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☆ Thailand bus fire: At least 20 children and teachers feared dead in Bangkok
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Story The Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Bangkok AP —A bus carrying young students and their teachers on a school trip caught fire in suburban Bangkok on Tuesday, leaving more than 20 feared dead, officials and rescuers said. Police were still working to identify the dead but three teachers and 20 students remain unaccounted for, Kitrat said. The bus caught fire as it was carrying young students with their teachers in suburban Bangkok. Videos posted on social media showed the entire bus engulfed in a fire with black smoke pouring out of the bus. A woman seen crying after the bus accident that was carrying students and teachers on Vibhavadi Rangsit road at the outskirts of Bangkok.

Persons: Kitrat Phanphet, Kitrat, Sakchai Lalit, ”, Anocha Takham, Peerapon Boonyakiat, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Paetongtarn Organizations: Bangkok AP, Acting, Police, patRangsit Hospital, Government, World Health Organization Locations: Bangkok, Uthai Thani, Pathum Thani, Thailand’s, Peerapon, Thailand

☆ Jewish students fear climate of antisemitism on campus stoked by Israel-Hamas war
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Lianne Kolirin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

“The idea was that all you need to defend against antisemitism is a table and a couple of Jewish students willing to have a conversation,” he explained. “It was a very difficult time and a lot of Jewish students started to become scared. “Jewish students had a terrible year last year,” Emma Hallali, president of the European Union of Jewish Students (EUJS), an umbrella organization representing 160,000 young people in 36 different countries, told CNN. “The community of Jewish students in Oxford has never been stronger and it’s a really vibrant place to be,” he said. The Union of Jewish Students President Sami Berkoff (left) with Solicitor General Sarah Sackman at a meeting to discuss the concerns of Jewish students.

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In this article META Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTA logo of US company's Meta is displayed during the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair, at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, on May 22, 2024. It also accuses the company of retaliation after it allegedly sidelined Napoli and took him off big projects when he raised concerns that the person had been rehired. Before the layoffs, G.F. and Napoli occasionally saw each other in meetings but were no more than "work acquaintances," Napoli said. But just four months later, the company hired G.F. back to a contractor position after he apparently slipped through the cracks in the hiring process, the lawsuit says. Napoli learned his accused stalker was back at Meta when G.F.'s name popped up on Workplace, the company's internal messaging system.

Persons: Porte, Julien De Rosa, James Napoli, Napoli, Mark Zuckerberg, Carrie Goldberg, Peter Romer, Friedman, Meta, it's, Meta didn't, G.F, Luigi, he'd Organizations: Porte de, Afp, Getty, Meta, New York Supreme, Meta's New, CNBC, Facebook, Napoli Locations: Paris, New York, New, Napoli, Meta's, Meta's New York City

New Delhi CNN —Fans eagerly awaiting the return of Coldplay to India were shocked to find tickets being resold online for as much as $11,000, prompting police to seek a statement from the CEO of the shows’ vendor over allegations of fraud. Tickets were scheduled to go on sale by the official vendor, BookMyShow (BMS), at 12 p.m. local time on September 22. Amit Vyas, a lawyer and founding partner of Mumbai law firm Vertices Partners, was among fans waiting for tickets on the vendor’s website when he was suddenly locked out. The complaint was in connection with the alleged sale of fake tickets for concerts on certain platforms, according to CNN affiliate News18. Coldplay fans told CNN their attempts to buy tickets to January’s shows at DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai left them frustrated and disappointed.

Persons: New Delhi CNN —, Amit Vyas, ” Vyas, BookMyShow, Ashish Hemjarani, Arkatapa Basu, “, ”, Ishaan, Taylor Organizations: New, New Delhi CNN, Coldplay, Bank, Partners, CNN, News18, Oasis, Ticketmaster Locations: New Delhi, India, British, Mumbai, Mumbai –, Delhi –, Bengaluru, Delhi, Abu Dhabi

☆ What Walz’s and Vance’s past debates may reveal about Tuesday’s high-stakes matchup
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Daniel Strauss | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

Past debate footage reveals that both generally veer away from personal attacks and prefer loftier rhetoric to digging deeply into specific facts to establish policy credibility. Their past debate opponents said they didn’t always provide direct answers to questions. In both the primary and general election debates, Vance often stuck to policy areas he felt most comfortable with: immigration, the economy and drug control. According to those interviews and evidence from his past debates, Vance, a Yale Law School graduate, seems to enjoy getting into verbal volleys. Tim Walz debates for governor on August 17, 2018, at Grand View Lodge, in Nisswa, Minnesota.

