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SYDNEY, July 11 (Reuters) - Social media giant Meta Platforms (META.O), owner of Facebook and Instagram, plans to label government-affiliated accounts on its new Twitter-like platform Threads, an executive told an Australian inquiry on foreign interference on Tuesday. The disclosure comes less than a week after Meta launched Threads, which is widely seen as similar to the microblogging site Twitter. Twitter has removed tags from government-affiliated accounts since billionaire Elon Musk took it private in 2022, bringing complaints about degrading users' media literacy. Asked if Russian state-affiliated broadcaster RT or Chinese government-affiliated publisher Xinhua News Agency would be tagged accordingly on Threads, Machin said, "that's our aspiration". "To the effect that any state-affiliated media are violating our policies, we would remove them," he told the inquiry.

Persons: Josh Machin, Meta's, Elon Musk, Machin, James Paterson, Meta, Meta's Machin, Byron Kaye, Lewis Jackson, Jamie Freed Organizations: SYDNEY, Facebook, Meta, Twitter, RT, Xinhua, Agency, Reuters, Australian Communications, Media Authority, Thomson Locations: Australia, Russia, China, Lincoln

☆ Paralyzed by a Police Bullet, He Describes a Life Forever Changed
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Tracey Tully | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A police officer, Jerry Moravek, came racing down the sidewalk toward the same noise. Their paths crossed, footage from a police body camera shows, and Officer Moravek pivoted to begin chasing Mr. Cooper, convinced that he was holding a gun. Months later, Officer Moravek would be charged with aggravated assault for his decision to fire his weapon, without warning, toward a man who was running away. But that is largely beside the point to Mr. Cooper. Mr. Cooper had had past run-ins with the police, and he had been released from prison less than two years earlier after serving time for weapons and drug convictions.

Persons: Jerry Moravek, Moravek, Cooper, general’s, ’ ” Organizations: Paterson Police Department

☆ Scientists find new clue in what led to megalodon’s demise
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-03 | by ( Amaya Mcdonald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Scientists previously theorized that megalodons were warm-blooded, but the new study is the first to provide concrete evidence to that effect. From this finding, they deduced the megalodon’s average body temperature was about 27 C (80 F). Like modern great white and mako sharks, megalodons were regionally endothermic, which means they had the ability to regulate temperature in certain parts of the body, according to the study. The timing of megalodons’ extinction coincides with the cooling of the Earth’s temperature, the researchers said. But learning more about the ancient shark could still help scientists better understand the threats similar marine animals face today.

Persons: CNN —, it’s, “, megalodon, Robert Eagle, Kenshu Shimada, ” Shimada, Megalodon, Michael Griffiths, ” Griffiths Organizations: CNN, National Academy of Sciences, UCLA, Eagle, DePaul University in, William Paterson University Locations: megalodon, DePaul University in Chicago, “, Megalodon, New Jersey

☆ Richard Ravitch, Rescuer of the Subways and New York’s Finances, Dies at 89
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Sam Roberts | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Richard Ravitch, a politically savvy, civic-minded developer and public citizen who helped rescue New York City from the brink of bankruptcy and its decaying subways from fiscal collapse, died on Sunday in Manhattan. His death, in a hospital, was confirmed by his wife, Kathleen M. Doyle. Mr. Ravitch never won elective office. He later served as New York’s lieutenant governor, enlisted by David A. Paterson in 2009 to lend gravitas to his teetering administration. (Mr. Paterson had succeeded Eliot Spitzer, who resigned in disgrace after a prostitution scandal.)

Persons: Richard Ravitch, Kathleen M, Doyle, Mr, Ravitch, David A, Paterson, Eliot Spitzer Organizations: New, Urban Development Corporation, Metropolitan Transportation Authority Locations: New York City, Manhattan, New

☆ An Unusual Effort to Fix a Notoriously Troubled Police Department
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-30 | by ( Christopher Maag | Bryan Anselm | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When police officers in Paterson, N.J., responded to a 911 call in March from a man in the midst of a mental health crisis, they found someone they knew well. But now, Mr. Seabrooks, 31, had barricaded himself in a bathroom. After a four-hour standoff, Mr. Seabrooks emerged with a knife. The police shot and killed him. Police officers in Paterson have robbed, beaten, shot and killed scores of Black men, earning the department a reputation as one of the most troubled in New Jersey.

