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☆ The Real Housewives are turning on Bravo and Andy Cohen. Here's what to know about the lawsuits and turmoil behind the scenes.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-24 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

Two "Real Housewives" stars have filed suits alleging mistreatment and a hostile workplace. She returned to the franchise for the fourth season of the spinoff "The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip," where cast members from various series within the franchise go on a vacation together. The incident in question never aired — the entire season was shelved and its premiere date swapped with a different season, "The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: RHONY Legacy," which aired instead. Mr. Cohen never used cocaine with any cast member on any Real Housewives show or with any other Bravo employee." Former "Real Housewives of Atlanta" star NeNe Leakes has also accused Cohen and Bravo of racist behavior, insinuating it's why she left the show.

Persons: Bravo, Andy Cohen's, —, Andy Cohen, Cohen, Peacock, Caroline Manzo, Manzo, Brandi Glanville, Glanville, isn't, Derek Smith, Mr, Glanville's, Matt Lauer, Kate Chastain, Brandi, they've, Leah McSweeney, McSweeney, costars, Lisa Shannon, Leah, she'd, Cohen's, Ms, McSweeney's, didn't, Bethenny Frankel, Frankel, Frankel aren't, Eboni K, Williams, costars Luann, Lesseps, Sonja Morgan, Ramona Singer, NeNe Leakes, Monique Samuels, Candiace Dillard Bassett, Samuels Organizations: Housewives, Service, Bravo, Shed Media, Housewives of, BI, Beverly Hills, Warner Bros, NBC, New, People, Real Housewives, Atlanta Locations: Housewives of New Jersey, Morocco, Glanville, New York City, York

☆ DNA collected from chewing gum leads to arrest and conviction in 1980 cold case murder
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-23 | by ( Andi Babineau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —DNA found in a piece of discarded chewing gum led to the arrest and conviction of a suspect in a 1980 cold case murder in Oregon, prosecutors say. Robert Plympton, 60, was found guilty last week on one count of first-degree murder and four counts of second-degree murder in the killing of Mt. Nineteen-year-old Tucker was “kidnapped, sexually assaulted, and beaten to death” on January 15, 1980, the release states. Witness heard screamingBarbara Tucker Tucker Family/Gresham Police DepartmentWitnesses had seen a woman in apparent distress around the time of the murder, the document from the DA’s office states. DNA pulled from the gum matched the profile from the autopsy swabs and Plympton was arrested on June 8, 2021.

Persons: Robert Plympton, Barbara Tucker, Tucker, “, Plympton, Stephen Houze, Jacob Houze, Barbara Tucker Tucker Family, Witnesses, ”, Claudio Grandjean, ” Swabs, CeCe Moore, ” Moore, Barbara, Moore, surveilling, Susan Pater, I’d, ” Pater, “ We’re Organizations: CNN, Hood Community College, Attorney’s, Plympton, Gresham Police, Police, KATU Locations: Oregon, Mt, Multnomah County, Gresham, Virginia, surveilling Plympton

ASHTABULA, Ohio (AP) — Two Ohio women have been accused of driving the body of a deceased 80-year-old man to a bank to withdraw money from his account before dropping his body off at a hospital. Police said they were called Monday evening and told that two women had dropped off a body at the Ashtabula County Medical Center emergency room without identifying the person or themselves. A few hours later, one of them contacted the hospital with information on the deceased, who was then identified as 80-year-old Douglas Layman of Ashtabula. A message was sent to the county public defender's office seeking comment if the office was defending one or both. The coroner's office said an autopsy to determine the cause of Layman's death could take up to eight months.

Persons: Karen Casbohm, Loreen Bea Feralo, Douglas Layman, Layman, ”, “, Robert Stell, Stell, Mike Palinkas, WEWS, Palinkas, ” Palinkas, Casbohm, Feralo Organizations: Ashtabula Municipal, Police, Medical Center, Ashtabula Police Locations: ASHTABULA, Ohio, Ashtabula

☆ A man deliberately got 217 Covid shots. Here’s what happened
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Mira Cheng | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The man, who is not named in the correspondence in compliance with German privacy rules, reported receiving 217 Covid shots between June 2021 and November 2023. Raising suspicionsAccording to his immunization history, the man got his first Covid vaccine in June 2021. The adaptive immune system is the subsection of the immune system that learns to recognize and respond to specific pathogens when you encounter them throughout your life, Miller said. Last week, the CDC updated its guidance to recommend an additional dose of the current Covid vaccine for people 65 and older. Less than a quarter of adults and only 13% of children in the US have gotten the most recently recommended Covid vaccine, according to CDC data.

