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☆ The judge in Trump's classified documents case just gave him exactly what he wanted — again
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Judge Aileen Cannon on Tuesday delayed Donald Trump's classified documents case indefinitely. AdvertisementUS District Judge Aileen Cannon handed former President Donald Trump yet another legal win when she delayed his classified documents case indefinitely on Tuesday. It's just the latest legal win for Trump in the classified documents case handed to him by Cannon. Ty Cobb, a former Trump White House attorney, told CNN on Tuesday that Cannon's latest decision was "a combination of bias and incompetence." In light of Cannon's latest delay, Kalir said it was not surprising given her prior actions on the case.

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☆ The US military is keeping it secret who won the real-world dogfight between a human pilot and an AI flying an F-16 fighter jet
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The US military won't say who won the dogfight between an AI-controlled F-16 and a human fighter pilot. Back in 2020, AI smoked a seasoned Air Force F-16 pilot 5-0 in simulated dogfights. The AI-controlled fighter jet, called the X-62A Variable Stability In-flight Simulator Test Aircraft, is a modified version of an F-16. Back in August 2020, AI won a simulated dogfight against a human operator 5-0. #AI successfully pilots fighter jet ✈️.#ICYMI @deptofdefense artificial intelligence agents successfully pilot a fighter jet making AI history!

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☆ Opinion | ‘Civil War’ and Its Terrifying Premonition of American Collapse
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-12 | by ( Michelle Goldberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Going into Alex Garland’s astonishing new film, “Civil War,” I expected to be irritated by the implausibility of its premise. In one 2022 poll, 43 percent of Americans said they thought a civil war within the next decade was at least somewhat likely. “Civil War” has received plenty of adulatory reviews, but Garland has also been widely criticized for eliding the ideological forces driving America’s fracturing. But now that I’ve seen “Civil War,” which is neither glib nor cynical, Garland’s decision to keep the film’s politics a little ambiguous seems like a source of its power. Still, it’s not a stretch to interpret the film as a premonition of how a seething, entropic country could collapse under the weight of Donald Trump’s return.

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☆ Man rescued after apparent crocodile bite in the Everglades
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Forrest Brown | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A man trying to swim to shore after his recreational sailboat capsized at Everglades National Park suffered an apparent bite from an American crocodile, according to a National Park Service news release. American crocodiles vs. alligatorsAn American crocodile relaxes in Shark Valley of Everglades National Park on February 3, 2023. Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post/Getty Images/FileThe American crocodile is a federally threatened species, the NPS said, and it resembles the American alligator. (American crocodiles can also be found in some coastal areas of Caribbean islands, Mexico and South America.) American crocodiles are considered a shy and reclusive species, the FFWCC says, and crocodile attacks on humans in Florida are very rare.

Persons: Bonnie Jo Mount Organizations: CNN, National Park Service, Rangers, Miami, Dade, Rescue, “ Rangers, Washington Post, NPS, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Locations: Flamingo, Florida, Valley, United States, Caribbean, Mexico, South America, Southeast, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Africa, Asia, Indonesia, Australia

☆ Biden administration discussing using Guantanamo Bay to process possible influx of Haitian migrants
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Priscilla Alvarez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —The Biden administration is discussing using Guantanamo Bay to process Haitian migrants if there is a mass exodus to the US amid worsening conditions in the country, according to a US official. “We are clear-eyed that economic, political, and security instability are key drivers for migrants around the world. A Homeland Security spokesperson said that so far, migration from the Caribbean remains low. The United States returns or repatriates migrants interdicted at sea to The Bahamas, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti,” the spokesperson added. And we are ready if a mass migration — if we need to deal with a mass migration.

Persons: CNN —, Biden, ”, Ariel Henry, “, Laura Richardson, Rebecca Zimmerman, they’re, Joe Biden, CNN’s Haley Britzky Organizations: CNN, National Security, Homeland Security, DHS, State Department, United Nations, United, Marine, Team, Immigration, Customs, Department of Homeland Security, Defense Department, Congress, Southern Command, Defense for Homeland Defense, US Customs, Border Protection Air, Marine Operations, US Border Patrol, Coast Guard, Border Patrol, Border Protection, House, Republican Locations: Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Haiti, Florida, Guantanamo, Caribbean, United States, Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Port, Mexico

☆ Cruise Ship Worker Accused of Hiding Cameras in Bathrooms to Spy on Guests
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Rebecca Carballo | More About Rebecca Carballo | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A former employee of the cruise ship company Royal Caribbean was accused of placing cameras in guests’ bathrooms and of hiding in their bedrooms and recording them when they took off their clothes, with one of his reported targets being as young as 10. It was not clear how the actions that led to the charges came to light. “We have zero tolerance for this unacceptable behavior,” the company said in a statement. The cruise line alerted federal and state law enforcement agencies on Feb. 26, when the ship was still sailing on international waters. On Sunday, when it docked in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., law enforcement officers searched his devices, including a cellphone, camera, Apple Watch and a flash drive.

