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☆ Election experts raise alarms about vote counting delays in battleground states
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-22 | by ( Fredreka Schouten | Sara Murray | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

Election observers worry that delays in counting mail ballots could give the public a false sense of who’s winning the election. In Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, election officials are still barred from beginning to process mail ballots before 7 a.m. on Election Day – even though election workers in both states have clamored for change. Georgia's State Election Board members discuss proposals for election rule changes at the State Capitol in Atlanta on September 20, 2024. The new law could delay by an hour or more – depending on the county – the posting of unofficial early results, state election officials have said. In Maricopa County, the general election ballot covers both sides of two pages – twice the length of the ballot voters encountered four years ago.

Persons: CNN —, Seth Bluestein, Ann Jacobs, “, Al Schmidt, Donald Trump, Chris McGrath, Joe Biden, Donald Trump baselessly, Rudy Giuliani, Biden, Trump, ” Jacobs, parroting, Daniel Acker, ” Schmidt, ”, Jacobs, David Becker, Sen, Jeremy Moss, Moss, Mike Stewart, Harris, “ It’s, Karen Brinson Bell, I’ll, won’t, Robyn Beck, Stephen Richer, ” Richer, Katie Hobbs, Jennifer Liewer, Liewer, “ We’ve, ” CNN’s Ethan Cohen, Marshall Cohen, Jason Morris Organizations: CNN, Republican, Democratic, Keystone State, ” Police, Philadelphia Convention Center, White, Democratic Milwaukee, Biden, Wisconsin State Assembly, Trump, Reuters, ”, Workers, US, Department, Election Innovation, Research, National Conference of State Legislatures, Democratic Detroit, Capitol, Michigan Senate, State Capitol, North Carolina State Board, Getty, Republicans, Gov, Democrat Locations: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, “, Wisconsin, Georgia, Keystone, Democratic, Kenosha , Wisconsin, Michigan, Detroit, Atlanta, North Carolina, Phoenix, AFP, Arizona, Maricopa County, Maricopa

☆ Fantasy football feud leads to fake bomb threat, international investigation and federal charges, prosecutors say
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Josh Campbell | Elizabeth Wolfe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Gabriel wrote that the fellow fantasy football player was “headed around Oslo and has a shooting planned with multiple people on his side involved. Law enforcement officers in Norway and the US dedicated five days and hundreds of hours to investigating the threat, prosecutors said. While investigating Gabriel for the international hoax in Norway, prosecutors said they learned that Gabriel emailed another fictitious threat earlier this year – this time to the University of Iowa. In March, Gabriel emailed the university indicating the same fantasy football group member was threatening to “blow up the school,” which Gabriel knew was untrue, prosecutors said. Romero warned in her statement that hoax threats are a crime.

Persons: Matthew Gabriel, Gabriel, “, ”, Jacqueline Romero, ” Gabriel, Romero, ’ ” Organizations: CNN, Philadelphia, US Justice Department, US, Office, Eastern, Eastern District of, Norwegian Police Security Service, FBI, University of Iowa, Eastern District of Pennsylvania Locations: Philadelphia, Eastern District, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Norway, Oslo

These notorious groups dominated organized crime in Chicago and New York for decades –- until prosecutors brought them down with one sweeping charge: racketeering. Blakey has helped draft racketeering laws in at least 22 statesIt’s not a specific crimeSimply put, racketeering means engaging in an illegal scheme. Prosecutors must prove a pattern involving at least two instances of racketeering activity to convict someone under the law. It’s purposefully broadCongress passed the RICO Act in 1970 to combat organized crime. But racketeering is “not only associated with organized crime,” Blakey says.

Persons: Gambino, Lucchese, Donald Trump, Kelly, Young Thug, Sean ‘ Diddy ’ Combs, G, Robert Blakey, Blakey, It’s, ”, Antonio Corallo, ” Blakey Organizations: CNN, Chicago Mafia, Notre Dame University, US Justice Department Locations: Chicago, New York

☆ Meta bans Russian state propaganda outlets
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Sean Lyngaas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, announced Monday that it has banned Russian state media broadcaster RT and other Kremlin-controlled networks, alleging the outlets have engaged in deceptive influence operations and attempted to evade detection. “After careful consideration, we expanded our ongoing enforcement against Russian state media outlets. Rossiya Segodnya, RT and other related entities are now banned from our apps globally for foreign interference activity,” a Meta spokesperson said in a statement. Prior to Monday’s ban, RT had 7.2 million followers on Facebook and 1 million followers on Instagram. After the US Justice Department announcement, RT responded with mocking statements that did not address the specifics of the US allegations.

