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☆ War analysts say Ukraine should treat the latest US aid package like it's the last one it'll get
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Ella Sherman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewWar experts are advising Ukraine to use its latest $61 billion US aid package cautiously as there is always the possibility that American aid could again be derailed by politics. Servicemen of the National Guard of Ukraine undergo training to storm enemy trenches using simulation equipment as the war between Russia and Ukraine continues in Kharkiv Region, Ukraine on February 29, 2024. Related stories"I think Ukraine can win this war. AdvertisementUkrainian soldiers reload an artillery unit on the front line, in the direction of the Kreminna as Russian - Ukraine war continues in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on January 30, 2024. ISW has challenged the notion that the war is '"unwinnable" for Ukraine, calling that a Russian information operation.

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A man who set himself on fire Friday outside the courthouse where former President Donald Trump's hush money trial is taking place has died, New York City police said early Saturday. The man, whom police identified as Maxwell Azzarello of St. Augustine, Florida, was in the designated protest area outside. It appeared to happen around the time that the jury for Trump's trial was fully empaneled — with 12 jurors and six alternates selected to sit for a trial that's expected to last about six weeks. It occurred just before the court took a lunch break. Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said Azzarello was born in 1987 and arrived in New York City earlier in the week.

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On Monday, a grand jury indicted him on that charge, as well as two new counts of felony murder, according to court records. Brock was arrested and charged as police saw no active threat presented by Hall during the encounter, the Clark County Sheriff’s Office said. The Clark County Sheriff’s Office previously said the original scam remains under investigation. William Brock Clark County Sheriff’s OfficeAccording to the news release, she made no demands of Brock other than to ask about the package she was sent to retrieve. CNN has reached out to the Clark County Sheriff’s Office for more information.

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☆ How Taiwan could depend on one of the cheapest naval tactics to stop a Chinese invasion
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

An element of that strong defense, experts argue, could be one of the cheapest naval tactics: sea mines. Experts say that naval mines could be very useful for stopping China's People's Liberation Army Navy or, at the very least, creating major headaches during an invasion. "Naval mines are such a capability, complementing various other weapons." AdvertisementThat speaks to larger problems naval mines pose. But, additional capabilities would be required to fully employ a naval mine defense.

Persons: —, China's, Jonathan Dorsey, Kelly Grieco, Jennifer Kavanagh, Scott Savitz, Bernd von Jutrczenka, Hsu Shu, Dorsey, Grieco, Kavanagh Organizations: Service, Business, China's People's Liberation Army Navy, PLA, RAND, Getty, Second Mining Operations Squadron, Taiwan Locations: China, Taiwan, Baltic, Latvia, Tamsui, Azov, Ukraine, Russia, Taipei

☆ Astronomers used JWST to finally solve a 37-year mystery over one of the brightest cosmic explosions ever seen in modern history
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Ellyn Lapointe | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A neutron star is the collapsed core of a supergiant star that's gone supernova. Pulsar neutron stars, like the one astronomers believe SN 1987A left behind, emit pulses of X-rays. AdvertisementStudying SN 1987A has deepened astronomers' understanding of supernovae and the role they play in our ever-evolving universe. Before JWST, astronomers lacked a telescope powerful enough to observe the compact object that SN 1987A left behind. Advertisement"We interpreted this as being conclusive evidence that the emission lines we were seeing were the result of radiation from the neutron center," Kavanagh said.

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agents early Thursday searched the homes of two senior New York Fire Department chiefs responsible for overseeing safety inspections while city investigators also searched the chiefs’ offices at the agency’s headquarters in Brooklyn, people with knowledge of the matter said. There was no immediate indication that the searches were part of a broad federal corruption investigation focused on Mayor Eric Adams and fund-raising for his 2021 campaign, although spokesmen for the F.B.I. A spokeswoman for the Department of Investigation could not immediately be reached for comment. Neither of the chiefs, Brian Cordasco and Anthony Saccavino, has been accused of wrongdoing. The Fire Department said in a statement that Commissioner Laura Kavanagh has “proactively” placed both chiefs on modified duty.