☆ Baseball Returns to the ‘Hallowed Grounds’ of a Negro Leagues Stadium
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Gary Phillips | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

PATERSON, N.J. — When Bob Kendrick visited Hinchliffe Stadium in 2014, all he could do was hope. Kendrick, the president of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Mo., had journeyed east for a ceremony that recognized Hinchliffe as a National Historic Landmark. The stadium is one of the last of the Negro leagues ballparks still standing, but it was almost impossible to tell at the time. So had local products like Monte Irvin and Larry Doby, who followed Jackie Robinson in the first wave of integrating the American and National Leagues on their own paths to Cooperstown. Two other teams, the New York Black Yankees and the New York Cubans, called the stadium home as well.

☆ Party City is planning to close over 30 stores across the country — here's the full list
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Avery Hartmans | Ben Tobin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Party City says it's closing over 30 stores after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Cartersville: Cartersville Crossing, 451 East Main St.IowaWaterloo: Crossroads Commons Shopping Center, 1415 Flammang Dr.IllinoisBradley: Bradley Commons, 2060 N. State Rte. 20Felch Street Shopping Center, 3050 Beeline Rd., Ste. L12East Hills Shopping Center, 3702 Frederick Ave., Ste. K2Five Points Shopping Center, 4101 Hwy.

☆ Her 400-Plus Triathlons Were Hard. Her Oscar Nomination Was Harder.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-11 | by ( Jen Murphy | Photographs Erik Isakson For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

If you think completing an Ironman takes perseverance, try getting Hollywood to invest in the retelling of a World War I novel. It took Scottish screenwriter and professional triathlete Lesley Paterson 16 years to see her Oscar-nominated screenplay for “All Quiet on the Western Front” come to life. The persistence paid off, as the film, an adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque’s 1929 antiwar novel of the same title, took home seven BAFTAs—the most prestigious British film awards—in February, including for the best adapted screenplay. The “All Quiet” script, by Ms. Paterson, Ian Stokell and director Edward Berger, earned one of the film’s nine Academy Award nominations. The Oscars take place Sunday night.

☆ Staying in British castles may be easier — and cheaper — than you think
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-10 | by ( Lucy Handley | Chris Dwyer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Storied Collection is a travel website that lists heritage hotels and homes — including private castles — so vacationers who love history can easily find accommodations that suit them. The Royal Crescent Hotel & Spa is located inside the Royal Crescent, a row of terraced houses built between 1767 and 1775. Hauge and Goldin, with the help of former CEO of Best Western UK Rob Paterson, launched Storied Collection in 2022. Surnames of previous owners include Cooper, Bingham and Synge, according to Storied Collection. The drawing room of the Sir Percy Blakeney Suite at the Royal Crescent Hotel & Spa in Bath, England.

☆ Party City is planning to close 22 stores after filing for bankruptcy — here's the full list
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-17 | by ( Avery Hartmans | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Party City is closing 22 stores after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in January. Cartersville: Cartersville Crossing, 451 E Main St.IowaWaterloo: Crossroads Commons Shopping Center, 1415 Flammang Dr.IllinoisBradley: Bradley Commons, 2060 N State Rte. MichiganHolland: Felch Street Shopping Center, 3050 Beeline Rd., Ste. 20Felch Street Shopping Center, 3050 Beeline Rd., Ste. TexasCorpus Christi: Five Points Shopping Center, 4101 Hwy.

☆ Trump's criminal lawyer slams ex-Manhattan prosecutor Mark Pomerantz's Trump probe book as 'inaccurate'
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-17 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Trump criminal lawyer Ron Fischetti criticized a tell-all by his former law partner, Mark Pomerantz. Pomerantz is a former lead prosecutor in the DA's probe and author of "People vs. Donald Trump." "I don't think he should have written this book at all," Fischetti told Insider of former prosecutor Mark Pomerantz, whose book, "People vs. Donald Trump," was published this month. "This is a terrible, terrible book," Fischetti said, taking Pomerantz to task for criticizing Bragg's caution and for speaking publicly about a confidential probe that's still in progress. Pomerantz also should have known better than to publicly question Bragg's decision to slow the probe, Fischetti said.

