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☆ A US Navy sailor handed over military secrets to China for just $15,000, prosecutors say
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-09 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewA US Navy sailor has been fined $5,500 and sentenced to 27 months in prison for leaking military secrets to Chinese intelligence, federal prosecutors said on Monday. Prosecutors said Zhao would talk with the Chinese intelligence officer using encrypted messaging, and accused him of destroying evidence and trying to hide his communications with his handler. AdvertisementAnother US Navy sailor, Jinchao Wei, also known as Patrick, was arrested at the same time as Zhao on similar charges. She believed that the espionage would secure him a position in the Chinese Communist Party, federal prosecutors alleged.

Persons: —, Wenheng Zhao, Zhao, Thomas, Prosecutors, Larissa Knapp, Jinchao Wei, Patrick, Wei Organizations: Service, US Navy, Business, Justice Department, Federal Bureau, Investigation's National Security, Prosecutors, Chinese Communist Party Locations: Port Hueneme, Ventura County , California, Okinawa, Japan, Monterey Park , California, Essex, San Diego, Wisconsin, Washington

Since taking office, President Biden has traveled a grim path through American communities desperately grieving in the wake of mass shootings: Uvalde, Texas; Monterey Park, Calif.; Buffalo; Atlanta. On Friday, he added another to the list: Lewiston, Maine. Mr. Biden huddled privately with the families of those killed or injured during last month’s rampage that claimed the lives of 18 people at a bar and a bowling alley in the city about an hour north of Portland. “Jill and I are here on behalf of the American people to grieve with you, and make sure you know that you’re not alone,” Mr. Biden said after stopping by a makeshift memorial in Lewiston with his wife, Jill Biden. For Mr. Biden, whose own life has been shaped by grief, it is a role he embraces as a necessary part of healing.

Persons: Biden, “ Jill, you’re, ” Mr, Jill Biden Locations: , Texas, Monterey Park, Calif, Buffalo, Atlanta, Lewiston , Maine, Portland, Lewiston

☆ Maine town of Lewiston is the scene of the latest US mass shooting
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

- RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 13, 2022: A 15-year-old shot and killed five people and was apprehended after a manhunt. - UVALDE, Texas, May 25, 2022: A teenager opened fire at an elementary school in the South Texas town, killing 19 students and two teachers. - BOULDER, Colorado, March 22, 2021: A mass shooting at a supermarket killed 10 people, including a police officer. - MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Feb. 26, 2020: A man opened fire at the Molson Coors Beverage Co brewing complex, killing five co-workers before he committed suicide. - AURORA, Illinois, Feb. 15, 2019: A man opened fire at an Illinois factory after being fired, killing five workers before he was killed by police.

Persons: Nicholas Pfosi, Nick Macfie, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Lisbon High School, REUTERS, Police, U.S . Border Patrol, CITY, FedEx, Molson Coors Beverage Co, Walmart, Authorities, Thomson Locations: Lisbon , Maine, U.S, Maine, Lewiston, United States, MONTEREY PARK , California, Los Angeles, COLORADO SPRINGS , Colorado, RALEIGH , North Carolina, HIGHLAND, , Illinois, , Texas, South Texas, BUFFALO , New York, OXFORD , Michigan, INDIANAPOLIS, ANGELES, BOULDER , Colorado, ATLANTA, Atlanta, MILWAUKEE , Wisconsin, DAYTON , Ohio, Dayton, Texas, VIRGINIA BEACH , Virginia, Virginia, AURORA , Illinois, Illinois

☆ We thought we avoided recession. Turns out we're not in the clear yet.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( Cork Gaines | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The US economy showed signs of a soft landing this summer. In September, the Federal Reserve buoyed those hopes by keeping interest rates unchanged for the first time since the first quarter of 2022. At the start of the rate increase, many borrowers, such as existing homeowners, had low mortgage interest rates locked in. As the economist David Rosenberg says, it typically takes six months for a recession to hit the economy after interest rates increase by this much. AdvertisementAdvertisementAnd while Powell said a soft landing is "possible," he also warned that it could be decided by factors "outside our control."

Persons: —, Taylor, Oppenheimer, Morgan, David Rosenberg, Eric Thayer, Janet Yellen, Jerome Powell, Powell Organizations: Service, National Association of Business Economics, Bank of America, Federal Reserve, JPMorgan, Costco, Bloomberg, Gas Locations: Monterey Park , California

☆ Baltimore gun battle highlights surge in US mass shootings
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-03 | by ( Brendan O'Brien | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

As of Monday, 340 mass shootings have taken place across the country so far this year. At that pace, the United States will experience 679 mass shootings in 2023, the second most in a calendar year since 2014, according to the Gun Violence Archive. The definition of a mass shooting differs among organizations and media outlets that track gun violence. For example, the online database Mass Shooting Tracker defines a mass shooting as any in which four or more are shot, including the shooter or shooters. The FBI defines a mass shooting as one in which at least four people are murdered with a gun.

