APSU Women's Golf Currently Seventh At Lady Rod Wolves Classic Clarksville Online Clarksville News Sports Events And Information
APSU Women's Golf Currently Seventh At Lady Rod Wolves Classic – Clarksville Online – Clarksville News, Sports, Events And Information https://digitalarkansasnews.com/apsu-womens-golf-currently-seventh-at-lady-rod-wolves-classic-clarksville-online-clarksville-news-sports-events-and-information/
Erica Scutt led the Governors with a pair of two-under 70s on the opening day of the tournament. With a score of 140 – which is tied for the third-best 36-hole score in program history – Scutt is tied for seventh and is just four shots off Troy’s ShaeBug Scarberry and Arkansas State’s Elise Schultz and Olivia Schmidt, who are in a three-way tie for the lead.
Taylor Dedmen and Shelby Pleasant finished the day tied for 21st with two-round scores of 145. Dedmen shot a one-under 71 in the opening round and Pleasant carded a one-under 74 in the second round, with each shooting a 74 in their other round.
Maggie Glass shot a first-round 74 and followed that up with a second-round 76, she is tied for 52nd with a score of 150. Finally, Kaley Campbell rounded out the lineup for the Governors with an opening-round 80 before bouncing back to a fire a counting score of 73 in the second round. Campbell is tied for 68th with an aggregate score of 153.
Playing as an individual, Kady Foshaug fired an opening-round 71 and a second-round 70 to finish the day tied for tenth with a score of 141. Foshaug is currently the top individual in the 92-player field.
Autumn Spencer carded her best collegiate round, shooting an even-par 72 in the first round. Spencer posted a second-round 90 and finished the day tied for 89th with a score of 162. Payton Elkins is also tied for 89th after shooting an opening-round 82 and a second-round 80.
Austin Peay State University will be paired with Memphis and Southern Mississippi on the final day of the Lady Red Wolves Classic, which starts on Tuesday with an 8:30am shotgun start. GolfStat.com will have live scoring for the event.
For news, updates, and results, follow the APSU women’s golf team (@GovsWGO) on Twitter and Instagram or check back at LetsGoPeay.com.
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Taiwan Stocks Down More Than 4% In Mixed Asia Trade As TSMC Plunges 8%
Taiwan Stocks Down More Than 4% In Mixed Asia Trade As TSMC Plunges 8% https://digitalarkansasnews.com/taiwan-stocks-down-more-than-4-in-mixed-asia-trade-as-tsmc-plunges-8/
Pedestrians cross a street in front of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, operated by Japan Exchange Group, in Tokyo, Japan.
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Shares in the Asia-Pacific were mixed on Tuesday, while Taiwan’s benchmark index dropped more than 4% on its return to trade after a holiday, as investors weighed the impact of new U.S. rules on chipmaker TSMC.
Japan and South Korea’s markets also resumed trading after a holiday on Monday. The Nikkei 225 fell 2.6% and the Topix lost 1.9%. In South Korea, the Kospi fell 2.35% and the Kosdaq shed 4.3%.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index fell 1.56% and the Hang Seng Tech index dropped 2.96%. In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 gave up earlier gains and was about flat.
The Shanghai Composite in mainland China gained 0.4% and the Shenzhen Component rose 0.876%. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell nearly 2%.
“Equities continue to sell off as the impact of tighter monetary policy spooks investors,” ANZ Research analysts wrote in a note Tuesday.
Overnight on Wall Street, the Nasdaq Composite closed at its lowest since July 2020, down 1.04% at 10,542.10, dragged lower by a slump in semiconductor stocks.
The S&P 500 also slipped 0.75% to 3,612.39, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 93.91 points, or 0.32%, to close at 29,202.88.
— CNBC’s Carmen Reinicke and Alex Harring contributed to this report.
Japan’s current account surplus shrinks in August
Japan’s current account surplus for August shrank to 58.9 billion yen ($404 million), data from the finance ministry showed. That’s a 96.1% plunge from the same period a year ago.
Economists polled by Reuters expected a surplus of 121.8 billion yen in August. The current account surplus stood at 229 billion yen in July.
Imports grew at a faster pace than exports, with the weaker yen causing import prices to surge.
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— Abigail Ng
CNBC Pro: Is it time to buy gold? Wall Street pros weigh in as prices fall
Gold has come under pressure this year, with the dollar’s big gain weighing on gold prices.
Spot gold was trading down 1% at $1,676 per ounce Monday — near a 2.5-year low. So is now the time to buy? CNBC Pro asked several market watchers for their thoughts.
Pro subscribers can read more here.
— Zavier Ong
Currency check: Australian dollar facing ‘perfect storm,’ Japanese yen close to intervention levels
The Australian dollar has been facing “something of a perfect storm” since the start of the week, according to Rodrigo Catril, a currency strategist at the National Australia Bank.
The currency, which is highly sensitive to China’s economic fortunes, has lost ground following China’s weak purchasing managers’ index data and new U.S. rules on chip exports to China. It last lost about 0.6% and is trading at $0.6266.
China’s onshore and offshore yuan also weakened and last changed hands at 7.19 per dollar.
Meanwhile, Japanese yen weakened against the U.S. dollar to trade at 145.70. That’s hovering close to this year’s low of 145.89 per dollar, which prompted intervention from authorities in September.
The Japanese currency strengthened to 140-levels following the intervention, but has since largely weakened.
— Abigail Ng
CNBC Pro: China’s tech stocks are tumbling, but short sellers have a different sector in their sights
Chinese tech stocks are down by 20% this year — but short sellers are targeting a different sector.
Some $742 million of new bearish bets were placed on one Chinese sector in particular in the third quarter. That compares to a reduction of around $150 million in shorts on the tech sector.
CNBC Pro subscribers can read more here.
— Ganesh Rao
TSMC shares plunge 7% on U.S. export limits
Market intelligence company TrendForce wrote that the U.S. rules will affect non-Chinese firms such as TSMC, Samsung and SK Hynix.
“In the future, whether the situation is American factories no longer being able to export to the Chinese market or Chinese factories being unable to initiate projects and mass produce wafer starts, it will all have a negative impact on the future purchase order status of TSMC’s 7 [nanometer] and 5nm processes,” a press release on TrendForce’s website said.
Samsung Electronics’ shares lost 3.9% and SK Hynix shed 3.5% at session lows.
— Abigail Ng
U.S. Treasury yields climb, 30-year hits highest level since 2013
The yield on the 30-year U.S. Treasury note climbed as high at 3.941%, reaching its highest level in nine years.
The 10-year yield rose to 3.963% and the 2-year yield inched higher to 4.318%. Rates fell earlier this month but started to rise again after positive economic data in the U.S. led investors to increase bets on further rate hikes by the Fed.
Bond yields move inversely to prices and one basis point is equivalent to 0.01%.
— Abigail Ng
CNBC Pro: Wall Street is bullish on some corners of tech again, as Citi gives one stock 115% upside
Some Wall Street banks have started making the case for buying into tech again, naming specific sectors they are bullish on.
Citi and Morgan Stanley both said they have upgraded tech to overweight.
CNBC Pro subscribers can read more about the areas they are looking at and the global stocks to buy.
— Weizhen Tan
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Los Angeles City Council President Resigns After Using Racist Language In Leaked Recording
Los Angeles City Council President Resigns After Using Racist Language In Leaked Recording https://digitalarkansasnews.com/los-angeles-city-council-president-resigns-after-using-racist-language-in-leaked-recording/
Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez resigned from her position Monday after she and two other councilmembers were recorded making racist remarks.
The latest: Los Angeles County Federation of Labor President Ron Herrera submitted his resignation on Monday night over his involvement in the racist conversation, per the Los Angeles Times.
He quit at a meeting of the labor organization’s executive board, California Labor Federation head Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher told the New York Times.
Driving the news: In a statement announcing her resignation, Martinez asked for forgiveness “from my colleagues and from the residents of this city that I love so much.”
“In the end, it is not my apologies that matter most; it will be the actions I take from this day forward. I hope that you will give me the opportunity to make amends. Therefore, effective immediately I am resigning as President of the Los Angeles City Council,” the statement continued.
The California and Los Angeles branches of the NAACP demanded late Sunday that Martinez and the others resign after the Los Angeles Times reported she called a Black child a monkey.
The NAACP chapters also called on Councilmembers Gil Cedillo, Kevin de León and Herrera to step down for participating in a discussion with anti-Black and anti-Indigenous comments.
Details: Martinez referred to a white councilmember’s child, who is Black, as “ese changuito,” or that little monkey, during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade, according to the leaked audio of a nearly year-old conversation.
Martinez also reportedly said that the councilor, Mike Bonin, handled his son as though he were an “accessory.” She also referred to Bonin as a “little b—h.”
Herrera suggested that Bonin puts his young son out in public like a lawn jockey, the racist statues used to invoke the antebellum South.
Martinez also is heard making fun of Indigenous people from the Mexican state of Oaxaca, who have migrated to Los Angeles.
She referred to them as “short little dark people” and called them “ugly.”
What they’re saying: “This kind of overt racism has no place in political discourse,” Rick L. Callender, president of the CA/HI State Conference of the NAACP, said in a statement.
“We clearly know where your heart and mind are, and both of them are corroded with the rust of racism and hate.”
Meanwhile, Los Angles Oaxacan chef, restaurateur, and Gold Award recipient Bricia Lopez joined in calls for resignations on social media.
The words out of (Nury Martinez’s) mouth cut deep in the Oaxaca community of LA. I’ve dealt w my fair share of racism. But it’s ten times worse when it comes from a brown and woman. Girl, you gotta resign,” she tweeted.
Zoom out: The secretly recorded conversation revolved around the councilors’ frustration that the growing Latino population wasn’t resulting in more Latino council districts and concerns Black leaders were keeping some Black-majority ones.
Martinez, De León, and Herrera have issued statements of apology for their roles in the conversation. Cedillo told the Los Angeles Times he had no memory of the discussion.
