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Read previewNew details about Sean "Diddy" Combs' Miami mansion were uncovered as part of his bond hearing this week. The legal team also noted that Combs satisfied the $18.8 million mortgage on the Star Island home in August, anticipating criminal charges. AdvertisementOther homes on the island go for even more than the $48.5 million Combs' home was appraised at. Comparable sales listed in the appraisal report for Combs' Miami mansion. Besides the Star Island home, he owns a mansion in Los Angeles that he recently put on the market for $61.5 million.

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☆ Feds trying to build an attempted assassination case against man accused in Trump incident
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Zachary Cohen | Evan Perez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

So far, there is no evidence indicating the suspect was motivated or instructed by foreign elements to target Trump. But prosecutors and investigators have made clear that they view the incident as an apparent plot to kill the former president and are working to build a case with those additional charges. He had not made any threats, for instance, against the president or former president Trump,” Berger said. “You are free to assassinate Trump,” Routh also wrote of Iran in the apparently self-published book. Those posts, on their own, would likely not be enough to charge Routh with attempting to assassinate Trump, according to Aronberg.

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☆ Fantasy football feud leads to fake bomb threat, international investigation and federal charges, prosecutors say
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Josh Campbell | Elizabeth Wolfe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Gabriel wrote that the fellow fantasy football player was “headed around Oslo and has a shooting planned with multiple people on his side involved. Law enforcement officers in Norway and the US dedicated five days and hundreds of hours to investigating the threat, prosecutors said. While investigating Gabriel for the international hoax in Norway, prosecutors said they learned that Gabriel emailed another fictitious threat earlier this year – this time to the University of Iowa. In March, Gabriel emailed the university indicating the same fantasy football group member was threatening to “blow up the school,” which Gabriel knew was untrue, prosecutors said. Romero warned in her statement that hoax threats are a crime.

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☆ Muhyyee-Ud-din Abdul-Rahman: Philadelphia teen accused of making and testing bombs wanted to join terror group overseas, prosecutors say
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

AP —A Philadelphia teenager who authorities say wanted to travel overseas and make bombs for terrorist organizations will be tried as an adult. Prosecutors say Abdul-Rahman conducted at least 12 tests on homemade bombs near his family’s home before he was arrested and was close to being able to detonate devices with a blast radius of several hundred yards. Law enforcement began investigating Abdul-Rahman after they received electronic communications between him and terrorist groups in Syria, prosecutors said. The communications indicated that Abdul-Rahman wanted to become a bombmaker for these groups, identified as Katibat al Tawhid wal Jihad (KTJ) and Hay’at Tahrir al Sham (HTS). As the investigation into Abdul-Rahman continued, authorities learned he was buying military and tactical gear as well as materials that could be used in homemade bombs, prosecutors said.

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☆ Feel like GLP-1 weight loss drugs affect your mood? Experts weigh in
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Madeline Holcombe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Although originally prescribed to treat type 2 diabetes (Ozempic and Mounjaro), semaglutide and tirzepatide are becoming more and more popular for weight loss. If you are noticing an effect on your mood while using a GLP-1 medication, here’s what might be at play. Antidepressant effectsFor some, using a GLP-1 medication might relieve some anxiety or depression symptoms, Arillotta said. Blood sugarIf you feel like your mood takes a drop while you’re on GLP-1 medications, what and how much you’re eating or drinking might be to blame. “Extremes in blood sugar can impact mood,” said Tara Schmidt, lead dietitian at the Mayo Clinic Diet, an online weight loss program.

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☆ Companies without cyber insurance could be making a costly mistake
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Erica Sweeney | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Many companies don't have cyber insurance because of costs, but the market is growing. Cyber insurance can help companies recover financially from cyberattacks and data breaches. But one way leaders can minimize the impact of losses from a cybersecurity incident is by getting cyber insurance. One reason is the cost: The Cyber Readiness Institute estimates that cyber insurance can cost businesses $500 to $5,000 a year. What cyber insurance does and doesn't coverMany policies offer first- and third-party coverage, and most companies need both, Engstrom said.

