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“President Trump and the Transition are focused on doing the work of uniting our nation by ensuring a safe and prosperous future. With President Trump as our example, dangerous acts of intimidation and violence will not deter us,” Leavitt said. “New York State, County law enforcement, and U.S. Capitol Police responded immediately with the highest levels of professionalism,” Stefanik’s office said. “The FBI is aware of numerous bomb threats and swatting incidents targeting incoming administration nominees and appointees, and we are working with our law enforcement partners. We take all potential threats seriously, and as always, encourage members of the public to immediately report anything they consider suspicious to law enforcement,” the statement read.

Persons: Vance, Donald Trump’s, “, ‘, ” Karoline Leavitt, Trump, ” Leavitt, Elise Stefanik, ” Organizations: Trump, New York, “, U.S . Capitol Police, FBI, CNN, US Secret Service, Department of Homeland Security Locations: York State, U.S

In our society and our culture, and therefore in our politics, there is a growing comfort in the “ends justifies the means” mentality. (Trump’s pick, Pete Hegseth, has denied an alleged sexual assault described in a 2017 police report and was never charged.) “You crossed the line,” Holly Hunter’s character screams at William Hurt’s character, who responds: “It’s hard not to cross it. And wouldn’t it be a shame if the electorate decided that politics now belongs to the low-character crowd. For what it’s worth, I do think our political leaders and public servants should be of a higher-than-average moral character.

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A U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah takes effect. Winter weather is forecast for Thanksgiving. Ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah takes effectA United States-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon has taken effect a day after President Joe Biden announced the agreement. Meanwhile, the National Weather Service warns that a pair of weather systems were expecting to bring an “Arctic outbreak” across parts of the U.S. into the weekend. Here’s what else is in store for holiday weather and travel.

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☆ Man who went missing for 25 years reunited with family after they spotted him in a news article
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Patrick-Smith-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Patrick Smith | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A man who went missing for 25 years was reunited with his family after a friend spotted him in a newspaper report on missing people, police said Tuesday. The article was headlined "He's been in an LA hospital for weeks and they have no idea who he is. A detective from LAPD's Missing Persons Unit came to the hospital and fingerprinted the man, confirming he was the same person who went missing in 1999. The family has asked for their identities not to be revealed, the sheriff's office said. The family will be reunited soon," the sheriff's office said.

Persons: Derek Kennemore, —, He's, Kennemore Organizations: Francis Medical Center, Staff, LAPD's, Persons Unit Locations: Los Angeles, Lassen County, California, Doyle , California, USA, Lynwood , California

☆ ICC prosecutor requests arrest warrants for the head of Myanmar’s military regime
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | 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: +3 min

The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor asked judges on Wednesday to issue an arrest warrant for the head of Myanmar’s military regime for crimes committed against the country’s Rohingya Muslim minority. From a refugee camp in Bangladesh, the court’s top prosecutor, Karim Khan, said in a statement that he intends to request more warrants for Myanmar’s leaders soon. “In doing so, we will be demonstrating, together with all of our partners, that the Rohingya have not been forgotten. The allegations stem from a counterinsurgency campaign that Myanmar’s military began in August 2017 in response to an insurgent attack. In 2018 judges at the court ruled the prosecutor could look into crimes which were “completed” on the territory of a member state, such as forcible deportation.

Persons: Court’s, Min Aung Hlaing, Aung San, Karim Khan, “, Hlaing, Khan, Fatou Bensouda, ” Organizations: Myanmar Defense Services, International Court of Justice, United Nations ’, Myanmar Locations: Aung San Suu, Bangladesh, Myanmar, San, Gambia, Canada

☆ Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

The ship now sits idle in international waters but inside Denmark’s exclusive economic zone, closely watched by Danish military vessels. “From the Swedish side we have had contact with the ship and contact with China and said that we want the ship to move towards Swedish waters,” Kristersson told a press conference, adding it would help facilitate the investigation. China’s foreign ministry said the communications channels with Sweden and other relevant parties were “unobstructed,” when asked about Sweden’s request. Western intelligence officials from multiple countries have said they are confident the Chinese ship caused the cuts to both cables. Kristersson said he was hopeful that China would respond positively to the request to move the ship to Swedish waters.

