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☆ Dock tragedy is latest chapter in Gullah Geechee community’s long struggle
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-27 | by ( Ramon Sanchez | Ray Sanchez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

The collapse killed seven people, injured several others and gave his two girls what Michael Wood said was their first glimpse of the Gullah Geechee community’s longtime heartache and resilience. Courtesy Michael WoodThe October 19 tragedy is the latest chapter in the struggles of one of the last surviving Gullah Geechee communities in the Georgia Sea Islands. The state settlement included the construction of the dock and “new aluminum gangways” as well as improved ferry service. The day of the collapse Grovner eventually returned to the dock area, where he and others covered some bodies with blankets. White, the Georgia Southern University professor, added: “The Gullah Geechee community has always had to fight for their survival.

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☆ Big Tech goes nuclear: Amazon's pitch to use power plants shows the crucial role the energy source plays for AI
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In today's big story, inside Amazon's internal pitch for turning to nuclear power to meet its growing energy needs . AdvertisementThat's led Big Tech to consider nuclear power to address its skyrocketing energy requirements. Nuclear power ticks that box better than other clean energy options like solar or wind. Nuclear power, meanwhile, is an industry in desperate need of some love , BI's Daniel Geiger and Ellen Thomas previously reported. From advertising platforms to AI tech companies, here's the startups to watch .

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☆ 'You have to not be afraid to ask the obvious questions': How The Wall Street Journal's editor is remaking the paper
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Emma Tucker became The Wall Street Journal's first-ever female editor-in-chief in 2023. So we're doing things to make our audiences engaged, rather than thinking about "this is how we do things." What's not useful to Wall Street Journal readers? I mean, the amount of time that people spend reading The Wall Street Journal has gone up. And the one thing I can say with absolute certainty is there is a place for Evan at The Wall Street Journal.

Persons: Emma Tucker, Joe Biden's, Evan Gershkovich, —, Murdoch, Joe Biden, Weeks, Biden, Tucker, Joe, It's, Mike Johnson, Kevin McCarthy, I've, there's, You've, We've, We're, we've, you've, Evan Organizations: Service, Sunday Times, Washington, Wall Street, Street Locations: Joe Biden's, England, Russia

☆ Georgia school shooter and his father indicted on new counts in Apalachee High School killings
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Mallika Kallingal | Devon M. Sayers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Colt Gray, 14, was indicted on a total of 55 counts, including four counts of felony and malice murder, plus aggravated assault and cruelty to children. His father, Colin Gray, was indicted on 29 counts, including two counts of second-degree murder, two counts of involuntary manslaughter, and multiple counts of second-degree cruelty to children and reckless conduct. Last month, Colt Gray was arraigned on four counts of felony murder, and Colin Gray was arraigned on four counts of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of second-degree murder and eight counts of cruelty to children. Investigators testified Wednesday that Colin Gray knew of his son’s deteriorating mental state and his fascination with campus shootings ahead of the rampage. And while his mother Marcee Gray called Apalachee pleading for staff to find her son, Colin Gray did not call.

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☆ Milton: Florida woman unwittingly saves lives from deadly St. Lucie tornado
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Emma Tucker | Taylor Romine | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

At that moment, a couple heard Westfield’s screams as they were outside taking videos of water pooling on the road. “I hear her scream ‘get in your house!’ and I was like, oh my God, this is bad,” Brandi Clarke told CNN affiliate WPEC. Westfield’s house was left intact, though she lost the carport and shed roof, but she’s just grateful to be alive. After hearing Westfield’s warning, Clarke told WPEC she and her husband quickly ran inside and grabbed their children. I panicked, but my panic alerted people to go inside, and that’s a blessing,” Westfield told CNN.

