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☆ Security guard at U.S. embassy in Oslo arrested over alleged espionage
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

OSLO, Norway — A security guard working at the U.S. embassy in Norway has been arrested on suspicion of espionage on behalf of Russia and Iran, a Norwegian security police official said on Thursday. The man, a Norwegian citizen in his 20s, was arrested at his home on Wednesday, police said. “The accused man was an employee, a security guard, at the U.S. embassy in Oslo,” Thomas Blom, a lawyer for the security police service PST, told reporters. The man was cooperating and talking to officers, Blom said, adding that a “large” amount of digital material had been confiscated. The man’s lawyer, John Christian Elden, said his client had been in contact with Russian and Iranian intelligence officers.

Persons: ” Thomas Blom, Blom, ”, John Christian Elden, ” Elden Organizations: U.S, Reuters Locations: OSLO, Norway, Russia, Iran, Norwegian, Oslo

☆ Guard at U.S. Embassy in Norway Accused of Spying for Russia and Iran
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Henrik Pryser Libell | Michael Schwirtz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Authorities in Norway have arrested a Norwegian man who worked as a security guard at the U.S. embassy in Oslo, accusing him of passing sensitive information to Russia and Iran. Under interrogation, the man, identified as Mohamed Orahhou, 27, admitted to collecting and sharing information with an officer from Russia’s domestic intelligence service, the S.V.R., as well as with unspecified Iranian officials, according to Norwegian authorities and Mr. Orahhou’s lawyer. The authorities have not released details about the type of information involved, but on Thursday a court in Oslo, citing the seriousness of the accusations, ordered Mr. Orahhou to be kept in custody for four weeks pending further investigation. “This is a very serious case,” Thomas Blom, an official from Norway’s Police Security Service, said in a text message to The New York Times. “We are at the very beginning of a rather extensive investigation.”

Persons: Mohamed Orahhou, Orahhou, ” Thomas Blom, ” Organizations: U.S, Norway’s Police Security Service, New York Times Locations: Norway, Norwegian, Oslo, Russia, Iran

Big retailers’ fortunes are diverging as the holiday shopping season gets underway. On Wednesday, Target cited “lingering softness in discretionary categories” as a top factor in its disappointing third-quarter sales, as many budget-conscious shoppers continue to focus on necessities. It’s the latest sign that discounts will be the driving force this holiday season, as they’ve been for much of this year. “We’re starting to get back to normal here.”U.S. retail sales rose 0.4% overall in October, federal data showed last month, beating analysts’ forecasts. In the meantime, the steady expansion of e-commerce looks set to continue this holiday season.

Persons: ”, Brad Thomas, they’ve, TJ Maxx, John David Rainey, “ We’re, “ They’re, they’re, ” Thomas, Matthew Shay, TransUnion, Neil Saunders, Saunders, Helene, Milton, who’ve, ” Saunders Organizations: Target, Walmart, KeyBanc, Marshalls, CNBC, “, National Retail Federation, GlobalData, NBC

☆ After two presidential losses, women wonder what it will take to shatter the glass ceiling
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Arit John | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

For the second time in eight years, the highest, hardest glass ceiling survived millions of tiny cracks, once again testing the optimism of those who hope to see the first female president elected. The late Rep. Shirley Chisholm, a former New York congresswoman, became the first Black woman to seek the office in 1972. “I’m ready for a female president, I just don’t think that most of America is yet, and I don’t know why,” she said. In the Senate, Angela Alsobrooks will be the first Black woman to represent Maryland and Lisa Blunt Rochester will be the first woman to represent Delaware. Together, the two Democrats will be the first two Black women to serve in the chamber at the same time.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Janet Edwards, Harris, “ I’m, ” Edwards, ”, Donald Trump, Shirley Chisholm, ” Harris ’, Chisholm, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Clinton, Joe Biden, –, Trump, Clinton –, Melinda Corey, “, ” Priya Lewis, Kamori Thomas, Howard University – Harris, alma, Thomas, ” Thomas, ” Lewis, Harris –, “ We’ve, Kelly Dittmar, Dittmar, Harris ’, Nadia Brown, Brown, Angela Alsobrooks, Lisa Blunt Rochester, Republican Julie Fedorchak, Sarah McBride of, David Axelrod, ‘, I’ve, Axelrod, – Harris, who’d, ” Harris, Christina Reynolds, doesn’t Organizations: CNN, Howard University, “, White House, Victoria, Equal Rights Party, Democratic, Trump, Center for American Women, Georgetown University, “ Research, House, Republican, Democratic National Convention Locations: Washington, Italy, North Macedonia, Mexico, New York, America, –, Maryland, Delaware, Sarah McBride of Delaware, DC