Persons: Tim Pool, Dave Rubin, Benny Johnson Organizations: CNN, Meta, Facebook, US Justice Department, Tenet Media, Trump, US, Department, Microsoft, Senate

☆ Boeing strike 2024: IAM union members set to strike early Friday after vote against proposed deal
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Chris Isidore | Vanessa Yurkevich | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

New York CNN —Union members at Boeing overwhelmingly rejected a proposed a four-year contract with the troubled aircraft manufacturer, authorizing the first strike at the company in 16 years, said the International Association of Machinist (IAM) union. It also increased job security for union members, because Boeing promised to build its next commercial jet, which has yet to be announced, at a unionized plant. But 95% of members of the IAM union voted against the deal. In a separate vote 96% voted to authorize a strike, easily clearing the two-thirds threshold needed to approve a walkout. Boeing has nearly 150,000 US employees, including the 33,000 IAM union members.

Persons: ”, Jon Holden, Kelly Ortberg, “, Max, Holden, we’ve Organizations: New, New York CNN — Union, Boeing, International Association of, IAM, Alaska Airlines, Federal Aviation Administration, US Justice Department Locations: New York, Alaska

☆ Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs: Former member of Danity Kane accuses Combs of sexual battery in new lawsuit
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Sandra Gonzalez | Elizabeth Wagmeister | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The filing further alleges that Richard witnessed Combs “brutally beat” his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura, including instances where Richard claims to have seen Combs choke, strangle, slap, punch and strike Venture with objects. “On many occasions, Ms. Richard tried to intervene, offering Ms. Ventura support and encouragement to leave Mr. Combs,” the claim states. Combs was seen earlier this year in a 2016 video published by CNN grabbing, shoving, dragging and kicking Ventura. While working with Combs in this capacity, the claim alleges Richard witnessed multiple instances of Combs committing acts of physical violence against Ventura. Another lawsuit accused his son Christian Combs of sexual assault, and Sean Combs is accused of aiding and abetting.

Persons: Dawn Richard, Danity Kane, Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, ”, Richard, Combs “, Cassie Ventura, Combs, Ventura, ’ ” Erica Wolff, “, Jimmy Iovine, Iovine, ’ ” Sean, Diddy, Dawn Richard of Diddy, Gareth Cattermole, Kalenna Harper, “ Mr, ’, ” Richard, Christian Combs, Sean Combs Organizations: CNN, MTV, Venture, Ventura, Interscope Records, Interscope, Bad Boy Entertainment, Combs Enterprises, Iovine, Miami, US Justice Department Locations: New York, Ventura

☆ A small bakery is out thousands of dollars after a check for a 1,000-cupcake order turned out to be a scam
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-05 | by ( Joshua Nelken-Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewA Los Angeles bakery was caught up in a counterfeit-check scam after receiving an order for 1,000 cupcakes. Stern told KABC the "odd" order did raise suspicion, largely because her bakery primarily specializes in occasion cakes and cookies with edible flowers, not cupcakes. Stern told the outlet the bank informed her that if the funds cleared, which they later did, the check was probably legitimate. "They said, 'Oh, it's been cited as a counterfeit check,'" Stern told the outlet. Stern told KABC the experience left her feeling "disheartened about humanity."

Persons: —, Loria Stern, Stern, We've, it's, she'd Organizations: Service, KABC, Business, US Department of, Treasury, US Justice Department, Public Safety Canada Locations: Angeles

☆ Nvidia is suddenly in trouble
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-04 | by ( David Goldman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Nvidia, the AI chipmaking titan that was briefly the world’s most valuable company, has suddenly found itself in an unfamiliar position: a major rut. Nvidia (NVDA) had the worst day in the history of the stock market Tuesday, as measured by loss in total market value. To put that shocking decline into context, only 27 companies on the planet are worth as much as Nvidia lost in value Tuesday. That’s why bulls like Wedbush’s Dan Ives believe Nvidia’s stock decline presents a buying opportunity. – CNN’s Ramishah Maruf contributed to this reportCorrection: Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly described TSMC's relationship with Nvidia.

