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The man arrested in connection to an apparent attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump appeared to follow law enforcement directions and was taken into custody without incident, footage of the confrontation released on Monday showed. Driver go straight back, keep walking," a law enforcement agent wearing what appeared to be a protective "SHERRIF" vest said. Two law enforcement agents then grabbed his hands and handcuffed the man, the video showed. A witness who spotted Routh and his car was crucial to helping law enforcement find the suspect quickly, Martin County Sheriff William Snyder said. "If he's a lone gunman, President Trump is that much safer because we have him.

Persons: Donald Trump, Ryan Wesley Routh, Routh, Martin County Sheriff William Snyder, Snyder, Trump Organizations: Sheriff’s, Martin County Sheriff Locations: Martin, Trump's Florida, Martin County

☆ How to shop for a mattress online, according to experts
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Bethany Heitman | Bethany Heitman Is A Contributing Editor At Nbc Select. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

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Persons: ”, Jeff Kahn, there’s, Kahn, You’ll, Ben Trapskin, Yawnder, “, it’s, Foster, Casper, Bethany Heitman, TikTok Organizations: NBC, Amazon, Sealy, Walmart, Mattress Firm, Stearns, Facebook, Twitter Locations: Casper, Tempur

KYIV, Ukraine — The shots fired by the Secret Service near former President Donald Trump at a Florida golf course Sunday are ringing out 5,000 miles away — in the Russia-Ukraine war. After what officials called the second assassination attempt on Trump in three months, a man named Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, was taken into custody and charged. Routh had already been extensively profiled in the Western media as an ardent supporter of Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s ongoing invasion. Ukraine sought Monday to distance itself from Routh, with the country’s international legion — the military unit that includes foreign volunteers — saying it had nothing to do with him. “We would like to clarify that Ryan Wesley Routh has never been part of, associated with, or linked to the International Legion in any capacity.

Persons: Donald Trump, Ryan Wesley Routh, Routh, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden’s, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, ” Dmitry Medvedev, Russia’s, Dmitry Peskov, ”, Kathleen Shaffer, “, Trump, Sen, Bernie Sanders, Tulsi Gabbard, Biden “, Putin, Kim Jong Un, Banner, Daryna Mayer, Alex Smith, Caroline Radnofsky Organizations: Service, Trump, NBC, Kyiv, Democratic, GOP, Nazi, Security, U.S, ”, International Volunteer Center, Facebook, Moscow, AFP, Getty, Ukraine’s International, NBC News, International Legion, Armed Forces, Russia Locations: KYIV, Ukraine, Florida, Russia, United States, Kyiv, U.S, Moscow, Kiev, Ukrainian, Hawaii, Kyiv’s Maidan, London

☆ Boeing freezes hiring in sweeping cost cuts as it grapples with factory worker strike
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Boeing announced sweeping cost cuts on Monday, including a hiring freeze, a pause on nonessential staff travel and a reduction on supplier spending to preserve cash as it deals with a strike of more than 30,000 factory workers. Boeing factory workers, mostly in the Seattle area, started walking off the job early Friday after overwhelmingly rejecting a tentative labor deal, halting most of Boeing’s aircraft production. It was the first clear sign of how the strike will affect the hundreds of suppliers that rely on Boeing work. The financial impact of the strike will depend on how long it lasts, but Boeing is focused on conserving cash, West said at a Morgan Stanley conference Friday. On Friday, Moody’s put all of Boeing’s credit ratings on review for a downgrade and Fitch Ratings said a prolonged strike could put Boeing at risk of a downgrade.

