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☆ Biden proposes banning Chinese technology from ‘connected cars’ on U.S. roads
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Commerce Department on Monday proposed prohibiting key Chinese software and hardware in connected vehicles on American roads due to national security concerns, a move that would effectively bar Chinese cars and trucks from the U.S. market. The planned regulation, first reported by Reuters, would also force American and other major automakers in years ahead to remove key Chinese software and hardware from vehicles in the United States. President Joe Biden’s administration has raised concerns about data collection by connected Chinese vehicles on U.S. drivers and infrastructure and potential foreign manipulation of vehicles connected to the internet and navigation systems. The proposed prohibitions would prevent testing of self-driving cars on U.S. roads by Chinese automakers and extend to vehicle software and hardware produced by Russia and could be extended to other U.S. adversaries. The group said there is “very little” connected vehicle hardware or software “that enters the U.S. from China.

Persons: WASHINGTON, Joe Biden’s, Jan, Gina Raimondo, We’re, ”, Liz Cannon, Jake Sullivan, ” Sullivan, Lin Jian, Washington “ Organizations: The U.S . Commerce Department, Reuters, White House, The Commerce Department, U.S . Commerce, Commerce Department, Motors, Ford Motor, U.S, The, White, National, Foreign Ministry, Alliance, Automotive Innovation, GM, Toyota, Volkswagen, Hyundai Locations: The U.S, U.S, United States, Russia, China

☆ Idaho man charged with threatening to kill Trump in phone calls to Mar-a-Lago
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An Idaho man has been charged with threatening to kill Donald Trump in phone calls made to the former president’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, according to court documents. Warren Jones Crazybull, 64, of Sandpoint, made at least nine threatening phone calls to Trump’s home on July 31, according to a criminal complaint and affidavit that was first reported Monday by Forbes. Mar-a-Lago security told the Secret Service that eight additional phone calls making threats were received from the same number, the court documents said. "There have been two heinous assassination attempts on President Trump, and their violent rhetoric are directly to blame." The Secret Service determined his location using T-Mobile phone data, which located him in Montana, according to the filing.

Persons: Donald Trump, Warren Jones Crazybull, Warren Jones, Crazybull, Jeffrey Epstein, John John Kennedy Jr, Trump, Steven Cheung, Kamala Harris, “ Kamala Harris, Cheung, Harris, ” Cheung, ”, “, Ryan Wesley Routh — Organizations: Forbes . Mar, “, Trump, Golf Club, Service, Facebook, Democrats, Secret Service Locations: Idaho, Lago, Florida, Sandpoint, Bedminster, Bedminster , New Jersey, West Palm, “, Montana, Butler , Pennsylvania, West Palm Beach , Florida

A man convicted in the murder and robbery of Philadelphia rapper PnB Rock at a famous Los Angeles eatery was sentenced Monday to 31 years to life in prison. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Connie Quinones read his sentence Monday at the Compton Courthouse. Moore said an "extensive amount" of jewelry was taken from PnB Rock in the deadly robbery. NBC Los Angeles reported that Trone is a South Los Angeles gang member. On Monday, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón said in a statement that Trone's affirms that justice will prevail for PnB Rock's loved ones.

Persons: PnB, Freddie Lee Trone, Connie Quinones, Trone, Rakim Hasheem Allen —, Winston McKesson, Michel Moore, Moore, Tremont Jones, Shauntel Trone, Freddie Lee's, George Gascón, Trone's, PnB Rock's, Gascón Organizations: Prosecutors, Los Angeles Police, NBC News, NBC Locations: Philadelphia, Los Angeles, South Los Angeles, Los, NBC Los Angeles, Los Angeles County

The Secret Service is heightening security around former President Donald Trump, an agency official said Monday, following the apparent attempt on his life just two months after an assassination attempt at a campaign rally. “Given recent events, the Secret Service is taking a heightened posture in its protection of the former president,” the official said. The new measures appeared to be visible Monday when Trump got off his plane in Pennsylvania and a Secret Service agent followed closely behind. Federal prosecutors recently charged Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, in connection with an apparent assassination attempt on Trump on Sept. 15. Routh was charged a little more than two months after a gunman in Butler, Pennsylvania, shot Trump in the ear during a campaign rally.