“The fact that there could have been a South Asian woman in the White House … we’re not there yet, but it would have been very nice. “There’s a great deal of disappointment in that sense,” said Shakeel Syed, executive director of the nonprofit South Asian Network. She steeped her daughters in all things South Asian, said Harris, who grew up eating South Indian food, like potato curry and masala dosa, and hearing Gopalan speak Tamil. Like many young and progressive Asian Americans, she said Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip has been an important issue for her. In the meantime, South Asian voters say they have no choice but to keep pushing.

Persons: they’re, Kamala Harris ’, Harris, Donald Trump, ”, Anjali Bhatt, we’re, ” Bhatt, Trump, she’s, Sumati Thomas, Harris ’, I’ve, Kamala Harris, ” Harris, Joe Biden, Biden, There’s, Shakeel Syed, Gopalan, “, P.V, Thomas, Bhatt, they’d, Harris didn’t, Syed, ” Syed, Harris wanes, Usha Vance, Vivek Ramaswamy, “ It’s, ” Thomas Organizations: South, D.C, Republican, Harris ’ Democratic, South Asian, Democratic, South Asian Network, Democratic National Convention, University of California, Civil Rights Movement, DNC, ”, American, Trump, White, Indian American Locations: South Asian, Washington, America, In Mississippi, South, India, California, Chennai, Indian, Berkeley, U.S, Gaza, Southeast Michigan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, American

☆ How a former unhoused New Yorker helps combat food insecurity in his city
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( Alaa Elassar | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

New York City is experiencing its highest level of homelessness since the Great Depression, according to the non-profit group Coalition for the Homeless. Another New York non-profit, City Harvest, says nearly 1.3 million residents are food insecure, including 1 in 4 children, in America’s most populous city. Is there anyone on this train who’s hungry?” Thomas bellows from the center of the car. But with the number of unhoused and hungry people in New York City only growing, the task often feels daunting. The food is saving someone’s lifelong term, but for him I was helping him live, right there on the spot.”Henry Thomas distributes food in the New York City subway.

Persons: Henry Thomas, Thomas, ”, “, “ I’m, ” Carl Thomas, Julian Rigg, Carl, Rolando “ Divine ” Farrow, Farrow, who’s, –, Eric Adams, Kathy Hochul, Hochul, Adams, ” Adams, Thomas isn’t, ” Thomas, Henry, Carl Thomas, ‘ I’ve, Joe, Thomas ’, “ I’ve, ” Henry Thomas, he’s, Kendrick Lamar, someone’s, Thomas peeks Organizations: New, New York CNN, CNN, Homeless, Coalition, Food, Therapeutic, Gov, Nutrition Assistance, Women, of Social Services, Prevention, West, Penn Locations: New York, Herald, Yorkers, . New York City, America’s, Greeley, Park, Staten, Staten Island, New York City, Harlem, Midtown Manhattan, Senegal

CNN —More severe weather is expected in the South and the Southern Plains Monday, including in Oklahoma, where residents are surveying the destruction from tornado-spawning storms that injured at least 11 people and leveled homes over the weekend. Tornado sirens rang out Monday morning in Oklahoma City, where residents are still surrounded by the destruction and debris caused by the weekend’s severe storms, after the National Weather Service issued a tornado warning. There were no confirmed tornadoes or reports of damage from Monday morning’s storms. A level 2 of 5 threat of severe thunderstorms spans from central and eastern Texas to the Illinois-Missouri border – including Dallas, threatening damaging wind gusts, large hail and tornadoes, according to the SPC. Nearly 40 structures were destroyed in the Oklahoma City area, the Oklahoma City Fire Department said in a Facebook post.

