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☆ Amazon's Asian rival Shein wants to be supply chain giant, but some fear Chinese cyber spying inside global trade links
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +13 min

Shein logistics software is in beta testing with select supply chain customers, according to a person familiar with its plans. "Shein's software could provide unprecedented access to sensitive supply chain data, which the Chinese government could seize under its laws. This exposure poses a direct threat to U.S. supply chain integrity, making it vulnerable to exploitation and manipulation." Even with a headquarters based in Singapore, company supply chain data could be subject to seizure by the Chinese. Shein's fast rise to dominance Shein's dominance lies in the company's hyper-flexible supply chain, according to a recent report from supply chain intelligence firm Zero100.

Persons: Jade Gao, Shein, cybersecurity, Lee Kair, Kair, Dewardric McNeal, McNeal, Ram Ben Tzion, Ben Tzion, Department of Homeland Security's, Shein's, Srini Cherukuri, Chris Xu's, Zero100, Eric Fullerton, Project44 Organizations: Shein, Afp, Getty, Transportation Security Administration, U.S, Authentic Holdings, Simon Property Group, Longview Global, Obama administration's Department of Defense, CNBC, Standards Organization, Secretariat, IAF, Microsoft U.S, EU, Social, International, Uyghur Forced Labor, Department of Homeland, Border Patrol, New York, ITS Logistics, Logistics Locations: Guangzhou, China's Guangdong, Jade, China, U.S, Exiger, Shein, Asia, Singapore, Frankfurt, Germany, Xinjiang Province, Customs, York, United States

☆ Cambodia welcomes the Met’s repatriation of centuries-old statues looted during past turmoil
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-05 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The items repatriated from New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art arrived Wednesday and were displayed to journalists and VIPs on Thursday at the National Museum in the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh. Fourteen rare Angkor era sculptures tied to a controversial art dealer and collector were returned to Cambodia from New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art earlier this week. Cambodia claims that other items illegally trafficked from the country are still at the Metropolitan Museum, as well as at other museums and in the hands of private collectors. Heng Sinith/APThe pieces returned to Cambodia from the Met were looted during a long period of civil war and instability in Cambodia, which was ruled by the brutal communist Khmer Rouge regime in the 1970s. “At last, the Uma can be reunified to achieve its full magnificence as one complete statue,” it said.

Persons: Phoeurng Sackona, ”, Heng Sinith, ” Sackona, “, Douglas Latchford, Uma, Koh Ker Organizations: Phnom Penh AP, New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Museum, Cambodia’s Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts, United, US Department of Homeland Security, Metropolitan Museum, New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, Ministry, National Museum of Cambodia Locations: Phnom Penh, Cambodia, New, United States, New York, Khmer, Syria, Iraq, Nazi, Europe, Khmer Rouge

☆ Fact-checking Biden’s high-stakes ABC interview
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-05 | by ( Daniel Dale | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Here is a fact check of some of Biden’s claims in the interview. In fact, he was down three percentage points with likely voters and six percentage points with registered voters. In the Times/Siena poll after the debate, those margins grew to six percentage points with likely voters and nine percentage points with registered voters. While there was a loss of about 2.7 million jobs from the beginning of Trump’s four-year term to the end, there was a gain of about 6.7 million jobs until the Covid-19 pandemic hit the country about three years into that term. Nearly 22 million jobs were lost under Trump in March 2020 and April 2020 when the global economy cratered on account of the pandemic.

Persons: Joe Biden, George Stephanopoulos, Biden, Donald Trump, Sen, Mark Warner, Stephanopoulos, Democratic Sen, Mark Warner of, We’ve, Mark’s, Warner, Barack Obama, Trump, Bill Bryan, Herbert Hoover “ Organizations: CNN, ABC, New York Times, Times, Siena College, The Washington Post, Democratic, Trump, Department of Homeland Security, Republican Locations: New, Siena, Times, The, Mark Warner of Virginia

☆ AI is amplifying social media disinformation — and making Big Tech civilly liable may be the key to stemming it
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-04 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

AI-generated so-called deepfakes are only exacerbating the problem and making it easier than ever to spread disinformation and misinformation via social media. Social media companies are protected from civil liability under a US lawSocial media has largely gone unregulated since its birth nearly three decades ago. So what's been the struggle for the government to address the issue of disinformation and misinformation on social media head-on? Related storiesMcQuade proposed amending Section 230 in order to hold social media companies accountable under certain circumstances. Major social media companies have their own misinformation policiesMany major social media companies, including Meta, TikTok and X, have their own policies when it comes to tackling misinformation and disinformation.

