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☆ Former officer convicted in death of George Floyd attacked in prison, official confirms
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Pool... Acquire Licensing Rights Read moreNov 25 (Reuters) - Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted in the death of George Floyd, was attacked in a prison in Arizona, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison confirmed on Saturday. "I am sad to hear that Derek Chauvin was the target of violence," Ellison said in an emailed statement. Chauvin is serving a 21-year federal sentence for violating Floyd's civil rights, as well as a concurrent 22-1/2 years for murder on his conviction in Minnesota state court. The Federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed an unidentified inmate was assaulted at the Federal Correctional Institution in Tucson, Arizona. It said employees "initiated life-saving measures" for one individual, who was taken by emergency medical services to a hospital.

Persons: Derek Chauvin, Carolyn Pawlenty, George Floyd, Keith Ellison, Chauvin, Ellison, Black, David Ljunggren, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Former, Associated Press, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Federal Correctional Institution, Thomson Locations: Former Minneapolis, Minneapolis , Minnesota, U.S, Minneapolis, Arizona , Minnesota, Minnesota, Tucson , Arizona, Ottawa

☆ See a plane that landed in the water after it overshot the runway in Hawaii
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A US Navy plane landed in a bay in Hawaii after missing the runway. The P-8A aircraft overshot the runway at a Marine base on Kaneohe Bay, said U.S. Marine Corps spokesperson Gunnery Sgt. This photo provided by Diane Dircks shows a U.S. Navy plane that overshot a Marine base on Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. This photo provided by Diane Dircks shows a U.S. Navy plane that overshot a Marine base on Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. In October 2022, a Korean Air plane overshot the runway after attempting to land twice and heavily damaged its exterior.

Persons: —, Shayne Enright, Ryan Fisher, Orlando Perez, Chesley, Sully, Sullenberger, Diane Dircks, Thomas Vaughan Organizations: US Navy, Service, U.S . Navy, Honolulu Emergency Medical Services Department, Coast Guard, U.S . Marine Corps, Airbus, National Weather Service, Boeing, Patrol Squadron, Patrol, AP, Business, Korean Air, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, University of Hawaii Locations: Hawaii, Honolulu, Kaneohe, U.S, York, Kaneohe Bay, Illinois, Whidbey, Washington, Korean, Iranian, Oahu

☆ Amputees say this bionic hand startup gives them both strength and grace — they can even pick up raw eggs without crushing them
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Ashley Capoot | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Now, 12 years later, Schroeder wears a bionic hand designed by the startup Aether Biomedical, and it's business as usual for him. Aether's hand, called the Zeus, can lift up to 77 pounds and switch between 12 different customizable grip patterns in real time. Aether works with upper limb amputees, and anyone with an amputation level between the wrist and the shoulder can use its Zeus hand. More than 200 patients are using Aether's Zeus hand, and like other bionic hands, it works by translating the electrical signals in the arm muscles. Aether's Zeus hand is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and it's covered by all major insurance payers.

Persons: Andrew Hitz, Jeremy Schroeder, Schroeder, Schroeder's, Dhruv Agrawal, it's, Sarra Mullen, Mullen, Agrawal, they've Organizations: CNBC, U.S . Food, Drug Administration, J2 Ventures, Story Ventures, Technology Locations: Sherwood , Ohio, Poland, Chicago, Ukraine

☆ Israel-Hamas War Israel Announces ‘Large Attack’ as Communications Blackout Cuts Off Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Anushka Patil | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

“Essentially today there is a northern Gaza and a southern Gaza,” Admiral Hagari said. Earlier in the day, the Israeli military had accused Hamas of using two hospitals in northern Gaza, Sheikh Hamad and Indonesian hospitals, as cover for its operational centers. The Israeli military had earlier made similar accusations about Al Shifa Hospital, in Gaza City, and on Friday the Israeli military confirmed an airstrike near that facility. The communications blackout hit Gaza after sunset, around 6:20 p.m. local time, according to NetBlocks, an internet monitoring service. The first blackout on Oct. 27, which began around sunset, lasted nearly 36 hours and spread fear and panic across Gaza as Israel began a ground invasion.

