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☆ Seoul Halloween crowd crush: South Korea court sentences highest-ranking police officer yet to jail
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Gawon Bae | Chris Lau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Seoul CNN —The former head of a local police station in Seoul has been sentenced to three years in jail over a deadly 2022 Halloween crowd crush, making him the highest-ranking law enforcement official to be held criminally liable over the disaster. Seoul Western District Court said Monday it found Lee and two other former Yongsan police officers guilty of neglecting their duties, which resulted in deaths and injuries, despite signs that “the danger of large-scale casualties” was foreseeable. Itaewon, home to some of Seoul’s popular restaurants and bars, had hosted Halloween celebrations for years. Most who died that night were young South Koreans – largely in their teens and early 20s. Last year, the Seoul Metropolitan Government announced a slew of new measures “to ensure a safe Halloween” – including a new CCTV system to monitor crowd numbers.

Persons: Lee Im, Lee, Itaewon, Yoon Suk Yeol Organizations: Seoul CNN, Seoul, South Koreans, South, Seoul Metropolitan Government Locations: Seoul, Yongsan, Itaewon, Asia, Japan, Shibuya, Guangzhou, China

☆ Man accused of second attempted Trump assassination pleads not guilty
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Holmes Lybrand | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Ryan Wesley Routh faces five charges including the assassination attempt, gun charges and assaulting an officer. Routh was allegedly spotted by a Secret Service agent who was running surveillance ahead of Trump. Routh allegedly fled the area in a car and was arrested by local police less than an hour later on a nearby highway. One piece of information prosecutors have cited is a letter Routh allegedly left with a witness who came forward after Routh was arrested. “This was an assassination attempt on Donald Trump but I failed you,” Routh allegedly wrote.

Persons: Donald Trump, Ryan Wesley Routh, Routh, Trump, Thomas Matthew Crooks, ” Routh, “, ” Trump, Aileen Cannon, Jack Smith Organizations: Palm Beach , Florida CNN, Secret Service, Trump Locations: Palm Beach , Florida, Florida, Palm Beach, Soviet, Iran, Ukraine, Taiwan

☆ Cannabis may soon be rescheduled as a less dangerous drug. 5 things you need to know
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Andrea Kane | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

That’s the technical term for reclassifying it as a less dangerous drug, which would loosen some restrictions around it at the federal level. Currently, cannabis is a Schedule I drug, under the Controlled Substance Act, alongside drugs such as heroin and LSD. Rescheduling cannabis is a complicated process. Gruber shares five things you need to know about cannabis’ possible reclassification. For example, she asked, would you want to use cannabis for medical reasons, recreation or a mix of the two?

Persons: Sanjay Gupta, Cannabis, Joe Biden, Staci Gruber, ” Gruber, Gruber, ”, “, Dr, Theodore Schwartz Organizations: CNN, US Department of Justice, US Drug Enforcement Administration, US Department of Health, Human Services, Harvard Medical School, DEA, Marijuana, Neuroscientific Discovery, McLean Hospital, “ Cannabis, Weill Cornell Medicine Locations: United States, Boston, Belmont , Massachusetts, New York

☆ Everest grew taller faster after Himalayan river ‘piracy,’ scientists say
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Mindy Weisberger | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

This process, known as river piracy, set in motion a chain of geological events that reshaped the landscape, scientists reported Monday in the journal Nature Geoscience. While some instances of river capture and landscape remodeling began millions of years ago, others are happening today, she added. Evidence of one ancient example still exists around the edges of the Himalayas, where long-ago river capture eroded deep gorges. Han’s simulations suggested that river capture would have dramatically increased the flow of water in the Kosi’s lower segments. Compared with river piracy, erosion and uplift unspool over a much longer time span — and are still happening with Everest, Lhotse and Makalu.

Persons: Everest, ”, Jin, Dai, ” Dai, Devon A, Orme, ” Orme, Nanga Parbat, Xu Han, “ There’s, ” Mindy Weisberger Organizations: CNN, Nature, China University of Geosciences, Colorado, Montana State University, of Earth Sciences, Resources, Slims, Scientific Locations: Arun, Beijing, Antarctica, Himalayas, Tibet, Nepal, Orme, Everest, Canada’s Yukon

☆ Israeli commandos raid Lebanon — the latest sign Netanyahu is ignoring Biden's warnings
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is rapidly escalating Israel's campaign against its regional foes and trampling on US diplomatic efforts in the process. In the latest sign he's ignoring US warnings, The Wall Street Journal reported that Israeli special-operations forces were carrying out raids into southern Lebanon as the possibility of a ground incursion this week loomed. Getty Images"We are shocked," one US official told CNN after Netanyahu rejected the cease-fire proposal before Israel launched its attacks. It's the latest instance of the Israeli leader ignoring or rejecting Biden's attempts to restrain Israeli military action in Gaza and, more recently, Lebanon.