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☆ Floridians detail Hurricane Milton and Helene’s toll on their mental health
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-13 | by ( Ramon Sanchez | Ray Sanchez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The surging floodwaters from Hurricane Milton poured in through the windows late Wednesday and their refrigerator slowly floated away. Even after floodwaters subside, the stress and anxiety can lead to lingering mental health challenges. Storms can exacerbate existing mental health problems or lead to new ones. Concerns about the mental health effects of back-to-back disasters come as researchers predict more frequent extreme weather events. But research suggests the hurricanes will make people more vulnerable to mental health problems and likely make it harder for them to recover, she said.

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☆ 1 killed, 9 others injured in shooting near Tennessee State University after homecoming parade, officials say
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-12 | by ( Emma Tucker | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A man was killed and nine other people were injured in a shooting Saturday near Tennessee State University as the Nashville school celebrated homecoming – and investigators believe at least one of the injured participated in the gunfire, officials said. The shooting happened around 5 p.m. along a street where TSU’s homecoming parade had taken place that morning, Nashville police and fire officials said at a news conference Saturday evening. At least three of the injured were children who had non-critical injuries, Nashville police said on X. At least one of the injured people “is suspected to have been involved in the gunfire,” Nashville police said on X. The school’s football team played its homecoming game Saturday evening at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium, roughly 3 miles east of where the shooting happened.

Persons: Don Aaron, Aaron, ” Aaron, “, Police didn’t, didn’t, Anthony McClain, ” McClain, Kendra Loney, ” Loney, Brooke Reese Organizations: CNN, Tennessee State University, Nashville, Nashville police, Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, X, Police, Firefighters, Authorities, Nissan Locations: Nashville

☆ Toronto police open hate crime investigation after Jewish girls’ school hit with gunfire
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-12 | by ( Emma Tucker | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Police in Toronto, Canada, are opening a hate crime investigation after shots were fired overnight into the window of a Jewish girls’ elementary school – the second time this year the school was targeted by gunfire, officials said. The investigation into the incident will be led by the agency’s Gun and Gang Task Force with assistance from its hate crime unit, he added. There were no injuries or reports of gunshots heard, and the building was empty because the school is currently closed for the Jewish High Holidays, Krawczyk said. The same school was also hit with gunfire in a similar incident in May, Krawczyk said. The agency has increased police presence in Jewish neighborhoods in recent weeks and will also do so at the school as the investigation unfolds, Krawczyk said.

Persons: Paul Krawczyk, Krawczyk, “, ”, it’s, ” Krawczyk, Justin Trudeau, ” Trudeau Organizations: CNN — Police, Bais, Elementary, Toronto Police, Gang, Force, Canadian Locations: Toronto, Canada, Yom Kippur, Yom

Davis Jones looks out the door of the hotel where he is riding out Hurricane Milton, in Tampa, Florida on October 9, 2024. Julio Cortez/APThough authorities and meteorologists had feared Tampa would bear the heaviest brunt of Hurricane Milton, it appears the city has avoided the kind of devastating 15-foot storm surge that had been forecast, said CNN Correspondent Brian Todd. “I’ve never really seen sheets and walls of water coming down from a hurricane,” he said, speaking from Tampa. Now, several hours after Milton first made landfall, the eye of the storm has moved east through central Florida. Earlier in the night, the storm pushed the water out of Tampa Bay, leaving it looking almost like “a dry riverbed,” he added.

Persons: Davis Jones, Hurricane Milton, Julio Cortez, Brian Todd, “ I’ve, ”, Milton, Todd Organizations: Hurricane, CNN Locations: Tampa , Florida, Tampa, Hurricane Milton, Florida, Tampa Bay

As fierce storms become more frequent, some mayors say people have heeded their calls to evacuate and prepare for the worst. Even though people are “getting used” to the storms, Anderson said he was concerned about the debris from the tornadoes and damage from winds. Gulfport: Milton has brought the most significant winds Mayor Sam Henderson has seen in Florida. There’s a been a real difference from storm to storm, the mayor said. He said Helene had damaging storm surges while Milton brought in incredible wind and rains.

