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Hamas has resumed rebuilding its underground terror network in Gaza — including in areas already cleared by Israeli forces — raising alarms within the IDF as commanders prepare for a new, large-scale ground offensive. Military intelligence indicates that Gaza City still conceals vast, strategically critical tunnel systems untouched during Israel’s previous incursion 18 months ago. Senior officers warn that subterranean warfare will pose an even greater challenge in the next phase of fighting. Against this backdrop, the Security Cabinet is expected Thursday to approve the launch of “Gideon’s Chariots II,” the codename for the IDF’s planned push into Gaza City. On Sunday, amid mass demonstrations calling for the release of hostages, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir announced the operation’s imminent start. “We will continue striking until Hamas is defeated, with the hostages at the forefront of our minds,” Zamir said. “The IDF will deploy all its capabilities — on land, in the air and at sea — to hit Hamas with force.” The campaign will require the mobilization of tens of thousands of reservists under Tzav 8 emergency call-ups. Many have already received notices, adding to widespread fatigue among soldiers and their families. Two days after Zamir’s remarks, Defense Minister Yisrael Katz formally signed off on the IDF’s plan. “The goals are to take control of Gaza, dismantle Hamas militarily, drive its leaders into exile, demilitarize the Strip, and create the conditions to free all hostages,” Katz declared. “When this operation is complete, Gaza will change its face and will no longer look the way it did.” Regular IDF brigades have been instructed to prepare for deployment, while reserve brigades are slated for activation in September. The offensive is not expected to begin before next month. Military planners say it hinges on moving up to one million civilians out of Gaza City — a massive logistical challenge requiring U.N. cooperation. Once underway, at least four IDF divisions, including reserve forces, are expected to encircle Gaza City before advancing block by block into neighborhoods like Sabra, Rimal and Sheikh Ajlin. The battle plan calls for intense aerial bombardment to precede the ground invasion, followed by systematic clearing of high-rise districts and suspected tunnel hubs. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said Thursday that the military is advancing its long-anticipated push to capture Gaza City, describing the operation as central to Israel’s mission of defeating Hamas and freeing hostages. Visiting southern Gaza’s Khan Younis, Zamir addressed soldiers from the Kfir Infantry Brigade and 188th Armored Brigade — units that had just repelled a Hamas raid on their encampment a day earlier. “We are advancing with the efforts for action in Gaza City. We already have forces operating on the outskirts of the city, and additional forces will join them later,” he told the troops. Zamir stressed that the IDF’s goals remain clear. “Our missions remain the release of the hostages and the defeat of Hamas; we will not rest and will not stop until we complete them. Achieving these missions is essential for our future and for our values as a society,” he said. The IDF chief said Hamas has been severely weakened by months of fighting. “From the terror army we experienced on October 7, it has become a guerrilla organization. We will continue to strike Hamas everywhere, pursue them as long as necessary and wherever necessary,” he vowed. On the 60,000 reservists called up for the Gaza City campaign, Zamir said they are being summoned only when absolutely necessary. “I am certain they will show up until the mission is completed,” he said. Zamir also noted that the IDF is in constant discussion with Israel’s political leadership as it shapes the next phases of the operation. “We are creating the best operational achievements on the battlefield in order to present them with the widest range of options,” he said. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu visited the Gaza Division on Thursday. “I came here to approve the IDF plans for taking control of Gaza City and defeating Hamas. In parallel, I instructed to begin immediate negotiations for the release of all our hostages and the end of the war, on conditions that are acceptable for Israel,” Netanyahu said. “We’re at the decisive stage,” he continued. “I came today to the Gaza Division in order to approve the plans that the IDF presented to me and to the Defense Minister for taking control of Gaza City and defeating Hamas. Those two things, the defeat of Hamas and the release of all our hostages, go hand in hand.” (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

Israeli Finance Minister Betzalel Smotrich has reportedly delivered a blunt ultimatum in recent days, making clear that he will leave the coalition if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agrees to any arrangement with Hamas — whether limited in scope or a full accord — according to a Channel 12 report broadcast Wednesday evening.

