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☆ More Charges Against Trump
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( German Lopez | More About German Lopez | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Donald Trump is facing more criminal charges in a federal case accusing him of mishandling classified documents. The new allegations are in a revised indictment from the special counsel’s office released last night. It added three charges: attempting to “alter, destroy, mutilate, or conceal evidence”; asking someone else to do so; and a new count under the Espionage Act. Prosecutors said that Trump asked the property manager of Mar-a-Lago, his Florida home, to have surveillance camera footage deleted. He told a Mar-a-Lago information technology expert that “‘the boss’ wanted the server deleted,” according to the revised indictment.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Carlos De Oliveira, ’, De Oliveira, ” Organizations: Prosecutors, Mar Locations: Florida

July 28 (Reuters) - Here is a list of legal troubles facing former U.S. President Donald Trump, the front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. Trump said his attorneys met on Thursday with U.S. Justice Department officials, in a sign charges could come soon. Trump said on his Truth Social platform that the Department of Justice had not told his attorneys when action was likely. Officials have testified that during his final months in office, Trump pressured them with false voter fraud claims. Legal experts said Trump may have violated at least three Georgia criminal laws: conspiracy to commit election fraud, criminal solicitation to commit election fraud and intentional interference with performance of election duties.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, JAN, General Merrick Garland, Trump's, Smith, Walt Nauta, Carlos De Oliveira, De Oliveira, Fani Willis, Brad Raffensperger, Michael Cohen, Stormy Daniels, Daniels, reimbursing Cohen, Cohen, Jean Carroll, Carroll, Letitia James, James, Donald Jr, Eric, Joseph Ax, Luc Cohen, Karen Freifeld, Susan Heavey, Sarah N, Lynch, Jonathan Stempel, Jacqueline Thomsen, Noeleen Walder, Howard Goller, Daniel Wallis Organizations: CAPITOL, U.S, Capitol, U.S . Justice Department, Department of Justice, White, Trump, Prosecutors, Republican Georgia, U.S . Constitution, Trump's, CNN, NEW, GENERAL, New York, Trump Organization, Thomson Locations: Miami, Lago Florida, New Jersey, GEORGIA, Fulton County, Georgia, U.S ., York, Manhattan, Lago, Florida, New York

CNN —Speaker Kevin McCarthy deflected questions about the additional charges filed Thursday against former President Donald Trump in the case alleging mishandling of classified documents during his time in the White House, instead pointing to President Joe Biden. In his latest defense of Trump, McCarthy questioned why Biden had classified documents from his time as a senator and why the president hasn’t been indicted, but would not engage on the new charges that Trump is facing. “What concerns me is you have a sitting president that has a situation like this, but even worse, that had documents, but nothing’s happened,” McCarthy told CNN’s Manu Raju. Trump, who already faced 37 criminal charges in the case, was charged with an additional count of willful retention of national defense information and two additional obstruction counts. In one recent example, CNN reported earlier this month that McCarthy told Trump in a private phone call that he personally backed the idea of expunging Trump’s two impeachments and would bring it up to the conference to gauge support, a source said.

Persons: Kevin McCarthy, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Trump, McCarthy, Biden, hasn’t, ” McCarthy, CNN’s Manu Raju, “, there’s, Jack Smith, Walt Nauta, Carlos De Oliveira –, “ it’s Organizations: CNN, Trump, Justice Department, Biden Inc

☆ Prosecutors blast Trump bid to discuss classified information at home with lawyers
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event in Council Bluffs, Iowa, July 7, 2023. Federal prosecutors in a new court filing blasted a request by Donald Trump to be allowed to discuss classified information for his criminal case in Florida at home with his defense attorneys, outside of a specially secured room. "Defendant Trump's personal residences and offices are not lawful locations for the discussion of classified information, any more than they would be for any private citizen," prosecutors wrote. The filing noted that since the end of Trump's presidency in January 2021, neither Mar-a-Lago nor his summer residence at his Bedminster, New Jersey, club have been authorized locations to store, possess or discuss classified information. Prosecutors are proposing that Judge Aileen Cannon issue a protective order that would require Trump and his lawyers only to discuss classified information with each other with a so-called SCIF, or sensitive compartmented information facility, which is designed to prevent people not authorized to hear the information from doing so.