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☆ Mark Robinson, NC GOP nominee for governor, called himself a ‘black NAZI!,’ supported slavery in past comments made on porn forum
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Andrew Kaczynski | Em Steck | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

CNN is reporting only a small portion of Robinson’s comments on the website given their graphic nature. Many of Robinson’s comments on Nude Africa stand in contrast to his public stances on issues such as abortion and transgender rights. I sat there for about an hour and watched as several girls came in and showered,” Robinson wrote on Nude Africa. Writing in a forum discussing Black Republicans in October 2010, Robinson stated unprovoked: “I’m a black NAZI!”That same month, Robinson wrote in another post that he supported the return of slavery. Robinson’s comments on Nude Africa often frequently contained derogatory and racial slurs directed at Black, Jewish and Muslim people.

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☆ Lebanon attacks: What we know about the pager and walkie-talkie explosions
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Jessie Yeung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Lebanon is reeling after facing deadly back-to-back attacks targeting Hezbollah members – with pagers simultaneously exploding across the country on Tuesday, then walkie-talkies detonating in a similar fashion on Wednesday. At least 22 people, including children, have died so far from the two attacks, which Lebanese officials have blamed on Israel. Firefighters put out flames and a crowd gathers after a reported explosion in Saida, Lebanon, on September 18, 2024. How have Hezbollah, Israel and the world responded? It appears US officials were largely in the dark until reports emerged of the explosions, according to three sources familiar with the matter.

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☆ Mansion to misery: A glimpse inside the prison Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs now calls home
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Artemis Moshtaghian | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Described as “disgusting” with “horrifying” conditions, the detention center music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs now calls home is a far cry from the Miami and Los Angeles mansions he once lived in. A federal judge denied Combs bail Wednesday saying the bail proposal set forth by his defense attorneys was “insufficient” in addressing the court’s concerns. This after the Federal Bureau of Prisons shuttered its Manhattan complex shortly after multimillionaire financier and accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide in 2019. A month later, inmate Edwin Cordero died in a fight that broke out inside the prison. The incident prompted a Justice Department investigation assessing whether the Bureau of Prisons had “adequate contingency plans” to address inmate living conditions.

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☆ Harrods ‘utterly appalled’ by allegations that former owner Mohamed Al Fayed raped staff
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Catherine Nicholls | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

London CNN —The high-end London department store, Harrods, said Thursday that it is “utterly appalled” by allegations of abuse – including rape – perpetrated by its former owner, the late billionaire Mohamed Al Fayed. More than 20 female ex-Harrods employees have accused Al Fayed, who died last year at age 94, of sexually assaulting them, according to an in-depth BBC investigation. One said she was assaulted when she was 15 and Al Fayed was 79. Stefan Kiefer/imageBROKER/ShutterstockIn 2008, Al Fayed denied allegations of sexual assault on a girl under the age of 16. This process is still available for any current or former Harrods employees.”

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But, on Wednesday, Listenbee said, Abdul-Rahman had not only made bombs, but he had considered placing bombs in trashcans along the route of last year’s Philadelphia Pride March and intended to move to Syria in the hopes of becoming a bomb-maker for a terrorist group. “He wanted to leave America and go to Syria an join a terrorist group. Also seized at that time, Listenbee said, were two phones, and on them, he claims officials discovered “frightening searches” including focused searches on the Philadelphia Pride March. “He was at least considering targeting the LGBT community and the Pride parade,” Listenbee said. Officials said Abdul-Rahman has not entered a plea.

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Harvey Weinstein was arraigned on an additional sex crimes charge in a New York City courtroom Wednesday, roughly two months ahead of a retrial in the disgraced Hollywood producer’s landmark #MeToo case. “Thanks to this survivor who bravely came forward, Harvey Weinstein now stands indicted for an additional alleged violent sexual assault,” Bragg said. “This investigation is ongoing.”In all, more than 80 women have accused Weinstein of sexual assault or harassment going back decades. (He was acquitted of two counts of predatory sexual assault and a count of first-degree rape.) (The jury acquitted him of a count of sexual battery by restraint and failed to reach a verdict on three other sexual assault counts.)

