This may’t actually be the place Joe Biden saved labeled paperwork he took from the White Home — or can it?
A field labeled “Vital Doc’s + Images” was left unsealed on a desk forward of a kid’s birthday celebration within the Delaware residence the place the 80-year-old president has been found to have stashed delicate authorities information, a photograph from his son’s laptop computer, found by The Submit Friday reveals.
One other picture on the notorious laptop computer reveals that Hunter Biden apparently made greater than 160 journeys to the sprawling, lakeside home in simply 52 days throughout the identical time he was concerned in controversial enterprise dealings with a Chinese language vitality conglomerate — and whereas the house contained the found labeled paperwork.
Throughout one go to, the primary son — who has a historical past of drug and alcohol addictions — texted “Mother,” aka first woman Jill Biden, hours after midnight and requested “R u awake.”
“Open the door plz” he added at 2:37 a.m. on March 8, 2017, in response to a screenshot of the trade.
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After she responded, “Okay,” Hunter Biden wrote again, “My key fell off in the home. Ughhh I’m sorry.”
Three days later, on March 11, 2017, Hunter Biden, 52, documented the preparations for his namesake nephew’s birthday celebration at his mother and father’ secluded, six-bedroom home in Wilmington, Del.
Images from Hunter Biden’s laptop computer confirmed the field containing the labeled docs open on a desk in the home.
Categorized paperwork have been present in a field labelled “Vital Doc’s + Images.”
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The occasion occurred somewhat greater than per week after Web page Six solely revealed that the troubled first son was having an affair together with his widowed sister-in-law, Hallie Biden, following the loss of life of his brother, Beau Biden, from mind most cancers in 2015.
A screenshot of textual content messages exhibits Hunter Biden invited the three daughters he shares together with his spouse to the social gathering “at nana/pops.”
He was rebuffed, nevertheless, by the youngest, Maisy Biden, who wrote, “We aren’t able to see adults but.”
Pictures from Hunter Biden’s laptop computer present an array of household images unfold out on a eating desk surrounded by chairs hours earlier than the gathering, in addition to a white cardboard file field with brown packing tape on it.
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The paperwork have been in a storage that housed Biden’s prized 1967 convertible Corvette Stingray. Joe Biden/YouTube
Biden has spent over 100 days at his Delaware residence since taking workplace. WPVI
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However the lid — which was coated with the phrases “Vital Doc’s + Images” written in black — had been opened and was ajar within the shot Hunter Biden snapped.
Whereas it’s unknown what was really within the field, studies have instructed Joe Biden could have taken the White Home paperwork to be used in writing his memoir, “Promise Me, Dad,” which was printed in November 2017.
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One other snapshot from later within the day exhibits his nephew sitting in entrance of an oblong cake coated with white icing and burning candles as Joe Biden stood to the aspect and tilted it towards the digital camera.
President Biden has been engulfed in controversy since CBS Information reported on Jan. 9 that the US Justice Division was wanting into how labeled paperwork from his time as vp wound up on the Penn Biden Heart for Diplomacy and International Engagement in Washington DC.
President Biden’s attorneys alerted the feds to the invention on Nov. 2, six days earlier than the midterm elections, however it wasn’t made public till sources spilled the beans to CBS.
Hunter Biden was seen posing in his dad’s automotive on this 2017 snap.
Since then, the White Home has mentioned that extra labeled paperwork have been discovered throughout follow-up searches of the storage and library at Biden’s Wilmington residence.
The president admitted Thursday that “a handful of paperwork have been filed within the mistaken place” however denied any wrongdoing.
“I feel you’re gonna discover there’s nothing there. I’ve no regrets. I’m following what the attorneys have advised me they need me to do. That’s precisely what we’re doing. There’s no there there,” he mentioned.
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Earlier this week, the Washington Free Beacon printed 4 July 2017 images from Hunter Biden’s laptop computer that confirmed him behind the wheel of his dad’s prized 1967 convertible Corvette Stingray, which the president retains in the identical storage the place he saved some labeled paperwork.
Biden had insisted that storage was a safe location in an trade with a reporter final week.
Images from Hunter Biden’s laptop computer made waves after being found in 2020.
“Categorized supplies subsequent to your Corvette? What have been you considering?” Fox Information reporter Peter Doocy requested Biden.
“My Corvette is in a locked storage, OK? So it’s not like they’re sitting out on the road,” Biden replied, seeming to brush off the importance of the invention.
“So it was in a locked storage?” Doocy persevered.
“Sure, in addition to my Corvette,” Biden claimed.