Persons: Jensen Huang, ”, Biden, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Huang, Blackwell, “, ” Huang, Wedbush’s Dan Ives, ” Ives, –, Ramishah Maruf Organizations: CNN, Nvidia, Meta, McDonald’s, Chevron, Pepsi, BlackRock, Microsoft, Intel, US Justice Department, Bloomberg, Department of Justice, Justice Department, US Department of Justice, titans, Apple, Google, Nasdaq

☆ Mike Lynch won a dramatic 12-year legal battle over his tech company. Weeks later, he and his top lawyer are dead.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-22 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Hailed as Britain's Bill Gates, Lynch sold Autonomy, his groundbreaking data-management company, to Hewlett-Packard for $11 billion. Shareholders and business commentators were puzzled about what HP, a hardware company, would do with Autonomy, a software company — and why the latter was worth $11 billion. A year after the acquisition, HP wrote down $8.8 billion of the purchase value and accused Lynch of lying about Autonomy's finances. Lynch said HP stifled Autonomy with mismanagement and bureaucracy that pushed out employees and stymied sales. "This verdict closes the book on a relentless 13-year effort to pin HP's well-documented ineptitude on Dr. Lynch," Morvillo said in a joint statement with his attorney colleague Brian Heberlig.

Persons: —, Mike Lynch, Bill Gates, Lynch, Sushovan Hussain, Stephen Chamberlain, Chamberlain, Chris Morvillo, Léo Apotheker, Apotheker, Meg Whitman, James B, Stewart, Time Warner, Bryn Colton, Hussain, hadn't, Henry Nicholls, David Cameron, Cameron, Lynch —, Whitman, Apotheker's, Robert Hildyard, Hildyard hadn't, wasn't, that'd, Guglielmo Mangiapane Morvillo, Morvillo, Brian Heberlig, Angela Bacares, Hannah, Charles Morvillo Organizations: Service, Autonomy, Hewlett, Packard, HP, Business, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Oracle, Adobe, Cisco, Shareholders, New York Times, Time, FBI, Deloitte, Telegraph, The New York Times, KPMG, US Justice Department, Justice Department, High Court, REUTERS, BBC, British Museum, Politico, The Times, Times, Bacares Locations: San Francisco, London, California, Kenya, Sicily

☆ Arizona grand jurors wanted to indict Trump, prosecutors urged them not to
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-07 | by ( Zachary Cohen | Holmes Lybrand | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Members of the grand jury in Arizona that indicted 18 allies of Donald Trump earlier this year for their alleged roles in attempting to overturn the 2020 election had also expressed interest in charging the former president, according to a new court filing. The interest was strong enough that it prompted the state’s lead prosecutor to request that the grand jury not indict the former president and give a PowerPoint presentation to explain his reasoning. Prosecutors cited two primary reasons for why the grand jury should not charge Trump: a lack of evidence and a US Justice Department policy they believe would hamper charges against a former president. The policy cited by prosecutors deals with DOJ guidelines limiting how the federal government can prosecute individuals already charged with similar crimes at the state level. That’s why you do not see that,” the state prosecutor told the grand jury.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Joe Biden’s, Jack Smith, Fani Willis, Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, “ Unindicted, ”, Meadows, indicting Trump, I’ve, Willis Organizations: CNN, Fulton, White House, Trump, Prosecutors, US Justice Department Locations: Arizona, Georgia, Fulton County

☆ Sean Grayson’s fatal shooting of Sonya Massey highlights risky practice of hiring ‘wandering officers’
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Ramon Sanchez | Ray Sanchez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +20 min

The suspension of former Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson’s law enforcement certificate came only after he was fired and charged with murder. Sean Grayson, a deputy with the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office, faces multiple charges in the shooting death of Sonya Massey. ‘We can’t have you in our uniform’Grayson worked at six Illinois law enforcement agencies over a four-year period. Then he started working full time with Auburn police, the Logan County Sheriff’s Office, and finally the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office in May 2023. The union representing Illinois law enforcement officers said it will not challenge Grayson’s termination.

