Day: January 4, 2018

N.Y. to sue federal gov’t over ‘unconstitutional’ tax law

(Worthy News) – New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday that he will sue the federal government over the recently passed tax law, which he said was unfair to his state and unconstitutional.

“Washington has launched an all-out, direct attack on New York State’s economic future,” Cuomo said in his “State of the State” speech to state lawmakers, according to the Washington Post. “It is crass. It is ugly. It is divisive. It is partisan legislating. It is an economic civil war. Make no mistake: They are aiming to hurt us.”

At issue for New Yorkers is the $10,000 deduction cap for income, sales and property taxes, also known as the SALT deduction. About 90 percent of New Yorkers who use SALT have incomes of more than $100,000 per year, according to the Tax Foundation, which is almost twice the median state income. [ Source: UPI (Read More…) ]

N.Y. to sue federal gov’t over ‘unconstitutional’ tax law

(Worthy News) – New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday that he will sue the federal government over the recently passed tax law, which he said was unfair to his state and unconstitutional.

“Washington has launched an all-out, direct attack on New York State’s economic future,” Cuomo said in his “State of the State” speech to state lawmakers, according to the Washington Post. “It is crass. It is ugly. It is divisive. It is partisan legislating. It is an economic civil war. Make no mistake: They are aiming to hurt us.”

At issue for New Yorkers is the $10,000 deduction cap for income, sales and property taxes, also known as the SALT deduction. About 90 percent of New Yorkers who use SALT have incomes of more than $100,000 per year, according to the Tax Foundation, which is almost twice the median state income. [ Source: UPI (Read More…) ]

N.Y. to sue federal gov’t over ‘unconstitutional’ tax law

(Worthy News) – New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday that he will sue the federal government over the recently passed tax law, which he said was unfair to his state and unconstitutional.

“Washington has launched an all-out, direct attack on New York State’s economic future,” Cuomo said in his “State of the State” speech to state lawmakers, according to the Washington Post. “It is crass. It is ugly. It is divisive. It is partisan legislating. It is an economic civil war. Make no mistake: They are aiming to hurt us.”

At issue for New Yorkers is the $10,000 deduction cap for income, sales and property taxes, also known as the SALT deduction. About 90 percent of New Yorkers who use SALT have incomes of more than $100,000 per year, according to the Tax Foundation, which is almost twice the median state income. [ Source: UPI (Read More…) ]

N.Y. to sue federal gov’t over ‘unconstitutional’ tax law

(Worthy News) – New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday that he will sue the federal government over the recently passed tax law, which he said was unfair to his state and unconstitutional.

“Washington has launched an all-out, direct attack on New York State’s economic future,” Cuomo said in his “State of the State” speech to state lawmakers, according to the Washington Post. “It is crass. It is ugly. It is divisive. It is partisan legislating. It is an economic civil war. Make no mistake: They are aiming to hurt us.”

At issue for New Yorkers is the $10,000 deduction cap for income, sales and property taxes, also known as the SALT deduction. About 90 percent of New Yorkers who use SALT have incomes of more than $100,000 per year, according to the Tax Foundation, which is almost twice the median state income. [ Source: UPI (Read More…) ]

Iranian intelligence network exposed in Judea and Samaria

Iranian intelligence network exposed in Judea and Samaria

(Worthy News) – The Shin Bet security agency and the Israel Defense Force recently exposed a network sponsored by the Iranian intelligence apparatus in Judea and Samaria. The network was recruited and funded by an Iranian intelligence agent living in South Africa, according to information released for publication on Wednesday.

According to the Shin Bet, the key suspect arrested in the operation is Mohammed Maharmeh, a 29-year-old computer engineering student from Hebron.

Maharmeh was reportedly enlisted to the service of Iranian intelligence by a relative, Bahar Maharmeh, who lives in South Africa. The Shin Bet said that “Iranian intelligence used South Africa as a key arena for locating, recruiting and deploying agents against Israel.” [ Source: Israel Hayom (Read More…) ]

Multiple rocket attacks within hours raise risk of Gaza flare up

Multiple rocket attacks within hours raise risk of Gaza flare up

(Worthy News) – Multiple mortar shells were fired from the Gaza Strip towards southern Israel on Wednesday afternoon, causing no damage or injuries.

The first mortar fell inside Israel’s Eshkol Regional Council close to the Gaza border fence at around 2 p.m. and a second was launched around an hour and a half later. The first two rockets did not activate the rocket alert siren since they were heading towards open territory but sirens sounded around 5 p.m. when a third mortar also landed in the Eshkol region.

It was the third rocket to strike Israeli territory in under a week, and according to the IDF, after finding no shrapnel from the first two launches it is suspected that they fell within the Hamas-run enclave. [ Source: Jerusalem Post (Read More…) ]

Israel strikes Gaza terror infrastructure following rocket fire

Israel strikes Gaza terror infrastructure following rocket fire

(Worthy News) –
The Israeli Air Force struck what it termed as “major terror infrastructure” in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday night in response to rocket fire into Israel.

“The IDF will continue and will proceed with all the tools at its disposal above and below the ground to thwart attempts to harm Israeli citizens. We are prepared and ready for a range of scenarios and we will act against every attempt to violate Israeli sovereignty,” the IDF said in a statement following the airstrikes.

Multiple mortar shells were fired from the Gaza Strip earlier in the day towards southern Israel, causing no damage or injuries. [ Source: Jerusalem Post (Read More…) ]

Trump lawyers send cease and desist to Steve Bannon over comments in tell-all book

Trump lawyers send cease and desist to Steve Bannon over comments in tell-all book

(Worthy News) – President Trump’s lawyers sent a letter to former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon on Wednesday night, insisting he stop making derogatory comments about Trump and his family.

The letter comes after excerpts from a forthcoming book, “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House” by Michael Wolff, were published Wednesday and featured unflattering comments from Bannon about the Trump family.

Bannon along with other staffers in Trump’s campaign had signed nondisclosure agreements requiring them to not make any derogatory comments toward Trump, his family, the campaign, or the Trump Organization. [ Source: Washington Examiner (Read More…) ]

Trump torches Steve Bannon after disparaging book excerpts: Steve ‘not only lost his job, he lost his mind’

Trump torches Steve Bannon after disparaging book excerpts: Steve ‘not only lost his job, he lost his mind’

(Worthy News) – President Trump slammed his former chief strategist just hours after excerpts of a forthcoming book about the presidency revealed Steve Bannon had made disparaging comments about Trump’s family and personal habits.

“Steve Bannon has nothing to do with me or my presidency. When he was fired, he not only lost his job, he lost his mind,” Trump said in a statement on Wednesday. “Steve was a staffer who worked for me after I had already won the nomination by defeating seventeen candidates, often described as the most talented field ever assembled in the Republican party.”

Trump said Bannon “is learning that winning isn’t as easy as I make it look,” referring to Bannon’s failed efforts to promote Alabama GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore, whose campaign imploded late last year amid allegations of sexual misconduct involving teenagers. [ Source: Washington Examiner (Read More…) ]

Iran protests spread, even as military declares them over

Iran protests spread, even as military declares them over

(Worthy News) – Iran’s most influential military commander on Wednesday declared the wave of anti-regime protests rocking nation as over, despite reports that demonstrators continue to fill the streets in more than a dozen cities.

Maj. Gen. Mohammad Ali Jafari, the commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), also said those who’ve participated in the rallies were guilty of “sedition,” according to Iran’s semi-official Fars News Agency.

“Now we can say that it is the day when the 1396 sedition ended,” the general said, in reference to the current year in the Persian calendar. [ Source: Washington Times (Read More…) ]