Of note: Protesters demonstrated outside of Martinez’s home and played portions of the audio recording on Sunday. Los Angeles police were later seen in a video shared on social media attempting to move the crowd away from her house.
Further protests were organized for Monday, with images shared to social media showing demonstrations outside the home of de León.
Editor’s note: This story has been updated with a statement from Martinez confirming her resignation and details of further protests. The headline has also been updated.
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Russia-Ukraine War Live: Reports Of Strikes Overnight In Zaporizhzhia; G7 And Zelenskiy To Hold Crisis Talks
Russia-Ukraine War Live: Reports Of Strikes Overnight In Zaporizhzhia; G7 And Zelenskiy To Hold Crisis Talks https://digitalarkansasnews.com/russia-ukraine-war-live-reports-of-strikes-overnight-in-zaporizhzhia-g7-and-zelenskiy-to-hold-crisis-talks/
15 explosions registered in Zaporizhzhia overnight – Ukraine deputy foreign affairs minister
Ukraine’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emine Dzheppar, reports that Russia fired at least fifteen rockets on Zaporizhzhia last night, targeting “an educational institution, a medical institution and residential buildings.”
Milner is the founder of internet investment firm DST Global, and made a fortune by betting on Chinese tech companies like e-commerce platforms Alibaba and JD.com.
“My family and I left Russia for good in 2014, after the Russian annexation of Crimea,” Milner said in a tweet. “And this summer, we officially completed the process of renouncing our Russian citizenship.”
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My family and I left Russia for good in 2014, after the Russian annexation of Crimea. And this summer, we officially completed the process of renouncing our Russian citizenship.
— Yuri Milner (@yurimilner) October 10, 2022
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Milner has been an Israeli citizen since 1999 and has not visited Russia since 2014, according to a fact sheet on DST Global’s website.
Milner also has no assets in Russia, 97% of his personal wealth was created outside of the country and “Yuri has never met Vladimir Putin, either individually or in a group,” according to the website.
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Ukraine’s state emergency service has reported that the death toll from Russia’s attacks on Ukrainian cities on 10 October has risen to 19, with the number of injured rising to over 105.
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Update: 19 killed, 105 injured as a result of Russia's missile attacks.
Ukraine's State Emergency Service provided updated information on casualties following Russia's widespread missile attacks across Ukraine on Oct. 10.
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) October 11, 2022
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Hong Kong’s leader John Lee said Tuesday he will implement only United Nations sanctions – not US, UK or EU sanctions – after the US warned the territory’s status as a financial centre could be affected if it acts as a safe haven for sanctioned individuals, AP reports.
Lee’s statement Tuesday came days after a luxury yacht connected to Russian tycoon Alexey Mordashov docked in the city.
Mordashov, who is believed to have close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin, was sanctioned by the US, UK and the European Union in February after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Hong Kong authorities have said that they do not implement unilateral sanctions imposed by other governments.
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GOP Makes Push To Weaken Democrats Grip On Texas Border
GOP Makes Push To Weaken Democrats’ Grip On Texas Border https://digitalarkansasnews.com/gop-makes-push-to-weaken-democrats-grip-on-texas-border/
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, center, canvasses for votes with volunteers and other republican candidates, Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022, in Harlingen, Texas. As Democrats embark on another October blitz in pursuit of flipping America’s biggest red state, Republicans are taking a swing of their own: Making a play for the mostly Hispanic southern border on Nov. 8 after years of writing off the region that is overwhelmingly controlled by Democrats. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
HARLINGEN, Texas (AP) — Just weeks before Election Day in Texas, once again there is big money, new signs of shifting voters and bold predictions of an upset that will turn heads across the U.S.
But this time, it’s coming from Republicans.
“We are going to turn the Rio Grande Valley red,” said Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, kicking off a rally in the Texas border city of Harlingen.
As Democrats embark on another October blitz in pursuit of flipping America’s biggest red state, Republicans are taking a swing of their own: making a play for the mostly Hispanic southern border on Nov. 8 after years of writing off the region that is overwhelmingly controlled by Democrats.
The task — like Democrat Beto O’Rourke ‘s underdog campaign to unseat Abbott — is an uphill climb. But it is another way Republicans are putting plenty at stake on the Texas border, given that they are already refocusing the final sprint of the 2022 midterms on portraying the 1,200-mile boundary as rife with escalating danger and disorder as record number of migrants enter from Mexico.
Border Democrats say dramatic moves to bus and fly migrants across the country will backfire with voters, but also acknowledge they can no longer coast into office.
Still, the rare sight of contested races on the Texas border has widened cracks in an important Democratic stronghold two years after former President Donald Trump’s significant gains with Hispanic voters during the 2020 election caused both parties to scramble in unexpected ways.
“This is the first time we’ve ever had this many competitive races where the Democrats are like, ‘What are we going to do?’” said Republican Carlos Cascos, a onetime border Democrat who switched parties and later served as Abbott’s first secretary of state.
He’s doesn’t see Republicans sweeping races in the Rio Grande Valley, home to roughly 1.5 million people. But, he says, “I think this area has been taken for granted a lot. In the Valley, you’re born two things: a Catholic and a Democrat. Things are changing.”
Democrats still hold advantages in South Texas — decades of incumbency, a culture of residents voting Democratic, and more moderate candidates who are less vulnerable to GOP attacks on the left and more critical of President Joe Biden when his approval ratings remain low and inflation is still high.
But Republican Rep. Mayra Flores’ victory in a special election this year, becoming the first Texas Latina in the U.S. House, reflected the shifting ground. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, a South Texas Democrat, switched districts to more favorable territory and is hoping to unseat her for a full term in November.
Democrats have dismissed dramatic moves by Abbott and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, two potential 2024 presidential contenders, to send migrants to places like Washington, New York and Martha’s Vineyard. But Republicans counter that more liberal voters in big cities far from the border are ignoring problems that are hitting largely working-class South Texans.
Running for what’s arguably Texas’ most competitive House seat, which stretches from east of San Antonio to border communities including McAllen, Republican Monica De La Cruz blamed “an elite class that just does not get it because illegal immigration has virtually no impact on their lives.”
“Wall Street bankers don’t have to worry about a poor Central American migrant undercutting their wages,” De La Cruz told reporters recently. She is running against Democrat Michelle Vallejo in the district that Gonzalez is vacating.
Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is set to campaign with Flores and de la Cruz on the border Monday — an unusual display of national GOP political force for South Texas.
Those efforts to control the political narrative coincides with the Republican Party opening 38 minority outreach community centers around the country, including in McAllen and another border city, Laredo, as well as in heavily Hispanic Houston and San Antonio.
Some offer services like tutoring for U.S. citizen classes and tax advice. They’ve also hosted movie nights, pot-luck dinners and business roundtables, as well as courses on topics like crypto currency. Some have been open for more than a year.
The GOP says it has spent millions on Hispanic outreach nationwide, including 30-plus ad buys in Spanish-language media encompassing digital, TV, radio and print. It also has a record 32 Hispanic Republican nominees on House ballots around the country, although many are underdogs.
Democrats, for their part, opened a national field office in McAllen in April and have three staffers working on the area’s congressional race, the party’s first such investment in recent memory.
Richard Gonzales, Democratic Party chair of Hidalgo County, which includes McAllen, said party officials hold weekly Zoom calls with O’Rourke’s campaign to coordinate efforts that have focused on boosting turnout, especially among non-active voters. He said gains in 2020 by Trump and the Republicans were real but “very candidate specific” and unlikely to “translate to future races.”
O’Rourke, who in the past ran unsuccessfully for Senate and president, also heads a nonprofit called Powered By People. In 2020, he organized phone banking that saw volunteers contact voters in Webb County — which includes Laredo, where less than 40% of eligible voters cast ballots in the 2018 Senate race — hoping to boost turnout for Biden.
The group registered thousands of Webb County voters, and eventually saw turnout climb to 50% of eligible voters in the 2020 election. But Trump sharply increased his support in Webb County, taking nearly 26,000 votes, about double his 2016 raw vote total — and captured about 38% overall support there, compared with about 23% in 2016.
“People want to say that the Democrats are done down here, that the Republicans are taking over. That is not true,” Gonzales said. “What this has done is it has woken up the Democrats down here and made us realize, ‘Hey, we can’t take this for granted anymore.’”
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Donald Trump Is Wrong On Putin's Russia War On Civilians In Ukraine
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While the next government of America will be Republican – former President Donald Trump is not right here on what he says on the Russia Ukraine war:
That second layer won’t be of use as mobilization won’t be effective due to Russians not wanting to enlist.
Ukraine need to fight to defend themselves and bring about the peace negotiations with a new leader of Russia.
That’s the only legal way by decree of Ukraine recently.
Peace negotiations he forgot to mention above have been demanded for as soon as Putin is no longer the President of Russia.
And a new one is in place.
This was clearly called for by the Ukraine President again and again.
He even signed an official decree stating this being the only stumbling block to immediate peace talks.
Also there won’t be a world war III.
It will be an international region by region war as it is playing out now.
Different nation against nation.
In different continents.
All are united against Putin and support of Ukraine at this point though.
More needs to be done on this.
