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☆ Scowling Trump makes history with first presidential mugshot
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Lilian Manansala | Tamara Lindstrom | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Trump surrendered himself to authorities in Georgia where he had his fingerprints and mugshot taken. He was released on $200,000 bail.

Persons: Trump Locations: Georgia

☆ Vasari Corridor: Tourists arrested for spraying soccer graffiti on 460-year-old Italian landmark
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Barbie Latza Nadeau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

This time it was the turn of the 460-year-old Vasari Corridor, a beautiful riverside passageway connected to the famous Uffizi Galleries in Florence, which was sprayed with Munich soccer-related graffiti in the early hours of August 23. Airbnb raidHow the Vasari Corridor looked before the graffiti incident. The one-kilometer-long Vasari Corridor was built by Italian Renaissance painter and architect Giorgio Vasari in less than nine months in 1565. Tourists behaving badlyThe graffiti reference a Munich soccer club. “I would like to express my thanks to the Carabinieri for promptly identifying the alleged perpetrators of the Vasari Corridor in Florence.

Persons: Rome, Rome CNN —, Airbnb, Tim Clayton, Corbis, Giorgio Vasari, Cosimo I de’Medici, Medici, Dan Brown, Florence Mayor Dario Nardella, It’s, Eike Schmidt, Schmidt, Gennaro Sangiuliano, ” Organizations: Rome CNN, Galleries, Carabinieri, Operations Unit, CNN, Culture Ministry, Authorities, Uffizi, UNESCO, TSV, Vasari Locations: Florence, Munich, “, Uffizi, Italian, Ponte, Santa Felicita, Italy, Rome, Venice, German

☆ Trump surrenders for his Georgia indictment during primetime, giving him the media circus he'd hoped for
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Trump and his allies had hoped to use arraignments to get media attention, media reports previously said. The sheriff who oversees the jail system has said Trump's mugshot and fingerprints will be taken for the National Crime Information Center. A presidential historian said in March that if Trump's mugshot is made public, it'll likely cement himself as "folk hero" among his supporters. At the arraignment, Trump and the other defendants will be formally presented with the criminal charges and can enter pleas. Trump is the first former president to face any criminal charges for a first, second, third, or fourth time.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Trump's, Team Trump, he'll, Scott McAfee, Fani Willis, Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, Jenna Ellis, John Eastman, Willis, McAfee, Jack Smith Organizations: Service, Crime Information, Guardian, The New York Times, Team, Fulton, Republican Party, Trump, Republican Locations: Atlanta, Wall, Silicon, Georgia, Fulton, Manhattan, Fulton County

☆ Trump's Atlanta booking on RICO charges show why we need perp-walkable cities
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Trump's booking and arraignment in Atlanta will take weeks, which is way too long. In Atlanta, where the Fulton County district attorney charged Trump with an array of crimes for trying to overturn Georgia's 2020 election results, that same process is expected to take several weeks. It's 'lightning speed' for AtlantaTrump has said he'll go to Atlanta on Thursday where he'll be booked at the Fulton County jail, known locally as Rice Street, on 13 charges ranging from RICO — a racketeering charge — to illegally pressuring public officials. Fulton County Sheriffs install barricades outside the Fulton County Jail, making it even less walkable. AdvertisementAdvertisementYes, the district attorney's office, county court, and federal court are all nearby each other in downtown Atlanta.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Georgia's, he'll, —, Patrick Labat, Fani Willis, J.Tom Morgan, Morgan, Willis, Brendan McDermid, hasn't, arraignments, Ronald L, Carlson, Steve Buscemi, counterprotests, Jean Carroll, Ed Sheeran, Jeffrey Epstein, CHANDAN KHANNA, there's Organizations: Atlanta, Service, Trump, Atlanta Trump, Rice, Superior, Western Carolina University ., DA, Former U.S, Manhattan Criminal, REUTERS, Manhattan, New York Police Department, University of Georgia School of Law, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Trump Tower, Google, Fulton County Superior, Fulton County Sheriffs, Getty Locations: Atlanta, York, Wall, Silicon, Manhattan, Fulton County, New York, Fulton, DeKalb County, New York City, walkable, . Manhattan, America, Fulton County Superior Court, Fulton County's, Brooklyn

☆ Analysis: A remarkable day at Fulton County jail as Trump's surrender looms
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

