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☆ Biden's new immigration executive order could tighten labor markets, but ease supply chain bottlenecks
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Mike Blake | ReutersSince 2019, immigration has added 2 million workers to the U.S. labor supply, according to an April analysis by Tedeschi. Without immigrants, Tedeschi estimated that the size of the U.S. labor supply would have shrunk by 1.2 million during that period. The short answer is that this executive order will probably not increase inflation. Some experts say the executive order could bring down costs by smoothing out the U.S.-Mexico supply chain. Biden's executive order could help clear some of these supply chain bottlenecks.

Persons: Joe Biden, Leah Millis, Joe Biden's, Biden, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Jose Luis Gonzalez, Ernie Tedeschi, Tedeschi, Trucks, Daniel Becerril, Donald Trump, I'd, Mike Blake, Tara Watson, Guillermo Arias, Jerry Pacheco, It's, Pacheco, Watson, Trump, Saul Loeb Organizations: White, . Border Patrol, Department of Homeland Security, NBC, Texas National Guard, Reuters, United, Yale University's, White House Council, Economic Advisers, Customs, Brookings, Immigrants, AFP, Getty Images Shipping, Border Industrial Association, Getty Locations: U.S, Mexico, Washington , U.S, United States, Texas, Ciudad Juarez, Nuevo Laredo, Biden's, San Diego , California, Mesa Port, Tijuana , Mexico, New Mexico, Calexico , California

☆ Biden pulls from Trump’s immigration playbook in election year twist
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | Long-Standing Authority | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Read the full story on Biden’s announcement from CNN’s White House team. Trump and Biden remain very far apartIt’s still very true that their rhetoric on immigrants remains very different. “I’ll never refer to immigrants as poisoning the blood of a country,” Biden said at the White House. Expect challengesThe American Civil Liberties Union, which challenged Trump’s border actions when he was president, now plans to challenge Biden. “We continue to work closely with our Mexican neighbors instead of attacking Mexico,” Biden said at the White House, drawing a distinction between his approach and Trump’s.

Persons: Joe Biden, Donald Trump’s, Trump, Biden, Donald Trump, Go Nakamura, Reuters Biden, “, ” Biden, ” Lee Gelernt, CNN’s Rosa Flores, Flores, Richard Cortez, ” Cortez, Priscilla Alvarez, Trump’s, Mexico’s, Harry Enten Organizations: CNN, White, Republicans, CNN’s White House, Trump, Reuters, Republican, American Civil Liberties Union, Immigrants, Rights, CNBC, Biden, Congressional Research Service, Department of Homeland Security Locations: Mexico, Eagle, , Texas, Piedras Negras, Hidalgo , Texas, Springs , California, Hidalgo County, United States, Iran

☆ 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

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is expected to sign an executive action Tuesday that would temporarily shut down the southern border when daily migrant crossings between legal ports of entry exceed 2,500, with the border reopening when the number falls below 1,500, according to three people familiar with the discussions. Details of the executive order were reported exclusively by NBC News on May 23. On Sunday, Claudia Sheinbaum, whose candidacy was supported by López Obrador, won election to succeed him as president. A shutdown would not block trade, travel or entry by immigrants presenting themselves lawfully for asylum at ports of entry. But it would block migrants from applying for asylum if they crossed the border between ports of entry during the shutdown.

Persons: Joe Biden, Tuesday's, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Claudia Sheinbaum, López Obrador Organizations: Texas National Guard, WASHINGTON, of Homeland Security, NBC News, U.S . Locations: Mexico, Rio Grande, El Paso , Texas, U.S

☆ Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs: What we know and where it goes from here
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-01 | by ( Lisa Respers France | Josh Campbell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Months after singer Cassie Ventura filed suit against her ex-boyfriend Sean “Diddy” Combs, his life looks very different. But the video could become evidence in an ongoing federal investigation related to Combs and allegations of sex trafficking. Members of law enforcement are seen outside of Sean "Diddy" Combs' home in Los Angeles on March 25, 2024. Sean "Diddy" Combs with Cassie Ventura attend the premiere of 'The Perfect Match' at the Arclight Theatre in Los Angeles in 2016. An aerial image of Sean "Diddy" Combs' home in Los Angeles on March 25, 2024.