Persons: Brian West, ” West, West, Morgan Stanley, Kelly Ortberg, Moody’s Organizations: Boeing, Morgan, Fitch Locations: Seattle

☆ Potential Tropical Cyclone 8 brings heavy rainfall to the Mid-Atlantic with millions under flood watch
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Kathryn-Prociv.Jpg | Kathryn Prociv | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

An area of heavy rain and thunderstorms off the North Carolina and South Carolina coastlines Monday morning, designated Potential Tropical Cyclone 8 (or PTC 8 for short), is the next potential Atlantic system that may affect the continental United States. Meanwhile, Wilmington, North Carolina recorded a 60mph wind gust earlier on Monday morning. Minor storm surge of 1 to 3 feet is forecast from South Santee River, South Carolina to Oregon Inlet, North Carolina, and along the Neuse, Bay, Pamlico and Pungo Rivers in North Carolina. Six million people are under a Flood Watch from northeast South Carolina up through central North Carolina. For interior North Carolina 2 to 4 inches, with locally higher amounts up to 6 inches, could fall through Tuesday.

Persons: Hurricane Francine, Gordon Organizations: National Weather Service, Carolina, NOAA, North Carolina ., Flood Locations: North Carolina, South Carolina, United States, Charleston , South Carolina, Wilmington, Carolina Beach , North Carolina, Louisiana, Carolina Beach, Pan, , North Carolina, Wrightsville Beach , North Carolina, Wilmington , North Carolina, Charleston, Myrtle Beach, Carolina, Virginia , Maryland, Delaware , New Jersey, New York, South Santee River , South Carolina, Oregon, Pungo Rivers, Myrtle Beach , Wilmington , Cape Hatteras, Raleigh, Virginia

Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, was pulled over and taken into custody without incident by a Martin County Sheriff’s traffic unit on Interstate 95, authorities said. Ryan Wesley Routh following his arrest in Martin County, Fla., on Sunday. Martin County Sheriff's Office via AFP - Getty ImagesWhat kind of weapons were involved? A representative of the International Legion told NBC News on Monday that Routh never served in that fighting force. Routh said in 2020 he had backed candidate Trump in the past, but expressed his disappointment with the Trump presidency.

Persons: Donald Trump, what's, Trump, Ric Bradshaw, wasn't, Ryan Wesley Routh, Bradshaw, Routh, Ryan Routh, Valentyn Ogirenko, Tulsi Gabbard, Joe Biden, Vladimir Putin, Biden, Kamala Harris, Bernie Sanders, Joe, hillary Organizations: Service, Secret Service, Nissan, AFP, Getty, Ukraine, Newsweek Romania, International Legion, Defense, NBC, Reuters, Trump, Gabbard, Democratic, Greensboro News Locations: Palm Beach, Martin County, Fla, Ukraine, Kyiv, Mariupol, Vermont, North Carolina, Greensboro , North Carolina

☆ Microplastics in the brain: New research finds plastics in olfactory bulb
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Kaitlin Sullivan | Kaitlin Sullivan Is A Contributor For Nbcnews.Com Who Has Worked With Nbc News Investigations. She Reports On Health | Science | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

The latest research looked at a part of the brain called the olfactory bulb, which processes information about smell. Connecting the olfactory bulb and the nasal cavity is the olfactory nerve. Some researchers worry the olfactory pathway may also be an entry point for microplastics getting into the brain, beyond the olfactory bulb. Mauad and her team took samples of olfactory bulb tissue from 15 cadavers of people who died between the ages of 33 and 100. The presence of microplastics in the olfactory bulb doesn’t automatically mean there are microplastics elsewhere in the brain, such as regions related to cognition.

Persons: ”, Thais Mauad, Mauad, ” Mauad, “, Matthew Campen, ” Campen, wasn’t, Campen, it’s, Mary Johnson, Harvard T.H, Johnson Organizations: JAMA, microplastics, University of São Paulo Medical School, University of New, Harvard, of Public Health Locations: Brazil, University of New Mexico, Chan

The 2-month-old female pygmy hippo has become an internet star. A bakery in Bangkok said Sunday on Facebook that it would have to limit orders for its Moo Deng look-alike cakes because demand was so high. Other videos of Moo Deng on the TikTok account also have millions of views. Pygmy hippos have been classified as an endangered species, with their numbers dwindling from poaching and just 2,000 of them believed to be alive in the wild, according to the Pygmy Hippo Foundation. An adult pygmy hippo can live up to 50 years and reach half the height of a full-size hippo.