Persons: —, Barbara McQuade, McQuade, we've, what's, Gautaum Hans, Hans, there's, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Biden, We've, abetted, Meta, Taylor Swift, Elon Musk Organizations: Service, United, Business, University of Michigan, US Department of Homeland Security, ABC News, Social, Communications, Big Tech, Cornell University, Republican, Democratic, US, Twitter, Google, Meta, Elon

☆ Opinion: Our disaster responders are exhausted. That puts Americans at risk
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-04 | by ( Opinion Pete Gaynor | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

However, we have a growing problem: Our unsung American heroes are worn out — and some are even leaving the disaster response workforce. Estimates of the depression rate among disaster response and rescue workers are as high as 53%, according to the National Center for PTSD. As citizens, we have a duty to conserve our vital and limited public safety resources, such as emergency management personnel. By minimizing non-essential requests, we enable our disaster responders to more swiftly and effectively act during ongoing crises. On our worst days, we need disaster responders at their best.

Persons: Pete Gaynor, I’ve, Pete Gaynor Pete Gaynor, We’ve, ” Pete Gaynor, Hurricane Florence, Andrew Caballero Organizations: Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, Department of Homeland Security, Hill International, CNN, Government, Office, GAO, National Center, Emergency Management, Missouri, Reynoolds, Getty, National Centers for Environmental, Twitter, Facebook Locations: Paradise , California, Hurricane, Lealand , North Carolina, AFP

☆ The US will pay for migrants' flights out of Panama to close a route used by over 700,000 people to reach the US-Mexico border
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-02 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementMigrants arrive at the Reception Center for Migrant Care in Lajas Blancas, in the jungle province of Darien, Panama, on June 28, 2024. AdvertisementMigrants walk by the jungle near Bajo Chiquito village, the first border control of the Darien Province in Panama, on September 22, 2023. Migrants line up to receive food at the Reception Center for Migrant Care in Lajas Blancas, in the jungle province of Darién, Panama, on June 27, 2024. Authorities already struggle to manage the Darién GapYet closing the Darién Gap is no small feat. AdvertisementMigrants walk by the jungle near Bajo Chiquito village, the first border control of the Darién Province in Panama, on September 22, 2023.

Persons: —, MARTIN BERNETTI, Alejandro Mayorkas, José, LUIS ACOSTA, it's, Biden, Joe Biden, Donald Trump Organizations: Service, Department of Homeland Security, Business, State Department, Center for Migrant Care, Getty, Associated Press, Homeland, Borders, UNICEF, Republican Locations: Panama, Mexico, Blancas, Darien , Panama, AFP, Bajo Chiquito, Darien Province, Colombia, Darién, Panamanian, Central America, Darién Province

☆ How Donald Trump is poised to avoid pre-election trials in three out of four of his criminal cases
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Tierney Sneed | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