Persons: James Alan Fox, Fox, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, Brendan O'Brien, Grant McCool Organizations: Northeastern University, Baltimore Mayor, CNN, South Baltimore's Brooklyn Homes, FBI, Thomson Locations: Baltimore, United States, South Baltimore's Brooklyn, Wichita , Kansas, Monterey Park , California, Allen , Texas, Chicago

☆ How Ford, GM auto dealers are thinking about Detroit's EV transition and their future
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( Trevor Laurence Jockims | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

If consumers are to be sold on the mass adoption of battery-powered electric vehicles, car dealers are going to be essential to the pitch. But she expects more Ford dealers will opt in at a future date, once they observe a meaningful consumer shift to EVs. "Despite significant increases in EV sales in 2023, dealers are largely skeptical about the OEM's timeframes on the EV rollout," Kerrigan said. A dealer in Santa Monica may decide more quickly, "I need to be all-in on EVs," Maas said. It also caps their total EV sales at 25% of inventory.

Persons: Robb Hernandez, Hernandez, Brian Maas, Maas, EVs, Kerrigan, Ford, Erin Kerrigan, Kelley, BEV, Dealers, Jim Farley, Farley, Tesla, Tesla's, Ford's Organizations: Ford, Bloomberg, Getty, EV, GM, Camino Real Chevrolet, Car Dealers, California Air Resources Board, Kerrigan Advisors, Toyota, ICE, CNBC, Auto Locations: Colma , California, Monterey Park, Calif, California, U.S, Santa Monica, EVs, Eureka

I know you’re going to hate me for leaving out your favorite place, but Los Angeles is huge. There’s no way to cover its vastness in a weekend — or without a car — but it’s possible to capture its romance by avoiding the 405-10 interchange and sticking to one part of town each day. In this guide, we go west to east and loop back to the middle. Locals know the best spots are hiding in plain sight, and an appreciation for beloved classics and an openness to all that’s new define the City of Angels. Well, that and embracing the drives.

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☆ Major incidents of gun violence in the US in 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

REUTERS/Cheney OrrMay 31 (Reuters) - U.S. health and advocacy groups have declared June 2 as National Gun Violence Awareness Day. According to the Gun Violence Archive, as of May 31 over 17,000 people in the U.S. had died in 2023 as a result of guns, including by suicide. Jan. 23 - Just two days later, seven farm workers were shot dead, again in California, in Half Moon Bay. April 18 - Four people were found shot dead in rural Maine and three motorists were wounded by gunfire in what police said were related incidents. May 6 - A gunman shot dead eight people, including children, in a shopping mall in Allen, Texas after opening fire with an AR-15 style rifle.

Persons: Cheney Orr, Hadiya Pendleton, Jan, Rosalba O'Brien, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Covenant School, REUTERS, Michigan State University, Police, Thomson Locations: Nashville , Tennessee, U.S, Chicago, Utah, Goshen , California, Monterey Park , California, California, Mississippi, Orlando , Florida, Louisville , Kentucky, Dadeville , Alabama, Maine, Cleveland , Texas, Allen , Texas, Farmington , New Mexico

☆ Gun-loving Texas, where most households own a firearm, has become an epicenter of mass shootings
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Emma Tucker | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +23 min

CNN and the GVA define a mass shooting as a shooting that injures or kills four or more people, not including the shooter. They argue that more firearms and higher gun ownership increases public safety – a stance that continues to be at odds with gun violence experts and data. The area around the Robb Elementary School signs has become a memorial dedicated to the victims of the May 24 mass shooting. Mass shootings are just a piece of that, and the strategies that we’re laying out will impact mass shootings. They’ll also impact a lot of other types of gun violence and that’s absolutely critical to saving lives,” Horwitz said.

☆ How to talk about mental health across generations
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Julia Chan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

We are born to connect, so if we don’t do that, that’s probably the biggest hit on your mental health. Gen Z is moving the needle when it comes to bringing mental health up everywhere, like language, workplace, to their bosses. There’s a little bit more wiggle room to talk about mental health. What you can do in each generation is match mental health resources. We are going to talk about mental health, damn it!” The goal is for you to connect with your family member and understand what makes them tick.

☆ Los Angeles Is a Doughnut Town
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-24 | by ( Tejal Rao | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Donut Hole, in La Puente, doesn’t sell the very best doughnuts in the Los Angeles area, but I love going there. Driving through its absurd, gigantic fiberglass doughnut — a pristine example of mimetic architecture — is a brief, giddy and almost spiritual experience. An edge, architectural or otherwise, is practically required in the unusually saturated, competitive doughnut market of Southern California. It might be a glamorous seasonal doughnut, like the strawberry-stuffed beasts you can find at the Donut Man, in Glendora, from February to September. I am consistently pleased by the simple chocolate glazed at Colorado Donuts — though if I’m with my nephews, the chewy, pull-apart, rainbow-colored mochi doughnuts from Mochi Dochi are always the stronger choice.

