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☆ Who is Pam Bondi, Trump’s attorney general nominee
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Hannah Rabinowitz | Evan Perez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

She was elected in 2011 to her first political position – Florida attorney general – and was the first woman to hold that office. “Knowing her as a trial attorney and the attorney general,” Colton told CNN, “I feel that she would be very qualified for this job.”Dave Aronberg, a Palm Beach County state attorney who worked for Bondi when she was attorney general in Florida, told CNN that while Bondi will carry out Trump policies loyally, she is likely to treat Justice Department employees fairly. And for Trump’s opponents, Aronberg said not to expect a better pick for attorney general. “Pam Bondi is the best attorney general that Donald Trump is going to nominate,” Aronberg said. Since leaving the Florida attorney general post in 2019, Bondi has worked Ballard Partners, a lobbying firm with deep ties to Trump and his incoming chief of staff Susie Wiles.

Persons: Donald Trump, Pam Bondi, Matt Gaetz, Trump, Bondi, Gaetz, Trump’s, Todd Blanche, ”, Dwight Gooden, –, Nick Cox –, University of South Florida –, ” Cox, “, Bruce Colton, ” Colton, ” Dave Aronberg, ” Aronberg, Aronberg, John Durham, “ Pam Bondi, Barack Obama’s, Joan Biskupic, John Roberts, Obama, Rick Scott, Ballard, Susie Wiles, baselessly, Joe Biden, Hunter Organizations: CNN, Trump, US Justice Department, Republicans, Justice Department, DOJ, Department of Justice, New York Mets, University of South, ”, Bondi, Obamacare, Reuters, Trump University, Ballard Partners, Foreign, Amazon, General Motors, Uber, Republican National Convention, White, Center, Litigation, Trump America, Policy Institute, Trump – Locations: Florida, Bondi, “, University of South Florida, Beach County, Russia, Washington, Qatar, Pennsylvania

☆ Mexican cartel leader who faked his own death has been arrested in California, Justice Department says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Hannah Rabinowitz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A high-ranking member of a Mexican drug cartel who allegedly faked his own death and has been living in California under a fake name is now facing federal charges, the US Justice Department announced Thursday. He also allegedly kidnapped two members of the Mexican Navy as part of an attempt to release his mother-in-law, El Mencho’s wife, after her arrest by Mexican authorities. El Mencho then allegedly helped Gutierrez-Ochoa fake his death to evade Mexican law enforcement by telling his associates that he had killed Gutierrez-Ochoa for lying. The Justice Department charged El Mencho in 2022 with leading the effort to manufacture and distribute fentanyl for importation into the US. He has not been arrested, and the State Department is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to his arrest and/or conviction.

Persons: Cristian Fernando Gutierrez, Ochoa, El Mencho, Gutierrez, Lisa Monaco, El Organizations: CNN, US Justice Department, Jalisco Nueva Generación, —, Prosecutors, Mexican Navy, Justice Department, El, State Department Locations: Mexican, California, Jalisco, United States, Riverside, Mexico

☆ Matt Gaetz: Florida court fight gives insight into the House review of sex allegations
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Paula Reid | Tierney Sneed | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

The House Ethics Committee probe into Gaetz, initially launched in 2021, ran into several obstacles, including a lack of access to records collected by a federal criminal investigation into Gaetz. In addition to the House Ethics Committee investigation, Gaetz was separately investigated by the US Justice Department for alleged sex trafficking, obstruction of justice and other potential crimes, but prosecutors declined to bring any charges. The House committee abandoned plans for a closed-door meeting Friday, when lawmakers were expected to consider the release of the report. When asked about the friend’s claim she had sex with Gaetz, Dorworth suggested in the deposition that both women made up their stories. Resignation brings House probe to a haltThe House Ethics Committee probe was started by House Democrats in 2021 but was put on hold while the Justice Department completed its criminal investigation.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Matt Gaetz, Gaetz, –, Trump, “, ” Gaetz, ”, Joel Greenberg, Greenberg, Gaetz –, Kevin McCarthy, Christopher Dorworth, Dorworth, Johnson, Tapper, ” Dorworth, CNN’s Casey Gannon, Annie Grayer Organizations: CNN, President, Florida Republican, US Justice Department, Committee, DOJ, Department, Trump, Florida House, Justice Department, Miami Herald, House Democrats, Hill Locations: Florida, Orlando federal, ”, Seminole, Bahamas