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☆ Why America is looking increasingly powerless as Israel’s war expands
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

And the US has incessantly pushed for a Gaza ceasefire that neither Netanyahu nor Hamas seems to want. For instance, the US and its allies helped repel a massive Iranian missile and drone attack against Israel in April. It has also killed other senior members of the two groups in strikes in Syria, Lebanon, Iran and in Gaza. And pro-Trump Republicans are goading him to go further — at least partly to weaken Biden and his chosen successor, Harris. This is just one of many reasons why Netanyahu is incentivized to expand his war no matter how powerless it makes America look.

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☆ Jimmy Carter is setting a new record for American presidents. It’s important for everyone
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +25 min

Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images Carter works at a construction site sponsored by the Jimmy Carter Work Project in Asan, South Korea, in 2001. Alex Wong/Getty Images Carter meets with Obama and other former presidents at the White House in January 2009. Richard Lewis/The Elders/Getty Images Carter was interviewed for "The Presidents' Gatekeepers" project at the Carter Center in Atlanta in September 2011. Chris McKay/Getty Images Carter talks about his cancer diagnosis during a news conference at the Carter Center in Atlanta in August 2015. The 1983 tweaks to Social Security included, for instance, the counting of some Social Security benefits as taxable income and a gradual increase of the retirement age from 65 to 67.

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☆ CNN aboard Israeli tanker for strike on Houthi-controlled port in Yemen
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Nic Robertson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Israeli Air Force security regulations are so tight neither I nor Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani, the IDF spokesman accompanying me, are allowed to bring our cellphones aboard. In its new guise as an Israeli tanker, signs remain of the aircraft’s past life, a reminder of its age. The seats are stripped out, its long body fitted with huge, pressurized fuel tanks, essential for Israel to project its firepower. He jockeys the two long levers beside his seat and steers the nozzle toward the gas-hungry fighter jet’s fuel port. Airstrikes in Hodeidah, Yemen.

Persons: –, Israel, Nadav Shoshani, Benjamin Netanyahu’s, ” Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Ras Issa, Hodeidah, Herzi Halevi, ” Halevi, Shoshani Organizations: Sea CNN, Boeing, Israel Defense Forces, Israeli Air Force, United Nations General Assembly, UN, CNN, Ben Gurion International, Air Force Locations: Saudi, Israel, Gaza, Lebanon, Yemen, Tunis, Iran, Hodeidah Port, Tel Aviv, Red, New York, Hodeidah

☆ What Walz’s and Vance’s past debates may reveal about Tuesday’s high-stakes matchup
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Daniel Strauss | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

Past debate footage reveals that both generally veer away from personal attacks and prefer loftier rhetoric to digging deeply into specific facts to establish policy credibility. Their past debate opponents said they didn’t always provide direct answers to questions. In both the primary and general election debates, Vance often stuck to policy areas he felt most comfortable with: immigration, the economy and drug control. According to those interviews and evidence from his past debates, Vance, a Yale Law School graduate, seems to enjoy getting into verbal volleys. Tim Walz debates for governor on August 17, 2018, at Grand View Lodge, in Nisswa, Minnesota.

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☆ China’s astronauts are aiming to land on the moon by 2030. They now have a new spacesuit to do it
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Simone Mccarthy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Hong Kong CNN —China has taken a step forward in its ambitious plan to land astronauts on the moon by 2030 – unveiling the specially designed spacesuit its crew will don for what’s expected to be a landmark mission in the country’s space program. An image of China's new lunar spacesuit as it appeared in a video shared by state media. The agency revealed a protoype of its Artemis III spacesuit prototype, the AxEMU, in 2023. Thanks to its thin exosphere, the moon is an unforgiving place, exposed to both the sun’s rays and the cold of space. “Unlike low-Earth orbit missions, astronauts will be in a harsh natural lunar environment during lunar extravehicular activities.