Persons: OCFD, Katie Anderson, ” Anderson, ” Thomas Shaver, KOKH, Shaver, –, we’re, ”, Kevin Stitt, Stitt, “ We’ll, PowerOutage.US Organizations: CNN, Plains, National Weather Service, Oklahoma, SPC, Tornadoes, Oklahoma City Fire Department, KOKH, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Gov, Harrah Locations: Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Dallas, Gulf of Mexico, Kansas, “, Cleveland

The Trump campaign and surrogates began filing lawsuits the very same day, challenging the results on a variety of grounds well before the final votes were counted. In Arizona, voters and the Trump campaign filed a lawsuit alleging thousands of people in Maricopa County had their ballots disqualified because of ink-bleed caused by Sharpies. In Wisconsin, Trump filed a lawsuit alleging widespread voter fraud and demanding a recount, which ultimately reaffirmed Joe Biden’s victory in the state. Giuliani has been disbarred in New York and D.C., indicted in Georgia and Arizona and has been ordered to turn over his Manhattan apartment and other property to two Georgia election workers he defamed. And dozens of ethics complaints against local attorneys who filed election challenges are still pending nationwide.

Persons: WASHINGTON —, Donald Trump, Trump, surrogates, Joe Biden’s, Biden, Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, Jenna Ellis, ” Giuliani, ” Powell, Powell’s, Jack, hadn’t, ”, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, ” Thomas, “, Giuliani, Powell, Ellis Organizations: WASHINGTON, Republican, Trump, Electoral, U.S, Supreme, White, Sharpies, Clark, Biden, Washington , D.C Locations: Michigan, Georgia, Pennsylvania, In Arizona, Maricopa County, In Nevada, Clark County, Wisconsin, enjoining, Washington ,, Philadelphia, Venezuela, Cuba, China, United States, Texas, Arizona , Georgia, New York, Arizona, Manhattan

For a century, student journalists at Howard University have chronicled life on the campus in Washington, D.C., including commencement addresses by seven presidents, celebrity visits and other monumental occasions. Vice President Kamala Harris will spend election night at her alma mater, one of the pre-eminent historically Black colleges in America. “As student journalists, we’ve been taught that we’re not a part of history, that we record history. Kamala Harris as a Howard University student. I’m grateful to be at Howard University at this time.”Benn said covering the election adds value to his education.

Persons: Kamala Harris, JD Jean, Jacques II, Juan Benn Jr, Jean, Jacques II “, ”, we’ve, we’re, ” Benn, “, ’ ” Harris, Jennifer Thomas, Thomas, Percy, “ It’s, Harris, ” Thomas, Skyler Winston, Skyler Winston “, Winston, “ There’s, Jacques Organizations: Howard University, Washington , D.C, Department of Media, Howard, YouTube, White, ’, Alpha Kappa Alpha, National Association of Black Journalists, Democratic National Convention, Student Locations: Washington ,, America, Knoxville, Tenn, Instagram, Greenwich, Conn, Howard, Philadelphia, California

Ashley Brundage is one of two out transgender candidates running for a seat in the Florida House of Representatives. NBC News spoke with seven transgender candidates who are running for seats in state legislatures nationwide about what they hope to accomplish if they are elected. Courtesy Lisa Middleton CampaignA steady riseAt least 18 out trans candidates are running for seats in state legislatures this election cycle, according to the LGBTQ Victory Fund, a super PAC focused on electing LGBTQ candidates. They are running against a national political backdrop in which trans people have come to play an outsized role. Trans candidates’ presence on ballots has only continued to rise since 2017, when Virginia’s Danica Roem became the first out trans person elected to a state legislature.