☆ Georgia’s Fulton County Jail subjects inmates to ‘inhumane, violent’ conditions that threaten their safety, DOJ finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Ashley R. Williams | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —The Fulton County Jail in Atlanta unconstitutionally subjects inmates to “inhumane, violent and hazardous conditions” that threaten their safety, a US Justice Department official said Thursday, announcing the results of a 16-month investigation. “We cannot turn a blind eye to the inhumane, violent and hazardous conditions that people are subjected to inside the Fulton County Jail,” Clarke said. The deaths of Thompson and other inmates in the mental health unitThe 105-page report lays out examples of the problems it alleges, including the treatment of inmates with mental health challenges. Meanwhile, around 75% of the people who have died at the jail since 2021 had a mental health diagnosis or history of mental illness, Buchanan said. “The Fulton County Jail had as many stabbings in a single month as the Miami-Dade County Jail had all year, and that’s a facility with one-and-a-half times more people,” Clarke said.

Persons: ” Kristen Clarke, Lashawn Thompson, “, ” Clarke, Thompson, Kristen Clarke, WANF, ” Ryan Buchanan, ” Buchanan, Michael Harper, ” Harper, Thompson’s, –, Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat, Buchanan, ”, CNN’s Ryan Young, Nick Valencia, Hannah Rabinowitz, Dakin Andone Organizations: CNN, Jail, US Justice Department, Justice, US, Justice Department, Sheriff’s, Northern, Northern District of, Thompson’s, Fulton County Sheriff, Miami, Department team’s Locations: Fulton, Atlanta, Northern District, Northern District of Georgia, Fulton County, Dade, Union City

☆ January 6 rioters and judges digest the impact of Trump’s victory
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( Devan Cole | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Attorneys for some defendants also suggested Trump’s victory was unfair in light of the fact that rioters are still being prosecuted and sentenced. Talk of potential presidential pardons permeated at least one violent rioter’s sentencing Thursday, when Zachary Alam told a judge he had no remorse for his actions. I want a full pardon.”“Instead of pardons of innocence, some January 6ers should receive pardons of patriotism,” Alam added. US District Judge Dabney Friedrich, a Trump appointee, later said Alam was “delusional” to think that his actions on January 6 were patriotic. Alam was convicted on multiple felony and misdemeanor counts stemming from his participation in the Capitol attack.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Jack Smith, Elizabeth Mullin, Jaimee Avery, Zachary Alam, ” Alam, Alam, ”, Dabney Friedrich, Ashli Babbitt, Friedrich, Nicholas Fuller, ” Michelle Peterson, Fuller, Peterson, “, ” Peterson, Colleen Kollar, Bill Clinton, “ Mr, Joe Biden, Christopher Cooper, Cooper, Obama Organizations: CNN, Capitol, Trump, Prosecutors, US, US Justice Department, DC Locations: Washington ,, Minnesota

CNN has reached out to Terada for comment on the R-FBI’s role in Russian disinformation efforts, and ties to the state. Storm-1516 and R-FBI network members have spread at least 54 different disinformation narratives online since August 2023, according to Clemson and CNN’s analysis. “Does anyone believe that an American would be the spearhead of what some call the biggest Russian Disinformation operation since the cold war? TelegramAnother prominent figure in propagating Russian disinformation is American Tara Reade, a former Senate staffer who in 2020 accused then-presidential candidate Joe Biden of sexual harassment. The links between Terada’s group and other Russian disinformation efforts are at best opaque, which is likely no accident.

