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| | | | | On the Map | Foreign Nation’s Nuclear Defense Doc Found in Trump Trove Which country’s defense capabilities, including information about its nuclear capacity, was in the documents found by the FBI hasn’t been revealed. But the discovery appears to justify fears that the papers stored at former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence could be a national security risk — a fear held even by former allies like Attorney General William Barr. It’s unlikely the full scope of the documents can ever be revealed: Some are classified at such a high level that even senior national security officials are barred from perusing them, except on a need-to-know basis as determined by the president or Cabinet-level officials. (Sources: WaPo, The Guardian) |
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| | | Back to School | Classes Open in Uvalde, While Fallout Turns to Texas State Police “You ready to have a good school year?” a teacher asked students streaming into Uvalde Elementary. Many of those students moved over from Robb Elementary, which permanently closed after the May massacre that left 19 students and two teachers dead. Questions still linger about law enforcement’s actions that day. Scrutiny has turned to the Texas Department of Public Safety, which typically takes the lead with operations in rural areas like Uvalde. The agency has fought the release of records related to the shooting and has been “totally intransparent in pointing out their own failures and inadequacies,” said one former police chief. (Sources: AP, Texas Tribune) |
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| | | Plead the 14th | New Mexico Judge Removes Jan. 6 Rioter From Office Couy Griffin was removed from his county commissioner position by New Mexico Judge Francis Mathew on Tuesday. Griffin, who also founded the Cowboys for Trump group, was convicted of trespassing on Capitol grounds earlier this year. It’s the first time since 1869 that an officeholder has been removed for violating the 14th Amendment’s “insurrection” clause, which was introduced to keep former Confederates from office. “I’m shocked that this can happen in our country, an elected representative can be removed from office in a civil trial by one liberal, Democrat judge,” Griffin said. The case was brought by three New Mexico constituents. (Sources: CNN, Albuquerque Journal) |
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| | | Backfired? | European Sanctions Threaten World, Putin Tells Forum Russia is persevering through Europe’s “aggression,” President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday at an economic forum in Vladivostok. Still, he said, it’s European lives that will suffer. His comments come as energy prices skyrocket while the continent heads into the cooler months. Putin also accused the West of “outrageous cheating,” falsely claiming that just two of 87 grain shipments had gone to Africa since exports from Ukraine resumed after a U.N.-brokered deal in July. Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak called his claims “unexpected” and “groundless.” Putin also announced China would purchase gas from state energy company Gazprom. (Sources: BBC, DW) |
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| | | Briefly | Here are some things you should know about today: Locked in. Residents of Chengdu, the capital of China’s Sichuan province, say COVID-19 lockdown security guards kept residents from leaving their homes during Monday’s 6.8 magnitude earthquake that killed 65 people. (Source: ABC) Attack. At least 26 people were killed at a military outpost in Yemen in a clash between soldiers and al-Qaida forces — the militant group’s deadliest strike in months. (Source: Arab News) Herstory. The U.K.’s new Prime Minister Liz Truss is formalizing her Cabinet and, for the first time in history, no white men feature in the top four most senior posts. (Source: NBC) |
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| | | | | No Smoke Without Fire | Juul Settles Multistate Case Over Youth Marketing The e-cigarette manufacturer will pay $438.5 million to 34 states and territories. It follows a two-year investigation into allegations Juul Labs marketed products to teens and children across the U.S. on social media, getting them hooked on nicotine via pods in flavors like mango and crème brûlée. Juul’s long been a target for health advocates and government agencies as the market leader in vaping products. The settlement prohibits it from funding educational programs in schools and marketing to anyone under 35. Juul is awaiting an FDA decision about whether it will be allowed to continue selling its products. (Sources: NYT, CNN) |