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☆ US government sues TikTok for allegedly violating children’s privacy law
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The lawsuit accuses TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, of violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) by allowing children to create accounts without their parents’ knowledge or consent. TikTok also collects and retains personal data from children, such as email addresses, phone numbers and location data, and fails to to comply with requests from parents to delete their children’s information, the suit alleges. The Justice Department claims that TikTok has continued to violate the law, as well as that 2019 court order. TikTok has also faced previous allegations that it failed to keep young users safe , and was fined in Europe for violating children’s privacy protections. The FTC began investigating potential violations of COPPA by TikTok earlier this year, sources told CNN at the time.

Persons: New York CNN — TikTok, TikTok, “ TikTok, Lina Khan, ”, Michael Hughes, “, TikTok “ Organizations: New, New York CNN, US Justice Department, US Federal Trade Commission, COPPA, The Justice Department, FTC, TikTok, CNN, Department, Federal Trade Commission Locations: New York, TikTok, California, United States, Europe

CNN —Alleged Sinaloa cartel cofounder Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada appeared Thursday in federal court in Texas for his latest hearing since his arrest a week ago in an intrigue-packed case centered on one of the world’s most powerful and deadly drug trafficking organizations. He was arrested the prior day in El Paso alongside Joaquín Guzmán López, the 38-year-old son of infamous cartel boss and founder Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. The scene outside the courthouse in El Paso showed a heavy security presence, with federal agents and bomb-sniffing dogs patrolling the perimeter. Attorney Jeffrey Lichtman’s assertion raised new questions about why Guzmán López flew to Texas if he had no cooperation agreement with American authorities. “Joaquín Guzmán López forcibly kidnapped my client,” attorney Frank Pérez said in a statement.

Persons: Ismael “ El, Ismael “ El Mayo ” Zambada, Zambada, Joaquín Guzmán López, Joaquin “ El Chapo ” Guzman, –, Anne Milgram, Guzmán López, Jeffrey Lichtman’s, “, Frank Pérez, Christopher Wray, “ Zambada Garcia, Ismael, El, Jose Luis Gonzalez, he’s, El Chapo, boss’s, Oseguera, Zambada’s, that’s, Guzmán, El Chapo’s, CNN’s Eric Levenson, Emma Tucker, Polo Sandoval, Evan Perez, Nicole Chavez, Cheri Mossburg, Christina Zdanowicz Organizations: CNN, Ismael “ El Mayo, US, DC, US Justice Department, Justice Department, Drug, US State Department, ” Police, Reuters, of, Zambada, Jalisco New, –, Congressional Research Service Locations: Sinaloa, Texas, El Paso, New York , California , Texas , Illinois, Washington, United States, Mexico, Chicago, Joaquín, Illinois, El Mayo, Eastern, of New York, Jalisco, Zambada

CNN —Joaquín Guzmán López, the son of the former Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, is set to appear in federal court in Chicago Tuesday, just days after he was taken into American custody in a stunning arrest full of international betrayal and intrigue. The court appearance comes after Guzmán López, 38, and Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, the cartel’s alleged co-founder, were arrested Thursday by US authorities in El Paso, Texas. US law enforcement officials told CNN the arrest came after Guzmán López duped Zambada and orchestrated their arrest. “Joaquín Guzmán López forcibly kidnapped my client. Details on the operation were also highly restricted within the US government until Zambada and Guzmán López were taken into custody, the source said.

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Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, the cartel’s alleged co-founder, and Joaquin Guzmán López, son of former boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, were arrested Thursday by US authorities in El Paso, Texas. “I’m looking forward to seeing Joaquin and working on the case with him,” Lichtman said in an email, adding he’d appear in court with Guzmán López. “Joaquín Guzmán López forcibly kidnapped my client. Details on the operation were also highly restricted within the US government until Zambada and Guzmán López were taken into custody, the source said. “Ismael Mario Zambada Garcia is the long-time leader of the Zambada Garcia faction of the Sinaloa Cartel,” according to the US State Department.