Persons: Moo Deng, ”, Athit Perawongmetha, Moo Deng’s, Moo Deng chomping, veggies, Narongwit Chodchoi Organizations: Thai Embassy, Facebook Locations: Thailand, Chonburi, Tokyo, Bangkok

The Titan submersible plunged thousands of feet down the forbidding depths of the North Atlantic Ocean in search of the Titanic wreck site when it imploded, killing all five on board. OceanGate came under heavy scrutiny as a result of the disaster — an almost unheard-of occurrence in the submersible industry. But after the Titan didn’t return at its scheduled time, the Polar Prince contacted the Coast Guard. The suit remains ongoing, and a former OceanGate engineering director, Tony Nissen, named as a defendant, is expected to appear Monday at the Coast Guard hearing. “The Titan submersible did not just go down with its inventor — it went down with paying passengers.”

Persons: —, Guillermo Söhnlein, Jason Neubauer, OceanGate, “, voyagers, Polar Prince, Paul, Henri Nargeolet, Hamish Harding, Shahzada Dawood, Suleman, Rush, “ Stockton, I’d, ” Söhnlein, David Lochridge, Lochridge, ” OceanGate, Nargeolet, Tony Nissen, Neubauer, Peter Girguis, there’s, ” Girguis Organizations: Coast Guard, Marine Board, OceanGate, Marine Board of, Department of Justice, Polar, Stockton Rush, Associated Press, Harvard University, Oceanographic Locations: Canada’s, French, North Charleston , South Carolina, Washington, U.S

☆ Central Europe braces for more flooding as death toll rises
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

A man shovels debris in floodwater following heavy rainfall in Jesenik, Czech Republic, on Sept. 15, 2024. In Jesenik, a Czech town across the border that was inundated on Sunday, a clean-up was starting after waters receded to show damaged cars and debris on the streets. Flooded parts of the northeastern Czech city of Ostrava forced the closures of a power plant supplying heat and hot water to the city as well as two chemical plants. State news agency PAP reported five deaths in Poland, and in the Czech Republic one person died, a police official said. Slovakia’s capital Bratislava and the Hungarian capital Budapest were both preparing for possible flooding as the River Danube rose.

Persons: Donald Tusk, Michal Piszko, David W Cerny, ”, Zdenek Kuzilek, Emil Dragomir, Slobozia Conachi, Jacek Sutryk, Sandor Pinter Organizations: European Union, Reuters, “ Telephones, Facebook Locations: Europe, Czech Republic, Poland, Austria, Romania, European, Klodzko, Czech, Jesenik, Polish, Nysa, Slobozia, Romanian, Kozielno, Wroclaw, Silesia, Prague, Ostrava, Austrian, Lower Austria, Vienna, Slovakia’s, Bratislava, Budapest, Hungarian

☆ She left behind her life in the US to race camels in the UAE. Now she’s hoping to inspire other women to follow in her tracks
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Kayla Smith | Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

That was back in August 2023, just one year on from her mounting a camel for the first time. “It really starts with an awareness of animals and awareness of your own body,” she told CNN. The racing of dromedaries, a single-humped species also known as the Arabian camel, is a centuries-old passion in the region and endures in both popularity and lucrativeness, with prize money reaching multi-million-dollar figures. The ADCRC launched the UAE’s maiden all-women camel racing team — a development that immediately piqued Dees’ interest. “The outcome of the race is so reliant on the fitness and quality of the camel,” Dees explained.

