Friday, September 30, 2016

Friday's Headlines: Trump Foundation lacks certification needed to raise funds

Report of Trump's business spending in Cuba could hurt his chances in Florida; Clinton claims that Bush tax cuts played 'a large part' in sparking 2008 recession; World leaders bid a final farewell to former Israeli leader Shimon Peres; Philippines president: Hitler killed millions of Jews, I will kill millions of drug addicts;
 
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Trump Foundation lacks certification needed to raise funds
The foundation — sustained for years by donors outside the Trump family — never obtained the registration that New York requires to solicit money from the public, state officials said. Charities as large as Trump's must also submit to an annual audit that asks, among other things, whether the charity spent funds for the personal benefit of its officers.
Report of Trump's business spending in Cuba could hurt his chances in Florida
A story published in Newsweek said Donald Trump's company spent as much as $68,000 on a "foray" exploring business possibilities in Cuba in 1998, which would be a clear violation of the strict embargo in place at the time.
 
Clinton claims that Bush tax cuts played 'a large part' in sparking 2008 recession
Hillary Clinton put the Bush tax cuts at the top of the list of reasons for the 2008 crash, but that's wrong.
 
World leaders bid a final farewell to former Israeli leader Shimon Peres
Leaders from 70 countries gathered in Jerusalem and paid respects to Peres, the 93-year-old former prime minister, president and Nobel Peace Prize winner who died at a Tel Aviv hospital this week. President Obama told mourners that the contribution Peres made to Israel was "so fundamental, so pervasive, it can sometimes be overlooked."
 
Philippines president: Hitler killed millions of Jews, I will kill millions of drug addicts
Since President Rodrigo Duterte took office in July, more than 3,300 Filipinos have been killed by police or assassins. He's now comparing his campaign to kill criminals to the Holocaust.
 
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Spy's unhappy wife could have made D-Day a disaster for the Allies
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