Persons: Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping, Elon Musk, –, China’s, Artemis, Wu Zhiqiang, Wang Chunhui Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, China Manned Space Agency, SpaceX, Federal Aviation Administration, CNN, FAA, NASA, Xinhua, China National Space Administration, China Astronaut Research, Training Center Locations: Hong Kong, China, America, United States, China’s Dunhuang

☆ Urgent Boeing safety issue isn’t being taken seriously by the FAA, key regulator says
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Pete Muntean | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

New York CNN —The head of the National Transportation Safety Board blasted the Federal Aviation Administration, saying the agency is not taking seriously enough the potential for jammed flight controls on some Boeing 737s. In a new letter shared with CNN, NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy wrote FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker to say that the regulator failed to act when the pilots of a United Airlines Boeing 737 MAX reported that their rudder pedals became stuck when coming in for a landing in Newark, New Jersey on February 6. Last Thursday, the NTSB issued an “urgent” safety warning, saying that some 737s equipped with certain rudder actuators could careen off the runway on landing – the latest black eye for Boeing’s embattled 737 MAX line after a door plug blowout in January and two fatal crashes abroad. “I am disappointed that it does not appear that the FAA has initiated urgent actions to address the risk of jammed rudder controls in the 6 months since our preliminary report on this incident was issued,” Homendy wrote. The FAA said, “we thank the NTSB for the recommendations, and we are taking them seriously.”

Persons: Jennifer Homendy, Mike Whitaker, “, ” Homendy, Homendy, ” Organizations: New, New York CNN, National Transportation Safety Board, Federal Aviation Administration, Boeing, CNN, United Airlines Boeing, MAX, NTSB, FAA, United Airlines Locations: New York, Newark , New Jersey

☆ The Hezbollah leaders killed by Israel - who they were and the key players that remain
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Kara Fox | Tamara Qiblawi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

Beirut CNN —Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon have killed at least seven high-ranking Hezbollah commanders and officials in recent weeks, including the militant group’s chief Hassan Nasrallah, who was assassinated in a strike on his underground headquarters in Beirut on Friday. The strikes have dealt the most significant blow to the Iran-backed militant group since its formation in the early 1980s. Hezbollah has said it will choose a new chief soon. As it seeks to recuperate from the carnage, here’s a look at some of the group’s leaders who have been killed – and who remains.

Persons: Hassan Nasrallah, – Organizations: Beirut CNN Locations: Beirut, Lebanon, Iran

☆ Amazon and TV vet Brian Williams are nearing a deal that hints at a new strategy for the streaming giant
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Brian Williams is close to a deal with Amazon to host an election-night special on Prime Video. These people were granted anonymity to speak freely about private deal talks. AdvertisementThe people close to the deal talks rebuffed the idea that Amazon would build its own news operation, however. Amazon this year turned on ads in Prime Video, gunning for the nearly $70 billion in annual TV ad spending. "It fits in with their interest in disruptions and amassing big audiences," the second person close to the deal talks said.

Persons: Brian Williams, —, gunning, Mike Hopkins, Albert Cheng, Hopkins, Jonathan Wald, Williams, Don Lemon, it's, Ted Sarandos, Jon Stewart, Stewart, Apple Organizations: Amazon, NFL, Service, Business, Variety, CNN, Amazon MGM Studios, MSNBC, CAA, NBC News, ABC News, Tech, Netflix, Apple, NBC Locations: LA

CNN —Employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs improperly accessed the medical files of Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the two major party vice presidential nominees, and an investigation is under way. Two sources familiar with the situation confirmed that VA employees improperly accessed Vance’s medical records, and roughly two months ago, an employee in VA Inspector General Michael Missal’s office reached out to someone in the Ohio Republican’s operation to alert them of the breach, one of the sources said. The Washington Post, which first reported the incident, said at least a dozen employees accessed the records. Walz enlisted at 17 and served 24 years in the National Guard before retiring in 2005 to run for Congress.

Persons: Sen, JD Vance, Tim Walz, Michael Missal’s, Harris, Terrence Hayes, –, ” Vance, Walz Organizations: CNN, Employees, Department of Veterans Affairs, Minnesota Gov, Washington Post, Justice Department, Marines, National Guard Locations: Minnesota, Ohio, Iraq

☆ UK coal-burning for electricity to end as last power plant shuts down
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Story Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Britain’s last coal-fired power plant will close on Monday, ending 142 years of coal-generated electricity in the nation that sparked the Industrial Revolution. The Ratcliffe-on-Soar station in central England is to finish its final shift at midnight, after more than half a century of turning coal into power. The UK government hailed the closure as a milestone in efforts to generate all of Britain’s energy from renewable sources by 2030. We owe generations a debt of gratitude as a country.”An aerial view of the Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station emitting steam on January 10, 2024 in Nottingham, England. An archive image dated to 1964 of Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station under construction.

