Tresa Baldas Detroit Free Press Published 10:52 AM EST Feb 19, 2019 The federal government called it a scam. Three men wired $88 million overseas, prosecutors say, and tried to keep it a secret. But a defense lawyer says they weren't doing anything bad with the money: They were just sending it home to relatives, and the government knew it. "They are just creating an opportunity for their loved ones to receive money ... In the olden days, they used to just pass it off by hand. Here, they are doing it through a wiring service," said Detroit attorney Nabih Ayad, who believes the government is acting overzealous in the case. Ayad stressed the case is not about terrorism, and that the government has never suggested that the money at issue wound up in the wrong hands. "I think it's a little bit too aggressive to bring federal charges against them," Ayad said. "In my client's case, the government had already visited his business in 2013 and never told him to stop doing … [Read more...] about How 3 men secretly wired $88M to ‘loved ones’ in Yemen and China
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‘Illegal and treasonous’: Trump says Rosenstein was part of a ‘coup attempt’
Reis Thebault, The Washington Post Published 10:01 am PST, Monday, February 18, 2019 President Donald Trump points to a member of the media while taking questions after speaking during an event in the Rose Garden at the White House to declare a national emergency in order to build a wall along the southern border, Friday, Feb. 15, 2019 in Washington. less President Donald Trump points to a member of the media while taking questions after speaking during an event in the Rose Garden at the White House to declare a national emergency in order to build a wall along ... more Photo: Pablo Martinez Monsivais, AP Photo: Pablo Martinez Monsivais, AP Image 1 of / 39 Caption Close Image 1 of 39 President Donald Trump points to a member of the media while taking questions after speaking … [Read more...] about ‘Illegal and treasonous’: Trump says Rosenstein was part of a ‘coup attempt’
Wire fox terrier wins top prize at Westminster dog show
By Reuters | PUBLISHED: February 12, 2019 at 8:20 pm | UPDATED: February 13, 2019 at 9:47 am By Maria Caspani | Reuters A wire fox terrier won “Best in Show” at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York on Tuesday, emerging as the top dog among nearly 3,000 barking, tail-wagging competitors. The animal, named King, captured the most coveted prize at the two-day event at Madison Square Garden, besting challengers from all 50 U.S. states and 14 countries. The competition drew 2,800 dogs from 203 breeds and varieties. “Tonight is … I can’t even describe it,” said an emotional Gabriel Rangel, King’s handler, on the floor of Madison Square Garden. “After you win this magnificent show there’s really nothing else to win. He should be running around in a field of grass,” Rangel said moments after King won the terrier group and claimed the top trophy over finalists from five other groups. King became the 15th wire fox terrier … [Read more...] about Wire fox terrier wins top prize at Westminster dog show
King the wire fox terrier takes Westminster’s best in show
Ben Walker Associated Press Published 7:57 AM EST Feb 13, 2019 New York – Wire fox terriers are still King at Westminster. A wire fox from Brazil who’s won big in Europe became America’s top dog Tuesday night, beating out a crowd-pleasing longhaired dachshund and popular Sussex spaniel. There were some boos – along with modest cheers – at Madison Square Garden when judge Peter Green pointed at the 7-year-old King. “It doesn’t get any better than that,” handler Gabriel Rangel said. The win was hardly a surprise. Wire fox terriers have won 15 times at the nation’s most prestigious dog show, far more than any other breed (Scottish terriers are second, with eight). Green is a renowned figure in the dog world, especially for his work with terriers. He’s previously picked King as the champ at other shows. Wired to win, this dog was. “I look at King, he’s like a beautiful painting, a piece of art,” Rangel … [Read more...] about King the wire fox terrier takes Westminster’s best in show
Champagne with a princess? The Danube river cruise with a royal cameo
Margaret Thatcher’s smile beamed out between a knotty plait of garlic and a string of shiny red chillies. It stopped me in my tracks. After all, the Iron Lady is not who you expect to find in a Hungarian market hall in 2019. Taken in the Eighties, the photograph had been stuck up by a market trader. His message for shoppers like me was: if my Hungarian chillies were good enough for her, then they’re good enough for you. I slipped him a handful of forint, bagged the peppers and eased my way past pyramids of dried paprika, spicy sausages and cans of goose liver and out through the neo-gothic gateway of Budapest’s Great Market Hall. The 410ft long River Beatrice was in sight, docked handsomely at her pontoon in the shadow of the Liberty Bridge that straddles the Danube. I was to spend the next eight days on Uniworld’s Enchanted Danube cruise, travelling from Budapest to Munich via Bratislava and Austria’s glorious Wachau Valley. Along the way, I’d … [Read more...] about Champagne with a princess? The Danube river cruise with a royal cameo