An Arizona man suspected of murder escaped from police custody near Atlanta, Georgia's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport but was apprehended hours later after being spotted by television news crew covering his escape. Matt Johnson, a reporter for Atlanta ABC affiliate WSB-TV, called the moment that he spotted J'Saan Carlos Strover on Thursday night "incredibly surreal." Strover, 20, had escaped from the clutches of Maricopa County, Arizona deputies that morning as they were preparing to accompany him on a flight back to Phoenix, where he has been charged with first-degree murder following a shooting at a bar that left one man dead and another injured in February. "We had been looking at his picture all day long," Johnson said during a WSB report. "We were of course very aware about the massive manhunt for this suspect. And we are just about a half a mile away from where he originally tried to escape... my photographer Joe Booker and I were driving around 11:15, we see …
News digest: Slovakia will remain green, despite worsening situation abroad
Good evening. Check out the main news of the day in less than five minutes with the Wednesday, July 21, 2021 edition of Today in Slovakia . We wish you a pleasant read. Measures in Slovakia will remain mild The map of districts from July 26, 2021. (Source: Health Ministry) The situation in Slovakia remains stable, which is why all districts will continue following measures corresponding with the green tier of the Covid automat alert system next week. This means that the restrictions are very mild, though people still need to cover their faces when inside buildings and during mass events (including those held outside). A negative test result is also required when going to a swimming pool, wellness centre or a wedding. The situation abroad does not seem as positive, though. Matej Mišík of the Institute for Health Analyses, running under the Health Ministry, has warned of the worsening situation and the relatively high increase in new daily cases in several …
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GMB news crew claim French navy warship left 13 migrants stranded with them
Good Morning Britain were live from the English Channel on Tuesday morning as they observed 13 migrants making their way over to the UK from France. Journalist Pip Tomson explained how the ITV crew had to alert UK officials after a French navy warship left the passengers stranded at the border. As the dingy moved along the water in the background, Pip told viewers: "I think there’s 13 people onboard on this inflatable dingy that’s really only for six or seven. "Now, although conditions do look ideal today for making this journey today, it is still very, very dangerous indeed. There are lots of other ships out and about, it only needs a bow wave and that could capsize them." Pip continued: "Border Force are very busy this morning, they are dealing with other incidents, so as soon as we saw these passengers we alerted the coast guard. This was at the English French border about an hour or so ago. "At that point they were being tailed by a French warship. That French warship we …
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UN: ‘Concerning news’ vaccines may not work against variants
The head of the World Health Organization said Monday the emergence of new COVID-19 variants has raised questions about whether or not existing vaccines will work, calling it “concerning news” that the vaccines developed so far may be less effective against the variant first detected in South Africa Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a media briefing that South Africa’s decision on Sunday to suspend its vaccination campaign using the AstraZeneca vaccine is “a reminder that we need to do everything we can to reduce circulation of the virus with proven public health measures.” He said it was increasingly clear that vaccine manufacturers would need to tweak their existing shots to address the ongoing genetic evolution of the coronavirus, saying booster shots would most likely be necessary, especially since new variants of the virus are now spreading globally and appear likely to become the predominant strains. Tedros added that WHO expected to make a decision “in the …
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Facebook Blocks News in Australia, Diverging With Google on Proposed Law
SAN FRANCISCO — For months, Facebook and Google have been locked in a stare-down with news publishers and lawmakers in Australia . At the heart of the fight is whether the tech giants should pay news organizations for the news articles that are shared on their networks. Under a proposed law from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, both Google and Facebook would be required to negotiate with media publishers and compensate them for the content that appears on their sites. Facebook and Google have fought hard to prevent the Australian law — which is expected to pass this week or next — from forcing their hands. But on Wednesday, the two companies sharply diverged on how to head off that regulatory future. Google began the day by unveiling a three-year global agreement with Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp to pay for the publisher’s news content, one of several such deals it has announced recently where it appears to be effectively capitulating to publishers’ …
