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☆ Archbishop of Canterbury resigns amid abuse scandal
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Hannah Peart | Hannah Peart Is An Intern In The Nbc News London Bureau. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON — Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the spiritual leader of the global Anglican church, resigned Tuesday after an investigation found that he failed to promptly report serial physical and sexual abuse by a volunteer at Christian summer camps. Welby said in a statement that he was stepping down "in sorrow" and "having sought the gracious permission of His Majesty The King." In his resignation letter, Welby acknowledged “personal and institutional responsibility” for “wrongly” believing that there wasn’t a need to make a formal report to police on the case in 2013. The church should have “properly and effectively” reported Smyth to the relevant authorities, the report found. A petition calling for Welby's resignation, created by members of the national assembly of the Church of England, the General Synod, had reached over 13,000 signatures at the time of his announcement on Tuesday.

Persons: Canterbury Justin Welby, Welby, ”, “, John Smyth, Smyth, Stephen Cottrell, Keir Starmer Organizations: LONDON, of England, British Locations: United Kingdom, Africa, Canterbury

☆ Justin Welby: Archbishop of Canterbury resigns over handling of church child abuse case
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Sana Noor Haq | Christopher Lamb | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the most senior leader in the Church of England, has resigned over his handling of a child abuse case, according to his official account. “Having sought the gracious permission of His Majesty The King, I have decided to resign as Archbishop of Canterbury,” Welby said in a statement on Tuesday. Pressure had been mounting on Welby in recent days, following an independent review into “sickening abuse” committed by John Smyth, a deceased British lawyer considered the worst serial abuser linked to the Church of England. The pair exchanged Christmas cards and Welby donated small sums of money to his “missions” in Zimbabwe. Until now, there’s been no historical precedent for an Archbishop of Canterbury resigning over child abuse.

Persons: Canterbury Justin Welby, “, of Canterbury, ” Welby, Welby, ”, John Smyth, Smyth, Justin Welby, Newcastle, Helen, Ann Hartley, George Carey, of Lincoln, there’s, Canterbury Organizations: CNN, of England, Makin Locations: British, England, Zimbabwe, South Africa, ”, “

☆ Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby faces calls to resign over church child abuse
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Christopher Lamb | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

As well as heading the Church of England, the Archbishop of Canterbury acts as the “first among equals” leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion, which includes the Episcopal Church in the United States. Although Smyth sought ordination to the Church of England, he was refused and moved to Zimbabwe in 1984. The report estimates he went on to abuse 85 to 100 male children aged 13 to 17 in Africa. During his time in office, Welby has demanded accountability from those accused of mishandling abuse, including his predecessor, Lord Carey, and the former Bishop of Lincoln. A resignation by an Archbishop of Canterbury over child abuse would be without any obvious historical precedent and there is no mechanism with which to remove an archbishop.

Persons: Canterbury, John Smyth, Justin Welby’s, “, Welby, Smyth, Welby “, Justin Welby, ”, Newcastle, Ann Hartley, Marcus Walker, St Bartholomew the Great, Bishop, Guildford, Andrew Watson, ” Smyth, Lord Carey, of Lincoln Organizations: London CNN, of, of England, Episcopal Church, British, Church of England, BBC, CNN, Eton College Locations: of England, United States, Makin, London, ” Lambeth, South Africa, “, Zimbabwe, Africa, Britain, ”

☆ I solo parent triplets and had no choice but to teach them independence. At 3, they know how to load the washing machine and set the table.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Marylou Costa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Megan Smyth, a 35-year-old mom, has been a single mom to triplets for 18 months. AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Megan Smyth, mom to 3-year-old triplets. Eighteen months ago, I became the sole parent of three identical triplet toddlers — something I never thought I would say. They know to put their dirty clothes in the washing basket and washing machine. Nothing can ever prepare you for having triplets or for being the sole parent of them.

