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Following is a abstract of present US home information briefs.
Bezos’ Blue Origin suffers rocket failure throughout uncrewed mission
A rocket from Jeff Bezos’ house firm Blue Origin failed mid-flight shortly after liftoff on Monday, aborting its cargo capsule to security earlier than crashing into the Texas desert, in keeping with the corporate and a reside video stream of the mission.
With none people on board, the rocket lifted off from Blue Origin’s West Texas launch web site Monday morning as the corporate’s twenty third New Shepard mission, aiming to ship NASA-funded experiments and different payloads to the sting of house to drift for a couple of minutes in microgravity.
U.S. Justice Dept points dozens of subpoenas in Jan 6 probe, New York Instances experiences
The U.S. Justice Division has issued about 40 subpoenas over the previous week looking for details about efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election, the New York Instances reported on Monday. Boris Epshteyn, a longtime Trump adviser, and Mike Roman, a marketing campaign strategist for Trump, had their telephones seized final week as proof, the Instances mentioned, citing individuals acquainted with the scenario.
No delay for Trump Group legal tax fraud trial
The New York decide overseeing a tax fraud case towards the Trump Group on Monday rejected any effort to delay subsequent month’s trial, acknowledging concern that former President Donald Trump’s firm could be attempting to “stall” the legal case. At a pre-trial listening to in a New York state court docket in Manhattan, Justice Juan Merchan warned towards delaying ways, whilst a Trump Group lawyer mentioned the choice by longtime chief monetary officer Allen Weisselberg to plead responsible modified how the protection will current its case.
Trump legal professionals oppose Justice Division request on labeled paperwork
Former President Donald Trump’s attorneys on Monday opposed a U.S. Justice Division request to instantly resume inspecting the contents of labeled paperwork seized by the FBI from his Florida property final month in an ongoing legal investigation. His legal professionals in a submitting additionally requested U.S. District Decide Aileen Cannon to make these roughly 100 paperwork – among the many greater than 11,000 data discovered within the court-approved Aug. 8 search – a part of a evaluate that an impartial arbiter, referred to as a particular grasp, will conduct to vet all of the supplies.
Legendary road photographer William Klein dies in Paris
Legendary road and style photographer William Klein has died in Paris, aged 96, his son mentioned in an announcement to French information company AFP on Monday. Klein, a New York-born American who made his status taking pictures scenes of city life on this planet’s greatest cities, studied portray with Fernand Leger however discovered fame as a photographer.
Biden touts ‘Most cancers Moonshot’ on JFK speech anniversary in Boston
President Joe Biden signed orders on Monday to push extra authorities {dollars} to the U.S. biotechnology {industry}, as he promoted his initiative to create new therapies and lower the demise price from most cancers. Most cancers “doesn’t care for those who’re Republican or Democrat,” Biden mentioned on the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston, on the sixtieth anniversary of JFK’s ‘Moonshot’ speech that urged People to guide within the exploration of house.
Biden drew a parallel between the previous president’s purpose of reaching the moon and his personal purpose of reducing most cancers demise charges in half within the subsequent 25 years.
Biden administration presses unions, railroads to keep away from shutdown
The Biden administration urged railroads and unions to succeed in a deal to keep away from a railroad work stoppage, saying on Monday it might pose “an unacceptable consequence” to the U.S. financial system that might value $2 billion a day. Railroads, together with Union Pacific, Berkshire Hathaway’s BNSF, CSX, and Norfolk Southern, have till a minute after midnight on Friday to succeed in tentative offers with maintain out unions representing about 60,000 employees. Failing to take action opens the door to union strikes, employer lockouts and congressional intervention.
Pentagon wants an additional $42 billion as a consequence of hovering inflation -industry group
The U.S. Division of Protection will want an additional $42 billion within the subsequent fiscal 12 months to make up for a shortfall in how a lot it could possibly purchase as rising costs eat in to its procurement finances, a protection {industry} group mentioned in a report popping out this week. “Important inflation is a significant problem” for the Pentagon and its hundreds of contractors, compounding the problem from COVID-19 and coping with the supply-chain disaster, mentioned the Nationwide Protection Industrial Affiliation report, which was reviewed by Reuters forward of publication.
U.S. Justice Division says it might assist Trump-backed candidate as particular grasp
The U.S. Justice Division on Monday mentioned it might assist Raymond Dearie, a candidate backed by former President Donald Trump, for the function of impartial arbiter, often called a particular grasp, to look at the contents of labeled paperwork seized by the FBI from Trump’s Florida property final month. It backed both of its personal two candidates or Dearie, it mentioned in a court docket submitting, however rejected a second Trump choose, Paul Huck.
Biden touts U.S. crackdown on airways over passenger therapy
President Joe Biden mentioned on Monday his administration had cracked down on U.S. airways to enhance therapy of passengers, a declare rejected by the carriers. Biden mentioned previous to adjustments made in customer support plans by main airways “in case your flight was canceled or delayed, no high airline assured masking your value of resorts and meals.”