Persons: Daniel Hagari, Israel, Admiral Hagari, ’, Sheikh Hamad, Al Shifa, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Tedros, NetBlocks, Alp Toker, “, ” Mr, Toker Organizations: BBC, West Bank, Al, Gaza’s, Palestine Red Crescent Society, UNRWA, World Health Organization Locations: Gaza City, Gaza, Indonesian, Al Shifa, Palestine, Israel, United States

☆ Israel Announces ‘Large Attack’ as Communications Blackout Cuts Off Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Anushka Patil | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

☆ Third Communications Blackout Hits Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Anushka Patil | More About Anushka Patil | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Gaza was plunged into a communications blackout on Sunday for the third time in 10 days, again leaving its people without access to internet or phone services as night fell and Israel’s heavy bombardment of the enclave continued. The widespread blackout began shortly before sunset, around 4:20 p.m. local time, according to NetBlocks, an internet monitoring service. The Palestine Red Crescent Society said on social media that the blackout affected more than two million civilians, cutting off access to emergency medical services as the bombings continued, and that, as during the previous blackouts, it had lost contact with its teams in Gaza. UNRWA, the U.N. agency that aids Palestinians, also said it was unable to reach “the vast majority” of its team in the enclave. “Without connectivity, people who need immediate medical attention cannot contact hospitals and ambulances,” he said on social media.

Persons: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, ”, NetBlocks, Alp Toker, “, ” Mr, Toker, Israel Organizations: Palestine Red Crescent Society, UNRWA, World Health Organization, Gaza’s Locations: Gaza, Palestine, Israel, United States

☆ Blackout disconnects bombarded Gazans from world and each other
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Smoke rises over Gaza, as seen from Israel's border with Gaza, in southern Israel October 28. If you are struck, whatever happens, you can't communicate with anyone," said Plestia Alaqad, a freelance journalist in Gaza. "I'm supposed to tell the world what is going on, well I am in Gaza and I don't know what is going on. The Palestinian health ministry said on Saturday 7,650 people had been killed and 19,450 injured in Gaza since Israel's bombardment began. Reporting by Henriette Chacar in Jerusalem and Estelle Shirbon in London; Editing by Alison WilliamsOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Amir Cohen, Plestia Alaqad, Yoav Gallant, Israel, Mohammed Zaanoun, Henriette Chacar, Estelle Shirbon, Alison Williams Organizations: REUTERS, International, Israel's, Saturday, West Bank, Food, World Health Organization, Sans Frontieres, Norwegian Refugee Council, Reuters, Palestine Red Crescent Society, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Israel, Palestine, Saturday, Egypt, Jerusalem, London

☆ Israel military announces ground operation expansion in Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Kevin Flower | Christian Edwards | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is “expanding ground operations” in the Gaza Strip, IDF spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari announced Friday, as intense airstrikes rocked the besieged enclave and with communications links reportedly severed. Gaza residents told CNN the strikes were the most intense they have experienced since Israel began to retaliate against Hamas’ October 7 terror attack nearly three weeks ago. A huge wall of heavy smoke that lasted 15 to 30 minutes also blew from Gaza into southern Israel earlier Friday evening. “We have, of course, certainly seen Israel undertake varied operations on the ground in the last couple of days,” National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters Friday. He also declined to say if the Biden administration has confidence that Israel has fully considered the ramifications of a ground incursion.

Persons: Daniel Hagari, Mohammad Shtayyeh, Israel, Shtayyeh, Deir al Balah, Ayman Safadi, ”, ” Hagari, Hagari, John Kirby, “, we’re, ” Kirby, Biden, Kirby, Phillipe Lazzarini, Lazzarini Organizations: CNN, Israel Defense Forces, Israel, ” Palestinian Authority, Al Aqsa Martyrs, Palestine Red Crescent Society, Reuters, United Nations, UN, Assembly, Hamas, IDF, National Security, UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees Locations: Gaza, Israel, ”, Al Aqsa, Deir, Palestine, Gaza City, Israel’s, Egypt, Rafah

☆ Cyberattacks Intensify on Israeli, Palestinian Groups
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The rise in cyberattacks on Israeli human-rights organization B'Tselem has reached levels similar to activity seen during the conflict between Israel and Hamas in 2014, said Roy Yellin, the organization's director of public outreach. The personal mobile phone number of B'Tselem’s executive director was published online, prompting hundreds of calls and text messages, Yellin said. Israeli nonprofit United Hatzalah, which provides volunteer emergency medical services, posted on X that it had blocked access to its donation site from certain countries because of “a large number of cyber attacks against us.” U.K.-based Medical Aid for Palestinians, which provides emergency relief to people in Gaza, said on X that a cyberattack on its website was “an apparent attempt to prevent people donating towards our medical relief efforts.”