Persons: Megan Smyth, —, it's, I've, They'll, It's Organizations: Service, Facebook

☆ 'Monsters' actor Leslie Grossman says she won't contact the real-life witness she plays, or visit the killers
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

"Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story" adapts the murder trial of Lyle Menendez and Erik Menendez. AdvertisementLeslie Grossman said she purposely did not contact Judalon Smyth after being cast to play her in Netflix's "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story." "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story," which follows the 1990s trials of Lyle Menendez and Erik Menendez for the murder of their parents, saw early success too, topping Netflix's top 10 charts for two weeks. Judalon Smyth, played above by Leslie Grossman, was a witness in the Menendez brother's first trial. Cooper Koch, who played Erik Menendez in "Monsters," seems to be the only cast member to meet the real-life subjects of the show.

Persons: Lyle, Erik Menendez, Lyle Menendez, Leslie Grossman, Judalon Smyth, Grossman, Smyth, —, Jeffrey Dahmer, Menendez, Menendez brother's, Jerome Oziel, José Menendez, Kitty Menendez, Oziel, Ted Soqui, Cooper Koch, Richard J, Kim Kardashian, Kris Jenner, Khloe Kardashian, Koch, Variety, Ryan Murphy Organizations: Service, Netflix, BI, Getty, Variety, Donovan Correctional Locations: California

☆ 'Monsters' actor Leslie Grossman says she agrees with Ryan Murphy that 'the show will only benefit' the Menendez brothers
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

"Monsters" has sparked a debate about whether the true crime drama will help the Menendez brothers. Leslie Grossman told Business Insider "the show will only benefit" Erik Menendez and Lyle Menendez. Advertisement"Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story" actor Leslie Grossman told Business Insider that the true crime drama "will only benefit" the brothers, after the Menendez family criticized it. The series dramatizes multiple perspectives on why Lyle Menendez and Erik Menendez killed their parents, José Menendez and Kitty Menendez, in 1989, which culminated in the pair being given life sentences in 1996. Lyle Menendez and Erik Menendez during their trial in 1994.

Persons: Menendez, Leslie Grossman, Erik Menendez, Lyle Menendez, Ryan Murphy's, —, Lyle, Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan's, José Menendez, Kitty Menendez, Murphy, Grossman, Judalon Smyth, Netflix Grossman, George Gascón's, Gascón, Ted Soqui, Laurie L, Levenson, " Levenson Organizations: Service, Variety, Associated Press, Netflix, Los Angeles District, Los Angeles District Attorney, LA District, Getty, LA

☆ Who is Hashem Safieddine, rumored to be the next Hezbollah chief?
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Nadeen Ebrahim | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Hezbollah has lost contact with Safieddine since the strike, a Lebanese security source told CNN on Saturday. Just like Nasrallah, Safieddine is a staunch critic of Israel and the West, with deep alliances with the Iranian leadership. The executive council is one of five bodies that make up the Shura Council, which is the organization’s decision-making body. The executive council oversees political matters, as opposed to the Jihad Council which is the group’s military body, which Safieddine is a member of. The United States designated Hezbollah a foreign terrorist organization in 1997, and in 2017 designated Safieddine a foreign terrorist.

Persons: Hassan Nasrallah, Safieddine, Nasrallah –, Nasrallah, Israel, Qasem Soleimani, Safieddine’s, Soleimani’s, Sayyid, ”, Prophet Mohammed, Nasrallah “, They’ve, ” Phillip Smyth, –, “, ” Saffiedine, Washington Organizations: CNN, Shura, Jihad, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, Reuters, United Locations: Beirut, Iran, Baghdad, Lebanese, Deir Qanoun En, Gaza, Lebanon, Iraq, Afghanistan, United States

☆ Judalon Smyth was involved in the Lyle and Erik Menendez murder trial, as seen in Netflix's 'Monsters' season two. Here's what happened to her.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

"Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story" is about two brothers who killed their parents in the '80s. Judalon Smyth played a key role in the brothers' trial. 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 . Advertisement"Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story" revisits one of the biggest murder cases of the 1990s, when two brothers were convicted of killing their parents.