Persons: Hurricane Helene, Fort, Kevin Anderson, “, Helene, Ian, ”, Anderson, ” Anderson, Sam Henderson, There’s, Milton, ” Henderson, Henderson Organizations: CNN, Fort Myers Locations: Florida, Hurricane, Milton, Fort Myers, Gulfport

☆ Helene’s survivors shoulder catastrophic loss and destruction after storm leaves at least 213 dead
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Elizabeth Wolfe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Community volunteers carry gas at a relief area and community coordination center in Bills Creek, North Carolina, on Thursday. Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty ImagesMen remove items from a fine arts business in Marshall, North Carolina, on Thursday. Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty ImagesA volunteer helps clean out a flooded crawlspace under a home impacted by Hurricane Helene in Cruso, North Carolina, on Thursday. In North Carolina, guard members have been dropping in supplies from the air and airlifting people and pets to safety. President Joe Biden visits an area affected by Hurricane Helene in Keaton Beach, Florida, on Thursday.

Persons: Helene, Joe Dancy, CNN’s Laura Coates, ” Helene, Allison Joyce, Polly Trottenberg, Frank Matranga, ” Matranga, Melissa Sue Gerrits, Hurricane Helene, Jonathan Drake, Helene ., Jaclyn Rothenberg, we’re, Alejandro Mayorkas, Matranga, Joe Biden, ” Biden, Mandel Ngan, Joe Biden's, Tom Brenner, Eddie Hunnell, Hunnell, Phil Worth, Leslie, couldn’t, Phil, “, ” Hunnell, ”, Leslie Worth, “ Leslie, “ I‘d, CNN Hunnell, CNN’s Kayla Tausche, Sam Fossum, Haley Talbot, Sara Smart, Emma Tucker, Andy Rose, Steve Almasy Organizations: CNN, Hurricane, Community, Getty, US Transportation Department, Reuters Cell, National Guard, FEMA, Homeland, Reuters Local, Small, Republicans, SBA Locations: Virginia, Carolina’s Buncombe County, Asheville, tatters, Swannanoa , North Carolina, United States, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Bills, , North Carolina, AFP, Marshall , North Carolina, Cruso , North Carolina, Hurricane, Keaton Beach , Florida, Grassy Creek , North Carolina, Worth

☆ Hurricane Helene: Now comes the hard work of recovering
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Steve Almasy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

Kathleen Flynn/Reuters Boats displaced by Hurricane Helene sit in front of homes in Treasure Island, Florida, on Saturday. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Hurricane Helene is seen in a satellite photo Thursday afternoon. He was briefed Sunday by Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Deanne Criswell and Homeland Security Adviser Liz Sherwood-Randall on recovery efforts from Hurricane Helene. Heavy rains from hurricane Helene caused record flooding and damage on September 28 in Asheville, North Carolina. Workers clear Cane Creek Road in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on September 29 in Fairview, North Carolina.

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☆ Shawn Stines: Kentucky sheriff accused of fatally shooting a judge will appear before judge today
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Emma Tucker | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines, 43, was arrested at the county courthouse in Whitesburg Thursday on suspicion of fatally shooting District Judge Kevin Mullins, 54, in Mullins’ chambers. The hearing itself will be conducted by a judge in a Carter County courthouse, about 100 miles from the crime scene, according to court officials, with the Letcher County courthouse having been closed for days because of the killing. Stines’ job made him responsible for security at county courthouses, including the personal security of judges, according to the Kentucky Sheriff’s Association. Letcher County, Kentucky, District Judge Kevin R. Mullins Letcher County governmentStines and Mullins ate lunch together hours before the shooting, Circuit Court Clerk Mike Watts told CNN affiliate WKYT. The lawsuit alleges the sexual allegations against the deputy “were not appropriately investigated by Sheriff Stines,” who fired the deputy in 2022.