Persons: Cassie Ventura, Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, Ventura, Combs, “, Here’s, HSI, Sean, Diddy, ” Aaron Dyer, Justin, Misa Hylton, Christian, ”, Hylton, Kim Porter, Sean Combs, Jessie, Rodney “, Rod ” Jones, Jones, ” Jones, Chris Delmas, ” Ben Brafman, Shawn Holley, they’ve, Department’s, Kelly, –, Elie Honig, CNN’s Sandra Gonzalez, John Miller, Elizabeth Wolfe, Eric Levenson, Denise Royal, Holmes Lybrand, Carlos Suarez Organizations: CNN, Bad Boy Records, Los Angeles County, Attorney’s, US Justice Department, Authorities, Federal, Homeland Security Investigations, US Department of Homeland Security, KCBS, Arclight Theatre, Getty Locations: New York, Miami, Los Angeles, “, AFP

☆ Opinion: Billie Eilish’s “Lunch” is the Pride anthem we so desperately need
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-01 | by ( Opinion Allison Hope | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Billie Eilish’s new song, “Lunch” is the definitive queer anthem of 2024. Eilish’s “Lunch” symbolizes the seismic evolution in queer women expression in music. Eilish’s “Lunch” is a brilliant reinvention of our freedom of queer expression, and it comes at a most desperate time. If only we tune into Eilish’s song and to its inherent humanity — carnal, raw, authentic — and recognize in it our own hidden desires that we should face with the same openness she does. What Eilish has achieved, though, with her latest album and particularly with the song, “Lunch,” is to raise the bar on the unabashed expression of queer and women’s sexual desire.

Persons: Allison Hope, Billie Eilish’s, ” Allison Hope, Eilish, Marsha P, Johnson, Billy Porter unapologetically, She’s, Barbie, Finneas O’Connell, We’ve, Whitney Houston, Lang, Tracy Chapman, Jodie Foster, Elliot Page, Katy Perry’s, It’s, Nex Benedict, Starr Brown, Trevor, Lily Tomlin, Rosie O’Donnell, Ellen DeGeneres, Melissa Etheridge Organizations: New Yorker, The New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, Slate, Pride, MTV, US State Department, FBI, Department of Homeland Security, Twitter, Facebook, Lifeline Locations: New, Stonewall, New York, veneers, k.d, Russia, Ghana, Uganda, Italy, Buenos Aires, Memphis

☆ Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup: ISIS-K threat results in ramped up security at upcoming event
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Rebekah Riess | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —New York officials put safety precautions in place after terror group ISIS-K made a “global” threat earlier this year against the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup on Long Island, New York. On Wednesday, Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick J. Ryder said the event received an ISIS-K-linked threat in April. “This is like the Super Bowl on steroids,” Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman said. “There will be teams from all over the world coming in. This is the largest security we’ve ever had to do in this county’s history, and I can also guarantee you this – the safest place to be in Nassau County on June 9th will be inside that stadium,” Ryder said.

Persons: Patrick J, Ryder, Bruce Blakeman, Blakeman, ” Blakeman, “, ” Ryder, CNN’s Christina Zdanowicz Organizations: CNN, New, ICC, Nassau County Police, Nassau County International Cricket, FBI, Department of Homeland Security Locations: New York, Long, , New York, Nassau County, India, Pakistan, Eisenhower, Nassau

☆ Sean ‘Diddy Combs’: A federal grand jury may soon hear from accusers
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Elizabeth Wagmeister | Josh Campbell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Federal investigators are preparing to bring accusers of music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs before a federal grand jury, two sources familiar with the probe tell CNN — signaling the US Justice Department is moving toward potentially seeking an indictment of Combs. Combs has been named in eight civil lawsuits since November – seven directly accusing him of sexual assault. One of the eight lawsuits, filed by former girlfriend Cassie Ventura, has been settled. Now, additional sources told CNN that the majority of the plaintiffs who have filed civil suits against Combs have been interviewed by federal investigators. Federal investigators are now “digging deeper,” and some of the accusers have been questioned numerous times, a source said.

