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Daily Mail
4 days ago
- General
- Daily Mail
No more spam calls or texts! The $5.99 app that protects your privacy and gives you peace of mind: 'This is absolutely an essential app'
How many times a day do you receive a spam text or call? How many times have you fallen prey to one of those telemarketers pretending to steal your information? Give yourself peace of mind with a spam protection service like no other: YouMail. YouMail checks every call and text to tell you if it's safe. Its advanced screening tech also shows which block list you're on, so you can remove yourself and stop future spam. Plans start at just $5.99, and you might qualify for a free trial. YouMail: The Ultimate Protection Against Robocalls and Spam Block spam calls and texts with ease and protect your privacy. You can even personalize your voice mail greetings, get transcriptions, and keep your number off future spam lists. Reverse caller lookup also lets you see who's trying to reach out to you. $5.99+ Shop For those who value their privacy, this tool is a game-changer. It protects your identity, your information, and keeps strangers from being able to reach you on a daily basis. YouMail has a massive following, too, with over 13 million users, according to the brand. YouMail does more than just block telemarketers too — it can help organize your voicemails. It automatically transcribes voicemails and lays them out for you, similar to your email inbox. You can also set personalized voicemail greetings for your contacts, depending on who's calling you. You can also merge YouMail with both your smartphone and computer, making it easy to transfer and listen to voicemails wherever you are. Its main draw though, is the ability to keep spam callers at bay. YouMail also offers a reverse caller lookup so you can see who called you. It will even keep track of just how many robocalls it's blocked for you, and the best part is — when your device gets a spam call recognized by YouMail, your phone won't even ring! YouMail will completely block the caller for you. Tons of users seem to love it too, adding testimonials to YouMail's website. 'This app does everything it says it does, mainly blocking spam calls and making sure to let unknown callers show who they are for the call to go through,' says one user. 'Excellent. Significant reduction in spam and my friends enjoy the personalization when they call!' says another. 'This is absolutely an essential app in this day and age of so many frivolous calls. It brings much more efficiency to your voicemail,' adds a third. If you suffer from constant spam calls and texts, this app is an absolute must-have. It's easy to get for your device, and with plans starting at just $5.99 a month, it truly is worth the cost.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Remembering Rep. Charlie Rangel — and a voicemail I'll never forget
I didn't recognize the "917" New York number that called me. But there was no question about who phoned after they left a message. The caller on the voicemail was utterly unmistakable. They didn't say their name. They didn't have to. "Chad, you're the only one who missed me," croaked the voice. Read On The Fox News App Former Ny Democratic Rep Charlie Rangel Dead At 94 It carried the sleekness of a stone crusher working over basalt in a West Virginia quarry. The voicemail was from the late Rep. Charlie Rangel, D-N.Y. And he was essentially calling to assure me that he wasn't dead. After all, I was apparently the only member of the congressional press corps who noticed that the New York Democrat hadn't voted nor been anywhere near the U.S. Capitol in several weeks. There was no article in Roll Call. Nothing in Politico. No statement from his office. Rangel just wasn't around. So I called and wound up speaking to his communications director Hannah Kim and chief of staff George Henry. I inquired if Rangel was all right. They assured me he was. But they didn't quite give me the full story. That was for Rangel to do. And then Rangel himself called — from his sickbed — so I could hear his signature jackhammer-chopping-through-the-asphalt-of-Manhattan voice to prove to this reporter he was still among the living. "I wanted you to hear it from me," said Rangel. Ex-rep. Charlie Rangel, 94, Questions Whether Biden Belongs In Nursing Home, Not White House It was 2012. Rangel was out because of a back injury and a viral infection, which made it difficult for him to stand for long periods of time. From 2008 through late 2010, I dogged Rangel through the halls of Congress on a daily basis as the veteran congressman grappled with an ethics scandal. The ethics case culminated in the House censuring Rangel, permanently smudging his record as a war hero, a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus and chairman of the Ways and Means Committee. First elected to the House in 1970, Rangel's star had dimmed after the ethics scandal. But in 2012, any information about an elderly, legendary congressman like Rangel was newsworthy. So, as a reporter on the Capitol Hill beat, I appreciated the phone call as he described the excruciating pain that beset him. It's possible the Ethics Committee investigation and censure by the House were more agonizing for Rangel than the back problem. Rangel was so confident that he