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[1/6] People release balloons as they gather to celebrate New Year's Eve, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Wuhan, Hubei province, China January 1, 2023. “I was still afraid when I came out tonight, but I just wanted to come out, because everyone has come out." In late November hundreds of people took part in lockdown demonstrations on the streets of cities across the country including Wuhan. “Those restrictions were in place for too long, so perhaps people were pretty unhappy," said 24-year-old Wuhan resident surnamed Chen, who works in e-commerce. “People have been afraid to come out since the COVID policy was loosened,” he said.

☆ The Year in Pictures 2022
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-19 | by ( The New York Times | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +57 min

Every year, starting in early fall, photo editors at The New York Times begin sifting through the year’s work in an effort to pick out the most startling, most moving, most memorable pictures. But 2022 undoubtedly belongs to the war in Ukraine, a conflict now settling into a worryingly predictable rhythm. Erin Schaff/The New York Times “When you’re standing on the ground, you can’t visualize the scope of the destruction. Jim Huylebroek for The New York Times Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb. 25. We see the same images over and over, and it’s really hard to make anything different.” Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb 26.

☆ Judge warned that suspect in Colorado Club Q shooting could be planning violence
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-17 | 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

The judge in a 2021 kidnapping case against the man accused in last month's deadly rampage at a Colorado Springs LGBTQ club had warned that the suspected shooter could be planning violence. "Wow," the judge said of the alleged plans for violence. Officials said that on June 18, 2021, Aldrich allegedly pointed a gun at and threatened to kill relatives. District Attorney Michael Allen said at a news conference last week the 2021 case was dependent on victims' testimony that was unlikely to materialize. At a 2021 hearing, Chittum expressed alarm at Aldrich's behavior and suggested the suspect planned more mayhem.

☆ Video shows dramatic helicopter rescue after vehicle plunged into California canyon
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-16 | by ( Antonio Planas | Antonio Planas Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Authorities say it's a miracle two people had only minor injuries after their vehicle plunged hundreds of feet off the road and into a canyon Tuesday in California. A man and a woman in their early 20s fell about 300 feet when their vehicle veered off the road into Monkey Canyon in Angeles National Forest, about 30 miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Sgt. “Nearly all of the vehicles that go over the side of the road in that particular area turn out to be fatalities. Had it not been for the smartphone technology, Gilbert said, the two risked hypothermia, because temperatures were expected to drop into the 30s overnight. The sheriff’s department’s Special Enforcement Bureau tweeted dramatic video and photos of the rescue.

A bomb threat case against the suspect in the Club Q shooting went nowhere last year because the relatives declined to testify, Colorado authorities said Thursday. “The only way that it [the bomb threat case] would have prevented the [Club Q] tragedy is if the witnesses actually were present at trial, testified and somebody was convicted," Allen told reporters. That day, Aldrich’s grandmother said they had been living in fear, according to the affidavit. "It would not have prevented the Club Q shooting." Two weapons were seized from Aldrich at the time of the bomb threat arrest, Allen said.

☆ Colorado grandmother sues police detective following SWAT raid based on false 'Find my iPhone' ping
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-05 | by ( Julianne Mcshane | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

The complaint specifies Johnson is suing Staab “in his individual capacity.” Johnson is seeking a jury trial and unspecified damages, according to the filing. The complaint contends that Staab's affidavit violated Johnson's right, afforded by the state constitution, to "be free of unreasonable searches and seizures." Staab then used that claim as the basis for the raid, according to a copy of the affidavit obtained by NBC affiliate KUSA of Denver. The filing claims that Staab "acknowledged to Ms. Johnson’s children the harm his DPD officers caused to Ms. Johnson’s well-being, home, and personal property," but that he told them the police department wouldn't pay for repairs from the search. Neither Staab nor the police department apologized for the raid, according to the complaint.

☆ Argentina outclass Poland despite Messi penalty miss to advance
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Rohith Nair | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Despite the miss, Messi ran the show for Argentina in a match where the two skippers represented Barcelona's past and present. It's a dream come true," Mac Allister told reporters. But Argentina got what they wanted -- leapfrogging Poland to take top spot in the group and avoid an early knockout fixture against the mighty France. Poland, meanwhile, will be relieved to reach the last-16 for the first time since 1986. Reporting by Rohith Nair in Doha, Additional reporting by Andrew Cawthorne; editing by Pritha SarkarOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

“The new recruits had to work more days to get the bonus they were promised, so they felt cheated,” the worker told CNN. Apple, for which Foxconn manufactures a range of products, told CNN Business that its employees were on the ground at the Zhengzhou facility. Videos showed workers clashing with security guards and fighting back tear gas fired by police. More workers joined the protest after seeing livestreams on video platforms Kuaishou and Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, the worker told CNN. Having worked at the Zhengzhou plant for six years, he said he was now deeply disappointed by Foxconn and planned to quit.