Persons: Roy Yellin, Yellin, ” Organizations: United, Aid Locations: cyberattacks, Israel, Gaza

☆ Federal regulators open probe into Cruise after pedestrian injury reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Rohan Goswami | In Rohangoswamicnbc | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Federal regulators have opened a preliminary investigation into whether Cruise autonomous cars exercised "appropriate caution" in and around pedestrians, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration wrote in a filing. The NHTSA probe was prompted by two reports involving pedestrian injuries and Cruise vehicles in recent months. One incident on Oct. 2 involved a situation where a pedestrian was thrown by another vehicle into the path of a driverless Cruise vehicle. Proponents have argued that driverless vehicles are safer than human-driven ones. Other companies, including some based in China, are also testing driverless vehicles on San Francisco streets.

Persons: Cruise, Hannah Lindow Organizations: NBC, Area Investigative Unit, Traffic, Administration, NHTSA, General Motors, San, CNBC Locations: San Francisco, Francisco, China

☆ Hackers hit aid groups responding to Israel and Gaza crisis
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Zeba Siddiqui | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration picture taken on May 13, 2017. Jerusalem-based nonprofit United Hatzalah, which provides emergency medical services, said its website was struck by distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks that temporarily slowed its ability to receive donations. DDoS is a low-level and typically unsophisticated attack designed to overwhelm a website with artificial traffic, often causing it to crash. The disruptions to the United Hatzalah website did not lead to loss of data or donations, said Jeremy Cole, a spokesperson for the group. Another website impersonating United Hatzalah that had sprung up in the last few days seeking donations had been taken down, Cole said.

Persons: Kacper, Rohan Talbot, Jeremy Cole, United Hatzalah, Cole, Gil Messing, Messing, Zeba Siddiqui, Bill Berkrot Organizations: REUTERS, FRANCISCO, Medical Aid, Security, Hamas, Thomson Locations: Israel, Gaza, Jerusalem, British, San Francisco

☆ Wildfires: Stay Safe in a Warming World
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Megan Mccrea | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Climate change is warming up the spring, lengthening the summer, and drying out soil and vegetation, leading to more frequent, destructive wildfires. If you’re traveling in this environment — especially if you’re planning a trip to the outdoors — how can you stay safe? Heat, drought, low humidity and wind can signal fire danger, so the National Weather Service checks for these conditions year-round and issues red-flag warnings for places that are at high risk. No matter the season, watch for those warnings. What are the conditions?’” That will help you gauge the risk level, and know what to monitor.

Persons: Lori Moore, Merrell, What’s Organizations: Marshall, National Weather Service Locations: Denver, United States

☆ The pilot of an F-35 that weirdly went missing ended up parachuting into someone's backyard after ejecting
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The pilot of the F-35 fighter jet that went missing ejected and landed in the backyard of a South Carolina home. The Associated Press reported that the pilot parachuted safely into the backyard on Sunday. The pilot was forced to eject from the F-35B Lightning II jet during a training mishap. Local news outlet WMBF reported parts of the aircraft were found near Bartells Road in Indiantown, South Carolina. AdvertisementAdvertisementBefore the jet was found, the US military called on help from the public to locate the missing aircraft.

Persons: Jeremy Huggins Organizations: Associated Press, Service, Marine Corps, Charleston International Airport, AP, Emergency, Services, Base, NBC News Locations: South Carolina, Wall, Silicon, pilotless, Charleston, Joint Base, Bartells, Indiantown , South Carolina

The pilot, who has not been identified by the Marine Corps, did not have serious injuries and has been discharged from the hospital. Then there’s the Marine Corps’ F-35B variant, which can hover and take off and land vertically like a helicopter. The Marine Corps’ variant has a specialized seat that can auto eject to better protect pilots in case an incident occurs while the plane is in hover mode. The 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing told AP that there was an “investigation ongoing” and would not share any more details. The Marine Corps announced Monday it was pausing aviation operations for two days after the fighter jet’s crash.