Persons: Ashley Brundage, Ron DeSantis, Brundage, DeSantis, she’d, DeSantis —, —, ” Brundage, ”, Lisa Middleton, Donald Trump, Gabriele Magni, ” Trump, Magni, there’s, Virginia’s Danica Roem, hasn’t, Sarah McBride, Sean Meloy, McBride, Nathan Bruemmer, Middleton, it’s, “, Kim Coco Iwamoto, Lorna Woo, Veronica Pejril, Pejril, Wick Thomas, ” Thomas, Transphobia, ‘, ” Iwamoto, Thomas, they’ve, Babe Pejril, It’s, ” Pejril Organizations: Republican, NBC, Democratic, City Council, Victory Fund, Pew Research, Loyola Marymount University, LGBTQ Victory Institute, Delaware Senate, Democrat, Florida Legislature, Florida Department of Agriculture, Consumer Services, Indiana Senate, Missouri, NBC News, Gun Safety Locations: Florida, California, Palm Springs, Calif, Los Angeles, Delaware, Tampa, Hawaii, Indiana, Greencastle, Council

California, Colorado and Hawaii will soon allow their residents to vote on ballot measures that would remove language from their state constitutions prohibiting same-sex marriage. The landmark 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling, guaranteeing same-sex couples across the country the right to marry, makes these state bans unenforceable. However, these ballot measures seek to proactively protect these marriage rights should Obergefell ever be overturned. Without Obergefell, there is federal legislation that would keep same-sex marriage rights mostly, but not entirely, intact: the Respect for Marriage Act. It’s a personal issue for LGBTQ couples who had to navigate a time when same-sex marriage wasn’t legal or straightforward.

Persons: Roe, Wade, Hodges, Paul Smith, Lawrence, Dobbs, “ We’ve, ”, don’t, ” Smith, Clarence Thomas ’, Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, Erin Schaff, Griswold, ” Thomas, Alito, Donald Trump, Mary Bonauto, Obergefell, ” Bonauto, Smith, Joe Biden, Bonauto, there’s, …, “, —, ” Susy Bates, It’s Organizations: . Texas, Jackson, Health Organization, . Connecticut, Republican, Movement Advancement Locations: California , Colorado, Hawaii, Georgetown, ., Washington, Lawrence, New York

☆ Breanna Stewart: Police investigate ‘homophobic death threats’ sent to WNBA star’s wife
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The New York Police Department (NYPD) is investigating “homophobic death threats” sent to New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart’s wife, Marta Xargay, via email after Game 1 of this year’s WNBA Finals. Stewart told ESPN’s NBA Today on Tuesday that the message was sent to Xargay, a former WNBA player, and that she and her wife had made the Liberty and league aware of the situation. “Sometimes, people are taking things a little bit too far and too out of context and Marta had gotten homophobic death threats,” Stewart told NBA Today’s Malika Andrews. Marta Xargay and Breanna Stewart attend "A Celebration of Olympic Basketball" presented by NBC Universal and NBA at Team USA House on August 5 in Paris, France. “My girlfriend has been getting death threats, followed, called all type of sh*t,” Smith posted to X, formerly known as Twitter.

Persons: ”, Breanna, Marta Xargay, Stewart, ” Stewart, Marta, NBA Today’s Malika Andrews, “, Breanna Stewart, Julien M, Alyssa Thomas, I’ve, “ I’ve, ” Thomas, DiJonai Carrington, Caitlin Clark, Clark, Carrington, NaLyssa Smith, ” Smith, Thomas Organizations: CNN, The New York Police Department, New York Liberty, ESPN’s, WNBA, Liberty, NYPD, York, Minnesota Lynx, NBA, NBC Universal, Team USA House, WNBA . Connecticut Sun, Indiana Fever, Twitter Locations: Paris, France, Indiana

“When you’re a regular person and you’re going on to your email job during the day and then every time you take a dopamine break on your phone, you’re getting hit by ‘You’re not fashionable enough. Everyone is overconsuming to keep upWhen shopping for clothes, Martinson is almost exclusively a thrifter. “They’re grasping at straws, just throwing something at the wall to see what sticks.”The new mall is TikTok ShopFast fashion was the first harbinger of the death of personal style, Thomas said. If you’re going to buy a clothing item, think of three outfits you can wear it with. Pre-Industrial Revolution habits of secondhand shopping, mending old clothes and keeping things around are coming back.