☆ Some electric vehicles from BMW, Nissan, Hyundai and Volkswagen will no longer get federal tax credits
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-18 | by ( Emma Newburger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Brown | AFP | Getty ImagesFewer electric vehicles now qualify for federal tax credits after the Biden administration this week unveiled stricter rules for battery sources that will prioritize domestically manufactured models. The new list published by the Treasury Department includes 16 U.S. manufactured models from Ford , General Motors , Tesla and Stellantis . Ten of the models on the new list will qualify for the full $7,500 tax credit, with the rest qualifying for half that amount. Vehicles losing credits include those from BMW, Hyundai, Nissan, Rivian , Volkswagen and Volvo Cars. The bill set various manufacturing requirements for new all-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles to qualify for the $7,500 tax credit.

☆ Biden calls on Congress to tighten rules to claw back executive pay, levy penalties in bank failures
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-17 | by ( Emma Kinery | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

President Joe Biden called on Congress to give regulators more authority to claw back pay and penalize executives at distressed banks "whose mismanagement contributed to their institutions failing." "No one is above the law – and strengthening accountability is an important deterrent to prevent mismanagement in the future," Biden said in a statement Friday. Biden noted his powers to hold executives accountable were constrained by the law and asked Congress step in. "Congress must act to impose tougher penalties for senior bank executives whose mismanagement contributed to their institutions failing," Biden said. Signature Bank in New York, which was shuttered Sunday over similar systemic contagion fears as SVB, had been a popular funding source for cryptocurrency companies.

☆ Biden Seeks to Strengthen Gun Background Checks
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-14 | by ( Sabrina Siddiqui | Andrew Restuccia | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

President Biden is expected to direct the Justice Department to step up FBI background checks of would-be gun buyers. President Biden on Tuesday is expected to announce an executive order aimed at reducing gun violence, including increasing background checks, while visiting the area of a January mass shooting in Monterey Park, Calif. The White House said Mr. Biden’s actions are designed to move the U.S. “as close to universal background checks as possible” without the passage of legislation in Congress, where partisan divides have left most gun-safety legislation dead on arrival.

☆ Biden Issues Executive Order to Strengthen Gun Background Checks
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-14 | by ( Sabrina Siddiqui | Andrew Restuccia | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

President Biden on Tuesday signed an executive order that he said was aimed at reducing gun violence, including changes that could increase the number of gun buyers subjected to background checks, while visiting the area of a January mass shooting in Monterey Park, Calif. The White House said Mr. Biden’s actions are designed to move the U.S. “as close to universal background checks as possible” without the passage of legislation in Congress, where partisan divides have left most gun-safety legislation stalled.

REUTERS/Bing GuanMarch 14 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will announce an executive order on Tuesday that reinforces background checks for gun buyers in what the White House is promoting as the most comprehensive policy the president can enact without Congress. In a country with more than 40,000 gun deaths per year, Biden is betting that voters will embrace more proactive gun control. The Biden administration is pointing to public opinion polls that show a majority of Americans support background checks. A Reuters/Ipsos poll last year found 84% of respondents supported background checks for all firearms sales and 70% backed red flag laws. Some gun rights advocates oppose background checks, saying they infringe on constitutional rights to possess arms while failing to stop criminals from getting them.

☆ Watch live: Biden announces new plans to curb gun violence, months after Lunar New Year mass shooting
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-14 | by ( Emma Kinery | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

President Joe Biden is in Monterey Park, California, to announce plans for a new executive order to combat gun violence, less than two months after a mass shooting during Lunar New Year celebrations rocked that community. Biden's executive order will include increasing the use of background checks for gun buyers and promoting safe storage of firearms. But the White House says the number of mass shootings in 2023 alone shows it did not go far enough. There have been at least 110 mass shootings in the United States in the two and a half months of 2023, according to the Gun Violence Archive. More than 8,300 Americans have died due to gun violence since the beginning of the year alone, the organization's data says.