Persons: CNN —, Ratcliffe, Uniper, Michael Shanks, Christopher Furlong, ”, Thomas Edison’s, Dhara Vyas, ” Vyas Organizations: CNN, Britain, Energy, Thomas Edison’s Edison, National Grid Locations: Soar, England, Sweden, Belgium, Nottingham, London, Uniper

☆ Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ lawyers appeal detention, seeking release from jail ahead of trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Kara Scannell | Elizabeth Wagmeister | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs are appealing a federal judge’s decision to deny the music mogul bail and place him in custody, according to a two-page notice of appeal filed Monday. Combs is currently incarcerated and awaiting his criminal trial, after being arrested earlier this month and charged with racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution. Combs’ lawyers had previously asked the judge to release the rapper on a $50 million bond, home detention and limits on visitors. Judge Andrew Carter rejected the proposal, siding with federal prosecutors who argued that Combs is a danger to the community and a flight risk. His attorneys then asked Carter, who will oversee the trial, to release the hip-hop artist.

Persons: Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, Combs, Andrew Carter, Carter, Anthony Ricco, Alexandra Shapiro, Ricco, Shapiro, Marc Agnifilo, Sam Bankman Organizations: CNN, Metropolitan Detention Locations: Brooklyn , New York, Honduras

☆ Man who claimed he had explosives at Trump rally in Michigan is charged
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Holmes Lybrand | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —The man who allegedly claimed he had C4 explosives in his car and sped through a security checkpoint at Donald Trump’s rally in Michigan over the weekend pleaded not guilty to charges against him on Monday. Steven William Nauta has been charged with four state counts, including making a false threat of terrorism and being in possession of bomb-making materials. He has pleaded not guilty to each count, according to a court official. A bond of $1 million was set for Nauta during his arraignment Monday, according to a court official, and was placed under house arrest. The charges against Nauta note that the fertilizer he allegedly removed from his vehicle can be used to make explosives.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Steven William Nauta, Nauta, “, ’, ” Nauta, Ryan Wesley Routh, Trump Organizations: CNN Locations: Michigan, Trump’s, West Palm Beach , Florida

☆ LeBron James and son Bronny share special moments during Lakers media day
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( David Close | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —There is a new Los Angeles Lakers player who can get LeBron James to blush. “I haven’t gotten there yet,” Bronny James said Monday while attending his first Lakers media day. “It’s probably gonna be ‘Bron.’ Bron would be the easiest,” LeBron James’ son mused when picturing what to say when calling for the ball from the famed No. LeBron James quickly responded, “What do you mean you’re not going to go there right now? And to just use that as motivation every single day and to get back and get to where he wanted to be,” LeBron James said.

Persons: LeBron James, James, “, ” Bronny James, “ It’s, ‘ Bron, ’ Bron, LeBron James ’, mused, I’m, “ James Jr, Bronny, ” Bronny, LeBron, Savannah Organizations: CNN, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA, Lakers, Spectrum, Minnesota Timberwolves Locations: Los Angeles

☆ San Marino: What it’s like playing for the lowest-ranked national soccer team in the world
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Jamie Barton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

For San Marino, these are some of the greatest results in the nation’s history. San Marino, a tiny microstate within Italy, is home to 33,600. Between 2006 and 2023, San Marino held the unwanted record of suffering the biggest defeat in European Championship qualifying history – a 13-0 drubbing by Germany. Bernd Schneider makes it 13-0, scoring a penalty past San Marino goalkeeper Aldo Simoncini. One goal early in the second half from 19-year-old Nicko Sensoli – who had not yet been born when San Marino last won – was enough.

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☆ Audacy completes its financial restructuring and now plans to go private
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Liam Reilly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Radio network Audacy on Monday shared that it completed its financial restructuring, successfully reducing its approximately $1.9 billion of funded debt by 80%, to $350 million. The radio giant had filed when it disclosed it was entering a restructuring agreement to reduce debt. Audacy is the second largest radio company in the United States behind iHeartMedia and ahead of Cumulus. Audacy, an internet radio conglomerate, operates hundreds of music, news and sports radio stations. The company, founded in 1968 as Entercom Communications, merged with CBS Radio in 2017, before rebranding as Audacy in 2021.