Persons: Fiza Faheem, ”, Faheem, microtrends, XCX’s, They’ve, Instagram, Dejeuné Harris, you’re, ‘ You’re, it’s, Alana Martinson, Dana Thomas, “, Luke Meagher, Tamika Smith, Harris, I’m, “ I’m, TikTok, ” Harris, Thomas, ” Thomas, “ We’d, Zara …, ” Martinson, Hope, ” Meagher, they’ve Organizations: University of York, Washington , D.C, YouTube Locations: Washington ,, Zara, ”, U.S, TikTok

The move, experts say, isn’t based on medical science but instead on ongoing efforts from anti-abortion advocates to restrict access to abortion medications in states with near-total bans, like Louisiana. During a medication abortion, mifepristone is given first, followed by misoprostol one to two days later. According to the new law, it’s not a crime for a patient to possess the medications if they were prescribed to them. Hospitals don’t need to remove misoprostol from hemorrhage carts, the spokesperson added, or hesitate to administer misoprostol to patients experiencing health emergencies. The testimony “illustrated that easy access to these drugs can be dangerous to pregnant women,” Murrill said in the statement.

Persons: — mifepristone, misoprostol, Jennifer Avegno, ”, Greg Caudill, ” Avegno, “, mifepristone, it’s, Tamika Thomas, Magee, ” Thomas, “ We’re, Avegno, don’t, Liz Murrill, ” Murrill, Roe, Wade, Kaitlyn Joshua, ‘, ’ ” Joshua, Joshua —, —, ” Joshua, Lisa Boothby, ’, ” Boothby, They’ll, Boothby, You’re Organizations: New, New Orleans Health Department, NBC, Louisiana Society of Addiction, Gynecology, Louisiana Department of Health, Louisiana Society of Health, System, Physicians, Louisiana Legislature Locations: Louisiana, New Orleans, America, Baton Rouge

☆ Biden looks to burnish foreign policy legacy at the UN as leaders grapple with a world on fire
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Sam Fossum | Kayla Tausche | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —After more than five decades at the forefront of United States foreign policy, President Joe Biden may have hoped to use his speech to over a hundred world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly in New York to burnish both his own legacy and the country’s leadership on the world stage. “The world has changed, and the world’s gotten more difficult in many ways,” one senior administration official said. Election loomingIn New York, world leaders will find themselves grappling with the growing list of global flashpoints – all while an election just weeks away looms over the US’ role as the democratic world’s champion, benefactor and leading arms supplier. While Biden will be formally representing the US at the table, former president Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are separately meeting with world leaders to bolster relationships and outline their own goals. This will be followed by a meeting focused on Ukraine reconstruction with world leaders – a critical topic ahead of Biden’s meeting with Zelensky later this week.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, ” Biden, ” –, Ukraine –, Volodymyr Zelensky, ”, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, –, We’re, ” Ali Zaidi, Zelensky, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, we’re, Linda Thomas, Greenfield, Jon Alterman, ” Alterman, ” Thomas, “ Organizations: CNN, United, United Nations General Assembly, General, White House White, Global Coalition, United Nations, Hezbollah, UN Security Council, UN, Center for Strategic, International Studies, US, Biden Locations: United States, New York, Israel, Lebanon, Gaza, Ukraine, Lebanon’s, Russia, China, White, Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Australia, India, Japan, Wilmington, United Arab Emirates, Sudan, “, Africa, Greenfield