Persons: Eric Adams, Brian Cordasco, Anthony Saccavino, Laura Kavanagh Organizations: New York Fire Department, city’s Department of Investigation, U.S, Department, Fire Department Locations: Brooklyn, Manhattan

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday heard two hours of historic arguments in a Colorado case to remove former President Donald Trump from the ballot. Murray gave well-rehearsed arguments that won the day in the Colorado Supreme Court, whose 4-3 ruling that Trump was ineligible got the case to Washington. Salmon Chase, who was then the chief justice of the Supreme Court, heard the case while acting as an appellate judge. Going into the case, the prevailing view of legal experts was the Supreme Court would keep Trump on the ballot. Would it mean a reelected President Trump suddenly becomes ineligible.

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☆ Brazil's Candidate to Head Interpol Says Time for Non-Western Leader
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Feb. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

By Anthony Boadle and Ricardo BritoBRASILIA (Reuters) - Interpol should elect a new head from a developing nation to diversify the organisation and boost its credibility as crime becomes increasingly globalised, Brazil's candidate to head the international police agency, Valdecy Urquiza, told Reuters. This would help Interpol strengthen global cooperation to combat transnational crime, said Urquiza, currently Brazil's Federal Police Director for International Cooperation. Interpol's executive committee will elect a new secretary general Feb. 13 for a five-year term, succeeding its current head, Juergen Stock of Germany. The selected candidate will be put to Interpol's General Assembly in November. "Interpol cannot be used for geopolitical ends, so it is important that the secretary general comes from a neutral country, and Brazil has that.

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☆ China Is Cynically Exploiting U.S. Protection of Shipping Lanes - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( Isaac Kardon | Jennifer Kavanagh | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

There has been plenty of hand-wringing in the West about the prospect of China displacing — or at least rivaling — the United States as the world’s leading superpower. But the evolving security crisis in the Red Sea makes clear that this remains a distant prospect. China, with a trade-led economy dependent on the free flow of commerce through chokepoints like the Bab el-Mandeb strait off Yemen, relies on the United States to protect international sea lanes. Instead, it seems content to largely sit back and offer veiled criticism of the U.S. military response. Beijing is playing a cynical game, free-riding on the same American power that it holds in contempt, trying to have it both ways.

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☆ 6 Chinese people demanded that a British pianist remove their faces from his public live stream. The ensuing fight has gone viral.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewA confrontation between a group of Chinese people and a pianist in a London train station has gone viral on YouTube. "We are here filming for Chinese TV, did you film all of us in your cameras?" Business Insider could not immediately verify her claim that she works for Chinese TV. The other officer told Kavanagh to stop filming and that he was "not allowed to put this on your YouTube channel because this is a police matter." Later, the officer who told Kavanagh to shut down his live stream returned.

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☆ Retailers and delivery apps must act on e-bike safety, NY officials say, after 3 people died in a house fire linked with a scooter battery
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

New York City officials say retailers and food delivery apps must act on unsafe e-bike batteries. There have been hundreds of fires linked to lithium ion batteries in e-bikes and scooters in the city. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. "It's extensively damaged," Kavanagh said, adding that the battery that sparked the fire was for a "scooter of some kind." The city has seen hundreds of fires linked to the lithium ion batteries that power electric bikes and scooters in recent years.

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NEW YORK (AP) — New York City officials say retailers and food delivery companies must do more to halt the proliferation of unsafe e-bike and e-scooter batteries, after a fire blamed on an electric scooter's lithium ion battery killed three people over the weekend. Fire officials said the fire broke out on the ground floor of the building. City officials have blamed off-market batteries and chargers that don't meet safety standards for many of the fires, and they have lobbied the federal government to strengthen regulations governing the sale of e-bikes and batteries. City officials haven't said whether the battery that caused Sunday's fire came from a vehicle used to make deliveries for one of the food service apps, and they didn't immediately respond to a Tuesday email seeking further information. Tens of thousands of the city's food delivery workers rely on e-bikes to get dinner to customers quickly, and Deputy Mayor for Operations Meera Joshi singled out the delivery industry during remarks at a City Hall news conference Tuesday, noting that time is money for delivery workers.