Persons: Donald Trump, ”, Trump, Ryan Wesley Routh, Routh, Win McNamee, Butler Organizations: Service, Federal, Trump Locations: Pennsylvania, West Palm Beach , Florida, Florida, Sprankle's, Kittanning, Pa, Butler , Pennsylvania

☆ U.S. to send troops to be ready to help evacuate U.S. citizens from Lebanon
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On Monday, Israel dramatically expanded its aerial assaults on Lebanon with airstrikes that killed nearly 500 people and wounded more than 1,600. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has warned of coming military strikes, but Israeli officials have not told U.S. officials whether or when a ground offensive could begin, the three defense officials said. The officials estimate a large offensive into southern Lebanon would take thousands more troops and armored vehicles, in addition to forces to hold any territory. In addition to tens of thousands of U.S. troops in the region, the Biden administration is considering options to send other military assets to the region. The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah could dash already dwindling hopes for a cease-fire deal and hostage exchange with Hamas.

Persons: Pat Ryder, “, Mahmoud Zayyat, Biden, Israel ratcheted, Benjamin Netanyahu’s, Harry S, Truman, Abraham Lincoln, Joe Biden, Assembly’s, Netanyahu Organizations: Defense Department, Hezbollah, Hamas, Pentagon, Getty Images Biden, Israeli, U.S, United Nations, Assembly Locations: Israel, Lebanon, U.S, Lebanese, Zaita, AFP, Gaza, Norfolk , Virginia, Europe, New York

Prosecutors from Smith's office have said that such a filing is necessary because it would address the Supreme Court's concerns about presidential immunity issues in the case while limiting the number of possible appeals. They have asked U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is overseeing the election interference case, to allow them to file a 180-page brief on the issue by Thursday. Smith's office declined comment Monday night. If Chutkan allows prosecutors to file their motion, it's unclear how much of it would be made public. In a separate filing over the weekend, Smith's office said "the opening brief and its exhibits contain a substantial amount of Sensitive Material, as defined by the Protective Order" and would require redactions.

Persons: Donald Trump, Jack Smith's, Trump, Tanya Chutkan, Trump's, Chutkan Organizations: White, Washington , D.C, Prosecutors, U.S Locations: Washington ,, United States, Chutkan

☆ Student in carving of racial slur on teammate's chest no longer enrolled at Gettysburg College
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An unidentified Gettysburg College student who allegedly carved a racial epithet on the chest of a teammate is no longer enrolled at the Pennsylvania liberal arts college, the school said over the weekend. "We can report now that the individual who scratched a slur onto another person is no longer enrolled at the College," the parties stated. A spokesperson for the college confirmed it, saying the alleged perpetrator and victim were suspended from the swim team pending the outcome of an investigation. On Friday, The Gettysburgian published a statement from the victim's family. The victim’s family said he was the only person of color at the gathering and that the alleged perpetrator was a trusted friend of his.

Persons: Bob Iuliano, Iuliano, Jamie Yates, Yates, — Organizations: Gettysburg College, Sunday, College, NAACP, Pennsylvania, Human Relations, U.S . Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, Gettysburg, III, Centennial Conference, Division, District Locations: Pennsylvania, Gettysburg

The asteroid, dubbed 2024 PT5, is 33 feet long — roughly equivalent to a standard school bus. The asteroid is expected to enter Earth’s orbit Sunday and lurk there until Nov. 25, just over 56 days, Marcos said. Astronomers in Arizona spotted a different visiting mini-moon — a tiny asteroid named 2020 CD3 — in Earth’s orbit in February 2020. “A short mini-moon episode may last hours, days, weeks or a few months, and the affected object does not complete one revolution around Earth,” he said in an email. An early warning system for asteroids known as ATLAS (short for Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) discovered 2024 PT5 in early August.