Persons: Arvin Joseph Mirasol, Mirasol Organizations: Royal, Court, Apple Watch Locations: Royal Caribbean, U.S, Southern Florida, voyeurism, Broward County, Fla, Fort Lauderdale

☆ The ‘Griselda’ Creator’s Miami
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Danielle Pergament | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The magic of Miami is that “you can still discover places,” said the writer and producer Eric Newman. There’s a healthy civic pride and gratitude.”Mr. Newman, who created the Netflix show “Narcos” and produced “Griselda,” starring Sofia Vergara, has, over the years, spent months at a time on location in Miami. “There’s an appreciation in Miami that you don’t see in other places,” he said. Maybe you came to escape East Coast winters, or you came to escape Castro, or you came to escape taxes. An after-hours salsa club, a Xanadu hiding in plain sight, the best Cuban sandwich around: These are the secrets that Miami has slowly revealed to him.

Persons: ”, Eric Newman, ” Mr, Newman, Griselda, Sofia Vergara, it’s, “, Castro, Mr Organizations: Netflix Locations: Miami, California, Florida, Mexico

☆ Amid Florida’s Measles Outbreak, Surgeon General Goes Against Medical Guidance
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-23 | by ( Dani Blum | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

As a cluster of measles cases grew in an elementary school in southern Florida, the state’s surgeon general sent a letter to parents that contradicted widespread medical guidance about how to keep the disease from spreading. Doctors and health officials typically recommend that children who are not vaccinated for measles isolate for 21 days after they have been exposed at school. However, the state Department of Health “is deferring to parents or guardians to make decisions about school attendance,” the letter, sent to parents at Manatee Bay Elementary School in Weston, Fla., continued. Dr. Ladapo added that these recommendations might change in the future and stressed that children with measles symptoms should not go to school. As of Friday, there were six confirmed cases at the school, according to Broward County Public Schools.

Persons: Joseph Ladapo, of Health “, Ladapo Organizations: of Health, Manatee Bay Elementary, Broward County Public Schools Locations: Florida, Weston , Fla, Broward

☆ I quit my job to go on the 3-year Life at Sea cruise that was canceled. I still haven't received a refund.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-12 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | Brittany Chang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

He wanted to be identified by first name only for privacy reasons; his full name is known by Business Insider. He and 77 other would-be passengers who have yet to receive refunds are asking the US Attorney in Southern Florida to investigate Life at Sea's parent company, Miray Cruise Lines, LLC, for fraud. When I first heard about Life at Sea Cruises, it sounded too good to be true. But we were very quickly told that while we could cancel and withdraw, our refund would be far reduced. [Bayramoğlu confirmed that Adam is a priority and "will be the first" to receive a refund when it begins the bank wires.]

Persons: —, Adam, Miray, Bayramoğlu, I've, Ethem Bayramoğlu, Vedat Organizations: Service, Business, Miray Cruise Lines, Sea Cruises, Miray Cruises, National Health Service, Miray Locations: British, Southern Florida, Alaska, Antarctica, Istanbul, Miray

☆ I paid $55,000 to go on a 3-year cruise around the world after my wife died. The cruise was abruptly canceled, and I still haven't been refunded.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Lauren Steussy | Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Purcell was among the dozens of passengers who signed up for a three-year cruise with Life at Sea — an around-the-world journey that was canceled two weeks before its departure. A representative for Miray Cruises denied the passengers' fraud accusations and said they would refund the passengers by February 15. I thought, "God, this cruise is really something I could do." I've been putting off processing my grief, and I'm going to join a grief group in the next couple of weeks. I'm not on that ship, but I'm taking charge of my life.

Persons: —, David Purcell, Purcell, Beth, We'd, they've, I'm Organizations: Service, Miray Cruises, Business, Navy, Miami Airport, US Department of Justice, FBI, US Locations: Southern Florida, Kansas, Norway, Antarctica, New Zealand, Australia, South America, Asia, Roatán, Honduras, Kirkwood , Missouri

☆ How the three-year cruise fell apart
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Julia Buckley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +22 min

CNN —In April 2023, George Fox was gearing up for the adventure of a lifetime: a three-year cruise taking him around the world. The high hopes and eventual failure of the Life at Sea cruise reads a bit like a Greek tragedy. When Miray objected, he resigned, along with much of his team, and told passengers the cruise was off. When the cruise was canceled in November, Bayramoğlu told passengers that only 111 cabins were booked. On October 24, Miray’s PR spokesperson told CNN that the departure date had been moved to November 30.

