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☆ Secret Service’s Tech Flaws Helped Gunman Evade Detection at Trump Rally
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Eric Lipton | David A. Fahrenthold | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

After a week of oversights and failures, the officers protecting former President Donald J. Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Pa., still had one last chance to get it right. It began when a local police officer peered over the roof of the AGR International warehouse near the rally grounds and found the suspicious man he and other officers were hunting. Ninety minutes of confusion about Thomas Crooks’s intentions and whereabouts had ended in an instant. “Long gun!” the officer broadcast over the local law enforcement radio system, according to congressional testimony from ‌the Secret Service this week. It was urgent news that should have instantly traveled to a command center shared by the local police and the Secret Service, and then to agents close enough to throw their bodies in front of Mr. Trump.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, peered, Thomas Crooks’s, “ Organizations: Service Locations: Butler, Pa

☆ Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Iran by bomb planted months before blast, source says
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Jeremy Diamond | Rob Picheta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Iranian state media and Hamas previously indicated that Haniyeh was killed by a rocket fired from outside the building in which he was staying. An image published by the New York Times shows the building where Haniyeh is believed to have been assassinated. He had a full schedule of public appearances and meetings before he was assassinated, according to Iranian state media press reports. Haniyeh was first pictured on Tuesday, before the inauguration, meeting with Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Afterwards, Iranian state media published images of Haniyeh meeting with Iran’s new President Masoud Pezeshkian.

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☆ What a historic prisoner swap means for Vladimir Putin’s Russia
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Nathan Hodge | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Among those headed back to Russia are convicted hackers and several Russian nationals detained in the West for spying. And the biggest prize for Russia was the return of Vadim Krasikov, a convicted hitman whose release had been publicly sought by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Anna Chapman, one of 10 Russian sleeper agents deported from the US in a 2010 prisoner swap, was also feted on her return to Russia. Britain blamed the poisoning on Russia; Russia has consistently denied involvement, although Putin referred to Skripal as a “scumbag” and a “traitor,” his contempt suggesting that Skripal had gotten his just desserts. The release of Russians in the swap means that Russia’s political climate is no less repressive.

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☆ US deal freed a Russian prisoner whose crime was writing anti-war messages on supermarket price tags
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Skochilenko, a 33-year-old artist and musician, was arrested in April 2022 after she was caught replacing price tags in a St. Petersburg grocery store with anti-war messages. She is a pacifist who had no history of political activism before the supermarket incident, The Washington Post reported. AdvertisementAnother of the messages read, "Weekly inflation reached a new high not seen since 1998 because of our military actions in Ukraine. "This is just an incredible event," her mother Nadezhda Skochilenko told AFP.

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☆ Trumps of the Tropics: Brazil’s Far Right Plots Its Return
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Vincent Bevins | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

As president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro was often called the Trump of the Tropics, an association the Bolsonaro family actively cultivated. From the moment he was elected in 2018, he loudly celebrated the United States — in his first year in office, he even saluted the U.S. flag — but he saved his most intense loyalty for one American. For decades, the Brazilian right had looked to the United States, and when Donald Trump began to transform the rules of political discourse, it took note. We realized we could take a tougher stand against the left-wing transformation taking place across our continent.”As president, Bolsonaro seemed eager to import as much of the MAGA movement to Brazil as possible. So when Trump supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, to protest a “stolen” election, many Brazilians worried that Bolsonaro supporters might try something similar.

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☆ U.K. Stabbing Suspect Is Named as Judge Lifts Reporting Restrictions
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Mark Landler | More About Mark Landler | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In an unusual move, a British court on Thursday named the 17-year-old suspect in a stabbing rampage that left three children dead and eight injured in northwestern England early this week. The suspect, Axel Muganwa Rudakubana, appeared in a court in Liverpool to face three counts of murder, 10 counts of attempted murder, and possession of a bladed article. Although the police said repeatedly that the suspect had been born in Cardiff, Wales, misinformation spread rapidly on social media claiming that he was an undocumented immigrant. The proliferation of those erroneous reports persuaded the judge, Andrew Menary, to lift the typical restrictions on the news media’s ability to report the identity of an underage suspect. “Continuing to prevent the full reporting has the disadvantage of allowing others to spread misinformation, in a vacuum,” Judge Menary said, according to the Press Association.

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☆ Here's what usually happens to UK stocks when the Bank of England cuts interest rates
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Ganesh Rao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The U.K. stock market is likely to rise over the course of 12 months, if the Bank of England cuts interest rates on Thursday and history repeats itself, according to a CNBC Pro analysis. Economists say the forecasts for whether the U.K. central bank will either reduce or hold rates are a close call. A decision to lower interest rates — which sit at at 5.25% currently — would mark the first time monetary police has been eased in Britain since the hiking cycle began in December 2021. The analysis found that, on three occasions the index had risen more than 20% on average within a year after an interest rate cut. For instance, the domestically focused index of 250 stocks rose by 17% across three months after the Bank of England cut rates in 1998.