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They're All Hands On Deck': Coroner Releases Some Victims' Names In Quintuple Homicide
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An Upstate coroner released two names of the five people killed at a home Sunday night.Spartanburg County Coroner Rusty Clevenger released the names of Thomas Ellis Anderson, 37, and Adam Daniel Morley, 32, both of Bobo Drive, in Inman.Both were found dead inside the house, Clevenger said.Three hours later, Clevenger identified another victim as 59-year-old Mark Allen Hewitt. According to Clevenger, Hewitt was staying at the home at the time of his death and was pronounced dead at the scene.Law enforcement is still investigating the quintuple homicide that happened Sunday night at the home on Bobo Drive.On Monday afternoon, Clevenger confirmed the five people dead. He said four people were found dead inside the house, each in a different room. One person suffering from a gunshot wound was found still alive, according to Clevenger.They were taken to Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, where they later died during surgery, he said. The coroner confirmed all the victims died from gunshot wounds, and some had been shot multiple times.Clevenger said no children were involved, and none of the victims was related to one another.The Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office said the investigation continues. They responded to the scene just before 8 p.m. Sunday.A family member of a potential victim said a neighbor found the scene and called 911. Neighbors said they were in shock that something this tragic happened in their community. “I don’t expect nothing like this, no one expects something like this,” Christopher Willis. “I come here and there’s police everywhere and detectives. They told us about the killing. I don’t know, I don’t know what to say.”While they continue their investigation, Clevenger was still working to identify the rest of the victims.”Public needs to understand, the sheriff’s office, my office, nobody’s going to let up on this, even the prosecutor’s office, we’re not going to let up on this,” Clevenger said. “They’re all hands on deck, everybody is really working hard on this. The public needs to understand this may be shocking, but the Sheriff and his men, prosecutors’ office, my folks, we’re going to stay with it until this gets solved.”However, Willis believes it might be too late for their quiet neighborhood. “Like they say, when stuff gets to more building, more money, more in the area, crime is going to go up. That’s another thing I worry about living back here in this area,” Willis said.Anyone with information is asked to call the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office.WYFF News 4 reached out to the sheriff’s office for comment. They did not provide more information, citing an active investigation.
INMAN, S.C. —
An Upstate coroner released two names of the five people killed at a home Sunday night.
Spartanburg County Coroner Rusty Clevenger released the names of Thomas Ellis Anderson, 37, and Adam Daniel Morley, 32, both of Bobo Drive, in Inman.
Both were found dead inside the house, Clevenger said.
Three hours later, Clevenger identified another victim as 59-year-old Mark Allen Hewitt.
According to Clevenger, Hewitt was staying at the home at the time of his death and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Law enforcement is still investigating the quintuple homicide that happened Sunday night at the home on Bobo Drive.
On Monday afternoon, Clevenger confirmed the five people dead.
He said four people were found dead inside the house, each in a different room.
One person suffering from a gunshot wound was found still alive, according to Clevenger.
They were taken to Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, where they later died during surgery, he said.
The coroner confirmed all the victims died from gunshot wounds, and some had been shot multiple times.
Clevenger said no children were involved, and none of the victims was related to one another.
The Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office said the investigation continues. They responded to the scene just before 8 p.m. Sunday.
A family member of a potential victim said a neighbor found the scene and called 911.
Neighbors said they were in shock that something this tragic happened in their community.
“I don’t expect nothing like this, no one expects something like this,” Christopher Willis. “I come here and there’s police everywhere and detectives. They told us about the killing. I don’t know, I don’t know what to say.”
While they continue their investigation, Clevenger was still working to identify the rest of the victims.
“Public needs to understand, the sheriff’s office, my office, nobody’s going to let up on this, even the prosecutor’s office, we’re not going to let up on this,” Clevenger said. “They’re all hands on deck, everybody is really working hard on this. The public needs to understand this may be shocking, but the Sheriff and his men, prosecutors’ office, my folks, we’re going to stay with it until this gets solved.”
However, Willis believes it might be too late for their quiet neighborhood.
“Like they say, when stuff gets to more building, more money, more in the area, crime is going to go up. That’s another thing I worry about living back here in this area,” Willis said.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office.
WYFF News 4 reached out to the sheriff’s office for comment.
They did not provide more information, citing an active investigation.
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Russia unleashes biggest attacks in Ukraine in months
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia has retaliated for an attack on a critical bridge it claimed was carried out by Ukraine, unleashing its most widespread attacks against Ukraine in months. The lethal barrage Monday against multiple cities smashed civilian targets. It killed at least 14 people, knocked out power and water, and shattered cars and buildings. Ukraine’s Emergency Service said nearly 100 people were wounded in the morning attacks — the biggest and broadest since the war’s early days. One Russian missile hit a playground in downtown Kyiv and another struck a university building. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the attacks aimed to inflict the most damage on civilians.
GOP makes push to weaken Democrats’ grip on Texas border
HARLINGEN, Texas (AP) — Texas Democrats are embarking on another October blitz in pursuit of flipping America’s big red state. But Republicans are making an aggressive play to win races along Texas’ mostly Hispanic southern border in November’s midterms. The rare sight of contested races on the Texas border has widened cracks in an important Democratic stronghold after former President Donald Trump’s significant gains with Hispanic voters in the 2020 election. Republican Rep. Maya Flores’ victory in a special election this year reflected the shifting ground. She is running against Democrat Rep. Vicente Gonzalez.
New Zealand proposes taxing cow burps, angering farmers
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s government on Tuesday proposed taxing the greenhouse gasses that farm animals make from burping and peeing as part of a plan to tackle climate change. The government said the farm levy would be a world first and that farmers should be able to recoup the cost by charging more for climate-friendly products. But farmers quickly condemned the plan. The liberal Labour government’s proposal harks back to a similar but unsuccessful proposal made by a previous Labour government in 2003 when it proposed taxing farm animals for their methane emissions.
California governor’s wife among accusers at Weinstein trial
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Jimmy Kimmel Sounds Off On White Supremacists Kanye West And Tucker Carlson
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“It was a very busy weekend for our future president,” Jimmy Kimmel joked during his monologue Monday night, referring to Kanye West, who he called “Ye-zier than ever” after he was locked out of his Twitter account for posting his blatantly antisemitic threat against Jewish people.
After reading the tweet aloud and hearing the groans from his audience, the late-night host said, “Even Mel Gibson is like, reel it in, buddy.” And then, “I guess my Kanye-themed bar mitzvah is off!”
From there, Kimmel moved on to West’s recent sit-down with “fellow white supremacist” Tucker Carlson, which spanned two nights on Fox News’ primetime lineup. He mocked the pair for getting “super horny” over the mention of Ivanka Trump and making more antisemitic comments about her husband Jared Kushner.
Fox News Does Awkward About-Face on Kanye West After Antisemitic Rant
When West asked Carlson if it was OK to accuse Kushner of trying to broker peace in the Middle East because he wanted to “make money,” the Fox host replied, “No, that’s your opinion. We’re not in the censorship business.”
“No, we’re in the fear and dictatorship business,” Kimmel replied.
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Russia unleashes biggest attacks in Ukraine in months
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia has retaliated for an attack on a critical bridge it claimed was carried out by Ukraine, unleashing its most widespread attacks against Ukraine in months. The lethal barrage Monday against multiple cities smashed civilian targets. It killed at least 14 people, knocked out power and water, and shattered cars and buildings. Ukraine’s Emergency Service said nearly 100 people were wounded in the morning attacks — the biggest and broadest since the war’s early days. One Russian missile hit a playground in downtown Kyiv and another struck a university building. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the attacks aimed to inflict the most damage on civilians.
GOP makes push to weaken Democrats’ grip on Texas border
HARLINGEN, Texas (AP) — Texas Democrats are embarking on another October blitz in pursuit of flipping America’s big red state. But Republicans are making an aggressive play to win races along Texas’ mostly Hispanic southern border in November’s midterms. The rare sight of contested races on the Texas border has widened cracks in an important Democratic stronghold after former President Donald Trump’s significant gains with Hispanic voters in the 2020 election. Republican Rep. Maya Flores’ victory in a special election this year reflected the shifting ground. She is running against Democrat Rep. Vicente Gonzalez.
New Zealand proposes taxing cow burps, angering farmers
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s government on Tuesday proposed taxing the greenhouse gasses that farm animals make from burping and peeing as part of a plan to tackle climate change. The government said the farm levy would be a world first and that farmers should be able to recoup the cost by charging more for climate-friendly products. But farmers quickly condemned the plan. The liberal Labour government’s proposal harks back to a similar but unsuccessful proposal made by a previous Labour government in 2003 when it proposed taxing farm animals for their methane emissions.
California governor’s wife among accusers at Weinstein trial
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The wife of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, is among the accusers of Harvey Weinstein who will testify at his rape and sexual assault trial that began Monday. An attorney for Jennifer Siebel Newsom, who is a documentary filmmaker and actor, says in a statement Monday that she “intends to testify at his trial in order to seek some measure of justice for survivors.” Jury selection began Monday in Los Angeles and is expected to last several days. Weinstein, who is already serving a 23-year sentence for a conviction in New York, is charged with 11 counts of rape and sexual assault. He has pleaded not guilty.
Ohio Senate debate with Ryan, Vance devolves into attacks
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The first debate between Democratic U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan and Republican JD Vance devolved quickly into attacks. The candidates for Ohio’s open U.S. Senate seat accused each other Monday of being responsible for job losses and putting party loyalty ahead of voters’ needs. Vance said Ryan had supported policies as a congressman that led to a 10-year-old girl in Ohio being raped. Ryan said Vance had started a “fake nonprofit” to help people overcome addiction issues. The race between Ryan, a 10-term congressman, and Vance, a venture capitalist and author of “Hillbilly Elegy,” is one of the hardest fought and most closely watched of the midterms.
28 dead as Julia drenches Central America with rainfall
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Former hurricane Julia has dissipated, but is drenching Guatemala and El Salvador with rain after reemerging in the Pacific. Julia is believed to have directly or indirectly caused the deaths of 28 people. Julia hit Nicaragua’s central Caribbean coast as a hurricane on Sunday and survived the passage over Nicaragua’s mountainous terrain, becoming a tropical storm before it dissipated Monday. Its winds had dipped to 35 mph by Monday morning, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center. Fourteen people died in Guatemala, four in Honduras, nine in El Salvador and one in Nicaragua.