Persons: Taylor Dees, Camel Festival’s, Dees —, ”, “, Trailblazer Dees, —, Dees, Linda Krockenberger, Krockenberger, ” Krockenberger, ’ Dees, ” Dees, Jordan’s Rawan Salah, Viroulaud Organizations: CNN, Crown, Trailblazer, United Arab Emirates, Camel Riding Center, ADCRC Locations: Texas, Moulton, Saudi Arabian, Taif, UAE, Abu Dhabi, German, Dubai, Saudi Arabia, AlUla

☆ FBI investigates suspect in apparent Trump assassination attempt and historic Emmy night for 'Shōgun': Morning Rundown
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Elizabeth Both | Elizabeth Both Is An Associate Platforms Editor For Nbc News | Based In New York. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

The FBI investigates the attempted assassination of Donald Trump at his Florida golf club. The speaker’s initial strategy had called for a six-month continuing resolution tied to the SAVE Act, legislation backed by Donald Trump requiring proof of citizenship to vote. It won for best drama series, Hiroyuki Sanada won for best actor in a drama, and Anna Sawai took best actress. Richard Gadd won for best actor in a limited or anthology series or movie, and Jessica Gunning won best supporting actress in a limited or anthology series or movie. “We feel violated.”— Julie Shapiro, managing editor, enterprisePolitics in BriefSpringfield visit: Former President Donald Trump plans to visit Springfield, Ohio, the site of his baseless claims about Haitian immigrants, a source familiar with the planning said.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Eric Thayer, Donald Trump’s, Ryan Wesley Routh, Steven Cheung, Kamala Harris, Mike Johnson, “, ”, Tierney, Johnson, Christopher Polk, “ Shōgun, Hiroyuki Sanada, Anna Sawai, “ Shōgun ”, Jeremy Allen White, Liza Colón, Zayas, Ebon Moss, Bachrach, Christopher Storer, Richard Gadd, Jessica Gunning, NFL Kevin Sabitus, Greg Rosenstein, Vic, Mel l, lea, stu Organizations: FBI, House Republicans, Bloomberg, Getty, Service, NBC News, Secret Service, Trump, Mar, GOP, Getty Images House Republicans, SAVE, Variety, Creative Arts, NFL, AFC, NBC, Uni Locations: Florida, Pennsylvania, West Palm Beach , Florida, Japan, Fra, abo

☆ TikTok says it's not spreading Chinese propaganda. The U.S. says there's a real risk. What's the truth?
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dilanianmug.Jpg | Ken Dilanian | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +11 min

Is TikTok trying to secretly influence Americans at the behest of the Chinese government? And an analysis of the ownership structure of TikTok parent company ByteDance, obtained by NBC News, argues that the company is deeply entangled with some of China’s major government propaganda organs. The most recent one, published last month, found that TikTok suppresses anti-China content compared to YouTube and other social media platforms. In recent years, according to media reports, Chinese government entities have increasingly taken golden shares in technology companies. “This report establishes that TikTok algorithms actively suppress content critical of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) while simultaneously boosting pro-China propaganda and promoting distracting, irrelevant content,” the researchers wrote.

Persons: —, TikTok’s, China —, ’, TikTok, ” Democratic Sen, Mark Warner, — Casey Blackburn, National Intelligence —, ”, ByteDance, Blackburn, Strider, ” Strider, Wu Shugang, “ Organizations: Congress, D.C, Justice Department, NBC News, Network, Research, Rutgers University, YouTube, Department, U.S ., Appeals, District of Columbia, Supreme, Strider Technologies, Communist Party of China, ” Democratic, U.S, of Economic Security, Emerging Technology, National Intelligence, TikTok, Chinese Communist Party, CCP, Net Investment, Technology, Communist Party, China Central Radio, Television Station, Beijing State, Administration, Investment, China’s Ministry of Education Locations: United States, Washington, U.S, China, Tibet, TikTok, People’s Republic of China, Tiananmen, Hong Kong, ”, Xinjiang, Beijing

☆ Democrats have been losing working-class voters. Here's one playbook to win them back.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Alex-Seitz-Wald-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Alex Seitz-Wald | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

A new report commissioned by a labor-backed group is examining a problem many Democrats might rather ignore: the exodus of working-class voters from the party they used to call home. Some voices on the left have downplayed the significance or even denied the loss of working class voters, but the data is increasingly clear and signs of realignment are everywhere. “We take the right wing and Republican Party seriously when they say they want to be the party of the working class,” Mitchell said. Too often, the report argues, working-class voters are thought of as white men without college degrees, likely involved in a trade like plumbing. If nothing else, Mitchell hopes the research will push Democrats to take seriously the erosion with working class voters and to move beyond one-size-fits all stereotypes when thinking about how to talk to working-class voters.