Persons: Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, Combs, Cassie Ventura, Christian Combs, Sean Combs, ”, Sean, Diddy, HSI, “, they’ve, Lampros, Crystal McKinney, Joi Dickerson, Neal, Dickerson Organizations: CNN, Federal, US Justice Department, Bad Boy Records, Homeland Security Investigations, Combs, Feds, Department of Homeland Security, KCBS CNN Locations: New York City, Los Angeles, Miami

☆ Former OpenAI board members say the company can't be trusted to govern itself
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Lloyd Lee | Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewTwo former OpenAI board members say artificial intelligence companies can't be trusted to govern themselves and that third-party regulation is necessary to hold them accountable. Helen Toner and Tasha McCauley were board members at OpenAI before they stepped down in November amid a chaotic push to oust OpenAI cofounder Sam Altman. AdvertisementWith Altman back at the helm, Toner and McCauley wrote that OpenAI can't be trusted to hold itself accountable. Related storiesThe former board members wrote that they once believed that OpenAI could govern itself, but "based on our experience, we believe that self-governance cannot reliably withstand the pressure of profit incentives." AdvertisementThe board's 22 members include Altman and chief executives of large tech companies, including Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai.

Persons: —, Helen Toner, Tasha McCauley, OpenAI, Sam Altman, Altman, Scarlett Johansson, Chat, Toner, McCauley, — bode, Jensen Huang, Sundar Pichai, ethicists, Margaret Mitchell Organizations: Service, Business, Department of Homeland Security, Artificial Intelligence, Security Board, Nvidia, Ars Technica Locations: OpenAI

☆ Another woman accuses Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs of sexually assaulting her in a lawsuit
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Dalia Faheid | Elizabeth Wagmeister | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

This is the eighth lawsuit against Combs since November – the seventh directly accusing him of sexual assault. Another lawsuit accused his son Christian Combs of sexual assault, and Sean Combs is accused of aiding and abetting. Lampros claims that Combs raped her after she “pleaded with Mr. Combs to stop.” “She was nude, sore, and confused” the next morning, according to the lawsuit. According to Lampros, she was also not allowed to talk about her relationship with Combs to anyone, the lawsuit claims. Mr. Combs would also threaten to blacklist her in the industry if she tried to mess with him in any way,” the suit said.

Persons: Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, Lampros, Combs, “, ” Lampros, Cassie Ventura, Christian Combs, Sean Combs, ”, “ Ms, Lampros “, she’s, Lampros ’, Tyrone Blackburn, Rodney Jones, Grace O’Marcaigh, Crystal McKinney, drugging, Aaron Dyer, “ Mr Organizations: CNN, New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology, Bad Boy Records, Arista Records, Sony Music Entertainment, Diddy’s, Records, Lampros, Department of Homeland Security Locations: New York, New York City, Manhattan

☆ Cassie Ventura breaks silence on video of Sean 'Diddy' Combs physically assaulting her and asks people to believe victims 'the first time'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewCassie Ventura has broken her silence on a video depicting her ex-boyfriend, Sean "Diddy" Combs, physically assaulting her in 2016, and asked the public to believe victims "the first time." On Thursday, Ventura shared a statement on Instagram that did not mention Combs by name. Related storiesLater in the statement, Ventura offered support to other people "still living in fear" and asked the public to trust victims more. Ventura's statement is the first public comment she has made regarding her relationship with Combs since she settled her lawsuit with him. Ventura's husband, Alex Fine, also shared a statement on Instagram last week hours after CNN published the hotel video.

Persons: —, Cassie Ventura, Sean, Diddy, Combs, Ventura, derailing, Aaron Dyer, Alex Fine Organizations: Service, CNN, InterContinental Hotel, Business, Department of Homeland Security Locations: Los Angeles, Miami

☆ Businesses push Biden to grant work permits to longtime undocumented immigrants
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Tami Luhby | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

She knows there’s a bigger pool of experienced workers out there, but she can’t hire them because they are undocumented immigrants. The coalition argues Biden can do more through executive action under current law, including by expanding work permits to spouses of US citizens. All of Indiana dairy farmer Steve Obert's employees are authorized to work, but he is among the business leaders advocating for more work permits for longtime undocumented residents. Courtesy Steve ObertAll of Obert’s 15 non-family employees are foreign born and have work permits. But he knows that undocumented workers contribute a lot to the industry, as well as to the communities where they live.