The gunman, identified as Andre Bing, 31, of Chesapeake, Virginia, said nothing as he began firing on workers gathered late on Tuesday ahead of their overnight shift, according to two employees who were in the break room. Another Walmart employee, Briana Tyler, told ABC's "Good Morning America": "I looked up and my manager just opened the door and he just opened fire." [1/6] FBI agents stand in the parking lot after a mass shooting at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia, U.S. November 23, 2022. He told her that during the nightly meeting his manager was acting "strange" and "then started shooting," she told the news station. This was not the first mass shooting at a Walmart, which has thousands of stores across the country.

☆ NBA roundup: Joel Embiid nets career-high 59 in Sixers' win
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Lauri Markkanen had a quiet night with 15 points and 10 rebounds, while Collin Sexton scored 15, Kelly Olynyk chipped in with 14 points and Jarred Vanderbilt added nine points and 10 rebounds. Russell posted a season-high 30 points and a game-high 12 assists, while Towns (29 points, 13 rebounds) and Gobert (15 points, 13 rebounds) also played vital roles. Andre Drummond posted a double-double of 13 points and 11 rebounds, while Patrick Williams (15 points) and Goran Dragic (11) also scored in double figures. Kevin Huerter scored 17 points and Malik Monk added 12 as the Kings won their third consecutive game. Stephen Curry scored 27 points and Andrew Wiggins had 26 for Golden State, which dropped to 0-7 on the road.

☆ China Covid: Death of boy in lockdown fuels backlash against zero-Covid policy
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Nectar Gan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The boy’s father said his wife and child both fell ill around noon on Tuesday, showing signs of gas poisoning. The mother’s condition improved after receiving CPR from the father, but the boy fell into a coma, according to the man’s social media post. The father claimed in his social media post that the police did not show up until after he had taken his son to hospital. Demand for answersThe boy’s death also ignited anger from local residents. Videos circulating on social media show residents taking to the streets to demand an answer from authorities.

☆ Accused fraudster Justin Costello has history of posing as billionaire and threatening cops, police say
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Zoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwards Justin Costello yearbook photo"It's easy to be someone you're not, but hard to be yourself," Wisconsin teenager Justin Costello wrote under his senior photo in the Oconomowoc High School yearbook in 1999. Cash and gold bars as detailed in court filing in US District court in San Diego in case of former fugitive Justin Costello. Another San Diego judge then ordered Costello back to Washington state to face trial in DOJ's criminal case in U.S. District Court, court documents show. Costello's recent arrest is not the first time he has run into trouble with the law — or posed as a billionaire, court and police records show. Zoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwards FBI Poster for Justin Costello FBI

☆ Breaking down October's big stock bounce — and why the market didn't need Big Tech to do it
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Michael Santoli | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

This is the daily notebook of Mike Santoli, CNBC's senior markets commentator, with ideas about trends, stocks and market statistics. -The S & P has managed tentatively to have broken the downtrend from the mid-August peak and has rebuilt a bit of a cushion. Before the report AMZN had traded exactly in line with S & P 500 over the prior three years. -Market breadth today is mixed, 50-50, AAPL really pushing the indexes quite a bit on its own. VIX succumbing to stronger indexes and the "Friday effect," though will likely rebuild into the Fed next week.

☆ Fake billionaire, Harvard MBA grad Justin Costello denied bail after judge calls him 'economic danger' to public
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

"The weight of the evidence is strong," Butcher wrote in his detention order in U.S. District Court in San Diego. Source: FBIButcher wrote that the evidence itself is the least important factor in his decision to keep Costello in jail. Costello, who has ties to Washington, Las Vegas and California, is due in San Diego court later Tuesday for another hearing related to his expected transfer to Washington state to face trial. But he never showed up as agreed at the FBI's office in San Diego, and went on the lam. Cash and gold bars as detailed in court filing in US District court in San Diego in case of former fugitive Justin Costello.