Persons: Lyle, Erik Menendez, Judalon Smyth, —, Ryan Murphy, Jeffrey Dahmer, J, Simpson, Gianna Versace Organizations: Service, Netflix, Business

☆ A food influencer in Chicago breaks down why the Windy City should be on every restaurant lover's bucket list
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Chicago was ranked third in Food & Wine's 2024 ranking of the best cities for food and drink in the US. It's such a food city." For Italian beef, you can go to Al's or Mr Beef, Noblecilla said. "There's a really great range in the kind of food that you see at the Michelin restaurants," Noblecilla said. AdvertisementAlfresco dining"Alfresco dining is such a huge thing here in Chicago," Noblecilla said.

Persons: —, Erica Noblecilla, Noblecilla, I've, that's, Beef, Kathleen Hinkel, Lou Malnati's, There's, It's, Alinea, Smyth —, Kasama, Grace Dean, Carniceria Maribel, Majsterek, de, suíça, Pitu Cachaça Organizations: Service, Chicago, Food, Business, Chili, The Washington, Getty, Michelin Locations: Chicago, Windy City, Chinatown, Little India, Little Italy, Ukrainian, Polish, South Florida, New York, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Chicagoland, Swedish, Brazilian

☆ Fact check: Trump falsely claims Iran didn’t fund terror groups when he was president
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Daniel Dale | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

They weren’t funding Hamas, and they weren’t funding anything. They weren’t funding Hezbollah,” Trump, now the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, said in a May interview with right-wing host Dan Bongino. Trump’s own administration said in 2020 that Iran was continuing to fund terror groups including Hezbollah. Trump could have fairly said that his sanctions on Iran had made life more difficult for terror groups (though it’s unclear how much their operations were affected). “Iran has never ceased funding many of its core proxy groups” such as Hezbollah, said Phillip Smyth, who studies Iran’s proxies.

Persons: Donald Trump, ” Trump, Dan Bongino, Phil McGraw, Phil, Trump, Pompeo, Trump’s, Mike Pompeo, ” Pompeo, “ We’re, “, ”, Ali Vaez, Hanin Ghaddar, Colin Clarke, Phillip Smyth, Brian Hook, ” Hook Organizations: Washington CNN, Hamas, CNN, Hezbollah, State, Trump, Crisis, The Washington Institute for Near, Washington Post, ” Reuters, The, The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Qods Force Locations: Iran, Lebanon, Hamas, Palestinian, Israel, “, Tehran, Syria, Iraq, The Stockholm, Bahrain, Yemen, Qaeda, Europe, Africa, Asia

☆ Five things you probably didn’t know about the biggest art heist in history
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-19 | by ( Caitlin Chatterton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

On March 18 1990 the museum fell prey to history’s biggest art heist. Here are five things that make the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, and its famous theft, so interesting. Sean Dungan/Courtesy Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, BostonWhy commit history’s greatest art heist and leave without the priciest piece in the museum? John Wilcox/Boston Herald/Getty ImagesWhy would “Corsican mobsters,” as CNN correspondent Randi Kaye described them in the programme, be interested in robbing a Boston art museum? “That’s how these things get stolen.”How It Really Happened’s “Gardner Art Heist: Stealing Beauty” premieres on CNN Sunday 19 May, at 9pm ET/PT.

