Daniel Trotta
By Daniel Trotta
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Fast Forward Jewish Family Wiped Out In Costa Rica Plane Crash
Ten U.S. citizens and two Costa Rican pilots were killed when the Cessna 208B Grand Caravan aircraft crashed minutes after takeoff into a mountainous area off the beach town of Punta Islita, the Costa Rican government said. The town is in the province of Guanacaste, about 230 km (140 miles) west of the capital of…
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Breaking News Donald Trump Warns Rahm Emanuel on Soaring Chicago Crime
President-elect Donald Trump said in a Twitter message that Chicago’s mayor must ask for U.S. government help if the city fails to reduce its homicide rate, which hit a 20-year high in 2016. The city responded that Trump and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel had previously spoken and agreed to ways the federal government could help….
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Breaking News Heirs of Meyer Lansky Want Compensation for Cuban Casino
HAVANA – The heirs of Jewish mob legend Meyer Lansky want compensation for his nationalized hotel, the Riviera, the seaside home to one of the last casinos built in swinging Havana of the 1950s. U.S. and Cuban officials on Tuesday opened talks about honoring legal claims against the respective governments that were dormant for half…
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