And yet, the flurry of activity on Tuesday in Fulton County, Georgia, showed that more than two years after Trump’s effort to defy the will of voters, the wheels of justice are grinding forward and that consequences may be nearing. Eastman later defiantly claimed the country had crossed a “Rubicon” in the Georgia case and declared he still believed the election was stolen – despite a mountain of evidence to the contrary. And Rudy Giuliani, the hero of 9/11, is set to meet with the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office on Wednesday to discuss a bond agreement, sources told CNN. What the Fulton County theatrics say about the caseThe events unfolding at the Fulton County jail this week are important because they shed light on the contours and complexity of the Georgia case. He also visited the site of a post-election audit in Cobb County, Georgia.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Trump, he’s, Jenna Ellis, she’s, John Eastman, Mike Pence, Joe Biden’s, Eastman, Scott Hall, Mark Meadows, Rudy Giuliani, He’s, Bernie Kerik –, Giuliani, who’d, Jack, Lago, Taveras, Fani Willis, Meadows, Brad Raffensperger, Jeffrey Clark, Willis, Vladimir Putin Organizations: CNN, Republican, Electoral College, White House, New York Police, Trump, Mar, Georgia, Former Locations: Atlanta, Fulton County , Georgia, Georgia, Fulton County, Fulton, Manhattan, Meadows, Cobb County , Georgia

☆ Analysis: Donald Trump's $200,000 bond drives home the unique peril of his Georgia indictment
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Trump had to agree, for example, to make no threats on social media against co-defendants, witnesses and the 30 unindicted co-conspirators. The former president has excoriated special counsel Jack Smith, who indicted him twice, on social media and in speeches. Elliot Williams, a former federal prosecutor and CNN legal analyst, said that the terms were fair and did not infringe on Trump’s rights. Trump’s many late-night social media eruptions will make it hard for observers to believe that he will stick to the conditions to which he’s agreed. By Monday evening, Trump had already posted on his social media network about the bond.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Norm Eisen, Barack Obama, CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, he’d, Fani Willis, Geoff Duncan, “ shouldn’t, Duncan, Willis, Scott McAfee, Jack Smith, Tanya Chutkan, Chutkan, Elliot Williams, “, ” Williams, Trump’s, he’s, it’s, Anthony Michael Kreis, CNN’s Brianna Keilar, ” Trump’s, John Eastman, Bond, Ray Smith, Ken Chesebro, Scott Hall, Smith, –, Tolstoy Organizations: CNN, Trump, Democrat, Manhattan, Attorney’s Office, Florida –, Republican, Georgia State University, Conservative, Washington Locations: Atlanta, Milwaukee, Georgia, Fulton County, Washington, Florida, Texas, Washington , DC, Iowa

☆ Live updates: Trump indictment news in the Georgia election interference case
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Shawna Mizelle | Maureen Chowdhury | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Even by the standards of local jails, the Fulton County jail on Rice Street has a reputation for troubled conditions for inmates. Last month, the US Justice Department launched a civil rights investigation into living conditions, access to health care, violence against detainees and possible discrimination against those with psychiatric disabilities. But the treatment that defendants receive when being booked and processed on criminal charges in Fulton County varies drastically, case by case. Trump is expected to turn himself in Thursday or Friday, according to a senior law enforcement official. Custody at Fulton County jail: The Justice Department last month launched a civil rights investigation into the jail which has been the site of multiple deaths on the premises.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, “, ” Chris Timmons, Knowles Gallant Timmons, haven’t, ”, Fani Willis, Willis, Georgia’s, Kristen Clarke, LaShawn Thompson, Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat Organizations: US Justice Department, CNN, United, Service, Fulton, Department, Fulton County Sheriff Locations: Fulton County, Atlanta, United States, Fulton

☆ It looks like Tesla's Cybertruck might be a fingerprint magnet due to its stainless steel body
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Photos of the Tesla Cybertruck show the stainless steel truck appears to smudge easily. Stainless steel appliances are known to be magnets for fingerprints and smudges. The Tesla Cybertruck appears to smudge easily, photos of the electric pickup truck show. The vehicle's stainless steel body could make it prone to smudges and extra finger prints — an issue that is commonly seen with stainless steel appliances. The Cybertruck is the first stainless steel vehicle to be produced since DMC made the stainless steel DeLorean and later halted production in 1983.