Persons: ”, Andy Warhol’s, Frida Kahlo’s, Isabella Stewart Gardner, Vermeer, Rick Abath, Gardner, ” Stephan Kurkjian, ” Gardner, Julia Ward Howe, Ethel Smyth, Emmeline Pankhurst, Smyth, John Singer Sargent, Gardener, Mona Lisa, Titian, theives, Sean Dungan, Napoleon, Rembrandt, Bob Wittman, John Wilcox, Randi Kaye, ” Kaye, ” Kelly Horan, Myles Connor, —, theif Myles Connor, George Rizer, Connor, Al Dotoli, Frank Sinatra, Liza Minelli, Dotoli, Dionne Warwick —, ” Horan, “, Ryan McBride, ” Wittman, “ Gardner Organizations: CNN, The Museum, Modern Art, Salvador, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 9P, Boston, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Red Sox, Boston Globe, Storm, FBI, Museum of Modern, Art, Boston Herald, Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts, Getty Locations: New York, Boston, America, Red, Europa, London, Galilee, Corsica, Nice, Corsican, Maine

☆ U.S. Judge Backs U.K. Request to Extradite ‘Irish Heiress’ Who Swindled Producer
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Isabella Kwai | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Her elaborate schemes, among them posing as the heiress to an Irish fortune, swindled people out of huge sums and left Marianne Smyth with two felony convictions. Ms. Smyth became known as the “Irish heiress” after one of her former victims, Johnathan Walton, started a podcast in 2021 about his experience. The two became close friends after meeting in 2013, and Mr. Walton, a reality television producer, said that Ms. Smyth had claimed to be from a prominent Irish family. But she was facing money problems, she told him, and was battling relatives in Ireland over an inheritance worth tens of millions of dollars. Sympathetic, Mr. Walton lent her money and the use of his credit card, an amount that totaled more than $63,000.

Persons: Marianne Smyth, Smyth, ”, Johnathan Walton, Walton Organizations: U.S . Marshals Service Locations: American, Northern Ireland, U.S, Maine, Irish, Ireland

☆ An ‘Irish Heiress’ Conned Him. He Started a Podcast to Track Her Down.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Isabella Kwai | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

She posed as a down-on-her-luck heiress who was battling with her Irish family over an exorbitant inheritance. But Marianne Smyth, who was born in Maine, was not an Irish heiress, and there was no fortune. Now Ms. Smyth, 54, is facing more accusations, this time from the authorities in the United Kingdom, who are seeking her extradition from the United States. The charges, for fraud and theft, date from March 2008 to October 2010, when Ms. Smyth was living in Northern Ireland, according to a complaint filed in federal court in Maine. The arrest was “a miracle,” said Johnathan Walton, a Los Angeles-based reality television producer who has made it his personal mission to expose Ms. Smyth, after she was convicted of stealing more than $63,000 from him.

Persons: Marianne Smyth, Smyth, ”, Johnathan Walton Organizations: U.S . Marshals Service Locations: Maine, Irish, United Kingdom, United States, Northern Ireland, Los Angeles

☆ A fight over sewage is preventing Long Island from solving its crippling housing crisis
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

The people of Suffolk County, Long Island, need to start considering it. Like most of the suburbs surrounding New York City, Suffolk County is suffering from a major shortage of homes. In December, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced she'll send $59 million to Long Island to deal with water contamination and sewer upgrades. “The governor has said she wants to see more housing on Long Island. Last year, Long Island public officials led the charge against Gov.

Persons: —, Hunter Gross, “, ” Gross, Long, Suffolk County’s, Ed Romaine, Kathy Hochul, you’ve, ”, Joe, Edmund Smyth, ” Smyth, ” Long, Kathy Hochul’s, who’ve, boomers, can’t, that's, Ian Wilder, Nathan Cummings, ” Cummings, Cummings Organizations: Service, Hamptons, Business, Newsday, Republican, ” Long Islanders, Gov, New, Housing Services, Yale Law Locations: Suffolk County, Long, New York City, Huntington, Suffolk, New York, Huntington , Suffolk County, Levittown, Black, Old Lyme , Connecticut

Greg Abbott's escalating feud with the Biden administration over immigration enforcement, some governors are considering deploying National Guard members to the border — again. Republicans say tougher actions along the border are needed in response to record levels of illegal crossings, but sending guard members to the border is not new. DeSantis is one of more than a dozen Republican governors who have sent state National Guard units to the southern border since 2021. Here's what to know about National Guard on the border to date:Photos You Should See View All 45 ImagesWHAT IS HAPPENING AT THE TEXAS BORDER? During a rushed deployment of Texas National Guard members at the start of the mission, some also complained of low morale and uneventful patrols.