With Monday’s Supreme Court presidential immunity ruling likely preventing a trial in the federal election subversion case before the election, Trump is poised to avoid pre-election trials in the three most significant criminal prosecutions he faces. It will determine Trump’s legal fate. A Supreme Court ruling that hamstrings the DC federal subversion caseThe charges by special counsel Jack Smith alleging Trump subverted the 2020 election was the second to last of the four cases brought. “You can’t charge a former president for a crime for the first time in history without going to Supreme Court,” Cobb said. But the new Supreme Court immunity standard jeopardizes the use of much of that conduct in the case.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, won’t, ”, Ty Cobb, “, ” Cobb, pardoning, Fani Willis, Paul Rosenzweig, Bill Clinton, Jamie Raskin, ” Raskin, Jack Smith, Tanya Chutkan’s, Smith, Smith’s, Cobb, John Roberts, Rosenzweig, Aileen Cannon, Cannon, She’s, she’s, she’d, Willis, Nathan Wade, it’s, Wade, Nathan Wade's, Kaitlan Collins, Fulton, Scott McAfee, Michael Moore, Moore, Barack Obama, ” Moore, CNN’s Lauren Fox, Zachary Cohen Organizations: CNN, Republican White House, Trump, Fulton, Department of Homeland Security, Maryland Democrat, DC, DC Circuit, White, Justice Department Locations: Manhattan, Russia, Georgia, Florida, –, Fulton County

☆ What the Supreme Court ruling on social media means
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Brian Fung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

What can the US government tell social media companies to do? Republican-led states, including Missouri and Louisiana, along with five social media users, claimed in 2022 that those contacts with social media companies were in fact part of an unconstitutional government campaign to silence free speech. Why is the government talking to social media companies? It avoided ruling on whether the government’s communications with social media companies violated the First Amendment. The FBI resumed sharing some threat information with social media companies earlier this year, prior to the Supreme Court’s decision, CNN has previously reported.

Persons: Laura Edelson, Edelson, we’ve, ” Edelson, “ That’s, – didn’t, Amy Coney Barrett, Barrett, ” Barrett, ”, James Grimmelmann, Biden, Karine Jean, Pierre, Nora Benavidez, ” Benavidez Organizations: CNN, FBI, Department of Homeland Security, Republican, Meta, Twitter, Northeastern University, Democracy, Cornell University, “, Free Press Locations: Murthy v . Missouri, Covid, Missouri, Louisiana, United States, Washington, Silicon

☆ DHS identifies 400 migrants smuggled into US by network that may be connected to ISIS
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Katie Bo Lillis | Priscilla Alvarez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The purpose of the network was to smuggle people, not bring in terrorists, one of the officials said. There was specific “derogatory information” linking those individuals to ISIS, the official said. In the latest case, the 400 migrants under scrutiny – mostly from Central Asian nations – are being screened purely because of their connection to the human smuggling network. The leadership of ISIS-K is mainly made up of Tajik nationals and the group has recruited from both countries. Tajik nationals have carried out a series of recent attacks in Europe on behalf of the group, including the Crocus Hall attack in Moscow in March that killed more than 100 people.

Persons: Alejandro Mayorkas, ”, Mayorkas, CNN’s Evan Perez Organizations: CNN, Department of Homeland Security, ISIS, Central, Homeland, NBC News, Crocus, US, MSNBC Locations: Central, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Europe, Moscow, United States, Kazakhstan

☆ Supreme Court allows White House to press social media companies to remove disinformation
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( John Fritze | Brian Fung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the White House and federal agencies such as the FBI may continue to urge social media platforms to take down content the government views as misinformation, handing the Biden administration a technical if important election-year victory. Republican officials in two states – Missouri and Louisiana – and five social media users sued over that practice in 2022, arguing that the White House did far more than “persuade” the tech giants to take down a few deceptive items. That might include, the justices theorized, social media threats targeting public figures or disclosures of sensitive information about US troops. The case arrived at the high court at a time when the government has repeatedly warned of foreign efforts to use social media to influence elections. The jawboning case was one of several high-profile matters the court is deciding at intersection of the First Amendment and social media.

Persons: Biden, Amy Coney Barrett, “, ” Barrett, ” Biden, –, Hunter, John Roberts, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Brett Kavanaugh, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Alito, Samel Alito, Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, ”, ” Alito, ’, unjustifiably, Vivek Murthy, Roe, Wade, Roberts, Kavanaugh, Barrett Organizations: CNN, White, FBI, Biden, Department of Homeland Security, Facebook, Republican, Centers for Disease Control, Infrastructure Security Agency, Supreme, National Intelligence Locations: – Missouri, Louisiana, Florida, Texas

☆ Biden to ban U.S. sales of Kaspersky software over ties to Russia, source says
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Kaspersky Internet Security software is seen at the store in Krakow, Poland on December 30, 2021. A spokesperson for the Commerce Department declined to comment, while Kaspersky Lab and the Russian Embassy did not respond to requests for comment. Previously, Kaspersky has said that it is a privately managed company with no ties to the Russian government. The new restrictions on inbound sales of Kaspersky software, which will also bar downloads of software updates, resales and licensing of the product, kick in on Sept. 29, 100 days after publication, to give businesses time to find alternatives. If it only adds the Russian entity, the impact will be largely reputational.

