WorldThe WeekNewly disclosed CIA memo reveals U.S. concealed high-ranking Nazi's role in Holocaust so he could serve as a Cold War asset
In the years following World War II, the United States and West Germany jointly worked to conceal a high-ranking Nazi official's role in deporting tens of thousands of Jews, newly disclosed intelligence records obtained by German public broadcaster ARD reveal, per The New York Times. Franz Josef Huber led a large section of the Gestapo — Adolf Hitler's secret police — that stretched across Austria, and his forces worked closely with Adolf Eichmann on the coordination of the deportation of Jews to concentration and extermination camps. Eichmann, famously, was tried and executed in Israel in 1962 for his role in the Holocaust, but Huber dodged that fate, even though he was arrested by American forces in 1945.
WorldAssociated PressJordan issues gag order as new audio backs prince's claims
Jordan imposed a sweeping gag order on coverage of its palace feud Tuesday after a recording indicated that authorities tried to silence a former crown prince over his meetings with critics, a sign officials are increasingly nervous about how the rare public rift in the royal family is being perceived. The recording appears to capture Saturday's explosive meeting between King Abdullah II's half brother, Prince Hamzah, and the military chief of staff that set off the current political crisis. In the wake of that meeting, officials accused Hamzah of being part of a foreign plot to destabilize the kingdom — but no such conspiracy is referenced on the recording.
U.S.National ReviewMoving the MLB All-Star Game to Denver Makes Zero Sense
Major League Baseball is moving its 2021 All-Star Game from Atlanta, Ga., to Coors Field in Denver, Colo. Or, more likely, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred moved the game because he is concerned about Rob Manfred. Or to put it another way: Atlanta, a city with a 51 percent black population — the largest black-majority metro area in the nation — will be out $100 million.
WorldAssociated PressCrew evacuated as Dutch cargo ship risks sinking off Norway
An unmanned Dutch cargo ship may be in danger of capsizing in heavy seas off the coast of Norway after its crew was evacuated following a distress call from the vessel. The Norwegian Coastal Administration said Tuesday they have dispatched a coast guard ship to inspect the situation with the Eemslift Hendrika, which is listing and afloat without engine power on the Norwegian Sea 130 kilometers (80 miles) off the city of Alesund. Video from the scene showed how the Norwegian Rescue Coordination Center evacuated some of the ship's 12 crew members by helicopters after they had jumped into the sea.
U.S.NBC NewsChild calls 911 after four, including parents, killed in apparent murder-suicide, NYPD says
A 9-year-old girl called 911 after her father shot and killed three people, including her mother, in an apparent murder-suicide in Brooklyn on Monday evening, police said. The NYPD identified the victims Tuesday as Rasheeda Barzey, 45, Solei Spears, 20, and Chloe Spears, 16. Officials found the body of the gunman, Joseph McCrimon, 46, with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to his head in a walkway near the apartment, police said.
U.S.Associated PressAuthorities: Navy medic shoots 2, is shot and killed on base
A Navy medic shot and critically wounded two people at a Maryland business park Tuesday, then fled to a nearby Army base where he was shot and killed, police and U.S. Navy officials said. The man entered a business at the Riverside Tech Park, causing people inside to flee, but it was unclear if the shooting took place inside or outside, Frederick Police Chief Jason Lando said. Lando said detectives are still trying to determine a possible motive and what the shooter's relationship was to his victims.
PoliticsNational ReviewSetting the Record Straight on Georgia’s New Voter-Access Law
Case in point is Georgia senator Raphael Warnock. In a fundraising email sent soon after SB 202 — Georgia's new voter-access law — was passed, he falsely accused Georgia Republicans of waging “a massive and unabashed assault on voting rights” by “ending no-excuse mail voting” and “restricting early voting on weekends.” SB 202 leaves no-excuse absentee voting in place and expands early voting in Georgia by mandating an additional day of weekend voting in all Georgia counties.
U.S.NBC NewsNew autopsy report reveals 2004 death of Alonzo Brooks was a homicide
The death of 23-year-old Alonzo Brooks who was found dead in a creek following a house party in rural Kansas 17 years ago has been ruled a homicide after his body was exhumed as authorities investigated his case as a possible hate crime. The Federal Bureau of Investigation said Monday that as part of a continuing federal investigation into Alonzo's death, his body was exhumed and taken to Dover Air Force Base for examination. “We knew that Alonzo Brooks died under very suspicious circumstances,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Duston Slinkard.
