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Former President Donald Trump’s legal problems continue to mount. Yesterday, he said that he received a letter informing him that he is a target in the special counsel’s investigation of the January 6 uprising. The announcement was made shortly before his attorney appeared in a Florida court to find a way delay the start of your experiment on charges related to his alleged mishandling of classified documents.
Document – Former President Donald Trump speaks during a rally, July 7, 2023, at Council Bluffs, Iowa. Trump said on Tuesday that he had received a letter informing him that he was the target of a Justice Department investigation into efforts to annul the results of the 2020 presidential election. stated in a post on its Truth Social platform. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
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Document – Former President Donald Trump speaks during a rally, July 7, 2023, at Council Bluffs, Iowa. Trump said on Tuesday that he had received a letter informing him that he was the target of a Justice Department investigation into efforts to annul the results of the 2020 presidential election. stated in a post on its Truth Social platform. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
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- If Trump is indicted on charges related to the uprisingit will be “The most serious case against the former president,” according to NPR’s Greg Allen. He summarized yesterday’s hearing on up first, reported that Trump-appointed Judge Aileen Cannon pushed for a speedy trial. However, he added that she appeared frustrated by the defense’s argument that they could not begin discussing a trial schedule until November.
A federal judge in California is set to hear a challenge the Biden administration’s new rules on applying for asylum today. The policy, which went into effect in May, gives migrants a legal path to asylum through a mobile app called CBP One. The Biden administration says it has led to a drop in illegal border crossings. However, thousands of faces wait at the long gate for appointments. Many people decide to wait because new regulations make it much more difficult to obtain asylum if they cross the border illegally.
- Immigrant advocates say the app can’t be the only way to access asylum, as it creates a bottleneck, according to NPR’s Joel Rose. National immigrant rights groups filed a lawsuit shortly after the rules went into effect, saying they were identical to Trump’s policies. Meanwhile, Rose added that immigration hardliners have also criticized the app, saying it creates a so-called legitimacy path that Congress never intended.
Facebook’s parent company, Meta, released its newest AI model and ChatGPT competitor, Llama 2, free for research and commercial use.
- Nick Clegg, Meta’s president of global affairs, told Steve Inskeep on Morning version make free software located in The best benefits of Meta because it will “help launch a kind of flywheel of innovation.” When asked about the risk deepfakes and misinformation Regarding the open source of his AI technology, Clegg argues that AI is “sword and shield:” While the threat is real, he believes AI can also defeat misinformation.
US officials believe that Travis King, an American soldier stationed in South Korea, is being held by North Korea after he crossed the border without permission. King was recently released from a prison in South Korea. He is expected to board a plane to Fort Bliss, Texas, to face military disciplinary action as he plunges towards North Korea. This is what we know about his situation so far.
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Going to school, getting married, buying a house, having children: These are standard milestones in adult life. But more and more Americans are marrying late — some in their 40s and older. A few weeks ago, we asked newsletter readers 40 and older to share their love life stories with us. Morning version. Thank you everyone for Share your personal stories with us.
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Negotiations between UPS and the union representing the company’s workers broke down last week as each side blamed the other for ignoring the negotiations.
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Negotiations between UPS and the union representing the company’s workers broke down last week as each side blamed the other for ignoring the negotiations.
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First, the writers went on strike. Then the actors joined in. Now, negotiations between UPS and the Teamsters union have stalled, which means workers could go on strike as early as August. It will be biggest strike against an employer in US history.
- Last UPS Outage 1997 lasted 15 days and cost the company $850 million.
- If a strike occurs, Competitors like FedEx, USPS and Amazon Logistics will not be able to deal with backlogs.
- Disruption will affect The average American and industries like hospitals depend on medical equipment being shipped via parcel carriers.
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A pacu – a relative of the piranha, but with molar-like teeth – was caught in a neighboring pond in Oklahoma.
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A pacu – a relative of the piranha, but with molar-like teeth – was caught in a neighboring pond in Oklahoma.
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- An 11-year-old boy in Oklahoma was fishing in a nearby pond when he found this pacu, a cousin of the piranha with human teeth. Talk about the stuff of nightmares!
- John Kindschuh’s legal career is very prosperous when he was hospitalized because of dizziness. There, his Unknown hero and hospital roommate noticed his speech decline and informed the medical staff that he was having a stroke.
- 125 million year old fossil The discovery in China reveals something remarkable: a mammals attack dinosaurs.
This bulletin has been edited by Majd Al-Waheidi.