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A video clip posted by Joe Biden’s marketing campaign in August 2020 confirmed the then-candidate displaying off the inexperienced muscle automotive, which he backed into the storage subsequent to a pile of containers that held a few of the papers at situation.
In the meantime, an April 6, 2017, screenshot of “Frequent Areas” from Hunter Bidend’s iPhone listed 162 visits to “Dwelling” since Feb. 14 of that 12 months, with a circle on the map showing to correspond with the positioning of his mother and father’ Wilmington home.
Emails from Hunter Biden’s laptop computer that have been first revealed by The Submit in October 2020 present that he obtained concerned with the China Power Fund Committee in September 2016 when he scored a $1 million retainer price to signify an organization official accused of bribery, regardless that he had no expertise as a felony protection lawyer.
Emails from Hunter Biden’s laptop computer revealed that the president’s son was doing enterprise with China Power Fund Committee.
Different emails revealed that Hunter Biden later pursued a profitable take care of CEFC that he described as “fascinating for me and my household,” with a Might 13, 2017, electronic mail alluding to plans for him to carry a ten% stake “for the massive man.”
Certainly one of Hunter Biden’s former enterprise associates, Tony Bobulinkski, has alleged that “the massive man” is President Biden, who’s denied even discussing his son’s enterprise dealings.
In October 2020, Bobulinkski publicly accused Joe Biden of mendacity about that, saying, “I’ve firsthand information about this as a result of I instantly handled the Biden household, together with Joe Biden.”
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Bobulinski mentioned he was launched to Joe Biden at a California resort on Might 2, 2017, when “we mentioned the Bidens’ historical past, the Biden household’s plans with the Chinese language, with which he was plainly acquainted, at the least at a excessive stage.”
Neither the White Home nor attorneys for Hunter Biden instantly returned requests for remark Friday.
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The Biden administration has told Congress it plans to send a $1bn package of military aid to Israel despite US opposition to the Israeli military’s plans for a full assault on Rafah, the city in southern Gaza.
The move by the White House comes after the US paused one shipment of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel over concerns about their use in densely populated areas of Gaza, which risks further increasing the Palestinian civilian death toll.
While that step marked the first time Biden had withheld weapons in an effort to restrain Israel’s military conduct since the war with Hamas began in October, the $1bn package in the works shows that Washington is not seeking to restrict its arms supply to Israel more broadly.
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The signal from the Biden administration that it wanted to proceed with the $1bn weapons package was conveyed this week, according to a congressional aide. It is expected to include mostly tank ammunition and tactical vehicles.
“We are continuing to send military assistance, and we will ensure that Israel receives the full amount provided in the supplemental,” Jake Sullivan, Biden’s national security adviser, told reporters on Monday, referring to $95bn foreign security aid bill for Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific enacted last month.
“Arms transfers are proceeding as scheduled,” another US official said on Tuesday.
The state department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The Wall Street Journal first reported the Biden administration’s plans for a new $1bn weapons transfer to Israel.
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Biden decided to freeze the transfer of some of its most lethal bombs as it sought to deter the Israel Defense Forces from a full assault on Rafah, the city in southern Gaza where more than 1mn Palestinians are estimated to be sheltering. The US is also seeking to finalise a temporary ceasefire deal and secure the release of hostages held by Hamas.
The state department last week warned that US-made weapons might have been used in the conflict in a way that violated humanitarian rights.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reacted with defiance to Biden’s arms suspension, saying Israel would “stand alone” in the absence of support form the US, its closest ally.
While some Democrats were relieved to see Biden make more aggressive use of US leverage over Israel, the president also faced a backlash from lawmakers within his party who were upset about the move, including Jacky Rosen, the Nevada senator, and John Fetterman, the Pennsylvania senator.
Rosen said the US needed to provide Israel with “unconditional security assistance”.
West Virginia voters chose their nominees in primaries with the key posts of governor and a U.S. Senate seat coming open.
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West Virginia voters chose their nominees in primaries with the key posts of governor and a U.S. Senate seat coming open.
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After a campaign focused on national culture war issues, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey won the state’s Republican nomination for governor, according to a race call by The Associated Press.
In a state that voted heavily for Donald Trump in 2016 and 2020, Morrisey will start as the frontrunner for the November election. He’ll face the one contender in the Democratic primary, Steve Williams, who’s in his third term as the mayor of Huntington. Unopposed in the Democratic primary, Williams has been able to wait and focus his efforts on the upcoming general election.
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They’re seeking to replace Republican Gov. Jim Justice, who has reached his two-term limit on that office.
