Fulton County Judge Robert McBurney has returned to his courtroom, shortly before 9 p.m.

“The convoy is mobile,” McBurney told reporters.

Fulton Sheriff Pat Labat also entered the courtroom. — Atlanta Journal Constitution https://www.ajc.com/news/judge-mcburney-returns-to-his-courtroom/VFW4V53WJBFEFBWUT4LUKUGFBY/

The grand jury “has handed up a sealed indictment after hearing evidence of efforts to overturn Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 election.” — NY Times

Dogs perished amid floodwaters that burst into a canine care center in #DC this evening as heavy rains also trapped motorists beneath a nearby underpass. https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/08/14/district-dogs-flash-flooding-deaths/ #DCflooding #weather

Media reports say a grand jury in Fulton County, #Georgia has begun voting on possible criminal charges against former President Trump related to #Election2020.

“…what’s important here is not whether an MMA fight takes place. It’s that the world’s richest man — a person with a security clearance and government contracts and more than a little power over Ukraine’s continued internet access — is threatening to hunt down a rival CEO at his house and challenge him to a duel.” https://www.platformer.news/p/elon-musks-creep-show

Context

Ahahui Haku Moʻolelo (Hawaiian Journalists Association) and AAJA-Hawaiʻi issue guidelines to "encourage sensitivity and precision in reporting on the devastating Lāhainā wildfire."

President Biden, in a statement, says his administration today is beginning to cancel #StudentDebt loans for 804,000 borrowers. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/08/14/statement-from-president-joe-biden-on-student-loan-debt-cancellation-for-more-than-800000-borrowers/

Update: #VRE trains are “back on the move but are likely to encounter additional delays due to weather-related speed restrictions.” https://evb.gg/n#p1rii6chxj #Virginia

#VRE trains are holding south of Alexandria due to flooding on the Fredericksburg and Manassas lines. https://member.everbridge.net/431700047822913/notif/86VV19Voy #Virginia

“A law enforcement raid of a newspaper office is deeply upsetting anywhere in the world. It is especially concerning in the United States, where we have strong and well-established legal protections guaranteeing the freedom of the press.” - Eileen O’Reilly, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute https://www.press.org/newsroom/press-club-leaders-condemn-raid-kansas-newspaper-local-law-enforcement

Update: Musk says he’ll drive to Zuckerberg’s house tonight hoping for a fight.

Judge rules for youth plaintiffs in #Montana climate trial. https://helenair.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/montana-climate-trial-youth/article_87ca4286-3ac4-11ee-b076-0b1c9eb4240b.html

“I’m asking all sides to work together to forge a fair agreement” between automakers and UAW, says President Biden in a statement. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/08/14/statement-from-president-joe-biden-on-the-united-auto-workers-and-big-three-contract-negotiations/

Earth just roasted under its hottest July on record, according to scientists from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). https://www.noaa.gov/news/record-shattering-earth-had-its-hottest-july-in-174-years

#Taiwan VP not visiting Washington.

The next package of US security assistance to aid #Ukraine, valued at $200 million, includes air defense munitions, artillery rounds, anti-armor capabilities and additional mine-clearing equipment.

Several law firms have begun suing Hawaiian Electric, alleging that the utility company is negligently responsible for the incredibly deadly and destructive #MauiFires. https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/08/14/hawaii-news/attorneys-aim-to-make-hawaiian-electric-pay-for-maui-disaster/ #Hawaii #wildfires

North Korea cracks down on women wearing shorts. https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/shorts-08102023150305.html

#NORAD says it "detected and tracked four Russian military aircraft operating in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) late August 13, and early morning August 14, 2023."