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Israel’s attorney general has ordered police to open an investigation into Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife on suspicion of harassing political opponents and a witness in the Israeli leader’s corruption trial. Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara made the announcement in a terse message late Thursday, saying the investigation would focus on the findings of a recent report by the “Uvda” investigative program into Sara Netanyahu. The program uncovered a trove of WhatsApp messages in which Mrs. Netanyahu appears to instruct a former aide to organize protests against political opponents and to intimidate Hadas Klein, a key witness in the trial. The announcement did not mention Mrs. Netanyahu by name, and the Justice Ministry declined further comment. But in a video released earlier Thursday, Netanyahu listed what he said were the many kind and charitable acts by his wife and blasted the Uvda report as “lies.” “My opponents on the left and in the media found a new-old target. They mercilessly attack my wife, Sara,” he said. He called the program ”false propaganda, nasty propaganda that brings up lies from the darkness.” It was the latest in a long line of legal troubles for the Netanyahus — highlighted by the prime minister's ongoing corruption trial. The pair have also had a rocky relationship with the Israeli media. Netanyahu is charged with fraud, breach of trust and accepting bribes in a series of cases alleging he exchanged favors with powerful media moguls and wealthy associates. Netanyahu denies the charges and says he is the victim of a “witch hunt” by overzealous prosecutors, police and the media. The report obtained correspondence between Sara Netanyahu and Hanni Bleiweiss, a former aide to the prime minister who died of cancer last year. The messages indicated that Sara Netanyahu, through Bleiweiss, encouraged police to crack down violently on anti-government protesters and ordered Bleiweiss to organize protests against her husband's critics. She also told Bleiweiss to get activists in Netanyahu's Likud party to publish attacks on Klein. Klein is an aide to billionaire Hollywood mogul Arnon Milchan and has testified in the corruption case about her role in delivering tens of thousands of dollars worth of champagne, cigars and gifts to Netanyahu for her boss. According to the report, Bleiweiss also was instructed to organize demonstrations outside the homes of the lead prosecutor in the corruption case, Liat Ben-Ari, and then Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit, who had issued the indictments, and protests and social media campaigns smearing political opponents. According to the report, Bleiweiss was a loyal aid to Netanyahu for decades. But while she was ill, it said Sara Netanyahu mistreated her, prompting her to share the messages with a reporter shortly before her death. Sara Netanyahu has been accused of abusive behavior toward her personal staff before. This, together with accusations of excessive spending and using public money for her own extravagant personal tastes, has earned her an image as being out of touch with everyday Israelis. In 2019, she was fined for misusing state funds. National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who oversees police and has repeatedly said the attorney general, Baharav-Miara, should be fired over a series of grievances against her, said the latest announcement was another reason for her to be dismissed. “Someone who politically persecutes government ministers and their families cannot continue to serve as the attorney general,” he said. And Justice Minister Yariv Levin, another Netanyahu ally and critic of Baharav-Miara, accused her of focusing on “television gossip.” “Selective enforcement is a crime!” he said in a statement.Property tax hike little more than a payday loan to keep broke city’s lights, heat on

Richard Clayton Brumfield, 94, beloved husband of 72 years to Marilyn Patricia Bloom Brumfield, passed away Monday, Dec. 2, 2024, at Prisma Health Tuomey. Richard was born in Waverly, Ohio, the son of the late Nolan Brumfield and Marilla Dunkle. He grew up on a family farm in Ohio, where he developed his love of gardening. He attended Ohio State University where he graduated and was an avid football fan. He later enlisted in the United States Air Force where he would serve a long and memorable career as a meteorologist. Richard went on to be stationed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he met and married the love of his life, Marilyn. During his military career he and his wife were stationed all over the United States and England. Richard had a life that was well lived. After retirement from his military career, he went on to work in real estate, cabinet making and in social services. He was a man of many talents. In his spare time, he was an avid woodworker, model ship builder, duck carver and loved to dabble in electronics. At one point he even took flying lessons. He was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church of Cookeville, Tennessee. Richard will be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather, great- grandfather, brother and friend. He will be dearly missed by all who knew him. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his three sons, Nolan Bruce Brumfield and his wife, Marti, Jeffrey Scott Brumfield and his wife, Lynn and Steven Richard Brumfield and his wife, Jane, all of Tennessee; two daughters, Linda Maryl Brumfield Holland and her husband, Thomas, of Virginia, and Susan Leigh Brumfield Nethercutt and her husband, Lloyd, of Sumter, South Carolina; one surviving sister; 12 grandchildren, Maria Thomas and her husband, Steve, Tim Brumfield, Katy Johnson and her husband, Tim, Danny Holland, Josh Nethercutt, Andrew Nethercutt, Matthew Nethercutt and his wife, Brittany, Alison Brumfield Young and her husband, Dillon, Caren Brumfield, Trisha Brumfield Queener and her husband, Jake, Jason Brumfield and Lauren Brumfield; and six great-grandchildren, Brett Davis, Kaitlyn Davis, Sabine Johnson, Ella Nethercutt, Hayden Queener and Alleigh Queener. Funeral services will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 565 E. 10th St., Cookeville, Tennessee, 38501. You may go to bullockfuneralhome.com to sign the family's guestbook. Bullock Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements, 803-469-3400.The House of Representatives, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to cause all frozen accounts of the National Social Investment Programmes Agency (NSIPA) were unfrozen within 72 hours to enable the smooth resumption of all programmes and payment of outstanding stipends owed to 395,731 N-Power beneficiaries. The House has also urged the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management to ensure that all the administrative bottlenecks hindering the smooth operations of all programmes of NSIPA are immediately removed, as it seeks the concurrence of the Senate. President Tinubu had in the wake of corruption allegation surrounding the social investment programmes ordered both their suspension and related bank accounts frozen. However, the House in a resolution on a motion jointly sponsored by the Deputy Speaker, Hon. Benjamin Kalu, Hon. Babajimi Benson, Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere and 18 others on Tuesday adopted the prayed request. Kalu in moving the motion noted that NSIPA was established pursuant to the National Social Investment Programme Agency (Establishment) Act, 2023, with the mandate of empowering unemployed persons, vulnerable widows, orphans, children, persons with disabilities, and vulnerable senior citizens, among others. He also noted that NSIPA oversees critical social intervention programmes such as grant for vulnerable groups, N-Power, the Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme (GEEP), Conditional Cash Transfers (CCT), and the National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP). He further noted that the Renewed Hope Agenda of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led government gave emphasis to the mandate of the NSIPA to cushion the effect of economic shocks on the poor and the vulnerable.

