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Overnight News Digest August 23, 2022 [1]
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Date: 2022-08-23
Detroit Free Press: Judge unseals documents about alleged rogue juror in Whitmer kidnap trial by Tresa Baldas
Hours after a federal jury convicted two men of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, the judge unsealed court documents about a potential rogue juror about whom the defense had complained. According to the unsealed filing, the defense asked the judge on the second day of trial to dismiss the juror after learning that the person had allegedly told co-workers the juror's mind was made up about the case from the get-go. U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker, however, denied the defense's request to dismiss the juror after interviewing the person, concluding the person was not biased, nor dishonest.
New York Times: Ex-Detective Admits Misleading Judge Who Approved Breonna Taylor Raid by Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A former police detective admitted on Tuesday that she had helped mislead a judge into wrongly authorizing a raid of Breonna Taylor’s apartment in Louisville, Ky., setting in motion the nighttime operation in which the police fatally shot Ms. Taylor. The former detective, Kelly Goodlett, pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of conspiracy, admitting that she had worked with another officer to falsify a search warrant application and had later lied to cover up their act. In pleading guilty, Ms. Goodlett became the first police officer to be convicted over the March 2020 raid, during which the police were searching for evidence of drug dealing by Ms. Taylor’s former boyfriend, Jamarcus Glover. Inside a courtroom in downtown Louisville, Ms. Goodlett, 35, admitted that she had known there was not enough evidence to support approving the warrant, but had nonetheless failed to object when a fellow detective falsely wrote that the police knew Mr. Glover was receiving packages at Ms. Taylor’s home.
Washington Post: Biden nears decision on canceling $10,000 in student loans as allies feud by Jeff Stein and Danielle Douglas-Gabriel
The White House’s close allies are feuding over whether the administration should cancel up to $10,000 in student debt for millions of American borrowers, as President Biden nears a decision that is expected to come on Wednesday. Inflation Reduction Act now , White House officials have in recent days revived discussions over student debt cancellation. They face an Aug. 31 deadline, which is when loan payments are set to resume after a pandemic-driven pause. Internal White House discussions have centered on temporarily extending that pause and simultaneously canceling $10,000 per borrower for those below an income threshold, but the president has not yet communicated a decision, according to two people familiar with the matter, speaking on the condition of anonymity to reflect private conversations. Another person familiar with the talks said $10,000 is among the options being considered. With thenow signed into law , White House officials have in recent days revived discussions over student debt cancellation. They face an Aug. 31 deadline, which is when loan payments are set to resume after a pandemic-driven pause. Internal White House discussions have centered on temporarily extending that pause and simultaneously canceling $10,000 per borrower for those below an income threshold, but the president has not yet communicated a decision, according to two people familiar with the matter, speaking on the condition of anonymity to reflect private conversations. Another person familiar with the talks said $10,000 is among the options being considered. The White House is expected to release its plan on Wednesday, according to a fourth person familiar with the matter, who also spoke on the condition of anonymity to reflect private conversations.
Talking Points Memo: Trump Got Multiple Extensions Before FBI Raid by Josh Kovensky
The National Archives granted former President Trump multiple delays to return documents that it had identified as top secret, according to a letter posted by MAGA journalist John Solomon. The letter — dated May 10 — is from NARA’s acting chief and is addressed to Trump attorney Evan Corcoran. It appeared on Solomon’s website late Tuesday. The correspondence recounts events that took place in early 2022, explaining that the National Archives granted Trump at least two delays before allowing the FBI to search 15 boxes of records that the former President had already handed over to the agency in January. Acting archivist Debra Wall, who wrote the letter, said that officials had found more than 100 documents in the 15 boxes “with classification markings,” and that “some include the highest levels of classification, including Special Access Program (SAP) materials.” Solomon posted the text of the letter to his website, and not a copy of the letter itself. The National Archives did not immediately return TPM’s request for comment about the document.
BBC News: Europe's drought the worst in 500 years - report
Two-thirds of Europe is under some sort of drought warning, in what is likely the worst such event in 500 years. The latest report from the Global Drought Observatory says 47% of the continent is in "warning" conditions, meaning soil has dried up. Another 17% is on alert - meaning vegetation "shows signs of stress". The report warns that the dry spell will hit crop yields, spark wildfires, and may last several months more in some of Europe's southern regions. Compared with the average of the previous five years, EU forecasts for harvest are down 16% for grain maize, 15% for soybeans and 12% for sunflowers. The drought observatory is part of the European Commission's research wing. Responding to it, the Commission warned that preliminary data suggests "the current drought still appears to be the worst since at least 500 years". The ongoing heatwave and water shortages have "created an unprecedented stress on water levels in the entire EU", Research Commissioner Mariya Gabriel said.
Guardian: Lula vows to take on Amazon crime if returned to power in Brazil elections by Tom Phillips
The leading candidate to become Brazil’s next president has vowed to launch a major crackdown on the illegal miners and loggers laying waste to the Amazon in the wake of the “barbaric” murders of the Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira and the British journalist Dom Phillips. the historic assault on Indigenous lands that has unfolded under Brazil’s current leader, Jair Bolsonaro. Speaking to foreign journalists in São Paulo, former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva paid tribute to the two men, who were gunned down in June while documentingthat has unfolded under Brazil’s current leader, Jair Bolsonaro. “They were victims of a massacre, a barbarity, the kind of which should no longer occur in Brazil,” said the veteran leftist, who polls suggest will win a third term in power when 156 million Brazilians choose their next president in October. Asked by the Guardian what concrete steps he would take as president to address the explosion of Amazon devastation and attacks on Indigenous communities, Lula vowed to create a ministry for native peoples and rebuild the environmental agency, Ibama, which critics claim Bolsonaro has deliberately dismantled since taking office in 2019.
DW: India sacks 3 officers for misfiring missile into Pakistan
India's air force on Tuesday dismissed three officers for accidentally firing a cruise missile into neighboring Pakistan. The air force in a statement said a formal inquiry found that "deviation from the Standard Operating Procedures by three officers led to the accidental firing of the missile" into Pakistan. "These three officers have primarily been held responsible for the incident. Their services have been terminated by the Central Govt with immediate effect," the statement said. The BrahMos cruise missile was fired from India on March 9. It landed in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, roughly 125 kilometers (78 miles) inside Pakistani territory, damaging a wall in a residential area. No casualties or injuries were reported. Pakistani officials demanded an explanation from New Delhi and called the launch a "flagrant violation" of the country's airspace.
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