Persons: Lisa Winton, Winton, Biden, ” Winton, ” Lisa Winton, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Barack Obama, Trump, , ”, Karoline Leavitt, “, ” It’s, Steve Obert, Jessica Vaughan, Rebecca Shi, ‘, ’ ”, Shi, Vaughan, Tara Watson, Bush, Obama, Kerri Talbot, Trump’s, Steve, ” Obert Organizations: CNN, Winton Machine Company, American Business Immigration Coalition, Employers, Time, Trump, Pew Research Center, Labor, National Agricultural Workers Survey, Center, American, National Milk Producers Federation, Immigration Services, Center for Immigration Studies, Department of Homeland Security, Migration Policy Institute, Williams College, Immigration, Indiana Dairy Producers Locations: Suwanee , Georgia, Winton, Georgia, America, Indiana

☆ Cassie Ventura breaks her silence on 2016 video that showed her being physically assaulted by Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Cassie Ventura has shared a statement expressing her gratitude for the support she has received since CNN’s publication of a 2016 surveillance video that showed her being physically assaulted by her then-boyfriend, Sean “Diddy” Combs. Combs‘ decision to settle the lawsuit does not in any way undermine his flat-out denial of the claims. Video Ad Feedback ‘I take full responsibility’: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs reacts to 2016 video showing him assaulting then-girlfriend 02:39 - Source: CNNVentura’s attorney Meredith Firetog criticized his response. Growing legal issues for CombsIncluding Ventura’s lawsuit, Combs has been named in seven civil lawsuits in recent months. One of the six suits names Combs as a defendant but was brought against Combs’ son, Christian Combs.

Persons: Cassie Ventura, Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, ” Ventura, “, ”, Combs, Ventura, ” Ben Brafman, “ Mr, ” Combs, Sean ‘ Diddy ’ Combs, Meredith Firetog, Cassie, Combs ’, Christian Combs, Ventura’s, CNN’s Sandra Gonzalez, Alli Rosenbloom, Elizabeth Wagmeister Organizations: CNN, Ventura, Authorities, Department of Homeland Security

☆ A former model accused Diddy in a new lawsuit of sexually assaulting and drugging her in 2003. He's now facing 5 suits.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewA former model filed a lawsuit Tuesday, accusing embattled music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs of sexually assaulting her in 2003. Crystal McKinney, according to a lawsuit obtained by Business Insider, met Combs at a 2003 Men's Fashion Week event in Manhattan when she was 22. According to the lawsuit, McKinney was introduced to Combs by a fashion designer who believed Combs could "advance her modeling career." AdvertisementAccording to the lawsuit, McKinney was invited back to Combs' recording studio and given what she believed to be laced marijuana. One woman said in her suit filed in December that Combs "sex trafficked and gang raped" her as a 17-year-old in 2003.

Persons: —, Sean, Diddy, Combs, Crystal McKinney, McKinney, Comb's, Cassie Ventura, Ventura, Aaron Dyer, Dyer, Mr Organizations: Service, Business, New York's Southern, Court, NYC, Associated Press, CNN, Los Angeles Hotel, Department of Homeland Security Locations: Manhattan, New York's, Los, Los Angeles, Miami

☆ 50 Cent has been trolling Diddy mercilessly. Here’s the history of the beef between them
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —There is no love lost between hip-hop moguls 50 Cent and Sean “Diddy” Combs. CNN has reached out to representatives for 50 Cent and Netflix for comment. Members of law enforcement are seen outside of Sean "Diddy" Combs' home in Los Angeles on March 25, 2024. Earlier this month, he released a song titled “Pick a Side” in support of his father and taking aim at critics like 50 Cent. Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images“All that gossip sh*t is whack when all they had was 50 Cent / Who put this city on the map?