After the report surfaced, Smotrich’s office released a statement saying, “The Finance Minister does not comment on matters discussed in meetings with bereaved families and the families of hostages.” Still, the message emphasized his firm position: “The minister’s position remains unchanged — there is no justification for a partial deal that leaves some hostages behind and allows Hamas to remain in power. He expects the Prime Minister to clarify his position without ambiguity.”

Echoing Smotrich’s hardline stance, retired Navy commander Eliezer Marom also issued a warning, cautioning against Israel pursuing only a partial agreement with Hamas.

Marom explained that Israel’s offensive in Gaza City had already placed Hamas under significant pressure, even at risk to the captives. “Any partial deal would give Hamas a 60-day window to regroup,” he warned. “What we saw today in Khan Yunis will repeat itself elsewhere if we allow that to happen.”

He concluded that Israel is now confronted with two possible courses of action: either secure a comprehensive, all-encompassing deal, or push forward with a challenging and prolonged military campaign inside Gaza.

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JD Vance: “We are going to BANKRUPT this country if we keep on giving the people’s Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security benefits to illegal aliens…that is NEVER the design of those programs! […] They ought by right to belong to the AMERICAN citizens who paid into those programs to begin with – and that’s what we’re fighting to make sure happens.”

President Trump on peace in Ukraine: “I would say within two weeks we’re going to know one way or the other.”

New Zealand’s government announced new military spending Thursday of 2.7 billion New Zealand dollars ($1.6 billion) to replace aging aircraft, including helicopters it plans to purchase from the United States, senior officials said. Cabinet ministers unveiling the package cited rapidly growing global tensions and a deteriorating security environment. New Zealand’s military spending has trailed that of its larger partners in the Five Eyes intelligence sharing group of countries — which includes the United States, Britain, Canada and Australia — and the bolstered budget reflects a shift in how the remote island nation is responding to strategic competition among major powers in the Pacific Ocean. “We face the most challenging strategic circumstances in New Zealand’s modern history and certainly the worst that anyone today working in politics or foreign affairs can remember,” Foreign Minister Winston Peters, who entered Parliament in 1979, told reporters. The purchase of military planes and helicopters was the first procurement announced in a government plan, disclosed in April, to double defense spending from 1% to 2% of GDP in the next decade. The package includes five MH-60R Seahawk helicopters to replace the existing maritime fleet and two Airbus A321XLR aircraft, allowing the retirement of Boeing 757s that are more than 30 years old and were already secondhand when purchased. The helicopters accounted for more than NZ $2 billion of the spending, officials said. Defense Minister Judith Collins said her government would “move at pace” to procure the helicopters directly through the United States’ foreign military sales program instead of going to a wider tender. Cabinet ministers were expected to consider the final business case in 2026, she told reporters in Wellington on Thursday. It would take “a few years” to acquire the helicopters, Collins added, because buying new meant New Zealand would need to “wait in line.” She denied the choice to buy from the United States was an attempt to rectify the trade imbalance that has seen New Zealand goods targeted for an adjusted 15% levy when arriving in the U.S. under the Trump administration’s global tariffs plan. Collins said she didn’t know whether New Zealand’s trade minister would seek to use the purchase as leverage when making a case for lower tariffs to U.S. officials. The same helicopters were used by Australia, the U.S. and seven other countries, she said. The leaders of New Zealand and neighboring Australia this month pledged closer military ties as they are increasingly confronted by great power competition, particularly the rise of China’s influence, in the South Pacific Ocean. The region was once neglected by other Western nations, an attitude that has reversed sharply in recent years as the extent of Beijing’s attempts to vie for sway with Pacific leaders has become more apparent. That’s proved a challenge for leaders in New Zealand, where use of military ships and aircraft has often been primarily in humanitarian and disaster situations. It has also required a fresh sales pitch on military budgets to a country of 5 million people where the need for defense spending in a remote country with few enemies has traditionally been a difficult sell. “Distance no longer provides New Zealand the protection it once did,” Collins said. “And defense is not something that can be mothballed until you need it.” The aging Boeing aircraft have frequently broken down […]

The illegal alien accused of killing three people with a semi-truck is being extradited to Florida, where Gov. DeSantis says he will face full justice.