Persons: Donald Trump, “, Ohio Sen, JD Vance, Donald Trump’s, “ I’ve, MAGA, ”, Maurice Mitchell, it’s, ” Mitchell, Harris, Mitchell Organizations: Republican, Republicans, Working Families Party, Working, Democratic, NBC News, Republican Party, HIT, Biden Locations: Ohio, New York, ”

WASHINGTON — Divided House Republicans stumbled last week in their effort to pass Speaker Mike Johnson’s bill to fund the government. “A government shutdown is always a bad idea, at any time,” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., told reporters. The speaker’s initial strategy had called for a six-month continuing resolution (CR) tied to the SAVE Act, legislation backed by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump requiring proof of citizenship to vote. It’s unclear whether Johnson this week will try to tweak the SAVE Act approach or try something entirely different. Republicans see the SAVE Act as a mechanism to try to force politically vulnerable Democrats into a difficult position.

Persons: Mike Johnson’s, They’ll, “, Mitch McConnell, Johnson, he’s, ”, Sen, John Cornyn, ” Cornyn, ” Johnson, Donald Trump, JD Vance, Ohio, Mike Rogers, we’re, Joe Biden, Chuck Schumer, ” Schumer, “ You’ve, Thomas Massie, it’s “, ” Massie, Jon Tester, ” Tester, it’s, noncitizens Organizations: Republicans, GOP, SAVE, Republican, Trump, CRs, Armed Services, NBC, Capitol, ” Locations: WASHINGTON, Ky, Texas

☆ Man who wore ‘seditious’ T-shirt is first to be convicted under new Hong Kong national security law
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Jennifer Jett | Jennifer Jett Is The Asia Digital Editor For Nbc News | Based In Hong Kong. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

HONG KONG — A Hong Kong man pleaded guilty Monday to sedition for wearing a T-shirt bearing a protest slogan, in the Chinese territory’s first conviction under new local national security legislation. He was arrested in November while wearing the shirt at the Hong Kong airport. Sedition is generally defined as inciting hatred or contempt against the Chinese central government, the Hong Kong government or the judiciary. Officials said the local legislation was necessary to close “loopholes” in a national security law that Beijing imposed in 2020, which did not cover sedition. Hong Kong and Chinese officials say both laws were necessary to restore stability after the protests, which sometimes turned violent.

Persons: Chu Kai, “ FDNOL, Chu, ” Chu Organizations: Reuters, Hong Locations: HONG KONG, Hong Kong, ” Hong Kong, Beijing, United States, British

☆ Haitians in Ohio find solidarity at church after chaotic week of false pet-eating claims
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — For many Haitian immigrants, Sunday mornings in Springfield, Ohio, are spent joyfully worshipping God as they sing and pray in their native Creole. Carl Ruby, preaching at Central Christian Church. He invited community members to join his congregation in prayer and peaceful protest of the false rumors leveled against their Haitian neighbors. Central Christian Church congregants stand to applaud members of the Haitian community during a service in Springfield, Ohio, on Sunday. “I was praying for peace and protection — for the Haitian community and all of Springfield,” she said.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, JD Vance, Jesus, ”, Carl Ruby, ” Ruby, “, Bernardette Dor, Mia Perez, Luis Andres Henao, Dorsainvil, Christian, “ I’m, Vance, Kamala Harris, Mike DeWine, ” DeWine, Harris, Ruby, Jessie Wardarski, ” Perez, “ She’s, Perez, Perez —, ” Bernardette Dor, Rose, Jacob Payen, “ We’ve, Thamar Joseph Organizations: Central Christian Church, Springfield, Raphael Catholic, Haitian, Central Christian, Trump, Tuesday’s, U.S, Ohio Gov, Republican, CBS, DMV, Saint, Saint Raphael’s Catholic, Haitian Community Center Locations: SPRINGFIELD , Ohio, Springfield , Ohio, Springfield, St, Ohio, U.S, Mexico, Haitian, Saint Raphael’s, America