Persons: smudge, Tesla, Getty, Tim Conn, Tesla's, Insider's Nora Naughton, Elon Musk Organizations: Twitter, DMC, DeLorean Locations: California, Texas

Even by the standards of local jails, the Fulton County jail on Rice Street has a reputation for especially deplorable conditions for inmates. A look inside a cell at the Fulton County Jail in 2013. CNNBut the treatment that defendants receive when being booked and processed on criminal charges in Fulton County varies drastically, case by case. “It could be 15 minutes total to get them in and out.”A look inside a cell at the Fulton County Jail in 2013. The Fulton County Sheriff's Office said in a statement, "The manner and cause of death was listed as undetermined by the county medical examiner.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, “, ” Chris Timmons, Knowles Gallant Timmons, haven’t, ”, Fani Willis, Willis, Georgia’s, ‘ We’ve, –, Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat, ” Labat, We’ve, Defendants, it’s, ” Timmons, Scott McAfee, won’t, McAfee, Gerald Griggs, Griggs, ” Griggs, Kristen Clarke, LaShawn Thompson, ” Clarke, Thompson’s, Michael Harper, Lashawn Thompson, Harper, Labat Organizations: CNN, US Justice Department, United, Service, Fulton, Trump, Fulton County Sheriff, Georgia NAACP, Department, Jail, Sheriff's Locations: Fulton County, Fulton, Atlanta, United States, Georgia

So far, at least 111 deaths have been confirmed in the wildfires, according to a release from Maui County. Names of other victims have been released by familiesFirefight continues : Crews are still battling the fires on Maui. “The people that were trying to put out these fires lived in those homes – 25 of our firefighters lost their homes,” Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen said Wednesday. “They watched their homes burn as they fought the fire for other homes in their neighborhood,” she explained. “That is a scar that we will carry for a very long time.”Sarah Salmonese sits where her apartment once stood in Lahaina, Hawaii, on Friday, August 11.

Persons: John Pelletier, ” Pelletier, ”, Pelletier, Josh Green, CNN’s Wolf, “, Brenda Keau, ” Keau, Jeff Hickman, CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, ” Hickman, Melva Benjamin, Virginia Dofa, Alfredo Galinato, Robert Dyckman, Buddy Jantoc, Benjamin, Crews, Brad Ventura, ” Biden, Herman Andaya, would’ve, Matthew A, Foster, Richard Bissen, Aina Kohler, I’ve, Kohler, “ It’s, Jonny Varona, They’re, Wade Ebersole, it’s, who’s, ” Ebersole, ” Sarah Salmonese, Go Nakamura, Jae C, Patrick T, Fallon, Rick Bowmer, Justin Sullivan, Lauren Haley, Bryan Anselm, Makalea Ahhee, Yuki Iwamura, Mike Blake, Max Whittaker, Zoltan Balogh, Robert Gauthier, Mengshin Lin, Evelio Contreras, CNN Vixay Phonxaylinkham, Lana, Phonoxaylinkham, Marco Garcia, Claire Rush, Myrna Ah Hee, Sui, Ty O'Neil, Ku'u Kauanoe, ZUMA, Matthew Thayer, Bob Marshall, ” Marshall, Marshall, Jim Kelly, ” Kelly, ” Darren Pai Organizations: CNN, Maui Police, Authorities, Hawaii Gov, Hawaii Department of Defense, Fire, White House, Maui, Maui Emergency Management, Tuesday . U.S . Army National Guard, Staff, KITV, Maui Health, Maui Memorial Medical, New York Times, AP, FBI, Facility, Getty, AP Volunteers, Grace Baptist, Reuters, Volunteers, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Kahului Airport, Technologies, Kahului, AP Helicopters, Hawaii Army National Guard, Hawaii National Guard, Reuters Residents, ZUMA Passengers, Maui News, Whisker Labs, Maui Bird Conservation Center, The Washington, Hawaiian Electric, CNN Sunday Locations: Maui, Maui County, Hawaii, Lahaina, Tuesday ., ”, Lahaina , Hawaii, Wailuku, AFP, Kula , Hawaii, Kaanapali, Kula, Kihei, West Maui, Grace, Kahului, Napili, Honokowai, Honolulu, Maalaea, California, Las Vegas, Church, Lahaina Hongwanji, Makawao, Western Maui

☆ How climate change drives heatwaves and wildfires in Europe
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Kate Abnett | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Here's how climate change drives these events. FINGERPRINTS OF CLIMATE CHANGETo find out exactly how much climate change affected a specific heatwave, scientists conduct "attribution studies". CLIMATE CHANGE DRIVES WILDFIRESClimate change increases hot and dry conditions that help fires spread faster, burn longer and rage more intensely. The study found that human-induced climate change played an absolutely overwhelming role in the extreme heatwaves that swept across North America, Europe and China in July. But scientists concur that without steep cuts to the greenhouse gases causing climate change, heatwaves, wildfires, flooding and drought will significantly worsen.

