Trump tells judge he may try to move Georgia election interference case to federal court | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)
Chinese hack of Microsoft engineer led to breach of US officials’ emails, company says (www.cnn.com)
The Chinese hackers who breached senior US officials’ emails in May and June were able to do so by first stealing sensitive data from a Microsoft engineer, the company revealed Wednesday....
Mar-a-Lago IT worker struck cooperation agreement with special counsel, his former lawyer says | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)
Mar-a-Lago IT worker Yuscil Taveras has struck a cooperation agreement with the special counsel’s office in the federal case over former President Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents, Taveras’ former defense attorney said in a new court filing.
Trump is liable in the second E. Jean Carroll defamation case, judge rules; January trial will determine damages (www.cnn.com)
A federal judge ruled that the jury hearing E. Jean Carroll’s defamation lawsuit will only need to decide how much money Donald Trump will have to pay her, after the judge found the former president was liable for making defamatory statements....
Britain's second-largest city effectively declares itself bankrupt amid $950 million equal pay claims | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)
Britain’s second-biggest city effectively declared itself bankrupt on Tuesday, shutting down all nonessential spending after being issued with equal pay claims totaling up to £760 million ($956 million)....
Long-lost Greenland ice core suggests potential for disastrous sea level rise (www.cnn.com)
In Japan, the young find dating so hard their parents are doing it for them (www.cnn.com)
Finding a vacation rental in New York City just got harder (www.cnn.com)
Travelers looking to rent an apartment for a few days in New York City will find slimmer pickings now that city officials have started enforcing new rules cracking down on short-term rentals on sites like Airbnb.
US military leaders say Tuberville is aiding US adversaries with hold on military nominations | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)
How authorities believe a convicted murderer escaped from a Pennsylvania prison | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Investigators believe convicted murderer Danelo Cavalcante escaped from the Chester County prison in Pennsylvania last Thursday by climbing onto the roof and fleeing from there, a law enforcement source told CNN.
Special counsel election probe continues with focus on fundraising, voting equipment breaches (www.cnn.com)
Special counsel Jack Smith is still pursuing his investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election a month after indicting Donald Trump for orchestrating a broad conspiracy to remain in power, a widening of the probe that raises the possibility others could still face legal peril....
Two people detained in China for allegedly damaging Great Wall with excavator (www.cnn.com)
Two people have been detained in China after allegedly damaging a section of the Great Wall in the northern Shanxi province with an excavator, according to state broadcaster CCTV....
North Carolina Supreme Court justice files lawsuit over state investigation into her comments about diversity (www.cnn.com)
A North Carolina Supreme Court justice has filed a federal lawsuit against the state’s judicial standards commission after the body opened an investigation into comments she made about the diversity of the state’s judicial system, court documents show....
Two people detained in China for allegedly damaging Great Wall with excavator (www.cnn.com)
Two people have been detained in China after allegedly damaging a section of the Great Wall in the northern Shanxi province with an excavator, according to state broadcaster CCTV....
Burning Man organizers lift driving ban after heavy rains left the event smothered in mud and trapped thousands (www.cnn.com)
Hundreds of trucks, RVs and other vehicles are journeying out of the Burning Man festival grounds after heavy rains trapped tens of thousands of people in the makeshift city and surrounded them with ankle-deep mud too thick to drive in....
4 astronauts splash down off coast of Florida, ending 6-month mission (www.cnn.com)
Four astronauts have returned home from a six-month stay on the International Space Station, making a splashdown landing aboard their SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule off the coast of Florida on Monday....
China’s Country Garden dodges default for second time in four days, state media report (www.cnn.com)
Country Garden, the embattled Chinese real estate firm, made late interest payments on two US dollar bonds shortly before the end of a 30-day grace period, avoiding an imminent debt default, according to multiple state media reports....
[CNN] Steve Harwell, founding lead singer of Smash Mouth, dead at 56 (www.cnn.com)
RIP to a true All Star....
Greece starts limiting Acropolis daily visitors to tackle overtourism (www.cnn.com)
One of Greece’s most famous landmarks is trialing limiting its daily visitors, starting today....
Crimean Tatar set to become Ukrainian defense minister at critical moment in conflict (www.cnn.com)
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has tapped Rustem Umerov, a Crimean Tatar, to become his next defense minister, replacing Oleksii Reznikov at a critical time for Ukraine’s counteroffensive....
Drugs are sold out in the open in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district. Inside the fight to curb it (www.cnn.com)
The California Highway Patrol may best be known for freeway chases and the Hollywood glamour of its motorcycle cops in television shows like “ChiPs.” But now the storied agency is patrolling the streets of San Francisco’s Tenderloin as part of a multiagency effort to crack down on rampant drug dealing that’s decimating...
One of Louisiana’s only pediatric cardiologists has left the state over anti-LGBTQ legislation (www.cnn.com)
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Fauci on masks: people should take risks into account (www.cnn.com)
“The CDC does not mandate anything,” says Dr. Anthony Fauci. But if a Covid surge leads to a recommendation that people wear masks, “I hope they would abide by the recommendation and take into account the risks to themselves and to their families. We are not talking about forcing anybody to do anything.”
Law enforcement seeks help to identify barns in BTK serial killer cold case investigations (www.cnn.com)
A law enforcement team in northeast Oklahoma believes the prolific serial killer known as “BTK” may be responsible for several additional unsolved missing person and homicide cases. Now they’re hoping the public can help them identify barns and silos in Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri that the self-proclaimed BTK killer...
1 death reported at Burning Man while festival attendees remain stuck in the Nevada desert from heavy rains (www.cnn.com)
As thousands of people remain unable to leave the Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert after heavy rains inundated their campsites with ankle-deep mud Saturday, authorities say they are investigating a death at the event....