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☆ Kamala Harris said Trump's remarks, where he said she 'happened to turn Black,' were 'the same old show' of disrespect
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Vice President Kamala Harris responded to former President Donald Trump's remarks at the NABJ convention. Trump had tense exchanges with journalists and claimed Harris "happened to turn Black." download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementVice President Kamala Harris responded to remarks made by former President Donald Trump at the annual meeting of the National Association of Black Journalists in Chicago on Wednesday. Trump claimed that Harris, who is of Indian and Jamaican heritage, had recently "happened to turn Black."

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CNN —Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado says she’s in hiding, fears for her life, and can prove President Nicolas Maduro did not win Sunday’s contentious presidential election. “I am writing this from hiding, fearing for my life, my freedom,” Machado wrote in an opinion editorial published Thursday by The Wall Street Journal. Though the country’s Public Ministry later clarified that no arrest warrant had been issued for either opposition figure. The United States is among numerous countries that have called on Venezuelan electoral officials to publish detailed results from Sunday’s presidential election. I call on those who reject authoritarianism and support democracy to join the Venezuelan people in our noble cause,” she said.

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☆ When ICE Agents Use Deadly Force, the Shootings Go Unprosecuted.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Lila Hassan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +46 min

AdvertisementYet when and how ICE agents use deadly force has long been shrouded in secrecy. ICE agents shot people in public places, such as traffic intersections and strip-mall parking lots. Yet in over half of the shootings we identified, ICE agents never made an arrest. But Ramos still became one of dozens of people on the receiving end of an ICE agent's deadly force. A significant number of the shootings documented in the logs happened while ICE agents were off-duty or in plain clothes.

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☆ Violence erupts as Nigerians protest hunger across the nation
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Nimi Princewill | Stephanie Busari | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The state’s police spokesman Wasiu Abiodun told CNN in a statement that operatives arrested 11 armed “hoodlums” who set fire to a government building after looting it. Activist and lawyer Deji Adeyanju told CNN Thursday that there were counter-demonstrations by pro-government protesters who arrived in buses accompanied by a security vehicle. “In the northern part of Nigeria, the largest part of our country … the primary cause of hunger is insecurity. He added that Nigerians were also pained watching their leaders live in luxury while they struggled to make ends meet. Analysts told CNN at the time it was “hypocrisy” for the government to spend on luxuries while impoverished citizens suffer hardship.

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CNN —Alleged Sinaloa cartel cofounder Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada appeared Thursday in federal court in Texas for his latest hearing since his arrest a week ago in an intrigue-packed case centered on one of the world’s most powerful and deadly drug trafficking organizations. He was arrested the prior day in El Paso alongside Joaquín Guzmán López, the 38-year-old son of infamous cartel boss and founder Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. The scene outside the courthouse in El Paso showed a heavy security presence, with federal agents and bomb-sniffing dogs patrolling the perimeter. Attorney Jeffrey Lichtman’s assertion raised new questions about why Guzmán López flew to Texas if he had no cooperation agreement with American authorities. “Joaquín Guzmán López forcibly kidnapped my client,” attorney Frank Pérez said in a statement.

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☆ 2 Officers Shot on Lower East Side in Street Chase of Robbery Suspect
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Christopher Maag | Chelsia Rose Marcius | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A gunman shot two police sergeants who were trying to arrest him minutes after an armed robbery in a mahjong parlor on the Lower East Side in Manhattan on Thursday, Police Department officials said. Both were in stable condition, said Chief Kenny, who was joined at the news conference by Mayor Eric Adams. The sergeant who was grazed will be released from the hospital on Thursday night, and the sergeant who was shot in the groin will be held overnight for observation. A man, Joshua Dorsett, 22, was taken into custody at the scene, Chief Kenny said. Around 4:15 p.m., the police responded to a 911 call regarding a man on the second floor of a building on Canal Street near Eldridge Street, Chief Kenny said.