Persons: Ismael “ El, Ismael “ El Mayo ” Zambada, Joaquin Guzmán López, Joaquin “ El Chapo ” Guzman, Frank Pérez, ” Guzmán, Jeffrey Lichtman, “, Joaquin, ” Lichtman, Guzmán López, Anne Milgram, Zambada, Pérez, ” Pérez, ”, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, El Chapo, –, Christopher Wray, ” Zambada, “ Ismael Mario Zambada Garcia, Zambada Garcia, “ Zambada Garcia, Guzmán, Zambada’s, Vicente Zambada Niebla Organizations: CNN, Ismael “ El Mayo ”, US Justice Department, US Drug Enforcement Administration, ”, Congressional Research Service, FBI, US State Department, Justice Department Locations: Sinaloa, El Paso , Texas, El Paso, Chicago, Illinois, United States, Mexico, Joaquin

☆ Brian Ogstad: Alabama man who threatened to kill Arizona election workers pleads guilty
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Josh Campbell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

An Alabama man indicted for allegedly threatening election workers in Arizona has pleaded guilty to one count of sending interstate threats, federal prosecutors said. Brian Ogstad of Cullman, Alabama, was indicted by a federal grand jury in February after Maricopa County, Arizona, election workers reported receiving numerous threats from him via social media. Following the 2022 state primary in Arizona – which was marked by the proliferation of numerous conspiracy theories regarding the integrity of the electoral process – Ogstad sent direct messages to Maricopa County officials, including: “You did it! “We cannot allow threats of violence against public servants to become normalized. The FBI takes seriously all threats of violence against public officials and will continue to pursue threats and acts of violence aimed at election workers.”

Persons: Brian Ogstad, – Ogstad, “, ” Todd Spodek, Ogstad, ” Ogstad, CNN’s Anderson Cooper, Christopher Wray, ”, ” Wray Organizations: CNN, Justice Department, US Justice Department, Democratic, Republican, FBI Locations: An Alabama, Arizona, Cullman , Alabama, Maricopa County , Arizona, Maricopa County

☆ US indicts North Korean hacker accused of helping extort US hospitals
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Sean Lyngaas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The US Justice Department on Thursday announced the indictment of an alleged North Korean government-backed hacker for allegedly participating in a scheme to break into US hospital computer systems and extort them for ransom. The hacks of health care providers locked up medical records and disrupted health care services in the US, US officials said. Thwarting North Korean hacking and money laundering has become a national security priority for the Biden administration. CNN previously reported on how South Korean spies and American companies try to intercept cryptocurrency stolen by North Korean hackers. Another CNN investigation identified one cryptocurrency entrepreneur who said his firm had unwittingly sent a North Korean IT worker tens of thousands of dollars.

Persons: Biden Organizations: CNN, US Justice Department, North, Court, District of, The State Department, North Korean, State Department, United Nations, cyberattacks, White Locations: Korean, Rim, Florida and Kansas, Arkansas and Connecticut, Colorado, District of Kansas, Rim ., North Korean

☆ Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada: US operation to capture Sinaloa cartel leaders had the help of one of the captured men: a son of ‘El Chapo,’ official says
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Emma Tucker | Polo Sandoval | Evan Perez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, 76, the alleged co-founder and leader of the powerful Sinaloa cartel, was arrested in El Paso, Texas, Thursday, Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement. Another alleged cartel leader, Joaquin Guzman Lopez, 38, was also arrested, he said. But Zambada didn’t know US investigators had exploited a rift in the Sinaloa cartel and Guzman Lopez was helping with Zambada’s capture, the official said. Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, a historic leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, left, and Joaquín Guzmán López, a son of another infamous cartel leader, after they were arrested by US authorities in Texas, the US Justice Department said Thursday. “Ismael Mario Zambada Garcia is the long-time leader of the Zambada Garcia faction of the Sinaloa Cartel.

Persons: CNN —, Ismael “ El, General Merrick Garland, Joaquin Guzman Lopez, Guzman, Joaquin “ El Chapo ” Guzman, Zambada, Guzman Lopez, Ismael “ El Mayo ” Zambada, Guzmán, Rosa Icela Rodriguez, “, ” Rodriguez, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s, Rodriguez, Rodriquez, ” Garland, extraditions, “ Ismael Mario Zambada Garcia, Zambada Garcia, Christopher Wray, ” Wray, Anne Milgram, El, ”, Vicente Zambada Niebla, Chapo, “ El, “ El Mayo ” Zambada Organizations: CNN, Ismael “ El Mayo ” Zambada, FBI, Reuters, Ismael “ El Mayo ”, US Justice Department, US Department of State, AP, Mexico’s National Immigration Institute, Cessna, Justice Department, US State Department, Drug, Administration, ”, Sinaloa Cartel, Eastern, of, ” CNN, “ El Mayo ”, Police, Border Patrol Locations: Mexican, United States, Sinaloa, El Paso , Texas, Mexico, El Paso, Santa Teresa, “, Mexico’s Sinaloa, Texas, Hermosillo, Illinois, Chicago, Guatemala, Brooklyn, of New York, Ciudad Juarez, American, Juarez, Columbus , New Mexico