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We've seen many examples recently of positive changes in both America's political and cultural landscapes. While we spill a lot of ink at Twitchy mocking or criticizing all of the horrible things that leftists do, we also love to celebrate the political and cultural wins from conservatives. At Christmas time, what better win could we get than seeing a real Nativity scene on display and reading of Scripture at the United States Capitol for the first time in history? If you are like this writer, you might be surprised that this was the first time this has happened, but it seems to be true. While we can't correct those ghosts of Christmases past, we can at least take joy in our Christmas present and have hope for our Christmases yet to come. 🚨New: A Nativity Scene will be displayed at the US Capitol for the First Time in American History pic.twitter.com/H9GbiR1ddZ There is a slight error in the tweet above, as the ceremony already took place earlier this week. The faith-based media site The Heartlander had the full story : A Nativity display along with prayer, Christmas carols, and a Scripture reading of the birth of Jesus was all part of an event held for the first time on the southeastern steps of the U.S. Capitol. Celebrated on Tuesday on the House of Representatives side of the Capitol, the event represents 'a significant victory for religious freedom and the First Amendment,' Rev. Patrick Mahoney, director of the Washington, D.C.-based Christian Defense Coalition, said in a press statement. 'This event has ended and won the war on Christmas in the public square,' Mahoney proclaimed. 'For if Christmas can be celebrated and displayed in the most powerful public square in America, it can be celebrated publicly everywhere.' The article goes on to recount how Mahoney was arrested in 2021 for trying to hold a similar event at the Capitol on Good Friday. But a 2024 ruling from James Boasberg, Chief Judge of the United States District for the District of Columbia said that the Capitol steps constituted the public square and that peaceful demonstrations could be held there. On December 10, Mahoney and others celebrated the ruling with a crèche, Scripture readings, and Christmas carols. The news was greeted with a few negative reactions on Twitter. This is absurd and should be taken to court. The first amendment guarantees I as a Jewish person don’t have to see a nativity scene displayed in a government building. https://t.co/46zPE5f4zq The First Amendment says no such thing. Moreover, the court says that, as a Jewish person, you can also have an event celebrating Jewish holidays on the Capitol steps. Some people also seemed to misunderstand that it was the federal government putting on the display, which it was not (but there would be nothing wrong with that either). Despite a few objections, though, the reactions were overwhelmingly positive. This is also a significant victory for religious freedom and the 1st Amendment https://t.co/0Kk0WS0BRS I can’t believe this wasn’t done before...praise God! As we noted above, that surprised us as well. pic.twitter.com/tSfZKsLrbj This is actually the best thing I’ve read in weeks!!!! Absolutely love this!!!! MAGA 🇺🇸🙏🏻 This is awesome. https://t.co/ailE3w5vP4 We think so too. We're winning https://t.co/VHYo9v2vGB The winds have definitely shifted. We can just feel it. Love seeing the impact of the Shift... God ain’t play’n around! 💪 https://t.co/UVlPKEbKXt There is a crèche in front of the county courthouse in my township and the ACLU knows better. This used to not be breaking news but normalcy. https://t.co/F3kR9GOeFB That's a fair point, but we are happy to celebrate a return to normalcy. BASED! https://t.co/ODqABxzJTp God bless and protect these United States of America 🙏🇺🇲 https://t.co/vs2LMSuS1v We can say Amen to that. “For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.” Luke 2:11 https://t.co/HvcJzOhAbu It's nice when we can all remember the reason for the season. On the grand scale of political events, this may be a blip, but it feels like an important one. As it's been said about so many positive current events... we're healing. https://t.co/BRVc1Ai8b7 It certainly appears that we are. And that's one more thing to be grateful for this Christmas.

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