Persons: –, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Wagner, Mira Terada, Kamala Harris, Tim Walz, Harris, Walz, Morgan Finkelstein, “ Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump, Trump, ”, Win McNamee, ” Darren Linvill, Patrick Warren, “, Biden, Warren, Kamala, Influencers, John Mark Dougan, Dougan, he’s, Andrew Harnik, MAGA, IMbaMm8YVF, Darren Linvill, Linvill, ” Clemson, Maxim Shugaley, Terada, Vladimir Putin’s “, ” Prigozhin, Konstantin Pridybaylo, Ruslan Ostashko, Colin Gerard, Gerard, Alexander Dugin, picturing, Tara Reade, Joe Biden, Reade, ” Chay Bowes, Simeon Boikov, podcaster, Bowes, ” Warren, Sean Lyngaas, influencers Organizations: CNN, Clemson University’s, Russian Foundation, FBI, Storm, Democratic, Minnesota Gov, Clemson, Getty, NBC, Wired, Prigozhin’s, Internet Research Agency, Miami Chronicle, Boston Times, DC, IRA, Russian, Gov, National Intelligence, US State Department, Minnesota, Apple, Trump, Infrastructure Security Agency, ’, Federal Bureau, Investigation, Kremlin, Wagner Group, US Justice Department, ANO Dialog, BRICS Journalists Association, Washington Post, Center, Forensics Locations: Russian, Ukraine, West, San Francisco, Zambia, Savannah , Georgia, ”, “, American, Zambian, St . Petersburg, Florida, Moscow, Russia, Kazakhstan, Minnesota, Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, Bucks County , Pennsylvania, Bucks County ,, French, Irish, Sydney, European

☆ Philadelphia DA sues Elon Musk and his super PAC over $1M sweepstakes
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Marshall Cohen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Philadelphia’s district attorney asked a state judge on Monday to shut down tech billionaire Elon Musk’s controversial $1 million giveaway to registered voters, calling it an “illegal lottery scheme.”Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, a Democrat, filed the civil lawsuit against Musk and his pro-Trump group, America PAC. “America PAC and Musk are lulling Philadelphia citizens – and others in the Commonwealth (and other swing states in the upcoming election) – to give up their personal identifying information and make a political pledge in exchange for the chance to win $1 million,” the lawsuit alleges. And it is indisputably an unlawful lottery.”A spokesperson for Musk’s super PAC did not comment on the lawsuit and instead highlighted the group’s latest $1 million winner, announced Monday – a registered voter from Hastings, Michigan. Krasner said his lawsuit was not about state and federal laws that prohibit vote-buying. The US Justice Department has also warned Musk’s super PAC that his giveaway might violate federal laws that criminalize offering cash for voter registration.

Persons: Elon Musk’s, Larry Krasner, Musk, –, ”, Krasner, Musk’s Organizations: CNN, Trump, America PAC, “ America PAC, Commonwealth, Musk’s, US Justice Department Locations: Philadelphia, Hastings , Michigan, Pennsylvania

☆ NASA chief calls for investigation into report that Musk and Putin have spoken regularly
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Shania Shelton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on Friday called for an investigation into a Wall Street Journal report that SpaceX founder and Donald Trump ally Elon Musk and Russian President Vladimir Putin have been in “regular contact” since late 2022. Musk also held his own town halls last week in Pennsylvania, where he urged voters to support Trump and promoted several debunked conspiracy theories about the 2020 election. The two have publicly discussed a potential government role for Musk. In recent days, Musk also offered splashy, $1 million daily sweepstakes for swing-state voters that has drawn scrutiny from the US Justice Department. Despite a warning from the Justice Department that the payments might be illegal, Musk’s super PAC awarded two $1 million prizes to registered voters in Michigan and Wisconsin on Thursday.

Persons: Bill Nelson, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Vladimir Putin, ” Nelson, Semafor’s Burgess Everett, “, Putin, Musk, Xi Jinping, ” Musk, John Kirby, ”, Dmitry Peskov, Tesla, Trump, CNN’s Jackie Wattles Organizations: CNN, NASA, Journal, SpaceX, Department of Defense, White, Putin, National Security, Pentagon, Defense Department, Trump, US Justice Department, Justice Department, Musk’s Locations: Russian, Russia, Taiwan, Butler , Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin

Roughly $130 million of Harris’ campaign spending went toward media expenses. Thursday’s filings show that Musk’s super PAC drew other donors in October. He had previously donated to a super PAC supporting Nikki Haley’s failed bid for the Republican presidential nomination. Legal feesEven as Trump raises money for his presidential campaign, his political operation continues to underwrite the former president’s legal bills. Between October 1 and 16, Save America, the former president’s leadership PAC, spent $3.9 million on “legal consulting,” records show.