Persons: Ulf Kristersson, Boris Pistorius, Yi Peng, Kristersson, “ We’re, ” Kristersson, “, ”, Mao Ning, Katja Bego Organizations: German, . Naval Intelligence, U.S, Chatham House, Reuters Locations: Sweden, Baltic, Finland, Germany, Lithuania, Russian, Ust, Luga, Danish, Swedish, China, Russia, Beijing

☆ Australian police officer who Tasered 95-year-old is found guilty of manslaughter
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

SYDNEY, Australia — An Australian police officer who fatally shocked a 95-year-old care home resident with a Taser gun was found guilty of manslaughter on Wednesday. He shocked Nowland, who was holding a steak knife, with his Taser, police said at the time. The jury found White guilty of the manslaughter of Nowland after deliberating for almost a week, said a spokesperson for the Supreme Court of New South Wales, the state where the incident took place. Manslaughter carries a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison in the state. Nowland’s death came in the same week that a police officer in the same state was found guilty of assault after an incident involving a 16-year-old boy from the country’s Indigenous community in 2020.

Persons: Australia —, Kristian White, Clare Nowland, Nowland, White, Karen Webb Organizations: New, Reuters TV State Police Locations: SYDNEY, Australia, Cooma, Canberra, New South Wales

☆ Massachusetts man who spent decades in prison for a murder he didn’t commit is awarded $13 million
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

He was awarded $13 million — though state regulations cap rewards at $1 million for wrongful convictions. The jury also found a state police chemist falsely testified at the trial though his testimony isn’t what guaranteed Sullivan’s conviction. Another suspect in the murder, Gary Grace, implicated Sullivan and had his murder charges dropped. He was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole but he died in prison. “I couldn’t believe I was convicted of murder,” Sullivan said, recalling prosecutors mentioned the purple jacket five times in their closing argument.

Persons: Michael Sullivan’s, Sullivan, Wilfred McGrath, ”, Michael Heineman, “, ” Sullivan, McGrath, Gary Grace, Grace, meanwhile, Emil Petrla, Steven Senne, Dana Curhan, ‘, ” Curhan, Marian Ryan, ” “ I’m, Buddy, Donna Faria, Faria, ” Faria, Sullivan hasn’t, Heineman, — Organizations: Authorities, State Police, AP, Middlesex, Yorkshire Locations: FRAMINGHAM, Mass, Massachusetts, Framingham , Massachusetts, Boston, Billerica , Massachusetts

☆ Assault trial for man accused in wrong-door shooting of Ralph Yarl moves forward
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dennis-Romero-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Dennis Romero | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Prosecution of an 86-year-old white man charged in the wrong-door injury shooting of a Black teenager in Kansas City, Missouri, last year will move forward, a judge indicated Tuesday. Cleo Nagbe, mother of Ralph Yarl, said the teen's family is pleased the case remained on schedule. “The family of Ralph Yarl is grateful that the trial against Andrew Lester is moving forward,” she said in a statement sent to NBC affiliate KSHB of Kansas City, Missouri. After the shooting, Yarl sought help from the residents of neighboring homes, his family's lawyers said, and was eventually hospitalized. If Lester is successfully prosecuted on the assault charge, he faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.