☆ Australia orders review into Chinese-made cameras in defence offices
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/IllustrationSYDNEY, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The Australian government will examine surveillance technology used in offices of the defence department, Defence Minister Richard Marles said on Thursday, amid reports the Chinese-made cameras installed there raised security risks. The move comes after Britain in November asked its departments to stop installing Chinese-linked surveillance cameras at sensitive buildings. Some U.S. states have banned vendors and products from several Chinese technology companies. Australian media reported on Wednesday that the national war memorial in Canberra would remove several Chinese-made security cameras installed on the premises over concerns of spying. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he was not concerned about how Beijing might react to the removal of cameras.

Sydney/Hong Kong CNN —Australia’s defense ministry will remove Chinese-made cameras from its offices over spying concerns, the country’s Minister for Defence Richard Marles has said. The concerns were raised by Senator James Paterson of the opposition Liberal Party, who said Wednesday that he had conducted an “audit” of Chinese-made security devices in use on Australian government premises. The audit found 913 devices, including cameras, access control systems and intercoms, made by Chinese-state owned enterprises Hikvision and Dahua, Paterson noted. “These companies have a very close relationship with the Chinese Communist Party, and they are subject to China’s National Intelligence laws, which require all Chinese companies and individuals to secretly cooperate with Chinese intelligence agencies if requested,” Paterson said in a radio interview Wednesday. And where those particular cameras are found they’re going to be removed.”Asked about the Australian government’s concerns over Chinese-made cameras, a spokesperson for Beijing’s foreign affairs ministry said China opposes “generalizing national security, abuse of state power and acts that discriminate and suppress Chinese companies.”

☆ Luxury brand Six Senses is opening its first hotel in Australia
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( Audrey Wan | Chris Dwyer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

The luxury hotel brand Six Senses is planning to open its first hotel in Australia — inside an old family mansion. The heritage house and its 22-hectare estate, named Burnham Beeches, are 25 miles from Melbourne in the forested Dandenong Ranges. The house was designed in 1933 for an Australian family, according to a website detailing the home's history. It will now be restored after "sitting neglected for far too long," said the great-granddaughter of the original owner, Sophie Paterson, according to a Six Senses press release. Plans to incorporate a "premium glamping" option on the estate will bring the number of accommodations to 82.

☆ Australia to remove Chinese-made security cameras from national war memorial -reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( Lewis Jackson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

SYDNEY, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Australia's national war memorial will remove several Chinese-made security cameras installed on the premises because officials are concerned they could be used for spying, local media reported on Wednesday. Eleven surveillance cameras manufactured by Hikvision (002415.SZ), partly owned by Chinese state investors, will be removed from the Australian War Memorial in Canberra by mid-2023, according to the Canberra Times. The Australian War Memorial said in a statement on Wednesday it did not comment on security matters. Opposition senator James Paterson said on Wednesday he is conducting a full audit of all government departments and agencies for possible exposure to Chinese-made surveillance devices. Paterson first raised the issue of Chinese-made surveillance equipment during public hearings last year.

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☆ Bed Bath & Beyond just missed another debt payment. See the full list of stores it will close, including Harmon and Buybuy Baby locations.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( Avery Hartmans | Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +20 min