Persons: Biden, Trump, Kaspersky, Donald Trump Organizations: Commerce Department, Russian Embassy, Biden, Department of Homeland Security, Kyiv, U.S, Reuters, Piaggio, Qatar Olympic Committee Locations: Krakow, Poland, United States, U.S, Russian, Moscow, Ukraine, Russia, China, New U.S, Massachusetts, Spain

☆ US announces major bust as efforts to crack down on Chinese money launderers working with drug cartels ratchet up
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Sean Lyngaas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

A US-based lawyer who has represented accused Chinese money launderers said the tempo of law enforcement operations against the alleged launderers has increased in recent weeks as federal agents close in on “bigger fish” among Chinese money launderers in the US. None of the federal law enforcement agencies involved in tracking Chinese money launderers agreed to be interviewed on the record. Grassley and Whitehouse have each introduced legislation they say is key to closing loopholes in US law that are actively exploited by the cartels’ money launderers. Elaborate networksRecent court documents illuminate how far-flung and elaborate US-based networks of alleged Chinese money launderers are. Mirror TransactionsExperts say the Chinese money launderers have mastered the art of so-called mirror transactions, which involve a series of deposits at multiple bank accounts to conceal the drug money.

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☆ Analysis: Biden’s immigration whiplash, from tough talk to empathy in 2 weeks
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Obama enacted DACA; Trump tried to end itThe DACA policy was enacted after bipartisan, comprehensive immigration reform efforts failed for the umpteenth time. Nearly 600,000 people have sought protected status under the program, which defers but does not necessarily end any immigration action against them. The Trump administration tried to end the DACA program in 2017, but the effort eventually failed at the Supreme Court in 2020. Instead, Trump hit pause on new applications, something the Biden administration then reversed. The much more modest bipartisan effort pushed by Biden earlier this year would not have helped the undocumented spouses of citizens and their children.

Persons: Joe Biden, Donald Trump’s playbook, Biden’s, –, Biden, Trump, Michael Williams, Read Williams, “ I’m, ” Chad Wolf, Adriano Espaillat, CNN’s Brianna Keilar, ”, ” Espaillat, Obama, DACA, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Amy Coney Barrett, John Roberts Organizations: CNN, White, American Civil Liberties Union, Department of Homeland Security, New York Democrat, Supreme, Trump Locations: United States, Texas

☆ Clearview AI Used Your Face. Now You May Get a Stake in the Company.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Kashmir Hill | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A facial recognition start-up, accused of invasion of privacy in a class-action lawsuit, has agreed to a settlement, with a twist: Rather than cash payments, it would give a 23 percent stake in the company to Americans whose faces are in its database. Clearview AI, which is based in New York, scraped billions of photos from the web and social media sites like Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram to build a facial recognition app used by thousands of police departments, the Department of Homeland Security and the F.B.I. The litigation has proved costly for Clearview AI, which would most likely go bankrupt before the case made it to trial, according to court documents. The company and those who sued it were “trapped together on a sinking ship,” lawyers for the plaintiffs wrote in a court filing proposing the settlement. “These realities led the sides to seek a creative solution by obtaining for the class a percentage of the value Clearview could achieve in the future,” added the lawyers, from Loevy + Loevy in Chicago.