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☆ A timeline of the Apalachee High School shooting
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-15 | by ( Emma Tucker | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Within two hours of arriving at Apalachee High School in Winder, prosecutors said he committed the deadliest US school shooting since the March 2023 rampage at the Covenant School in Nashville, and the 45th this year. The Barrow County Sheriff’s Office arrive at the school a short while later with two school resource officers. An officer, sounding slightly out of breath, asks the dispatcher to “roll EMS.” She is heard confirming emergency medical services were en route to the high school. Law enforcement and first responders control traffic after a shooting took place at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, on September 4, 2024. With the suspect detained, officers stream into Apalachee High, evacuating students from classrooms as paramedics tended to the wounded.

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A still image from a video shows former Milwaukee hotel workers holding down D'vontaye Mitchell at the downtown Hyatt Regency on June 30. Turner told authorities he “observed DM begging and harassing a guest of the hotel,” according to the criminal complaint. In the complaint, Turner said he told Mitchell not to enter the hotel but saw him do so and beg for money. Mitchell gets up and attempts to reenter the hotel but is pushed back outside, where Turner, Johnson-Carson and Williamson surround him. Hotel security footage appeared to show him striking Mitchell once with a closed fist, according to the document.

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☆ What Russia’s arrest footage of Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan really tells us
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Nathan Hodge | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Russia’s pro-Kremlin media know how to create an alternative reality, and last week’s historic prisoner swap was no exception. On Monday, Russian state-backed media outlets treated viewers to lurid footage of the arrests of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former US Marine Paul Whelan. And we see a handcuffed Paul Whelan on a hotel bed, flanked by Russian security officers. But in the cases of Gershkovich and Whelan, the aim of the Russian state was to build a bank of human collateral to trade for its valued agents held abroad. But the good news is that Gershkovich is out of Russian custody and can now write the definitive and reliable account of what happened during his arrest.

Persons: CNN — Russia’s, Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan, Gershkovich, Whelan, –, Dow Jones, Almar Latour, Emma Tucker, “ Vladimir Putin, ”, Evan Organizations: CNN, Kremlin, Wall Street, Bolshoi Theater, Gershkovich, US State Department, State Department, Dow Locations: Russian, Yekaterinburg, Moscow, Russia, British

New York CNN —Bloomberg News took disciplinary action Monday against a “number” of its staffers after the outlet broke an embargo last week on news of the release of several American prisoners held by Russia, including Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich. In a memo sent to the outlet’s staff on Monday and obtained by CNN, Bloomberg editor-in-chief John Micklethwait wrote that an initial story, published at 7:41 a.m. News organizations, including CNN, had agreed to hold on to news of the prisoners’ release so as not to endanger the process. Ahead of the prisoner swap, the White House had briefed reporters from multiple news organizations around 8 a.m. ET on the activity, with an embargo time on the news of later that day, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Persons: Evan Gershkovich, John Micklethwait, Gershkovich, ”, ” Micklethwait, “, Emma Tucker, Paul Whelan, Alsu Kurmasheva, Vadim Krasikov Organizations: New, New York CNN, Bloomberg, Wall Street, CNN, News, White, RFE Locations: New York, Russia, US, Turkey’s Ankara, Belarus, Germany

☆ Putin got a pretty great deal, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewThe US claimed a major victory on Thursday, orchestrating a sweeping prisoner exchange with Russia that returned high-profile captives. Smiles in the KremlinAndrew Payne, a City University of London lecturer in foreign policy, told BI that Putin won the historic deal. "You could say in that sense that Putin got a better deal," Payne said. Though Putin won on a transactional level, the deal also greatly benefited Biden, Payne said. "For Biden, this deal signals that he's still in charge and still has what it takes to manage high-stakes diplomacy," he said.