Persons: Alexandros Avramidis, Friederike Otto, Sonia Seneviratne, Seneviratne, Rhodes, Copernicus, Mark Parrington, Victor Resco de, Kate Abnett, Gloria Dickie, Katy Daigle, Barbara Lewis, Josie Kao, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Firefighters, REUTERS, Rights, United Nations, Imperial College London, ETH Zurich, Union, Spain's Lleida University, Thomson Locations: Sesklo, Greece, Europe, Spain, France, Netherlands, Paris, North America, China, Victor Resco de Dios

☆ Maui wildfires: At least 106 were killed and identifying all of them will be difficult, officials say
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Nouran Salahieh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Only five of the 106 dead had been identified as of Tuesday afternoon, according to Maui County officials. Family members of missing people had provided 41 DNA samples, trying to see whether their loves ones are among the dead, county officials said. Green told CNN Tuesday he hopes “much of it will be done” by the weekend. Dominick Del Vecchio/Reuters• Some victims are named: Robert Dyckman, 74, and Buddy Jantoc, 79, both of Lahaina, were killed, Maui County officials said Tuesday. Hawaii’s attorney general will spearhead a review of decisions that officials made in response to the wildfires, her office has said.

Persons: Hawaii’s, Josh Green, Green, “ We’re, “, we’re, ”, Jonathan Greene, Dominick Del Vecchio, Robert Dyckman, Buddy Jantoc, we’ll, who’s, ” Green, • Biden, Biden, Dang, ” Dang, CNN’s Erin Burnett, Kula, Ross Hart, Maui’s upcountry, Hart, ” Hart, CNN they’ve, Jace Kennedy Organizations: CNN, Hawaii Gov, Authorities, US Department of Health, Human Services, FEMA, Reuters, •, Lahaina’s Locations: Maui, Hawaii, Maui County, Lahaina, Lahaina , Hawaii, •, Upper Kula, upcountry, Kula, Maui’s

☆ A passenger was whisked through TSA security checkpoints by Clear, but they never signed up or had their identity checked —they just used a boarding pass they found in the trash.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Politico on Monday reported two additional Clear security incidents that happened this year. In one case, a person used a ticket found in the trash to be escorted through security by Clear. Clear employees then lead them past the TSA ID check line, straight to the security screening where bags are checked. Clear previously told Insider that was a "single case of human error, which was addressed immediately." Accurate and reliable verification of passenger identity is foundational to aviation security and effective screening by TSA."

Persons: Bennie Thompson Organizations: TSA, Politico, Clear, Bloomberg, Washington Post, Technology, Homeland Security

☆ I moved to Japan to teach on a US military base. The whole experience cost me thousands when the job didn't work out.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Jamie Killin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Brianna Stultz got an offer to teach on a military base in Okinawa, Japan, and moved in December. Despite making a friend and loving Japan, she regrets taking the job and has moved back to Arizona. I got an initial offer for a teaching job on a military base in Okinawa, Japan, in July 2022 — and I returned home to Arizona almost exactly one year later. I also met a friend through work who I'm absolutely devastated that I'm not going be able to see all the time now. I did love living in Japan, but I'm happy to be home so I can do all the things I missed here.

Persons: Brianna Stultz, —, I'd, I'm, they'd, could've Organizations: Service, Opportunity Commission, Junior League Locations: Okinawa, Japan, Arizona, Wall, Silicon, Phoenix , Arizona, Phoenix, United States

☆ I drove a new Tesla rival that uses facial recognition and fingerprints instead of a key — but I think a regular key beats the futuristic feature 99% of the time
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Tim Levin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I drove the Genesis GV60, a new Tesla rival from Hyundai's luxury brand. It's practically impossible to misplace your car keys if you buy the new Genesis GV60 SUV. The Genesis GV60. The Genesis GV60. The Genesis GV60.