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☆ Fed interest rate cut expected and global trail behind Hezbollah pager explosions: Morning Rundown
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Elizabeth Robinson | Elizabeth Robinson Is A Newsletter Editor For Nbc News | Based In Los Angeles. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

Fed expected to cut key interest rateChair of the U.S. Federal Reserve Jerome Powell speaks at the U.S. Capitol in July. Bonnie Cash / Getty ImagesThe Federal Reserve is poised to cut its key interest rate for the first time since the onset of the Covid pandemic in 2020. But mixed signals from the economy have some Wall Street traders predicting it’s more likely that there will be a 0.5% cut. It’s for Prime members only, so you’ll have to sign up in time if you want to shop. And did you know that in addition to free shipping, members also get benefits like Prime Video and Grubhub+.

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Images of the destroyed pagers showed that they bore stickers from Taiwan-based Gold Apollo, Reuters reported. In a statement, Gold Apollo identified the other company as the Hungary-based BAC. Reached by phone on Wednesday, a spokesperson for Gold Apollo declined to comment further, citing the ongoing investigation. The explosions on Tuesday come amid rising concern that tensions between Israel and Lebanon could spiral into all-out war. Hsu of Gold Apollo said he also felt he had been victimized and was considering filing a lawsuit.

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☆ 2-year-old who walked out of her family home after bedtime killed in car accident
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Samantha Kubota | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Police in Michigan are investigating after a car hit and killed a toddler who appeared to have left her home after being put to bed on Friday. According to a statement from the Michigan State Police, a 2-year-old girl “got out of her bed and walked out of the house” while her parents were working around the family’s home in Allen Township, a small community about an hour southeast of Kalamazoo, Michigan. Police were called at 8:20 p.m. about a “car versus pedestrian crash” and found the young child in the road. An autopsy will be performed on the child, Jackson Post Troopers said in the release, and the investigation is ongoing. If anyone has information about the incident, they’re asked to contact Michigan State Police Jackson Post at 517-780-4580.

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☆ What we learned so far from the Titan submersible OceanGate hearing
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Erica Star Domena | Tamara Lindstrom | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

The Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation hearing on the Titan submersible implosion revealed new information on the tragedy. Here's what we know. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account?

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☆ Amazon workers are finally getting free Prime memberships
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —Amazon is raising pay for its more than 800,000 US warehouse and transportation workers and giving them Amazon Prime for free. Amazon will also offer the $139 yearly Prime benefit to employees for free. Amazon’s decision to raise wages is another sign of a tight jobs market for logistics workers, fueled by more Americans shopping online. The average hourly wage for transportation and warehouse workers rose to $30.79 in August, up 22% from August of 2020, according to the Labor Department. Rivals such as UPS, Walmart and Target have also bumped up wages for warehouse workers.

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CNN has attempted to reach BAC through the website that Gold Apollo gave to reporters. Later, the company told Gold Apollo it wished to make its own pagers and asked for the right to use its brand, he added. Taipei has no record of Gold Apollo pagers being shipped to Lebanon, the ministry said in a statement, adding it will continue to investigate. The logo of Taiwanese company Gold Apollo is seen outside its office in New Taipei City on September 18. Hsu founded Gold Apollo with 100 million New Taiwan dollars ($3.1 million) in capital in 1995, according to Taiwan’s corporate registry.

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☆ Sean 'Diddy' Combs shouldn't expect special treatment at a notorious Brooklyn jail that's like 'hell on earth'
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A former warden at the facility told Business Insider that Combs can expect to be treated like any of the other 1,200 inmates at the Brooklyn jail. Advertisement"Any time one is being detained at the Metropolitan Detention Center, it's never going to be a picnic," Cameron Lindsay, the retired warden, told BI. Sean "Diddy" Combs is currently being housed at an infamous Brooklyn jail. "Given his status as a celebrity and a rap star, I would believe, of course, that he would be single-celled and isolated under very austere conditions," Cameron Lindsay told BI. Numerous Courts in this district have raised concerns with the horrific conditions of detention there," Combs' lawyers wrote.