PoliticsAxiosTop Trump official barred from federal employment for 4 years for Hatch Act violation
A former Trump appointee who served as a regional administrator for the Department of Housing and Urban Development was fined $1,000 and barred from federal employment for four years for violating the Hatch Act. Why it matters: Lynne Patton, who recruited people living in the New York City Housing Authority to participate in a video later shown at the Republican National Convention, is the latest in a long list of Trump officials to violate the Hatch Act, which restricts federal employees from engaging in partisan political activity. The Office of Special Counsel recommended in 2019 that White House counselor Kellyanne Conway be fired for repeated violations of the ethics law, but President Trump never took disciplinary action.
WorldAssociated PressIndonesian rescuers dig for people buried in landslides
Rescuers in remote eastern Indonesia dug through the debris of a landslide Tuesday in search of as many as 21 people believed to be buried in one of several disasters brought on by severe weather in the Southeast Asian nation and neighboring East Timor. More than a dozen villages were affected by Sunday's landslide on Lembata island, which was triggered when torrential rains caused solidified lava from an eruption in November to tumble down the slopes of the Ili Lewotolok volcano. At least 16 people have been confirmed dead, according to Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency.
PoliticsNational ReviewGeorgia Governor Blasts Stacey Abrams ‘Flip Flop’ on Voting Law Boycotts
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp on Monday called Democrat Stacey Abrams the “biggest flip flop since John Kerry” over her recent statements asking people not to boycott the state over its new voter laws. On Friday, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement that after “thoughtful conversations with Clubs, former and current players, the Players Association, and The Players Alliance” he had decided that the “best way to demonstrate our values as a sport is by relocating this year's All-Star Game and MLB Draft.”
U.S.NBC NewsMother, daughter die after their car plunges off California cliff
A mother and daughter died after their car plunged off the edge of a scenic coastal overlook in Northern California over the weekend, falling 100 feet as nearly a dozen onlookers watched, authorities said Monday. California Highway Patrol spokesman David deRutte said it was unclear why Maria Teixeira, 64, kept driving after she hit a barrier at a trailhead parking lot in Bodega Bay, about 70 miles north of San Francisco. Teixeira's daughter, Elizabeth Correia, 41, was identified as the passenger in the crash that happened around 11:00 a.m. Saturday.
U.S.Defense NewsFirst flight test for US Air Force’s hypersonic booster didn’t go as planned
The first rocket booster test of the U.S. Air Force's hypersonic AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon failed when the vehicle did not launch during an April 5 flight. During tests over Point Mugu Sea Range off the coast of California, a B-52 Stratofortress bomber attempted to launch the ARRW booster vehicle. “The ARRW program has been pushing boundaries since its inception and taking calculated risks to move this important capability forward,” said Brig. Gen. Heath Collins, the Air Force's program executive officer for its armaments directorate.
PoliticsNational ReviewSinema Calls on Senators to ‘Change Their Behavior’ Instead of Eliminating Filibuster
Senator Kyrsten Sinema called on colleagues to “change their behavior” and work for compromises instead of attempting to eliminate the Senate filibuster, in an interview with the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday. “When you have a place that's broken and not working, and many would say that's the Senate today, I don't think the solution is to erode the rules,” Sinema told the Journal. “I think the solution is for senators to change their behavior and begin to work together, which is what the country wants us to do.”
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6 stabbed and slashed in Corona, Queens
Police say the victims were standing at the corner of 111th Street and 43rd Avenue in Corona Sunday night, when another group armed with knives ambushed them.
WorldAssociated PressEU officials tell Turkey human rights are key to better ties
Top European Union officials said they used a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to insist that any moves on the bloc's part to enhance EU-Turkey relations would be conditional on Turkey improving its record on human rights and the rule of law. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel said they also made clear that a “stable and secure environment” for EU members Cyprus and Greece is another prerequisite for closer ties with Turkey.
PoliticsThe TelegraphOff the wall: Donald Trump’s border barrier extends to his Mar-a-Lago desk
Donald Trump has offered a glimpse into his post-presidential life in Florida with a picture taken inside his Mar-a-Lago office showing a piece of the border wall, a figurine of himself and his own version of the White House's famous Resolute Desk. The photograph has been pored over by observers after it was posted by Stephen Miller, an aide to the former president, who said he had just had a “terrific meeting” with Mr Trump. In the picture, a beaming Mr Trump is seated in his favourite high-backed brown leather office chair, which he used in Trump Tower and then took to the Oval Office when he was elected president in 2016.