United Methodists are breaking up in a slow-motion schism
The United Methodist Church, long a mainstay of the American religious scene, is beginning to fracture. Hundreds of churches have already disaffiliated from the denomination this year, with hundreds more moving toward the exits. Many plan to join the newly created Global Methodist Church, formed by conservatives frustrated by continued defiance of denominational bans on same-sex marriages and the ordaining of openly LGBTQ pastors. So far the majority of congregations are staying, but several of the largest are planning to leave. The breakup comes amid mutual accusations of hardball tactics and spreading falsehoods.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene rises from GOP fringe to front
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene once was shunned as a political pariah for her extremist rhetoric. Now the Georgia Republican is being welcomed by House Republicans into the fold. Recently, Greene was front and center as Republican House leader Kevin McCarthy unveiled the House GOP’s midterm campaign agenda in Pennsylvania. She joined Donald Trump at a rally in Michigan. Greene spent her first term stripped of committee assignments by Democrats over her rhetoric. But if Republicans win the House majority in the November election, Greene is poised to become an influential player. She tells The Associated Press that impeaching President Joe Biden tops her agenda.
A personal reckoning, and the truth comes out of the closet
As a journalist, his job is to report about the truth. But personally, for many years, he had been purposely hiding it to protect himself. His journey out of the closet has taken decades. Now 57, he is still sharing his truth about his sexuality. The journey hasn’t ended; indeed, it’s just beginning as he now lives his life as the man he believes he was meant to be.
Nobelist Annie Ernaux draws hundreds to New York bookstore
NEW YORK (AP) — Since Annie Ernaux won the Nobel literature prize last week, the French author’s books have gained enough new admirers that many titles are out of stock on Amazon.com and at physical bookstores. But at Albertine Books on Manhattan’s Upper East, her appearance Monday night felt less like an introduction than a gathering of old friends, French and American alike. Hundreds gathered for an event billed “The Art of Capturing Life in Writing.” The 82-year-old Ernaux is known for such autobiographical works as “Simple Passion” and “Happening.” The crowd spilled over into an overflow room as she spoke about her career and writing process.
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The Verge Guide To Amazons Prime Early Access Sale
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Highlighting only the best deals and discounts during Amazon’s two-day sales event
Amazon Prime Day is no longer a once-per-year shopping event. This year, the company is hosting a second deal extravaganza for Prime members called the Prime Early Access Sale, which kicks off tomorrow, October 11th, and runs through Wednesday, October 12th. If it’s anything like the two-day shopping blitz that is Prime Day, it’ll be filled with some of the lowest prices we’ve seen on 4K TVs, Amazon Echo devices, noise-canceling headphones, gaming accessories, laptops, and more. We also expect to see competing deals at retailers like Target, Best Buy, and Walmart, all of which we’ll cover during the 48-hour window.
Like we’ve done in the past with Prime Day, we’ll be rounding up all of the details regarding Amazon’s fall sales event here, including our ongoing news coverage and our definitive post on the best deals happening at Amazon. We’ll also be highlighting a slew of useful how-to guides, so you’ll be in the know regarding how to get the best deals and price-match sales at other retailers.
Whether you were expecting Amazon’s Prime Early Access Sale or not, it looks to be a great opportunity to get the jump on your holiday shopping — after all, no one wants to be forced to do all of their shopping during Black Friday and Cyber Monday if they can help it. November 25th should be for sleeping in, not shopping.
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Ten Named To 2022 ATU Homecoming Court Arkansas Tech University
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Members of the 2022 Arkansas Tech University Homecoming Court (back row, from left-to-right) Mason Blaty, Tandem Young, Mark Kuykendall, Marquis Vasquez, Jace Bridges; (front row, left-to-right) Paula Gonzalez, Damara Hale, Iris Alvarado, Mackinzie Callahan and Olivia Rowe posed for a photo with Jerry the Bulldog, ATU campus ambassador, following a pep rally on Monday, Oct. 10.
Five female students and five male students were announced as the members of the 2022 Arkansas Tech University Homecoming court during a pep rally at Thone Stadium at Buerkle Field in Russellville on Monday, Oct. 10.
ATU students will have an opportunity to participate in online voting at thelink.atu.edu beginning Tuesday, Oct. 11, to select the 2022 ATU Homecoming queen and king. The names of the queen and king will be announced during a 1:30 p.m. pre-game ceremony at Thone Stadium at Buerkle Field on Saturday, Oct. 15.
Below, in alphabetical order with their classification at Arkansas Tech, hometown and organization(s) that nominated them, are the members of the 2022 ATU Homecoming court.
Homecoming Queen Candidates
Iris Alvarado, senior, Russellville, Emergency Management Student Association
Mackinzie Callahan, senior, Waldron, Phi Mu
Paula Gonzalez, senior, Maracaibo, Venezuela, Student Government Association
Damara Hale, senior, Fayetteville, Society of Professional Journalists
Olivia Rowe, senior, Paragould, Alpha Sigma Tau
Homecoming King Candidates
Mason Blaty, junior, Bella Vista, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Jace Bridges, junior, Fayetteville, African American Student Association
Mark Kuykendall, senior, Fort Smith, Zeta Tau Alpha
Marquis Vasquez, junior, Conway, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia
Tandem Young, senior, Dover, FBLA Collegiate
For more information about ATU Homecoming events for students, visit www.atu.edu/homecoming.
For information about ATU Homecoming events for alumni and the community, visit www.atualumni.com/homecoming.
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Letter To The Editor: 60 Minutes And The Questions Not Asked Baptist News Global
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Letter to the Editor
October 10, 2022
Dear Editor:
Anderson Cooper’s “60 Minutes” interview of Bart Barber began on a hopeful note. Asked if he believed the 2020 presidential election was stolen, the Southern Baptist Convention president answered: “No.” Asked if he believes Joe Biden is the legitimate president of the United States, he responded: “I do, absolutely.”
Southern Baptists are the largest evangelical group in the country, a voting bloc that has enthusiastically embraced Donald Trump’s Big Lie that the election was stolen. Sixty percent of white evangelicals believe it. To hear an SBC president repudiate that belief was refreshing. So was his commitment to cooperate fully with the current Justice Department investigation of sexual abuse in the SBC and clean it up.
But from there the interview took a turn. It was not so much about what was said as about questions not asked.
First is whether the list of 700 sex offenders compiled by the SBC Executive Committee several years ago and buried in a drawer is comprehensive or indicative of a larger number.
That leads to the question of whether or not the SBC is continuing to add to that list in cooperation with the Justice Department or if their efforts are limited to a list whose pages are yellow with age.
A third question is whether or not the Executive Committee has conducted an analysis of the potential financial cost to the convention to settle claims already filed, and if they have projected possible costs as certainly more claims are added.
These are questions of considerable merit, which have serious implications for Southern Baptists. It cost Catholics in just their Boston Archdiocese $95 million to settle sexual abuse claims.
Barber said he did not vote Trump in 2016, citing his mistreatment of women and immigration rhetoric. He commented further that he could not “support a demonstrably evil man whose platform was based on his evilness.” That certainly underscores his commitment to address sexual abuse in the convention. It also suggests strong values.
Yet in 2020 he reversed his opposition and voted for Trump. Apparently those values are negotiable. His stated rationale for voting for him hinged of advocacy for sentencing reform and pro-life support. In themselves, these are admirable. Yet evidently as long as selected issues are addressed, whatever else a candidate drags with them can be ignored.
Bill Bangham, Memphis, Tenn.
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Ohio Senate Debate With Ryan Vance Devolves Into Attacks
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — (AP) — The first debate between Democratic U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan and Republican JD Vance devolved quickly into attacks Monday, with the candidates for Ohio’s open U.S. Senate seat accusing each other of being responsible for job losses and putting party loyalty ahead of voters’ needs.
Vance said Ryan had supported policies as a congressman that led to a 10-year-old girl in Ohio being raped. Ryan said Vance had started a “fake nonprofit” to help people overcome addiction issues. The two accused each other of being beholden to their party, with Ryan calling Vance an “a— kisser” to former President Donald Trump at a recent rally and Vance saying Ryan’s 100% voting record with President Joe Biden means he’s not the reasonable moderate he says he is.
The face-off between Ryan, a 10-term congressman, and Vance, a venture capitalist and author of “Hillbilly Elegy,” for the seat being vacated by retiring GOP Sen. Rob Portman became one of the most contentious debates of the general election season so far. The race is one of the most expensive and closely watched of the midterms, with Democrats viewing it as a possible pickup opportunity in November.
Both candidates sought to tailor their messages to the working-class voters who could determine the election.
During questioning about China, Ryan said Vance invested in China as a venture capitalist, the type of business move that exacerbated job losses in Ohio’s manufacturing base. “Here’s the problem: JD Vance is invested into companies in China,” Ryan said. “The problem we’re having now with inflation is our supply chains all went to China, and guys like him made a whole lot of money off that.”
Vance said it is Democratic economic policies that have harmed manufacturing, saying, “They have completely gone to war against America’s energy sector.”
“I wish you were the reasonable moderate you said you were, because then Youngstown may not have lost 50,000 manufacturing jobs during your 20 years,” Vance told Ryan.
On abortion, Vance did not answer whether he would support Sen. Lindsey Graham’s proposed ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, with some exceptions. Vance said he thinks different states would likely want different laws but “some minimum national standard is totally fine with me.”
He called himself “pro-life” but said he has “always believed in reasonable exceptions.”
Ryan said he supports codifying the abortion rights established in Roe v. Wade, which was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court in June. He said he opposes Ohio’s law banning most abortions after fetal cardiac activity has been detected, as early as six weeks into pregnancy, which was blocked Friday.
“This is the largest government overreach in the history of our lifetime, a complete violation of personal freedom and liberty of women in this state,” he said. Ryan said Vance sides with extremists who would allow politicians into people’s personal lives.
Meanwhile, Vance said a 10-year-old Ohio rape victim should not have had to leave the state for an abortion, but he said the fact her attacker was in the country illegally was a failure of weak border policies.
“You voted so many times against the border wall funding, so many times for amnesty, Tim,” Vance said. “If you had done your job, she would have never been raped in the first place.”
On foreign policy, the pair parted ways on what the U.S. response should be if Russia were to launch nuclear weapons in Ukraine.
Ryan said the U.S. should be prepared with a “swift and significant response,” while Vance countered that the United States needs a “foreign policy establishment that puts the interests of our citizens first.”
Ryan responded: “If JD had his way, Putin would be through Ukraine at this point. He’d be going into Poland.”