Persons: Joseph Kenny, Kenny, Eric Adams, Joshua Dorsett, Dorsett Organizations: Police, Bellevue Hospital Locations: Side, Manhattan, Eldridge

☆ 'A Good Girl's Guide to Murder' actor Emma Myers says that one major character will 'get what's coming to him' if there's a second season
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewWarning: spoilers ahead for "A Good Girl's Guide To Murder" season one and the novels "Good Girl, Bad Blood" and "As Good As Dead." Pip may not have brought everyone to justice by the end of "A Good Girl's Guide To Murder" season one, but lead actor Emma Myers told Business Insider that one major character could "get what's coming to him" if the show is renewed. "A Good Girl's Guide To Murder" season one finale sets up a rivalry between Pip (Emma Myers) and Max (Henry Ashton). Max Hastings (Henry Ashton) uses his wealth and connections to evade the law in "A Good Girl's Guide To Murder." "A Good Girl's Guide to Murder" is out now on Netflix.

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☆ Who was the Hamas chief killed in Tehran as the war in Gaza rages?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Jessie Yeung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Hamas and Iranian state media said Wednesday that the 62-year-old had been killed in the Iranian capital Tehran. Hamas claimed Haniyeh was killed in an Israeli “strike” on his residence, while the Israeli military declined to comment when contacted by CNN. Haniyeh’s death strikes a significant blow to Hamas at a time when tensions are flaring across the Middle East over the devastating war in Gaza, and raises fraught questions about the future of negotiations between Israel and Hamas. Haniyeh was born in a refugee camp near Gaza City, and joined Hamas in the late 1980s during the First Intifada, or uprising. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian (right) meets Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh (left) at the president's office in Tehran, Iran, on July 30, 2024.

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☆ Costa Rica is prepared to offer asylum to Venezuelan opposition leaders, minister says
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado and opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez raise their hands during a press conference following the announcement by the National Electoral Council that Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro won the presidential election, in Caracas, Venezuela, July 29, 2024. Costa Rica's Foreign Minister Arnoldo Andre said on Tuesday that the Central American government was prepared to give political asylum or refuge status to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado and presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez. "We have been informed of arrest warrants against Maria Corina Machado and Edmundo Gonzalez," Andre said in a video message, saying he was prepared to grant asylum and refuge to them, and "all other politically persecuted people in Venezuela, especially those who are refugees in the Argentine embassy in Caracas." Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who declared his election victory shortly after midnight on Monday while the opposition and independent pollsters contested the result, has ordered military and police patrols across the country from Wednesday. Costa Rica's presidency has rejected the results proclaiming Maduro's win and called them fraudulent.

Persons: Maria Corina Machado, Edmundo Gonzalez, Nicolas Maduro, Costa, Arnoldo Andre, Andre, pollsters, Costa Rica's, Maduro's Organizations: National Electoral Council, Central American, Argentine Locations: Caracas, Venezuela, Costa Rica's, Venezuelan, Argentine

☆ Opinion | The Mystery of JD Vance Is Unraveling
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Thomas B. Edsall | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

JD Vance embodies the pros and cons of political competition in a divided America. Vance’s reputation as defender of the globalization-battered working class can help Trump in the electorally crucial Midwest industrial belt states of Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan. But Vance is also an absolutist on restricting abortion, the Republican’s biggest current weakness, according to polls. He has adopted Trump’s line that abortion rules should be left to the states, but his voting record is striking. In an interview with the Youngstown Ohio Vindicator, Vance contended that there was extensive fraud in 2020 including a “big-tech” conspiracy directed by Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Facebook.

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☆ How Samuel Alito got canceled from the Supreme Court social media majority
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Joan Biskupic | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

Behind the scenes, the conservative justice sought to put a thumb on the scale for states trying to restrict how social media companies filter content. The states enacted their laws in 2021 and, with variations, restricted the ability of social media platforms to filter third-party messages, videos and other content. Greg Abbott signed that state’s measure, he said, “there is a dangerous movement by social media companies to silence conservative viewpoints and ideas.” In Florida, Gov. Kagan added a footnote to her majority opinion buttressing that point and reinforcing Barrett’s view. But, despite Alito’s protest, Kagan had a majority signing her decision, which, at minimum, offers lower court judges a strong indication of the framework the high court majority would use in future online challenges.

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“We were never asked what we’d seen or where we were from Secret Service. “Before this incident, I would have thought Secret Service is, like bulletproof. The Beaver County officials were part of a multi-jurisdictional team assisting the Secret Service for Trump’s July 13 rally. The Secret Service has not responded to questions for comment from CNN. A federal law enforcement official familiar with the matter said the Secret Service was and has been in touch with the lead for the Butler Emergency Services Unit, which oversaw the Beaver County local law enforcement officers and others that day.

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☆ We’re Taught to Hate Hypocrisy. We Shouldn’t. - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Lydia Polgreen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

Don’t Tell My Friends, But… is a seriesin which we asked Times columnistswhateveryone else is wrong about. At worst, it is hypocrisy, a clear felony compared with my misdemeanor hypocrisy. But I understand the appeal of calling out what looks like hypocrisy when we see it, especially now. To give hypocrisy a pass, one might argue, is to slide down a slope toward having no principles at all. In these merciless political times we should focus our minds on the true betrayals that really matter.