☆ Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada, co-founder of Sinaloa Mexican drug cartel, in US custody, source says
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Fidel Gutierrez | Sahar Akbarzai | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, co-founder and alleged current leader of the Mexican Sinaloa drug cartel, is in US custody, according to a diplomatic source with direct knowledge of the case. Joaquin Guzman Lopez, son of cartel co-founder Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman and another alleged leader of the cartel, is also in federal custody, said Attorney General Merrick Garland. The Sinaloa Cartel, named after the Mexican state where the gang was formed, is one of the most powerful drug-trafficking groups in the world, known for trafficking fentanyl, methamphetamine and heroin into the United States. The latest indictment against Zambada, one of the most notorious drug traffickers in Mexico’s history, was in February. It charged him with conspiring to manufacture and distribute a substance containing fentanyl, according to the US Justice Department.

Persons: CNN — Ismael “ El, CNN — Ismael “ El Mayo ” Zambada, Joaquin Guzman Lopez, Joaquin “ El Chapo ” Guzman, General Merrick Garland, ” Garland, Zambada Organizations: CNN, CNN — Ismael “ El Mayo ”, US Justice Department Locations: Mexican Sinaloa, Sinaloa, United States, Mexico

☆ Warning signs blinking over swimmers’ anger at alleged Chinese doping scandal ahead of Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Don Riddell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Eleven of those Chinese swimmers are due to compete again in Paris, and many of their rivals are preparing to go against them with a sense of bitter resignation. Rob Koehler, director of international sports advocacy group Global Athlete, told CNN that they are already anticipating the worst. In a statement, WADA stood by its previous decision-making and said an independent prosecutor had confirmed that its conclusions were reasonable. He said athletes feel as though World Aquatics and the World Anti-Doping Agency have failed them and that nobody outside of the sport is paying attention. While none of those swimmers want to publicly comment on the situation ahead of the Games, Koehler believes that they will publicly protest if any one of the 11 Chinese athletes win a medal.

Persons: Rob Koehler, ”, “, ” CHINADA, Witold Bańka, WADA, “ WADA, Travis Tygart, Michal Phelps, Allison Schmitt, Koehler, Australia’s Mack Horton, Sun Yang, “ CHINADA, ” Koehler Organizations: CNN, Olympic, New York Times, Tokyo Olympics, Global, Tokyo, Doping Agency, CHINADA, ” CNN, Agency, US Justice Department, Games, Aquatics, International Olympic, Service Locations: Paris, United States, American, China

☆ Justice Department says it disrupted Russian ‘bot farm’ used to spread propaganda in US
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Sean Lyngaas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN has requested comment on the Justice Department announcement from the Russian Embassy in Washington, DC, the Kremlin, the FSB and RT. X voluntarily suspended the bot accounts identified in court documents, the Justice Department said. It wasn’t just the FBI that helped expose the alleged bot farm. But the outlet has looked for new ways to reach audiences, including, the Justice Department alleges, through an army of fake X accounts. The RT employee, an FSB officer and others had access to the bot farm, which included X accounts that purported to be interested in cryptocurrency, according to the Justice Department.