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PM Bibi Netanyahu in the Gaza Division: “I came to approve the IDF’s plans for the takeover of Gaza City and the defeat of Hamas.”

Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu intensified his criticism of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during a Thursday interview, sharply condemning what he called Canberra’s “appeasement” of terrorist groups and their backers in the West. He also pledged to move forward with a complete military takeover of Gaza, even if Hamas agrees to a ceasefire and a deal for the release of hostages.

“I’m sure he has a reputable record as a public servant, but I think his record is forever tarnished by the weakness that he showed in the face of these Hamas terrorist monsters,” Netanyahu said of Albanese in his interview with Sky News Australia.

“When the worst terrorist organization on earth, these savages who murdered women, raped them, beheaded men… when these people congratulate the prime minister of Australia, you know something is wrong.”

For years, Australia has been seen as one of Israel’s closest allies, but tensions between the two nations have deepened since Canberra’s announcement last week that it would formally recognize a Palestinian state.

On Tuesday night, Netanyahu escalated his attacks by taking to X, where he accused Albanese of betrayal and labeled him a “weak politician who betrayed Israel.”

Australia responded forcefully on Wednesday, with Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke countering that strength was not measured by “how many people you can blow up or how many children you can leave hungry.”

In the interview — one of many Netanyahu has conducted with international media outlets supportive of his policies, while largely avoiding critical Israeli press — the prime minister insisted that Israel was “on the verge of completing this war.”

This has been a repeated claim from Netanyahu over the past year and a half. Since February 2024, he has argued that capturing the southern Gaza city of Rafah would bring the conflict to an end within weeks, declaring in April that victory was “a step away.” But after Israeli forces entered Rafah in May 2024, those predictions failed to materialize.

Nearly two years into the war, Netanyahu continues to face mounting domestic and international pressure to negotiate an end to the fighting and secure the release of hostages. Despite this, his government recently signed off on a plan to seize Gaza City in the north, where roughly a million displaced civilians are sheltering. The move has drawn heavy criticism worldwide, and even some Israeli security officials have warned it could put the remaining hostages at greater risk.

Netanyahu has repeatedly portrayed Gaza City as the final bastion of Hamas power, comparing the situation to the Allies’ capture of Berlin to end World War II — a comparison he repeated during Thursday’s interview. Last year, he invoked a similar argument when defending Israel’s push to take Rafah.

The interview appears to have been recorded earlier this week, coinciding with reports that Hamas was close to accepting a U.S.-backed ceasefire proposal previously approved by Israel. Hamas has since publicly stated it has accepted the plan, but Jerusalem has remained silent for at least three days.

When interviewer Sharri Markson asked Netanyahu if Israel still intended to take full control of Gaza and dismantle Hamas even if the terror group agreed to a truce and released hostages, his answer was unequivocal.

“We’re going to do that anyway. That there was never a question that we’re not going to leave Hamas there,” he said, while adding that the war “could end today” if Hamas “lays down its arms and releases the remaining 50 hostages, at least 20 of which are alive.”

Netanyahu pointed to reports of rising resentment toward Hamas among Gazans, saying his aim was not to permanently occupy the Strip but “to free Gaza, free them from Hamas tyranny, free Israel and others from Hamas terrorism, give Gaza and Israel a different future.”

Regarding the growing rift with Australia, Netanyahu expressed regret, emphasizing that there had been a “great underlying friendship there for over a century” which has “gone astray because I think leaders did not show the strength and conviction that they should have when we’re actually fighting the war of Western civilization against these barbarians.”

He linked recent spikes in antisemitic incidents in Australia to broader global extremism, warning that radicals were exploiting democratic freedoms to undermine society from within. He urged Australians to confront this growing threat head-on.

“I’ve seen this tsunami of antisemitism, this racism and this deliberate targeting of the innocents, the burning of a synagogue in Melbourne and so on. These are horrible things and if you don’t stop them when they’re small, they get bigger and bigger and bigger and ultimately they consume your society,” he warned.

“The Western leaders, including unfortunately in Australia, are… trying to feed the crocodile of militant Islam that has claimed the lives not only of Jews, but Christians and Arabs, many Muslims and so on, and they think they’ll pacify, they’ll appease the crocodile,” Netanyahu continued.