Persons: Andrew Lester, David P, Chamberlain, hasn't, Cleo Nagbe, Ralph Yarl, ”, Ralph, Lester, Yarl, Gwyneth Paltrow, Halle Berry, Chrissy Teigen, Kim Kardashian, Viola Davis, “, he's Organizations: NBC, Street, Northeast 115th Locations: Kansas City , Missouri, Clay, Northeast

☆ The 50 Others Accused in France’s Pelicot Rape Trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Catherine Porter | Ségolène Le Stradic | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The last of 50 men to be cross-examined in the rape of a drugged and naked Gisèle Pelicot stood before the judges in a white sweater and jeans. Philippe Leleu: Single, no children, a dedicated weight lifter and professional gardener who, at 62, was nearing retirement when the police came knocking. “I never imagined I’d come before a court for him, never, never,” she told the judges recently. Yet here he was, among the accused, standing in the crowded courtroom in the southern city of Avignon, part of a mass rape trial, now in its 12th week, that has deeply shaken France. Ms. Pelicot’s ex-husband of 50 years, Dominique Pelicot, has pleaded guilty to drugging her for almost a decade to rape her, and offering her unconscious body up to strangers he met online.

Persons: Gisèle Pelicot, Philippe Leleu, “, ”, Pelicot’s, Dominique Pelicot Organizations: Prosecutors Locations: Avignon, France

☆ Dentist charged with murdering wife also wanted investigating officer killed, authorities say
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Andi Babineau | Andy Rose | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

James Craig previously entered not guilty pleas to first-degree murder and other charges in the death of his wife, Angela Craig. Angela Craig went to the hospital with dizziness two days after a package of arsenic was delivered to the couple’s home, investigators said. Investigators say Angela Craig texted her husband, “I feel drugged,” after having a protein shake. James Craig texted back, “Just for the record, I didn’t drug you,” according to a court document. After his wife’s death, James Craig told the victim’s sister he did not want an autopsy performed, according to the affidavit.

Persons: James Craig, Craig, Angela Craig, Christopher Oquendo, Angela, Angela Craig’s, Angela Craig texted, “, ”, James Craig texted, Harvey Steinberg, Steinberg, Craig’s, CNN’s Raja Razek, Elizabeth Wolfe Organizations: Denver CNN, CNN, Judicial, Aurora, Daily, KUSA, Aurora Police, Police, Arapahoe County Coroner’s Locations: Colorado, Arapahoe County

☆ Mother who kept baby hidden in drawer for three years jailed
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Lianne Kolirin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —A mother who kept her baby daughter in a drawer under her bed for almost three years has been jailed for seven and a half years in Britain. He went on to tell the court that the little girl was left alone when her mother went to work, took the other children to school and even when she went to stay with relatives over Christmas. He alerted family members and later that day social services attended the property, where they found the girl in a drawer. When confronted, the mother “did not show any emotion and appeared blasé,” the social worker told the court in a statement. During an interview with police, the woman said had not known she had been pregnant and was “really scared” giving birth.

Persons: –, “, ”, Steven Everett, Siôn, Mihangel, Ap Mihangel, Matthew Dunford Organizations: CNN, Chester Crown, PA Media, ” Locations: Britain, England, Cheshire

☆ Missing hiker found after surviving more than a month in Canada’s snowy wilderness
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Jennifer Hauser | Kia Fatahi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

They recognized him as the lost hiker Sam Benastick, who had been reported missing more than a month ago, on October 19, according to the Northern Rockies Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). Benastick was reported missing after failing to return home on October 17 from a 10-day camping trip in Redfern-Keily Park, CNN affiliate CBC News reports. Benastick told police he initially stayed in his car for a couple of days before walking to a creek near a mountain, where he camped for another 10 to 15 days. From Kamloops Search and RescueThe men took Benastick to a local hospital, where police attended to him and confirmed his identity, said RCMP. After all the time he was missing, it was feared that this was would not be the outcome,” said Cpl Madonna Saunderson, BC RCMP Communications.