Persons: CNN — Elon, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Harris, Harris ’, Trump, Joe Biden, Musk, Nelson Peltz, Betsy DeVos, Richard Uihlein, Uihlein, Elizabeth, Miriam Adelson, Sheldon Adelson, Ronald Cameron, WhatsApp, Jan Koum, Nikki Haley’s, MAGA, Warren Stephens, Woody Johnson, Dustin Moskovitz, Liz Cheney, isn’t, ”, Robert, Clifford Robert Organizations: CNN, Democratic, Trump, Federal, Commission, US Justice Department, America PAC, Republicans, Republican, Billionaire, Trump’s, PAC, Schlitz Brewing, Preserve, Preserve America, Inc, New York Jets, Facebook, Harris, American, president’s Locations: AdImpact, Michigan, Arkansas, United Kingdom, Wyoming, New York

Garland — who oversaw the Justice Department in the wake of its biggest crisis since Watergate, when Trump tried to enlist Justice Department appointees to overturn his election loss — is likely to stay on at least long enough to ensure a smooth transition. Still, a few names have surfaced for the position of 87th attorney general of the United States. Roy Cooper, who was on Harris' vice presidential short list; former Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta, who served as the No. 3 official at the Justice Department until earlier this year; and U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Damian Williams. 3 position at the Justice Department.

Persons: WASHINGTON — Kamala Harris’s, Donald Trump, Harris, General Merrick Garland, Jack Smith, Garland, Joe Biden’s, Garland —, Trump, —, Roy Cooper, Vanita Gupta, Damian Williams ., Damian Williams . North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, Elizabeth Frantz, Sen, Catherine Cortez Masto, Cortez Masto, ”, ” Cooper, Cooper, Harris ’, Andrade, Rhoades, Gupta, Barack Obama’s, Grover Norquist, Williams, Bob Menendez, Eric Adams, Sean, Diddy, Combs, cryptocurrency, Sam Bankman, Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, Damian Williams, Eduardo Munoz, Tony West, ” Trump, “, Trump’s Organizations: Justice Department, U.S . Capitol, Trump, NBC, North Carolina Gov, U.S, Attorney, Southern, of, Damian Williams . North Carolina Governor, Senate, Republican, NBC News, Democratic, Convention, Bloomberg, Getty, American Civil Liberties Union, Justice Department's Civil, Division, Major Cities Chiefs Association, International Association of Chiefs, Police, Fraternal, of Police, Tax, Black U.S, “ Sovereign, Democratic New York City, Department, DOJ, Capitol Locations: United States, American, of New York, Detroit, Philadelphia

☆ SpaceX sues California regulator, claiming launches blocked due to Elon Musk’s politics
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —Elon Musk’s SpaceX has accused a California regulator of political discrimination after it voted to block the rocket company from conducting more launches on the state’s central coast. SpaceX also conducts commercial launches from the base to deliver its Starlink satellites into orbit. But the California Coastal Commission opposed the plan. At the meeting, commissioners “raised other concerns wholly unrelated to coastal effects,” SpaceX alleged in the complaint, filed in California Central District Court. Joshua Smith, public information officer for the California Coastal Commission, told CNN the agency declined to comment on the lawsuit.

Persons: New York CNN — Elon, “, Mike, Wilson, ‘, Musk, ’, Gretchen Newsom, Newsom, Gavin Newsom, Donald Trump, Hurricane Helene, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Biden, Kamala, ”, Joshua Smith Organizations: New, New York CNN, SpaceX, California Coastal, US Air Force, US Space Force, NASA, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California Coastal Commission, Court, US Justice Department, “, FEMA, ”, California Gov, CNN Locations: New York, California, Santa Barbara , California

☆ Federal judge orders Alabama to reverse program that purged more than 3,000 names from state voter rolls
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Devan Cole | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A federal judge ordered Alabama’s Republican secretary of state on Wednesday to reverse a program that purged more than 3,000 names from the state’s voter rolls, agreeing with the Biden administration’s argument that the purge took place too close to the election. “For decades, federal law has given states a hard deadline to complete systematic purges of ineligible persons from voter rolls: no later than ninety days before a federal election. This year, Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen blew the deadline when he announced a purge program to begin eighty-four days before the 2024 General Election,” US District Judge Anna Manasco wrote in a 5-page preliminary injunction. Nonpartisan election law experts say it’s almost always caught when it does happen, and that it isn’t a widespread problem plaguing US elections. In a similar lawsuit brought last week in Virginia, the Justice Department alleged that state officials violated the NVRA “quiet period” by recently purging voters flagged as potential noncitizens.