☆ Suspicious packages, white powdery substances, and a 'swatting': Inside the threats federal judges are facing across the country
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( C. Ryan Barber | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

The US Marshals Service has been responding to a remarkable rise in threats against federal judges. At least three times this year, the federal court in Washington, DC, received suspicious packages. Arriving just months apart, the packages sent to DC's federal courthouse served as reminders of threats judges are increasingly facing across the country. Lawmakers have blamed Sen. Rand Paul, a Kentucky Republican, for blocking legislation to help protect federal judges. Greg Nash/AP ImagesCongressional solutionsCongress has approved additional funding for bolstering the security of federal judges.

☆ FBI official was warned after Jan. 6 that some in the bureau were 'sympathetic' to the Capitol rioters
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Ryan J. Reilly | Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dilanianmug.Jpg | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

The next month, he was named deputy director, the highest-ranking official under FBI Director Christopher Wray. But sources close to the investigation have told NBC News that there have been some special agents in the country who have resisted Jan. 6 cases. Many special agents have been very proactive, while others in various field offices have engaged in half-hearted investigative efforts and seem content to let things peter out, the sources said. After receiving support from 30 former FBI special agents, Friend joined Trump’s Truth Social platform this week, where he was welcomed by Kyle Seraphin, another suspended FBI special agent who joined Truth Social and did an interview with conservative firebrand Dan Bongino after his suspension. A tip the FBI received about the Proud Boys ahead of Jan. 6, highlighted by the committee, was even starker.

☆ Fake billionaire fugitive Justin Costello had gold bars, $60K in cash, Mexican pesos and phony ID when FBI nabbed him
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

An FBI SWAT team caught the fugitive, Justin Costello, in a remote area near San Diego on Oct. 4. He was carrying a backpack loaded with six one-ounce gold bars worth $12,000, U.S. currency worth $60,000, another $10,000 in Mexican pesos and banking cards and checkbooks, prosecutors said in a court filing. Cash and gold bars as detailed in court filing in US District court in San Diego in case of former fugitive Justin Costello. Instead, he "became a fugitive," prosecutors wrote. When agents arrested him, Costello "stated he was surprised agents had found him because he turned his phone off."

☆ Analysis: Yankees' Judge captivates his sport with home run pursuit
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Frank Pingue | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Sep 21, 2022; Bronx, New York, USA; New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge (99) hits a ground rule double against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the fifth inning at Yankee Stadium. So for the first time in a long while it appears all the stars are, for now, aligning in MLB's favor thanks to Judge and his mighty swing. "There's no real controversy around him, he's a matinee idol, good looking, great personality, liked around the league." Judge will get his next chance to draw level with Maris later on Thursday when New York open a four-game homestand against the Boston Red Sox. "It you remember those ads when McGwire and Sosa were battling it out - 'Chicks dig the long ball', well Major League Baseball executives dig the long ball too," said Dorfman.

☆ Mărturia fotoreporterului AFP, autorul imaginilor din Capitoliu: „A fost prima oară când cineva a îndreptat arma spre mine”
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-12 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +5 min

„În dimineața în care Capitoliul Statelor Unite a fost atacat de extremiștii trumpiști, știam că va fi o zi mare. La puțin timp, însă, în timpul dezbaterilor din fiecare cameră, sesiunea a fost închisă rapid, iar toți cei prezenți au fost avertizați „să se adăpostească undeva”. Toți acești indivizi intraseră în clădire și nu era clar dacă erau înarmați sau ce intenții avea cu adevărat. A fost pentru prima oară când cineva a îndreptat o armă spre mine”. Ulterior am auzit că au fost trase focuri de armă, însă aceea a fost singura veste pe care am mai primit-o.

Persons: Saul Loeb, Trump, Nancy Pelosi, Loeb, extremiștii Organizations: Capitoliul, Congresului, Colegiul Electoral Locations: Capitoliul Statelor Unite, Arizona, Statelor Unite, Capitoliu, Washington

Potrivit surselor sale din departamentul de apărare, operațiunea va dura câteva ore. În plus, guvernatorul statului vecin Virginia, Virginia, Ralph Northam a spus că va trimite Garda Națională și 200 de polițiști locali la Washington în legătură cu revolte. O declarație similară a fost făcută de guvernatorul statului vecin Maryland, Larry Hogan. Anterior, primarul capitalei SUA, Muriel Bowser, a anunțat o stingere în lumina protestelor și a tulburărilor din centrul orașului. Susținătorii lui Donald Trump au reușit să depășească gardurile de protecție și să spargă baricadele și au pătruns în clădirea Capitoliului. Camerele aflate în dezbaterea obiecției asupra electorilor din Arizona au luat o pauză pe timpul haosului, înainte de a reveni în plen.