Persons: hypervaccination ”, ”, Emily Happy Miller, ” Miller, “, Dr, Kilian Schober, Friedrich, hypervaccination, ” Schober, Schober, Miller, Hypervaccination, that’s, Johnson, Sanjay Gupta Organizations: CNN, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Alexander University Erlangen, Red Cross, RTL, Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson, Sanofi, CNN Health, Centers for Disease Control, CDC Locations: Magdeburg, Nürnberg, Saxony, Dresden, Eilenburg, United States

☆ How Victoria Beckham fell for Paris
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Alice Pfeiffer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Editor’s Note: CNN Style is one of the official media partners of Paris Fashion Week. Paris CNN —Unscathed by the PETA protesters who disrupted her show, Victoria Beckham closed out the fifth day of Paris Fashion Week at the lavish Salomon de Rothschild Hotel on Friday night. At Carven, Louise Trotter, former creative director for Lacoste, presented her first collection for the French heritage house. Off-White creative director Ibrahim Kamara after the presentation of his debut collection for the brand. (British fashion houses including Vivienne Westwood and Paul Smith also relocated to Paris at different stages of their careers.)

Persons: Victoria Beckham, Salomon de Rothschild, Simon Porte Jacquemus, Anna Wintour, Carine Roitfeld, Louise Trotter, Lacoste, Saint Martins, Seán McGirr, Alexander McQueen, Sarah Burton, Ibrahim Kamara, Virgil Abloh’s, Kristy Sparow, Nina Ricci, Harris Reed —, —, ”, … I’ve, Karl Lagerfeld, Yohji Yamamoto, Charles Worth, “, Harris Reed, Victor Virgile, Stella McCartney, Chloé, Lagerfeld, John Galliano, Dior, Phoebe Philo, Kim Jones, Louis Vuitton, Vivienne Westwood, Paul Smith, Serge Carreira, ” Carreira, Yanshan Zhang, Melody Thomas, Parsons Organizations: CNN, Paris, Paris CNN, PETA, French Vogue, Saint, Givenchy, Louis, Dior, Haute Couture, Fashion, Parsons Paris Locations: Paris, French, British, Carven, Central, London, Great Britain, Europe

☆ A new book unearths a buried history of photography in West Africa
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Thomas Page | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —The dominant perception of early photography from West Africa is that it was taken through a colonizing lens. These are questions asked by a new book that seeks to re-examine the history of photography in the region. Her book demonstrates that gap was short, and history has been obscured in a way that has disenfranchised many Africans. Unlike some other West African nations, Senegal has no recorded history of portraiture before photography, Paoletti said. HUM Images/Universal Images Group Editorial/Getty ImagesTo Paoletti, it’s evidence photography in West Africa didn’t evolve in isolation.

Persons: Giulia Paoletti, ”, Mama Casset, “, ’, Frenchman Jules Itier, Louis, Paoletti, –, “ It’s, Adolphe Burdo, Burdo, visite, Burdo’s, Augustus Washington, Macky Kane, – Paula, ’ ”, Alfred Stieglitz, Fatou Thioune, Paula, ” Paoletti, Oumar Ka, Ka, I’d, Oumar Organizations: CNN, Department of Art, University of Virginia, CRDS, Dakar ”, Sun, The, Institut, du Sénégal, University of Dakar, Princeton University Press Locations: West Africa, Senegal, ‘, St, French West Africa, Belgian, Dakar, “, Africa, Berlin, Louis, Touba, Senegalese

☆ Which diseases can pets transmit to their owners?
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Katia Hetter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN: What types of diseases can household pets like cats and dogs transmit to humans? Dr. Leana Wen: Just as humans can transmit diseases to other humans, animals can transmit diseases to others in their own species. Sometimes, animals can transmit diseases to other species, and that includes humans with whom pets have had close contact. These diseases spread when a person is bitten by an infected tick that has fed off an infected animal. It’s not known how the man who died from Alaskapox contracted it, but a possible route is an infected animal biting the individual or exposure of an infected animal to an existing break in the man’s skin.