☆ California farm worker pleads not guilty to 7 murder counts
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-16 | by ( Steve Gorman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The next hearing in the case was set for May 3, the district attorney, Steve Wagstaffe, confirmed to Reuters. Zhao is charged with seven counts of premeditated murder and a single count of attempted murder in a criminal complaint that also cites "special circumstance" allegations accusing him of "personally and intentionally" shooting to kill. read moreUnder California law, defendants convicted of murder with "special circumstances" are eligible for the death penalty, though Governor Gavin Newsom in 2019 declared a moratorium on executions. Authorities said the Monterey Park assailant, Huu Can Tran, 72, shot himself to death the next day as police closed to make an arrest. Reporting by Steve Gorman in Los Angeles Editing by Alistair Bell and Aurora EllisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Biden will deliver his second State of the Union address at about 9 p.m. (0200 GMT Wednesday). It will be broadcast live on major U.S. broadcast television networks and online by the White House and the House of Representatives. The speech could deliver Biden his largest television audience of the year. The White House has also invited Brandon Tsay, who disarmed a gunman responsible for a mass shooting in Monterey Park, California. Republicans have picked Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who served as White House press secretary under Donald Trump, to deliver their response.

Following are some of the guests expected to attend:* Brandon Tsay: Tsay was called a hero by authorities for disarming a gunman who shot dead 11 people during a celebration of the Lunar New Year in Monterey Park, California. The White House called it a "recognition of sustained U.S. support for Ukraine nearly a year after Russia launched its unprovoked attack." * The White House has also invited Paul Pelosi, husband of former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. "The attack reportedly was politically motivated, with the intruder's alleged intent to harm and kidnap the former Speaker," the White House said. The United States completed the withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan in August 2021 after a 20-year war.

WASHINGTON, Feb 7 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will face Republicans who question his legitimacy and a public concerned about the country's direction in Tuesday's State of the Union speech that is expected to serve as a blueprint for a 2024 re-election bid. Biden's public approval rating edged one percentage point higher to 41% in a Reuters/Ipsos poll that closed on Sunday. Reforms in policing will loom large in Biden's speech after the death of Tyre Nichols, a Black man fatally beaten by officers in Memphis, Tennessee last month, with his mother and stepfather to be guests of first lady Jill Biden. He will also run through a wish list of economic proposals, many of which are unlikely to be passed through Congress, the White House said. [1/3] The U.S. Capitol building is seen on the day of U.S. President Joe Biden's State of the Union Address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 7, 2023.

☆ The guests invited to Biden's State of the Union address
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

PoliticsThe guests invited to Biden's State of the Union addressPostedU.S. President Joe Biden's second State of the Union address will feature a guest list that includes Tyre Nichols’s parents, Monterey Park shooting hero Brandon Tsay, Paul Pelosi, and U2 star Bono.

1:08‘Look at That Thing’: Footage Shows Pilots Spotting Unknown Object10:45Why U.S. Weapons Sold to the Saudis Are Hitting Hospitals in Yemen0:59Biden Says U.S. Economy is ‘Strong’ After Jobs Report1:19Blinken Says Chinese Spy Balloon Is a ‘Violation of U.S. Sovereignty’1:02High-Altitude Balloon Spotted Flying Over Montana1:56House Republicans Oust Ilhan Omar From Foreign Affairs Committee0:49Federal Reserve Announces Quarter-Point Interest Rate Increase0:51Tyre Nichols Was a ‘Beautiful Soul,’ Memphis Pastor Says0:47Winter Storm Brings Icy Conditions to Texas1:10Biden Commits Over $4 Billion to Fixing Baltimore Rail Tunnel1:18

☆ Factbox: Biden State of the Union guests include Monterey Park hero, ex-Afghan diplomat
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-04 | by ( Kanishka Singh | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Brandon Tsay displays the Metal of Courage award he received for stopping the Monterey Park shooter, at a Lunar New Year ceremony in Alhambra, California, U.S., January 29, 2023. Following are some of the guests expected to attend:* Brandon Tsay: Tsay was called a hero by authorities for disarming a gunman who shot dead 11 people during a celebration of the Lunar New Year in Monterey Park, California. * The mother of Tyre Nichols, RowVaughn Wells, and his stepfather, Rodney Wells: Nichols, a Black motorist, died after being beaten by police following a Jan. 7 traffic stop. * Former Afghan Ambassador to the United States, Roya Rahmani: Rahmani was Afghanistan's first female ambassador to the United States, serving in the post from December 2018 until July 2021. The United States completed the withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan in August 2021 after a 20-year war.

☆ Pictures of the month: January
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-31 | by ( Jeremy Schultz | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

A young girl watches as police use armored vehicles to surround a white cargo van, believed by law enforcement to be connected to the Monterey Park mass shooting suspect, at a parking lot in Torrance, California, January 22. The 72-year-old assailant...moreA young girl watches as police use armored vehicles to surround a white cargo van, believed by law enforcement to be connected to the Monterey Park mass shooting suspect, at a parking lot in Torrance, California, January 22. The 72-year-old assailant killed 11 people and wounded nine others at the Star Ballroom Dance Studio, a venue just east of Los Angeles that is popular with older patrons of Asian descent. The attack took place during the two-day Lunar New Year celebration, one of the most festive events on the calendar for many Asians. REUTERS/Zaydee SanchezClose

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