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☆ The US is quietly arming Taiwan against a Chinese invasion — but it could backfire
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

AdvertisementAdvertisementIn late August, the US approved an $80 million military grant to arm Taiwan against a potential Chinese invasion. It's part of a plan to wrong-step China's leaders and make them uncertain about how exactly the US would respond to Chinese attacks on Taiwan. "Those military packages are the Biden administration's efforts to build Taiwan's defense capabilities at a faster pace to match PLA [Chinese military] modernization efforts," said Kuo. Provoking ChinaSince the 1970s, the US has had a delicate diplomatic relationship with China, acknowledging the "One China" policy under which China claims ownership of Taiwan, yet also backing Taiwanese autonomy. "That could easily provoke exactly the Chinese attack on Taiwan that US policy aims to deter," he wrote.

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☆ FDNY first responder deaths from 9/11-related diseases now equal FDNY deaths from attacks
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( Maria Sole Campinoti | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Two more members of the FDNY died this September from 9/11-related illnesses, shortly after the 22nd anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks, according to a statement on social media from the fire department. Hilda Vannata, an emergency medical technician for the fire department, died on September 20 from cancer, says the department. Hilda Vannata, an emergency medical technician for the fire department, died on September 20 from cancer, the department said. According to the fire department, 11,000 firefighters suffer from World Trade Center-related diseases, including 3,500 who have cancer. Retired firefighter Robert Fulco, who responded to the September 11 terror attacks, died Saturday morning from pulmonary fibrosis.

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CNN —The number of first responders who have died from 9/11-related illnesses now almost equals the number of firefighters who died during the terror attacks themselves. A total of 341 New York City Fire Department firefighters, paramedics and civilian support staff who died from post-911 illnesses are now memorialized at the FDNY World Trade Center Memorial Wall, according to the Uniformed Firefighters Association. The memorial commemorates both first responders who died during the attacks and those who died from related illnesses in the years since. That count almost equals the 343 New York firefighters who died during the 2001 attacks. More than 71,000 people are currently enrolled in the World Trade Center Health Registry, a long-term study seeking to understand the physical and mental health effects of the terror attacks.

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Three children who had been left home alone were in “extremely critical condition” and 10 firefighters were injured after two fires tore through an apartment building and several businesses in Brooklyn on Sunday, officials said. All 13 patients were in stable condition on Sunday afternoon, but the three children — ages 4, 5 and 8 — were hospitalized with severe injuries. One firefighter’s condition was considered critical but he responded well to treatment and was alert on Sunday afternoon, Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh said during a news conference. The three children were injured when fire broke out in an 11th-floor apartment just after 11 a.m. in a 14-floor building in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, said the Fire Department chief of department, John Hodgens, during the news conference. Firefighters responded to the scene quickly, but Chief Hodgens said the apartment was locked, and they had to force open the door before they could crawl in.

Persons: —, Laura Kavanagh, John Hodgens, Kavanaugh, Firefighters, Hodgens Organizations: Fire Department Locations: Brooklyn, Brownsville

☆ Arsenal win 2-0 at Newcastle to stay in title hunt
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

NEWCASTLE, England, May 7 (Reuters) - Arsenal showed no sign of raising the white flag in the Premier League title race with a 2-0 victory at Newcastle United on Sunday to close the gap on leaders Manchester City to one point. Newcastle stay third on 65 but Manchester United could overtake them later on Sunday if they win at West Ham United and Liverpool will sense some anxiety as they continue to chase. They also had the bitter memory of a 2-0 defeat at Newcastle a year ago that scuppered their top-four hopes. But this Arsenal side, despite the recent wobbles that have cost them top spot, are made of much sterner stuff. Pope came to Newcastle's rescue again in stoppage time at the end of a frenetic first half, keeping out Odegaard's shot with his legs after the Norwegian looked favourite to score.