Persons: —, Russia —, Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan, Kremlin Andrew Payne, Putin, launderers, Payne, Joe Biden, Vadim Krasikov, Zelimkhan, Tucker Carlson, Sergej, Gershkovich, Emma Tucker, Sam Greene, Biden, Donald Trump Organizations: Service, Wall Street, Business, City University of London, Krasikov, European Resilience Initiative, BBC, Street, King's College London, Ukraine Locations: Russia, Kremlin, Berlin, Georgian, German, Ukraine, Moscow

☆ Sonya Massey’s mom called 911 to report her daughter was having a mental breakdown the day before she was killed
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Emma Tucker | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Please.” It’s unclear whether the deputies who responded the next day knew about her mental health concern. On July 5, Massey and her mother, Donna Massey, called 911 at different times, according to Sangamon County records. In a news conference, Massey’s family and their attorney Ben Crump said she had mental health challenges. You can go get it but that’s a headshot.”Officers trained to recognize mental health crisesLaw enforcement experts tell CNN officers are trained in recognizing whether they are dealing with someone who might be experiencing a mental health crisis. The officers could have asked more questions to determine Massey’s mental state and asked whether she’s receiving social services before using deadly force, experts said.

Persons: Sonya Massey, Sean Grayson, Jack Campbell, Massey, Donna Massey, “, Ben Crump, ” Crump, ” Massey, Breonna Taylor, Atatiana Jefferson, Crump, Massey’s, –, Sonya Massey –, she’s, Vincent Alban, everybody’s, ”, Grayson, Jesus, ” Grayson, I’m, he’s, Steven Snodgrass, Grayson “, Dave Campbell, ” Grayson’s, ” CNN’s Eric Levenson, Bill Kirkos, Raja Razek, Sarah Dewberry, Brad Parks Organizations: CNN, New Mount Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church, Reuters, ”, John’s, Massey, Authorities, Illinois State Police, International Association of Chiefs, Police, Virden Police, Auburn Police Department, Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office Locations: Illinois, Springfield, Sangamon County, Springfield Monday, Chicago , Illinois, St, Macoupin, Logan

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.

Persons: Ismael “ El, Ismael “ El Mayo ” Zambada, Zambada, Joaquín Guzmán López, Joaquin “ El Chapo ” Guzman, –, Anne Milgram, Guzmán López, Jeffrey Lichtman’s, “, Frank Pérez, Christopher Wray, “ Zambada Garcia, Ismael, El, Jose Luis Gonzalez, he’s, El Chapo, boss’s, Oseguera, Zambada’s, that’s, Guzmán, El Chapo’s, CNN’s Eric Levenson, Emma Tucker, Polo Sandoval, Evan Perez, Nicole Chavez, Cheri Mossburg, Christina Zdanowicz Organizations: CNN, Ismael “ El Mayo, US, DC, US Justice Department, Justice Department, Drug, US State Department, ” Police, Reuters, of, Zambada, Jalisco New, –, Congressional Research Service Locations: Sinaloa, Texas, El Paso, New York , California , Texas , Illinois, Washington, United States, Mexico, Chicago, Joaquín, Illinois, El Mayo, Eastern, of New York, Jalisco, Zambada

☆ Champagne and cheers: The Wall Street Journal fought for Evan Gershkovich’s release for 16 months. It finally paid off
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

When official word made its way to The Wall Street Journal newsroom that Evan Gershkovich had been released from Russian custody Thursday, unadulterated elation washed over the journalists who had taken part in a 16-month-long pressure campaign to seek his freedom. Meanwhile, The Journal labored behind the scenes with President Joe Biden and his administration on efforts to secure Gershkovich’s release. The Wall Street Journal editor-in-chief Emma Tucker reacts to the news of Evan Gershkovich’s release. Chase Gaewski/The Wall Street JournalRobert Thomson, chief executive of News Corporation, which owns The Journal, offered his “sincere gratitude” to the U.S. government for its efforts. “Unfortunately, many journalists remain unjustly imprisoned in Russia and around the world.”Throughout it all, Gershkovich never lost his spirit as a journalist.