Persons: “, ”, Mark Cancian, Cancian, Jeremy Huggins, Huggins, ___ Copp, Pollard Organizations: U.S . Marine Corps, Associated Press, Marine Corps, Emergency, Services, Charleston International Airport, AP, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Force, Marines, Corps, Joint Base Charleston, NBC News, Washington Post, 2nd Marine Aircraft, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, U.S . Department of Defense, U.S, Government, Office, The Department of Defense, Department of Defense, America Statehouse News Initiative, America Locations: CHARLESTON, S.C, South Carolina, Indiantown , South Carolina, Charleston, Williamsburg County, Federal, Fort Worth, Australia, San Diego, Washington ,

☆ Woman severely injured by bison in North Dakota national park
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Chris Boyette | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A Minnesota woman was severely injured by a bison in Theodore Roosevelt National Park in Medora, North Dakota, according to the National Park Service. A bison gored a 47-year-old Arizona woman Monday morning in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. In the wake of the two incidents involving national park guests within days of each other, the National Park Service has issued a warning that bison can be easily agitated during mating season. Use extra caution and give them additional space during this time,” the park service said. “Approaching bison threatens them, and they may respond by bluff charging, head bobbing, pawing, bellowing, or snorting,” according to the park service.

Persons: Theodore Roosevelt, “, goring, Bison Organizations: CNN, National Park Service, “ Bulls, NPS, Emergency Medical Services Locations: Minnesota, Medora , North Dakota, Arizona, Wyoming, Billings County, Fargo, Lake Yellowstone, Yellowstone

☆ Larry Nassar, the ex-USA Gymnastics doctor who sexually abused girls for decades, was stabbed 10 times in prison
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( Shawn Nottingham Hannah Rabinowitz Holly Yan | Shawn Nottingham | Hannah Rabinowitz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar, who was convicted of sexually abusing young athletes under the guise of medical treatment, was assaulted inside a federal prison in Florida, according to two sources familiar with the incident. Joe Rojas, president of the local correction officers’ union, told CNN Nassar was stabbed a total of 10 times – twice in the neck, twice in the back, and six times in the chest. Rojas says Nassar is in stable condition. In 2021, victims of Nassar reached a $380 million settlement with USA Gymnastics, the US Olympic Committee and their insurers. The settlement was part of the USA Gymnastics plan to exit bankruptcy as the organization has struggled to recover from the Nassar scandal.

Persons: Larry Nassar, Joe Rojas, CNN Nassar, –, Rojas, Nassar, “, Coleman Organizations: CNN, USA, of Prisons, United States, Staff, Medical Services, Michigan State University, US Olympic, US Olympic Committee, Associated Press Locations: Florida, Sumterville , Florida, Michigan, Ingham County

☆ More Heat, and Little Respite, Is Expected in the Southwest
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( Jacey Fortin | David Montgomery | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“This year, we are seeing a bit of a delay in the evolution into the monsoon thunderstorm season,” Mr. Frieders said. “And so with that, we ended up seeing temperatures a little bit hotter during the day.”The heat wave now stationed over the desert Southwest — caused by a “heat dome” of high pressure — has also brought sweltering temperatures to parts of Texas and New Mexico. Experts estimate that more than 50 million people across the United States live in the areas expected to have dangerous levels of heat. As Captain Noak spoke on Monday afternoon, the heat index in the city — a measure of how the air feels that takes into account both temperature and humidity — was climbing toward an expected high of 109 degrees. Captain Noak said Austin residents had enjoyed some relief last week, when high temperatures fell short of 100 degrees for several days and the E.M.S.