Persons: Ralph Northam, Larry Hogan ., Muriel, Ea, Leigh Ann Caldwell, Donald Trump Organizations: Garda Națională, FBI Locations: vecin Virginia, Virginia, Washington, Maryland, SUA, Arizona

☆ Сторонники Трампа захватили Капитолий. Главное
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-07 | by ( ) ru.diez.md time to read: +4 min

Действующий президент США Дональд Трамп выступил 6 января на митинге своих сторонников в Вашингтоне. Вскоре участники акции протеста, поддерживающие Дональда Трампа, ворвались днем 6 января в здание Капитолия в Вашингтоне. Хроника событий# В конгрессе США возобновились слушания по утверждению итогов голосования после беспорядков, учиненных сторонниками действующего президента США Дональда Трампа. pic.twitter.com/kcGtVVCDJl — Amee Vanderpool (@girlsreallyrule) January 6, 2021# В Вашингтоне были найдены две бомбы: одна в здании, где заседает Национальный комитет Республиканской партии, вторая — в одном из строений Капитолия. Он будет действовать с 18:00 6 января до 06:00 7 января.

Persons: jLCKo2D1Ya — Barack Obama, k4Q0ln8pZs — Frank Thorp V, —, Muriel Bowser, Donald J, Дональд Трамп, Джо Байден, Трамп, Барак Обама, Роберт Конти, Майк Пенс, Мюриэл Баузер Organizations: NBC News, Capitol, NBC, —, District of Columbia, Capitol Police, Law, Trump, Конгресс, Демократическая партия, Твиттер, Спецназ, Национальный комитет, Республиканская партия Locations: Swat, США, Вашингтон, Капитолий, Капитолия, Колумбия

This is our town.” For months in Kentucky, residents outraged by the killing of Breonna Taylor campaigned for the police officers who shot her to face charges. This is injustice, and this is a start clock for the next level of our protest.” “Say her name.” “Breonna Taylor.” What happened in the final minutes of Breonna Taylor’s life? But at 1 a.m., almost 20 minutes after the shooting, the police still don’t know Taylor is critically injured inside. But in this analysis, the killing of Breonna Taylor resulted from poor planning compounded by reckless execution. And nine months after Taylor was killed, her family is seeking a fresh inquiry into the officers involved.

☆ Amplă operaţiune a poliţiei la Montreal, după un apel de luare de ostatici la sediul companiei Ubisoft
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-14 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Poliţia din Montreal a anunţat vineri că a deschis o anchetă după un apel anonim care semnala o luare de ostatici la sediul gigantului francez de jocuri video Ubisoft din Montreal, care a mobilizat zeci de poliţişti timp de mai multe ore şi s-a dovedit a fi o alarmă falsă, scrie AFP. La începutul serii, atunci când mai mulţi angajaţi au fost evacuaţi din clădire după mai multe ore de incertitudine şi spaimă, Poliţia a confirmat că operaţiunea a fost încheiată. „Operaţiunea în legătură cu un apel de luare de ostatici a fost încheiată”, a scris pe Twitter Poliţia. „Nu a fost depistată nicio ameninţare şi nu a fost niciun rănit”. În jur de 4.000 de angajaţi lucrează la Ubisoft din Montreal, dar o mare parte lucrează de acasă din cauza pandemiei.

Persons: Ubisoft îşi Organizations: Ubisoft Locations: Poliţia, Montreal

☆ The child sex trade in Cambodia
▼ + stars: | 2015-04-03 | by ( Lisa Cohen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

In 2013, the Freedom Project went to Cambodia with Oscar-winning actress and UNODC Goodwill Ambassador against Human Trafficking, Mira Sorvino. The result was “Every Day in Cambodia: A CNN Freedom Project Documentary,” which looked at child sex trafficking in the country. In Svay Pak, a notorious child sex trafficking hub in Phnom Penh, Sorvino met Kieu, who was then around 14 years old. She had been rescued from sex trafficking by Agape International Missions (AIM), a non-profit for trafficked and at risk children and teenagers. “If people weren’t trying to buy child sex it wouldn’t be being sold.”Watch the video above to find out more.

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