Persons: Leana Wen, Wen, Lyme, Alaskapox, It’s Organizations: CNN — Health, CNN, George Washington University Locations: Alaska, Oregon, United States

☆ US Airman dead after lighting himself on fire in an 'extreme' act of protest against the war in Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Bushnell died of his injuries, per NBC News and an independent reporter who covered the story. AdvertisementIn the video, security and police were seen responding to Bushnell as he was engulfed in flames and screamed "Free Palestine." The US Air Force confirmed that the man was a genuine serviceman, per the military news site Task and Purpose. Bushnell died late Sunday, per reporting by Jane. The Department of Defense referred Business Insider to the Air Force when reached with a request for comment.

Persons: Aaron Bushnell, Bushnell, —, Talia Jane, Jane ., Bushnell's Organizations: NBC, Service, Sunday, US Air Force, United, NBC News, The Department, Defense, Air Force Locations: DC, Washington , DC, Gaza, Israel, United Nations

☆ Commercial real estate services firm restructures debt after default as industry's problems widen
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Daniel Geiger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The announcement came after S&P Global Ratings lowered Avison's credit on Friday and reported that the company had defaulted on the loan. Weeks earlier, S&P had downgraded the credit rating of Cushman & Wakefield, another major services firm. Higher interest rates have dislocated property values and stifled sales transactions, cutting off a major revenue stream for these firms. Leasing activity across major property types, meanwhile, including office, remains diminished. A push into US real estateAvison sought to rapidly grow in the US over the past decade, including in major commercial real estate markets such as New York City.

Persons: Avison Young, Weeks, Cushman, –, Mark Rose, Avison, Rose, CDPQ, Arbour, MSCI, doesn't, that's Organizations: Cushman & Wakefield, Business, Leasing, Caisse, Federal Reserve Locations: Toronto, Avison, Lane, Stamford , Connecticut, New York City

☆ Higher-for-longer interest rates favor large companies over their smaller rivals in many ways
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-18 | by ( Bryan Mena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

High interest rates squeeze companies of all sizes, but that’s especially the case for smaller firms, unlike large companies better equipped to weather the storm. Before the Bell: How do the effects of higher-for-longer interest rates on companies vary by size? I think it might be a stretch to say that M&A activity picks up because of higher interest rates, so instead, it’s that if good businesses are beginning to suffer because of higher interest rates, then they might be more likely to be a target. Gas prices always rise as winter winds down because demand increases and gas stations must switch over to more expensive summer fuel. No matter the cause, rising gas prices are bad news for consumers already frustrated by the cost of living.

Persons: It’s, Bell, Lauren Goodwin, Matt Egan, ”, Patrick De Haan, doesn’t, ” Read, Raphael Bostic, Michelle Bowman, Philip Jefferson, Patrick Harker, Lisa Cook, Neel Kashkari, Christopher Waller Organizations: CNN Business, Bell, DC CNN, Federal Reserve, New York Life Investments, AAA, ’, HSBC, Walmart, Home Depot, Barclays, Caesars Entertainment, Nvidia, Rivian, Fidelity, Marriott, Intuit, Pacific Gas & Electric, Global, Chicago Fed, US Labor Department, National Association of Realtors, Warner Bros ., Icahn Enterprises Locations: Washington, Wingstop, United States

The near-absence of laws criminalizing the practice of fertility fraud until recently means no doctors have yet been criminally charged for the behavior. In 2019, Indiana became the second state, more than 20 years after California, to pass a statute making fertility fraud a felony. He added some of his biological children have “expressed gratitude for their existence” to him and even sent him photos of their own children. Cline’s case spurred lawmakers to pass legislation that outlawed fertility fraud but wasn’t retroactive, meaning he was never prosecuted for it. “In fertility fraud, no parent is saying that – no parent is saying I would have gotten an abortion,” she said.

