What are the drivers of inflation ? You can have one-time increases in prices due to supply shocks . For example , suppose the price of oil goes up to 20 per cent . If that is the only increase in the price of oil , then prices will adjust . And so you would n't expect continuing increases in prices . What you really need for inflation is to have what 's called an expansionary monetary policy , plus an expansionary fiscal policy . What 's happened in Canada is we 've had basically all three : We 've had expansionary fiscal policy , expansionary monetary policy and an adverse supply shock , particularly in energy . That 's a recipe for inflation everywhere . I think a lot of this is a legacy of the COVID period . I was someone who was very , very concerned about the period after COVID . I mean , we 're not quite out of the woods yet . But you have to be careful what you 're doing during the COVID period and what 's going to happen after . Most economists thought the borrowing and the unprecedented financial spending and the lower interest rates were going to lead to problems after the COVID period . I think that 's what we 're seeing now . Who does inflation hurt the most ? In general , people on fixed incomes are always hurt by inflation . In other words , if you 're retired and you 're getting your annual CPP , that amount that you 're getting is going to be purchasing less and less . Inflation really erodes purchasing power . But the people who benefit are people who are actually borrowing because , in a sense , they are going to be paying back with less valuable dollars , because inflation erodes that value . So borrowers actually do a little bit better under an inflationary environment , whereas savers generally do worse . What do you see going forward ? I think the Bank of Canada has realized that higher interest rates are needed . The idea behind higher interest rates is that it will reduce borrowing by consumers and businesses , which will reduce spending . It is the spending that is contributing to the rise in prices in conjunction with the supply shock . That ( supply shock ) is what 's driving up energy prices , and energy prices filter through the entire economy . If you 're talking about food prices , transportation is a key element of food prices . Lots of energy is used in agriculture . So energy is a key input in the economy , which is why it has such far reaching effects . So if oil prices keep going up , will inflation keep going up as well ? Right . For inflation , you need a continual increase in prices , and oil keeps going up . The only option that that central bankers have around the world is to basically reduce aggregate demand . And the way to do that is to raise interest rates -- in other words , to reduce the pressure that the world economy is putting on the oil market . Do you see the Bank of Canada raising rates again within the next month or two ? I think that 's really what they 're thinking about . The one issue that they 're also worried about is that when you raise interest rates , you actually slow down the economy . So the Bank of Canada has this juggling act . It 's trying to manage these inflationary pressures , but it does n't want to push us into a recession . That 's why they 've been somewhat reluctant in raising interest rates .

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