“If I had my way,” Vance retorted, “you’d put money at the southern border, Tim, instead of launching tons of money into Ukraine.”
Vance said, however, that Taiwan was a “much different situation” than Ukraine because of its importance to U.S. national security. “The reason why Taiwan is different is because they make so many of our semiconductors, our computer chips. The entire modern economy would collapse without it,” Vance said.
In the contest so far, Ryan has significantly outraised Vance in an increasingly Republican-leaning state that twice voted for Trump for president.
Ryan ended the last fundraising period that ended June 30 with $3.6 million in the bank, compared with Vance’s $630,000. Last week, the Ryan campaign reported raising $17.2 million between July 1 and the end of September. Vance, who received help in the primary from billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel, has not reported his latest totals.
While the general election debate between Ryan and Vance was acrimonious, it didn’t lead to a near-physical altercation, as an Ohio GOP Senate debate back in March during the primary season did. Former state Treasurer Josh Mandel and investment banker Mike Gibbons found themselves face to face on the debate stage, shouting at each other, while Vance told the two to stop fighting.
“Sit down. Come on,” Vance said, sitting in a row with the remaining candidates. “This is ridiculous.”
At the end of Monday’s debate, Vance and Ryan shook hands.
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Russian Analyst Set To Face Trial On Charges Of Lying To FBI
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Sen. Ben Sasses Candidacy To Be U-Florida President Draws Protests
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Sen. Ben Sasse, the sole finalist for the presidency at the University of Florida, encountered protesters and pointed questions from skeptics during a campus visit on Monday.
Videos and images shared online showed protesters crowded near one of the public forums held on the campuses in Gainesville, shouting: “Hey, hey, ho, ho, Ben Sasse has got to go!”
Outside Sen. Ben Sasse’s moderated forum to meet with students, hundreds have gathered protesting Sasse as the sole finalist in UF’s presidential search, citing his previous public statements on same-sex marriage and the search sealed from the public among reasons. pic.twitter.com/Uay2bQIbEf
— Divya Kumar (@divyadivyadivya) October 10, 2022
Sasse, a Republican from Nebraska, fielded questions on LGBTQ rights and academic freedom, among other topics, during the forums, according to news reports.
As a U.S. senator, Sasse has staked out many conservative positions during his years in Washington. In 2015, he lamented the landmark Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges that established a constitutional right to same-sex marriage.
On Monday, Sasse was asked at a student forum about his commitment to protecting the LGBTQ community, according to the student newspaper the Independent Florida Alligator.
“Your question is: Do I support and affirm everybody in this community?” Sasse replied, according to the student newspaper. “Absolutely.”
Sasse sought to distinguish between his current role as a partisan elected official and what would be his future role as an academic leader. “One of the things that’s appealing about this, frankly, is the opportunity to step back from politics,” Sasse said.
He was named last week as the sole finalist to become the 13th president of the 56,000-student university. The board of trustees is expected to vote soon on the appointment.
Sasse holds a bachelor’s degree from Harvard University and a doctorate in history from Yale University and was president of Midland University, a private Lutheran institution in Nebraska with about 1,700 students, before he was elected to the Senate in 2014. He was reelected in 2020 but plans to step down if his appointment to the University of Florida is approved.
Controversy arose after Sasse emerged as the sole finalist without any advance notice to the campus community. Skeptics wondered whether he would support academic freedom for faculty who don’t share his political views.
The university has been a culture-war battleground over the past year, with controversies flaring over accusations that Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has tried to wield undue influence over its operations in response to the coronavirus pandemic and other matters. Its current president, W. Kent Fuchs, announced in January that he would step down when a successor is appointed.
Sarah Brown, news editor at the Chronicle of Higher Education, reported on Sasse’s appearance at Gainesville through tweets.
In one tweet, Brown wrote: “Universities are against indoctrination, Sasse said, and so are great professors. He said as a historian, he can’t imagine teaching history without wrestling with slavery and racism as the original sin of America. ‘That’s different from indoctrination into one specific theory.’ ”
In another tweet, Brown wrote: “Sasse has also talked (again) about how he sees his role as chief storyteller, salesman, and cheerleader. Being UF’s president is not about his policy positions, he said.”
Sasse sought to depict himself as a guardian of the institution, according to the Alligator, in response to a question about whether he would support the job-protection measure known as tenure.
“I will be a zealous defender of tenure,” the student newspaper quoted him as saying. “Tenure is an incredibly important tool inside a large research university like this.”
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Ukraine Vows To Strengthen Its Armed Forces After Major Russian Air Strikes
Ukraine Vows To Strengthen Its Armed Forces After Major Russian Air Strikes https://digitalarkansasnews.com/ukraine-vows-to-strengthen-its-armed-forces-after-major-russian-air-strikes/
Attacks across Ukrainian cities during Monday rush hour
Fourteen dead and 97 injured, says Ukraine
Zelenskiy after Biden call: Air defence is number 1 priority
KYIV, Oct 11 (Reuters) – Ukraine vowed to strengthen its armed forces after Russia launched its biggest aerial assaults on cities since the beginning of the war, forcing thousands to flee to bomb shelters and prompting Kyiv to halt electricity exports to Europe.
Missiles hit targets across Ukraine on Monday morning, killing 14 people and injuring scores, as they tore into intersections, parks and tourist sites.
Explosions were reported in Kyiv, Lviv, Ternopil and Zhytomyr in western Ukraine, Dnipro and Kremenchuk in the centre, Zaporizhzhia in the south and Kharkiv in the east, Ukrainian officials said.
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The barrage of dozens of cruise missiles fired from air, land and sea was the most widespread wave of air strikes to hit away from the front line, at least since the initial volleys on the war’s first day, Feb. 24.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he ordered “massive” long-range strikes after accusing Ukraine of an attack on a bridge linking Russia to annexed Crimea on Saturday, but the United States said the scale of the attacks meant they had likely been planned for longer.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy spoke to U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday and wrote on Telegram afterwards that air defence was the “number 1 priority in our defence cooperation.”
“We will do everything to strengthen our armed forces,” he said in a Monday night address. “We will make the battlefield more painful for the enemy.”
Biden told Zelenskiy the United States will provide advanced air defence systems. The Pentagon said on Sept. 27 it would start delivering the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System over the next two months or so.
A total of 14 people were killed and 97 were injured, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine reported. The rush-hour attacks were deliberately timed to kill people and knock out Ukraine’s power grid, according to Zelenskiy.
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal reported 11 major infrastructure targets were hit in eight regions, leaving parts of Ukraine with no electricity, water or heat. He promised to restore utilities as quickly as possible.
As it tried to end blackouts, Ukraine halted electricity exports to the European Union, at a time when the continent already faces surging power prices that have stoked inflation, hampered industrial activity and caused sky-high consumer bills.
BATTLEFIELD SETBACKS
The Kremlin’s air strikes come three days after a blast damaged the bridge it built after seizing Crimea in 2014. Russia blamed Ukraine and called the deadly explosion “terrorism”.
“To leave such acts without a response is simply impossible,” said Putin, alleging other, unspecified attacks on Russian energy infrastructure. He threatened more strikes in future if Ukraine hits Russian territory.
A driver walks near his burned car after Russian military strike, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues, in central Kyiv, Ukraine October 10, 2022. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
The United States, however, said attacks of such a scale could not have been put together in just a couple of days.
“It likely was something that they had been planning for quite some time,” White House national security spokesperson John Kirby told CNN. “That’s not to say that the explosion on the Crimea bridge might have accelerated some of their planning.”
Ukraine, which views the bridge as a military target sustaining Russia’s war effort, celebrated the blast without claiming responsibility.
After weeks of setbacks on the battlefield, Russian authorities are facing the first sustained domestic criticism of the war, with commentators on state television demanding ever tougher measures.
Putin responded to Ukrainian advances by ordering a mobilisation of hundreds of thousands of reservists, proclaiming the annexation of occupied territory and threatening to use nuclear weapons.
On Saturday, Russia made its third senior military appointment in the space of a week by appointing Air Force General Sergei Surovikin as commander of Russian forces in Ukraine. He previously commanded Russia’s brutal air campaign in Syria.
Russia says it is waging a “special military operation” in Ukraine to rid it of nationalists and protect Russian-speaking communities. Ukraine and the West say it is an unprovoked war of aggression.
Monday’s blasts tore a huge crater next to a children’s playground in one of central Kyiv’s busiest parks. The remains of an apparent missile were buried, smoking in the mud. More volleys struck the capital again later in the morning.
Ukraine’s defence ministry said in its evening update Russia had staged at least 84 missile and air strikes, and Ukraine’s air defences had destroyed 43 cruise missiles and 13 drones.
Russia’s defence ministry said it had hit all its intended targets. Reuters could not independently verify battlefield accounts.
DIPLOMATIC FRONT
Russia also suffered a setback on the diplomatic front, with the UN General Assembly voting to reject Moscow’s call for the 193-member body to hold a secret ballot later this week on whether to condemn its annexations four partially occupied regions in Ukraine. read more
The General Assembly decided, with 107 votes in favor, that it would hold a public vote – not a secret ballot.
The president of the United Arab Emirates, a member of the group of oil producers known as OPEC+ that rebuffed the United States last week by announcing steep cuts last week, will travel to Russia on Tuesday to meet Putin and push for “military de-escalation”, UAE state news agency WAM reported.
Biden and Group of Seven leaders will hold a virtual meeting on Tuesday to discuss their commitment to support Ukraine, the White House said.
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Mueller Prosecutor Says Trump Gave DOJ https://digitalarkansasnews.com/mueller-prosecutor-says-trump-gave-doj/
October 10, 2022 08:27 PM
During his rallies over the weekend to boost MAGA candidates in the 2022 midterm elections, former President Donald Trump made it easier for the Justice Department to bring a criminal case against him, a top prosecutor for special counsel Robert Mueller argued on Monday.