☆ Latino groups denounce laws making it harder to help voters with disabilities and language issues
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Albinson Linares | Albinson Linares Is A Reporter For Noticias Telemundo Based In Mexico City. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +11 min

Laws in three states have enacted tougher restrictions for people who help voters with disabilities, language or other issues cast their ballots. Latino groups who have sued Texas, Arkansas and Missouri over these laws are warning that those who need help to vote in November’s elections may not get the assistance they need. “Many Latino voters have disabilities or English is not their first language. “We have to remember that the number of Latino voters who participated in 2020 was higher than the number needed to tip the presidential election results. According to data from the Pew Research Center, in Arkansas there are approximately 83,000 Latino voters who are eligible to participate in elections; in Missouri's case, it's 125,000.

Persons: ”, Tania Chavez Camacho, LUPE, “, ” Chavez Camacho, María Cristela Rocha, John B, Scott, Ken Paxton, Lisa Wise, Paxton, Donald Trump’s, Sen, Bryan Hughes, Diego Bernal, Laura MacCleery, ” MacCleery, ” Thomas A, Saenz, MALDEF, ” Saenz, Mireya Reith, it’s, ” Reith, Rocha, she’s Organizations: Brennan Center for Justice, Mexican American Legal Defense, Educational Fund, Texas, Western, Western District of, Telemundo, El, Noticias Telemundo, Republican, Texas Public Policy Foundation, Democratic, Rep, U.S ., Civil Rights, Civil Liberties, Pew Research Center, Arkansas United, Appeals, Circuit, State Locations: Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, del Pueblo, U.S, Western District, Western District of Texas, El Paso County, ” Arkansas, “ In Missouri, Unlike Texas, United States

☆ Blinken heads to Egypt but not Israel with prospects for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal bleak
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Kylie Atwood | Jennifer Hansler | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

This is the first time since the October 7 attacks that Blinken has visited the Middle East without visiting Israel. The top US diplomat typically uses the visits to Israel to press the Israeli government on the critical issues surrounding the war, including the hostage and ceasefire deal. However, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has frequently rebuffed the administration in the hours and days following those meetings. The last time Blinken visited Israel, he said that Netanyahu had agreed to the “bridging proposal” meant to close to close the remaining gaps with Hamas. Blinken said earlier this month that “it’s incumbent on both parties” – Israel and Hamas – “to get to yes” on the “remaining issues” related to a ceasefire and hostage deal.

Persons: Antony Blinken, Joe Biden, Blinken, Benjamin Netanyahu, “, Badr Abdelatty, Netanyahu, Yahya Sinwar, United Nations Linda Thomas, Greenfield, ” Thomas, ”, Bill Burns, – Netanyahu, ” –, – “, Sinwar, Hassan Nasrallah, Biden, we’ll, John Kirby Organizations: CNN, Israel, State Department, Egyptian Foreign, United Nations, Hamas, Biden, Egyptian, Qatari, Security Locations: Egypt, Israel, Gaza, U.S, Qatar, Washington, ” – Israel, Lebanese

☆ Justice Thomas accepted previously undisclosed private jet flight to New Zealand, Senate Democrat says
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( John Fritze | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The flight was not listed on Thomas’ financial disclosure reports and is the most recent example of the conservative justice accepting luxury travel from Crow becoming public. Wyden, an Oregon Democrat, is focused on the potential tax implications of the gifts Crow made to Thomas. President Joe Biden has made structural changes at the Supreme Court an issue during the waning months of his presidency. Biden has proposed term limits for Supreme Court justices and also an enforceable code of conduct. In response to criticism, the Supreme Court adopted a code of conduct last year for the first time in its history.