Persons: Hill, –, Burton Caldwell, “, ” Hill, we’ve, ”, Jody Madeira, Laura Oliverio, wasn’t, Eve Wiley, Marvin Yussman, Yussman, Victoria Hill, ” Yussman, Dr, Donald Cline, general’s, Cline, Stephanie Bice, Mikie Sherrill, New Jersey Democrat –, Kelly Wilkinson, Katherine L, Kraschel, Julia T, Woodward, Laura High, we’re, ’ Let’s, it’s, let’s, OBGYN Narendra Tohan, isn’t, Tohan, ‘, Janine Pierson, Doreen Pierson, Caldwell –, Doreen, Alyssa Denniston, Caldwell, Pierson, ” Pierson, she’d, doesn’t, texted, Jamie LeRose, Maralee Hill, Victoria, Sean Tipton, Tipton, Caldwell “, didn’t Organizations: CNN, Indiana University, Savin Rock, CNN CNN, Netflix, Oklahoma Republican, New, New Jersey Democrat, Indianapolis Star, DC, Northeastern University, Duke University Health System, CNN Fertility, United, American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Seagulls Locations: Connecticut, Savin Rock Beach, West Haven , Connecticut, Indiana, California, Kentucky, Wethersfield , Connecticut, Oklahoma, New Jersey, Indianapolis, Wethersfield, New Britain, Madeira, Yale, Victoria, Hartford , Connecticut, Victoria Hill's, Norwalk, Norway, Germany, United States, Cheshire, New Haven

☆ Meet the Man Behind Litquidity, the Anonymous Instagram Account Dominating Wall Street
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Reed Alexander | Hayley Cuccinello | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +26 min

The deck kicked off a game of one-upmanship among Wall Street banks trying to keep their employees happy. Lit capitalized on poking fun at Wall Street culture, selling $35 dad hats that read, "Do You Know Who My Father Is?" There have, of course, been endless rumors about Lit's identity, especially among Wall Street underlings. Wall Street underlings have speculated about Litquidity's identity for years. Basak, one attendee said, wanted to take a "wrecking ball through it all" and hold Wall Street heavy hitters accountable.

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☆ A 70-year-old who finally found a solution to a lifetime of loneliness says the friendships he's made are worth the cost
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-04 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

But when someone mentioned a "senior village" in Seattle to him, he decided to give it a shot. Senior villages are a nationwide network of community-based nonprofits that connect older adults to others in their area through resources and activities. AdvertisementA network of sponsors funds senior villages, and members of the villages can pay from $150 to $425 a year, depending on their level of involvement. AdvertisementMeanwhile, other older adults are working on innovative ways to form connections later in life. Grossman said he's hopeful that the government will take more steps to address the loneliness epidemic and pay more attention to the challenges older adults are facing.

Persons: —, Rick Grossman, Grossman, he's, There's, didn't, that's, Vivek Murthy, Zers, Joe Lamy Organizations: Service, Business, University of Michigan, Village Network Locations: Pennsylvania , Texas , California , New Jersey, Seattle

☆ Hostages Rescued, Armed Man Detained at P&G Factory in Turkey
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Feb. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: 1 min

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Police detained an armed man who took staff hostage at a Procter & Gamble factory in northwestern Turkey on Thursday and rescued seven hostages, the local governor's office said, ending an apparent protest against Israel's military campaign in Gaza.

Organizations: Police, Procter, Gamble Locations: ISTANBUL, Turkey, Gaza

☆ The man who shadowed King Charles for a year describes what life for the royal is really like
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The British journalist shadowed King Charles for the BBC documentary, "Charles III: The Coronation Year." (In the US, it's retitled "The Making of a King: King Charles III and the Modern Monarchy.") Prince Charles, Prince Andrew, and Princess Anne ended their respective marriages, and the royal family's largest residence, Windsor Castle, was severely damaged in a fire. King Charles III and Queen Camilla stand on the Buckingham Palace balcony during the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla on May 6, 2023. King Charles (Dominic West) and Camilla Parker-Bowles (Olivia Williams) in "The Crown" season six.

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☆ Man pleads guilty in $1 billion scheme to dodge money laundering rules in New York
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A man described as an "experienced anti-money laundering specialist" pleaded guilty on Wednesday to illegally funneling more than $1 billion in lucrative, high-risk transactions through small financial institutions, the U.S. Department of Justice said. The man, 56-year-old Gyanendra Asre of Greenwich, Connecticut, pleaded guilty in Brooklyn federal court to one count of failing to maintain an anti-money laundering program in violation of the Bank Secrecy Act. The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, meanwhile, on Wednesday assessed a $100,000 civil penalty on Asre and banned him from participating in any financial institution's affairs for five years. He had previously been employed as a senior vice president at a domestic bank, and was "experienced in international banking and trained in anti-money laundering compliance and procedures," the DOJ said. Asre "represented to the NYSEFCU that he and his businesses would conduct appropriate anti-money laundering oversight as required by the Bank Secrecy Act," according to the DOJ.