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Fish and Wildlife Service follows more than two decades of disputes over the risks of climate change, and threats to the long-term survival of the elusive species. They also said habitat loss due to climate change — combined with other problems such as increased development such as houses and roads — will likely harm wolverine populations. Environmentalists have argued in multiple lawsuits against the Fish and Wildlife Service that wolverines face localized extinction from climate change, habitat fragmentation and low genetic diversity. The wildlife service received a petition to protect wolverines in 2000 and the agency recommended protections in 2010. Wolverine trapping was once legal in states including Montana.

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☆ The USDA's new plant zone map could change how you garden, including when and what you grow
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

According to the new map, central Arkansas shifted half a zone up from zone 7b to zone 8a since the USDA last updated its map in 2012. The 2023 USDA map shows warmer zones in central Michigan, as well as shifts in some Northeastern states. AdvertisementLimitations of the USDA's new plant zone map"The map is a guideline, not a guarantee," Foster wrote, and plants can thrive in several zones. AdvertisementIn the Northwestern US, the 2023 USDA map (left) shows some regions of Montana in new, warmer zones. Sections of the South Central US, including Houston, Texas, and New Orleans, Louisiana, have changed to new zones in the 2023 USDA map (left).

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☆ A senior real-estate advisor at Sotheby's breaks down why these 4 US cities offer some of the best opportunities for home-price appreciation in the years ahead
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( William Edwards | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Sizable home-price appreciation could be hard to come by in today's market. But Sotheby's Greg Forest is still bullish on West Palm Beach, Boise, Phoenix, and Durham. As a senior global real-estate advisor for Sotheby's International Realty, Greg Forest is frequently in touch with clients and colleagues in the US and around the world. So while he mainly sells properties in southern Florida, he has a good feel for what's happening in other markets as well. In recent correspondence with Insider, he shared four markets he's been hearing positive things about, and which he's bullish on because of his own fundamental analysis.

Persons: Greg Forest, Forest Organizations: Sotheby's International Locations: today's, West Palm Beach , Boise, Phoenix, Durham, Florida

☆ Hurricane Lee path: Now a post-tropical cyclone, storm brings rain to New England and Atlantic Canada
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( Aya Elamroussi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Now a post-tropical cyclone, Lee continues to churn hurricane-strength winds early Saturday morning while delivering rainfall to parts of southeastern New England and Atlantic Canada, according to the National Hurricane Center. Weakening is forecast tonight and Sunday while Lee moves across Atlantic Canada,” the National Hurricane Center said Saturday in its 5 a.m. advisory, adding the storm has lost sufficient tropical characteristics to be considered a hurricane. ET Saturday, the hurricane center said. “These conditions are likely to lead to downed trees and potential power outages,” the hurricane center warned. A sustained wind of 43 mph and 59 mph gust were recently measured at Dennis, Massachusetts, the hurricane center said.

Persons: Lee, “ Lee, Maura Healey, Michael Brennan, Jamie Rhome, ” Rhome, Steve Heaslip, ”, Kyle Leavitt Organizations: CNN, National Hurricane Center ., Atlantic, National Hurricane Center, US, Massachusetts Gov, New, Organization Locations: New England, Atlantic Canada, Nova Scotia, Maine, Canadian, New Brunswick, Eastport , Maine, Halifax , Nova Scotia, US East Coast, Massachusetts, Lee’s, Dennis , Massachusetts, New Hampshire , Massachusetts, Rhode, Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket, Canada, Florida, Toms River , New Jersey, Ortley, Nauset, East Orleans , Massachusetts

☆ Judge sets limits on Trump discussing classified info in Mar-a-Lago documents case
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Former U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during an event following his arraignment on classified document charges, at Trump National Golf Club, in Bedminster, New Jersey, U.S., June 13, 2023. A federal judge on Wednesday issued an order setting limits on where and how former President Donald Trump can discuss classified information with his defense lawyers for the criminal case where he is charged with retaining classified documents after leaving the White House. Cannon did not explicitly address a request by Trump to create a so-called Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility, or SCIF, at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, so that he could discuss classified information there as he prepares for trial in the case. Smith had opposed that request, noting, among other things, that Mar-a-Lago is the scene of the alleged crime. Smith also had opposed Trump's request to be allowed to discuss classified information in his office at Mar-a-Lago or his office at his club in Bedminster, New Jersey.