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☆ Madrid derby descended into chaos as players pleaded for peace with fans in balaclavas
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Dermot Corrigan | Guillermo Rai | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +13 min

It is one of Spanish football’s most iconic fixtures, but Sunday’s 1-1 draw between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid will be remembered for all the wrong reasons. AdvertisementIn the second half, the referee suspended play and both teams were taken off due to home fans throwing objects at Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois. The ‘Frente Atletico’ fans group was formed in the 1980s and has a reputation for holding radical right-wing views and being involved in violence. There was also tension when some fans passed by wearing Real Madrid shirts against the backdrop of a heavy police presence. AdvertisementCristiano Ronaldo was hit by a lighter thrown by Atletico fans at their old Calderon home in February 2014.

Persons: Vinicius Junior, Thibaut Courtois, Angel Correa, Eder, Courtois, Mateo Busquets Ferrer, Busquets Ferrer, Koke, Jose Maria Gimenez, Diego Simeone, Gimenez, Simeone, gestured, Courtois ’, Florencia Tan Jun, Correa, Marcos Llorente, Fran Garcia, Aitor Zabaleta, Vicente Calderon, Javier, Jimmy ’ Romero Taboada, Calderon, Miguel Angel Gil Marin, Vinicius Jr, “ Vinicius, Vinicus Jr, Dennis Agyeman, Enrique Cerezo, ”, “, Oscar del Pozo, Joan Jordan, Benito Villamarin, Valencia, Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr, Cristiano Ronaldo, Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno, Carlo Ancelotti Organizations: Atletico Madrid, Atletico’s Estadio Metropolitano, Real Madrid, Atletico, Metropolitano, Liga, Atletico ‘, Spanish Football Federation, Play, Frente Atletico ’, Real Sociedad, Frente Atletico, Deportivo La Coruna, Deportivo, Real Betis, Europa League, Marseille, Sport, Atletico de, Spanish TV, Cuatro, Players, Copa del Rey, Europa Press, Getty, Athletic, Madrid, La Liga, Champions League, Belgian, Courtois, Copa, Rey, Sevilla, Benito, Betis, €, Valencia, Aitor Alcalde, Villarreal, Real Madrid’s Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, Real’s, Bernabeu, “ Atletico Madrid, Real Locations: Spanish, Real Madrid, balaclava, Nazi, Madrid, AFP, Spain, Valencia, ” Madrid

☆ I grew up undocumented in a red state. I now have my dream career after receiving DACA — but my childhood was full of fear.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Charissa Cheong | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Javier R. Quiroz Castro came to the US when he was three and applied for DACA when he was 22. In 2013, at 22, I applied for DACA — deferred action for childhood arrivals — and was given a work authorization card, enabling me to pursue a career in nursing. AdvertisementMy parents didn't have Social Security numbers or credit lines, so they always paid in cash. AdvertisementI applied for DACA, which opened doors for me to work legally in the USA year before I graduated from nursing school, President Obama announced DACA. AdvertisementThe US needs good people who work hard, and that's what a lot of my people want to do.

Persons: Javier R, Quiroz Castro, Quiroz, —, Javier, Obama, DACA —, I'm, I've, didn't, they'd, couldn't, DACA, Biden, haven't, Joe Biden, Trump Organizations: Service Locations: Houston , Texas, Mexico, Nashville, Houston

☆ European soccer round-up: Manchester United sinks to another humiliating defeat, Madrid derby marred by fan trouble
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

United fell to a third league defeat in six games on Sunday, losing 3-0 at home against Tottenham amid captain Bruno Fernandes’ red card. There were dramatic results across the Premier League this weekend, as well as a crowd-disrupted Madrid derby in La Liga and a novel way of protesting a refereeing decision by José Mourinho in Turkey. England’s Premier League: United’s woes persistThe pressure on United manager Erik ten Hag has grown after the club’s latest defeat against Tottenham, another humiliation in an underwhelming start to the season. It means that United is 12th in the Premier League table having also suffered a miserable 3-0 defeat at Old Trafford against Liverpool earlier this month. For me, it’s just not a really good decision.”Elsewhere in the Premier League, Liverpool capitalized on Manchester City’s 1-1 draw against Newcastle by moving top of the table after six games.

