Division in the Republican Party
As Republicans continue to defend Donald Trump after the FBI’s unprecedented search of the former president’s Florida residence, deep cracks have opened. displayed in party support for law enforcement. While some Republicans attacked the FBI and other top law enforcement agencies, others chastised their colleagues and were more restrained in their criticism.
On Friday, a federal judge sealed an order authorizing searches and inventory of items removed by federal agents from Trump’s property. The listing shows that the FBI obtained 11 sets of classified documents as part of an investigation into potential violations of the Espionage Act and two other statutes.
Many Republicans have called for the release of affidavits in support of the search warrant, which would reveal what convinced the judge that there could be reason to believe a search would find evidence of a crime. evil. Such documents are usually not made public before fees are paid.
Threats: On Thursday, a gunman attacked the FBI office in Cincinnati, and on Friday, the Department of Homeland Security warned of “an increase in threats and acts of violence” against law enforcement. law,” including the threat to plant a dirty bomb in front of the FBI. headquarters and issued a joint call for ‘civil war’ and ‘armed insurrection.’ “
For more: Trump claims he has declassified top-secret files the FBI seized at his Florida residence. What are these make it legally irrelevant.
Salman Rushdie begins to recover
Author Salman Rushdie, who was stabbed about 10 times on Friday, was removed from the ventilator and is being repaired, his agent, Andrew Wylie, said yesterday. “The road to recovery has already begun,” he said. “It will be a long time; The injuries are serious, but his condition is on track. “
Rushdie was attacked on stage minutes before he gave a talk in western New York. Hadi Matar, a 24-year-old man from New Jersey, was arrested at the scene and charged with attempted second-degree murder and assault with a weapon. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Rushdie was put on a ventilator Friday night after spending hours in surgery at a hospital in Erie, Pa. “Although his life-changing trauma was severe, his usual hot-headed and defiant humor remained intact,” he said.
Story: Rushdie’s 1989 novel, “Rhymes of Satan,” fictionalized parts of the Prophet Muhammad’s life with descriptions that offended some Muslims. Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, who led Iran after the 1979 revolution, issued a decree known as a fatwa on February 14, 1989, ordering Muslims to kill Rushdie, who had been in hiding for years.
The threat to Ukraine’s nuclear plant grows
The main front in Russia’s military offensive on Ukraine seems to have changed dangerously To the south, there is a risk of disaster at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear station, Europe’s largest nuclear power plant.
Over the weekend, Russia used the territory around the nuclear power plant, which it seized from Ukraine in March, as a staging ground for attacks on Ukrainian positions. It caused a barrage of grenades into the nearby Ukrainian town of Nikopol, local officials said. Increasingly fierce battles near the plant, about 60 kilometers from the Russian-occupied city of Kherson, have prompted people to flee and raised alarms about the potential danger from radiation far beyond Ukraine. .
Russian troops in Kherson have been largely cut off from their main supplies since Ukraine knocked down the last of four bridges spanning the Dnipro River. Some reports say Russian commanders have left the city, but sources in the Ukrainian military say they see no evidence of a retreat.
Risk: Nuclear power plant engineers say that the meter-thick reinforced concrete containment structures protect the reactors, even under direct impact. However, there is international concern that the shelling could cause a fire or other damage that could lead to a nuclear accident.
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Superstorm that Californians have long feared will most likely form one winter in the Pacific Ocean, near Hawaii. No one knows exactly when, but from the vast expanse of tropical air around the Equator, atmospheric currents will draw out a long plume of water vapor and send it toward the West Coast.
One climate scientist said: “We were lucky enough to avoid it in the 20th century. “I would be surprised if it happened on the 21st.”
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Farewell to rock’s favorite weirdos
When the B-52 performed their first show in 1977, the self-proclaimed “monsters” from Ga. Athens, could not have imagined that one day they would become rock stars. “It’s a hobby,” says singer Fred Schneider. “We were stuck once or twice. We don’t even have money to buy guitar strings.”
But the B-52s had an undeniable allure – sharp guitars, loud choruses, shaggy wigs – that transformed them from a hit band into a band with many hits. Top 10 hits, most memorable being the 1989 song “Love Shack”.
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