Persons: ”, Carlos de la Fuente Marcos, Marcos, It’s, ” Marcos Organizations: American Astronomical Society, Gran, Canarias, NASA, University of Hawaii Locations: Spain, Arizona, Canary

More than half of the nearly 580,000 eligible Latino voters in Pennsylvania are of Puerto Rican descent. Sapunar described Saturday's canvassing event as a "show of solidarity between the immigrant and the Puerto Rican community." The majority of Pennsylvania’s Latino eligible voters are of Puerto Rican descent. In a UnidosUS survey, Pennsylvania Latino voters' top policy issues included jobs and the economy, the rising cost of living, immigration and abortion. Pennsylvania voters had primarily favored Democrats in six presidential elections leading up to 2016, when Republicans won, turning Pennsylvania into a battleground state.

Persons: canvassers, there’s, ” Michael Jones, Correa, Tim Waltz, Hurricane Maria, Liza Colón, Zayas, Tina, Donald Trump, “, ”, Tim Walz, Kamala Harris, Hamilton, Anthony Ramos, Luis Gutiérrez of, Flor Sapunar, Sapunar, Jones, Harris, Puerto Ricans, Joe Biden Organizations: Puerto Rican, University of Pennsylvania, NBC News, Puerto, Latino, Politics Institute, UCLA, Democratic, Latina, Saturday, Gov, YouTube, CASA, Rep, NBC, The, AA, Puerto Ricans, Trump, Democratic Party, Republican Party, Pennsylvania, Republicans Locations: Bethlehem, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rican, Hurricane, Puerto Rico, Luis Gutiérrez of Illinois, Puerto Rican . Lancaster, Johnstown, Puerto, U.S

The Massachusetts State Police has suspended full-contact boxing training activities among recruits after one died, a state police spokesperson said. Tim McGuirk, a state police department spokesperson, said in a statement Monday that the full-contact boxing training activities between trainees has been suspended until further notice. Mawn also directed the state police’s Division of Standards and Training “to comprehensively review the Academy’s defensive tactics program,” McGuirk said. Early said state police detectives assigned to his office would continue to investigate Delgado-Garcia’s death and work with whomever takes over the investigation. Specifics of the boxing training exercise Delgado-Garcia participated in have not been disclosed.

Persons: Enrique Delgado, Garcia, Tim McGuirk, John Mawn Jr, McGuirk, Mawn, “, ” McGuirk, ”, Elaine Driscoll, Joseph Early Jr, Delgado, Enrique, District Attorney Joseph D, Allan Jung, Karen Read, Garcia’s, Jessie Rossman, “ Enrique Organizations: Massachusetts State Police, Massachusetts State Police Academy, State Police, Attorney’s Office, Division, Medical, District Attorney, Worcester Telegram, Gazette, USA, American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, Westfield State University, State Locations: Worcester, New Braintree, Worcester County, Boston, ” Worcester, Rio Piedras , Puerto Rico, Massachusetts

A Colorado jury on Monday rejected an insanity defense and convicted the man who gunned down 10 people at a Boulder supermarket three years ago of murder. Ahmad Alissa, 25, was found guilty on all 55 charges, including 10 counts of first-degree murder, in the March 22, 2021, assault at King Soopers. Alissa remained seated as the verdicts were read and didn’t appear to show any demonstrative reaction. Responding Boulder Police Officer Eric Talley, 51, was the first law enforcement agent to arrive at the King Soopers when he was killed. "There are no words that describe how much we love and miss him," Nicolina Stanisic told the court during the sentencing phase after the verdict.