Persons: Sam Benastick, Benastick, KSAR, Sam, ”, Cpl Madonna Saunderson, Mike Reid, Reid, “ I’ve, propping, ” Reid, ” Benastick’s, Al Benastick Organizations: CNN, Northern Rockies Royal Canadian Mounted Police, RCMP, CBC, Communications, Canadian Rangers, CBC News Locations: British Columbia, Redfern, Keily, Kamloops, Pink Mountain, Benastick

☆ Stowaway flew aboard Delta flight from New York to Paris after evading airline checkpoints at JFK
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Lex Harvey | Amanda Jackson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A stowaway evaded multiple airport security checkpoints and flew aboard a Delta Airlines flight from New York to Paris Tuesday evening, authorities said – a shocking breach that raised serious alarm over airport security. Passengers weren’t alerted to the stowaway on Delta flight 264 from New York’s JFK International Airport to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport until the plane landed in Paris, said Rob Jackson, who was a passenger on the flight. “Apparently, she hid in a lavatory all the way at the rear of the aircraft when we departed JFK,” Jackson told CNN. She has a Russian passport and will soon be sent back to the United States, according to an airport official in Paris. “Nothing is of greater importance than matters of safety and security,” a Delta spokesperson said in a statement.

Persons: –, Passengers weren’t, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Rob Jackson, ” Jackson, “, ‘, ’ ”, Jackson, CNN Jackson, Charles de Gaulle, ” JP Tristani, Saskya Vandoorne Organizations: CNN, Delta Airlines, US Transportation Security Administration, TSA, Passengers, New York’s JFK, FBI, Delta, WABC Locations: New York, Paris, New, JFK, Russian, United States, Europe, France

☆ Several Trump Administration Picks Face Bomb Threats and ‘Swatting’
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Devlin Barrett | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Several of the people President-elect Donald J. Trump has picked to be cabinet nominees or for White House positions received threats on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, a transition spokeswoman said. said in a statement it was aware of “numerous bomb threats and swatting incidents targeting incoming administration nominees and appointees.”Karoline Leavitt, a spokeswoman for the Trump transition team, said several cabinet nominees and others were targeted with “violent, un-American threats to their lives and those who live with them.”The threatening behavior included bomb threats and “swatting” — the act of contacting law enforcement to falsely claim a dangerous person is at a particular address. Swatting calls are designed to create a frantic armed police response to frighten, harass and endanger someone at their home.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, ” Karoline Leavitt Organizations: White, Trump

☆ JonBenet Ramsey: What we know about the child beauty queen’s death, the botched investigation and decades of mystery
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Holly Yan | Jean Casarez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

The kindergartener was already wearing high heels and following the footsteps of her beauty queen mother, Patricia “Patsy” Ramsey, a former Miss West Virginia. A cryptic ransom note and a grisly discoveryThe morning after Christmas, Patsy Ramsey went to the kitchen to make coffee. It demanded a peculiar amount of money – $118,000 – the same amount John Ramsey received for his Christmas bonus as president of Access Graphics. A grieving father’s relentless search for justiceSince Patsy Ramsey passed away 18 years ago, John Ramsey has remarried and moved to Utah. Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post/Getty ImagesDespite helping with the Netflix documentary, John Ramsey said he doesn’t intend to watch it.

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☆ The Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire deal brings hope, but the US' role of monitoring violations raises issues
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Joshua Nelken-Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The US and France will play a role in monitoring for potential violations of the deal. Regional experts say the US role in monitoring creates complications and challenges. A cease-fire agreement that aims to end the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group, marks a hopeful diplomatic moment after nearly 14 months of conflict. Gerges said that the inclusion of the US in the cease-fire monitoring process "complicates" matters. The cease-fire agreement will not stop the fighting in Gaza, though President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that the US will make "another push" to broker a deal there.

Persons: Gerges, Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, Paul Salem, Salem, Hassan Fadlallah, Ozcelik, Hezbollah's, Joe Biden Organizations: Hezbollah, Israel, London School of Economics, United Nations, Lebanese, Middle East Institute, Guardian, Royal United Services Institute Locations: Israel, France, Iran, Lebanese, Lebanon, Syria, East, Gaza

☆ US to sanction Maduro-aligned officials, to put pressure on Venezuela’s president to accept election results
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Samantha Waldenberg | Stefano Pozzebon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The United States announced new individual sanctions Wednesday on more than 20 officials aligned with Venezuela’s authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro, to put pressure on Maduro to accept the results of Venezuela’s July presidential election, senior administration officials said in a briefing with reporters. Thursday marks exactly four months from the July election, and senior officials believe the new sanctions will put pressure on Venezuelan officials to break ranks from the Maduro government and facilitate a democratic transition in that country. The new round of sanctions target military officials in the Bolivarian National Guard, Bolivarian National Police and other branches of the security apparatus, the US officials said. Among the officials sanctioned Wednesday are Maduro’s newly-installed chief of staff, Anibal Coronado, Communication Minister Freddy Ñañez, and the director of intelligence services Alexis Rodriguez. Asked if there has been any communication with President-elect Donald Trump’s national security team about Venezuela, one of the officials sidestepped.

