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Mexico Says It Has Extradited Drug Lord Joaquin El Chapo Guzman To U.s

... Enforcement Administration took custody of Guzman in Ciudad Juarez, across the border from El Paso, Texas, and a plane carrying him departed for New York at 5:31 p.m. Eastern time. The officials agreed to give the information only if not quoted by name because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly. CBS News obtained exclusive photos of his arrival. The charges against him were developed by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the DEA. He was flown on a Mexican jet accompanied by DEA agents, medics and mechanics, law enforcement sources told CBS News senior investigative producer Pat Milton. He was expected to be transported under heavy security by caravan to Brooklyn from Mac Arthur Airport. He is due to be arraigned in U. S. District Court in Brooklyn Friday morning, Milton reported. Officials confirm the son of Mexican drug lord "El Chapo" was kidnapped from a resort in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. CBSN's Elaine Quijano has the l. New York is one of several U. S. jurisdictions where Guzman ...

James Mattis Defense Secretary Vote

... measures that he signed was a waiver approved by Congress that allows Mattis to serve as the Pentagon’s chief, exempting him from a current law that limits the appointment of a defense secretary within seven years of relief from duty. See who President Donald Trump wants in his inner circle at the White House. Mattis, 66, testified at his confirmation hearing last week. He defended the importance of NATO, called Russia a “principal threat” and differed from Mr. Trump on whether Jerusalem should be considered the capital of Israel. He previously served as commander of U. S. Central Command from 2010 to 2013, commander of the U. S. Joint Forces Command from 2007 to 2010 and NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander of Transformation from 2007 to 2009. During his confirmation hearing , he called NATO “the most successful military alliance probably in modern history, maybe ever” despite the president’s criticisms of the alliance. He also ...

Cbs, Paramount Settle Lawsuit Over 'star Trek' Fan Film

... Alec Peters are pleased to announce that the litigation regarding Axanar’s film Prelude to Axanar and its proposed film Axanar has been resolved. Axanar and Mr. Peters acknowledge that both films were not approved by Paramount or CBS, and that both works crossed boundaries acceptable to CBS and Paramount relating to copyright law.". Peters' Axanar video and script, which feature such arguably copyrighted elements as Vulcan ears, the  Klingon language  and an obscure character from a 1969 episode, sparked a lawsuit in December 2015. The litigation then proceeded at warp speed with the case almost making it to trial in just 13 months, an amazingly brisk pace by typical standards. Before R. Gary Klausner, the same federal judge in Los Angeles who presided over the copyright trial in 2016 concerning Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven," the case charted an unexplored copyright galaxy. Although there have been past legal disputes over such fare as Harry Potter and Seinfeld encyclopedias, as well as a closely watched battle a few years back over an unauthorized sequel to J. D. Salinger's ...

Propane Tank Thrown Under Boston Police Cruiser In 'deliberate Act

... Tom Kujala). Police released a surveillance image of a person they are looking to identify in connection with the incident. The person is wearing a jacket with a large hood and may have been driving a dark Toyota sedan. Surveillance image of car that may have been in area of explosion (Image from BPD). The FBI is also involved in the investigation. “We are postured to provide any resources that are needed and we are working closely with the Boston Police Department in identifying who is responsible,” the FBI said in a statement. Boston Mayor Marty Walsh said there is no evidence suggesting that the explosion was connected to the presidential inauguration ceremonies happening in Washington, D. C. for Donald Trump. Flames in the area where a Boston Police cruiser was parked on West Broadway in South Boston. (Image Credit: Tom Kujala). “Just really grateful that no one got hurt today,” said Walsh. “This is certainly not ...

Which Executive Orders Did Trump Sign On Day One

... the Affordable Care Act , pending congressional repeal. President Trump used his inaugural address to speak to those who propelled him to the presidency. He criticized politicians of both parties and r. He was flanked by Vice President Mike Pence, chief of staff Priebus and son-in-law Jared Kushner in the Oval Office. The executive order addressing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) seeks to allow relevant agency heads to waive or defer provisions that “impose a fiscal burden on any State or a cost, fee, tax, penalty, or regulatory burden on individuals, families, healthcare providers, health insurers, patients, recipients of healthcare services, purchasers of health insurance, or makers of medical devices, products, or medications.”. Such language might apply to the individual mandate , which, under the ACA, requires ...

How To Watch, Live Stream Steelers-patriots On Cbs

... If you accidentally made plans and won't be around a television on Sunday, we have some good news for you: You can still watch the AFC title game between the Steelers and Patriots. To watch Tom Brady go head to head against Ben Roethlisberger on Sunday night (6:40 p.m. ET), all you need to do is stream the game on __link__ or the CBS Sports App on your connected device. How to stream. What: Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots. When: Sunday, January 22 6:40 p.m. ET. Where: Gilette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts. TV: CBS (Jim Nantz and Phil Simms on the call, Tracy Wolfson on the sideline). Online: You'll be able to stream this game live on __link__ by clicking through to this link. Although you won't be able to watch on your phone or through the CBS Sports app, you'll be able to watch on almost any other device, including: Apple TV, Roku, XBox One, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV ...

Champagne Corks Pop In Moscow For President Trump's Inauguration

... November. Revelers on Friday watched Mr. Trump make his  inauguration speech in silence, and no one stood up for the American anthem, although the host suggested that all Americans should do so. Meanwhile, there was no comment from the Russian president, CBS News’ Palmer reported from Moscow. Earlier on Friday, President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said Putin was unlikely to watch the inauguration live, but catch it later on the news. “Donald Trump,” said Peskov, “is not our soulmate.”. That was a frosty change from the surprisingly warm endorsement Putin gave Mr. Trump during the campaign. “He’s a colorful and talented man,” Putin had said. “And he says he wants to move to deeper relations. How can we not welcome that?”. At one Moscow nightclub, different from the trendy loft where others were celebrating, several dozen people began toasting Mr. Trump late Thursday. Willi Tokarev, 82, a singer who emigrated to the ...

2017 Inauguration Day

... setting a car on fire, smashing store front windows, and destroying multiple business. Many have been armed with crow bars, hammers and one with an ax. Two officers were brought to the hospital with minor injuries. 2:11 p.m. Donald Trump fires off his first tweet under the new presidential Twitter account. View image on Twitter. — President Trump (@POTUS) January 20, 2017. 1:59 p.m. Where was former president George H. W. Bush during the Trump inauguration? The 41 st president was recovering at the intensive care unit of Houston Methodist Hospital, after fighting off an acute respiratory problem. Bush was “extubated” Friday morning and is “breathing well on his own with minimal supplemental oxygen, spokesperson Jim Mc Grath said in a statement. 1:30 p.m. Mr. Trump attends a private luncheon with Congress. 1:10 p.m. President Donald Trump’s new Twitter account, @POTUS, is now live. 1:08 p.m. ...