Persons: Donald Trump, Prosecutors, Walt Nauta, Trump's, Carlo de Oliveira, Jack Smith, Trump, Aileen Cannon, Nauta Organizations: U.S, Republican, Southern, Southern District of, Trump, Mar, Department of Justice, Prosecutors Locations: Bluffs , Iowa, Florida, U.S, Southern District, Southern District of Florida, Lago, Palm Beach, Bedminster , New Jersey, Iran, Bedminster

☆ Stunning new Trump charges up the stakes of an already existential 2024 election
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Remarkable new charges against Donald Trump and two associates in the classified documents case Thursday significantly deepened the ex-president’s legal plight and dragged the 2024 election further into an unprecedented legal quagmire. “It’s a stunning development,” said former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, who is now a CNN legal and national security analyst. Trump responds with a new political assaultThe ex-president, whose legal strategy has become enmeshed with his campaign strategy, poured fuel on the political fire. The sudden new dimension in the classified documents case will have profound political and legal dimensions. The Florida governor was asked about the possibility of a third indictment of Trump, in reference to the 2020 election interference case.

Persons: Donald Trump, quagmire, Jack Smith, Trump, Honig, “, ”, Andrew McCabe, –, Karen Friedman Agnifilo, Kaitlan Collins, Richard Nixon, Biden, Hunter, they’ll, Walt Nauta, Carlos De Oliveira, Iowa Republican Party’s Lincoln, Ron DeSantis, We’ve, ” DeSantis, it’s Organizations: CNN, White, FBI, Trump, Justice Department, Fox News Digital, Republican, GOP, Iowa Republican, Biden White House, Congressional, Republicans Locations: Lago, Manhattan, Georgia, Des Moines, Iowa, Florida, Ukraine, China

☆ New Trump charges: Special counsel Jack Smith files additional charges in Mar-a-Lago classified documents case, records show
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | Azmi Haroun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Special Counsel Jack Smith charged a third defendant in the Trump classified documents case. Trump also faces two new charges of obstruction of justice and willful retention of classified documents. Trump and Nauta also now face two additional charges of obstruction of justice and willful retention of classified documents. De Oliveira helped Nauta move the boxes of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago after the Department of Justice subpoenaed Trump to for the records last May, CNN reported. The new court documents allege Trump, Nauta, and De Oliveira asked another staffer to delete the footage to prevent it from being provided to a federal grand jury.

Persons: Jack Smith, Trump, Carlos De Oliveira, De Oliveira, Donald Trump, Walt Nauta, Nauta, Peter Carr, Biden Organizations: Trump, Service, Lago Club, Mar, Department of Justice, CNN, Justice Department, Associated Press Locations: Wall, Silicon, Trump's Florida

He is accused alongside Trump and Walt Nauta of obstructing the investigation with the alleged bid to delete security footage at Trump’s Florida resort. Trump and Nauta pleaded not guilty to the initial round of charges Smith brought in the case last month. “There was no document,” Trump told Fox News last month. “That same day, TRUMP called DE OLIVEIRA and told DE OLIVEIRA that TRUMP would get DE OLIVEIRA an attorney,” the indictment says. It’s not yet clear how the new charges will affect the pace of the case against Trump and Nauta.

Persons: Jack Smith, Donald Trump, Trump, Carlos De Oliveira, Walt Nauta, Nauta, Smith, ’, Trump ‘, De Oliveira, “ De Oliveira, Trump’s, ” Trump, De, TRUMP, DE OLIVEIRA, OLIVEIRA, Edwin G, Torres, It’s, Aileen Cannon –, “, ”, De Olivera Organizations: CNN, Trump, Mar, Trump Employee, Fox News, FBI, Prosecutors, Lago, DE, Nauta, US, Justice Department Locations: Florida, Trump’s Florida, Iran, Fulton County , Georgia, Mar, “, Bedminster , New Jersey, Ft . Pierce , Florida

CNN —Special counsel Jack Smith on Thursday brought additional charges against former President Donald Trump in the case alleging mishandling of classified documents from his time in the White House. New charges were also filed against Trump’s aide Nauta, and Mar-a-Lago maintenance worker De Oliveira was also added to the case. De Oliveira, 56, was charged with lying to the FBI about moving boxes with classified documents. De Oliveira was the maintenance worker who helped Nauta move boxes of classified documents around Mar-a-Lago after the Justice Department first subpoenaed Trump for classified documents last May. Justice Department officials came to Mar-a-Lago the day after Corcoran’s search, and Corcoran handed over 38 classified documents he had found.