Persons: Bruno Fernandes ’, José Mourinho, Erik ten Hag, Brennan Johnson, Micky van de Ven, Fernandes ’, James Maddison, Dejan Kulusevski, Dominic Solanke, Hag, ”, Michael Regan, Getty, Fernandes, “, “ I’ve, I’ve, it’s, didn’t, Mohamed Salah, Arne Slot, James Justin’s, –, Gabriel Martinelli, Leandro Trossard, Mads Hermansen, Wilfred Ndidi, Kai Havertz, Cole Palmer, Militão, Vinícius, Ángel Correa, Marcos Llorente, Atleti, ” Atlético, Diego Simeone, Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno, Blancos, Carlo Ancelotti, We’re, Turkey’s, Jose Mourinho, Edin Dzeko’s, Mourinho, Dušan Tadić, Thalisson, Harry Kane, Kane, “ Kane, ” Aleksandar Pavlović's, Matthias Schrader, Christian Dreesen, Robert Andrich’s, Aleksandar Pavlović, Vincent Kompany’s Organizations: CNN, Manchester United, Tottenham, Premier League, La Liga, England’s Premier League, Spurs, Old, Liverpool, ” Tottenham, United, Sky Sports, Manchester, Newcastle, The Reds, Wolves, Nottingham Forest, Arsenal, Leicester City, Leicester, Chelsea, Liga, Real Madrid, Atlético, Atleti’s Metropolitano, “, Barcelona, Osasuna, Antalyaspor, Germany’s Bundesliga, Bayern Munich, team’s Champions League, Aston Villa, Wednesday, Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern, Leverkusen, Bundesliga Locations: Madrid, La, Turkey, Here’s, Old Trafford, togetherness, Spain, Atlético Madrid, Bayern’s, Bayern

☆ America's absurd war on 'organized retail crime'
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Amy Martyn | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +26 min

Organized retail crime "is not shoplifting," the agency says on its website, "and these crimes are not victimless." AdvertisementOne homeless woman in jail who pleaded guilty to felony organized retail theft tells me she steals out of desperation. Gavin Newsom sent $267 million to cities across California to increase arrests of organized retail crime — and the crackdown has escalated dramatically. Even the guy who says he coined the term "organized retail crime" can't say how much is lost to it. Gavin Newsom has provided California cities with $267 million and signed 10 new bills into law to bolster the prosecution of organized retail crime.

Persons: Veronica Lumbreras, Deysi Ramirez, Brooke Jenkins, Lumbreras, Villanueva, Ramirez, Louis Vuitton, Sen, Chuck Grassley, Gavin Newsom, Chanel, ANGELA WEISS, David Johnston, shoplifters, Shalia Brown, she's, Brown, Thomas Riddle, Riddle, Elizabeth Camacho, That's, Jeff Loftin, they're, Eric Risberg, Aziza Graves, Miss Graves, Graves, Jenkins, Maury Povich's, Jeffrey Ross, Ross, there's, Read Hayes, Jeffrey Epstein, San Francisco Bloomingdale's, Alto, Bloomingdale's, Cuauhtemoc Ramirez, Amy Martyn Organizations: San Francisco's Mission, San Francisco Police Department, CVS, Target, National Retail Federation, of Homeland Security, San Francisco Chronicle, Hearst Newspapers, Getty, San Francisco, Walgreens, Retailers, Gov, Patrol, Saks, Retail Federation, Kroger, San, Nvidia, Employees, Hall of Justice, ABC News, Prevention, Body, Alto, Mental Health, Anadolu, Walmart, Safeway Locations: San Francisco's, Arriba Juntos, Villanueva, Bay, Walnut, San Francisco, Hayward, California, Mission, Napa County, America, Los Angeles, San Francisco's County, Oakland, Bath

☆ Tesla factory boss defends knocking on workers' doors when they're off sick at home
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Tesla factory boss defended the decision to knock on workers' doors when they are off sick. AdvertisementThe boss of Tesla's German factory has defended the decision to send managers to knock on workers' doors while off sick. Thierig said turning up at employees' homes was not unusual, according to German press agency DPA, as reported by The Telegraph. Tesla factory execs have previously said the rate of sick leave was higher on Fridays. The high rates of sick leave have drawn the attention of Elon Musk.