“If you could find us,“ she asked, “why didn’t they?”Do you have a story to share about the use of unclaimed bodies for research? Dr. Douglas Hampers, the CEO of National Bioskills Laboratories — which had leased Honey’s torso — said he was disturbed to learn his company had received unclaimed bodies. He said his company would ensure that it no longer accepted unclaimed bodies and would adopt policies to make certain future specimens were donated with families’ permission. To curb this ghastly 19th-century practice, states adopted laws giving schools authority to use unclaimed bodies for student training and experiments. Each of the 44 that answered said they don’t use unclaimed bodies — and some condemned doing so.

Persons: Fran Moore, Carl Yenner, “, —, Victor Honey —, ”, Brenda Cloud, didn’t, DePuy, Johnson, Medsystems, Medical Sciences —, Douglas Hampers, Thomas Champney, Tim O’Hare Organizations: NBC, Army, University of North Texas Health Science, Health Science Center, Health Science, NBC News, Health, Dallas, U.S . Army, Johnson, Boston Scientific, University of Arkansas, Medical Sciences, University of North, National Bioskills Laboratories, American Association for Anatomy, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Locations: Texas, Dallas, Tarrant, Fort Worth, North Texas, University of North Texas, Dallas County, Tarrant County

☆ Congressional Black Caucus PAC launches ad in swing New York district highlighting Trump's lie about Haitian immigrants
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | Yamiche Alcindor | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

The district is one where Democrats hope to flip control from Republicans in their bid to take the majority of the House. The ad will target voters across the New York district, where Trump is scheduled to campaign this week. The effort is part of a nationwide push by the CBC PAC to reach Black voters in battleground congressional districts where it believes Black voters will be key to securing wins. Isn’t the American dream for us, too? Vote this November.”The ad ends with the narrator saying, “Remember, our unity is our strength.

Persons: WASHINGTON, Donald Trump’s, Trump, Black, Gregory Meeks, “, ”, Anthony D’Esposito, Laura Gillen Organizations: Congressional, Caucus Political, Congressional District, NBC News, CBC PAC, Black, “, Democratic Party, ”, Republican Rep, Democrat Locations: New York’s, Haitian, Haitian American, Haiti, Springfield , Ohio, New York, Uniondale , New York

By the time Harvey found the posting online, the medical examiner had sent Coleman’s body to the Health Science Center. “‘Did he actually die?’”After Victor Honey’s body arrived at the University of North Texas Health Science Center, the harvesting began. NBC News informed Getinge, the Army and National Bioskills about the center’s regular use of unclaimed bodies and Honey’s family not providing consent. He said his company would ensure that it no longer accepted unclaimed bodies and would adopt policies to make certain future specimens were donated with families’ permission. On a call, the reporter broke the news of how Honey’s body was used.

Persons: Moore, Yenner, ” Moore, Honey, she’s, “, ”, Darryl Martin, Michael Dewayne Coleman’s, Coleman, Louisa Harvey, Michael Dewayne Coleman, Louisa Harvey ., Harvey, Harvey couldn’t, Shea Coleman, Yellott, Michael, ’ ”, Victor Honey’s, Fort Sam Houston —, Getinge, Douglas Hampers, Hampers, Victor Honey, Zerb Mellish, Honey’s, Victor, She’d, Victor didn’t, he’d, Patman Organizations: NBC News, Army, Dallas, Health Science, Fort, Fort Worth National, Health Science Center, Dallas Police Department, Dallas Police, NBC, Texas, Service, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Getinge, Brooke Army Medical, National Bioskills Laboratories, Facebook Locations: Wichita Falls, Dallas, Dallas County, Fort Worth, New Jersey, Tarrant County, Swedish, Fort Sam, Pittsburgh

News of an apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump has taken China’s heavily censored social media by storm, prompting conspiracy theories and a mockery of the U.S. political landscape. As the news spread to China on Monday, discussions concerning the incident were trending on the popular Chinese social media platform Weibo, with netizens pointing out how Trump had just recently escaped an attempt on his life at a campaign rally on July 13. Other outlandish conspiracy theories proliferated on the platform, mentioning religious groups. Separate from the conspiracy theories, many netizens theorized that Trump stood to benefit from the incident. In a fundraising email shortly after the incident, Trump said he was safe and in good spirits.

