🎖 Steve Jobs awarded posthumous Medal of Freedom by President Biden
Steve Jobs, the co-founder and former CEO of Apple, has been awarded a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Joe Biden, the White House announced Friday. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the highest US honor that can be given to a civilian, and it’s presented to “individuals who have made exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or security of the United States, world peace, or other significant societal, public or private endeavors,” the White House said in a statement.
The award will be presented on July 7th. This year’s Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients also include Simone Biles, Gabrielle Giffords, John McCain, Megan Rapinoe, and Denzel Washington.
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Steve Jobs, the co-founder and former CEO of Apple, has been awarded a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Joe Biden, the White House announced Friday. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the highest US honor that can be given to a civilian, and it’s presented to “individuals who have made exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or security of the United States, world peace, or other significant societal, public or private endeavors,” the White House said in a statement.
The award will be presented on July 7th. This year’s Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients also include Simone Biles, Gabrielle Giffords, John McCain, Megan Rapinoe, and Denzel Washington.
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‼️ Trump Media Company Subpoenaed in Federal Criminal Probe Tied to Merger Deal - Filing
A federal court subpoenaed former US President Donald Trump's media group in connection to a criminal investigation linked to its merger deal with Digital World Acquisition Corp., according to a filing in the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
"Digital World has been informed that on June 27, 2022 TMTG [Trump Media and Technology Group] received a subpoena from the SEC seeking documents relating to, among other things, Digital World and other potential counterparties for a business transaction involving TMTG," Digital World said in a filing on Friday.
In addition, Digital World said it has also been informed that "on June 30, 2022, TMTG was served with a subpoena, issued by a federal grand jury sitting in the Southern District of New York, seeking a subset of the same or similar documents demanded in subpoenas to Digital World and its directors. Certain current and former TMTG personnel have also recently received individual grand jury subpoenas."
Digital World said in the filing that the SEC is seeking various documents and information related to the company's merger with the Trump's media group, information about potential targets other than TMTG, and information about relations Digital World has with other entities.
The investigations by the SEC and the Justice Department could delay or prevent the merger, the filing said.
A federal court subpoenaed former US President Donald Trump's media group in connection to a criminal investigation linked to its merger deal with Digital World Acquisition Corp., according to a filing in the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
"Digital World has been informed that on June 27, 2022 TMTG [Trump Media and Technology Group] received a subpoena from the SEC seeking documents relating to, among other things, Digital World and other potential counterparties for a business transaction involving TMTG," Digital World said in a filing on Friday.
In addition, Digital World said it has also been informed that "on June 30, 2022, TMTG was served with a subpoena, issued by a federal grand jury sitting in the Southern District of New York, seeking a subset of the same or similar documents demanded in subpoenas to Digital World and its directors. Certain current and former TMTG personnel have also recently received individual grand jury subpoenas."
Digital World said in the filing that the SEC is seeking various documents and information related to the company's merger with the Trump's media group, information about potential targets other than TMTG, and information about relations Digital World has with other entities.
The investigations by the SEC and the Justice Department could delay or prevent the merger, the filing said.
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🚇 Lawsuits filed days after deadly Missouri Amtrak crash
The first lawsuits have been filed only days after an Amtrak train collision and derailment in rural Missouri that left four people dead and injured up to 150 others. That lawsuit blames MS Contracting, of Brookfield, Missouri, for the crash, saying the train was “clearly visible” and that the truck driver was careless in crossing the tracks.
The crossing where the collision occurred has no lights, signals or gates to warn of an approaching train. Chariton County leaders have been pushing for a safety upgrade at the railroad crossing for nearly three years, presiding county commissioner Evan Emmerich said this week. The National Transportation Safety Board said the train was going about 87 mph (140 kph), when the collision happened.
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The first lawsuits have been filed only days after an Amtrak train collision and derailment in rural Missouri that left four people dead and injured up to 150 others. That lawsuit blames MS Contracting, of Brookfield, Missouri, for the crash, saying the train was “clearly visible” and that the truck driver was careless in crossing the tracks.
The crossing where the collision occurred has no lights, signals or gates to warn of an approaching train. Chariton County leaders have been pushing for a safety upgrade at the railroad crossing for nearly three years, presiding county commissioner Evan Emmerich said this week. The National Transportation Safety Board said the train was going about 87 mph (140 kph), when the collision happened.
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🚫 Meta* is pulling the plug on its failed crypto project this September
Meta* (FB) will shut down Novi, the social media company’s digital wallet payments pilot, on Sept. 1, all but ending the libra stablecoin experiment three years after the company then known as Facebook* unveiled its ambitious but ultimately doomed crypto payments gamble.
Meta* announced the news on the service’s website, texting users a link to the announcement that urged users to withdraw their money from the platform “as soon as possible.” Novi’s WhatsApp account and the Novi app will also become unavailable.
Originally known as Calibra, the service had been Meta*’s wallet for its libra stablecoin revealed in June 2019. Its role shifted as regulatory pressures forced the stablecoin project to change course.
*Meta, Facebook, and Instagram are banned in Russia over extremist activities.