Persons: ” Mr, Frieders, ”, Darren Noak, Noak, Captain Noak Organizations: Austin, Medical Services Locations: Texas, New Mexico, United States, Travis, Austin , Texas, Austin

☆ Roller coaster riders stuck upside down for hours at Wisconsin festival
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( Christina Zdanowicz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Festivalgoers got more of an adventure than they bargained for Sunday when a roller coaster ride got stuck at a fair in Wisconsin, leaving them hanging upside down for hours. Eight passengers were left suspended when a mechanical failure stalled the ride at the Forest County Festival in Crandon, Wisconsin, the Crandon Fire Department said. Emergency personnel work to remove people from a stuck roller coaster in Crandon, Wisconsin, on July 2. Emergency personnel stand by as eight people are removed from a stuck roller coaster in Crandon, Wisconsin. The ordeal came two days after a father spotted a crack in a steel support pillar at the top of a roller coaster at Carowinds amusement park in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Persons: CNN — Festivalgoers, Brennan Cook, WJFW, ” Erica Kostichka, Kostichka, ” Cook Organizations: CNN, Crandon Fire Department, Antigo, EMS, WAOW, Fire Department, Firefighters Locations: Wisconsin, Forest, Crandon , Wisconsin, Charlotte , North Carolina, Rhinelander

☆ A teen was lost for just over 2 days in the wilderness, authorities say. Her story had a happy ending
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-01 | by ( Ashley R. Williams | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A teen hiker who became separated from her group in one of British Columbia’s largest parks has been found safe after going missing for over two days, Canadian authorities announced. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said Friday that Esther Wang, 16, was healthy, happy and reunited with her family after getting lost in Golden Ears Park. Authorities reported that the teen lost her way along the park’s East Canyon trail Tuesday afternoon and her hiking group and its leader were unable to find her. The group’s leader then alerted park officials, who contacted the RCMP, according to a news release. At around 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, authorities said Wang walked out of the East Canyon trail area on her own.

Persons: CNN —, Esther Wang, Wang, ” Ryan Smith, “, – they’ve, ”, Keith Schendel, Wendy Mehat, ” Mehat Organizations: CNN, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Authorities, CBC, US Locations: British, Meadows, Canadian

☆ Fact Check-Video of people surrounding ambulance is not related to Illinois 2023 shooting
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Chicago mass shooting. The video, however, was published in 2021 by news outlets (here) and (here) showing a crowd “twerking” as they lean against an ambulance after a mass shooting at a Juneteenth celebration in Oakland, California. The DuPage County, Illinois Sheriff’s Office did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. The claim surfaced online after at least 20 people were shot, one fatally, at a Juneteenth celebration outside Chicago shortly after midnight on Sunday, June 18, 2023 (here). Video shows people dancing and leaning against an ambulance after a shooting in California in 2021, not in Illinois in 2023.

Persons: Aneeka Chaudhry, ” “ Falck, ” Chaudhry, Read Organizations: Alameda County Emergency Medical Services, Facebook, Alameda County Health Care Services Agency, Reuters Locations: Alameda County, California, Willowbrook , Illinois, Chicago, Oakland , California, Lake Merritt, Oakland, DuPage County , Illinois, Illinois

☆ Off-duty pilot helps land Air Canada plane after medical emergency - TSB
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

OTTAWA, June 23 (Reuters) - One of the pilots flying an Air Canada jet airliner became incapacitated during a domestic flight but the plane landed safely after an off-duty pilot stepped in to help, authorities said on Friday. The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) said the incident occurred on June 7 during a 2,115 km (1,300 mile) flight to St John's in the Atlantic province of Newfoundland from Toronto. A deadheading captain assumed the crew member's duties and landed the aircraft without further incident," the TSB said in an emailed statement. A deadheading pilot is one who is flying commercially on their way to a new assignment. According to Air Canada's website, the carrier generally operates the flight with an Airbus A-220 twin-engine airliner, which can carry around 140 passengers.

Persons: John's, David Ljunggren, Grant McCool Organizations: OTTAWA, Air Canada, Transportation Safety Board, TSB, Air Canada's, Airbus, Thomson Locations: Atlantic, Newfoundland, Toronto

☆ Extreme Heat, More Storms Threaten an Already Battered Oklahoma
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Edgar Sandoval | Judson Jones | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Battered by severe storms that killed at least two people and left thousands without electricity, Oklahoma faced more relentless heat and severe storms on Wednesday as crews worked furiously to restore power in the hard-hit northeast part of the state. Ambulance crews in the Tulsa region were struggling to keep up with calls related to the storm and power disruptions, according to Adam Paluka, a spokesman for the Emergency Medical Services Authority in Tulsa. Many of the calls were related to heat exhaustion or to people falling ill because they had no power for medical equipment in their homes. Storms, possibly with hail, were expected to continue battering Tulsa and others parts of the state on Wednesday and the next few days. But officials were more worried about the relentless heat, which is expected to reach triple digits by the weekend.