Persons: Jack Smith, Donald Trump, Walt Nauta, Carlos De Oliveira –, Trump’s, De Oliveira, ’, Trump, Nauta, Evan Corcoran, Corcoran, “, ” De Oliveira, John Irving, Irving, Donald Trump’s, Biden, ”, Smith Organizations: CNN, Prosecutors, Trump, Justice Department, FBI, Justice, Mar, Department, Donald Trump’s Save America, of Justice, DC Locations: Lago, Iran, Bedminster , New Jersey, Mar, Miami, Washington ,, Washington

De Oliveira, 56, told another worker at the resort where Trump lives that "the boss" wanted security videos of the property in Florida deleted after the Justice Department subpoenaed them. Trump pleaded not guilty in Miami last month to federal charges of unlawfully retaining the classified government documents after leaving office in 2021 and obstructing justice. Prosecutors filed additional charges against another Trump aide, Walt Nauta. Nauta pleaded not guilty earlier this month to charges he helped the former president hide documents. According to the new indictment, Nauta and De Oliveira moved 64 boxes of records to Trump's residence after the Justice Department subpoenaed Trump for any classified records in May 2022.

Persons: Donald Trump, Jack Smith, Carlos De Oliveira, Trump, De Oliveira, Prosecutors, De Oliveira's, Democrat Joe Biden, Biden, Trump's, Ron DeSantis, Smith's, Walt Nauta, Nauta, Evan Corcoran, Smith, Jacqueline Thomsen, Tim Ahmann, Dan Whitcomb, Andy Sullivan, Scott Malone, Grant McCool Organizations: Trump, Trump's, Justice Department, FBI, Mar, Democrat, of Justice, REPUBLICAN, Republican, Reuters, Republicans, Monday, Thomson Locations: Florida, Lago, Miami, U.S, New York, New Jersey

The updated indictment said that in late June of last year, Mr. De Oliveira went to see Mr. Taveras — who is identified only as Trump Employee 4 — and told him that “‘the boss’ wanted the server deleted,” referring to the computer server holding the security footage. “What are we going to do?” the indictment quoted Mr. De Oliveira as saying, after Mr. Taveras objected and said he would not know how and did not think he had the right to do so. A statement attributed to “the Trump campaign” with no person’s name attached called the new accusations a “desperate and flailing attempt” by President Biden’s Justice Department. The original indictment against Mr. Trump was filed last month in Florida and accused him of illegally holding on to 31 individual classified documents containing national defense information. That indictment also charged with Mr. Trump and Walt Nauta, one of his personal aides, with a conspiracy to obstruct the government’s repeated attempts to reclaim the classified material.

Persons: De Oliveira, Taveras —, “, ’, Taveras, Smith, Trump, De Oliveira’s, John Irving, Walt Nauta Organizations: Trump, Mr, Biden’s, Department Locations: Washington, Florida

Donald Trump was hit Thursday night with three new federal criminal charges, and a third defendant was added to the case where the former president already was accused of dozens of felonies related to retaining classified documents at his Florida residence after leaving the White House. At that time, when federal officials were seeking the return of government records they suspected of being kept at that location. Carlos de Oliveira, the third defendant added to the case against Trump and Nauta, is head of maintenance at Mar-a-Lago. The new charging document also identifies de Oliveira as the person who helped Nauta move about 30 boxes from Trump's residence to a storage room. He also allegedly told the FBI he was not involved in moving documents that officials sought, telling agents, "Never saw anything."

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Walt Nauta, Carlos de Oliveira, De Oliveira, de Oliveira, Nauta Organizations: White, Southern, Southern District of, Trump, Mar, FBI Locations: Florida, Lago, Palm Beach , Florida, Iran, Bedminster, N.J, U.S, Southern District, Southern District of Florida

☆ Read the superseding indictment against Trump that details new charges in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A superseding indictment has been filed against Trump in the Mar-a-Lago documents case. The indictment also alleges Trump and his staffers tried to delete Mar-a-Lago surveillance footage. The initial indictment, filed on June 9, accused Trump of breaking federal law by taking documents with him when he left office. Some of the documents recovered in a raid at his Mar-a-Lago resort last year were contained classified information related to national security. Prosecutors allege Trump, Nauta, and De Oliveira attempted to delete surveillance footage at Mar-a-Lago in the summer of 2022 to obstruct the investigation.