didn't violate House rules that he referred himself to the Ethics Committee. Rangel started to feel the ethics heat in 2008. He used his position as chairman of the Ways and Means Committee to solicit funds for a school in his name at City College of New York. He failed to report hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxes or rental income on a villa he owned in the Dominican Republic. A rent-controlled apartment in Harlem doubled as a campaign office. He improperly parked his broken-down, 1972 silver Mercedes-Benz in the garage of the Rayburn House Office Building. The House prohibits lawmakers from using the garage for storage. The Benz lacked plates, wasn't registered and apparently hadn't been driven in about four years. A Falls Church, Virginia, towing company lugged the car out of the garage on Sept. 19, 2008. Video of the tow-truck hauling away the Mercedes-Benz from Rayburn would have made a juicy story the next morning on TV. But Rangel caught a break. Sort of. Virginia Democratic Rep Gerry Connolly Dead At 75 Then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., summoned then-Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson to Capitol Hill that night. The U.S. economy teetered on the verge of an epic financial collapse. By nightfall, it was clear just how bad the nation's economy was. Everyone temporarily forgot about Rangel. In fact, the inoperable Benz may have been in better shape than some American car companies at that moment. But the House Ethics Committee was investigating Rangel. An inquiry started in 2009 and culminated in his censure on the House floor in 2010. The House voted 333-79 to discipline Rangel. A somber Rangel presented himself in the well of the House chamber, hands folded in front of him as though he were about to receive Communion. Pelosi doled out her admonition from the dais and lightly rapped the gavel. "He violated the public trust," said then-Ethics Committee Chairwoman Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif. It was the first censure of a House member in 27 years. Years later, I half-jokingly told Rangel that he could blame me for his problems with the Ethics Committee. As stated earlier, it was Rangel who believed his actions were beyond reproach. So he sent himself before the Ethics Committee to review his conduct. I entered the Capitol one morning in 2008 and discovered his longtime aide, Emile Milne, wandering the basement. I asked Milne what he was looking for. He waived an overstuffed envelope at me. "The Ethics Committee," said Milne. Democrats' Boiling Pot: A Look At Their 2026 Game Plan This was the actual "self-referral" to the Ethics Committee. And Milne was the courier of a dossier Rangel would use to defend himself. I knew exactly where the Ethics Committee was located in those days in the Capitol catacombs. So I escorted Milne to the door. As I said, I told Rangel he could blame all of his problems on me. Between 2008 and 2010, I staked out Rangel somewhere at the Capitol nearly every day. The day Pelosi summoned him to her office. The day Pelosi removed him as Ways and Means Committee chairman. The day he spoke at length on the House floor to defend himself against the allegations after the ethics panel formalized its inquiry. One night, a scrum of reporters caught Rangel in the hallway off the House floor and pelted him with a barrage of questions. Rangel briefly answered. Then deflected. He then decided he had enough as scribes fired questions at him with the speed of a Gatling gun. Rangel sighed, exasperated at what to do. "Sergeant Charles B. Rangel. 85718162!" hollered Rangel. "And that's all I'm going to say about it!" It's unclear if the other reporters understood what just happened. But I did. By Dawn's Early Light: Battles Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill' Will Face In The Senate Rangel served in the Army during the Korean War. He was wounded in the back by shrapnel and eventually led dozens of men out of a firefight and to safety. Multiple soldiers died, and others were taken prisoner. Rangel received the Purple Heart and Bronze Star with valor. Rangel survived that day. But back on Capitol Hill, the news cycle had effectively taken Rangel prisoner. So he complied with the terms of the Geneva Convention. A prisoner of war is only compelled to provide enemy captors their name, rank and serial number. And after absorbing heavy fire from the press corps, Rangel had only one option. It's notable that someone with Rangel's military record and Army service passed away on Memorial Day. In August 2008, Rangel published his autobiography entitled "And I Haven't Had a Bad Day Since." The book chronicles how a high school dropout joined the Army and was wounded on the battlefield. Rangel chose to continue — eventually winding up in Congress as one of the most important lawmakers of the last 50 years. But Rangel then faced one of the harshest punishments Congress could dole out. It cost him his chairmanship and upended his reputation. But Rangel was often philosophical about his fate and transgressions in Congress. He argued that despite the trouble, he still hadn't had a bad day since that fateful battle in Kunu-ri, Korea in late 1950. Back in 2012, I may have been the only one who noticed that Rangel was absent when he was suffering from a back issue and viral infection. But I certainly won't be the only one article source: Remembering Rep. Charlie Rangel — and a voicemail I'll never forget