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Saifuddin: Fake news on the decline
PETALING JAYA: The state of emergency, which is scheduled to end on Aug 1, has seen a tremendous decrease in fake news trends in the country, says Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah (pic) .Sharing information from the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM), he said the average number of cases concerning the spread of fake news had dropped to seven cases a month since the Emergency Ordinance was enacted, compared to a monthly average of 24 cases previously. He said a total of 465 fake news related to Covid-19 had been debunked by the authorities since the start of the pandemic in March last year. He said the Emergency Ordinance enforced during the Emergency period until Aug 1 was to prevent and impose action against the spread of fake news related to Covid-19, which could potentially jeopardise the government’s efforts to fight the pandemic. “The Emergency (Essential Powers) (No. 2) Ordinance 2021 has had a significant impact on the country besides …
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Over 450 fake news reports debunked, says Saifuddin
PETALING JAYA: The Communications and Multimedia Ministry has debunked more than 450 fake news reports since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, says Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah. The Communications and Multimedia Minister said from March 24, 2020, to July 17, 2021, a total of 465 fake news stories were debunked. Of the 465, he said 416 were debunked from March 24, 2020, to Dec 31, 2020, while 49 were debunked from Jan 1 to July 17 this year. “These quick reports were also assisted by the media in conveying it to the public so that they are more alert about the information that they receive before believing it,” he said during a virtual press conference on Thursday (July 22). Also in attendance at the virtual press conference were Criminal Investigations Department deputy director (intelligence/operations) DCP Datuk Dev Kumar MM Sree, and Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) chairman Dr Fadhlullah Suhaimi Abdul Malek. Meanwhile, Saifuddin said that the ministry is …
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Decrease in fake news after enactment of Emergency Ordinance, says Saifuddin
PETALING JAYA: There has been a decrease in fake news after the enactment of the Emergency Ordinance, says Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah. Saifuddin said the police have taken action over fake news reports related to Covid-19 under the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 (CMA) and the Emergency (Essential Powers) (No.2) Ordinance 2021, which has been enforced throughout the Emergency Ordinance period. From March 18, 2020 till July 11 this year,Saifuddin said action had been taken on 282 cases, while 163 cases were still under investigation. He also said investigations were completed in 119 cases, noting that 29 of these cases had been taken to court in which three had been sentenced and six were charged under the Emergency (Essential Powers) (No.2) Ordinance 2021. “Why there is a clear decrease of fake news during the last four to five months when we have the ordinance in operation is perhaps because the ordinance has served its purpose …
Andrew Yang slams “racist” Daily News cartoon: Asians “are being beaten on the street”
Andrew Yang took to Twitter on Tuesday to condemn a cartoon The Daily News published on Monday depicting him as a tourist as "racist." Yang, a current New York City mayoral candidate, has recently drawn fire for saying in an interview that the Times Square stop is his favorite NYC subway station. This has added fuel to mayoral opponents' arguments that Yang is like a tourist to NYC and not a "real New Yorker." "Yesterday, A Daily News cartoon was published that depicted me – or a racialized caricature clearly intended to be me – as a tourist in Times Square...I've seen images like this before," Yang wrote. "Images of Asians having beady, slanted eyes and buck teeth. It's grounded in a history of casting immigrants and children of immigrants as perpetual foreigners or even subhuman - a stereotype which has been used to divide and exclude people for hundreds of years," he continued. Yang's statement went on to address a possible anti-Asian hate crime that recently occurred in …
قبر سے 35 سالہ خاتون کی لاش نکال کر کی گئی ایسی گھنونی حرکت، علاقہ میں کشیدگی– Urdu News | News18 Urdu
Dumka News: مقامی لوگوں نے واقعہ کے پیچھے ڈائن بسیاہی کا اندیشہ ظاہر کیا ہے ۔ گاوں والوں نے گزشتہ جمعرات کی شام کو پھر سے لاش کی تدفین کی ۔ News18 Urdu Last Updated: Jul 24, 2021 09:19 PM IST قبر سے خاتون کی لاش نکال کر کی گئی ایسی گھنونی حرکت، علاقہ میں کشیدگی دمکا : جھارکھنڈ کے دمکا ضلع میں شکاری پاڑہ تھانہ کے پنرگڑیا گاوں میں ایک عجیب و غریب واقعہ پیش آیا ۔ گاوں کے قبرستان میں گزشتہ بدھ کو دفن کی گئی خاتون کی لاش کو قبر سے نکال کر چھیڑ چھاڑ کی گئی ۔ اس واقعہ سے علاقہ میں کشیدگی کا ماحول ہے ۔ واقعہ کو لے کر ڈائن بسیاہی کا اندیشہ ظاہر کیا جارہا ہے ۔ دراصل بقرعید کے دن صبح تقریبا نو بجے پینرگڑھیا کے رہنے والے سلطان میاں عرف عیدو میاں کی اہلیہ تجمل بی بی ( 35) گھر کے نزدیک گھاس کاٹ رہی تھی ۔ اسی دوران سانپ نے اس کو کاٹ لیا ۔ سلطان میاں اپنی بیوی کو موٹرسائیکل پر بیٹھا کر رام پور ہاٹ علاج کیلئے لے جارہا تھے ، لیکن راستے میں ہی تجمل بی بی کی موت ہوگئی ۔ شوہر لاش کو لے کر واپس گاوں آیا اور شام پانچ بجے لاش کو قبرستان میں دفن کردیا گیا ۔ 22 جولائی …