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Security measures enhanced in New York as rallies over Israel-Hamas conflict continue

STORY: Security measures enhanced in New York as rallies over Israel-Hamas conflict continue DATELINE: Oct. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:17 LOCATION: NEW YORK CITY, U.S. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the protest 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JESSENIA MENDEZ, Protestor 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): BOB NASH, U.S. Army veteran 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ADRIAN, Protestor STORYLINE: The New York Police Department (NYPD) has enhanced security measures as rallies over the conflict between Israel and Hamas continue in the city. "We are currently in a heightened threat environment and tensions have been rising since ...October 7th. The NYPD is doing everything we can do to forestall future violence in our city. However, we know the ongoing events overseas may resonate with individuals domestically and that is hard to anticipate," said NYPD in a statement on Wednesday. "The NYPD asks all New Yorkers to remain vigilant and reminds everyone if they see something to say something. For these reasons, the NYPD is contin

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Hatoyama urges tougher financial regulations

TOKYO, Japan - Yukio Hatoyama, president of the Democratic Party of Japan and Japan's prime minister in waiting, delivers a speech at a meeting of the Swiss-based World Economic Forum in Tokyo on Sept. 4, 2009. Hatoyama urged tougher government regulations on financial institutions to forestall another financial crisis.

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Hatoyama urges tougher financial regulations

TOKYO, Japan - Yukio Hatoyama, president of the Democratic Party of Japan and Japan's prime minister in waiting, delivers a speech at a meeting of the Swiss-based World Economic Forum in Tokyo on Sept. 4, 2009. Hatoyama urged tougher government regulations on financial institutions to forestall another financial crisis.

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Israel says preemptive strike against Iran only 'last resort'

JERUSALEM, Israel - Israeli Deputy Defense Minister Ephraim Sneh speaks in an interview with Kyodo News at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, on Dec. 13. He said that a preemptive military strike by Israel to forestall Iran's nuclear ambitions remains only a last resort but that the international community must act decisively soon.

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Father of boy killed in bizarre Kobe case urges legal curbs on perps’ book publication

Mamoru Hase, father of a schoolboy brutally killed in the 1997 serial murders in Kobe, Japan, submits a written request on July 15, 2015, to House of Representatives member Kunio Hatoyama, head of a project team on the relief of crime victims under the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s Research Commission on the Judicial System, calling for legal restrictions on the publication of books by perpetrators. Hase took the action after the publication of a memoir by the killer of Jun Hase, seeking to forestall secondary damage to victims and their families. Date: July 15, 2015,Place: Tokyo, JAPAN

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Japan's new COVID assessment criteria to focus on hospital capacity

Japan's new criteria to assess the COVID-19 situation will shift focus more on hospital capacity rather than the number of new infections in line with the increase in the vaccination rate and fewer people falling seriously ill, government officials said Monday. The new evaluation system, approved in a meeting of the government's subcommittee on the novel coronavirus response, will also classify the situation according to five levels, up from the current four, to forestall another wave of infections and a crunch on medical services.

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Vice President Kamala Harris meets with disabilities advocates at the White House

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks while meeting with disabilities advocates in the Vice President's Ceremonial Office in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, July 14, 2021. Harris yesterday met with Texas House Democrats after they fled Austin to forestall passage there of a law that would put new voting restrictions in place. Photo by Oliver Contreras/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vice President Kamala Harris meets with disabilities advocates at the White House

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks while meeting with disabilities advocates in the Vice President's Ceremonial Office in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, July 14, 2021. Harris yesterday met with Texas House Democrats after they fled Austin to forestall passage there of a law that would put new voting restrictions in place. Photo by Oliver Contreras/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vice President Kamala Harris meets with disabilities advocates at the White House

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks while meeting with disabilities advocates in the Vice President's Ceremonial Office in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, July 14, 2021. Harris yesterday met with Texas House Democrats after they fled Austin to forestall passage there of a law that would put new voting restrictions in place. Photo by Oliver Contreras/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vice President Kamala Harris meets with disabilities advocates at the White House