Persons: Ahmad Alissa, King Soopers, Ingrid Bakke, Alissa, hadn’t, Whitney Traylor, “ I’m, ” Traylor, ” Alissa, Eric Talley, Soopers, Talley, Denny Stong, Neven Stanisic, Rikki Olds, Tralona Bartkowiak, Suzanne Fountain, Teri Leiker, Kevin Mahoney, Lynn Murray, Jody Waters, Ali Aliwi Alissa, KUSA, Nicolina Stanisic, There's Organizations: NBC, Boulder Locations: Colorado, Boulder, Denver, Arvada

Former President Donald Trump plans to return to Butler, Pennsylvania, where he faced an assassination attempt in July, for a rally next month, according to three sources familiar with the campaign’s schedule. Trump has long teased a return to the town where he was shot in the ear during an assassination attempt on July 13. It was not immediately clear whether the Oct. 5 rally will take place at the same venue in Butler. The gunman from the assassination attempt, identified as Thomas Crooks, was shot and killed by law enforcement on July 13. Trump was targeted in a second apparent assassination attempt in West Palm Beach this month when shots were fired near the former president's golf course where he was playing.

Persons: Donald Trump, —, hasn't, Trump, Weeks, Corey Comperatore, Thomas Crooks, Ryan Wesley Routh Locations: Butler , Pennsylvania, Butler, West Palm

Former President Donald Trump accused the Justice Department of "downplaying" an alleged assassination plot against him earlier this month and suggested state officials in Florida should take over the investigation and prosecution. "The Kamala Harris/Joe Biden Department of Justice and FBI are mishandling and downplaying the second assassination attempt on my life since July. Trump has attacked the Justice Department for years, accusing the agency of targeting him after it brought charges against him in two separate cases. Florida charges would be much more serious than the ones the FBI has announced," he wrote. DeSantis issued an executive order last week ordering a state investigation into the incident.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, Trump, Ryan Routh, DOJ hasn't, Routh, Harris, Biden, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis Organizations: Justice Department, Joe Biden Department of Justice, FBI, Trump International Golf, DOJ, ”, Trump, Department, Law Locations: Florida

A disturbance in the Caribbean Sea is expected to strengthen into a hurricane that will take aim at Florida midweek. A turn toward the northwest is expected Tuesday followed by an acceleration in speed toward the northeast on Wednesday and Thursday, the hurricane center said. A tropical storm is defined as having winds of 39 mph or higher, and a hurricane of 74 mph or higher, according to the National Weather Service. A hurricane watch has been issued for Cabo Catoche in Tulum and for Pinar del Río. A tropical storm warning is in effect in Rio Lagartos in Tulum and Cuba's Artemisa, Pinar del Río and the Isle of Youth, or Isla de la Juventud.

Persons: Helene, it's, Ron DeSantis, Cuba's Artemisa Organizations: Grand Cayman, National Hurricane Center, National Weather Service, Florida Gov, Cabo Catoche, Pinar del, la Juventud Locations: Caribbean, Florida, Grand, Mexico, Cuba, Cayman Islands, U.S, Pinar del Río, In Florida, Tallahassee, Gulfport, Tulum, Rio Lagartos, Pinar, Isle

NBC News takes a look at the hostages who remain in Hamas captivity. Other hostages have been found dead, including the six who were killed by Hamas last month. Hamas also holds two hostages, one taken in 2014 and the other in 2015, as well as the bodies of two slain Israeli soldiers. And after the recent killing of the six hostages in Gaza, Hamas said that hostage guards had been operating under new orders. Judith Weinstein, 70, and Gadi Haggai, 73Married couple Judith Weinstein and Gadi Haggai, both American citizens, were initially believed to have been taken hostage by Hamas, but their statuses were unclear.