Persons: Biden, Wes Allen, Anna Manasco, Manasco, Donald Trump, Allen “, ”, Allen, ” Michelle Kanter Cohen Organizations: CNN, “, US Justice Department, Justice Department Locations: Alabama, States, Virginia

☆ The CIA, a Navy Seal and a $15m bounty. This alleged plot on Venezuela’s Maduro reads like a Hollywood script, for a reason
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-12 | by ( Stefano Pozzebon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

So, is there anything to Venezuela’s claims? Hollywood script and a convenient bogeymanThe details of the alleged plot read like the script of a Hollywood thriller. Given the nature of the allegations, Venezuela’s claims are almost impossible to independently verify. In October last year, before the release of “Fat Leonard” and Co, Maduro had promised the US that Venezuela’s election would be free and fair. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro celebrates with supporters following the election results in Caracas on July 29, 2024.

Persons: –, Nicolas Maduro, Leonard ”, Maduro, Venezuela’s, United States “, Diosdado Cabello, Cabello, John Kirby, – Wilbert Castañeda –, Kirby, Castañeda, Stringer, Donald Trump, Juan Manuel Santos, Matthew Heath, Heath, Hugo Chavez, d’etat, Cabello’s, “, ”, Yuri Cortez, Joe Biden, Vladimir Putin, Brittney Griner, Evan Gershkovich, Biden, Kamala Harris, Alex Saab Organizations: CNN, CIA, US State Department, United, State Department, US Justice Department, US Navy, Navy, Security, Anadolu, Getty, of Justice, Venezuelan, Wall Street, Chevron Locations: United, Venezuela, Caracas, Spanish, United States, Czech, Venezuelan, Colombian, Washington, Falcon, AFP, –

☆ Judge scrutinizes Boeing plea deal and will decide case ‘soon’
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Reuters | Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Boeing agreed in July to plead guilty to conspiring to defraud regulators. Prosecutors arrived at the plea agreement after an extensive investigation and a series of meetings with the families, prosecutors said. He argued the judge should accept the plea agreement. The Justice Department argued that the penalties Boeing agreed to were the most serious available. During a three-year probationary period that followed, Boeing agreed to improve its quality issues and transparency with the government.

Persons: Max, Reed O’Connor, Judge O’Connor, Paul Cassell, ”, ’, Sean Tonolli, Department’s, Boeing “, ” Mark Filip, “ Organizations: New, New York CNN, Boeing, US Justice Department, Prosecutors, Justice Department, Alaska Airlines, Department, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA Locations: Fort Worth , Texas, New York, United States, Alaska

☆ Here are the best and worst-case scenarios for Google in its battle with the DOJ
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Hugh Langley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementFor years, the US Justice Department's lawsuit against Google's Search business has been largely ignored by Wall Street and even many of Google's employees. They also include sharing some of Google's search data with rivals. The DOJ is also considering cracking open Google's search index and forcing it to share data, including the nitty-gritty of how Google ranks website quality. The DOJ said this could include the models used for Google's AI Search features. AdvertisementThe DOJ has said it's also weighing a proposal that websites can opt out of Google's AI training and from appearing in AI search results altogether.

Persons: —, Department's, Bernstein, Amit Mehta, Dan Morgan, monetization, Max, Morgan, Dan Ives, Liz Reid, Marissa Mayer, it's, It's Organizations: US Justice Department, Google, Analysts, Service, Google's, Wall, DOJ, Apple, European Union, Chrome, Wedbush, Tech, Media, Finance, Sunshine Locations: European, Europe

☆ TD Bank hit with record $3 billion fine over drug cartel money laundering, source says
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —TD Bank will pay $3 billion to settle charges that it failed to properly monitor money laundering by drug cartels, regulators announced Thursday. TD also intends to pay $1.8 billion to the US Justice Department and plead guilty to resolve the US government’s investigation that the bank violated of the Bank Secrecy Act and allowed money laundering. The US Department of Justice said in a statement that TD Bank had “long-term, pervasive, and systemic deficiencies” in its procedures of monitoring transactions. TD Bank declined to comment on the fine, but the bank plans to hold a call with investors later on Thursday. TD Bank’s (TD) US-listed shares slumped 5% as investors brace for higher legal expenses and weaker growth.