Persons: Nicolas Maduro, Anibal Coronado, Freddy Ñañez, Alexis Rodriguez, Edmundo Gonzalez, Antony Blinken, Donald Trump’s, “, Biden, Maduro, CNN’s Jennifer Hansler Organizations: CNN, United States, Bolivarian National Guard, Bolivarian National Police, Communication, Venezuelan, US Department of, Foreign, Control, Department of Justice Locations: Chevron, Venezuela, United States, Venezuelan, Rio de Janeiro, ”

☆ ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for Myanmar’s military leader Min Aung Hlaing
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Mitchell Mccluskey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is seeking an arrest warrant for Myanmar’s military leader for crimes committed against the persecuted Rohingya minority group. As a result of the violence, the ICC estimated that more than one million Rohingya were forcibly displaced from Myanmar — many fleeing to neighboring Bangladesh. Min Aung Hlaing is the leader of Myanmar’s powerful military, known as the Tatmadaw, which seized power in 2021. But even If the warrant is approved, the ICC could be limited in its jurisdiction as Myanmar is not among the 123 member states of the court. However, member countries could be obligated to transfer Min Aung Hlaing into ICC custody if he enters their territory after the warrant is issued.

Persons: Karim Khan, Min Aung, “, ” Khan, Khan, Ra’ad Al Hussein Organizations: CNN, Criminal Court, ICC, police, Rights Watch, United Nations, Human Rights, International Court of Justice Locations: Myanmar, Bangladesh, Bazar

☆ California man who went missing for 25 years found after sister sees his picture in the news
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Karina Tsui | Amanda Musa | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —It’s a Thanksgiving miracle for one California family after a man who went missing in 1999 was found 25 years later when his sister saw a photo of him in an online article, authorities said. Not even his vehicle was ever located,” the man’s sister said in the GoFundMe post. The USA Today article, published in May, was a request for the public to help identify a nonverbal man who was hospitalized in Lynwood, California. The man had been found in South Los Angeles on April 15, according to medical officials cited in the article. The deputy then reached out for help from the Los Angeles Police Department’s missing person unit, which was able to fingerprint the hospitalized man and positively identify him as the same person who went missing in 1999, according to the release.

Persons: CNN — It’s, Derek Kennemore, Doyle, Kennemore, Los Angeles Police Department’s, Tommy, ” Organizations: CNN, Lassen County Sheriff’s Department, Los Angeles Police, Cal Alliance Locations: California, Los Angeles, Lassen County, Lynwood , California, South Los Angeles, Reno , Nevada

☆ China Has a New Playbook to Counter Trump: ‘Supply Chain Warfare’
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Alexandra Stevenson | Paul Mozur | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

In the world of cheap drones, Skydio was the great American hope. Its autonomous flying machines gave the U.S. defense and police agencies an alternative to Chinese manufacturers, free from the security concerns tied to dependence on Chinese supply chains. But Skydio’s vulnerabilities came into sharp focus days before the U.S. presidential election, when the Chinese authorities imposed sanctions and severed the company’s access to essential battery supplies. Overnight, the San Mateo, Calif.-based Skydio, the largest American maker of drones, scrambled to find new suppliers. “This is an attack on Skydio, but it’s also an attack on you,” Adam Bry, the chief executive, told customers.