Andrew Weissmann, a former Justice Department official and FBI general counsel who was known as Mueller’s “pit bull,” made the assessment stressing that Trump’s own comments bode ill for him as the federal government’s investigation into the former president’s handling of records heats up. He was making an appearance on MSNBC alongside New York Times journalist Michael Schmidt, who has reported several scoops on the documents inquiry.
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“I look at this with my former prosecutor’s hat on, and the reporting from Mike and Maggie Haberman and the speech that you talked about that he gave over the weekend are really damning evidence because the typical defense for somebody like Donald Trump is what a CEO argues, which is ‘I didn’t know the details, I don’t have the knowledge or intent to have violated the law,'” Weissmann said. “Meaning, I didn’t know what was at Mar-a-Lago. I didn’t know the content of what was at Mar-a-Lago, and so I didn’t have an intent to illegally take or retain these documents. That would be what a CEO would probably argue and is typically what we see in CEO cases.”
Trump headlined two rallies this weekend. At the second one, in Mesa, Arizona, Trump said the FBI should return documents seized from his Florida resort in August. “They should give me immediately back everything that they’ve taken from me because it’s mine, it’s mine. They took it from me — in the raid. They broke into my house,” he said on Sunday. Trump also denied committing any crimes.
Trump: I had a small number of boxes in storage… There is no crime. They should give me immediately back everything they have taken from me because it’s mine. pic.twitter.com/nSR2MjmAMk
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And as reported by the New York Times, Trump tried to cut a deal with the National Archives and Records Administration to exchange boxes of material held at Mar-a-Lago for documents related to the FBI’s investigation of his ties to Russia. Although they never pursued it, Trump floated the idea to aides to try trading records later taken by the authorities for confidential documents he thought would exonerate him on Russia. Trump is being investigated under the Espionage Act, as well as related to laws regarding obstruction of justice, court documents show.
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“The trick is always how do you show that somebody like Donald Trump knew what was at Mar-a-Lago, and it wasn’t just his lawyers or underlings who knew the details,” Weissmann added. “Well, that he’s trying to engage in the art of the deal with respect to classified documents, and he’s saying these documents were all mine, those are incredibly damning statements that go directly to knowledge and intent, and you can be sure that the DOJ prosecutors are doing what I’m doing, which is listening to this, going, this is making it that much easier to prove the only element that it could pose any real difficulty for the Department of Justice in bringing a case involving the Mar-a-Lago documents.”
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Tim Ryan J.D. Vance Fire Away In Lone Ohio Senate Debate
Tim Ryan, J.D. Vance Fire Away In Lone Ohio Senate Debate https://digitalarkansasnews.com/tim-ryan-j-d-vance-fire-away-in-lone-ohio-senate-debate/
In one of the most closely watched Senate contests in the country, Republican J.D. Vance and Democrat Tim Ryan swung hard at each other on abortion, illegal immigration, inflation and crime in their only face-to-face meeting ahead of the Nov. 8 election.
The two contenders for Ohio’s open U.S. Senate seat sparred Monday night in Cleveland as polls showed the race statistically tied and more competitive than the GOP initially expected.
Mr. Ryan said he’s running to represent “the exhausted majority” of Republicans, Democrats and independents, and accused Mr. Vance of representing what he called an extremist and dangerous wing of the Republican Party that still pledges allegiance to former President Donald Trump and his MAGA agenda.
Mr. Vance said Mr. Ryan has done little to help his Youngstown district during his 20 years in Congress and has even sabotaged jobs in Ohio and helped to crush the state’s critical manufacturing sector by opposing the state’s fracking industry.
“He talks a big game but the record of accomplishment isn’t there,” Mr. Vance said.
Mr. Vance, 38, is the Trump-endorsed Republican in a state where the former president remains popular after winning Ohio by eight points in both 2016 and 2020. Mr. Vance is running on a conservative platform to fight overspending, secure the southern border, increase domestic energy production and rebuild the nation’s manufacturing sector. He’s also promising increased funding for the police.
Mr. Ryan, 49, has represented Northeast Ohio in the U.S. House since 2003.
He is also running on revitalizing the state’s industrial sector, and said he’ll support policies to lower health-care costs and increase wages if he’s elected to the Senate.
Mr. Vance, he said, represents extreme views on key issues, including opposition to abortion and LGBTQ rights.
“These are extreme positions Ohioans are rejecting,” Mr. Ryan said.
The Vance-Ryan battle is among several close Senate races that will determine which party controls the chamber in January.
The two candidates differ perhaps most significantly on the issue of abortion.
Mr. Vance said he opposes the procedure at any point in a pregnancy while Mr. Ryan has said he supports access to abortion without any legal limits, because the matter should be decided by a woman and her doctor.
Each man has tried to frame each other as an extremist on the issue, which become a leading concern among some voters following the Supreme Court decision to overturn its 1973 ruling making abortion a federal constitutional right.
Mr. Ryan, who in the past opposed abortion, said his views changed after speaking to pro-choice women about the issue.
“We can’t ignore the level of extremism that we’re hearing from J.D. Vance on this position,” Mr. Ryan said. “No exceptions for rape and incest. If you get raped, J.D. Vance and others are gonna say you have to have that baby. State mandated pregnancies for a rape victim. That is so far out of the mainstream, it’s not even funny.”
Mr. Vance said Mr. Ryan is lying about his views and “it’s insulting.” Mr. Vance said he believes women should be allowed to have abortions in some cases, including rape.
He said Mr. Ryan approved legislation legalizing abortion up to 40 weeks and another bill that would end federal funding for free and reduced lunches at schools that do not allow transgender girls — i.e., biological males — to participate in girls sports teams.
“The extremist here, Tim, is you,” Mr. Vance said. “Let’s at least be honest with voters about what our actual views are.”
On the campaign trail, Mr. Ryan sells himself as an independent-minded Democrat who backed former Mr. Trump’s policies on China trade and the military, while telling voters he has disagreed with his own party on many issues, including border security. He’s promoting a “worker’s first” agenda on a statewide bus tour.
Mr. Vance has accused Mr. Ryan of disguising himself as a moderate while Mr. Trump, during a recent rally for Mr. Vance in Youngstown, called Mr. Ryan “a militant left-winger who is lying to your faces.”
The two also sparred over immigration in Monday’s debate.
Mr. Vance said Mr. Ryan, during his two decades in Congress, did nothing to secure the border or stop the flow of deadly illegal drugs that have killed thousands of Americans.
“You’ve been in Congress for 20 years and the problem has gotten worse and worse,” Mr. Vance said.
Mr. Ryan accused Mr. Vance of starting a phony nonprofit group to help drug addicts, which Mr. Vance denied and said Mr. Ryan’s ad campaign is funded by pharmaceutical companies that spurred the opioid epidemic. Mr. Ryan accused Mr. Vance of being “all in” with “election deniers,” and said he helped raise money for the people who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Mr. Vance countered by noting that Mr. Ryan backed the Black Lives Matter rioters who attacked the police and voted for House legislation that would have stripped money from law enforcement.
“Tim Ryan threw the police under the bus,” Mr. Vance said. “He attacked them as the new Jim Crow, and as systemically racist.”
Each man accused the other of presenting an inaccurate public persona.
Mr. Ryan criticizes Mr. Vance, a former venture capitalist, as an out-of-touch millionaire and a fraud who invested in companies that outsourced jobs to China.
Mr. Vance said that, during this Congress, Mr. Vance voted entirely with the Democratic leadership and President Biden, failing to stand up to them on any issue.
“I wish that you were the reasonable moderate you said you were because then Youngstown may not have lost the 50,000 manufacturing jobs during your 20 years,” Mr. Vance said.
While the polls have tightened between Mr. Vance and Mr. Ryan, the state’s electorate has turned increasingly red.
A Spectrum News/Siena College poll published Sept. 28 found 41% of Ohio voters want the GOP to control Congress next year, compared to one-third who want Democrats in charge and 22% who favor divided control.
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Nevada Secretary Of State Contender Pledges To Secure Trump Victory In 2024
Nevada Secretary Of State Contender Pledges To Secure Trump Victory In 2024 https://digitalarkansasnews.com/nevada-secretary-of-state-contender-pledges-to-secure-trump-victory-in-2024/
The head of a US coalition of election deniers standing for secretary of state positions in key battleground states has made the most explicit threat yet that they will use their powers, should they win in November, to subvert democracy and force a return of Donald Trump to the White House.
Jim Marchant, who is running in the midterms as the Republican candidate for secretary of state in Nevada, has vowed publicly that he and his fellow coalition members will strive to make Trump president again. Speaking at a Make America Great Again rally in Minden, Nevada, on Saturday night, he repeated the lie that the 2020 presidential election had been stolen from Trump.
Marchant said he had investigated what he described as the “rigged election” and had discovered “horrifying” irregularities. He provided no details – an official review of the 2020 count in Nevada, which Joe Biden won by 34,000 votes, found no evidence of mass fraud.
Addressing the crowd of Trump supporters, Marchant then went on to pledge that he and his band of election deniers would secure a Trump victory in two years’ time.
“When I’m secretary of state of Nevada, we are going to fix it, and when my coalition of secretary of state candidates around the country get elected we’re going to fix the whole country, and President Trump is going to be president again in 2024,” he said.
Marchant’s comments are certain to heighten jitters ahead of the 8 November midterm elections. Secretaries of state act as the top election officials, and as such can shape how federal elections, including presidential ones, are conducted.
Several virulent advocates of the stolen election lie, many with links to the pro-Trump conspiracy theory QAnon, have been nominated as Republican secretary of state candidates in swing states that were critical in determining the outcome of the 2020 presidential contest. Theoretically, they could send pro-Trump slates of electors to Congress even were the former president to lose in their states, turning the result on its head.
A similar ruse was tried unsuccessfully in 2020. A repeat effort, were it now made by individuals wielding secretary of state powers, might prove far more effective.
Marchant formed the “coalition of America First secretary of state candidates”, as the group of election deniers call themselves, after he himself lost a 2020 election for a US House seat in Nevada. In an echo of Trump’s falsehood, he claimed victory had been stolen from him.