“The more you pour fuel into this antisemitic, anti-Israel and anti-Western fire, the greater the fire will grow, it will consume you in the end. You have no protection unless you stand up to it.”

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Naor Narkis, a secular activist from Tel Aviv and the head of the “Enlightened Israel” organization, set up a stand on Thursday morning in Bnei Brak with the aim of encouraging the “enlightenment” (i.e., secularization) of the Chareidi public, Chareidim10 reported. He was accompanied by security guards and other activists. Over the course of the day, Chareidim gathered near the stand and began arguing with the activists, and a commotion developed at the scene. Police officers arrived at the scene after receiving several calls about disruption of the peace. The police decided to disperse the unlawful gathering at the scene, including the stand, due to concerns for the safety of the public. However, one of the secular activists refused to leave the scene, and the police arrested him. The suspect, 57, a resident of Givat Shmuel, was taken for questioning at the Bnei Brak police station. (YWN Israel Desk—Jerusalem)

The New York Yankees are facing backlash after drafting shortstop Core Jackson, a player whose past includes drawing a swastika on the dorm room door of a Jewish student when he was a 17-year-old freshman at the University of Nebraska, The Athletic revealed Wednesday. The 2021 incident, which Jackson now describes as the lowest point of his life, occurred while he was “blackout drunk.” According to reports, he broke down in tears the following day when told what he had done. The University of Nebraska sanctioned Jackson with fines, community service, and online sensitivity training. He was not arrested, and his baseball career continued uninterrupted. Jackson’s disciplinary record extended beyond the swastika incident. In September 2024, while playing for the University of Utah, he was charged with DUI. The case was reduced to misdemeanor impaired driving, with Jackson ordered to complete substance abuse training, community service, and pay fines. The Yankees were fully aware of Jackson’s past before selecting him in the 2025 MLB Draft. His agent had instructed him to disclose the swastika incident to all 30 Major League clubs during the draft process. Damon Oppenheimer, the Yankees’ amateur scouting director, defended the decision: “We were looking for accountability. I think [Jackson’s] actions have shown his remorse. He’s acknowledged it. He’s taken the right steps to learn and understand what he’s done.” Oppenheimer said the team performed more “due diligence” on Jackson than on any player in his 23-year career. The pick was also backed by Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner and president Randy Levine, who is Jewish, along with other Jewish members of the organization’s leadership. Jackson signed with New York for $147,500—well below the $411,100 slot value for the 164th overall pick. Scouts said his performance on the field—a career .363/.455/.577 hitter at Utah and two-time first-team all-conference honoree—would likely have placed him much higher in the draft if not for his past actions. Jackson’s agent, initially blindsided by the revelation, considered cutting ties before consulting with Elliot Steinmetz, head men’s basketball coach at Yeshiva University. After a personal call with Jackson, Steinmetz described him as “the nicest, sweetest kid in the world—[but] dumb as rocks when it came to these kinds of issues.” Jackson later undertook a five-week educational course with a Yeshiva University graduate student, aimed at teaching him about Jewish history and antisemitism. The instructor said Jackson was “attentive and engaged.” Raised in a Christian household in rural Ontario, Jackson admitted he had grown up with almost no exposure to Jews or Jewish history. “That doesn’t excuse what I did,” he told The Athletic. “But it shows how much I had to learn.” (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

This morning, the Satmar Girls Camp in Ulster Heights had the distinguished honor of hosting several high-ranking officials, including the Ulster County Executive, Ulster County District Attorney, Ulster County Sheriff, NYS Police Deputy Superintendent, and the NYS Senator representing Ulster County. They were warmly welcomed by Reb Dovid Rosenberg, Reb Yankel Richter, Senior Hatzolah volunteer Reb Moshe Richter, Law Enforcement Chaplain Reb Avrum Yakov Freidman, and Reb Chananya Schmilowitz. During their visit, the officials toured the camp facilities and spent time meeting with the campers and staff.

The California Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition from Republican state legislators attempting to block Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to redraw the state’s congressional map.