Persons: Greg Abbott's, Biden, Ron DeSantis, Abbott, Kristi Noem, Brad Little, Joe Biden, Kim Reynolds, Maura Healey, Sean Murphy, Julie Carr Smyth, Gary Robertson, Hannah Fingerhut, Michael Schneider Organizations: —, Texas Gov, National Guard, Florida Gov, U.S, Border Patrol, Texas, Shelby, Texas National Guard, Supreme, WHO, Florida Division, Emergency Management, West Virginia ., West Virginia . South Dakota GOP Gov, Idaho Gov, Lone Star, Iowa Gov, Guard, GUARD, Democratic Gov, Operation Lone Star, Associated Press Locations: AUSTIN, Texas, Florida, Eagle, TEXAS, U.S, Mexico, Shelby Park . Texas, Rio, Arkansas , Oklahoma , Nebraska, Virginia, West Virginia, West Virginia . South, Abbott’s, Dakota, In Massachusetts, Oklahoma City, Columbus , Ohio, Raleigh , North Carolina, Des Moines , Iowa, Orlando , Florida

☆ ‘If any country can do it, it’s Ireland’: How to make the NFL’s next overseas star
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Rory Fleming | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

It was so different to what we are used to coming from Gaelic football, apart from the weather which was pretty similar to Ireland. Members of the US Liffre Gaelic football team take part in a training session. From the analysis already done by the Gaelic star, he’s earmarked two current NFL kickers as sources of inspiration ahead of the Combine. Gaelic football is probably the main sport in Ireland. It’s one of the biggest opportunities in all of sport,” Beggan added.

Persons: Joe Biden, Tadhg Leader, “, they’ve, that’s, ” Tadhg, Rory Beggan, Mark Jackson, Charlie Smyth, Darragh Leader, Tadhg, I’m, it’s, ” Tadhg Leader, ”, Andrew Surma, ” Beggan, Damien Meyer, he’s, “ Justin Tucker, Brandon Aubrey, “ I’ve, ’, Dan Whelan, Beggan Organizations: CNN, Gaelic, NFL, CNN Sport, “, football, Panthers, IPP, Gaelic Athletic Association, ”, it’s, Guinness PRO14, Connacht Rugby, Benetton Rugby, Canadian Football League, Hamilton Tiger Cats, Loughborough University, Monaghan, New England Patriots, Patriots, Gaelic football, Getty, Baltimore Ravens, Dallas Cowboys, MLS, Croke, Green Bay Packers, Irish Locations: United States, Ireland, it’s Ireland, North America, Europe, trialists, Indianapolis, Boston, Beggan, Florida, Irish, Monaghan

☆ An Ohio woman who had a miscarriage at home won't face criminal charges, a grand jury ruled
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-11 | by ( Julie Carr Smyth | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Brittany Watts, of Ohio, won't face charges over her at-home miscarriage, a grand jury ruled. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio woman facing a criminal charge for her handling of a home miscarriage will not be charged, a grand jury decided Thursday. Related storiesA municipal judge had found probable cause to bind over Watts' case. Her attorney told the judge Watts had no criminal record and was being "demonized for something that goes on every day."

Persons: Brittany Watts, Watts, —, Warren, Lewis Guarnieri, Terry Ivanchak, Traci Timko, Ivanchak Organizations: Service, Mercy Health, Joseph's, Watts, Warren Locations: Ohio, COLUMBUS , Ohio, An Ohio, Trumbull County, Warren, Cleveland

The effort against Issue 1, which would amend the constitution to protect abortion rights, raised just under $10 million in the same period, according to Thursday's filings. The campaign against Issue 1, called Protect Women Ohio, accepted more than half its donations in the final months of the race from Protect Women Ohio Action Inc., a committee associated with the anti-abortion group Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America. It's been harder for campaigns against abortion rights to get traction, Lenkowsky said. In Ohio, an August special election that would have swayed November's election went in the direction of abortion rights supporters, which likely made anti-abortion donors less willing to keep giving. Amy Natoce, press secretary of Protect Women Ohio, criticized the pro-Issue 1 campaign's outside funding in a statement to The Associated Press.