Persons: ” Organizations: Facebook, LinkedIn, Department of Homeland Security, New York Times Locations: New York, Chicago, Loevy

☆ Microsoft employees' cybersecurity contributions will factor into their pay
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Microsoft will evaluate its employees' cybersecurity contributions in reviews that will factor into their compensation, Brad Smith, the company's vice chair and president, said ahead of a Thursday U.S. House committee hearing on the software maker's security practices. The changes represent part of Microsoft's efforts to address concerns about how much it's doing to protect its clients' data. For the current fiscal year, these high-ranking executives might see cybersecurity-related impacts reflected in their pay. "The Board also decided that for the current fiscal year, which ends on June 30, the Compensation Committee will consider explicitly each SLT member's cybersecurity performance when it makes its annual assessment of the executive's performance," Smith wrote. WATCH: Microsoft Security VP Vasu Jakkal talks cybersecurity with Jim Cramer

Persons: Brad Smith, Smith, Satya Nadella, Vasu Jakkal, Jim Cramer Organizations: Microsoft, U.S ., Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security, cybersecurity, YouTube

☆ Marjorie Taylor Greene creates headaches for House GOP as leaders weigh how much attention to give the Trump loyalist
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Melanie Zanona | Annie Grayer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

And I’m not leaving,” Greene told CNN of what she relayed to Comer, a Kentucky Republican. GOP Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska framed the internal debate over how to handle Greene in familial terms: “You can only do so much. The American people don’t give a sh*t,” Greene told CNN last week after her meeting with Johnson. It’s not the first time Greene has tried the unpopular move of undermining the committee process and House GOP leadership. “I don’t think that you cure one hasty ill-advised action with another,” GOP Rep. Nick LaLota of New York said of Greene’s proposals.

Persons: Marjorie Taylor Greene, Kevin McCarthy, Mike Johnson, Greene, Johnson, Georgia Republican —, —, Donald Trump’s, Joe Biden, of Justice —, Carlos Giménez, MAGA, General Merrick Garland, Jasmine Crockett’s, James Comer, “, ” Greene, Comer, ”, Lauren Boebert, Bob Good, Ron DeSantis, “ I’ve, “ I’m, Ralph Norman of South, McCarthy, Don Bacon of Nebraska, Trump, Biden, It’s, Alejandro Mayorkas, impeaching, impeaching Biden, Nick LaLota, ” Johnson, Anthony Fauci, Brad Wenstrup, Wenstrup Organizations: CNN, GOP, Republican, Georgia Republican, Caucus, GOP Conference, of Justice, Republicans, Trump, Democratic Rep, Kentucky Republican, Florida Gov, Ralph Norman of South Carolina, impeaching Department of Homeland, Democratic, Justice Department, Ohio Republican Locations: Florida, Las Vegas, Kentucky, Colorado, Virginia, “, MAGA, New York

☆ Class action suit alleges Raytheon discriminates against older job seekers
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Jeanne Sahadi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —A class action lawsuit filed Tuesday alleges that RTX Corporation, the multinational aerospace and defense systems giant formerly known as Raytheon Technologies, has been discriminating against job seekers who are 40 years or older. The ads that refer to “Recent Graduate Positions” indicate that applicants should either have graduated from college or graduate school very recently or have no more than 12 or 24 months of related work experience. While the positions may be lower level, they are not necessarily low paying, with salary ranges that can run north of $100,000. We believe these claims are entirely without merit and we will actively defend our hiring practices,” company spokesman Chris Johnson told CNN. Between 2019 and 2023, Goldstein applied to at least seven of Raytheon’s recent graduate positions for which he met all the qualifications save those requiring the newness of his degrees or the short duration of work experience.

Persons: RTX, “ RTX, we’re, Chris Johnson, — Mark H, Goldstein, Peter Romer, Friedman, ‘ EEOC, Romer Organizations: New, New York CNN, RTX Corporation, Raytheon Technologies, AARP Foundation, Court, District of, Raytheon, Virginia Human, CNN, US Department of Homeland Security, Commission Locations: New York, District of Massachusetts, Massachusetts, Virginia