Persons: Trump, Donald Trump, Walt Nauta, Carlos De Oliveira, De Oliveira, Biden Organizations: Trump, Service, Prosecutors, Mar, Associated Press Locations: Wall, Silicon, Lago

☆ 'Special Ops: Lioness' review: Zoe Saldana stars in Taylor Sheridan's toothless tale of female soldiers
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —“Yellowstone” writer-producer Taylor Sheridan has excelled at luring big stars to television with relatively thin material, a formula that feels especially transparent with “Special Ops: Lioness,” his latest series for Paramount+. Zoe Saldaña takes point in this fact-based tale of female special-ops soldiers, which races through the set up by relying on a litany of war-story cliches. “You came to the right place,” she’s told, before acing her training and being quickly drafted to join Joe’s unit. Nevertheless, when it comes to training an audience to come back week after week, “Special Ops: Lioness” feels about as basic as it gets. “Special Ops: Lioness” premieres July 23 on Paramount+.

Persons: Taylor Sheridan, ”, Zoe Saldaña, Joe, “, Laysla De Oliveira, ” she’s, De Oliveira, Netflix’s “ Locke, Nicole Kidman, Morgan Freeman Organizations: CNN, Paramount, CBS Locations: Cruz

☆ Real Madrid player Vinícius Jr. racially abused during Spanish La Liga match
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-21 | by ( Matt Foster | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Vinícius Jr., Real Madrid’s Brazilian forward, was subjected to racist chanting during his team’s defeat to Valencia at the Mestalla Stadium in Spain’s La Liga, according to club manager Carlo Ancelotti. Vinícius Jr. was sent off in the final minutes of the game for his involvement in an altercation with Valencia player Hugo Duro. ‘This isn’t football, this is @LaLiga’”The Real Madrid player then posted a longer statement on his Twitter. “Valencia CF wishes to publicly condemn any type of insult, attack or downgrading in football,” it reads. “Valencia CF can’t tolerate someone accusing our fans of being racist, we strongly reject Ancelotti’s comments,” the post said.

☆ Half of the 10 busiest airports in the world are in the US, with Atlanta topping the chart once again
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( Bianca Giacobone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Atlanta's airport is the busiest hub in the world for 2022 with 93 million passengers. In third place, Denver is one of the only airports to have caught up with pre-pandemic levels. Five of the busiest airports in the world are in the US, with Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport topping the list for the second year in a row. Last year, US airports accounted for eight of the 10 busiest airports. Take a closer look at the top 10 busiest airports in the world.

☆ ‘In the Garden of the Righteous’ Review: Unsung Heroes of the Holocaust
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-23 | by ( Diane Cole | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

In June 1940, Aristides de Sousa Mendes, Portugal’s consul general in Bordeaux, France, watched from his office window as a stream of Jewish men, women and children flooded his sidewalk. Hitler’s army had conquered France with shocking speed, and the Jews, now made stateless by Nazi racial laws, were at the consulate to plead for transit visas to Portugal—and to freedom. Sousa Mendes wrestled with their desperate appeal. His prime minister, António de Oliveira Salazar, had ordered him to deny all such requests, trapping the refugees in place as targets for Nazi arrest and deportation to concentration camps. Sousa Mendes knew that the visas were their only chance of escape but knew also that defying Salazar would mean the end of his career and his ability to support his family of 15 children.

☆ Supporters of Brazil's Bolsonaro engage in post-election unrest
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Bolsonaro supporters begin gathering for the first time outside military bases across Brazil, calling for a military intervention to prevent Lula from returning to office. Nov. 2 - Bolsonaro supporters hold rallies across the country, asking for an armed force intervention. Later that day, after the arrest of a pro-Bolsonaro indigenous leader for alleged anti-democratic acts, Bolsonaro supporters try to invade the federal police headquarters in Brasilia, the capital. Dec. 24 - A man is arrested for attempting to set off a bomb in protest against Brazil's election results. Dec. 29 - At least four people are arrested by Brazilian police for an alleged coup attempt during riots by Bolsonaro supporters.

☆ Leading WHO advisers call for 'realistic' COVID data from China at key meeting
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-03 | by ( Jennifer Rigby | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] The World Health Organization logo is pictured at the entrance of the WHO building, in Geneva, Switzerland, December 20, 2021. REUTERS/Denis BalibouseLONDON, Jan 3 (Reuters) - Leading scientists advising the World Health Organization said they wanted a "more realistic picture" about the COVID-19 situation from China's top experts at a key meeting on Tuesday as worries grow about the rapid spread of the virus. The WHO has invited Chinese scientists to a virtual closed meeting with its technical advisory group on viral evolution on Tuesday, to present data on which variants are circulating in the country. Speaking to Reuters ahead of the meeting, she said some of the data from China, such as hospitalisation numbers, is "not very credible". A WHO spokesperson said that a "detailed discussion" was expected about circulating variants in China, and globally, with Chinese scientists expected to make a presentation.