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks while meeting with disabilities advocates in the Vice President's Ceremonial Office in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, July 14, 2021. Harris yesterday met with Texas House Democrats after they fled Austin to forestall passage there of a law that would put new voting restrictions in place. Photo by Oliver Contreras/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vice President Kamala Harris meets with disabilities advocates at the White House

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks while meeting with disabilities advocates in the Vice President's Ceremonial Office in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, July 14, 2021. Harris yesterday met with Texas House Democrats after they fled Austin to forestall passage there of a law that would put new voting restrictions in place. Photo by Oliver Contreras/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vice President Kamala Harris meets with disabilities advocates at the White House

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks while meeting with disabilities advocates in the Vice President's Ceremonial Office in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, July 14, 2021. Harris yesterday met with Texas House Democrats after they fled Austin to forestall passage there of a law that would put new voting restrictions in place. Photo by Oliver Contreras/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vice President Kamala Harris meets with disabilities advocates at the White House

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks while meeting with disabilities advocates in the Vice President's Ceremonial Office in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, July 14, 2021. Harris yesterday met with Texas House Democrats after they fled Austin to forestall passage there of a law that would put new voting restrictions in place. Photo by Oliver Contreras/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vice President Kamala Harris meets with disabilities advocates at the White House

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks while meeting with disabilities advocates in the Vice President's Ceremonial Office in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, July 14, 2021. Harris yesterday met with Texas House Democrats after they fled Austin to forestall passage there of a law that would put new voting restrictions in place. Photo by Oliver Contreras/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vice President Kamala Harris meets with disabilities advocates at the White House

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks while meeting with disabilities advocates in the Vice President's Ceremonial Office in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, July 14, 2021. Harris yesterday met with Texas House Democrats after they fled Austin to forestall passage there of a law that would put new voting restrictions in place. Photo by Oliver Contreras/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vice President Kamala Harris meets with disabilities advocates at the White House

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks while meeting with disabilities advocates in the Vice President's Ceremonial Office in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, July 14, 2021. Harris yesterday met with Texas House Democrats after they fled Austin to forestall passage there of a law that would put new voting restrictions in place. Photo by Oliver Contreras/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks while meeting with Texas legislators

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks while meeting with Texas legislators in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, July 13, 2021. Texas House Democrats, after fleeing Austin to forestall passage there of a law that would put new voting restrictions in place, descended on Capitol Hill today to convince Congress to pass federal voting rights legislation Photo by Oliver Contreras/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks while meeting with Texas legislators

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks while meeting with Texas legislators in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, July 13, 2021. Texas House Democrats, after fleeing Austin to forestall passage there of a law that would put new voting restrictions in place, descended on Capitol Hill today to convince Congress to pass federal voting rights legislation Photo by Oliver Contreras/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks while meeting with Texas legislators

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks while meeting with Texas legislators in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, July 13, 2021. Texas House Democrats, after fleeing Austin to forestall passage there of a law that would put new voting restrictions in place, descended on Capitol Hill today to convince Congress to pass federal voting rights legislation Photo by Oliver Contreras/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks while meeting with Texas legislators

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris arrives as she meets with Texas legislators in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, July 13, 2021. Texas House Democrats, after fleeing Austin to forestall passage there of a law that would put new voting restrictions in place, descended on Capitol Hill today to convince Congress to pass federal voting rights legislation Photo by Oliver Contreras/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks while meeting with Texas legislators

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks while meeting with Texas legislators in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, July 13, 2021. Texas House Democrats, after fleeing Austin to forestall passage there of a law that would put new voting restrictions in place, descended on Capitol Hill today to convince Congress to pass federal voting rights legislation Photo by Oliver Contreras/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks while meeting with Texas legislators

