Publisher Eric Meyer says his newspaper in #Kansas had been investigating the local police chief prior to the raids on his office and home. https://thehandbasket.substack.com/p/a-conversation-with-the-newspaper
#Radio still reigns supreme over all other mass media in #Africa. https://www.voanews.com/a/african-broadcasters-radio-still-reigns-supreme-across-continent-/7218451.html
Western-backed #maritime forces in the Middle East are warning shippers traveling through the Strait of Hormuz to stay away from #Iran territorial waters to avoid being seized. https://apnews.com/article/6d33ae164cb5f89a0347634b2ed45ae7
Fulton County, #Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis will begin presenting her #Election2020 interference case against former President Trump and others to a grand jury early next week. https://www.ajc.com/politics/breaking-fulton-grand-jury-to-hear-trump-case-early-next-week/EL7JW7LHTBGHRE2AMJ6OR6AYJ4/
#Cyberattack has left tens of thousands of real estate agents who subscribe to Rapattoni MLS unable to add new listings, update price changes or advertise open houses for days. https://www.realestatenews.com/2023/08/11/agents-scramble-as-cyberattack-freezes-mlss-nationwide
AP: DoD to shake up #DC National Guard, criticized for its response to protests and #CapitolSiege. https://apnews.com/article/e80e186b33efeff0f38ed19d5951d42e
In “Rich Men North of Richmond,” a singing farmer here in #Virginia goes viral with his blast against high taxes and obese people on welfare. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/rich-men-north-of-richmond-oliver-anthony-conservative-country-song-1234805701/
The place is the same but the name is not. https://www.voanews.com/a/turkey-is-latest-country-pushing-name-change-on-world/7222249.html #diplomacy #geography #geopolitics #history #Africa #China #India #Turkey
#MauiFires death toll has risen to 80. https://www.khon2.com/hawaii-fires/36-fatalities-involved-in-lahaina-wildfires/ #Hawaii
US government budgets $1.2 billion for two pilot projects in #Louisiana and #Texas to vacuum carbon out of the air. https://www.energy.gov/articles/biden-harris-administration-announces-12-billion-nations-first-direct-air-capture
CBP officers at Calexico discover 200 packages of #methamphetamine fully concealed in a pick-up truck. https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-release/calexico-cbp-officers-discover-methamphetamine-hidden-throughout
I join moderator Kim Lewis and VOA's senior diplomatic correspondent Cindy Saine on 'Issues in the News' to discuss developments in #Niger, #Haiti, and #Ukraine. https://www.voaafrica.com/a/7221125.html
Meanwhile, at the Maui Four Seasons…
A 3-year-old girl from #Venezuela being transported to #Illinois from #Texas by bus with other migrants has died. https://abc7chicago.com/migrants-chicago-child-death-investigation-news/13633246/
An Iranian Jew arrested on his arrival in #Israel on suspicion of spying. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-754422
Sheriff says Rep. Ronny Jackson (former White House physician) threatened to ‘beat’ a #Texas state trooper after being handcuffed at a rodeo. https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2023/08/11/sheriff-ronny-jackson-threatened-to-beat-state-trooper-after-being-handcuffed-at-rodeo/
#MauiFires death toll now at 67. https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/08/11/breaking-news/recovery-firefighting-efforts-continue-on-maui/ #Hawaii
"President Biden spoke by phone with Senator Hirono on the wildfires in Maui." -- White House
HHS declares public health emergency for #Hawaii. https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2023/08/11/hhs-secretary-xavier-becerra-declares-public-health-emergency-hawaii-response-wildfires.html #MauiFires
#MauiFires death toll now at 67. https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/08/11/breaking-news/recovery-firefighting-efforts-continue-on-maui/ #Hawaii
At the start of my career in broadcasting in Las Vegas decades ago, LaVonne Ellis was the best radio news anchor in town. Turns out she's a hell of a writer, too. Here's her poignant 'Modern Love' piece today on the New York Times website. http://bitly.ws/RGCS