Persons: Asre, Attorney Breon Peace Organizations: U.S . Department of Justice, DOJ, U.S . Department, Network, U.S, Attorney, New York, Employees Federal Credit Union, Bank Locations: Greenwich , Connecticut, Brooklyn

(AP) — A woman was taken into police custody in the Maryland suburbs of Washington following a series of apparently random stabbings and pedestrians struck by a vehicle. Six people were injured, including two stabbing victims who were hospitalized in critical condition, police Deputy Chief James McCreary said during a news conference Thursday evening. Officials released a surveillance video of the woman, calling her a person of interest in the string of attacks. They found a woman with minor injuries who was walking on the sidewalk when someone hit her, McCreary said. A short time later, two more pedestrians were struck and injured a few miles from that scene, he said.

Persons: —, James McCreary, ” McCreary, McCreary, “ I’ve, ” Organizations: Police Locations: MARLBORO, Md, Maryland, Washington, George’s

Simon has a “complete mental health network” in New Hampshire and an apartment, said Dantas, who asked for home confinement, including an electronic monitoring device. Simon has a record of driving away from New Hampshire authorities, prosecutors said. Simon is now accused of multiple charges, including two counts of manslaughter, armed robbery, assault and leaving the scene of an accident. He appeared in court Thursday to be arraigned on several additional charges, including negligent operation of a motor vehicle and failing to stop for a police officer. In New Hampshire, Simon has served time in both the state corrections department secure psychiatric unit and in the state prison on charges including reckless conduct and assault.

Persons: Peter Simon, Paul Tracey, Roderick Jackson, Simon's, Lynda Dantas, Simon, Dantas, “, Franklin Organizations: National Grid Locations: WALTHAM, Mass, Massachusetts, Woodsville , New Hampshire, Waltham, Cambridge, New Hampshire, Keene

☆ A woman raised $42,000 on GoFundMe saying she was a victim of a brick attack. Police allege she lied.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-21 | by ( Matthew Loh | Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

A woman in Houston raised $42,000 off her claim that a man attacked her with a brick. Police said they have video evidence, but Osman told Business Insider the officers are lying. Osman told BI that she believes the police filed charges against her in retaliation for her reporting one of the officers who handled her case. Osman told BI that her friend made it for her because she wanted to help. Advertisement"There's no such thing as a perfect victim," Osman told BI.

Persons: Roda Osman, she's, Osman, —, — Osman, Roda, GoFundMe, Douglas Organizations: Police, Service, Business, The Houston Police Department, BI, Houston Police Locations: Houston, Minneapolis

☆ Politically motivated 'swatting' incidents reveal how common anti-government terrorism is becoming, expert warns
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-21 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

She told Business Insider that the increasing spate of swatting attempts is an intensification of anti-government extremism plaguing the country. An FBI report reviewed by CBS indicated there may be more than 500 recorded swatting calls nationwide since May of 2023. "These are tactics that terrorists have used in the past to disseminate chaos and fear with fake bomb threats — they're not new tactics," Ben-Ghiat told BI. "The thing about these threats is, whatever form they're taking, they normalize the idea of threatening public officials," Ben-Ghiat told BI. Advertisement"That's what Trump does 24/7, hammering the idea 'We're coming for you, don't resist, we're coming for you,'" referring to his administration and supporters, Ben-Ghiat told BI.