Persons: André Thierig, Elon, —, Tesla, Handelsblatt, Thierig, Elon Musk Organizations: Service, The Telegraph, Tesla Locations: Berlin, Europe

☆ Manhunt underway after 17 people killed in South Africa mass shooting
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-28 | by ( Nimi Princewill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —A manhunt is underway after 17 people living on the same street in a South African village were killed in a mass shooting, police said Saturday. “In the first homestead, four people were shot and killed, with no survivors,” the police statement said. Mass shootings are common in South Africa where murder is at a 20-year high. According to recent police data, more than 6,000 people were murdered across the country between April and June this year. The police ministry said that more than 53,000 suspects who are wanted for violent crimes including murder had been arrested in the last month and over 400 illegal and unregistered firearms seized.

Persons: “ Organizations: CNN Locations: Ngobozana, Lusikisiki, South, Cape, South Africa

☆ John Carter called Katelyn Markham the love of his life. Then, he was charged with her murder.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Tim Stelloh | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +10 min

On July 18, a judge sentenced Carter, 36, to the maximum prison term allowed under Ohio law — three years. John Carter with Katelyn Markham. Markham stayed home, Carter told authorities. There was no forensic, eyewitness or video evidence that provided a direct link between Carter and Markham’s death, Gmoser said. A litany of questions remained, Gmoser told “Dateline.” Was Markham killed in Indiana?

Persons: John Carter, Katelyn Markham, — Carter, NBC’s, ”, Markham’s, unraveled, Markham’s death.Weeks, Prosecutors, Carter, —, Michael Gmoser, ” Gmoser, Carter didn’t, Dave Markham, Dave, John, Carter —, Papa, Markham, hadn’t, Detectives, Rebecca Ervin, he’d, Gmoser said.Gmoser, they’d, Ervin, “, Carter wasn’t, Gmoser, ” Ervin, Stephen Maynard, Maynard, ‘, wouldn’t, ” Katelyn Markham, Katelyn, ” Paul Newton, ” Prosecutors, Newton, Weeks, ” “ Organizations: “, Fairfield, Fairfield Police Department, FBI, Ford, “ Dateline, ” Locations: Cincinnati, Indiana, Ohio, Butler, Colorado, Papa Johns, Carter’s, Carter

☆ Bosses at Tesla's German Gigafactory are reportedly knocking on some workers' doors when they're at home sick
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Tesla workers in Germany have received home visits from managers when out sick, a German newspaper reported. AdvertisementSome Tesla workers have received visits at home from managers while off sick, according to a report from German newspaper Handelsblatt, which cited a recording of an internal meeting. AdvertisementHe added that Tesla workers report "extremely high workloads," with management pressuring those who are out sick as healthy employees are overloaded with additional work. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 26, 2024In January, Musk warned Tesla workers to prepare for a ramped-up workload as he previewed plans for a mass-market EV. AdvertisementIn 2022, shortly after he took over X, Musk complained that because the company's San Francisco headquarters was about 90% empty, its free-lunch perk cost it more than $400 per meal.

Persons: Handelsblatt, Elon Musk, —, Dirk Schulze, Musk, Alex Tourville, — Elon, Tesla Organizations: Berlin, Service, Metall, Bloomberg, Business, San, X's Locations: Germany, Tesla's, Fremont , California, San Francisco, Austin , Texas

☆ NYC Mayor Eric Adams indicted on federal charges in campaign finance case
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

New York City Mayor Eric Adams speaks during a press conference at the City Hall, after it was revealed that he received a fresh round of federal grand jury subpoenas, New York City, U.S., August 16, 2024. New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted on criminal charges in federal court in Manhattan, a source familiar with the matter told CNBC on Wednesday night. The indictment, which remains sealed for now, at least in part accuses Adams of criminal conduct related to donations to his 2021 mayoral campaign. Adams, a 64-year-old former police captain, is at least the second New York mayor to be criminally charged while still in office. If Adams resigns before his first term in office ends, he would be replaced by New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams as acting mayor.