In addition to 87 more Bed Bath & Beyond stores, the company now says it will close all of its remaining Harmon health and beauty stores, and five Buybuy Baby stores. San Leandro: 15555 East 14th St., Suite 24015555 East 14th St., Suite 240 Burbank: 201 East Magnolia Blvd. Marina: 117 General Stilwell Drive117 General Stilwell Drive Vallejo: 105 Plaza Drive, Suite 107105 Plaza Drive, Suite 107 * Palm Desert: 72459 Highway 11172459 Highway 111 * Visalia: 3125 South Mooney Blvd. Arterial * Coralville: 2515 Corridor Way Suite 5Kansas:Lawrence: 3106 S. Iowa St., Suite 2153106 S. Iowa St., Suite 215 Manhattan: 425 3rd Place425 3rd Place * Olathe: 15335 W. 119th St.Kentucky:Elizabethtown: 1998 N. Dixie Ave.1998 N. Dixie Ave. New Hartford: 4805 Commercial Drive4805 Commercial Drive Kingston: 1187 Ulster Ave.1187 Ulster Ave. Plattsburgh: 73 Centre Drive, Suite 10073 Centre Drive, Suite 100 Farmingdale: 251 Airport Plaza Blvd.

After finding Sayfullo Saipov guilty of committing murder with the goal of joining the militant group Islamic State, also known as ISIS, the Manhattan jury will return on Feb. 6 to consider whether the death penalty is appropriate punishment. The only point of contention between prosecutors and Saipov's lawyers was whether the defendant carried out the attack in order to join Islamic State, which the United States brands a terrorist organization. These included murder and attempted murder to gain entrance to Islamic State, providing material support to a terrorist organization, and damage or destruction of a motor vehicle. The U.S. Department of Justice said in September that it intends to seek the death penalty for Saipov, despite a moratorium on federal executions since July 2021 as the department reviews the practice. Reporting by Luc Cohen in New York; Editing by Leslie Adler, Bill Berkrot and David GregorioOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ NYC bike path killer convicted, could face the death penalty
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Sayfullo Saipov, the suspect in the New York City truck attack is seen in this handout photo released November 1, 2017. An Islamic extremist who killed eight people with a speeding truck in a 2017 rampage on a popular New York City bike path was convicted Thursday of 28 federal crimes and could face the death penalty. A death sentence for Saipov, a citizen of Uzbekistan, would be an extreme rarity in New York. A federal jury in New York has not rendered a death sentence that withstood legal appeals in decades, with the last execution in 1954. Saipov's lawyers have said the death penalty process was irrevocably tainted by former President Donald Trump, who tweeted a day after the attack that Saipov "SHOULD GET DEATH PENALTY!"

☆ Factbox: Oscar nominations 2023: nominees for 95th Academy Awards
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/5] Harry Shum Jr., Stephanie Hsu, Michelle Yeoh, and Ke Huy Quan pose with the Best Picture award for "Everything Everywhere All at Once" at the 28th annual Critics Choice Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 15, 2023. REUTERS/Aude GuerrucciLOS ANGELES, Jan 24 (Reuters) - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced nominations on Tuesday for the 95th Academy Awards. Winners will be revealed in Hollywood on March 12 in Los Angeles. The following is a list of nominees in leading categories. BEST PICTURE“All Quiet on the Western Front""Avatar: The Way of Water""The Banshees of Inisherin""Elvis""Everything Everywhere All at Once""The Fabelmans""Tár”"Top Gun: Maverick""Triangle of Sadness""Women Talking"BEST ACTORAustin Butler - “Elvis”Colin Farrell - "The Banshees of Inisherin"Brendan Fraser - "The Whale"Paul Mescal - "Aftersun"Bill Nighy - "Living"BEST ACTRESSCate Blanchett - "Tár"Ana de Armas - "Blonde"Andrea Riseborough - "To Leslie"Michelle Williams - "The Fabelmans"Michelle Yeoh - “Everything Everywhere All at Once"BEST DIRECTORMartin McDonagh - "The Banshees of Inisherin"Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert - "Everything Everywhere All at Once"Steven Spielberg - "The Fabelmans"Todd Field - "Tár"Ruben Östlund - "Triangle of Sadness"BEST SUPPORTING ACTORBrendan Gleeson - "The Banshees of Inisherin"Brian Tyree Henry - "Causeway"Judd Hirsch - "The Fabelmans"Barry Keoghan - "The Banshees of Inisherin"Ke Huy Quan - "Everything Everywhere All at Once"BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESSAngela Bassett - "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever"Hong Chau - "The Whale"Kerry Condon - "The Banshees of Inisherin"Jamie Lee Curtis - "Everything Everywhere All at Once"Stephanie Hsu - "Everything Everywhere All at Once"BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY"The Banshees of Inisherin", written by Martin McDonagh"Everything Everywhere All at Once", written by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert"The Fabelmans", written by Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner"Tár", written by Todd Field"Triangle of Sadness", written by Ruben ÖstlundBEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY"All Quiet on the Western Front", screenplay by Edward Berger, Lesley Paterson and Ian Stokell"Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery", written by Rian Johnson"Living", written by Kazuo Ishiguro"Top Gun: Maverick", screenplay by Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer and Christopher McQuarrie; story by Peter Craig and Justin Marks"Women Talking", screenplay by Sarah PolleyBEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM"Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio""Marcel the Shell with Shoes On""Puss in Boots: The Last Wish""The Sea Beast""Turning Red"Reporting by Danielle Broadway; Editing by Mary Milliken and Jonathan OatisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Protesting against Congress may get you a $50 fine. Disrupting the Supreme Court is a different story.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-22 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Lawrencehurley_Pic.Jpg | Lawrence Hurley | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