Persons: Adam Paluka, “, ” Mr, Paluka, ” Organizations: Oklahoma, Ambulance, Emergency Medical Services Authority Locations: Tulsa

☆ Storm Barrels Through Tiny Texas Town, Killing at Least 3
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Eduardo Medina | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

A powerful storm struck the northern Texas town of Matador on Wednesday night, killing at least three people, damaging about a dozen buildings and prompting a search for people who might have been injured or trapped by debris, the authorities said. Matador, which has about 600 residents, is roughly 290 miles northwest of Dallas and was under a tornado warning as the storm barreled through the area around 8 p.m., said William Iwasko, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Lubbock. “Based on the damage,’’ he added, “there was most likely a tornado” in Matador, but that will be determined on Thursday. The mayor of Matador, Pat Smith, who also provides emergency medical services in the town, said in a brief phone interview that at least three people had been killed, that others may be injured and that there was “a whole lot of damage.”

Persons: William Iwasko, Pat Smith Organizations: Matador, National Weather Service Locations: Texas, Matador, Dallas, Lubbock

CNN —Theodore “Ted” Kaczynski, the Harvard-trained math professor who unleashed a deadly bombing campaign from a shack in rural Montana and became known as the “Unabomber,” has died, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons. In 2021, Kaczynski was moved to the federal medical center in North Carolina, according to the bureau. Elaine Thompson/APPortrayed by prosecutors as a vengeful loner, Kaczynski published 30,000-word treatise that became known as the Unabomber Manifesto. “Justice has been done, and Theodore Kaczynski will never threaten anyone again,” Attorney General Janet Reno said in a statement at the time. Its similarity to letters he sent to his family alerted his brother, who made the decision to turn Kaczynski in.

Persons: Theodore “ Ted ” Kaczynski, ”, Kaczynski, “, ” Kaczynski, Ted Kaczynski's, Elaine Thompson, David, Michael Macor, Sally Johnson, Johnson, Judge Garland Burrell Jr, Theodore Kaczynski, ” Burrell, Susan Mosser, Burrell, he’ll, Thomas, Kelly, Hugh Scrutton, Gilbert Murray, Charles Epstein, David Gelernter, Janet Reno, ” David Kaczynski, ” Ted Kaczynski Organizations: CNN, Harvard, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Federal Medical Center, “ Staff, FMC Butner, San Francisco Chronicle, Getty, Prosecutors, University of California, Time Locations: Montana, Butner , North Carolina, North Carolina, Supermax, Florence , Colorado, Lincoln , Montana, Helena , Montana, New Jersey, Berkeley

☆ Convicted spy Robert Hanssen dies in prison
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Michelle Watson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Robert Philip Hanssen, who received payments of $1.4 million in cash and diamonds for the information he gave the Soviet Union and Russia, has died, the Federal Bureau of Prisons announced Monday. Hanssen had been in custody at Colorado’s USP Florence ADMAX since July 17, 2002. “On Monday, June 5, 2023, at approximately 6:55 am, inmate Robert Hanssen was found unresponsive at the United States Penitentiary (USP) Florence ADMAX in Florence, Colorado,” a release from the Federal Bureau of Prisons said. In 2001, Hanssen pleaded guilty to 15 counts of espionage and conspiracy in exchange for the government not seeking the death penalty. Investigators accused him of compromising dozens of Soviet personnel who were working for the United States, some of whom were executed.

Persons: Robert Philip Hanssen, Hanssen, USP Florence ADMAX, “, Robert Hanssen, Florence ADMAX, ”, Mr Organizations: CNN, Federal Bureau of Prisons, USP Florence, United States, Staff Locations: Soviet Union, Russia, USP, Florence , Colorado, United States, Soviet

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