Persons: Evan Gershkovich, “, ” Emma Tucker, Gershkovich, Vladimir Putin’s, Alexey Navalny, Alsu Kurmasheva, Gershkovich’s, Joe Biden, Emma Tucker, Evan Gershkovich’s, Chase Gaewski, Robert Thomson, Thomson, Rupert, Lachlan Murdoch, ”, Tucker, Biden, Evan, Almar Latour, Putin Organizations: CNN, Wall Street Journal, New York, American Radio Free, Radio Liberty, U.S, Street, News Corporation Locations: York, Russian, Yekaterinburg, Moscow, Russia, American Radio Free Europe, Gershkovich

☆ Sean Grayson, who killed Sonya Massey, was removed from the Army for serious misconduct, had DUIs and needed ‘high stress decision’ classes, records show
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Holly Yan | Bill Kirkos | Amanda Musa | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

He also failed to obey a command while working for another sheriff’s office in Illinois and was told he needed “high stress decision making classes,” the agency’s documents reveal. Bodycam footage from another deputy showed Massey saying she rebuked Grayson, and Grayson responded by threatening the 36-year-old. In May 2022, Grayson started working at the Logan County Sheriff’s Office in Illinois, records show. Then he started working full-time with Auburn police, the Logan County Sheriff’s Office, and finally the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office in May 2023. He resigned from the Logan County Sheriff’s Office in April 2023.

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☆ Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada: US operation to capture Sinaloa cartel leaders had the help of one of the captured men: a son of ‘El Chapo,’ official says
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Emma Tucker | Polo Sandoval | Evan Perez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, 76, the alleged co-founder and leader of the powerful Sinaloa cartel, was arrested in El Paso, Texas, Thursday, Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement. Another alleged cartel leader, Joaquin Guzman Lopez, 38, was also arrested, he said. But Zambada didn’t know US investigators had exploited a rift in the Sinaloa cartel and Guzman Lopez was helping with Zambada’s capture, the official said. Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, a historic leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, left, and Joaquín Guzmán López, a son of another infamous cartel leader, after they were arrested by US authorities in Texas, the US Justice Department said Thursday. “Ismael Mario Zambada Garcia is the long-time leader of the Zambada Garcia faction of the Sinaloa Cartel.

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☆ Sean Grayson: What we know about the Illinois deputy charged with killing Sonya Massey in her home
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Emma Tucker | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The state’s training and standards board records show Grayson’s law enforcement certification has been suspended. It is unclear why Grayson changed jobs so frequently and CNN has reached out to the other law enforcement agencies for more information. Minutes after the shooting, Grayson speaks to another law enforcement figure. Sangamon County State's Attorney's OfficeGrayson did not activate his body camera until after he fatally shot Massey, according to charging documents. Massey’s father, James Wilburn, said during a news conference Monday he initially received conflicting information from law enforcement.

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☆ Selina Cheng: Hong Kong journalist says she was fired by WSJ after taking top post at union under attack by Beijing
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Chris Lau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Hong Kong CNN —A Wall Street Journal reporter in Hong Kong said she was fired after being elected to lead a press union that has come under attack by Beijing amid a national security crackdown. Selina Cheng, who was elected chair of the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) on June 22, said in a statement posted Wednesday on X that she had been terminated from her job covering China’s car sector earlier in the day. Both Hong Kong officials and Beijing state media have accused it of siding with protesters during the anti-government demonstrations in 2019, a charge the association has denied. But critics have increasingly bemoaned the territory’s shrinking press freedoms since Beijing imposed a national security on Hong Kong after the 2019 protests. “The Wall Street Journal has been and continues to be a fierce and vocal advocate for press freedom in Hong Kong and around the world,” he said.

Persons: Selina Cheng, ” Cheng, “, ”, Hong Kong’s, Cheng, Gordon Fairclough, Emma Tucker, Evan Gershkovich Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Hong Kong Journalists Association, Hong, CNN, The, CIA Locations: China, Hong Kong, Beijing, London, Singapore, Russia

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