BusinessBBCRemote working: Is Big Tech going off work from home?
How cities might change if we worked from home more 'People have forgotten how to be sociable' Google rejigs remote working as it reopens offices And if you really look at the statements made by tech bosses, some of the nuances were skirted over by the press. For example, when Mr Dorsey said employees could work at home "forever", he added, " if our employees are in a role and situation that enables them to work from home." That was a pretty important "if".
U.S.Business InsiderMysterious drones swarmed US warships, and the Navy has no idea where they came from more than a year later
A top US Navy official said it was no closer to identifying drones that swarmed US warships, NBC News reported. The US Navy is no closer to identifying mysterious drones that were spotted hovering around US warships off the coast of California, a top Navy commander said. Speaking at an event in Washington, DC, on Monday, Adm. Michael Gilday, chief of naval operations, said that the sightings were still being assessed by naval intelligence, reported NBC News.
U.S.INSIDER2 NYC doormen accused of standing by as an Asian woman was attacked have reportedly been fired
The doormen accused of standing by during a brutal attack on an Asian woman were reportedly fired. A 26-second video sparked outrage as it appeared the building's staff failed to intervene. The New York City doormen who were accused of standing by while an Asian woman was brutally attacked outside have been fired by the company that manages the building, CBS News reporter Matt Pieper first reported.
PoliticsUSA TODAYSenate official gives Democrats tool to bypass filibuster on certain bills. Here's what it means.
A key Senate official ruled Monday that Democrats can use a budget process to push pivotal bills, like infrastructure, through the gridlocked chamber, according Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's, D-N.Y., office. The opinion increases the number of ways Democrats can advance their agenda, like President Joe Biden's sweeping $2 trillion infrastructure plan. Republicans have criticized the proposal from the start, with conservatives panning it as going too far beyond traditional infrastructure spending and comparing its climate measures to the Green New Deal.
U.S.USA TODAY'No room for hate': California man faces multiple charges for allegedly throwing rocks at Asian American woman, 6-year-old son
A man who allegedly threw rocks at an Asian woman and her 6-year-old son in the Los Angeles area was charged with a hate crime Monday, the latest in a string of attacks targeting Asian Americans. Roger Janke, 28, faces several charges, including violating civil rights, throwing a substance at a vehicle and a hate crime, according to the Orange County District Attorney's office. Janke is accused of throwing two rocks at the woman and her son while they were driving in Fullerton, about 25 miles southeast of Los Angeles.
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EXCLUSIVE: Man verbally attacks SJ Chinese family with racist rant
One of their young children almost opened the door when someone repeatedly knocked and rang their doorbell. Thankfully, he didn't because it was a man, yelling racist comments like "you brought COVID-19." In one clip the man says, "I said it's your neighbor, open the door!
PoliticsINSIDERNew poll shows majority of Americans care more about prioritizing the safety of children at the border than increased security
The findings suggest that immigration may be a weak point for the Biden administration so far. A new immigration poll published Monday offers insight into the American public's perception of the current border situation as the Biden administration continues to grapple with near record high numbers of unaccompanied minors crossing into the country. The poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research suggests immigration is a weak point so far for President Joe Biden, as more Americans disapprove than approve of how the president is handling the increasing number of unaccompanied arrivals at the US-Mexico border.
WorldBBC'Mrs Sri Lanka' beauty queen injured in on-stage bust-up
The winner of Sri Lanka's biggest beauty prize has suffered head injuries after a brawl broke out on stage. Beauty queen Pushpika De Silva won the "Mrs Sri Lanka" title at a ceremony on national TV on Sunday. Moments later, the 2019 winner seized Mrs De Silva's crown, claiming she could not be awarded the title because she was divorced.
“Without modern infrastructure, the US cannot create decent jobs, social justice or climate safety.”
“The plan itself is really a big bait-and-switch...A fraction of the spending is actually devoted to traditional infrastructure projects.”
“Focusing on the size of the investment is misleading when you consider the high cost of not making it.”
“Rather than spending $2 trillion, we should privatize infrastructure where feasible and cut taxes and regulations on the rest.”
“Public investment can also be a major source of jobs and growth, helping to pull us out of the stagnation trap.”