Persons: FinCEN, TD Bank’s, ” John Aiken, “, Allen Stanford Organizations: New, New York CNN —, Bank, US Treasury Department’s, US Justice Department, US Department of Justice, Street Journal, TD Bank, Jefferies, ”, Justice, Treasury, CNN Locations: New York

☆ TikTok sued by 14 states over alleged harms to children’s mental health
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

New York CNN —A bipartisan group of 14 attorneys general from across the country filed lawsuits on Tuesday against TikTok, alleging that the platform has “addicted” young people and harmed their mental health. And last month, 42 state attorneys general called on US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy to require labels on social media apps warning of their potential harm to young users. It also alleges that TikTok “challenges,” viral trends where users try to replicate videos created by others, can encourage dangerous behavior among young users. TikTok previously cooperated with New York authorities to remove subway surfing content, the New York Times reported in January. The lawsuit seeks financial penalties against TikTok, including a requirement that the platform repay any profits it received from ads directed to New York teens or pre-teens.

Persons: TikTok, Letitia James, Rob Bonta, Vivek Murthy, ”, Alex Haurek, “ We’re, ” TikTok, “, James, “ TikTok, James ’, ” James ’, CNN’s Matt Egan Organizations: New, New York CNN, New York, US Justice Department, Harvard, New York Times, US, ”, TikTok Locations: New York, California, United States, New, Brooklyn

☆ Julian Assange says he pleaded ‘guilty to journalism’ to secure his freedom in first public remarks since leaving prison
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Lauren Said-Moorhouse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

“I want to be totally clear: I am not free today because the system worked,” Assange told lawmakers. “I am free today after years of incarceration because I pled guilty to journalism.”Assange was released in June after agreeing to plead guilty to a single felony charge in exchange for time served. The deal was finalized in a remote US court in the Pacific before he flew on to his native Australia. Before his deal with the US Justice Department, the Australian had been facing 18 criminal charges related to his organization’s dissemination of classified material and diplomatic cables, and a 175-year jail sentence. Assange, accompanied by his wife Stella and WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Kristinn Hrafnsson, appeared calm and at ease during his roughly 20-minute statement on Tuesday.

Persons: Julian Assange, “, ” Assange, Assange, Stella, Kristinn Hrafnsson Organizations: CNN, of Europe, Ecuadorian, US Justice Department, WikiLeaks Locations: United States, Strasbourg, Australia

In a statement, the company said it was no longer operating, extended its condolences to relatives of the victims, and noted it has cooperated with the Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board investigations. Neubauer said the testimony gave important insight into the potential motivation in Rush and his company. Peter Girguis, a Harvard University professor and oceanographer who monitored the hearing, told CNN evidence of Rush’s ego-driven approach and heedlessness to repeated safety concerns appears to loom large in the disaster. Specifically, the letter alleged the language on OceanGate’s website was “confusing and misleading” and implied the Titan was “classed,” meaning certified to industry standards. The letter took issue with OceanGate’s decision not to try to get the Titan classified.

Persons: Jason Neubauer, ”, OceanGate, Stockton, Rush, Shahzada Dawood, Suleman Dawood, Hamish Harding, Paul, Henri Nargeolet, Neubauer, …, Peter Girguis, “ Stockton, ” Girguis, ” Neubauer, Karl Stanley, Stanley, ” Stanley, “, ” Donald Kramer, Stockton Rush, He’s, Amber Bay, Phil Brooks, OceanGate’s, Brooks, couldn’t, –, William Kohnen, Kohnen, ” Kohnen, ” Rush, CNN’s Dakin Andone, Eric Levenson Organizations: CNN, Coast Guard, Titan, Marine Board, Stockton Rush, Authorities, Atlantic, Marine Board of Investigation, National Transportation Safety, Harvard University, “ Stockton Rush, US Justice Department, National Transportation Safety Board, Justice Department, Stockton, Marine Technology Society, OceanGate Locations: Everett, Washington, English, Honduras, Stockton, Amber, paychecks, OceanGate, ‘, “ Stockton, North Charleston , South Carolina