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| | | Ethical Question | Response Mixed on Efforts to ID Victims of Tulsa Race Riot Historians believe up to 300 Black Oklahomans were murdered in the infamous 1921 race riot, with many dumped in unmarked graves. Now one DNA project wants to find the victims’ families. “These people deserve their names. They deserve to be identified. Their families deserve to know who they are,” said Danny Hellwig, a director at the nonprofit laboratory hired by Tulsa officials. Privacy advocates and legal experts aren’t so sure. They worry that descendants have been asked to share their DNA on GEDmatch, a free genealogy site used by law enforcement — and their DNA could be used for criminal investigations. (Source: Wired) |
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| | | Tuned In | British TV Is Back and Thriving After Pandemic Chaos A new report reveals the U.K.’s television industry generated $3.75 billion last year, just shy of the $3.84 billion posted in 2019. That rebound could have been buoyed by a government scheme set up in 2020, the report suggests, which may have an impact when it ends later this year. Still, viewers may be entering a golden age of British productions. Local streaming services, unlike international competitors like Netflix and Amazon, are expanding heavily. Commissions from international services dropped by $65 million — but are offset by a huge 191% increase in commissions from the homegrown services. (Source: Variety) |
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| | | Urban Jungle | Chimp’s Day Out in Kharkiv Gives Front-line City Rare Spark of Joy Chichi escaped the zoo in Ukraine’s second-largest city Monday to explore a local park. Zookeepers tried to coax her back home, but it wasn’t until a light drizzle began that was she interested in returning — wheeled along on a bicycle. Zoo director Oleksiy Hryhoriev confirmed the chimpanzee is safe and sound after her adventure. Footage of the encounter offered a rare moment of lighthearted fun in the city, which has been under daily attack since Russian forces invaded. Chichi was moved from her previous home on the outskirts of Kharkiv earlier in the year after shelling killed 100 animals there. (Source: The Guardian) |
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| | | Join the Club | Minor League Baseball On Deck to Join MLBPA Union More than half of minor league ballplayers turned in union authorization cards, indicating they want to join the Major League Baseball Players Association, with better conditions and higher wages the top priorities. Pay issues have plagued the minors for years, culminating in a $185 million payout in 2014 to players who argued pay dipped below minimum wage. While the average MLB salary is $4 million, most minor leaguers take home just $400-$700 a week — and only during the season. “I definitely feel scared,” said Joe Hudson, a catcher at Triple-A Durham, “but this feels like the right thing to do.” (Sources: NPR, ESPN) |
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| OGA Winner Daniel Kang: Slow and Steady Wins the Race | | | | Daniel Kang had a vision, and with that vision came a plan. Having immigrated to the United States from South Korea as a child with his family, Kang internalized the Western notion that anything is possible with smarts, energy and drive. But he quickly learned it wasn’t that easy for everyone. While visiting his grandmother in South Korea and seeing her collecting recyclable cardboard to pay for food, Kang witnessed how many elderly people struggled to get by in his native country. And he decided to do something about it. In 2015, on the strength of his research on how to eradicate poverty for 3 million elderly persons in South Korea, Kang was awarded a $10,000 OZY Genius Award while still a junior at McGill University. “I would like to think that OZY is one of my first investors as a person — not as a company, but a person,” he says. Though his recommendations were ultimately not adopted by the South Korean government, Kang says, “the problems I pointed out in the paper turned out to be correct.” To learn how to better implement his ideas, Kang joined SoftBank Vision Fund, one of the world's largest international venture capital funds, and then went on to get a master's degree in public policy at Oxford University. Now, working as a consultant and as co-owner of the startup Flowbo, which finances creative online startup companies, Kang has raised $3.4 million in capital to date and says he’s much closer to reaching his goals. Kang’s advice to others who are dreaming big but starting small? “Doing something every day toward what your goals are not only builds internal confidence for yourself, but allows you to actually take that big opportunity when it comes your way,” he says. “I'm a big believer that it's not really an overnight success, there's a lot of progress that was made before that.” Watch Daniel Kang’s Video |
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