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Los Angeles graffiti artists and squatters seem to be drawn to the abandoned mansions of Hollywood producer John Powers Middleton. The defaced domiciles are located about five miles apart in the Hollywood Hills, and residents of the posh Los Angeles neighborhood say the buildings have become eyesores. An aerial view of one of two abandoned mansions in the Hollywood Hills that has been covered in graffiti. “The California properties are owned by John Powers Middleton,” the spokesperson said in a statement to the station. “We had squatters, and more squatters, and then graffiti, and more graffiti,” neighborhood resident Marina Mirzuh told NBC Los Angeles.

Persons: John Powers Middleton, Raman, Middleton, ”, Marina Mirzuh, Mizruh, NBCLA, “, Donald Trump Organizations: Hollywood, Los, Los Angeles City, NBC, Philadelphia Phillies, city’s Department of Building, Safety, Republican, John Powers Middleton Companies, Trump Locations: Angeles, Hollywood, Los Angeles, NBC Los, NBC Los Angeles, California, Sunset, Middleton, Manchester

☆ Former Houston officer found guilty of murder in deaths of couple during drug raid
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | 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: +5 min

HOUSTON — A former Houston police officer was convicted Wednesday of murder in the deaths of a couple during a 2019 drug raid that revealed systemic corruption problems within the police department’s narcotics unit. A jury found Gerald Goines guilty of two counts of murder in the January 2019 deaths of Dennis Tuttle, 59, and his 58-year-old wife Rhogena Nicholas. Goines looked down and did not visibly react as the verdict was read in a Houston courtroom. Goines’ attorneys argued during the trial that the first to fire at another person was Tuttle and not police officers. The probe into the drug raid also uncovered allegations of systemic corruption.

Persons: HOUSTON, Gerald Goines, Dennis Tuttle, Rhogena Nicholas, Goines, ”, Dennis, Keaton Forcht, Nicole DeBorde, Jeff Wolf, Wolf, Nicholas, Tuttle, George Floyd, Floyd Organizations: Houston, Prosecutors, Texas, Goines Locations: Houston, Texas, Federal

One person was shot dead on board a bus that was hijacked with passengers on board in downtown Los Angeles early this morning, police said. Police took one suspect into custody early Wednesday who is suspected of hijacking the bus and was unharmed. No details were provided on the identity of the dead victim, who was shot inside the bus and died at a local hospital, police said. Graham said that the driver used "emergency protocols" to sound the alarm. ET that a bus had come to a standstill at Almeda and 6th Street in downtown Los Angeles and that a SWAT team was on its way to the scene.

Persons: Donald Graham, Graham Organizations: Police, LA Metro, YouTube, LAPD, Los Angeles Fire Department, SWAT Locations: Los Angeles, Almeda

☆ Wisconsin mayor carts away absentee ballot drop box, says he did nothing wrong
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Madison, Wisconsin CNN —The mayor of a central Wisconsin city who ran for office on his opposition to absentee ballot drop boxes said Wednesday he did nothing wrong when he put on work gloves, donned a hard hat and used a dolly to cart away a drop box outside City Hall. Drop boxes were widely used in 2020, fueled by a dramatic increase in absentee voting due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Wausau, with about 40,000 people, was among the cities that did not use an absentee drop box in the August state primary. The Wausau drop box was under video surveillance but had not yet been bolted down. Wausau resident Pamela Bannister, speaking at a city council meeting Tuesday night, called for Diny to apologize and return the drop box.

Persons: Doug Diny, ” Diny, “ I’m, Donald Trump, Trump, Diny, Kaitlyn Bernarde, ” Bernarde, wouldn’t, he’s, “, ”, Anne Jacobson, Pamela Bannister, ” Bannister Organizations: Wisconsin CNN, Wausau, City, Republican Party, Republican, Stanford, MIT, Republicans, The, The Wisconsin Supreme, Wisconsin Elections, City Hall, U.S, Election Locations: Madison, Wisconsin, Hall, Milwaukee County, Waukesha County, Dodge County, Milwaukee, The Wisconsin, Wausau, Marathon County, ” The Wisconsin, City

☆ Iwao Hakamata: He’s the world’s longest-serving death row inmate. A court ruling may soon clear his name
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Lex Harvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Tokyo CNN —A pair of blood-spattered trousers in a miso tank and an allegedly forced confession helped send Iwao Hakamata to death row more than five decades ago. Now, the world’s longest-serving death row convict has a chance to clear his name. During the retrial, Hakamata’s lawyers argued new information proved his innocence, while prosecutors claimed there was enough evidence to confirm he should be hanged for the crime. And some say it’s one of the reasons why the country should do away with the death penalty. “I’m against the death penalty,” Hideko said.