Persons: Donald Trump, Aileen Cannon, Trump, Jack Smith, Smith, Cannon Organizations: U.S, Trump National Golf Club, White, Trump, Mar Locations: Bedminster , New Jersey, U.S, Florida, Lago, Palm Beach , Florida

☆ 'Frag out!': Dramatic helmet-cam footage appears to show US volunteers of Ukraine's Chosen Company clearing a Russian trench
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Chosen Company includes US volunteers fighting with Ukraine's 59th Motorized Brigade. Two US veterans killed in a drone attack in Ukraine last month were part of Chosen Company, say reports. The helmet-cam purportedly shows English-speaking fighters from the "Chosen Company" in open fields. The Chosen Company is a volunteer group composed of military veterans supporting Ukraine against Russia's invasion, Military.com reports. "Lance was an integral part of Chosen Company, our friend, and our family," wrote the man using the X handle @floridasoldat.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskky, Ryan O'Leary, Andrew Webber, Lance Lawrence, Webber, Heather Hagan, Lawrence, O'Leary, Lance, Nick Maimer, Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin Organizations: Company, Ukraine's 59th Motorized Brigade, Chosen Company, Service, 59th Motorized Brigade, Ukraine, International Legion, US Army, US Military Academy, West, Army, Marine Corps, US Green Beret, Wagner Group Locations: Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, Donetsk, Iraq, Afghanistan, Ukrainian, Seattle, Russia, Florida, Bakhmut

☆ Labor Day weekend forecast: Sizzling heat to impact two-thirds of US
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Mary Gilbert | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Labor Day weekend may mark the unofficial end to summer for many, but Mother Nature didn’t get the memo this year. July-like heat sends temperatures skyrocketingTemperatures 10 to 20 degrees above normal levels for September could break or tie close dozens of records as heat builds over Labor Day weekend and into Tuesday. By Sunday, sweltering heat will expand across much of the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley and even portions of the mid-Atlantic. On Labor Day Monday, conditions will feel more like July across nearly two-thirds of the US. Places like Los Angeles and San Francisco may have the best weather in the country for Labor Day weekend.

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CNN —Florida is bracing for “major impact” as Tropical Storm Idalia is expected to rapidly strengthen into a powerful Category 3 hurricane and aim for its Gulf Coast, threatening dangerous storm surge and winds, authorities said. “Idalia could become a hurricane later this morning, and is forecast to become a major hurricane by early Wednesday,” the National Hurricane Center said. The Florida National Guard activated: More than 5,000 National Guard members were activated to help respond to the storm. Idalia posed a “notable risk” of this phenomenon, the National Hurricane Center warned Monday, as it travels through the Gulf of Mexico. Cedar Key could be cut off by the high storm surge, National Hurricane Center Deputy Director Jamie Rhome said.

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☆ Idalia is expected to rapidly intensify in the extremely warm Gulf of Mexico. Here’s what that means
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Rachel Ramirez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

Mike Lang/USA Today Network Workers and residents clear debris from a destroyed bar in Fort Myers on Saturday, October 1. Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post/USA Today Network This aerial photo shows damaged homes and debris in Fort Myers Beach on Thursday. Wilfredo Lee/AP Jake Moses and Heather Jones explore a section of destroyed businesses in Fort Myers Beach, Florida, on Thursday. Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters Frederic and Mary Herodet board up their Gulf Bistro restaurant in St. Pete Beach, Florida, on Tuesday. Martha Asencio-Rhine/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire Sarah Peterson fills sandbags in Fort Myers Beach on September 24.

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☆ Feds say Trump not entitled to 'special treatment' in documents case
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Prosecutors told Judge Aileen Cannon that Trump is not entitled — as he has requested — to review or discuss any classified information in the case in a newly constructed sensitive compartmented information facility in one of his homes. Federal prosecutors on Monday said former President Donald Trump is seeking "special treatment that no other defendant would receive" in the criminal case accusing him of retaining classified documents at his Florida club after leaving the White House . "In essence, he is asking to be the only defendant ever in a case involving classified information (at least to the Government's knowledge) who would be able to discuss classified information in a private residence," the filing said. Prosecutors want Cannon to order that Trump and his lawyers only be allowed to discuss classified information within special secured locations, also known as SCIFs. The filing said that the proposed protective order that prosecutors are seeking "reflects standard procedures for handling classified information in criminal cases and is consistent with the law."