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Combs on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to each count: racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution. The lawsuit accuses Combs and other defendants of sex trafficking, human trafficking, sexual assault, gender-motivated violence, sexual harassment, gender discrimination and a hostile work environment. Diddy is not accused of sexual assault in the lawsuit but is included in allegations of liability and aiding and abetting. Lampros accuses Combs of four instances of sexual assault from the mid-1990s to the early-2000s. July 3: Adria English, a former adult film actress, accuses Combs of sex trafficking and sexual assault in a federal lawsuit filed in New York.

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☆ Diddy's lawyers are headed back to court Wednesday to negotiate his release from jail on a $50 million bond
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewLawyers for Sean "Diddy" Combs are trying again Wednesday to keep him out of jail ahead of his criminal trial, asking another federal judge to accept a $50 million bond package. Tarnofsky's decision meant Combs would be in jail ahead of his criminal trial, which has not yet been scheduled. Related storiesAngifilio stressed at the Tuesday hearing and in court documents that Combs had taken extraordinary measures to cooperate with prosecutors for months. Carter, the district court judge, may now decide whether to reconsider the terms of Comb's release and set him free pending trial. Combs or prosecutors may also appeal Carter's decision to the US Second Circuit Court of Appeals, and from there to the US Supreme Court.

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☆ Diddy remains jailed as judge expresses concern he could send 'coded messages' to employees
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read previewSean "Diddy" Combs will remain in jail after failing to convince the second federal judge in as many days to accept his $50 million bond package. Carter's decision may keep Combs confined in a notoriously violent and uncomfortable Brooklyn jail until he takes a plea or goes to trial. On Wednesday, Carter heard Comb's appeal on that decision — but agreed with Tarnofsky that Combs should remain behind bars. Federal prosecutors in Manhattan have accused Combs of sex-trafficking, illegally transporting people for sex, and running a racketeering conspiracy. He said Combs could still try to use the employees at his many companies — possibly by using "coded messages" — to act on his behalf and potentially pressure witnesses.

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☆ How Cassie Ventura’s courage led to the Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs indictment
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Combs‘ decision to settle the lawsuit does not in any way undermine his flat-out denial of the claims,” Combs’ attorney said at the time. CNN has reached out to representatives for Ventura for comment on Combs’ criminal indictment, which may not have happened had she not had the courage to share her account. Her talent and beauty attracted the attention of Combs, who signed Ventura to his Bad Boy Entertainment label. Ventura and Combs first went public with their romantic relationship in 2012 and were soon regulars at fashion shows and Hollywood parties. I’m truly sorry.”Ventura thanked her supporters and turned her focus to domestic violence survivors.

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☆ Inside Russia's 'military Disneyland,' a Manhattan-sized theme park that puts the country's deadly weaponry on display
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Lauren Frias | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The head of a Russian military theme park was arrested on fraud charges amid a corruption crackdown. Photos show guests climbing atop tanks, firing Russian firearms, and posing with theme park mascots. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementThe head of a Russian theme park dubbed a "military Disneyland" was placed under house arrest Tuesday amid a crackdown on corruption in Moscow's defense ministry.

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☆ Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs to appeal his bail denial Wednesday in racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking case
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Dalia Faheid | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Sean “Diddy” Combs is expected Wednesday afternoon to appeal a federal judge’s decision to hold the hip-hop artist and music mogul without bail after he pleaded not guilty in federal court to charges of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution Tuesday. In court, prosecutors argued the music mogul should not be released because he had previously reached out to witnesses and victims. The judge told Combs there were no conditions she could find to assure her that he would appear in court if released. Combs’ lawyer Marc Agnifilo told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins on Tuesday night that Combs will likely not take a plea deal. The sex trafficking charge is based on allegations against a single, unnamed “Victim-I” from about 2009 up to about 2018, the indictment states.

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