Fox News
4 days ago
- Politics
- Fox News
Remembering Rep. Charlie Rangel — and a voicemail I'll never forget
I didn't recognize the "917" New York number that called me. But there was no question about who phoned after they left a message. The caller on the voicemail was utterly unmistakable. They didn't say their name. They didn't have to. "Chad, you're the only one who missed me," croaked the voice. It carried the sleekness of a stone crusher working over basalt in a West Virginia quarry. The voicemail was from the late Rep. Charlie Rangel, D-N.Y. And he was essentially calling to assure me that he wasn't dead. After all, I was apparently the only member of the congressional press corps who noticed that the New York Democrat hadn't voted nor been anywhere near the U.S. Capitol in several weeks. There was no article in Roll Call. Nothing in Politico. No statement from his office. Rangel just wasn't around. So I called and wound up speaking to his communications director Hannah Kim and chief of staff George Henry. I inquired if Rangel was all right. They assured me he was. But they didn't quite give me the full story. That was for Rangel to do. And then Rangel himself called — from his sickbed — so I could hear his signature jackhammer-chopping-through-the-asphalt-of-Manhattan voice to prove to this reporter he was still among the living. "I wanted you to hear it from me," said Rangel. It was 2012. Rangel was out because of a back injury and a viral infection, which made it difficult for him to stand for long periods of time. From 2008 through late 2010, I dogged Rangel through the halls of Congress on a daily basis as the veteran congressman grappled with an ethics scandal. The ethics case culminated in the House censuring Rangel, permanently smudging his record as a war hero, a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus and chairman of the Ways and Means Committee. First elected to the House in 1970, Rangel's star had dimmed after the ethics scandal. But in 2012, any information about an elderly, legendary congressman like Rangel was newsworthy. So, as a reporter on the Capitol Hill beat, I appreciated the phone call as he described the excruciating pain that beset him. It's possible the Ethics Committee investigation and censure by the House were more agonizing for Rangel than the back problem. Rangel was so confident that he didn't violate House rules that he referred himself to the Ethics Committee. Rangel started to feel the ethics heat in 2008. He used his position as chairman of the Ways and Means Committee to solicit funds for a school in his name at City College of New York. He failed to report hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxes or rental income on a villa he owned in the Dominican Republic. A rent-controlled apartment in Harlem doubled as a campaign office. He improperly parked his broken-down, 1972 silver Mercedes-Benz in the garage of the Rayburn House Office Building. The House prohibits lawmakers from using the garage for storage. The Benz lacked plates, wasn't registered and apparently hadn't been driven in about four years. A Falls Church, Virginia, towing company lugged the car out of the garage on Sept. 19, 2008. Video of the tow-truck hauling away the Mercedes-Benz from Rayburn would have made a juicy story the next morning on TV. But Rangel caught a break. Sort of. Then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., summoned then-Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson to Capitol Hill that night. The U.S. economy teetered on the verge of an epic financial collapse. By nightfall, it was clear just how bad the nation's economy was. Everyone temporarily forgot about Rangel. In fact, the inoperable Benz may have been in better shape than some American car companies at that moment. But the House Ethics Committee was investigating Rangel. An inquiry started in 2009 and culminated in his censure on the House floor in 2010. The House voted 333-79 to discipline Rangel. A somber Rangel presented himself in the well of the House chamber, hands folded in front of him as though he were about to receive Communion. Pelosi doled out her admonition from the dais and lightly rapped the gavel. "He violated the public trust," said then-Ethics Committee Chairwoman Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif. It was the first censure of a House member in 27 years. Years later, I half-jokingly told Rangel that he could blame me for his problems with the Ethics Committee. As stated earlier, it was Rangel who believed his actions were beyond reproach. So he sent himself before the Ethics Committee to review his conduct. I entered the Capitol one morning in 2008 and discovered his longtime aide, Emile Milne, wandering the basement. I asked Milne what he was looking for. He waived an overstuffed envelope at me. "The Ethics Committee," said Milne. This was the actual "self-referral" to the Ethics Committee. And Milne was the courier of a dossier Rangel would use to defend himself. I knew exactly where the Ethics Committee was located in those days in the Capitol catacombs. So I escorted Milne to the door. As I said, I told Rangel he could blame all of his problems on me. Between 2008 and 2010, I staked out Rangel somewhere at the Capitol nearly every day. The day Pelosi summoned him to her office. The day Pelosi removed him as Ways and Means Committee chairman. The day he spoke at length on the House floor to defend himself against the allegations after the ethics panel formalized its inquiry. One night, a scrum of reporters caught Rangel in the hallway off the House floor and pelted him with a barrage of questions. Rangel briefly answered. Then deflected. He then decided he had enough as scribes fired questions at him with the speed of a Gatling gun. Rangel sighed, exasperated at what to do. "Sergeant Charles B. Rangel. 