The defense ministry of #Japan is also now stating that the #DPRK may have fired a ballistic missile.

The #DPRK has launched a ballistic missile into the sea, according to the #ROK military. #Korea

#DPRK appears to have fired a missile -- Japan Coast Guard via NHK https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20230830/k10014179191000.html

AP: While #Gabon President Ali Bongo Ondimba called on people to “make noise” to support him, crowds instead took to the streets of the capital and sang the national anthem to celebrate the coup attempt against a dynasty accused of getting rich on the country’s resource wealth while many of its citizens struggle to scrape by.

The head of the #Gabon republican guard tells Le Monde that President Bongo has "retired." https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2023/08/30/gabon-ali-bongo-est-mis-a-la-retraite_6187089_3212.html

#AU "strongly condemns attempted coup" in #Gabon.

New head of CNN Worldwide is former BBC director-general and NYT CEO Sir Mark Thompson. https://wbd.com/mark-thompson-named-chairman-and-ceo-of-cnn-worldwide/

US Labor Dept. announces proposed rule to restore and extend overtime protections to 3.6 million salaried workers. This would guarantee OT pay for most salaried workers earning less than $1,059 per week, (~$55,000/year). https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/overtime/rulemaking

Today's sentencing of two former #ProudBoys leaders cancelled due to an emergency, according to the US Attorney's office.

#Gabon President Bongo, apparently under house arrest after rebel military officers seized power today, appears in a video from an unknown location asking his friends from all over the world "to make noise" on his behalf. https://youtu.be/1cW3uTzMjJk?feature=shared

#HurricaneIdalia makes landfall near Keaton Beach, #Florida as a Category 3 storm. https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics_at5.shtml?start

Jacksonville shooter started out at a historically Black university where he put on tactical gear but also caught the attention of security. https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/crime/2023/08/27/ryan-palmeter-killed-blacks-in-jacksonville-hate-crime-at-dollar-general/70695281007/ #GunViolence #hatecrime #Florida

#Japan initiates first new streetcar service in 75 years. https://www.asahi.com/sp/ajw/articles/14990277

Hurricanes brewing in the Atlantic. https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/#Franklin

US Africa Command says, at the request of #Somalia, it conducted “a collective self-defense airstrike” and the initial assessment is 13 al Shabaab fighters were killed with no civilian casualties. https://www.africom.mil/pressrelease/35267/us-forces-provide-assistance-to-somali-national-army

#Zimbabwe opposition expected to challenge results of presidential election. https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/election-results-not-reflecting-will-of-zimbabweans-kasukuwere/

Tass: Russian Investigative Committee says it has completed genetic examinations of the people that were killed in the plane crash north of Moscow, identifying all of them, including Yevgeny Prigozhin. https://tass.com/emergencies/1665923

Authorities confirm three US marines have died in an Osprey crash in the Tiwi Islands, north of Darwin, #Australia. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-27/nt-us-marines-killed-plane-crash-melville-island-tiwi-osprey/102781722

President Biden “was briefed on the Jacksonville shooting. He also received updates on other shootings over the last 24 hours across the nation.” - White House

#Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa declared re-elected. https://www.herald.co.zw/breaking-president-mnangagwa-wins-presidential-race/