Persons: David Field, Audacy, ”, strongmen Soros, Soros, Rupert Murdoch, ” Soros, Ajit Pai, Donald Trump, George Soros, Chip Roy, ” Roy, Sen, Ted Cruz, Jessica Rosenworcel, Elon Musk’s, ” “ Soros, “ George soros, ” It’s Organizations: CNN — Radio, “, Bloomberg, Fund Management, FCC, Soros Fund Management, Soros, Democratic, Open Society, New York Post, Cumulus Media, iHeartMedia, Cumulus, CNN, Republican, Rothschilds, fcc, Entercom Communications, CBS Radio Locations: Philadelphia, Hungarian, United States, Texas, U.S

☆ BTS star Suga fined for riding a scooter while intoxicated
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Jack Guy | Gawon Bae | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —K-pop megastar Suga has been fined after being caught riding an electric scooter while under the influence of alcohol. In August, Suga was found to have ridden about 500 meters (around 1,600 feet) on an electric scooter after drinking alcohol. While he did not injure anyone or cause any damage, it is illegal to ride a scooter after drinking alcohol in South Korea. “Last night, I drank while having dinner, and returned home riding an electric scooter. A driver’s licence is required for riding an electric scooter in South Korea.

Persons: CNN —, Suga, “, I’m, ” Organizations: CNN, South Korean Locations: Seoul, South Korea, Korea

☆ Villa Vie Odyssey: Years-long dream cruise finally sets sail
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Tamara Hardingham-Gill | Julia Buckley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

After seeing its departure postponed several times, Villa Vie Odyssey finally set off from Belfast, Northern Ireland, Monday night. [Villa Vie] did it! People embrace after hearing that Villa Vie Residences' Odyssey cruise ship would sail on September 30 after long delays. Andy Garrison, 75, carries a model of the Titanic as he boards the Villa Vie Odyssey cruise ship on September 30. And after a long wait, the Villa Vie Odyssey has finally set sail.

Persons: Fred, Olsen Cruise, Canen, “, Villa, Mike Petterson, it’s, “ I’ve, ” Petterson, Petterson, Clodagh Kilcoyne, Johan Bodin, Andy Garrison, Reuters Villa, CNN’s Marnie Hunter Organizations: CNN, Vie Residences, Passengers, Hawaii –, Reuters, Sea Cruises Locations: Belfast, Northern Ireland, Braemar, Hawaii

☆ Biden administration fears Iranian attack and is working with Israel on defenses, US official says
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Alex Marquardt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The Biden administration is worried that an attack from Iran is being planned in the wake of Israel’s killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and is working with Israel on defenses, a US official said Sunday night. Joint defenses are being prepared to ward off an attack with changes in US military posture, the official added. The Biden administration spearheaded a multi-national defense of Israel in mid-April when Iran launched over 300 drones and missiles at Israel in response to the Israeli bombing of senior Iranian Revolutionary Guard officers in Syria. The US official told CNN the US-led statement issued Wednesday had been greenlit by Israel after working on it together for several days. On a hastily-arranged call that night, senior Biden administration officials told reporters with confidence: “the ceasefire will be for 21 days” across the Lebanon-Israel border.

Persons: CNN —, Biden, Hassan Nasrallah, Patrick Ryder, Nasrallah, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Netanyahu, Israel “, “, ”, Ron Dermer, Jake Sullivan, John Kirby Organizations: CNN, Iranian Revolutionary Guard, US, Pentagon, ” Defense, USS, Lincoln Carrier Strike, Biden, Israeli, Lebanese, US National Security Locations: Iran, Israel, Syria, Lebanon, United States, Beirut, France

New York CNN —DirecTV announced Monday it’s buying rival Dish Network, ending multiple decades of on-and-off talks about the satellite services merging. The agreement provides DirecTV and Dish with greater scale, a DirecTV spokesperson told CNN. The newly merged DirecTV-Dish entity will continue to support the Dish brand for the foreseeable future, the DirecTV spokesperson said. DirecTV does not currently have plans to make changes to the existing Dish or Sling TV brands, meaning that current Dish customers should not be concerned about being forced over to DirecTV. The deal also strengthens the duo’s foothold in the industry, allowing them to more easily compete with pay TV rivals and streaming services.

Persons: Charlie Ergen, Mike White, Echostar, Hughes, ’ Organizations: New, New York CNN, DirecTV, Dish Network, Netflix, Hulu, Amazon’s, Dish, ”, TPG, T, CNN, Disney, Hughes Electronics, EchoStar Corporation, Bloomberg, General Motors, Monday, Antitrust Locations: New York

☆ ‘Rust’ armorer denied new trial, conviction upheld for fatal shooting
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Cheri Mossburg | Eric Levenson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A New Mexico judge on Monday denied “Rust” armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed’s request for new trial and upheld her involuntary manslaughter conviction for the 2021 death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Gutierrez Reed, who as armorer was in charge of firearms on the movie set, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in March. Her defense attorney argued she was scapegoated for the safety failures of film set management and other crew members. Baldwin was also charged with involuntary manslaughter and had pleaded not guilty. Assistant film director David Halls took a plea deal in 2023 for his role in the shooting.

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