“Petitioners have failed to meet their burden of establishing a basis for relief at this time under California Constitution article IV, section 8,” the court wrote in a short order posted on the docket.

Newsom has been pushing back against Republican redistricting maneuvers in Texas by advancing a proposal for a special election this November. The goal is to secure voter approval for a new congressional map that would benefit Democrats ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

With the court’s decision, the California Legislature can now move forward and is expected to vote as early as Thursday on legislation that would authorize the special election.

At the heart of the Republicans’ challenge was a constitutional rule requiring a 30-day waiting period before lawmakers can pass a newly introduced bill, unless three-fourths of the Legislature agrees to waive the restriction.

Democrats attempted to bypass that requirement by taking bills that had been introduced in February, removing their original text, and replacing it entirely with redistricting provisions.

Four Republican lawmakers — Sen. Tony Strickland, Sen. Suzette Martinez Valladares, Assemblymember Tri Ta, and Assemblymember Kate Sanchez — petitioned the state’s highest court on Tuesday to halt the Democrats’ strategy.

The petition sought to delay the process until at least September 18, which would have made it nearly impossible to prepare for the planned November 4 special election. In their filings, the lawmakers’ attorneys conceded that the case presented a novel legal question but argued that allowing Democrats to move forward would be “comically absurd.”

In a joint statement after the ruling, the four lawmakers criticized the court for offering no explanation and vowed to keep fighting. “This means Governor Newsom and the Democrats’ plan to gut the voter-created Citizens Redistricting Commission, silence public input, and stick taxpayers with a $200+ million bill will proceed,” the statement said.

“We will continue to challenge this unconstitutional power grab in the courts and at the ballot box. Californians deserve fair, transparent elections, not secret backroom deals to protect politicians,” the statement added.

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Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes rose in July as homebuyers were encouraged by a modest pullback in mortgage rates, slowing home price growth and the most properties on the market in five years. Existing home sales rose 2% last month from June to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.01 million units, the National Association of Realtors said Thursday. Sales edged up 0.8% compared with July last year. The latest sales figure topped the 3.92 million pace economists were expecting, according to FactSet. Home prices rose on an annual basis for the 25th consecutive month, although the rate of growth continued to slow. The national median sales price inched up just 0.2% in July from a year earlier to $422,400. The U.S. housing market has been in a sales slump since 2022, when mortgage rates began climbing from historic lows. Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes sank last year to their lowest level in nearly 30 years. This year’s spring homebuying season, which is traditionally the busiest period of the year for the housing market, was a bust as stubbornly high mortgage rates put off many prospective homebuyers. Affordability remains a dauting challenge for most aspiring homeowners following years of skyrocketing home prices. (AP)

Prosecutors in Manhattan revealed on Thursday that a former senior adviser to Mayor Eric Adams is among seven individuals now facing additional charges in an ongoing corruption probe tied to City Hall, which has been under investigation for the past two years.

Although Adams himself has not been accused of wrongdoing, the case is expected to once again put a spotlight on the allegations surrounding his administration as he works to rebuild public confidence ahead of a highly competitive election in November.

The expanded indictments name Adams’ former chief of staff and longtime ally, Ingrid Lewis-Martin, along with her son Glenn D. Martin, former state Senator Jesse Hamilton, and two of Adams’ campaign donors — siblings Tony and Gina Argento — among those charged.

Lewis-Martin, along with the other defendants, was scheduled to appear before a judge on Thursday.

Her resignation came back in December, prior to a separate indictment alleging that she and her son accepted bribes in return for expediting approvals for construction projects. That case is still moving through the courts. Despite the charges, Lewis-Martin has remained involved with the Adams campaign in a volunteer capacity while awaiting trial.

In the latest development, Lewis-Martin now faces four more counts of conspiracy and accepting bribes, charges outlined in new indictments that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg characterized as “classic bribery conspiracies that had a deep and wide-ranging impact on city government.”

“As alleged, Lewis-Martin consistently overrode the expertise of public servants so she could line her own pockets. While she allegedly received more than $75,000 in bribes and an appearance on a TV show, every other New Yorker lost out,” Bragg stated.