Persons: Donald Trump, “, Trump, Shooter, ” Weibo, Shen Yi, Harris, Ryan Wesley Routh, Routh, ” Organizations: Republican, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Weibo, Trump, Fudan University’s Department of International, Democrats, NBC News Locations: Trump’s Florida, China, Trump, American

☆ Over 100 dead in Myanmar flooding after Typhoon Yagi
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Adverse weather from Typhoon Yagi, the strongest storm to hit Asia this year, has killed hundreds of people in Vietnam and Thailand, and floodwaters from swollen rivers have inundated cities in both countries. The flooding in Myanmar began last Monday, with at least 74 people killed by Friday, based on state media reports. Myanmar has been in turmoil since a military coup in February 2021, and violence has engulfed large parts of the country. “Central Myanmar is currently the hardest hit, with numerous rivers and creeks flowing down from Shan hills,” the OCHA said. State media also reported that five dams, four pagodas and more than 65,000 houses were destroyed by the flooding.

Persons: Typhoon Yagi, Zaw Min Tun, ”, Yagi Organizations: United Nations Office, Humanitarian Affairs, International Committee Locations: Southeast Asia, Asia, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, Naypyitaw, Mandalay, Magway, Bago, Shan, Central Myanmar

MAINZ, Germany — Police are investigating after an explosion rocked central Cologne in western Germany on Monday. The explosion took place in the entrance way of the Vanity nightclub in the Hohenzollernring area, known as a main entertainment district of Cologne, at around 5.50 a.m. local time, a police spokesman told NBC News. Several glass windows apparently burst in the explosion “and could have likely harmed more people, if the explosion had occurred at a later time,” the spokesman said. Local authorities said in a post on X on Monday that a "major" police operation was underway as they urged residents to avoid the Hohenzollernring area. Police told NBC News that the area is under CCTV surveillance and that the footage will be part of the ongoing investigation.

Persons: Andy Eckardt, Chantal Da Silva Organizations: Germany — Police, NBC News, Police Locations: MAINZ, Germany, Cologne, Mainz, London

Tito Jackson, an original member of the hit-making pop group the Jackson 5, has died, his family confirmed Monday. NBC Los Angeles spoke to a family member who confirmed the death. Jackson was a founding member of the group of five brothers, along with Jackie, Jermaine, Marlon and Michael, who shot to fame in the late 1960s and 1970s with a string of hits. Tito Jackson was nominated for three Grammys and inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997 as a member of the Jackson 5. This is a developing story, check back here for updates soon.

Persons: Tito Jackson, Jackson, Jackie, Jermaine, Marlon, Michael Organizations: Jackson, NBC, Hall of Fame Locations: Angeles

☆ China frees American pastor who U.S. claims was wrongly jailed
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

China has freed David Lin, a U.S. pastor who had been in jail since 2006, the State Department said Sunday, marking the release of a man who Washington claims was wrongfully detained. U.S. politicians had for years urged Beijing to free Lin, who was jailed for life on charges of contract fraud. “We welcome David Lin’s release from prison in the People’s Republic of China. American pastor David Lin and his daughter Alice in 1984. Bring Our Families Home Campaign/ Alice LinLin’s daughter Alice earlier told Politico that her 68-year-old father would be arriving in San Antonio, Texas.

Persons: David Lin, Washington, Lin, David Lin’s, ”, Alice, Alice Lin Lin’s, “, ” Politico, Joe Biden, Xi Jinping, Kai Li, Mark Swidan, Li, Swidan Organizations: State Department, Politico, Senate Foreign Locations: China, U.S, Beijing, People’s Republic of China, United States, San Antonio , Texas, Mark Swidan . Washington

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