Persons: Iwao Hakamata, that’s, Hakamata, Hideko, ”, he’s, ” Hideko, “, Machiko Ino Japan, Hiroshi Ichikawa, Ichikawa, Hideyo Ogawa, ” Ogawa, Chiara Sangiorgio, Sangiorgio, “ Iwao, Hakamata “ Organizations: Tokyo CNN, Tokyo High Court, Japan’s, Ministry of Justice, Hakamata, CNN, “, Japan’s Ministry, Justice, exoneration, Amnesty International Locations: Shizuoka, Japan, Tokyo, United States

☆ Police arrest five people over fake Brad Pitt scam after two women lost $362,000
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Police in Spain have arrested five people accused of scamming two women out of 325,000 euros ($362,000) by pretending to be Hollywood star Brad Pitt online. One woman lost 175,000 euros ($195,000) to the fraudsters, while another lost 150,000 euros ($167,000). Both victims were contacted via a Brad Pitt fan site by fraudsters who managed to convince them that the actor wanted to invest in various projects with them, police said. Investigators found that, as part of the scam, a network of bank accounts were created using fake identity documents. “Mules” were also used to help to launder money through their own bank accounts in exchange for a small payment.

Persons: Brad Pitt, fraudsters, “, ”, Pitt Organizations: CNN — Police, Hollywood, Guardia Civil, Investigators Locations: Spain

☆ Adoption fraud was widespread for many South Koreans adopted into Western countries, AP finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | 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: +22 min

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — As the plane descended into Seoul, Robert Calabretta swaddled himself in a blanket, his knees tucked into his chest like a baby in the womb. The South Korean government has accepted a fact-finding commission under pressure from adoptees, and hundreds have submitted their cases for review. Western governments turned a blind eye, sometimes even pressuring South Korea for children, while promoting the narrative that they were saving orphans with no other options. Robert Calabretta, right, and his biological father, Lee Sung-soo, during a visit in Daegu, South Korea, in August 2020. Laurie Bender was approached by a strange woman while playing in the front yard in South Korea in 1975.

Persons: Robert Calabretta swaddled, they’d, “, ”, —, doesn’t, Robert Calabretta, Lee Sung, Calabretta, “ You’re, Patricia Nye, ” Nye, Holt, weren’t, ” Michaela Dietz, Robyn Joy Park, Rae, hasn't, Jae, Lee, ” Lee, Lee Moo, wasn’t, David Goldman, she’d, Laurie Bender, Bender, Han Tae, Philsik Shin, Helen Noh, Noh, ” Noh, he’d, Susan Soonkeum Cox, Kim Jin Sook, Francis Carlin, ” Carlin, …, Carlin, ” Bender, you’ve, Han Organizations: The Associated Press, South, AP, Frontline, International Social Service, University of Minnesota, ISS, BBC, ”, Holt Children’s Services, Eastern Social Welfare Society, Korea Welfare Services, Korea Social Service, Records, Health Ministry, Red Cross Hospital, U.S, Korea’s Anyang University, Seoul’s Soongsil University, Holt International, Catholic Relief Services, South Korean, FRONTLINE, PBS Locations: SEOUL, South Korea, Seoul, United States, South, Western, adoptees, U.S, Australia, Daegu, Korean, West, Korea, Geneva, “, Asia, Europe, North America, Pasadena , Calif, Boryeong, American, New York, ”, Oregon, Holt, Holt Korea

☆ 'Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story' is about two brothers who murdered their parents. Here's what the Netflix show gets wrong.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read preview"Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story," the latest buzzy true crime drama series from Netflix, tells the story of two brothers who killed their parents in 1989. José Menendez likely didn't see who killed himJosé Menendez, and Javier Bardem in "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story." AdvertisementThere's no evidence the brothers had an incestuous relationshipCooper Koch as Erik Menendez and Nicholas Chavez as Lyle Menendez. The scene then shows Kitty Menendez walking in on Erik and Lyle Menendez kissing in the shower. Erik Menendez has said he isn't gayErik Menendez in Los Angeles in 1994.