☆ Brazil's Bolsonaro says no justification for attempted 'terrorist act' in capital
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro attends an inauguration ceremony for new judges of Brazil's Superior Court of Justice in Brasilia, Brazil December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File PhotoBRASILIA, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Friday there was no justification for what he called an attempted "terrorist act" after police foiled a man's plan to set off an explosive device in Brasilia last week in protest against his election defeat. The outgoing far-right leader, however, tried to distance himself from George Washington de Oliveira Sousa, who was arrested for the bomb plot and told police that Bolsonaro's call to arms inspired him to get an arsenal of guns and explosives. "The man had ideas that are not shared by any citizen, but now they classify him as a 'Bolsonarista'," the president complained in a social media broadcast before leaving office. Reporting by Ricardo Brito and Gabriel Araujo; Editing by Chizu NomiyamaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

George Washington de Oliveira Sousa was arrested on Saturday, the day after police said they foiled his plot to set off an explosive device near the Brasilia airport. A 54-year-old gas station manager from the northern state of Para, Sousa told police that Bolsonaro's sowing of election doubts inspired his Dec. 12 journey to the capital. He added that he planned to share his weapons with other CAC-holders in the Brasilia camp. After the Dec. 12 attack, he said police and firemen near the camp told him they would not arrest any protesters for vandalism, as long as they did not attack cops. That same day, Sousa saw on the news that police had found the bomb near the airport.

Team USA take on the Netherlands in the first knockout round of the round of Qatar World Cup Saturday. While the Dutch sailed through Group A without much drama the U.S. have performed above expectations, the midfield trio of Yunus Musah, Tyler Adams and Weston McKennie dominating against England and Iran. Making knockout play was a major achievement for the United States, which failed to qualify for the 2018 tournament in Russia.

☆ Qatar World Cup lays bare environmental cost of a desert tournament
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( Armelle De Oliveira | Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Patrick-Smith-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +11 min

But as it hosts the soccer World Cup, controversy is also descending on the tiny Gulf kingdom. “The tournament has been labeled as the first ‘fully carbon neutral FIFA World Cup tournament,’ meaning its overall impact on the planet should be zero,” the letter said. People gather around the official countdown clock showing remaining time until the kick-off of the World Cup on Nov. 11. After winning the right to host the tournament, Qatar pledged to become the first carbon neutral World Cup host. “Events like the World Cup, like the football World Cup or like the Olympics bring joy and happiness to millions of people, sometimes even billions of people, right?” he said.

Starlink will continue to fund the satellite network providing battlefield communications for the Ukrainian military during the war with Russia, according to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. "The hell with it … even though Starlink is still losing money & other companies are getting billions of taxpayer $, we’ll just keep funding Ukraine govt for free," Musk tweeted on Saturday. This comes after Musk asked the U.S. Defense Department to take over funding the Starlink satellite network on Friday, a U.S. official told NBC News. Musk’s Starlink is a low-orbit satellite constellation operated by SpaceX that provides internet service and has been crucial in Ukraine since the Russian invasion in February. NBC News has reached out to SpaceX for comment.

☆ STUDIU: Particulele emise în timpul vorbirii răspândesc COVID-19 mai repede decât cele rezultate prin tuse
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-20 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +4 min

Discuția cu un prieten atunci când ești infectat cu coronavirus poate fi mai periculoasă decât tusea în apropierea lor, din cauza particulelor persistente. Micii aerosoli emiși atunci când vorbim rămân în aer mai mult timp decât picăturile mai mari rezultate dintr-o tuse, au arătat unele cercetări, scrie The Guardian. Covid-19 poate fi răspândit prin mai multe căi, inclusiv prin picăturile emise atunci când o persoană infectată respiră, vorbește sau tușește, de aceea virusul se răspândește mult mai ușor în spații închise decât în aer liber, scrie digi24.ro. Acum, mai mulți experți au dezvoltat unele modele pentru a explora riscul pe care îl prezintă picăturile mari și aerosolii și pentru a descoperi modalități de diminuare a acestuia. Astfel, rezultatele lor sugerează că durează câteva secunde pentru ca particulele expulzate să se răspândească pe cel puțin doi metri.

Persons: Pedro Magalhães, Oliveira, Oliveira . Organizations: Guardian, Universitatea din, Society Locations: Universitatea din Cambridge

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