85718162!" hollered Rangel. "And that's all I'm going to say about it!" It's unclear if the other reporters understood what just happened. But I did. Rangel served in the Army during the Korean War. He was wounded in the back by shrapnel and eventually led dozens of men out of a firefight and to safety. Multiple soldiers died, and others were taken prisoner. Rangel received the Purple Heart and Bronze Star with valor. Rangel survived that day. But back on Capitol Hill, the news cycle had effectively taken Rangel prisoner. So he complied with the terms of the Geneva Convention. A prisoner of war is only compelled to provide enemy captors their name, rank and serial number. And after absorbing heavy fire from the press corps, Rangel had only one option. It's notable that someone with Rangel's military record and Army service passed away on Memorial Day. In August 2008, Rangel published his autobiography entitled "And I Haven't Had a Bad Day Since." The book chronicles how a high school dropout joined the Army and was wounded on the battlefield. Rangel chose to continue — eventually winding up in Congress as one of the most important lawmakers of the last 50 years. But Rangel then faced one of the harshest punishments Congress could dole out. It cost him his chairmanship and upended his reputation. But Rangel was often philosophical about his fate and transgressions in Congress. He argued that despite the trouble, he still hadn't had a bad day since that fateful battle in Kunu-ri, Korea in late 1950. Back in 2012, I may have been the only one who noticed that Rangel was absent when he was suffering from a back issue and viral infection. But I certainly won't be the only one today.
CNET
5 days ago
- CNET
Call History Made Easy: iOS 18's Search Bar Feature Explained
It can be frustrating to scroll through your iPhone's Recent calls tab to find the right voicemail or to remember when you talked to someone last. But with this iOS 18 trick, you can find that call faster in your recent call history. Apple released iOS 18 in September, and the update included a lot of new features, like customizable home screens and RCS messaging. It also introduced a search bar in your iPhone's Phone app that lets you easily search your call history and voicemails. Before iOS 18, your Phone app's Recent calls tab was a running list of all the calls made to and from your iPhone. But now you can easily search through the list, so you aren't needlessly scrolling. Read more: An Expert's Guide to iOS 18 Here's what to know about the search function in your iPhone's Recents tab. Can I search recent calls on my iPhone? Explaining why my spouse is saved in my iPhone as "El Hoppo" is a long story. Apple/Screenshot by CNET With iOS 18, yes. To search your recent calls, go to your Phone app and tap Recents across the bottom of the menu. Tap the search bar across the top of the page to open a new menu that shows the sections Calls and Voicemails. Both of these options also have the option to See All. You can use the search bar to search for a specific contact's name, a contact's number or dates. For example, typing "mom" or "dad" pulls up all the phone calls and voicemails from your mom or dad, as well as their contact card. Similarly, typing "August" or "July" into the search bar pulls up all calls and voicemails from that month. You can also type a specific date, like "July 5," and that pulls up calls and voicemails from that particular date. For more on iOS 18, here's all the features included in iOS 18.5 and iOS 18.4. You can also check out our iOS 18 cheat sheet and what we hope to see in iOS 19.
Fox News
07-05-2025
- Fox News
Karen Read prosecutors' case takes shape with expletive laden messages, historic snowfall testimony
On Tuesday, special prosecutor Hank Brennan played a series of voicemails that Karen Read allegedly left John O'Keefe after authorities said she struck him with an SUV and left him to die in a blizzard. Massachusetts State Trooper Nicholas Guarino returned to the stand Tuesday to read through text messages and phone calls between Read and O'Keefe from the evening of Jan. 28, 2022, into the following morning, when Read was among three women who found him. Records show Read's phone connected to the Wi-Fi at O'Keefe's home at 12:36 a.m. on the 29th, Guarino said. Read made more than 50 calls to O'Keefe that morning but did not leave a voicemail every time. At 12:37 a.m., she left the first of eight voicemails for O'Keefe. "John, I f---ing hate you," she said, in a recording played in court. By then, prosecutors allege O'Keefe had been mortally injured by the rear end of Read's Lexus SUV and left for dead as a blizzard picked up strength. Read the full story here.