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Meta* (FB) will shut down Novi, the social media company’s digital wallet payments pilot, on Sept. 1, all but ending the libra stablecoin experiment three years after the company then known as Facebook* unveiled its ambitious but ultimately doomed crypto payments gamble.
Meta* announced the news on the service’s website, texting users a link to the announcement that urged users to withdraw their money from the platform “as soon as possible.” Novi’s WhatsApp account and the Novi app will also become unavailable.
Originally known as Calibra, the service had been Meta*’s wallet for its libra stablecoin revealed in June 2019. Its role shifted as regulatory pressures forced the stablecoin project to change course.
*Meta, Facebook, and Instagram are banned in Russia over extremist activities.
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❌ PayPal is ending fee-free Friends & Family payments for business accounts
Starting July 28th, only personal PayPal accounts will be able to get funds via Friends & Family, a transaction method intended for trusted recipients. PayPal is putting new limits on a feature in its payment system that allows people to receive money without paying extra fees, the company recently announced.
Many businesses handle transactions using a PayPal business account and take payments for goods and services through F&F, even though you’re technically not supposed to. The buyer might not realize the difference or care, or the business and the customer could agree to send cash that way to avoid seller fees.
In the same announcement, PayPal also said the transaction fee would change beginning later this month. Currently, sellers pay 2.89 percent plus $0.49 per transaction, but starting July 28th, that will change to 2.99 percent without an additional flat fee.
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Starting July 28th, only personal PayPal accounts will be able to get funds via Friends & Family, a transaction method intended for trusted recipients. PayPal is putting new limits on a feature in its payment system that allows people to receive money without paying extra fees, the company recently announced.
Many businesses handle transactions using a PayPal business account and take payments for goods and services through F&F, even though you’re technically not supposed to. The buyer might not realize the difference or care, or the business and the customer could agree to send cash that way to avoid seller fees.
In the same announcement, PayPal also said the transaction fee would change beginning later this month. Currently, sellers pay 2.89 percent plus $0.49 per transaction, but starting July 28th, that will change to 2.99 percent without an additional flat fee.
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🚙 Elon Musk’s ‘Teslas in Tunnels’ Las Vegas project is still happening
The first passenger station in the “Vegas Loop” network of vehicle tunnels that’s being built by Elon Musk’s Boring Company was revealed. The station is situated underneath Resorts World Las Vegas, the first in what is expected to be 55 stops along 29 miles of tunnels.
The Boring Company already operates a small version of this tunnels system underneath the Las Vegas Convention Center, which opened in early 2021 and involves two 0.8-mile tunnels. Clark County has claimed that as many as 57,000 passengers will be able to travel through the tunnel system per hour and that no taxpayer money will be spent to build it.
The Boring Company previously said that it would foot the bill for building the main tunnels but planned to ask hotel casinos or other businesses that want a station to pay for those construction costs.
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The first passenger station in the “Vegas Loop” network of vehicle tunnels that’s being built by Elon Musk’s Boring Company was revealed. The station is situated underneath Resorts World Las Vegas, the first in what is expected to be 55 stops along 29 miles of tunnels.
The Boring Company already operates a small version of this tunnels system underneath the Las Vegas Convention Center, which opened in early 2021 and involves two 0.8-mile tunnels. Clark County has claimed that as many as 57,000 passengers will be able to travel through the tunnel system per hour and that no taxpayer money will be spent to build it.
The Boring Company previously said that it would foot the bill for building the main tunnels but planned to ask hotel casinos or other businesses that want a station to pay for those construction costs.
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🚛 Migrants who died cleared inland checkpoint
The tractor-trailer at the center of a human-smuggling attempt that left 53 people dead had passed through an inland US Border Patrol checkpoint with migrants inside the sweltering rig earlier in its journey, a US official said.
Texas state police also announced they would operate their own inland checkpoints for tractor-trailers on the orders of Gov. Greg Abbott, who considers the Biden administration’s efforts insufficient. It was unclear how many trucks they would be stopping.
It remained unclear just how long the migrants were inside the trailer on the sweltering day, and whether having their cell phones confiscated by the smugglers before being placed inside contributed to the extremely high death toll.
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The tractor-trailer at the center of a human-smuggling attempt that left 53 people dead had passed through an inland US Border Patrol checkpoint with migrants inside the sweltering rig earlier in its journey, a US official said.
Texas state police also announced they would operate their own inland checkpoints for tractor-trailers on the orders of Gov. Greg Abbott, who considers the Biden administration’s efforts insufficient. It was unclear how many trucks they would be stopping.
It remained unclear just how long the migrants were inside the trailer on the sweltering day, and whether having their cell phones confiscated by the smugglers before being placed inside contributed to the extremely high death toll.
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🐶 This is a video story of a rescue of a dog named Mikhalych in Yasinovitaya in the DPR.
The dog was in a house that caught fire after a Ukrainian artillery shell hit it.
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The dog was in a house that caught fire after a Ukrainian artillery shell hit it.
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The Russian Defense Ministry has released footage of the combat work of the Su-25 attack aircraft.