Her attorney, Arthur Aidala, responded on Thursday, saying she intends to plead not guilty to these new charges. “She has broken no laws, and she is not guilty,” he declared in a statement.

Aidala issued a further statement defending his client, saying: “Ingrid Lewis Martin is facing charges classified at the lowest level of felony in our justice system. Her only so-called ‘offense’ was fulfilling her duty—helping fellow citizens navigate the City’s outdated and often overwhelming bureaucracy. At no point did she receive a single dollar or any personal benefit for her assistance. Yet, the District Attorney seeks to portray a dedicated and honest public servant as a criminal. This is not justice—it is a distortion of the truth and a troubling example of politically motivated ‘lawfare.’ We will vigorously fight these charges and ensure that the facts prevail. The public deserves to know the truth, and we will not allow this injustice to stand.”

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A New York appeals court on Thursday tossed out the staggering $464 million judgment against President Trump, which stemmed from a civil business fraud case.

The Appellate Division, First Department, reversed the ruling in which Trump, 79, had been accused of artificially inflating his net worth by billions over a ten-year span to obtain more favorable loan and insurance deals.

If the February 2024 decision by Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron had remained in place, Trump would have been required to pay more than $500 million, including over $100 million in accumulated interest.

The appeals court ruling followed a dramatic 11-week trial that threatened Trump’s long-cultivated image as a real estate powerhouse and risked labeling him a fraud while he campaigns to return to the White House.

During the trial, prosecutors presented evidence showing that between 2011 and 2021, Trump benefited from lower interest rates by significantly exaggerating the value of assets such as his Manhattan penthouse and Mar-a-Lago estate on official financial documents.

Records showed that Trump’s business claimed his Trump Tower triplex was 30,000 square feet when its actual size is just 11,000 square feet, inflating the property’s worth to $327 million in 2015 after valuing it at $80 million only four years earlier.

The trial also revealed that Trump listed Mar-a-Lago’s value at $517 million on financial statements, despite his own tax adviser noting that its “market value” had been recorded at just $27 million in 2020.

Michael Corbiciero, Trump’s tax representative, testified that the lower figure was used because the estate was classified as a “social club,” which enabled Trump to obtain significant tax benefits.

Evidence presented showed that Mar-a-Lago’s deed restricts its use to a social club and bars Trump from selling it as a private residence.

Nonetheless, Trump informed banks and insurers that the Palm Beach property was worth $517 million and even stated during the trial that he believed its value could reach $1.5 billion — which would make it four times pricier than the country’s most expensive listed home.

“The frauds found here leap off the page and shock the conscience,” Engoron wrote in his original ruling.

The decision from the appeals court came after indications last September that some members of the five-judge panel were skeptical about the lawsuit filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James, which ultimately triggered the trial.

Judge Peter Moulton described the size of the penalty as “troubling” and questioned whether the statute James relied on — which does not require proof that anyone suffered actual harm — had “morphed into something it was not meant to do.”

The lawsuit deeply affected the soon-to-be 47th president, who left the campaign trail several times to personally attend the trial, repeatedly condemning the proceedings as a “political witch hunt” and asserting he had “done nothing wrong.”

Both Engoron and James are elected Democrats, and James had campaigned on a promise to pursue Trump, previously referring to him as a “con man” and a “carnival barker.”

Trump’s attorneys argued that there were no “victims” in the case, emphasizing that “sophisticated” financial institutions like Deutsche Bank performed their own due diligence before entering agreements and that all lenders were repaid in full.

However, James’ team contended that Trump’s manipulated financial statements distorted the broader marketplace — a point Engoron ultimately supported.

“The next group of lenders to receive bogus statements might not be so lucky,” Engoron cautioned in his ruling.

Trump has already posted a $175 million bond while pursuing his appeal and will now take his challenge to New York’s highest court, the New York State Court of Appeals.

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Steven Cheung: “Another failed skirmish in the discredited lawfare campaign against President Trump, his family, and his business that other Democrat prosecutors are dropping left and right.”

Boeing is reportedly negotiating with Chinese companies to sell up to 500 aircraft.

Trump declares “TOTAL VICTORY” after $515 million civil fraud penalty is overturned.