Persons: Aileen Cannon, Trump, Donald Trump, Cannon, Trump's Organizations: Court, Prosecutors, White Locations: Southern Florida, Florida, Lago, Palm Beach

Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 29, 2023. U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith's office asked a judge in a court filing on Thursday to start the trial on Jan. 2 in part due to the public's interest in a speedy trial. Prosecutors also predicted it will take about four to six weeks to put forward the bulk of their case against Trump at trial. A January trial would have Trump on trial three times in the first half of 2024. Trump also faces a May trial from Smith in southern Florida over the retention of classified documents after leaving office.

Persons: Donald Trump, Lindsay DeDario, Donald Trump's, Democrat Joe Biden, Trump, Jack Smith's, Prosecutors, Tanya Chutkan, Chutkan, Smith, Jacqueline Thomsen, Jasper Ward, David Ljunggren, Scott Malone, Deepa Babington Organizations: U.S, Republican, REUTERS, Democrat, Trump, Thomson Locations: Erie , Pennsylvania, U.S, Washington, New York, Florida

☆ US judge sets hearing on evidence in Trump's 2020 election case
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Sarah N. Lynch | Thomson Reuters | Sarah N. Lynch Is The Lead Reporter For Reuters Covering The U.S. Justice Department Out Of Washington | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan set the hearing for Friday at 10 a.m. Prosecutors had said they were available all week, while Trump's lawyers had asked for a postponement until early next week. Trump's attorneys said limits would infringe on his right to free speech, protected by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The disagreement between the parties over the hearing date represented the latest effort by Trump's team to delay or slow legal proceedings. In the joint Washington filing, Trump's lawyers said Trump wished for both Blanche and his other lawyer John Lauro to be present for the hearing before Chutkan.

Persons: Donald Trump, Scott Morgan, Donald Trump's, Tanya Chutkan, Jack Smith's, Trump, Chutkan, Todd Blanche, Blanche, John Lauro, Sarah N, Lynch, Howard Goller, Lisa Shumaker Organizations: U.S, Republican, REUTERS, Prosecutors, Chutkan, Trump, U.S . Constitution, Washington , D.C, White, Thomson Locations: Bluffs , Iowa, U.S, U.S ., Washington ,, Florida, Washington

☆ Trump lawyers ask to delay hearing in 2020 election case
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Sarah N. Lynch | Thomson Reuters | Sarah N. Lynch Is The Lead Reporter For Reuters Covering The U.S. Justice Department Out Of Washington | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event in Council Bluffs, Iowa, U.S., July 7, 2023. Trump's lawyers asked for a postponement until early next week. Trump's attorneys said limits would infringe on his right to free speech, protected by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The disagreement over a hearing date represented the latest effort by Trump's team to delay or slow legal proceedings. In the joint Washington filing, Trump's lawyers said Trump wished for both Blanche and his other lawyer John Lauro to be present for the hearing before Chutkan.

Persons: Donald Trump, Scott Morgan, Donald Trump's, Jack Smith's, Tanya Chutkan, Prosecutors, Chutkan, Trump, Todd Blanche, Blanche, John Lauro, Mr, Lauro, Sarah N, Lynch, Howard Goller Organizations: U.S, Republican, REUTERS, Chutkan, Trump, U.S . Constitution, Washington , D.C, White, Thomson Locations: Bluffs , Iowa, U.S, U.S ., Washington ,, Florida, Washington

☆ Yuscil Taveras: Mar-a-Lago employee overseeing surveillance cameras, previously received target letter in Trump classified documents probe:
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( Zachary Cohen Kaitlan Collins Katelyn Polantz | Zachary Cohen | Kaitlan Collins | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Taveras also met with investigators following the initial indictment in the classified documents case overseen by special counsel Jack Smith, sources said. A lawyer for Taveras previously declined to comment to CNN. The updated indictment, which adds major accusations against Trump and a new co-defendant to the case, refers to Taveras as “Trump Employee 4,” CNN previously reported. Smith’s team had previously heard testimony about odd conversations between Taveras, Nauta and De Oliveira regarding surveillance footage. After receiving the target letter, Taveras changed lawyers because his attorney, Stan Woodward, also represented Nauta, which presented a conflict, sources said.

Persons: Yuscil, Donald Trump, Taveras, Jack Smith, Trump, “, ”, Walt Nauta, Carlos De Oliveira, De Oliveira, ” De Oliveira, Smith’s, Nauta, Stan Woodward Organizations: CNN, Trump, “ Trump, ” CNN Locations: Lago, Washington, Florida

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