The assault aircraft have launched rocket attacks on military facilities and equipment of the Ukrainian armed forces.
The assault aircraft have launched rocket attacks on military facilities and equipment of the Ukrainian armed forces.
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🇱🇾 Protests erupt in several Libyan cities against deteriorating living conditions, power cuts and political deadlock.
Protesters have stormed and set fire to Libya's parliament in the eastern city of Tobruk, demanding the dissolution of the current government and the urgent holding of presidential and parliamentary elections.
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Protesters have stormed and set fire to Libya's parliament in the eastern city of Tobruk, demanding the dissolution of the current government and the urgent holding of presidential and parliamentary elections.
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🛳 'Titanic 2.0': A Norwegian cruise ship hits an iceberg near Alaska.
The Norwegian Sun was en route to the Hubbard Glacier when it collided with an iceberg due to dense fog which limited visibility, according to the Norwegian Cruise Line.
The 848-foot ship was turned around to Juneau, Alaska, for inspection before officials confirmed it was safe to travel slowly back to Seattle, where it arrived Thursday.
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The Norwegian Sun was en route to the Hubbard Glacier when it collided with an iceberg due to dense fog which limited visibility, according to the Norwegian Cruise Line.
The 848-foot ship was turned around to Juneau, Alaska, for inspection before officials confirmed it was safe to travel slowly back to Seattle, where it arrived Thursday.
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The international press freedom watchdog, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has denounced the Ukrainian authorities for hampering an objective media coverage of the conflict and calls for alleviating the barriers for journalists.
“Some 9,000 or so reporters covering the war in Ukraine have difficulties gaining access to certain places and difficulties filming or taking photos, and even are occasionally detained,” according to RSF.
“Some 9,000 or so reporters covering the war in Ukraine have difficulties gaining access to certain places and difficulties filming or taking photos, and even are occasionally detained,” according to RSF.
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WATCH | Rescuers lift a crew member of a sinking vessel into a helicopter after the ship snapped in two in a severe tropical storm in the South China Sea.
The accident occurred on Saturday about 300 kilometers (186 miles) south of Hong Kong.
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The accident occurred on Saturday about 300 kilometers (186 miles) south of Hong Kong.
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👀 Prince Andrew thought that the 2019 BBC Interview linked to the Epstein case went 'well', ex-producer says
The now-iconic interview where the Duke of York attempted to water-down concerns swirling around his ties with Jeffrey Epstein turned out to be incriminating for the prince. However, according to former BBC Newsnight producer Sam McAlister, he incredibly seemed to genuinely believe that the interview went well.
🗣 "[Following the interview] I'd expected Amanda Thirsk [Andrew's private secretary] to be distraught, the prince to look shaken or concerned, but she was smiling and he seemed ebullient," McAlister wrote. "And then it hit me: he actually thought it had gone well."
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The now-iconic interview where the Duke of York attempted to water-down concerns swirling around his ties with Jeffrey Epstein turned out to be incriminating for the prince. However, according to former BBC Newsnight producer Sam McAlister, he incredibly seemed to genuinely believe that the interview went well.
🗣 "[Following the interview] I'd expected Amanda Thirsk [Andrew's private secretary] to be distraught, the prince to look shaken or concerned, but she was smiling and he seemed ebullient," McAlister wrote. "And then it hit me: he actually thought it had gone well."
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🤝 Watch British PM Boris Johnson meet with his New Zealand counterpart Jacinda Ardern on her first visit to Britain since the COVID pandemic.
The footage of the meeting immediately went viral as people noted just how vigorously Johnson shook Ardern’s hand, with some fearing for the safety of her limb.
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The footage of the meeting immediately went viral as people noted just how vigorously Johnson shook Ardern’s hand, with some fearing for the safety of her limb.
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⚡️ Lukashenko сlaims Ukraine tried to strike Belarus military targets, all missiles intercepted
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Donald Trump reportedly considers announcing a 2024 bid very early and possibly without consulting or even warning his own team.
According to reports, the former president has accelerated his plans amid growing scrutiny into his role in the 6 January 2021 Capitol Hill riots.
However. Trump's aides who reportedly oppose the timing of the announcement have cited concerns over Trump's overall ability to articulate his position after the 2020 fiasco. His son, Donald Trump Jr., also reportedly wants his father to build a more expansive campaign team before announcing his bid.
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According to reports, the former president has accelerated his plans amid growing scrutiny into his role in the 6 January 2021 Capitol Hill riots.
However. Trump's aides who reportedly oppose the timing of the announcement have cited concerns over Trump's overall ability to articulate his position after the 2020 fiasco. His son, Donald Trump Jr., also reportedly wants his father to build a more expansive campaign team before announcing his bid.
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❗️📹 Lisichansk, the last town which was controlled by Kiev forces in the Lugansk republic, has been taken and is now under the control of the allied Russian and LPR forces, a Sputnik correspondent reports.
Leaving the city, Ukrainian militants blew up and destroyed some of the important administrative buildings, including the city hall.
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Leaving the city, Ukrainian militants blew up and destroyed some of the important administrative buildings, including the city hall.
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