Persons: Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, Combs, Cassie Ventura, Christopher Wallace, Wallace, “, Tupac Shakur, Ventura, Sean, Diddy, ” Diddy, ” Combs, he’s, that’s, Christian Combs, King Combs, Justin, Aaron Dyer, ” King Combs, King, Gareth Cattermole, ”, “ I’m Organizations: CNN, Netflix, Department of Homeland Security Investigations, Hamptons, KCBS, Billboard Locations: Los Angeles, New York, Miami

☆ A Microsoft under attack from government and tech rivals after 'preventable' hack ties executive pay to cyberthreats
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Trevor Laurence Jockims | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +13 min

The decision by Microsoft to link executive compensation to successful cybersecurity performance is another is prompting discussions at other firms. One change the tech giant is making in response: linking executive compensation more closely to cybersecurity. In recent years, many Fortune 500 companies, including Apple, have added bonus pay tied to ESG metrics. The conversations about cybersecurity-linked executive pay have started taking place at other companies since Microsoft made its move, according to Aalap Shah, managing director at executive compensation consultant Pearl Meyer. Madnick's research shows that gaps in corporate culture are often culprits in high-profile hacks, not just the Microsoft example.

Persons: Brad Smith, Charlie Bell, Aalap Shah, Pearl Meyer, It's, I've, Shah, —, Stuart Madnick, Madnick, Ryan Kalember, unavoidability, Jen, Kalember, ransomware, Mike Doonan, Doonan Organizations: Microsoft, U.S, Hill, Google, U.S . Department of Homeland, Initiative, Microsoft Security, Team, Companies, Fortune, Apple, MIT, Infrastructure Security Agency, CNBC, Technology, State Department Locations: China, Russia, cybersecurity, U.S

☆ Rio Vista, Texas: He’s one of the last surviving participants in a US program some described as ‘legalized slavery’
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Catherine E. Shoichet | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

This time, officials were unveiling plaques designating the former Rio Vista Bracero Reception Center in Socorro, Texas, as a National Historic Landmark. While the bracero program provided a legal pathway for guest workers, crackdowns on illegal immigration were also common during that period. Why Rio Vista is so significant – and rareThe Rio Vista site, a key hub for the program, is about a 30-minute drive from El Paso, Texas. Before its role in the bracero program, the area known as Rio Vista Farm was a poor farm and an orphanage. All of this went through Corral’s mind as he revisited Rio Vista on May 11.

Persons: Sebastian Corral’s, they’d, “, you’d, ” Corral, Lee G, Williams, Yolanda Chávez Leyva, it’s, ” Leyva, Sebastian Corral, ”, Leyva, who’s, Blanca McCreary, ” McCreary, Department of Homeland Security Leyva, Corral, —, Sehila Mota Casper, They’ve, ” Mota Casper, Kip Malone, Mota Casper, ” Victor Reta, he’s, he’d, Maria, He’d, Reagan Organizations: CNN, Corral, Historic Landmark, Mexican Farm Worker, Library, Department of Homeland, Dallas Morning News, Department of Labor, University of Texas, Rio Vista, ” Patrol, National Trust for Historic Preservation, US Public Health Service, Heritage, ” Locations: Vado , New Mexico, America, Rio, Socorro , Texas, Mexico, Hidalgo , Texas, El Paso, Rio Vista, El Paso , Texas, South Texas, Socorro, Leyva, United States, Delicias, New Mexico, ”, New Mexico , Colorado , Wyoming, Texas, Mexican, Los Angeles, California

☆ Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of sexual assault in new lawsuit from former winner of MTV’s Model Mission
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Sean “Diddy” Combs has been accused of sexual assault in a new lawsuit filed on Tuesday by Crystal McKinney, a former model and winner of MTV’s 1998 Model Mission competition show. McKinney “felt confused but hopeful that Combs would fulfill his promises to help her career,” and Combs invited her to his recording studio later that night, the complaint continues. In the bathroom, Combs “began kissing her without her consent” and later “forced her to perform oral sex on him,” according to the complaint. “As her consciousness returned, Plaintiff realized that she had been sexually assaulted by Combs,” the complaint reads. One of the six suits names Combs as a defendant but was was brought against Combs’ son, Christian Combs.