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Video: I.C.C. Issues Arrest Warrant for Netanyahu Over War in Gaza
The International Criminal Court’s arrest warrants for Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister, Yoav Gallant, were issued for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza. The court also sought to arrest Hamas’s military chief, Muhammad Deif, for crimes against humanity.
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US citizen among 4 dead in Laos after suspected alcohol poisoning
An American, two Danes and one Australian tourist died after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos following reports that several people had been sickened in a town popular with backpackers.
The only victim’s identity publicly released so far is 19-year-old Bianca Jones of Australia.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told Parliament on Thursday that Jones had died after being evacuated from Vang Vieng, Laos, for treatment in a Thai hospital. Her friend, also 19, remains hospitalized in neighboring Thailand.
“This is every parent’s very worst fear and a nightmare that no one should have to endure,” Albanese said, according to The Associated Press. “We also take this moment to say that we’re thinking of Bianca’s friend Holly Bowles, who is fighting for her life.”
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Shaun Bowles told reporters outside Bangkok Hospital on Wednesday that his daughter remained in critical condition and on life support.
“We just like to thank everyone from back home for all of the support and love that we’re receiving,” he said. “But we’d also like the people to appreciate right now, we just need privacy so we can spend as much time as we can with Holly.”
Australian media said Jones was the fourth foreign tourist to die after consuming the contaminated alcohol.
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“The physician who examined her said the cause of death was a methanol poisoning, from fake liquor,” Phattanawong Chanphon, a police official in the Thai city, told Reuters. “The amount of methanol in her body was high, leading to swelling of the brain.”
Counterfeit liquor is a problem in Laos, with the governments of Australia and Britain warning citizens to be cautious when having drinks there.
Methanol is a toxic alcohol that is used industrially as a solvent, pesticide and alternative fuel source, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The U.S. Department of State did not respond to a Fox News Digital inquiry, but told the AP that local authorities were investigating the case and were responsible for providing any details. The State Department noted that the U.S. was providing consular assistance.
“At this time I would say to parents, to young people, please have a conversation about risks, please inform yourselves, please let’s work together to ensure this tragedy doesn’t happen again,” Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said after receiving news of Jones’ death.
The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this request.
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UK imposes sanctions on Isabel dos Santos, Ukrainian oligarch Firtash
The measures are a part of the Labour government tightening Britain’s anti-corruption sanctions regime.
The United Kingdom has barred Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos and Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash and frozen their UK assets, the government announced, in what it said was part of a new crackdown on “dirty money”.
The measures on Thursday were the first step in tightening Britain’s anti-corruption sanctions regime as promised in July’s election, the Labour government said.
“These unscrupulous individuals selfishly deprive their fellow citizens of much-needed funding for education, healthcare and infrastructure – for their own enrichment,” Foreign Secretary David Lammy said in a statement.
Dos Santos, whose father Jose Eduardo dos Santos served as Angola’s president for 38 years until 2017, is Africa’s first female billionaire and has faced corruption accusations in Angola and elsewhere for years. She denies the allegations and says she is the target of a long-running political vendetta.
She was sanctioned by the United States in 2021 for “involvement in significant corruption” and is barred from entering the country.
Britain said dos Santos abused her positions at Angolan state oil firm Sonangol and telecoms company Unitel to embezzle at least 350 million pounds ($440m).
Dos Santos lost an appeal to overturn an order freezing up to 580 million pounds of her assets in September as part of a lawsuit at London’s High Court brought by Unitel. Global police agency Interpol has issued a red notice for her.
In a statement cited by the Reuters news agency, dos Santos said that the British sanctions were “incorrect and unjustified”.
“I was not given the opportunity to defend myself against these allegations,” she said. “I intend to appeal and I hope that the United Kingdom will give me the opportunity to present my evidence.”
Firtash is wanted by Ukrainian and US authorities on suspicion of embezzling nearly $500m involving Ukraine’s gas transit system. He says the charges are without legal foundation.
He is currently in Austria fighting extradition to the US.
In June 2021, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree imposing sanctions on Firtash, including the freezing of his assets and withdrawal of licences from his companies, after accusing him of selling titanium products to Russian military companies.
Britain said Firtash had extracted “hundreds of millions of pounds from Ukraine through corruption”, and hidden tens of millions of pounds of ill-gotten gains in the UK property market alone.
Britain also sanctioned his wife Lada Firtash, who it said held UK assets on his behalf including the site of the old Brompton Road rail station of the London Underground.
Latvian businessman and politician Aivars Lembergs, who was put on a US sanctions list in 2019 for alleged corruption, was also sanctioned, as was his daughter Liga Lemberga. The British government said Lembergs had “abused his political position to commit bribery and launder money.”
Lammy said the penalties were the start of a crackdown.
“I committed to taking on kleptocrats and the dirty money that empowers them when I became foreign secretary, and these sanctions mark the first step in delivering this ambition,” he said.
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