Persons: Clarence Thomas, Harlan Crow, Ron Wyden, Thomas, Virginia “ Ginni ” Thomas, ProPublica, Michaela Rose –, “, Crow, Michaela Rose, ” Wyden, Wyden, Wyden’s, ”, Joe Biden, Biden Organizations: CNN, GOP, Democrat, Senate, Customs, Border Protection, Monday, Oregon Democrat, New York Times, Supreme Locations: Hawaii, New Zealand, Crow, Oregon, Indonesia

☆ Antarctica heat wave sends temperatures 50 degrees above normal
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Mary Gilbert | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

This is the second significant heat wave Antarctica has endured in the last two years. That unprecedented heat wave was made worse by climate change, according to a 2023 study published in Geophysical Research Letters. Climate change contributed 3.6 degrees of warming to the heat wave and could worsen similar heat waves by 9 to 10.8 degrees Fahrenheit by 2100, the study found. Climate Change Institute, University of Maine Climate Change Institute, University of Maine Slide left to see temperatures observed during this heat wave and right to see what normal temperatures should be. But other research in the last few years has demonstrated that melting in East Antarctica, where this heat wave is happening, is becoming equally troubling.

Persons: David Mikolajczyk, Mikolajczyk, ” Thomas Bracegirdle, University of Maine Bracegirdle, ” Bracegirdle, it’s, Ted Scambos, Bracegirdle, Amy Butler, Butler, ” Organizations: CNN, East Antarctica –, Antarctic Meteorological Research, Data Center, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Antarctic, Reds, Institute, University of Maine, Research, University of Colorado, Northern Hemisphere, Southern, NOAA’s Chemical Sciences, Change Institute, East Antarctica, National Academy of Sciences, “ Locations: Antarctica, East Antarctica, Bismarck, North Dakota, University of Colorado Boulder, Northern, East, Scambos, West Antarctica

There may be a path for Smith to revive the case, Cannon noted in her ruling, and Smith can appeal the decision. Cannon left open a potential pathway in her ruling for the classified documents case to be revived. (He is being prosecuted by a separate special counsel, David Weiss.) And during the Trump-Russia investigation, multiple Trump allies similarly attempted to derail special counsel Robert Mueller’s work. Former Attorney General Edwin Meese and Citizens United argued the same, writing that Smith’s appointment “severely undermines” the constitutional order.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Aileen Cannon, Jack Smith, General Merrick Garland, Smith, Cannon, Trump, “, ”, ” Cannon, Garland, Bill Barr, John Durham, Smith’s, it’s, Clarence Thomas The, Clarence Thomas, Thomas ’, Thomas, John Roberts, wasn’t, ” Thomas, Steve Vladeck, Joe Biden’s, Hunter Biden, David Weiss, Robert Mueller’s, James Pearce, Cannon’s, Edwin Meese, ” “ Organizations: Washington CNN, Trump, Republican National Convention, Republican, Justice Department, Senate, United, United States Attorney, Defense, Treasury, The, Prosecutors, CNN, Georgetown University Law Center, FBI, Former, Citizens United Locations: Milwaukee, United States, California, Delaware, Russia, Virginia, Washington, DC, Mar

☆ Plague linked to mysterious disappearance of Europe’s first farmers
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —The oldest known plague victims date back to around 5,000 years ago in Europe. Genetic time travelGenetic information about pathogens can be preserved in human DNA, allowing scientists to time travel to find out about ancient diseases and how they evolved. (It’s also not possible to know for sure whether the people studied died of the plague — only that they were infected.) Karl-Göran SjögrenNonetheless, the study authors said their findings did not necessarily suggest a swift and deadly plague epidemic. Instead, the team found evidence of three distinct infection events, plus different variants of the bacterium that causes plague.

Persons: it’s, “, ”, Frederik Seersholm, ” Seersholm, Seersholm, Yersinia pestis, It’s, Karl, Göran, —, Mark Thomas, Thomas, wasn’t, he’s, ” Thomas Organizations: CNN, Lundbeck Foundation GeoGenetics, Globe Institute , University of Copenhagen, University College London Locations: Europe, Latvia, Sweden, Denmark, Northern Europe, France, it’s, Frälsegården, Scandinavia

CNN —The Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision Monday granting Donald Trump partial immunity from special counsel Jack Smith’s election subversion case, handing the former president a significant win during his reelection bid. For starters, the Supreme Court ruled that for “core” presidential activity, Trump has the absolute immunity he had sought. The analysis about what’s immune and what isn’t “ultimately is best left to the lower courts to perform,” Roberts wrote. Immune, immune, immune,” she wrote. In a significant break from the court’s other conservatives, Barrett seemed to suggest Trump should go to trial quickly.