☆ U.S. Bans Imports From 3 Chinese Companies Over Ties to Forced Labor
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Ana Swanson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday added three Chinese companies to a list of firms whose products can no longer be exported to the United States, as part of what it described as an escalating crackdown on companies that aid in forced labor programs in Xinjiang. The companies include a seafood processor, Shandong Meijia Group, that an investigation by the Outlaw Ocean Project identified as a business employing laborers brought to eastern China from Xinjiang — a far-western region of China where the government has detained and surveilled large numbers of minorities, including Uyghurs. Another firm, Xinjiang Shenhuo Coal and Electricity, is an aluminum processor whose metal can be found in cars, consumer electronics and other products, a U.S. official said. The third, Dongguan Oasis Shoes, brought Uyghurs and people from other persecuted groups to its footwear factory in Guangdong, the U.S. government said. With those additions, 68 companies now appear on the so-called entity list of firms that the U.S. government says participate in forced labor programs, nearly double the number at the beginning of the year.

Organizations: of Homeland Security, Shandong Meijia Group, Coal, U.S, Dongguan Oasis Locations: United States, Xinjiang, Shandong, China, Dongguan, Guangdong, U.S

CNN —Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Sunday pushed back on criticism of President Joe Biden’s new executive action restricting asylum while calling on Congress to take action on the border. Still, Mayorkas insisted the restrictions on asylum would reduce the number of people who try to cross the border. “The bipartisan deal was rejected once, we pressed forward again. And it requires the cooperation of other countries which we have secured.”But Mayorkas again called on Congress to do more. “Former President Trump tried to implement a Muslim ban, a ban on entry to this country explicitly based on one religion.

Persons: Alejandro Mayorkas, Joe Biden’s, “, ” Mayorkas, —, Donald Trump, Biden, Greg Abbott of, “ gaslighting, he’s, ” Abbott, Mayorkas, ABC’s Martha Raddatz, ”, let’s, Democratic Sen, Chris Coons, Trump, It’s Organizations: CNN, Homeland, Sunday, Republican Gov, GOP, Democratic, Department of Homeland Security, Department of State, Department of Justice, Republicans, Trump, House Republicans, Democrats, Delaware Democrat, Progressive House Democrats, ACLU, ” CNN Locations: Greg Abbott of Texas, ”, Chris Coons of Delaware

☆ Democratic convention: Secret Service and Chicago police ramp up preparations as protests loom
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-08 | by ( John Miller | Eric Bradner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Secret Service and Chicago police officials are ramping up preparations for the Democratic National Convention in August, with officers receiving training ranging from First Amendment rights to handling violent protests and mass arrests. Democrats are poised to nominate President Joe Biden for reelection at their Chicago convention. The Chicago Police Department’s Crime Prevention and Information Center will serve as its command center to monitor all convention-related events citywide, including protests. We are planning for real-world possibilities,” said Jeff Burnside, the Secret Service coordinator for the Democratic convention. Meanwhile, Chicago police officers have been holding drills on a wide range of potential scenarios — including violent protests, extracting individuals from hostile crowds, medical emergencies and more.

Persons: Kimberly Cheatle, Joe Biden, Cheatle, ” Cheatle, “ You’ve, you’ve, al, ”, Jeff Burnside, Larry Snelling Organizations: CNN, Chicago, Democratic National Convention, United Center, Democratic, The Chicago Police, Service, Illinois State Police, FBI, Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, Explosives, Federal, National Counterterrorism Center, Department of Homeland Security, ISIS, al, Republicans, Chicago Police Locations: Chicago, Gaza, Vietnam, Milwaukee

The average daily illegal crossings have for years surpassed that threshold, peaking at over 8,000 in December, according to Department of Homeland Security data analyzed by CNN. Under a pandemic-era restriction, which was lifted last year, federal authorities swiftly expelled hundreds of thousands of migrants encountered at the US southern border. A CNN analysis found the last time average daily encounters between migrants and US Border Patrol at the southwestern land border were less than 2,500 was in January 2021. To lift the new policy, the daily average needs to drop even lower — to less than 1,500 average daily encounters for seven consecutive days between ports of entry. The last time illegal crossings at the southwestern land border were that low was in July 2020, the records show.