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☆ I was flirting with someone who stole my phone and locked me out of Google. It destroyed my digital life and years of work.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Gary Nunn | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

While it was occasionally inconvenient to walk around without it, it was also refreshing; I'd long craved a digital detox. To my alarm, the thief had hacked into my Google account and changed the password, locking me out. To recover an account, you need a recovery email or phone number and the Google Authenticator app. AdvertisementYou have to pay for a Google One account to chat online with Google agents. Whenever I thought I'd done all the admin, another nightmare popped up.

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☆ Canada loses Olympic drone-spying appeal as new FIFA details emerge ahead of must-win game
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Meg Linehan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

AdvertisementIt also came as FIFA released a full report of the findings that led to its decision to punish Canada for using a drone to watch New Zealand practice ahead of their Olympic opener. In an email sent March 20, the performance analyst, whose name was redacted from FIFA’s report, contacted Priestman about preparing for Olympic opponents. FIFA’s decision concerned Canada Soccer’s actions at the Olympics only, leaving open room for additional punishment for any wider system of spying. Before Priestman’s suspension from FIFA, she was suspended through the Olympics and Canada Soccer said it was investigating both the men’s and women’s soccer programs widely. Canada Soccer told FIFA on Saturday that Priestman’s references to spying in the men’s program referenced a specific person.

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☆ Donald Trump falsely suggests Kamala Harris ‘happened to turn Black’
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Eric Bradner | Aaron Pellish | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Former President Donald Trump falsely claimed Wednesday that his 2024 Democratic rival, Vice President Kamala Harris, “happened to turn Black” a few years ago, saying that “all of a sudden, she made a turn” in her identity. I didn’t know she was Black until a number of years ago, when she happened to turn Black, and now she wants to be known as Black. So I don’t know, is she Indian or is she Black?” the former president said. You have attacked Black journalists, calling them a ‘loser,’ saying the questions they ask are, quote, ‘stupid’ and ‘racist.’ You’ve had dinner with a White supremacist at your Mar-a-Lago resort. You’re voting for the president,” Trump said.

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☆ Dozens of angry Chinese suppliers swarmed Temu's office, saying they're tired of giving Westerners refunds without returns
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewHundreds of people thronged the Guangzhou office of the e-commerce platform Temu in rallies this month, protesting fines and refund policies they said are destroying small merchants' profits. About 80 merchants gathered on Monday on the 30th floor of the Guangzhou office building, with some eventually gaining entry to the company premises, Chinese outlet Yicai reported. The China Securities Journal, a Beijing-based outlet run by state agency Xinhua, wrote that merchants had approached the Guangzhou office about 10 times in July over their complaints. On China's social media, anger is mounting toward what is being seen as Western shoppers taking advantage of Chinese merchants. "Foreigners can buy products from Chinese merchants, receive the goods, and not spend any money," wrote one blogger based in Hebei.

Persons: —, Temu Organizations: Service, PDD Holdings, Business, South China Morning, China Securities Journal, Xinhua Locations: Guangzhou, Temu, Beijing, Hebei, China

☆ Southport stabbing: Riot police, protesters clash during vigil for three girls killed
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Helen Regan | Niamh Kennedy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Riot police armed with shields and batons attempt to restore order in Southport, England on July 30, 2024. The North West Ambulance Service said it treated 39 police officers injured in the violence, 27 of whom were taken to hospital. Christopher Furlong/Getty ImagesPolice have said the suspect is from the village of Banks, near Southport, and was originally from Cardiff, Wales. More must be done to tackle Islamophobia and offer reassurance at this time.”On Tuesday, police named the three girls killed in the stabbing as Bebe King, 6, Elsie Dot Stancombe, 7, and Alice Dasilva Aguiar, 9. Taylor Swift, whose music was the theme of the dance class targeted in the attack, said Tuesday she was “completely in shock.”

Persons: Keir Starmer, thuggery, “, ”, ” Starmer, Taylor Swift, Constable Alex Goss, ” Goss, Christopher Furlong, Goss, Bebe King, Elsie Dot Stancombe, Alice Dasilva Aguiar, King, Bebe, Starmer Organizations: CNN, British, Protesters, English Defence League, Merseyside Police, Police, Riot, Getty, ” Merseyside Police, North West Ambulance Service, Muslim, of Britain, MCB, ” Locations: Southport, Southport , England, Banks, Cardiff, Wales

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