Starry Night’ Deal Awaits OK

SPORTS | B1 SPORTS | B1 LINDOR LEADS FLEETWOOD LOCAL QUARTET OF HOPES TO END MLB PLAYERS AT US WIN STREAK ALL-STAR BREAK IN THE MAJORS Tuesday, July 17, 2018 YOUR LOCAL SOURCE FOR LAKE & SUMTER COUNTIES @dailycommercial Facebook.com/daily.commercial 75¢ ‘Starry Night’ deal awaits OK Mount Dora offi cials “If the council votes to accept could agree on. expected to allow the settlement agreement, there Talcott said he is confident it to stay is a tremendous victory in that that the agreement on the table we get to keep the mural and — which not only allows the By Roxanne Brown complete the painting. For us, family to keep and complete the [email protected] it’s priceless. That was the main mural, but dismisses the lien on issue,” said Nancy Nemhauser, the property and orders a revi- MOUNT DORA — Nearly one who with her husband, Lubomir sion of the city’s sign code — will year after the “Starry Night” Jastrzebski, owns the house. succeed in winning the council’s mural went up on a house near Attorney Jeremy Talcott with final approval tonight at a city downtown Mount Dora, a set- Pacific Legal Foundation, who meeting starting at 6 p.m. tlement agreement will ensure represents the homeowners, He said an approval would it never has to come down. said he and the city’s attor- keep the case out of federal The agreement is scheduled neys worked most of the day court, where it was headed. Richard Barrenechea, the artist who painted the “Starry Night” mural, for final approval by City Coun- Monday to finalize language on and homeowner Nancy Nemhauser pose in front of the house in Mount cil members tonight. the agreement that both parties See STARRY, A5 Dora on Monday. [ROXANNE BROWN / DAILY COMMERCIAL] Offi cials: Trump embraces Putin Trump’s actions ‘bizarre,’ ‘shameful’ By Lisa Mascaro The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Key members of Con- gress, including some Republicans, are criti- cizing President Donald Trump’s performance at a press conference with Russian President Vlad- imir Putin as “bizarre,” “shameful” and a “missed opportunity” to stand up to Russia. House Speaker Paul Ryan delivered a strongly worded state- ment, saying there’s “no question” that Russia interfered in the 2016 U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hand with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the end of a press conference after their meeting at the presidential election, Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, on Monday. [AP PHOTO / ALEXANDER ZEMLIANICHENKO] and noting that U.S. intelligence agencies and a House panel agreed. “The president must President questions intelligence on election meddling appreciate that Russia is not our ally,” Ryan said, in what was, for By Jonathan Lemire, benefit, seeming to accept Trump’s meeting with Putin U.S. foreign policy and rattle the mild-mannered Jill Colvin Russian President Vladimir in Helsinki was his first time Western allies in service of speaker, akin to a repri- and Vladimir Isachenkov Putin’s insistence that Mos- sharing the international stage his political concerns. A wary mand. Ryan said Russia The Associated Press cow’s hands were clean. with a man he has described as and robust stance toward “remains hostile to our The reaction back home was an important U.S. competi- Russia has been a bedrock of most basic values and HELSINKI — In an extraor- immediate and visceral, among tor — but whom he has also his party’s world view. But ideals.” dinary embrace of a longtime fellow Republicans as well as praised a strong, effective Trump made clear he feels that Other high-pro- U.S. enemy, President Donald usual Trump critics. “Shame- leader. any firm acknowledgement of file Republicans also Trump on Monday openly ful,” “disgraceful,” “weak,” His remarks, siding with Russia’s involvement would expressed dismay. questioned his own intelli- were a few of the comments. a foe on foreign soil over his undermine the legitimacy of “I never thought I gence agencies’ firm finding Makes the U.S. “look like a own government, was a stark his election. would see the day when that Russia meddled in the pushover,” said GOP Sen. 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B6 A2 Tuesday, July 17, 2018 | DailyCommercial.com NATION&WORLD CAIRO Egypt draft bill to immune Judge halts deportation of reunifi ed families senior military ofﬁ cers Egypt’s parliament has Ruling temporary; passed a draft bill that could comes as government immune senior military offi- scrambles to reunite cers from future prosecution kids by July 26 deadline related to violence follow- ing the 2013 overthrow of an By Elliot Spagat elected but divisive Islamist and Colleen Long president. The Associated Press The draft bill, which gained legislators’ approval SAN DIEGO — A federal on Monday, gives President judge on Monday ordered a Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi the temporary halt to deporta- right to name officers who tions of immigrant families are eligible for rewards that reunited after being separated include ministerial benefits at the border, as the Trump and immunity from inves- administration races to meet tigation for any offences a July 26 deadline for putting committed from July 3, 2013 thousands of children back in to June 8, 2014 — namely from their parents’ arms. the day of former President U.S. District Judge Dana Mohammed Morsi’s over- Sabraw imposed a delay of throw to el-Sissi’s first day at least a week after a request as president. from the American Civil Lib- The draft bill still needs el- erties Union, which cited Sissi’s approval to become “persistent and increasing law. rumors ... that mass depor- tations may be carried out CAIRO imminently and immediately Allison, 6, and her mother Cindy Madrid share a moment during a news conference Friday in Houston, Egypt orders 15-day detention upon reunification.” where the mother and daughter spoke about the month and one day they were separated under the of news website editor Justice Department attor- President Donald Trump administration immigration policy. [MARIE D. DE JES’S/HOUSTON CHRONICLE VIA AP FILE] ney Scott Stewart opposed A lawyer says Egyptian the delay but did not address prosecutors have ordered the the rumors in court. government has begun the judge that some reuni- Also Monday, advocates 15-day detention of the chief The ACLU requested that transporting children in a fications of older children said in federal court in Los editor of an independent news parents have at least one week “tremendous amount of air- already occurred, and “it is Angeles that immigrant chil- website shortly after he was to decide whether to pursue line flights” to El Paso and our intent to reunify children in government custody ordered released from prison asylum in the U.S. after they are elsewhere. Director Ruben dren promptly.” He went are being given poor food, in a different case. reunited with their children. Garcia said he is preparing to into detail on how the process kept in unsanitary conditions Defense lawyer Fatma The judge held off on deciding take in as many as 100 reuni- was working. and face insults and threats. Serag said Thursday that that issue until the government fied families a day. The judge praised White’s The allegations came amid Masr al-Arabia chief editor outlines its objections in writ- Late last month, Sabraw testimony, saying, “What a long-running effort by Adel Sabri was ordered to be ing by next Monday. ordered the government to is in place is a great start to attorneys to have a court- detained Tuesday on charges ACLU attorney Lee Gel- reunite the thousands of making a large number of appointed monitor oversee of spreading false news and ernt told reporters that he children and parents who reunifications happen very, the U.S. government’s com- joining an outlawed group. was “extremely pleased” by were forcibly separated at very quickly.” pliance with a decades-old Serag says Sabri, who was the halt and that parents need the border by the Trump Justice Department attor- settlement governing the arrested in April on similar time to think over with their administration this spring. neys also assured Sabraw the treatment of immigrant chil- charges including operating children and advisers whether He set a deadline of July 10 children were well cared for, dren caught on the border. an unlicensed website, was to seek asylum.

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