Persons: Tim Levin, who's, robotically, I'm, it's, Ed Kim, Kim Organizations: Morning, Apple

☆ Brazilian citizen scientists see humpbacks return decades after mass killings
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Leonardo Benassatto | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Like other citizen scientists, as they are known, Cardoso uses the photographs to collect information on the numbers of the marine mammals, helping researchers and scientists track the surging numbers of humpbacks in the area. "These animals survived whaling with a very, very small population remaining... something between 300 to 500 animals," Palazzo, of the Humpback Whale Institute in the state of Bahia, said. Palazzo says the surge of whales in Ilha Bela is great news for marine conservation, not only in Brazil, but worldwide. "It shows that if we can do effective protection for marine species, most of them will recover," he said. Reporting by Leonardo Benassatto; Additional reporting and writing by Steven Grattan; Editing by Sharon SingletonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Julio Cardoso, Cardoso, we've, Jose Truda Palazzo, Palazzo, Ilha Bela, Leonardo Benassatto, Steven Grattan, Sharon Singleton Organizations: ILHA, Whale Institute, Thomson Locations: ILHA BELA, Brazil, Bela's, Bahia, Antarctica, Patagonia, Australia, Ilha

☆ 'Operation Cookie Monster': Dutch arrest their most-wanted suspect in cyber case
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

AMSTERDAM, July 25 (Reuters) - Dutch police have arrested a man they described as their most wanted suspect in the investigation into the Genesis Market, a dark web marketplace for stolen computer credentials, shut down in a multi-national crackdown dubbed "Operation Cookie Monster". The Genesis website was closed in April in an operation said at the time to involve law enforcement agencies from 17 countries and more than 120 arrests. International investigators said the site had been used to sell stolen online credentials, such as web browser fingerprints and cookies, from more than 2 million people. In a statement, police said the 32-year-old Dutch national, a resident of Brazil, could be one of the top 10 users of the Genesis Market. The suspect was arrested last week when he was in the Netherlands but police did not publicise the arrest until this week for investigative purposes.

Persons: Charlotte Van Campenhout, Peter Graff Organizations: Genesis, Thomson Locations: AMSTERDAM, Brazil, Netherlands

☆ Fact Check-Georgia mason-run missing kids program does not involve microchipping minors
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

An initiative by freemasons called the Georgia Child Identification Program states it helps parents collect basic information about their children in an identification kit in case they were to go missing. There is no evidence the program, also known as GACHIP, involves inserting microchips in minors, contrary to social media posts. Similar masonic initiatives in Missouri and Ontario, in Canada, clarify their programs do not involve microchipping children (mochip.org/faq/), (www.masonichip.ca/newsList.php). (here)The Grand Lodge of Georgia and the GACHIP did not respond to a request for comment. A Georgia masons’ program called the Georgia Child Identification Program (GACHIP) helps parents put together an identification kit with basic information about their children.

Persons: Kit ”, Read Organizations: freemasons, Reuters, National Center for, of Locations: Georgia, Missouri, Ontario, Canada, of Georgia

☆ Prepare to show your ID at TSA this summer, even if you're paying $189 to scan your eyeballs instead
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Hannah Towey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

All Clear members will have their identity verified by the TSA in the future, the agency says. For $189 a year, Clear members can cut airport security lines with "touchless" ID verification. Clear, a privately-owned security program available in most major airports, allows members to cut security lines with its "touchless" ID verification system. While it may seem like a minor change, increasing ID checks for Clear members could upend the company's already fragile competitive edge. Clear did not immediately respond to follow-up questions about when the new digital identity standards will roll out in airports.

Organizations: TSA, Washington Post, Clear, DHS, Technology

☆ Canada just launched a new digital nomad program—here's what you need to know
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

If you've ever dreamed of living and working remotely in Canada, now's your chance: The Canadian government just announced a new immigration program for digital nomads. Under current Canadian immigration rules, digital nomads working for a foreign employer can stay in the country under visitor status for up to six months. The main motivation behind Canada pitching itself as a destination for digital nomads is the labor shortage it faces in "key tech occupations," Fraser adds. Canada joins a growing list of more than 30 countries that have introduced similar programs to attract digital nomads, including Spain and Portugal. If you're interested in applying for a temporary Canadian visa, you'll need a government-issued passport and proof of income.