Persons: Lee Siegel, Keith Siegel, Aviva Siegel, Lee, —, Noa Argamani, — Alon Shamriz, Yotam Haim, Samer Talalka —, Hersh Goldberg, — Nik Beizer, Ron Sherman, Elia Toledano, Siegel, Omri Miran, Miran, Keith, Chen, Nir Oz, Jonathan Dekel, Abu Ubaida, Al, Edan Alexander, “, ”, Yael Alexander, Omer Neutra, NBC's, Hersh, Neutra’s, Orna Neutra, Itay Chen, Ruby, Hagit Chen, Judith Weinstein, Gadi Haggai, Joe Biden Organizations: Aviva, NBC, Israel Defense Forces, Sunday, Hamas, Brigades Locations: Israel, Gaza, American, shrouds, New Jersey

KIRYAT BIALIK, Israel — Those who remain in the northern city of Kiryat Bialik are preparing for the worst-case scenario: a full-blown war between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group just across the country’s northern border with Lebanon. Surveying the damage in Kiryat Bialik on Monday, Ilan Itach was counting his blessings that his family and home for more than 30 years had survived the attack unharmed. “The entire family is all right, but they are very afraid,” he said, adding that they had left the city to join relatives in another part of northern Israel. First responders and Israeli security forces gather amid debris and charred vehicles in Kiryat Bialik in northern Israel. “Unfortunately for us in Israel, military confrontation is part of our risk assessment.”Richard Engel and Charlotte Gardiner reported from Kiryat Bialik.

Persons: KIRYAT BIALIK, Israel —, Kiryat Bialik, Ilan Itach, ”, Jack Guez, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Itach, Michael Halberthal, ” Halberthal, Halberthal, ” Richard Engel, Charlotte Gardiner, Yuliya Talmazan Organizations: NBC News, Getty, ., International Organization for Migration, Rambam, Home, Command, Staff Locations: Kiryat, Israel, Lebanon, Israel’s Haifa, Iran, Kiryat Bialik, AFP, Gaza, ”, Haifa, London

Trump allies have pushed for a special legislative session intended for the Republican-controlled legislature to change Nebraska to a winner-take-all system instead of awarding electoral votes by congressional district. The developments appear to cap months of deliberations over whether Nebraska lawmakers could change the way the state apportions its electoral votes in a way that would benefit Trump. Nebraska allocates its electoral votes by congressional district, and the swing district around Omaha has twice gone to Democrats in recent years, giving them one electoral vote from an otherwise ruby-red state. But if lawmakers changed that to a winner-take-all model, Trump would be all but certain to win all of Nebraska's electoral votes. Maine is the only other state that does not have a winner-take-all system for electoral votes.

Persons: Donald Trump, Sen, Mike McDonnell, Loren Lippincott, Lippincott, Pillen, ” Lippincott, McDonnell, Trump, Kamala Harris, Harris, Jane Kleeb, Nebraskans, Kleeb, Sen Lindsey Graham, Graham, “, Merv Riepe, Charlie Kirk Organizations: Nebraska Republican, Trump, Republican, NBC News ., NBC News . Nebraska GOP, NBC, Omaha, Nebraska, Electoral, U.S . House, Republicans, Nebraska Democrats, “, Nebraska Democratic Party, Washington Post, Nebraska's Electoral, Pillen, Electoral College Locations: Nebraska, NBC News . Nebraska, Pillen, Omaha, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, “ Nebraska, . Maine, Maine

☆ Adoption fraud was widespread for many South Koreans adopted into Western countries, AP finds
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — As the plane descended into Seoul, Robert Calabretta swaddled himself in a blanket, his knees tucked into his chest like a baby in the womb. The South Korean government has accepted a fact-finding commission under pressure from adoptees, and hundreds have submitted their cases for review. Western governments turned a blind eye, sometimes even pressuring South Korea for children, while promoting the narrative that they were saving orphans with no other options. Robert Calabretta, right, and his biological father, Lee Sung-soo, during a visit in Daegu, South Korea, in August 2020. Laurie Bender was approached by a strange woman while playing in the front yard in South Korea in 1975.