Persons: Skydio, it’s, ” Adam Bry Organizations: U.S, San, U.S . Locations: San Mateo, Calif

☆ Laos methanol: Foreign hostel staff detained after poisonings as families demand answers
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Jessie Yeung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The hostel manager and owner, who are also Vietnamese, were previously detained for questioning by police, according to the Associated Press. The empty bar of Nana Backpackers hostel in Vang Vieng, Laos, on November 22, 2024. Travelers conduct own investigationWith little information forthcoming from Laos authorities, some travelers in Vang Vieng and friends of those who died have taken it upon themselves to investigate. We miss our daughters desperately,” Jones said, after news broke of the arrests in Vang Vieng. In recent decades, Vang Vieng had earned a notorious reputation as a hedonistic party center where travelers could easily access cheap alcohol and illicit drugs.

Persons: –, Nana, Anupam Nath, Vang Vieng, Holly Bowles, Bianca Jones, Mark Jones, ” Jones, “, there’s, Vang Organizations: CNN, Laotian Times, Associated Press, AP, Nine News, Lao News Agency, Melbourne, Nine, Facebook Locations: Laos, British, American, Vang Vieng, AP Laos, Australian, Vang, Australia, Melbourne, Laos …

☆ Johnny Somali: Controversial American live-streamer faces prison in South Korea for offensive behavior
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Hanna Park | Gawon Bae | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A controversial American live-streamer is facing the prospect of prison in South Korea for his offensive antics, in a case that is shining a light on the rise of so-called “nuisance influencers” seeking clicks overseas. Ramsey Khalid Ismael, 24, commonly known by his online alias, “Johnny Somali,” has been indicted of causing a “commotion” at a convenience store, Seoul prosecutors confirmed to CNN. Angry locals threatened reprisals against the live-streamer in online posts following the incident. Separately, a man was arrested in Seoul last month for allegedly punching Ismael in the face, the Yonhap News Agency reported. Last year, the live-streamer was arrested in Osaka on suspicion of trespassing in a construction site, according to the Kyodo News agency.

Persons: Ramsey Khalid Ismael, “ Johnny, ”, Ismael, JTBC, John Lie, ” Lie, “, Ava Ko Organizations: CNN, MBC News, Yonhap News Agency, Kyodo News, University of California Locations: South Korea, Seoul, Asia, Instagram, Tokyo, Japan, Osaka, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Berkeley

The White House is in touch with federal law enforcement and the President-elect’s team, and continues to monitor the situation closely. A federal law enforcement source said none of those targeted were protectees of the US Secret Service. “Anytime a Member of Congress is the victim of a ‘swatting’ incident, we work closely with our local and federal law enforcement partners. Lee Zeldin, Trump’s pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, posted on X about a pipe bomb threat targeting his home. “A pipe bomb threat targeting me and my family at our home today was sent in with a pro-Palestinian themed message.

Persons: Vance, Donald Trump’s, “, ‘, ” Karoline Leavitt, Trump, ”, Joe Biden, ” “, Jack Smith, Tanya Chutkan, Elise Stefanik, Lee Zeldin, Brooke Rollins Organizations: CNN, FBI, White, Service, Trump, New York, GOP, United Nations, U.S . Capitol Police, US Capitol Police, Environmental Protection Agency, Secret Service, Department of Homeland Security Locations: Saratoga County, Washington, York State, U.S

☆ Pakistan’s Capital Is Turned Upside Down by Unending Protests
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Zia Ur-Rehman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Another anti-government protest had come and gone in Pakistan’s once peaceful capital, and Saira Bano was ready to get her city back. For four days, Islamabad had been a tense battleground after supporters of a jailed former prime minister, Imran Khan, marched into the city. The capital, home to 2.4 million people, became a “container city” as the authorities stacked more than 700 shipping containers to block key routes and maintain order. Schools and shops closed, internet service was cut, and roads teemed with thousands of police officers scrutinizing passers-by. “This is not the Islamabad I grew up in,” said Ms. Bano, a schoolteacher who had to cancel her classes for three consecutive days.

Persons: Saira Bano, Imran Khan, ”, Bano Locations: Pakistan’s, Islamabad

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