Marchant pushed for fake Trump electors to be sent from Nevada to Congress to try and subvert the 2020 results. In an interview with the Guardian in January, he was asked whether he might try to do the same in 2024, and replied: “That is very possible, yes.”
At Saturday’s rally, Marchant mentioned several other election deniers running as Republican candidates in secretary of state races in November. He named Mark Finchem, who was present at the US Capitol during the January 6 attack and is running in Arizona; Kristina Karamo in Michigan; Audrey Trujillo in New Mexico; and others.
“If we get all of our secretaries of state elected around the country like this, we take our country back,” he said.
With the midterm elections only a month away, alarm is spreading in Democratic circles and among pro-democracy groups about what lies ahead. Several of the election deniers running for secretary of state are proving very viable.
Marchant is ahead by eight points against his Democratic challenger, Cisco Aguilar, a recent Nevada poll showed. In Arizona, a state that has become critical in determining presidential election outcomes, Finchem is registering 49% support among likely voters compared with 45% for the Democratic candidate, Adrian Fontes, a CNN poll found.
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Suits & Sneakers Co-Chair Danyelle Musselman Shares Excitement For This Year's Gala
Suits & Sneakers Co-Chair Danyelle Musselman Shares Excitement For This Year's Gala https://digitalarkansasnews.com/suits-s-gala/
THE SECOND ANNUAL SUITS AND SNEAKERS GALA IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS IS THIS WEEK! THE EVENT SUPPORTS CHILDHOOD CANCER RESEARCH AND ACCESS TO CARE. LAST YEAR’S SUITS AND SNEAKERS HAD A PEP RALLY-LIKE FEEL WITH PLENTY OF HOG SPIRIT. THIS YEAR, THEY ARE THROWING IT BACK TO HONOR THE 1994 CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM– AND TO CELEBRATE THE CURRENT MENS BASKETBALL TEAM. COACH ERIC MUSSELMAN AND HIS WIFE DANYELLE ARE THE CHAIRS FOR THE GALA. (“what is so cool about living in northwest arkansas and honestly the entire state. because we have people from little rock and all over traveling to come to this event. they were just banded together for this amazing cause that really has touched all of us. so its awesome to see. //pediatric cancer research helps on a global level but its also important for us to have money that will go directly to northwest arkansas.”) LAST YEAR, A PORTION OF THE PROCEEDS WENT TO A GRANT FOR HOPE CANCER RESOURCES IN SPRINGDALE. THIS YEAR’S SOLD OUT EVENT WILL BENEFIT THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY.. AS WELL AS ANOTHER CAMPAIGN CALLED COACHES VERSUS CANCER
Suits & Sneakers co-chair Danyelle Musselman shares excitement for this year’s gala
The theme is “1994”
Coach Eric Musselman and his wife Danyelle Musselman are the co-chair for the Second Annual Suits and Sneakers event! The event raises money to benefit the American Cancer Society to help with pediatric cancer research, as well as, access to care by helping to provide gas money, food stipends and other resources. For Danyelle, the cause is a personal one. Her mother, Theresa Cruz, was diagnosed with breast cancer and her grandparents also died from cancer. Cruz had a double mastectomy and chemotherapy, and she has been in remission for 15 years. This years theme for the Suits and Sneakers Gala on Oct. 14 at the Fayetteville Town Center is a throwback one – “1994,” to celebrate the Razorback Men’s Basketball team winning the NCAA Championship. Danyelle is a former sports anchor and reporter for several local national networks including, ESPN and the NFL Network. Now she’s dedicated to running “Team Musselman” and putting her time and energy into cheering for Arkansas Razorback athletes and teams, community service, and local philanthropy.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. —
Coach Eric Musselman and his wife Danyelle Musselman are the co-chair for the Second Annual Suits and Sneakers event!
The event raises money to benefit the American Cancer Society to help with pediatric cancer research, as well as, access to care by helping to provide gas money, food stipends and other resources.
For Danyelle, the cause is a personal one. Her mother, Theresa Cruz, was diagnosed with breast cancer and her grandparents also died from cancer. Cruz had a double mastectomy and chemotherapy, and she has been in remission for 15 years.
This years theme for the Suits and Sneakers Gala on Oct. 14 at the Fayetteville Town Center is a throwback one – “1994,” to celebrate the Razorback Men’s Basketball team winning the NCAA Championship.
Danyelle is a former sports anchor and reporter for several local national networks including, ESPN and the NFL Network.
Now she’s dedicated to running “Team Musselman” and putting her time and energy into cheering for Arkansas Razorback athletes and teams, community service, and local philanthropy.
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Trump Presidential Documents Fact Focus https://digitalarkansasnews.com/trump-presidential-documents-fact-focus/
José Luis Villegas – freelancer, FR171846 AP
Oct 10, 2022
Oct 10, 2022 Updated 4 min ago
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FILE – Former President Donald Trump applauds while speaking at a rally at the Minden Tahoe Airport in Minden, Nev., Oct. 8, 2022. At a rally for Nevada Republicans on Saturday, Trump argued against the federal probe into the storage of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate by falsely suggesting that past presidents did the same thing.
José Luis Villegas – freelancer, FR171846 AP
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At a rally for Nevada Republicans on Saturday, former President Donald Trump argued against the federal probe into the storage of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate by falsely suggesting that past presidents did the same thing. Trump claimed that Barack Obama moved “truckloads” of documents to a former furniture store in Chicago, that Bill Clinton carted millions of records to a former car dealership in Arkansas, and that George H.W. Bush “took millions of documents to a former bowling alley and a former Chinese restaurant where they combined them.” But National Archives staff, not the former presidents, transported records to these facilities for temporary storage, following security protocols in the process, NARA statements and Associated Press reporting show.
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Hackers Knock Some U.S. Airport Websites Offline https://digitalarkansasnews.com/hackers-knock-some-u-s-airport-websites-offline/
Websites for a handful of U.S. airports, including those in Atlanta, Chicago, New York and Los Angeles, were taken offline during a cyberattack Monday, although officials said there was no effect on flight operations.
Managers at multiple airports said they notified the FBI and the Transportation Security Administration about the cyberattacks. In a statement, the FBI said it was aware of the incident but had no additional information. The TSA declined to comment, referring inquiries to individual airports.
The attacks were carried out by a group of pro-Russian hackers known as Killnet, according to John Hultquist, vice president for intelligence at Mandiant, an American cybersecurity firm. Killnet called for coordinated denial-of-service attacks on cyber targets from a list it posted on its Telegram channel — a list that included several major U.S. airports. Denial-of-service attacks occur when a target is flooded with traffic until it can’t respond or crashes.
Though highly visible, Hultquist characterized such attacks more as a “public nuisance” than serious security threats because they don’t target major internal systems that could affect an airport’s operations. Still, when they do take place, he said, they are effective in drawing public attention.
Officials at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, which is charged with understanding, managing and reducing risks to the nation’s cyber and physical infrastructure, did not respond to request for comment Monday.
The Port Authority of New York/New Jersey said LaGuardia Airport’s website experienced a denial of service incident about 3 a.m. Monday that resulted in intermittent delays for those who tried to access the site.
“The Port Authority’s cybersecurity defense system did its job by detecting the incident quickly, addressing the problem in 15 minutes, and enabling us to alert others by notifying federal authorities immediately,” the agency said in a statement, adding that there was no effect to any Port Authority facilities.
At Denver International Airport, the attack began around 11 a.m., officials said.
Los Angeles International Airport managers said in a statement the airport’s website was partially disrupted, limited to portions of the public-facing site. They said the airport’s information technology team restored all services and is investigating the cause.
“No internal airport systems were compromised and there were no operational disruptions,” the statement said.
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FACT FOCUS: Sorting Papers And Facts In An Ex-Bowling Alley
FACT FOCUS: Sorting Papers And Facts In An Ex-Bowling Alley https://digitalarkansasnews.com/fact-focus-sorting-papers-and-facts-in-an-ex-bowling-alley/
At a rally for Nevada Republicans on Saturday, former President Donald Trump argued against the federal probe into the storage of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate by falsely suggesting that past presidents did the same thing.
Trump claimed that Barack Obama moved “truckloads” of documents to a former furniture store in Chicago, that Bill Clinton carted records “from the White House to a former car dealership in Arkansas,” and that George H.W. Bush “took millions of documents to a former bowling alley and a former Chinese restaurant where they combined them.”
In reality, National Archives and Records Administration staff, not the former presidents, transported presidential records to these facilities for temporary sorting and storage, following security protocols in the process, NARA statements and Associated Press reporting show.
That’s very different from Trump harboring classified documents from his own presidency in various storage areas at his Florida estate, said Timothy Naftali, a professor of public service and history at New York University.
“Obviously, it takes time to build a presidential library. During that period of time, the National Archives has to put these presidential records somewhere safe,” Naftali said. “They are not put in closets in public clubs.”
A spokesperson for Trump did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Here’s a closer look at the facts.
TRUMP: Bush “took millions of documents to a former bowling alley and a former Chinese restaurant where they combined them. So they’re in a bowling alley slash Chinese restaurant.”
THE FACTS: While the idea of the elder Bush sneaking documents to a combination bowling alley and Chinese restaurant inspired colorful internet reactions, it’s not accurate.
NARA archivists, not Bush, transported the documents to what had once been Chimney Hill Bowl in College Station, Texas, according to AP reporting at the time. They converted it into a warehouse, swapping bowling lanes for shelved storage where they could store the boxes of documents. To fit everything, they also co-opted a former Chinese restaurant next door.
Under the Presidential Records Act, NARA has custody of all presidential records from former administrations. The agency is responsible for sorting through the documents and storing them securely until a presidential library can be built to house them.
In the case of Bush’s documents, the temporary storage facility NARA archivists used was protected by guards, television monitors and electronic detectors while documents were sorted, the AP reported at the time. They were later moved to the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum, also in College Station, where they reside today.
Trump’s comments aimed to diminish the fact that he held classified documents in Mar-a-Lago by saying Bush held his own documents in an old bowling alley, Naftali said.