Persons: Robert Calabretta swaddled, they’d, “, ”, —, doesn’t, Robert Calabretta, Lee Sung, Calabretta, “ You’re, Patricia Nye, ” Nye, Holt, weren’t, ” Michaela Dietz, Robyn Joy Park, Rae, hasn't, Jae, Lee, ” Lee, Lee Moo, wasn’t, David Goldman, she’d, Laurie Bender, Bender, Han Tae, Philsik Shin, Helen Noh, Noh, ” Noh, he’d, Susan Soonkeum Cox, Kim Jin Sook, Francis Carlin, ” Carlin, …, Carlin, ” Bender, you’ve, Han Organizations: The Associated Press, South, AP, Frontline, International Social Service, University of Minnesota, ISS, BBC, ”, Holt Children’s Services, Eastern Social Welfare Society, Korea Welfare Services, Korea Social Service, Records, Health Ministry, Red Cross Hospital, U.S, Korea’s Anyang University, Seoul’s Soongsil University, Holt International, Catholic Relief Services, South Korean, FRONTLINE, PBS Locations: SEOUL, South Korea, Seoul, United States, South, Western, adoptees, U.S, Australia, Daegu, Korean, West, Korea, Geneva, “, Asia, Europe, North America, Pasadena , Calif, Boryeong, American, New York, ”, Oregon, Holt, Holt Korea

Two reports released Monday provide a mixed but compelling outlook on the wave of book removals and challenges as the annual Banned Books Week begins for schools, stores and libraries nationwide. The ALA attributed the decline in book challenges in the first eight months of 2024, in part, to the work of anti-censorship activists and “success in courts” against laws that restrict book access. “But, you know, the First Amendment protects the rights of minors as well.”While the ALA’s report shows signs of book challenges abating, objections to certain titles still persist. Like the ALA, PEN said a large portion of the books targeted have racial or LGBTQ themes. It is supported by the ALA, PEN, the Authors Guild, the National Book Foundation and more than a dozen other organizations.

Persons: “, ” Deborah Caldwell, Stone, ” Caldwell, Toni Morrison’s “, Maia Kobabe’s, George M, shouldn’t, abating, Judy Blume, Margaret Atwood, ”, Kasey Meehan Organizations: American Library Association, PEN, Intellectual, Labor, ALA, “, NBC, New College of Florida, Utah State Board of Education, Read, Book Foundation Locations: PEN America, Florida and Iowa, United States, Nassau County , Florida, Utah, Florida

Some of the four people killed in a deadly Alabama shooting had "extensive criminal" histories and might have been killed in a "cowardly" murder-for-hire hit, authorities said Monday. Multiple shooters pulled up in a vehicle, got out and opened fire before they got back inside the vehicle and fled, authorities said. "Some of the individuals that were killed have extensive criminal histories," Birmingham Police Chief Scott Thurmond told reporters. And so that’s that’s part of it." Holloman was from Bessemer and the other three were from Birmingham, officials said.

Persons: ”, There's, Scott Thurmond, there’s, Thurmond, Randall Woodfin, Tahj Booker, Carlos McCain, Roderick Lynn Patterson Jr Organizations: Birmingham Police, Authorities, FBI, Birmingham, Anitra Holloman, Holloman Locations: Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama’s, Bessemer

Tim Walz in Sen. JD Vance’s final vice presidential debate rehearsals, a source directly involved with the preparations told NBC News. Former President Donald Trump’s campaign, including key members of Vance’s team, has been honing his debate strategy for more than a month, the source said. Jason Miller, a senior Trump campaign adviser, and Vance’s wife, Usha, have been involved in the sessions, the source said, along with Vance’s closest political advisers. The choice of Emmer as a stand-in for Walz provides the Vance team with another Minnesotan and someone who, like Vance and Walz, has deep Midwest roots. “The main focus has been familiarizing [Vance] with Walz’s debate style and policy positions,” said the source involved with the preparations.