☆ Matip header keeps Liverpool in European hunt after 2-1 win over West Ham
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

LONDON, April 26 (Reuters) - A bullet header from Joel Matip gave Liverpool a 2-1 Premier League win over West Ham United that moved them above Tottenham Hotspur and back into the European places after a frenetic end-to-end game at the London Stadium on Wednesday. After having a shot blocked a minute earlier, Matip got the winner in the 67th minute when he powered home a close-range header from Andy Robertson's corner. "When a player lunges in the box, it's different from a slip, it's different from trying to break your fall. When you lunge in the box, your arms out, it was a penalty kick," he told BT Sport. The loss brought an end to a run that saw West Ham take seven points from three games and dropped them one spot to 14th, five points ahead of Leicester City in 18th place.

CNN —A group of New York Democrats announced support for federal legislation aimed at regulating lithium-ion battery safety standards after a spate of fires caused by the batteries malfunctioning or overheating. Lithium-ion batteries, found in many popular consumer products like e-scooters and smartphones, have been under scrutiny amid increasing reports of explosive fires triggered by the batteries, which use flammable materials. The incident followed a Manhattan apartment building fire in November that injured at least 38 people and was blamed on a lithium-ion battery connected to a micromobility device. The new lithium-ion battery safety bill was announced last month by Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-NY, who said the legislation would save lives and protect property. Torres said the latest fire is another reminder “of the escalating threat lithium-ion batteries poses to the public’s safety,” according to a news release.

☆ Andy Robertson: Assistant referee stood down while Football Association investigates apparent elbow incident
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-10 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The assistant referee who appeared to elbow Liverpool’s Andy Robertson during an English Premier League game on Sunday will not be involved in any matches while English football’s governing body investigates the incident, the body responsible for Premier League referees said in a statement. The Football Association (FA) is investigating the incident which happened at the end of the first half match between Liverpool and Arsenal at Anfield. Video replays appeared to show Robertson brushing past Hatzidakis who responded by lifting his elbow, which hit the player. Robertson was visibly furious and had to be pulled away by his teammates after receiving a yellow card for his subsequent reaction. The incident during the break was one of many flashpoints in a chaotic game at Anfield which eventually finished in a 2-2 draw.

☆ Why lithium-ion batteries found in many products keep exploding
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-09 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Officials believe the incident stemmed from a lithium-ion battery of a scooter found on the roof of an apartment building. “In all of these fires, these lithium-ion fires, it is not a slow burn; there’s not a small amount of fire, it literally explodes,” FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh told reporters. For starters, lithium-ion batteries are now in numerous consumer tech products, powering laptops, cameras, smartphones and more. Despite the concerns, lithium-ion batteries continue to be prevalent in many of today’s most popular gadgets. For example, LFP (lithium iron phosphate) batteries don’t overheat as much as other types of lithium-ion batteries.

☆ Supreme Court takes Biden student debt relief case, holds program for now
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

US President Joe Biden speaks in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C., US, on Monday, Oct. 17, 2022. The Supreme Court said Thursday that it will hear arguments in a case challenging the Biden administration's student loan debt relief plan — but kept in place a lower appeals court's nationwide injunction that prevents that program from taking effect for now. The administration on Nov. 18 asked Justice Brett Kavanagh to lift an injunction against the student loan relief program, which would cancel hundreds of billions of dollars in federal debt. Kavanagh is the Supreme Court justice responsible for handling emergency applications arising from 8th Circuit cases. In its order Thursday, the Supreme Court said that consideration of the application to lift the injunction "is deferred pending oral argument."

☆ At least 38 injured in blaze at NYC apartment high rise caused by lithium ion battery
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-05 | by ( Mirna Alsharif | Mirna Alsharif Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

At least 38 people have been injured in a fire at a New York City high-rise apartment building in Midtown, according to the FDNY. Of the 38 injured, two people are in critical condition and five, who are EMS members, have serious injuries. The cause of the fire was determined to be a lithium ion battery connected to a micromobility device. "The lithium ion battery adds a different degree, when we talk about the fire dynamics of it," FDNY Deputy Assistant Chief Frank Leeb said at the briefing. Chief Fire Marshall Daniel Flynn says this is almost the 200th fire caused by a lithium ion battery from a micromobility device just this year in the city.

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