Meanwhile Justice, according to the AP, won an expected victory in the GOP primary for the nomination to replace Democratic U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, who is retiring. Justice, owner of a vast array of businesses and son of a coal magnate, is the dominant figure in the state’s politics and was endorsed by Trump. As governor, he has helped pass income tax cuts and a near-total ban on abortion.
He’ll start as a likely favorite against Democrat Glenn Elliott, the mayor of Wheeling, who the AP called as the winner of that party’s primary. With the Democratic Sen. Manchin leaving, the race could be key in determining whether Republicans can take control of the Senate.
In the Republican primary for a U.S. House seat, incumbent Carol Miller has defeated Derrick Evans, according to the AP. Evans served three months in prison on a civil disorder charge for participation in the storming of the U.S. Capitol building Jan. 6, 2021. He was a delegate to the West Virginia House at the time.
The new GOP gubernatorial nominee, Morrisey, was elected attorney general in 2012 and used the office to spearhead lawsuits against federal policies from the Obama and Biden administrations. He recently led other state attorneys general in suing to block rules by the Environmental Protection Agency requiring cuts in emissions from coal and gas-fueled power plants.
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Much of the primary campaign saw the candidates for the GOP nomination competing for who was the more conservative and the biggest Trump supporter. They touted their support for the state’s coal industry, backing fossil fuels as still key to the U.S. energy supply as the country transitions to renewable sources. But much of the media campaigning was focused on their opposition to transgender rights.
“Because our candidates don’t have a lot, frankly, of policy alternatives they want to talk about, it’s easier to play the culture wars game and to gin up fear,” said Marybeth Beller, associate professor of political science at West Virginia’s Marshall University.
Though he grew up in New Jersey and moved to West Virginia in 2006, Morrisey beat contenders with deeper ties to the state’s political establishment. Moore Capito, a former delegate to the West Virginia Legislature, was on track to come in second. He is the son of U.S. Senator Shelley Capito and grandson of late Gov. Arch Moore. He was backed by Gov. Justice.
Another contender was auto dealership owner Chris Miller, who’s mother is U.S. Rep. Carol Miller. The other candidate was current Secretary of State Mac Warner.
Randy Yohe covers state government for West Virginia Public Broadcasting.
Contact of Containership Dali with the Francis Scott Key Bridge
and Subsequent Bridge Collapse
Marine Investigation Preliminary Report
DCA24MM031
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Dali
2.1 Background and Specifications
The Dali, a 947-foot-long, steel-hulled general cargo vessel (containership),
was built by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. in 2015. The vessel’s draft on
departure was 39.9 feet fore and aft, with a cargo of 4,680 containers (56,675 metric
tons of containerized cargo). The ship and cargo displaced 112,383 metric tons as
loaded at departure.
Singapore-based Grace Ocean Private Limited, the vessel’s owner, owns
55 ships-a mix of containerships (including Dali), bulk carriers, and tankers. As of
March 26, Singapore-based Synergy Marine Group, the vessel manager who
provided the crew and operated the vessel for the owner, managed 55 ships under
Panama, Marshall Islands, Hong Kong, Liberia, and Singapore flags, including the
Dali. The vessel was classed by ClassNK, one of several nongovernmental
classification societies that establish and maintain standards for the construction and
operation of ships. Through construction and later periodic surveys, classification
societies confirm a vessel meets the class’s technical rules.
2.2 US Port Calls in March 2024
Since arriving from Sri Lanka to the United States on March 19, the ship had
made two other US port calls (Newark, New Jersey, from March 19 until March 21,
and Norfolk, Virginia, from March 22 to March 23). On March 23, at 0236, the Dali
moored at the Seagirt Marine Terminal in Baltimore Harbor.
2.2.1
Electrical Power Loss on Previous Day
On March 25, about 10 hours before leaving Baltimore, the Dali experienced a
blackout (loss of electrical power to the HV and LV buses) during in-port
maintenance. While working on the diesel engine exhaust scrubber system for the
diesel engine driving the only online generator (generator no. 2), a crewmember
mistakenly closed an inline engine exhaust damper. Closure of this damper
effectively blocked the engine’s cylinder exhaust gases from traveling up its stack and
out of the vessel, causing the engine to stall. When the system detected a loss of
power, generator no. 3 automatically started and connected to the HV bus.
Vessel power was restored when crewmembers manually closed HR2 and LR2.
Generator no. 3 continued to run for a short period, but insufficient fuel pressure
7 The NTSB is not aware of any other vessel power outages occurring in Baltimore or while in
its prior ports, Newark or Norfolk.
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This information is preliminary and subject to change.