WASHINGTON — When Emily Paterson was arrested for protesting abortion law changes during a Supreme Court hearing in November, she spent the night in jail and now has a criminal conviction on her record. It’s a sore point for Mark Goldstone, a lawyer who regularly represents Washington protesters. Supreme Court protesters are treated “more harshly” in a couple of different ways, he said, referring only to those participating in nonviolent protests and not violent attacks like the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol. On Capitol grounds, the police “process you and release you,” Goldstone said, while at the Supreme Court, “you are going to spend the night in jail" and likely face prosecution. Participants have long complained that the right to protest outside the court is limited, pointing out the irony of the Supreme Court imposing its own limits on the right to free speech.

☆ Kathy Hochul Weighs Options After Court Nominee Is Rejected
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-20 | by ( Jimmy Vielkind | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

ALBANY, N.Y.—New York Gov. Kathy Hochul continued a fight with lawmakers within her party after Democrats in the state Senate voted down her nominee to the state’s highest court, an extraordinary rebuke that has emboldened her opponents. The result has left Ms. Hochul politically bruised, Democrats said, and some lawmakers and political observers said it could set a contentious tone in coming budget negotiations. David Paterson, a Democrat who supported Justice Hector LaSalle’s nomination as chief judge of the New York State Court of Appeals. “For some of the people who went way beyond what dignity and civility would have called for, there may be a grand finale that they’re not going to like.”

☆ Kathy Hochul Weighs Options after Court Nominee is Rejected
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-20 | by ( Jimmy Vielkind | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

☆ Trial of Sayfullo Saipov, accused of killing 8 people in truck terror attack on NYC bike path, begins
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Opening arguments kicked off Monday in the federal trial of Sayfullo Saipov, the Uzbek immigrant who in 2017 plowed a rented pickup truck on a New York City bike path, killing eight people in its path of destruction. The Oct. 31 attack was the deadliest terrorist attack in New York City since Sept. 11, 2001. Police said Saipov, then 29, was inspired by the Islamic State terrorist group, or ISIS, in launching the attack. How the attack unfoldedIn the attack, Saipov rented a white Home Depot pickup truck in Passaic, New Jersey, and drove it into Manhattan where the streets were filling up with Halloween festivities. Investigators later found a note that Saipov left in the truck, claiming the attack was in the name of ISIS.

☆ Pope Emeritus Benedict is 'lucid and vigilant' but still in serious condition, Vatican says
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-29 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Simeon Paterson | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is "lucid and vigilant," the Vatican said Thursday, but still remains in serious condition. Vatican spokesperson Matteo Bruni said that Benedict "managed to rest well last night" and that his health "is stable at the moment." Benedict, 95, has been receiving medical care after the Holy See announced Wednesday that his health had suddenly "worsened." In 2013, Benedict became the first pope in more than 600 years to resign, citing his age and declining strength. The ex-pope has been living in the Vatican since he stepped down, and has relatively remained out of the public eye.

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