Persons: —, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Sen, Rick Scott of, Michelle Wu, Arthur Engoron —, Donald Trump —, Ruth Ben, Ghiat, Strongmen, Mussolini, they're, Ben, Trump, they'll, isn't, Andrew Thomas Finch, Casey Viner, Shane Gaskill, Gaskill, Viner, Tyler Barriss, Brian, he'd, Finch, Barriss, Donald Trump's, he's, Utah Sen, Mitt Romney, who've, autocrats, swatting, aren't, Liz Cheney, they've, that's Organizations: Service, Business, Georgia, Boston, New York University, FBI, CBS, Wichita, Gaskill, Republicans, Fifth, MSNBC, Trump, Ben, Wyoming, Republican Party, GOP Locations: Rick Scott of Florida, York, Utah, Ben

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday reinstated Illinois basketball star Terrence Shannon Jr., who had been suspended from the team since he was charged with rape in Kansas. The suspension, she ruled, deprived Shannon of “protected property interests” without due process. Prosecutors in Douglas County, Kansas, charged Shannon on Dec. 5 with rape or an alternative count of sexual battery. The alleged incident occurred early on Sept. 9 after Shannon and a friend attended the Illini's football game at Kansas. The woman said Shannon grabbed her buttocks and then reached under her skirt and touched her sexually.

Persons: Terrence Shannon Jr, Colleen Lawless, Shannon, “, ” Lawless, Robin Kaler, Shannon “, ” Shannon, ___ Organizations: Ill, —, Illinois, NBA, Illini, Rutgers, Sunday, Prosecutors, Kansas, Police, AP Locations: SPRINGFIELD, Kansas . U.S, Douglas County , Kansas, Kansas, Shannon

A Florida man described by prosecutors as one of the most violent rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol was sentenced on Wednesday to five years in prison, court records show. Kenneth Bonawitz, a member of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group's Miami chapter, assaulted at least six police officers as he stormed the Capitol with a mob of Donald Trump supporters on Jan. 6, 2021. U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb sentenced Bonawitz to a five-year term of imprisonment followed by three years of supervised release, according to court records. He jumped off a stage built for President Joe Biden’s inauguration and tackled two Capitol police officers. After police confiscated his knife and released him, Bonawitz assaulted four more officers in the span of seven seconds.

Persons: Kenneth Bonawitz, Donald Trump, Bonawitz, “, Sean McCauley, District Judge Jia Cobb, Joe Biden’s, Federico Ruiz, Ruiz, Enrique Tarrio, Bonawitz isn't, didn't Organizations: U.S . Capitol, Capitol, . Police, ”, U.S, District, Justice Department, Washington , D.C, Trump, West Plaza, The Associated Press, Boys, Proud Boys, Biden Locations: Florida, Miami, Pompano Beach , Florida, Washington ,

☆ The Gun Influencer Who Used Small-Town Cops to Import Machine Guns
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Dan Frosch | Zusha Elinson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

James Sawyer, the police chief and only officer in Ray, N.D., spent his days waiting to catch the occasional driver going over the 25 mph speed limit where the highway hits this farm town of 700 residents. Outside of helping nearby deputies with a rare car chase or the sporadic break-in, there was little for him to do, town officials recall. Until one day several years ago, when Sawyer got a strange request, according to court documents. A man named Larry Vickers, who held popular firearms-tactics training sessions for law enforcement, needed a favor: Could Sawyer help him import a machine gun into the country? All he had to do was write a letter that would be submitted to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives saying his one-man department was interested in buying the highly restricted weapon.

Persons: James Sawyer, Sawyer, Larry Vickers Organizations: Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, Explosives Locations: Ray

☆ Gilgo Beach murders: timeline of the case and investigation
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Emma Tucker | Authorities Find First Remains In Gilgo Beach Murders | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN has reached out to Heuermann’s attorney, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office and the Suffolk County Police Department for comment. Here is a timeline of the Gilgo Beach killings, how the investigation unfolded and what ultimately led to Heuermann’s arrest. Two days later, investigators discovered the remains of three additional victims – Maureen Brainard-Barnes, Amber Costello and Megan Waterman – strewn across a half-mile stretch on Gilgo Beach. Authorities later said they believed Gilbert’s death may have been accidental and not related to the Gilgo Beach slayings. The task force included the Suffolk County Police Department, the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office, the New York State Police and the FBI.

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For Davis, who will also serve as a Trump caucus captain on the night of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday, the connection is deeply personal. Ron DeSantis, Trump’s campaign is hoping for the kind of blowout that will blunt his rivals' momentum as he tries to lock up the nomination and pivot to the general election. To attract new participants, the Trump campaign produced an animated “Schoolhouse Rock!”-style video and sent mailers that tell voters their caucus sites. Trump’s campaign cites other advantages. It's a difference that matters, said Dan Heffernen, 64, a Trump caucus captain who owns a small construction business in Altoona.

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