Persons: Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, Crystal McKinney, McKinney, ”, Combs, McKinney “, “, Combs “, Sean John Clothing, ” McKinney, Tommy Hilfiger, Cassie Ventura, Ventura, ” Combs, Meredith Firetog, Cassie, Combs ’, Christian Combs, Ventura’s Organizations: CNN, Plaintiff, Combs, Bad Boy Records, Sean John Clothing LLC, Universal Music Group Inc, New, New York City Council, IMG, MTV, Authorities, Department of Homeland Security Locations: New York, New York City

☆ Cassie Ventura's husband speaks out after footage appeared to show Sean 'Diddy' Combs physically assaulting her in 2016
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-18 | by ( Lauren Edmonds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewCassie Ventura's husband, Alex Fine, called out "men who hit women" after a video appeared to show Sean "Diddy" Combs physically assaulting her at a hotel in March 2016. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. The footage appears to match a physical assault incident Ventura described in her November 2023 lawsuit against Combs. Men who enable it and protect those people aren't men," Fine wrote. Representatives for Fine did not immediately respond to Business a request for comment from Business Insider.

Persons: —, Cassie, Alex Fine, Sean, Diddy, Combs, Fine, Ventura, shouldn't, Cassie Ventura, Paul Morigi, Lucas Jackson, Hulu Organizations: Service, CNN, InterContinental Hotel, Business, Combs ., Fine, Representatives, REUTERS, The New York Times, of Homeland Security, Bad Boy Records, Black Locations: Ventura, Los Angeles, Miami

☆ US State Department issues worldwide security alert due to potential for attacks on LGBTQI+ people and events
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Kylie Atwood | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —The US State Department issued a worldwide security alert on Friday due to the potential for terrorist attacks against LGBTQI+ people and events. “Due to the potential for terrorist attacks, demonstrations, or violent actions against U.S. citizens and interests, the Department of State advises U.S. citizens overseas to exercise increased caution. The Department of State is aware of the increased potential for foreign terrorist organization-inspired violence against LGBTQI+ persons and events and advises U.S. citizens overseas to exercise increased caution,” the alert read. The alert comes two weeks before Pride Month begins on June 1. That same year, the Human Rights Campaign, for the first time in its 40-year history advocating for the LGBTQ+ community, declared a national state of emergency for LGBTQ+ Americans.

Persons: –, CNN’s Avery Lotz Organizations: CNN, US State Department, U.S, Department of State, of State, Pride, FBI, Department of Homeland Security, Parade, Human Rights Locations: Austria, Idaho

☆ Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs seen physically assaulting Cassie Ventura in 2016 surveillance video obtained by CNN
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Sandra Gonzalez | Elizabeth Wagmeister | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —A 2016 surveillance video obtained exclusively by CNN shows Sean “Diddy” Combs grab, shove, drag and kick his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura during an altercation that matches allegations in a now-settled federal lawsuit filed by Ventura in November. In the video, Ventura exits a hotel room and walks to a bank of elevators. Ventura’s attorney, Douglas H. Wigdor, said: “The gut-wrenching video has only further confirmed the disturbing and predatory behavior of Mr. Combs. Sean "Diddy" Combs with Cassie Ventura attend the premiere of 'The Perfect Match' in Los Angeles on March 7, 2016. He is happy they got to a mutual settlement and wishes Ms. Ventura the best.”Details of the settlement were not disclosed.

