US Senator McConnell freezes up again for an extended period of time when attempting to answer a reporter's question about whether he'll run for re-election in 2026. There's video: https://twitter.com/HannahPThomas/status/1696936240040321474?s=20
A state lawmaker in #Alabama is arrested on an illegal voting charge. https://www.al.com/news/2023/08/madison-county-lawmaker-arrested-on-illegal-voting-charge.html
The newly named #Gabon transition leader is reportedly a cousin of the deposed president. The general appears to have purchased, for $1+ million cash, properties in Hyattsville and Silver Spring in #Maryland in 2015 and 2018. https://www.occrp.org/en/investigations/gabons-first-family-stashed-cash-in-dc-property
Soldiers again appear on national TV and announce the junta has named General Brice Oligui Nguema as the transition leader of #Gabon.
Full statement of the #UN secretary-general on #Gabon.
#UN Secretary-General Guterres condemns the ongoing coup attempt in #Gabon, according to his spokesman, and calls on the military in the African country to guarantee the "physical integrity" of the the president and his family.
HHS reportedly recommending to DEA moving #marijuana to a lower risk drug category. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-08-30/hhs-calls-for-moving-marijuana-to-lower-risk-us-drug-category?in_source=embedded-checkout-banner#xj4y7vzkg
"Shares of several cannabis firms including Canopy Growth, Tilray Brands and Cronos Group
jumped after the report," reports Reuters regarding the Bloomberg story.
HHS reportedly recommending to DEA moving #marijuana to a lower risk drug category. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-08-30/hhs-calls-for-moving-marijuana-to-lower-risk-us-drug-category?in_source=embedded-checkout-banner#xj4y7vzkg
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Does South Korea, Japan, or the US ever try to recover these nK missiles from the ocean? I would imagine that would be extremely difficult but rewarding in understanding the level of their ballistic missile technology and capabilities.
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US citizens in #Haiti should depart the country "as soon as possible," the embassy says in a new alert. https://ht.usembassy.gov/security-alert-commercial-flight-options-from-haiti/
Details: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20230717007752325?input=tw #Korea
Some US lenders being warned by the Fed to take corrective actions, including issues related to capital and liquidity. They include Citizens Financial, Fifth Third Bancorp and M&T Bank Corp. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-08-30/fed-ramps-up-demands-for-corrective-actions-by-regional-banks?srnd=premium#xj4y7vzkg
Update: The judge called in sick today. Sentencing for Ethan Nordean is now scheduled for Sept. 1st along with co-defendant Dominic Pezzola. Enrique Tarrio will be sentenced on Sept. 5th, according to the docket.
"We condemn any efforts by militaries to take power by force," US ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, tells reporters about the apparent coup in #Gabon.
Stuart Varney, Dana Perino and Ilia Calderón are to be the moderators for the 2nd GOP candidates' debate Sept. 27th at the Reagan Presidential Libary in #California. It'll air on Fox Business Network and Univision.
Update: The #DPRK launched two short-range ballistic missiles from the Sunan area, according to the #ROK military.
IPI calls on #Turkey regulator to lift block on VOA's Turkish service. https://freeturkeyjournalists.ipi.media/turkey-ipi-calls-on-regulator-to-lift-block-on-voa-turkish-service/
"We're following this very, very closely," White House NSC spokesman John Kirby tells reporters.
NSC spokesman John Kirby tells reporters that arms negotiations between the #DPRK and #Russia are advancing and that any such deals would violate #UN resolutions.
A federal judge has ordered Trump's former lawyer Rudy Giuliani to pay fines in a defamation case involving #Election2020 workers in #Georgia. Meanwhile, the former NYC mayor's Manhattan apartment is up for sale (asking price: $6.5 million). https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/29/realestate/rudy-giuliani-apartment-sale-nyc.html