☆ NTSB issues ‘urgent’ safety warning for some Boeing 737s, including MAX, in latest blow to struggling planemaker
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Pete Muntean | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The National Transportation Safety Board is issuing “urgent safety recommendations” for some Boeing 737s—including the embattled 737 MAX line— warning that critical flight controls could jam. The independent investigative agency is issuing the warning that an actuator attached to the rudder on some 737 NG and 737 MAX airplanes could fail. The warning is the latest black eye for Boeing. The NTSB is recommending that Boeing come up with an alternative solution and warn pilots about the issue. That scrutiny grew after a door plug blew off a 737 Max operated by Alaska Airlines shortly after takeoff on January 5.

Persons: “, ’, ”, Max, CNN’s Chris Isidore Organizations: CNN, Transportation Safety, Boeing, NTSB, United Airlines, FAA, Alaska Airlines, Federal Aviation Administration, US Justice Department Locations: Newark

☆ Things are looking up for the economy. So why are consumers still unhappy?
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In today's big story, the economy is heading in the right direction, but consumers aren't buying it . Things seem to be going really well for the economy, right? Consumers aren't feeling bullish about the economy these days. Last time around, pesky inflation was keeping things like groceries and housing costs high, even as the rest of the economy showed improvement. China's stimulus plan to boost its ailing economy sent emerging markets indexes to their highest level since April 2022 .

Persons: —, Rebecca Zisser, We've, Insider's Juliana Kaplan, Spencer Platt, Getty, Tyler Le, We'll, Morgan, Mike Wilson, Steven Blitz, China's, aren't, Chelsea Jia Feng, weren't, Natalie Ammari, that's, Ron Sherman, Gen, Mark Zuckerberg, Dan DeFrancesco, Jack Sommers, Jordan Parker Erb, Amanda Yen Organizations: Service, Business, Federal Reserve, Conference Board, Fed, Chelsea, Spotify, Visa, US Justice Department, Prosecutors, Meta Locations: Austin , Texas, New York, London

☆ US Justice Department hits Visa with antitrust lawsuit over its debit card business
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The US Department of Justice filed a lawsuit accusing Visa of engaging in anticompetitive behavior. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. 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 . As a result, Visa's unlawful conduct affects not just the price of one thing — but the price of nearly everything."

Persons: —, Merrick Garland Organizations: US Department of Justice, Visa, Service, Business

☆ TikTok purges accounts tied to Russian media RT and Sputnik over ‘covert influence’ efforts ahead of US election
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Olesya Dmitracova | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

London CNN —TikTok has removed accounts associated with two Russian media groups for trying to exercise what it called “covert influence” on the upcoming US presidential election, in violation of its guidelines. The covert influence campaign was aimed at the American public ahead of the presidential election, US officials said. Tenet Media boasts a slate of high-profile right-wing, pro-Trump commentators, including Tim Pool, Dave Rubin, Benny Johnson and several others. After the Justice Department announcement, RT responded with mocking statements that did not address the specifics of the US allegations. TikTok, for its part, has itself faced questions over whether or not the Chinese government can manipulate its algorithm to influence the American public.

Persons: London CNN — TikTok, Rossiya, Tim Pool, Dave Rubin, Benny Johnson, Joe Biden Organizations: London CNN, Novosti, Sputnik, Meta, CNN, US Justice Department, Tenet Media, Trump, Department Locations: United States

☆ Visa is being sued for illegal monopoly that adds to the price of ‘nearly everything’
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Hannah Rabinowitz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —The US Justice Department filed a lawsuit Tuesday accusing Visa of illegally monopolizing the debit card market. The antitrust suit is one of several major actions taken by the Justice Department recently. It also comes just three years after the Justice Department sued to block Visa from merging with financial technology startup Plaid. According to the new complaint against Visa, which was filed in federal court in New York, more than 60% of debit transactions in the country take place on Visa’s debit network. Visa, in turn, is able to charge more than $7 billion in processing fees on those transactions, the department says.

Persons: General Merrick Garland, “, ” Organizations: New, New York CNN, US Justice Department, Visa, CNN, Justice Department, Google, Plaid, ” Merchants, Mastercard, National Retail Foundation Locations: New York

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

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