Persons: Colleen Putzel, Kavanaugh, —, ” Kavanaugh, Putzel, It’s, “ It’s, CNN’s Priscilla Alvarez Organizations: CNN, Biden, of Homeland Security, Migration Policy, US Border Patrol, Border Patrol Locations: Covid

CNN published a 2016 surveillance video showing Combs physically assaulting his former girlfriend, singer Cassie Ventura, at the now-closed InterContinental Hotel in Century City, Los Angeles. The Washington, DC-based historically Black college or university said it will disband its scholarship program in Combs’ name. The US Department of Homeland Security’s investigative arm launched a federal probe into Combs and allegations of sex trafficking. Meanwhile, investigators are preparing to bring Combs’ accusers before a federal grand jury in New York, sources familiar with the probe told CNN. Combs recently sold a majority stake in media company and television network Revolt, which he founded in 2013, the company said.

Persons: CNN —, Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, Combs, Sean Combs, “ Mr, Howard, Cassie Ventura, Howard University’s, Ventura, CNN’s Taylor Romine Organizations: CNN, CNN — Howard University’s, Sean Combs Foundation, InterContinental, Bad Boy Records, US Department of Homeland Locations: Century City, Los Angeles, The Washington, DC, Angeles, Miami, New York

☆ Shein wants to sell the supply-chain tech it used to disrupt online shopping. Retail experts say brands may have concerns.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Madeline Stone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Shein has also grown beyond its fashion roots, selling products in categories such as home goods, electronics, and office supplies. A Shein spokesperson said the company's success did not depend on the de minimis provision. The Shein spokesperson said the company had a "zero-tolerance policy for forced labor" and required its "contract manufacturers to only source cotton from approved regions." "Shein suppliers and third-party sellers are required to comply with company policy and certify their products do not infringe third-party IP." "Currently, Shein just sells the very low-cost products, but including various brands in its platform, it can sell products at various price ranges," he said.

Persons: —, Shein, Donald Tang, Evelyn Gong, who's, It's, confidentially, Prince Ghosh, Ghosh, Christophe Archambault, Gong, minimis, wouldn't, JADE GAO, hasn't, Anand Kumar Organizations: Chain Management, Service, Industry, Wall Street Journal, Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business, Research, London Stock Exchange, Brands, Walmart, Walmart Commerce Technologies, Department of Homeland Security, Labor, CNBC, National Retail Federation, Coresight Research, Shein Locations: China, Singapore, Paris, minimis, Shein, Guangzhou

☆ Opinion | To Win on Immigration, Biden Must Move the Debate Beyond the Border
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Andrea R. Flores | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

On Tuesday, President Biden issued a proclamation that gives the Department of Homeland Security the authority to temporarily block migrants from seeking asylum between ports of entry at the United States-Mexico border. The president’s decree echoes a 2018 Trump-era policy that invoked the same powers to deny protections to people seeking asylum between ports of entry. Mr. Biden may think that shutting the border to asylum seekers will improve his standing with voters. Rather than reduce unauthorized migration, his policy will likely push people to cross at more dangerous areas along the border. Though there’s little to be done now about this recycled immigration policy, Mr. Biden has a moral obligation to use his legal authority to protect the communities he promised to defend four years ago while on the campaign trail.

Persons: Biden Organizations: of Homeland Security, Trump, American Civil Liberties Union Locations: United States, Mexico

☆ Watch: President Joe Biden delivers remarks on new U.S.-Mexico immigration executive order
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] President Joe Biden is set to deliver remarks at the White House on Tuesday about his newly signed executive order tightening asylum restrictions at the U.S.-Mexico border. The executive order will temporarily ban undocumented immigrants from obtaining asylum when migrant crossings exceed a certain threshold — a daily average of 2,500 over seven consecutive days. Given current levels of migrant crossings, which Department of Homeland Security officials estimate at 4,000 per day, the action is expected to take effect immediately. The executive order could also have economic impacts by tightening the labor market's growth and potentially unclogging U.S.-Mexico supply chains.

Persons: Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Biden's Organizations: White, of Homeland Security Locations: U.S, Mexico

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