Persons: Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, Cassie Ventura, Ventura, Combs, Douglas H, Wigdor, ” Combs, ”, “, Sean, Diddy, Chris Delmas, Ben Brafman, “ Mr, ” Brafman, Mr, Aaron Dyer, – Organizations: CNN, Ventura, InterContinental, Combs, InterContinental Hotels, Los Angeles, InterContinental Century, Getty, Authorities, Department of Homeland Security Locations: Century City, Los Angeles, Ventura, AFP, California, Florida

☆ Uyghur forced labor: US blocks imports from 26 Chinese textile firms
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Washington (Reuters) — The United States has barred imports from 26 Chinese cotton traders or warehouse facilities on Thursday as part of its effort to eliminate goods made with the forced labor of Uyghur minorities from the US supply chain. US officials believe Chinese authorities have established labor camps for Uyghurs and other Muslim minority groups in China’s western Xinjiang region. “The so-called ‘Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act’ is just an instrument of a few US politicians to disrupt stability in Xinjiang and contain China’s development,” the spokesperson said. Washington has restricted imports from 65 entities since the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity List law was passed in 2021, according to the department. “We enthusiastically endorse DHS’s action today to nearly double the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act’s ‘Entity List’ — while recognizing that the current list remains only a fraction of the businesses complicit in forced labor,” Representative Chris Smith and Senator Jeff Merkley, chairs of the bipartisan Congressional-Executive Commission on China, said in a statement.

Persons: ” Alejandro Mayorkas, “, Chris Smith, Jeff Merkley Organizations: Washington, Reuters, Uyghur, Labor, US Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security, Congressional, Commission, DHS Locations: United States, China’s Xinjiang, China’s, Xinjiang, Beijing, Washington, China, Asia

☆ Biden administration plans to speed up court cases for recent migrant arrivals
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Priscilla Alvarez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The Biden administration plans to speed up court cases for some recently arrived migrants who are seeking asylum, marking the latest move to address arrivals at the US-Mexico border, according to senior administration officials. The Department of Homeland Security and Justice Department announced Thursday a new court docket targeting migrants who have unlawfully crossed the US southern border. Cases can often take years because of an immigration court backlog, prompting the effort to set up a process intended to expeditiously work through cases. The immigration court backlog exceeds 3 million pending cases, according to Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse or TRAC, which tracks immigration court data. “We’ve identified judges who have availability to manage to do these and manage along with all the existing work that they’re doing,” the senior administration official said.

Persons: CNN —, Biden, Alejandro Mayorkas, Mayorkas, —, ”, “ We’ve Organizations: CNN, Department of Homeland Security, Justice Department, Department of Justice, Homeland, Republicans, Obama, Trump, Immigrant Locations: Mexico, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles and New York City, “, Syracuse

☆ ‘Chelsea’ Asked for Nude Pictures. Then the Sextortion Began.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Sarah Maslin Nir | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Instagram message popped up from a girl named Chelsea: “Howdy.”David didn’t know anyone named Chelsea, but he clicked through her profile: She had brown hair and a nice smile; under her name was a quote from the Bible. He was hesitant when she asked him to chat, but soon her flirty messages escalated to a volley of explicit pictures, and David, a 32-year-old pharmacy technician, got carried away. When she asked him for a nude, he hardly thought twice, he said. He slipped into the bathroom at the New Jersey hospital where he works, took a picture and hit send. David’s phone lit up with messages: pictures he had sent with his genitals exposed alongside screenshots of his Instagram followers with whom he shares a last name — his family.

Persons: “ Howdy, ” David didn’t, selfies, David, “, ” Organizations: Chelsea, Department of Homeland Security Locations: Chelsea, New Jersey, Nigeria

☆ Dedrone: 2024 CNBC Disruptor 50
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Cnbc.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Enter Dedrone, a Sterling, Va.-based defense tech company and inventor of technology with advancements to protect against escalating drone warfare. Recognized for innovations in smart airspace security, Dedrone technology is used by the military, government, and commercial customers including airports, stadiums and high-profile events such as Formula One Grand Prix to detect, track and reduce threats. Additionally, Dedrone systems are at work in Ukraine. Flying high this past year, Dedrone technology was singled out for an award as the only counter-drone approved for use in anti-terrorism by the Department of Homeland Security. Dedrone also expanded its partnership with the FAA for more testing of its technology at airports.

Persons: Richard D, Clarke, Dedrone Organizations: Department of Homeland Security, U.S ., Washington, D.C, US Army, FAA Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Israel, Asia, Sterling, Va

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