Persons: —, Lyle, Erik Menendez, José Menendez, Mary Louise, Kitty, Menendez, Ryan Murphy, Jeffrey Dahmer, J, Simpson, Javier Bardem, Kitty Menendez, Erik, Cooper Koch, Nicholas Chavez, José, didn't, Eric Menendez, Ronald L, Lyle Menendez, Dominick Dunne, Nathan Lane, Dunne, Ted Soqui, Tammi Menendez Organizations: Service, Netflix, Business, Los Angeles Times, Getty, ABC News, ABC Locations: Los Angeles, Beverly Hills

CNN —Multiple people opened fire Saturday night in a bustling area of Birmingham, Alabama, killing four people and injuring 17 others. Seventeen other people were injured, according to Birmingham Police Chief Scott Thurmond. Authorities believe the deadly shooting was a targeted “hit.”Here’s what we know about the mass shooting. “Someone was willing to pay money to have that person killed,” Birmingham Police Chief Scott Thurmond said Sunday. “All of a sudden it was just gunshots, gunshots, gunshots,” Eslami told CNN.

Persons: Truman Fitzgerald, Anitra, Tahj Booker, Carlos McCain, Scott Thurmond, Fitzgerald, Thurmond, Randall Woodfin, ”, Gabriel Eslami, ” Eslami, “, Eslami, didn’t, Dajon Singleton, WBMA, ” “, Singleton, WBMA.Singleton, Woodfin, “ Glock, ” Woodfin, Ban Glock, ” Fitzgerald, CNN’s Zoe Sottile, Raja Razek Organizations: CNN, Police, Anitra Holloman, Authorities, Birmingham Police, Birmingham Police Department, FBI, University of Alabama, Birmingham, WVRC, WVTM, Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, Explosives, US, Facebook, ” Authorities Locations: Birmingham , Alabama, Birmingham, Birmingham’s, State

☆ Man smashes Ai Weiwei’s ‘Porcelain Cube’ at Italy art show
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Footage from CCTV cameras — posted on Ai Weiwei’s Instagram account — showed a man vigorously pushing the sculpture over, breaking it and then holding a piece of it over his head. The sculpture targeted was the artist’s large blue and white “Porcelain Cube,” the spokesperson said. The work "Porcelain Cube" left in pieces. The police in Bologna told local media a 57-year old Czech man had been arrested after being stopped by the museum’s security. It was not clear how the man had entered the building during the invite-only event on Friday.

Persons: Ai Weiwei, Ai Weiwei’s, —, Arturo Galansino, ”, “ Ai Weiwei Organizations: CNN, Bononiae Press Locations: Italian, Bologna, Florence

☆ Attack on foreign diplomats' convoy kills police officer in Pakistan
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-22 | by ( Mushtaq Yusufzai | Mushtaq Yusufzai Is A Journalist Based In Peshawar | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A roadside bomb hit a convoy of foreign diplomats visiting northwest Pakistan on Sunday, killing a police officer in their security detail, police said. Ambassadors from Indonesia, Portugal, Kazakhstan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Zimbabwe, Rwanda, Turkmenistan, Vietnam, Iran, Russia, and Tajikistan were among those in the convoy, police said. Police made security arrangements for the foreign ambassadors and they were immediately rescued and moved towards Pakistan's capital Islamabad, Khan said. Offering sympathies to the families of those who died, Pakistan’s foreign ministry said in a statement that “all members of the diplomatic corps have returned safely to Islamabad.”Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari also condemned the attack. Pakistani counter-terrorist forces maintain a strong presence in the Swat valley, which has long been a hotbed of Islamist militant insurgency.

Persons: Zahidullah Khan, Mohammad Ali Gandapur, Khan, Asif Ali Zardari, ”, Malala Yousafzai Organizations: NBC News, Police, Pakistani Locations: PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Swat, Indonesia, Portugal, Kazakhstan, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Zimbabwe, Rwanda, Turkmenistan, Vietnam, Iran, Russia, Tajikistan, Pakistan's, Islamabad, ”

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