Persons: Tom Cruise, Long, Vladimir Putin, Putin, “, Lisa Monaco Organizations: CNN, US Justice Department, Justice Department, RT, Kremlin, Microsoft, Justice, Russian Embassy, FBI, US Cyber Command, Department, Russian, The Locations: Ukraine, Russian, Russia, United States, Paris, Washington , DC, Poland, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Israel, Arizona, cryptocurrency, Minneapolis, Lithuania

☆ Tesla prioritizes Musk's and other 'VIP' drivers' data to train self-driving software
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Business Insider has learned that those annotators focus their efforts on two high-profile categories of drivers: Tesla CEO Elon Musk and a select set of "VIP" drivers. These drivers are internally referred to as "VIP" users and their data is at times put in VIP queues, according to the workers. Related storiesData collected from VIP users, including high-profile Tesla drivers who post on YouTube, is scrutinized more heavily and more likely to be labeled, three current and former workers said. They said they'd been specifically told by leads on their teams that they were working on "VIP data" and had received overtime pay to work on the data ahead of FSD updates. Tesla's self-driving in the regulatory spotlightTesla has come under increasing scrutiny from regulators over the self-driving software and the company's marketing of the service.

Persons: —, Elon Musk, Musk's Teslas, YouTubers, Musk, Tesla, Tesla's, John Bernal, Bernal, else's, annotators, Walter Isaacson's, Tesla influencers, FSD, they'd, Raj Balwani, Chuck Cook, Tesla Raj, Balwani, I've, Cook, he'd, they're, Missy Cummings, Cummings, Philip Koopman, Koopman Organizations: Service, Business, Tesla, SpaceX, Twitter, California Department of Transportation, YouTube, National, Traffic Safety Administration, Carnegie Mellon University, US Justice Department Locations: Hillsborough , California, Tesla's Austin, Fremont , California, Hawthorne , California, California, San Francisco, Buffalo , New York, Los Angeles, Hawthorne, YouTubers, Lombard

☆ Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of sex trafficking and sexual assault in lawsuit by former adult film actress
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-04 | by ( Elizabeth Wagmeister | Elizabeth Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Adria English, a former adult film actor who says she worked for Sean “Diddy” Combs between 2004 and 2009, accused the embattled music mogul of sex trafficking and sexual assault, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday. The lawsuit marks the ninth against Combs since last November and the eighth directly accusing him of sexual assault. One of the eight lawsuits, filed by former girlfriend Cassie Ventura, has been settled. Another lawsuit accused his son Christian Combs of sexual assault, and Sean Combs is accused of aiding and abetting. Combs has vehemently denied claims from many of the civil suits but has not responded to all of the allegations.

Persons: Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, Combs, Cassie Ventura, Christian Combs, Sean Combs, ” Jonathan Davis, “, ” Organizations: CNN — Adria, Hamptons, Court, Southern, of, CNN, US Justice Department, Bad Boy Records Locations: New York, Miami , Florida, of New York

☆ Boeing agrees to buy spinoff Spirit Aerosystems as part of its plan to shore up safety
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( David Goldman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Boeing has agreed to buy Spirit Aerosystems, one of its major suppliers and manufacturing partners, as part of its plan to overhaul the aircraft maker’s badly damaged safety reputation. Boeing in March announced its intention to buy Spirit, saying recombining the companies would boost safety. Spirit AeroSystems makes major parts of several Boeing models, including the fuselages for the 737 Max. The company also makes parts for Boeing’s rival Airbus, although Boeing is Spirit’s largest customer. The first group of employees removed the door plug to address problems with rivets that were made by Spirit AeroSystems.

Persons: Spirit’s, ”, Dave Calhoun, AeroSystems, Max, Sprit, Spirit Aerosystems, CNN’s Chris Isidore Organizations: New, New York CNN, Boeing, Spirit, Airbus, Alaska Airways, US Justice Department Locations: New York

☆ Boeing will get a ‘sweetheart’ plea deal, says lawyer representing 737 Max crash victims
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-30 | by ( David Goldman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

They and some of the families they represent were briefed by the Justice Department Sunday about the plea deal. Bloomberg first reported the potential plea deal Sunday. Boeing will have by the end of the week to determine whether to accept the plea deal or go to trial. The deadline for the Justice Department to file criminal charges in the case is July 7. Cassell said the families were upset that the Justice Department deal excluded the prosecution of individuals at Boeing.

Persons: Max, ”, Robert Clifford, Boeing’s, Judge Reed O’Connor, ” Clifford, Paul Cassell, Cassell, ” Cassell Organizations: CNN, US Justice Department, Boeing, Ethiopian, Max, Justice Department Sunday, Cassell, Bloomberg, Department of Justice, Justice Department, Alaska Airlines

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