AFN
NEWS
Thursday, April 18, 2019
1)
From ABC News, I’m Chuck Sivertsen.
Federal officials say Sol Pais, the
Florida 18-year old infatuated with Columbine
massacre has been found dead. She was obsessed with the Columbine shooting, had
made threats online and talked her friends. She bought three one-way tickets to
Colorado and she bought a shotgun immediately after landing in Denver. The FBI Dean Phillips says that’s why the
manhunt was so urgent. “It was really a combination of her actions and comments.
She made several comments to folks that we obtained through interviews.”
Hundreds of schools here in Colorado were shut down. Most will reopen on
Thursday. Alex Stone, ABC News,
Denver.
2)
North Korea has test-fired a new tactical guided weapon which, South Korea’s
news agency says, was supervised by North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un.
3)
Attorney General William Barr will
hold a news conference at 9:30 tomorrow morning Eastern Time on the release of
the Russia report.
4)
The Trump Administration has imposed new sanctions on Cuba and Venezuela. National
Security Advisor John Bolton
addressing the U.S. Bay of Pigs invasion
veterans in Miami, announcing new sanctions against Cuba and Venezuela,
including stopping Venezuelan oil shipping to Houston this week. “So we have a
ship’s captain out there wondering where he’s gonna go next,” More than a half
dozen new sanctions on Cuba and Venezuela aimed at overturning what President
Trump calls brutal and repressive governments. Andy Field, ABC News.
5)
Acing Homeland Security Secretary Kevin
McAleenan is in McAllen, Texas
to draw attentions to the number of families crossing the southern border. “Yesterday
in one 24-hour period, we had over 4,800 people cross our border, a new record
for the modern era.” McAleenan says congressional action is needed.
6)
A British member of the elite international diving team that helped rescue the
Thai soccer team from a cave last summer is now missing in a Tennessee cave.
7)
Wall Street major indexes closed slightly lower. You’re listening to ABC News.
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From
the Fox Business Network, stocks ending slightly lower as the healthcare sector
continues to sell off, with the Dow falling 3 points, the NASDAQ down 4,
S&P 500 down 7. // And Neiman Marcus
is getting serious about the fast-growing secondhand luxury business. The
luxury retailer acquiring a minority stake in Fashionphile, an online seller of preowned designer handbags and accessories.
At select Neiman Marcus stores, customers will be able to not only receive
an immediate quote for their items from Fashionphile but also payments they can
spend immediately on new items at the store. // And you wanna find some happy employee?
Check out Trader Joe’s. The
California-based grocer has officially been dubbed the best large-sized
employer of the year. Forbes
releasing its annual list of best employers with Trader Joe’s and Southwest
Airlines claiming the top two spots of large companies this year. With the Fox
Business Report, I’m Hilarie Barsky.