Persons: you've, now's, we're, Sean Fraser, Fraser, Masha Sutherlin, Sutherlin Organizations: CNBC, Randstad, U.S, Canada Locations: Canada, Canadian, Randstad Canada, New York, San Francisco, Spain, Portugal, UAE, Los Angeles

☆ US Secret Service ends White House cocaine probe, no video, fingerprints, DNA available
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

WASHINGTON, July 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. Secret Service said on Thursday it had concluded its investigation into cocaine found at the White House and said it had been unable to identify a suspect. The cocaine was found "inside a receptacle used to temporarily store electronic and personal devices prior to entering the West Wing," the Secret Service said, confirming earlier Reuters reporting. "Without physical evidence, the investigation will not be able to single out a person of interest from the hundreds of individuals who passed through the vestibule where the cocaine was discovered," the Secret Service said. "At this time, the Secret Service's investigation is closed due to a lack of physical evidence." Reporting by Paul Grant and Rami Ayyub; editing by Tim Ahmann, Heather Timmons and Jonathan OatisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Paul Grant, Rami Ayyub, Tim Ahmann, Heather Timmons, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Secret, White, Service, Thomson

☆ If you left your cocaine at the White House, you're in the clear now
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Taylor Berman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The Secret Service concluded their investigation into the cocaine bag without identifying any suspects. Surveillance footage of the area in the West Wing also was no help in finding the culprit. The Secret Service has concluded their investigation into the incident without identifying any suspects, CNN and the Associated Press were the first to report. The cocaine was confirmed as cocaine by subsequent lab tests, and the Homeland Security's National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center eventually confirmed it posed no actual threat. Surveillance footage of the area also proved inconclusive, CNN reports, and the Secret Service wasn't even able to determine what day the drugs were left behind.

Persons: wasn't Organizations: Service, CNN, Associated Press, White, Homeland, Countermeasures Center Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ Secret Services ends White House cocaine investigation with no leads
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Kelly O'Donnell | Rebecca Shabad | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

The Secret Service investigation has concluded with no usable forensic or video evidence to identify the individual responsible, three Secret Service officials familiar with the investigation tell NBC News. The Secret Service received results Wednesday from tests conducted by the FBI, "which did not develop latent fingerprints and insufficient DNA was present for investigative comparisons," according to an official statement from the Secret Service released Thursday. "The presence of illegal drugs in the White House is unacceptable and a shameful moment in the White House's history." White House officials noted the Biden family was not at the White House when the cocaine was discovered; the president and his family had left for Camp David for the holiday weekend Friday and did not return to the White House until Tuesday, July 4th, after the cocaine had been discovered. The individuals were notified they could not bring the marijuana to the White House campus, the officials said.

Persons: Biden, Jake Sullivan, Karine Jean, Pierre, Jean, James Comer, Kimberly Cheatle, Comer, Camp David, Pierre said, it's Organizations: Service Police, Lafayette, Service, NBC, White, FBI, NBC News, Homeland, Capitol, West, Wing, West Wing, District of Columbia Fire Department, Department of Homeland, Camp, Secret Services, Washington , D.C, White House Locations: Washington ,, Ky, Fort Detrick , Maryland

☆ If you left your cocaine at the White House, you're in the clear now: reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Taylor Berman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The Secret Service concluded their investigation into the cocaine bag without identifying any suspects. The AP reports no DNA or fingerprints were found on the bag. Surveillance footage of the area in the West Wing also was no help in finding the culprit. The Secret Service has concluded their investigation into the incident without identifying any suspects, CNN and the Associated Press were the first to report. Surveillance footage of the area also proved inconclusive, CNN reports, and the Secret Service wasn't even able to determine what day the drugs were left behind.

Persons: wasn't Organizations: Service, CNN, Associated Press, White, Homeland, Countermeasures Center Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ A top House Republican is demanding the Secret Service share more about its investigation into the cocaine at the White House
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

House Oversight Chairman James Comer demanded more information about how cocaine got into the White House. He wants the Secret Service to speak to his committee's staff. He also demanded that the Secret Service tell his panel more about its probe to get to the bottom of what occurred. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre previously deferred to the Secret Service, expressing confidence that the agency responsible for the White House security would "get to the bottom of" what happened. The Kentucky Republican requested that the Secret Service provide a briefing to committee staff by July 14, exactly a week from Friday.

Persons: James Comer, —, Comer, Kimberly Cheatle, Karine Jean, Pierre, Joe Biden, Hunter Organizations: Kentucky Republican, Service, Secret, White, Wing, NBC News, NBC Locations: Kentucky

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