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks while meeting with Texas legislators in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, July 13, 2021. Texas House Democrats, after fleeing Austin to forestall passage there of a law that would put new voting restrictions in place, descended on Capitol Hill today to convince Congress to pass federal voting rights legislation Photo by Oliver Contreras/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks while meeting with Texas legislators

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks while meeting with Texas legislators in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, July 13, 2021. Texas House Democrats, after fleeing Austin to forestall passage there of a law that would put new voting restrictions in place, descended on Capitol Hill today to convince Congress to pass federal voting rights legislation Photo by Oliver Contreras/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks while meeting with Texas legislators

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks while meeting with Texas legislators in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, July 13, 2021. Texas House Democrats, after fleeing Austin to forestall passage there of a law that would put new voting restrictions in place, descended on Capitol Hill today to convince Congress to pass federal voting rights legislation Photo by Oliver Contreras/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks while meeting with Texas legislators

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks while meeting with Texas legislators in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, July 13, 2021. Texas House Democrats, after fleeing Austin to forestall passage there of a law that would put new voting restrictions in place, descended on Capitol Hill today to convince Congress to pass federal voting rights legislation Photo by Oliver Contreras/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks while meeting with Texas legislators

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris arrives as she meets with Texas legislators in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, July 13, 2021. Texas House Democrats, after fleeing Austin to forestall passage there of a law that would put new voting restrictions in place, descended on Capitol Hill today to convince Congress to pass federal voting rights legislation Photo by Oliver Contreras/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks while meeting with Texas legislators

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks while meeting with Texas legislators in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, July 13, 2021. Texas House Democrats, after fleeing Austin to forestall passage there of a law that would put new voting restrictions in place, descended on Capitol Hill today to convince Congress to pass federal voting rights legislation Photo by Oliver Contreras/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks while meeting with Texas legislators

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks while meeting with Texas legislators in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, July 13, 2021. Texas House Democrats, after fleeing Austin to forestall passage there of a law that would put new voting restrictions in place, descended on Capitol Hill today to convince Congress to pass federal voting rights legislation Photo by Oliver Contreras/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks while meeting with Texas legislators

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris arrives as she meets with Texas legislators in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, July 13, 2021. Texas House Democrats, after fleeing Austin to forestall passage there of a law that would put new voting restrictions in place, descended on Capitol Hill today to convince Congress to pass federal voting rights legislation Photo by Oliver Contreras/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks while meeting with Texas legislators

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks while meeting with Texas legislators in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, July 13, 2021. Texas House Democrats, after fleeing Austin to forestall passage there of a law that would put new voting restrictions in place, descended on Capitol Hill today to convince Congress to pass federal voting rights legislation Photo by Oliver Contreras/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel says preemptive strike against Iran only 'last resort'

JERUSALEM, Israel - Israeli Deputy Defense Minister Ephraim Sneh speaks in an interview with Kyodo News at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, on Dec. 13. He said that a preemptive military strike by Israel to forestall Iran's nuclear ambitions remains only a last resort but that the international community must act decisively soon. (Kyodo)

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Madagascar strategic island by G. H. Davis

Madagascar, the strategic island to Allied communications in the East, occupied by British forces, forestalls a Japanese plot during the Second World War. At the time, Madagascar belonged to Vichy France. Date: 1942

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Hatoyama urges tougher financial regulations

TOKYO, Japan - Yukio Hatoyama, president of the Democratic Party of Japan and Japan's prime minister in waiting, delivers a speech at a meeting of the Swiss-based World Economic Forum in Tokyo on Sept. 4, 2009. Hatoyama urged tougher government regulations on financial institutions to forestall another financial crisis. (Kyodo)

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Hatoyama urges tougher financial regulations

TOKYO, Japan - Yukio Hatoyama, president of the Democratic Party of Japan and Japan's prime minister in waiting, delivers a speech at a meeting of the Swiss-based World Economic Forum in Tokyo on Sept. 4, 2009. Hatoyama urged tougher government regulations on financial institutions to forestall another financial crisis. (Kyodo)