“But that’s complete nonsense,” he said. “These are buildings National Archives took over, renovated to meet archival standards and security, and then they put the materials there.”
Benjamin Hufbauer, a professor at the University of Louisville who researches presidential libraries, agreed Trump’s claim was not correct. “It’s really an apples to oranges kind of thing,” he said.
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TRUMP: Clinton “took millions of documents from the White House to a former car dealership in Arkansas.”
THE FACTS: Clinton didn’t take documents to an ex-car dealership, NARA did.
NARA announced in May 2000 that it would be transporting documents from Clinton’s presidency to a Little Rock, Arkansas, storage facility that used to be the Balch Motor Company. The facility, which NARA rented, was less than 2 miles from what later became the William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum, where the documents are stored today.
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TRUMP: Obama “moved more than 20 truckloads, over 33 million pages of documents, both classified and unclassified, to a poorly-built and totally unsafe former furniture store located in a rather bad neighborhood in Chicago with no security, by the way.”
THE FACTS: Again, NARA, not Obama, transported these documents — and followed its own storage standards in the process, the agency said.
Roughly 30 million unclassified Obama administration documents reside in a Chicago-area building that at one point belonged to the Plunkett furniture company, according to county and local government records.
These documents are stored in accordance with the agency’s archival storage standards, according to NARA. Those standards include things like fire safety, pest management and security guidelines for certain types of documents.
Comments a NARA official gave to the city’s zoning commission prior to the end of Obama’s term also stipulated that the facility would be guarded overnight.
The administration’s classified documents are stored in separate secure locations in the Washington, D.C., area.
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FACT FOCUS: Sorting Papers And Facts In An Ex-Bowling Alley
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At a rally for Nevada Republicans on Saturday, former President Donald Trump argued against the federal probe into the storage of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate by falsely suggesting that past presidents did the same thing.
Trump claimed that Barack Obama moved “truckloads” of documents to a former furniture store in Chicago, that Bill Clinton carted records “from the White House to a former car dealership in Arkansas,” and that George H.W. Bush “took millions of documents to a former bowling alley and a former Chinese restaurant where they combined them.”
In reality, National Archives and Records Administration staff, not the former presidents, transported presidential records to these facilities for temporary sorting and storage, following security protocols in the process, NARA statements and Associated Press reporting show.
That’s very different from Trump harboring classified documents from his own presidency in various storage areas at his Florida estate, said Timothy Naftali, a professor of public service and history at New York University.
“Obviously, it takes time to build a presidential library. During that period of time, the National Archives has to put these presidential records somewhere safe,” Naftali said. “They are not put in closets in public clubs.”
A spokesperson for Trump did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Here’s a closer look at the facts.
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Former President Donald Trump made a series of faulty comparisons to other past presidents to argue that he was being held to a double standard regarding the FBI’s pursuit of his presidential documents.
Trump accused several of his presidential predecessors of storing White House documents, including ones that were classified, in unsecured warehouse spaces. But all of the examples Trump mentioned were cases of the National Archives and Records Administration — not the former presidents themselves — storing documents in secure facilities, while permanent presidential libraries were being built.
For example, Trump said, “George H.W. Bush took millions and millions of documents to a former bowling alley pieced together with what was then an old and broken Chinese restaurant, they put them together. And it had a broken front door and broken windows. Other than that it was quite secure. And there was no security.”
That drew a bewildered response from the late George H.W. Bush’s son and Trump nemesis, Jeb Bush, who tweeted a link to a clip of Trump’s rally in Arizona on Oct. 9 and commented, “I am so confused. My dad enjoyed a good Chinese meal and enjoyed the challenge of 7 10 split. What the heck is up with you?”
Documents and artifacts from the elder Bush’s time in the presidency were kept for several years in a former bowling alley in the mid-1990s, while the permanent George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum was under construction on the campus of Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. The delay gave archivists time to curate some 40,000 objects, such as gifts from foreign dignitaries, and 36 million pages of official records and personal papers. It was so much stuff that some of it had to be stored next door “in what used to be the kitchen of a Chinese restaurant,” according to an Associated Press story in 1994.
“Some printed material is classified and will remain so for years; it is open only to those with top-secret clearances,” the AP said.
But contrary to Trump’s claim that there was “no security” at the building, AP wrote: “Uniformed guards patrol the premises. There are closed-circuit television monitors and sophisticated electronic detectors along walls and doors.”
Dr. Robert Holzweiss, deputy director of the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum, told People magazine in February, “When I got involved the temporary facility for the Bush museum was in College Station, Texas, in an old bowling alley. Without the alleys it was perfect, it was like a warehouse. They just built a secure space within to house the classified material.”
Note that he says the classified materials were held in a “secure space” built by NARA.
And in any case, none of the presidential records, including classified documents, were in Bush’s possession or in his personal residence, as was the case with documents seized from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago in Florida. In a timeline of the FBI’s investigation of Trump’s handling of highly classified documents, we detailed the numerous steps NARA and the Department of Justice took in an effort to retrieve government records from Trump after he left office — including numerous formal requests, a grand jury subpoena and a court-approved search warrant. On Aug. 8, the Justice Department seized 13 boxes that contained numerous documents, many highly classified or top secret.
But at the rally on Oct. 9, Trump brought up several former presidents in an attempt to make the case that he was unfairly being singled out by federal authorities over presidential records.
“We have a weaponized Department of Justice and FBI and everything including, of course, the break-in of my home,” Trump said. “[W]e could call it the warehouse case because many other presidents stored their millions of pages of stuff in unsecured warehouses, some of them without front doors that worked properly. Just look at how every other president has been treated when they left office. They’ve been treated beautifully. … They’ve been given the time needed and complete deference when it came to their documents and to their papers. There was no criminality.”
Trump then talked about the handling of presidential documents by some of his predecessors to claim that he is being held to a “double standard.”
Obama’s Records
Trump falsely said that Barack Obama “moved more than 20 truckloads, over 33 million pages of documents, both classified and unclassified, to a poorly built and totally unsafe former furniture store located in a rather bad neighborhood in Chicago,” claiming, “They just found that out.”
No one “just found that out.” NARA moved and controlled records from the Obama administration after he left office.
In the days after the FBI executed a search warrant at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property on Aug. 8, Trump repeatedly raised questions about Obama’s handling of presidential records. On Sept. 23, NARA released a statement contradicting Trump’s account.
NARA statement, Sept. 23: The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) administers the Barack Obama Presidential Library, located in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. The library holds records from the Obama presidential administration and is leased, controlled, managed, and used exclusively by NARA. The Obama Foundation, an independent entity, has never had control over the records in Hoffman Estates. All records in that facility are stored and managed by NARA in accordance with archival storage standards, and all classified records were stored in an appropriately secured compartment within the facility. NARA moved these records at the end of the Obama administration to the Hoffman Estates facility under the assumption that former President Obama and his Foundation would be building and transferring to NARA a traditional, physical Presidential Library in the Chicago area. When former President Obama decided that he would not build a physical, NARA-operated Presidential Library, NARA transported the classified records back to secure locations in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area. The Obama Foundation provided NARA with funds to help convert the Hoffman Estates facility and to cover some of the expenses of moving the classified records, but the foundation has never had possession or control over the records.
Presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter
Trump also misleadingly claimed that President George W. Bush “stored 68 million pages in a warehouse in Texas,” and that Bill Clinton “took millions of documents from the White House to a former car dealership in Arkansas.” In both cases, NARA controlled the documents at temporary facilities (a warehouse in Bush’s case and a former car dealership in Clinton’s case) before the presidential libraries were constructed.
A Jan. 15, 2009, NARA media alert said that once Bush left office a few days later on Jan. 20, “his official records and gifts received on behalf of the U.S. Government become the property of the National Archives and Records Administration,” which was transferring the material to “a temporary Library facility in Lewisville Texas approximately 20 miles from the permanent Library site on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas.”
At the end of that year, a Washington Post article described the facility as a “warehouse,” reporting that “68 million pages of documents,” along with 175 million emails and many other objects and artifacts from Bush’s years in the White House had been “meticulously catalogued, wrapped, stored and guarded in the climate-controlled warehouse” managed by NARA in Lewisville. “It will all eventually move to the $300 million George W. Bush Presidential Library opening at Southern Methodist University in 2013.”
Similarly, in 2000, NARA leased a 42,000-square-foot facility, “formerly the Balch Motor Company,” a NARA press release said, in Little Rock, Arkansas, until the Clinton Presidential Library could be built.
There’s nothing unusual about NARA using converted facilities to temporarily store presidential records and artifacts while until a permanent presidential library is built.
According to NARA, “Repurposed storage facilities are a trademark of temporary library locations. The records from the Reagan administration were housed in a converted pasta factory. For the records of the George H. W. Bush administration, a bowling alley and an adjacent Chinese restaurant were combined to provide space for the records. A former car dealership housed the Clinton records in Little Rock.”
Tapes, Emails and Nuclear Codes
Trump made a few other false and misleading claims about George W. Bush, Clinton and Carter.
He said that Clinton “kept classified recordings in his sock. … They say he left the White House with recordings in his sock, and they found them in his sock drawer.” These were not “classified recordings.” Instead, they were tapes of Clinton’s conversations with author Taylor Branch, and, according to one 2007 news report, Clinton later used these oral history recordings to write his autobiography. The CBS News report said that Clinton “kept the tapes in a sock drawer.””
Branch also wrote a book, published in 2009, based on the tapes, called “The Clinton Tapes: Wrestling History with the President.”
The next year, the conservative group Judicial Watch filed a lawsuit asking a court to require NARA to take custody of the tapes, but NARA said these were “personal records” per the Presidential Records Act. In 2012, a District Court judge dismissed the suit.
Trump said that Bush “lost 22 million White House emails covering the Iraq invasion. … They’re still looking for those 22 million pages.” It’s true that the Bush administration failed to archive millions of emails, though the 22 million messages were recovered by computer specialists.
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