Persons: Donald Trump, Jack Smith’s, Smith, John Roberts, “, ” Roberts, ”, Trump, Justice Department –, isn’t “, Roberts, What’s, Tanya Chutkan, Sonia Sotomayor, Sotomayor, ” Sotomayor, Honig, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, ” Trump’s, Barrett, Amy Coney Barrett, Trump’s, ” Barrett, David Cole, Thomas, Clarence Thomas, Merrick Garland, Garland, hasn’t, ” Thomas, CNN’s Katelyn Polantz Organizations: CNN, Supreme Court, Justice Department, Trump, American Civil Liberties Union, Senate Locations: Washington , DC, Florida

☆ Noah Lyles wins 200m at US Olympic trials in record time
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-30 | by ( Aimee Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Three-time world champion Noah Lyles moved a step closer to achieving his ambitions of an Olympic sprint double by winning the men’s 200-meters in record time at the US Olympic track and field trials. Twenty-year-old world silver medalist Erriyon Knighton was third in 19.77, securing the final Olympic spot in the event. “You claim you’re gonna go out there and win four medals, so the goal had to be win the 100m and 200m. Elsewhere, Grant Holloway was 0.06 seconds off the world record in winning the men’s 110m hurdles in 12.86. Olympic champion Valarie Allman (70.73m) won the women’s discuss, while Tara Davis-Woodhall won the women’s long jump.

Persons: Noah Lyles, Eugene, Michael Johnson’s, Lyles, Kenny Bednarek, Erriyon Knighton, “, ” Lyles, I’ve, He’s, Lyles –, –, Gabby Thomas, ” Thomas, ” Brittany Brown, McKenzie Long, Sha’Carri Richardson, Grant Holloway, Valarie Allman, Tara Davis, Woodhall Organizations: CNN, Hayward Field, Olympic, Associated Press Locations: Bednarek, Tokyo, Paris

☆ Supreme Court upholds law barring domestic abusers from owning guns in major Second Amendment ruling
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( John Fritze | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —The Supreme Court upheld a federal law Friday that bars guns for domestic abusers, rejecting an argument pressed by gun rights groups that the prohibition violated the Second Amendment. The 8-1 decision lands as the nation continues to grapple with gun violence and mass shootings. A roiling political debate over firearms has left Washington unable to pass new gun laws. The decision could help shore up similar federal gun regulations that have been challenged since the Supreme Court vastly expanded gun rights in 2022. Rahimi’s lawyers claimed that the Supreme Court’s blockbuster decision two years ago meant that the law on domestic violence orders could not be squared with the Constitution.

Persons: John Roberts, Roberts, ” Roberts, ”, Steve Vladeck, Clarence Thomas, “, ” Thomas, Zackey Rahimi, Thomas, Biden, Joe Biden’s, Hunter, ” Biden, Alito, Samuel Alito Organizations: CNN, University of Texas School of Law, New York, Government, Appeals, Supreme Locations: Washington, State, New, Texas, Bruen, New Orleans

That sent lower courts scurrying into historical analyses to figure out if modern gun laws had some connection to the 18th Century. Roberts’ opinion said that lower courts were misunderstanding what the majority had said in that ruling. But Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, a member of the court’s liberal wing, suggested it was the high court’s fault for not providing clarity for lower courts to follow. One deals with a Pennsylvania man’s challenge to a federal law prohibiting felons, including those who are non-violent, from possessing firearms. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar presented that argument with an eye toward several other challenges pending to similar federal gun prohibitions that involve non-violent criminal activity.

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