Persons: Hansjörg Wyss, George Soros, Michael Bloomberg, Abigail Wexner, Les Wexner, Susan B, Anthony Pro, Roe, Wade, Leslie Lenkowsky, It's, Lenkowsky, Amy Natoce, “ It’s, ”, “, Martin Haskell, Julie Carr Smyth, Christine Fernando Organizations: Washington , D.C, United, Reproductive Rights, New, Society Policy Center, American Civil Liberties Union, Brands, Protect, Protect Women, Inc, America, Supreme, Indiana University, Associated Press, Ohioans United, AP Locations: Ohio, Washington ,, Swiss, New York, Columbus, U.S, In Ohio, Protect Women Ohio, Columbus , Ohio, Chicago

☆ Australia's Indigenous Voice referendum faces misinformation linked to COVID influencers
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Byron Kaye | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +10 min

Dozens of campaigners who built substantial audiences during the COVID era by opposing Australia's pandemic response have turned their focus to undermining the Oct. 14 referendum, analysis of social media posts by independent fact-checkers shows. The direct link between COVID agitators and misinformation about the Voice has not been previously reported in detail. Polls show support for the Voice has slumped from about two-thirds in April to less than 40% this month. Not one X post containing electoral misinformation was marked or taken down in the monitoring period, before or after being reported, Reset.Tech said. "Many of the accounts pushing electoral misinformation narratives turned to a style of anti-lockdown politics during the pandemic," said Reset.Tech Australia executive director Alice Dawkins.

Persons: William Bay, Hitler, Bay, Reset.Tech, Elon Musk, Alice Dawkins, Ella Woods, Joyce, Evan Ekin, Smyth, Donald Trump, Luke Howarth, Covid, David Heilpern, Graham Hood, Pauline Hanson, Tristan Van Rye, Hood, Hanson, Van Rye, Ed Coper, Rosita Diaz, Diaz, BILL Australia's, Michelle Rowland, we're, Elise Thomas, Byron Kaye, Praveen Menon, Daniel Flynn, David Crawshaw Organizations: Reuters, REUTERS, Facebook, COVID, Meta, Reset.Tech, U.S, Southern Cross University, Qantas, Aboriginal, Labor, Communications, Advance Australia, Institute for Strategic, Thomson Locations: Brisbane, Australia, BRISBANE, Brisbane's, Reset.Tech Australia, Northern Territory, Canada, U.S, New Zealand, Melbourne

☆ Air forces are ditching runways to prepare their jets to keep operating when enemies aim for their bases
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Stavros Atlamazoglou | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

It is meant to be a test of the British air force's ability to operate away from its main bases. Some air forces moved away from that capability after the Cold War and now have to train for it again. US Air Force/Senior Airman Jonathan Valdes MontijoThe US military has also been planning distributed air operations from unconventional airfields and runways. When done correctly, ACE "complicates the enemy's targeting process, creates political and operational dilemmas for the enemy, and creates flexibility for friendly forces," according to the Air Force's ACE doctrine. Gen. James Hecker, the head of US Air Forces in Europe, said last year that his command was sending airmen to study the Swedish approach.