Persons: Tom Emmer, Tim Walz, Sen, JD Vance’s, Vance, Walz, Donald Trump’s, ”, Jason Miller, Usha, Kamala Harris ’, Tim Ryan, Ryan, “, ” Vance, —, Pete Buttigieg, Rob Friedlander, Zayn Siddique, Siddique, Harris, Liz Allen, Michael Tyler, Chris Schmitter, Walz’s, Harris ’, Donald Trump, Emily Soong Organizations: Minnesota Gov, NBC News, Ohio Republican, Trump, Senate Locations: Ohio, New York, U.S, South Bend , Indiana

WASHINGTON — Crime, including serious violent incidents like murder and rape, dropped nationally from 2022 to 2023, according to new data released by the FBI on Monday. Violent crime was down about 3% from 2022 to 2023 and property crime took a similar drop of 2.4%, the FBI reported in its annual "Summary of Crime in the Nation." Preliminary numbers showed that 2024 crime numbers were also dropping for the early part of this year, continuing a trend of crime easing as America has come out of the pandemic. (Store closures and COVID-19 security measures likely decreased shoplifting in 2020 and 2021, and may have affected 2022 incidents as well.) But the violent crime rate dropped from 2022 to 2023, from 377.1 violent crimes per 100,000 people in 2022 to 363.8 violent crimes per 100,000 people in 2023, the new FBI data shows.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris Organizations: WASHINGTON, FBI Locations: America, United States

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Monday that Iran does not seek a wider war in the Middle East and that such a conflict would have no winners. Pezeshkian’s remarks come as U.S. officials fear the prospect of an all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah, the Lebanese militant group backed by Iran. The Iranian president also slammed the United States and other Western countries for what he called double standards as they criticized Iran over human rights but ignored Israel’s “atrocities” in Gaza. President Barack Obama, standing with Vice President Joe Biden, in the East Room of the White House in response to the Iran Nuclear Deal, on July 14, 2015. The full extent of Iran’s nuclear capabilities remain unclear, though the country has maintained that its nuclear program is for civilian, not military, purposes.

Persons: Masoud Pezeshkian, ” Pezeshkian, Pezeshkian, Israel, ”, Pezeshkian’s, Israel’s, “ Let’s, “, Abbas Araghchi, Donald Trump, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Andrew Harnik, Washington, Iran’s, Araghchi Organizations: Hezbollah, Lebanon’s Health Ministry, Iranian, White, Iran Nuclear, Department, AP, IAEA, International Atomic Energy Agency Locations: Iran, New York, Tehran, Israel, Lebanese, United States, Gaza, Red, U.S, Russia, Ukraine

☆ Marxist-leaning president takes power in Sri Lanka, a country long led by dynasties
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COLOMBO — Sri Lanka’s leftist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake took office as president on Monday, promising change in the island nation long led by powerful political families which is emerging from its worst economic crisis in more than seven decades. Supporters of Sri Lanka's newly elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayaka, celebrate in Colombo. Before Monday’s swearing-in, Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena resigned to make way for the new prime minister and his cabinet. Sri Lanka’s sovereign dollar bonds shed 2.88 to 3.28 cents on the dollar in early trade on Monday to bid between 49.14 and 49.77 cents. Sri Lanka’s close neighbors India, Pakistan, and the Maldives also congratulated Dissanayake on his win, along with China, the largest bilateral creditor.

Persons: Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Lankans, “, ” Dissanayake, Sri Lanka's, Anura Kumara Dissanayaka, Ishara, Ranil Wickremesinghe, ”, beautician, Dinesh Gunawardena, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Dissanayake, Sri Lanka’s Organizations: Sri, Kodikara, Getty, International Monetary Fund Locations: COLOMBO, Colombo, AFP, India, Pakistan, Maldives, China

☆ German voters fend off far-right in latest state vote, early results suggest
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“Dietmar Woidke and his Brandenburg SPD have made a furious comeback in recent weeks,” said SPD General Secretary Kevin Kuehnert. “For us in the federal SPD, this evening, if things go well, the problems that lie ahead of us will not have gotten any bigger. SPD party members and supporters react during the publication of exit polls in Potsdam. Provisional official results suggested it had gained 5.7 percentage points since the last Brandenburg election in 2019. With the Greens failing to re-enter Brandenburg state parliament, Woidke’s SPD cannot continue its coalition with the CDU and Greens.

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