Month: August 2020

At least four people died in multiple shootings in Cincinnati late Saturday night and early Sunday morning, police in Ohio said. The Cincinnati Police Department issued a statement Sunday afternoon declaring that it responded to “several shootings with multiple victims” that resulted in the deaths of four people.

According to local reports, at least 18 people were shot in four separate shootings within hours of each other throughout the city. Police said that three people were shot in the first shooting in Walnut Hills Saturday at midnight, and then four people were shot at another shooting shortly thereafter at 12:34 a.m. A third shooting took place at 3 a.m. where multiple victims were found with injuries related to gunshots. Police also said one person was shot and another was pronounced dead at the scene of another shooting at around 7 a.m. on Sunday.

Cincinnati Police said they are working to identify suspects in all the shooting incidents.

Police: 18 people shot, 4 dead in multiple shootings across Cincinnati on Sunday

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At least four people are dead after 18 were shot overnight Sunday in four separate shootings…

08/16/2020 5:00 PM

 

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Amid growing fears over delayed ballots, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday she is calling lawmakers back to session this week to vote on a bill that would bar changes to the U.S. Postal Service. Pelosi said she is calling on House members to return from their August recess this week and vote on the bill, called the Delivering for America Act. The bill would prohibit officials from implementing changes at the Postal Service until next year.

In a letter to Democrats, Pelosi cited President Donald Trump’s “campaign to sabotage the election,” saying he was manipulating the Postal Service to disenfranchise voters. The Democrats requested that Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, a Republican fundraiser and top donor to Trump who took over the Postal Service in June, and Postal Service Board of Governors Chairman Michael Duncan, a former chairman of the Republican National Committee, testify before the House Oversight Committee on Aug. 24.

Pelosi to call House back into session to vote on USPS bill

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Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she is calling the House back into session this week to vote on a bill…

08/16/2020 10:24 PM

 

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Fortnite maker Epic Games sued Apple on Thursday after its hugely popular video game was removed from Apple’s App Store. The company has also filed a lawsuit against Google. The suits come after Apple and Google blocked the game after Epic introduced a direct payment system.

Epic alleges in one lawsuit that Apple is engaging in anti-competitive behavior and monopolistic practices through its app store, which is a major distributor of games and apps for Apple devices. The game maker also tweeted that Epic “defied the App Store Monopoly. In retaliation, Apple is blocking Fortnite from a billion devices.” In its lawsuit against Google, Epic Games claimed that the company was abandoning its “don’t be evil” motto. 

In a statement, Apple said Fortnite was removed because it violated rules that apply to every developer.  “Epic enabled a feature in its app which was not reviewed or approved by Apple, and they did so with the express intent of violating the App Store guidelines regarding in-app payments that apply to every developer who sells digital goods or services,” the company said.  A Google spokesman said: “While Fortnite remains available on Android, we can no longer make it available on Play because it violates our policies. However, we welcome the opportunity to continue our discussions with Epic and bring Fortnite back to Google Play.”

‘Fornite’ conquered the video game world. Now, it’s taking on Google and Apple

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Apple, already the focus of antitrust scrutiny over its market power, is in a standoff with the…

08/13/2020 7:08 PM

 

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A fast-moving wildfire in Southern California has burned at least 10,000 acres in a matter of hours, according to officials. The Los Angeles County Fire Department said the blaze – dubbed the “Lake Fire” – remains at 0% containment as it burns in the mountainside community of Lake Hughes, located about 65 miles north of Los Angeles.

The blaze broke out around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday but grew quickly in size. Almost seven hours after starting, the blaze reached 10,000 acres. A  “firewhirl” or “firenado” was also reported. Fire tornados, also known as fire vortices, occur when a gust of extremely hot air blows through the fire at a certain angle, producing a spinning momentum which then sucks up embers and debris.

Los Angeles County Deputy Fire Chief David Richardson said as of Thursday morning, more than 1,059 firefighters are battling the blaze. The Lake Fire is expected to continue to grow and threaten the surrounding communities of Lake Hughes, Leona Valley, Lake Elizabeth, Pine Canyon and Three Points.

Lake Fire in California continues to rage, growing to 11,000 acres

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More than 5,000 structures are threatened and three have been destroyed, according to the Los…

08/13/2020 10:16 PM

 

Ghislaine Maxwell’s request to delay the unsealing of potentially damaging court documents has been rejected by a New York judge. Attorneys for Maxwell, who is accused of sex trafficking teenage girls for late financier Jeffrey Epstein, argued that “critical new information” had surfaced that could affect Maxwell’s ability to obtain a fair trial, justifying the delay. However US District Judge Loretta Preska in Manhattan said she had no reasonable basis to order their requested three-week delay. The documents come from a long-settled civil defamation case against Maxwell by Virginia Giuffre, who said Epstein kept her as a “sex slave” with Maxwell’s help. Maxwell’s criminal trial is scheduled for July 2021.

US prosecutors are also expected to respond to a separate request by Maxwell’s lawyers that she be moved into the general population at the Brooklyn jail where she is being held. The lawyers said the 58-year-old has been subjected to “uniquely onerous” conditions, including 24-hour surveillance and numerous body scans. 

Epstein was found hanged in his prison cell last August from an apparent suicide, while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.

Ghislaine Maxwell fails to obtain delay in unsealing documents

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A U.S. judge on Wednesday rejected Ghislaine Maxwell’s request for a three-week delay in the…

08/12/2020 6:29 PM