Persons: Jon Hobley, Air Marshal Harvey Smyth, Smyth, Janis Laizans, Sweden's JAS, Jonathan Valdes Montijo, Phil Speck, James Hecker, " Hecker, Janes, Stavros Atlamazoglou Organizations: Service, Royal Air Force Eurofighter, FGR4, Coningsby, Getty, NATO, Britain's Royal Air Force, Air, Aviation, RAF, REUTERS, US Air Force, Marine Corps, Agile, US Air National Guard, Air Force, Aircraft, US Air Forces, Hellenic Army, 575th Marine Battalion, Army, Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins, School, International Locations: Wall, Silicon, Ukraine, London, Finland, Finnish, Russia, Sweden, Guam, Estonia, Wyoming, Europe, Swedish, Johns

☆ Larry Fink has a new chief of staff, an under-the-radar position that's become a powerful post at BlackRock
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( Rebecca Ungarino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink has named executive Willie Alford as his new chief of staff. Sarah Schaffer, an executive and Fink's prior chief of staff, will take on a new role at BlackRock. This may be especially true if you worked directly with Larry Fink, the firm's chief executive and among the most powerful people on Wall Street. Fink's chief of staff position has vaulted executives into new heights. A more common C-suite roleThe chief of staff role has taken off across corporations and beyond the position's roots in government and military operations.

☆ Police in Canada say remains of 2 slain Indigenous women are likely in landfill — but they won't search site
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Chantal Da Silva | Chantal Da Silva Is A Breaking News Editor For Nbc News Digital Based In London. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Police in Canada are facing scrutiny after saying they believe they know where the bodies of two Indigenous women allegedly slain by a suspected serial killer are buried — but that they won't be searching the area due to difficult conditions. In May, the Winnipeg Police Department announced that partial remains of one of the victims, Rebecca Contois, 24, had been found in a landfill. In a tweet Tuesday, Niki Ashton, a Member of Parliament with Canada's New Democratic Party, said: "We remember the Indigenous women who have been targeted and killed because they are Indigenous women. "These deaths must not be ignored, nor the reality that they represent the ongoing generational harms and trauma that are rooted in violence against Indigenous women, girls, and Two Spirit people," the statement said. Federal Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller said Tuesday that he believed all levels of government have failed Indigenous women, girls and Two Spirit people for centuries, CBC News reported.

☆ Ex-trooper bought home, blacked out windows, weeks before allegedly killing family of teen he catfished, seller says
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-03 | by ( Tim Stelloh | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Property records from Smyth County, Virginia, list Austin Lee Edwards as the owner of the home on Allison Gap Road. “It still doesn’t feel real," Gordon told NBC affiliate WCYB of Bristol, Virginia. A fire that authorities believe was intentionally set broke out at their home and Edwards allegedly drove off with the teen. Gordon said Edwards told him that he moved to the area because he'd grown up in the region and wanted to return. The last time Gordon said he saw Edwards was Tuesday, Nov. 22, three days before the Wineks were killed.

☆ Alleged serial killer in custody and charged in killings of 4 Indigenous women in Canada, police say
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( Tina Burnside | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Authorities in Winnipeg, Manitoba, believe the murders of four Indigenous women came at the hands of an alleged serial killer now in custody in Canada. Jeremy Anthony Michael Skibicki, 35, of Winnipeg, has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder for the deaths of the women, a news release from the Winnipeg Police Service states. Skibicki was arrested May 18 by the agency’s Homicide Unit and charged with first-degree murder, the release says. She is believed to be an Indigenous female killed on or around March 15, police said. “As a city, we must all grieve their loss and recognize that we have much more work to do to protect the lives of Indigenous women and girls,” Gillingham said.

☆ B. Smyth, R&B singer, dead at 28
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Marianne Garvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —B. Smyth, an R&B artist who found success with his songs “Win Win” and “Twerkaholic,” has died, his brother announced on the singer’s Instagram page. “We also want to say thank you for all of your prayers. #RIPBSMYTH Love you bro!”Smyth had just released a single called “Twerkaholic, Pt.2” and had been watching fan videos while in the hospital for his condition, his brother said. “All those new TikToks and Instagram reels made him really, really happy,” he added. He released “The Florida Files” in 2013.

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