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Overnight News Digest December 6, 2022 [1]
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Date: 2022-12-06
Chicago Sun-Times: Private SAFE-T? Pritzker signs revisions to criminal justice package into law with little fanfare by Tina Sfondeles
Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday quietly signed into law revisions to the controversial criminal justice package known as the SAFE-T Act — the vehicle for a no cash-bail system that begins on Jan. 1. It was nothing like the very public signing of the original measure in February of 2021 at Chicago State University, where Pritzker smiled broadly and held up a copy of the 764-page criminal justice bill — a measure that prompted dozens of lawsuits and a steady drumbeat of negative TV commercials during the Democratic governor’s heated reelection campaign. On Tuesday, Pritzker opted not to hold a public ceremony for the SAFE-T trailer measure, which was cleared by Illinois legislators last week during the last day of the veto session. Most of the revisions were described as attempts to clear up misconceptions about the original intent of the legislation.
Washington Post: Trump Organization convicted in N.Y. criminal tax fraud trial by Shayna Jacobs
Former president Donald Trump’s namesake company was convicted Tuesday of tax crimes committed by two of its longtime executives after a Manhattan trial that gave jurors a peek at some of the inner workings of the Trump Organization’s finances. The real estate, hospitality and golf resort operation headquartered at Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue faces the possibility of a $1.6 million fine at a sentencing scheduled Jan. 13. New York Supreme Court jurors began deliberations Monday. The company was charged with scheme to defraud, conspiracy, criminal tax fraud and falsifying business records. Trump has not been charged with wrongdoing. The verdicts Tuesday came amid other troubles for the Trump family business, which was sued by New York Attorney General Letitia James in September in a civil case that accuses Trump, three of his adult children and longtime chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg of manipulating the valuations of their properties to get better terms on loans and insurance policies, and to get tax breaks. The suit seeks to recover more than $250 million and has the potential to cripple the Trump Organization’s ability to continue doing business in the state.
NBC News: FBI asking about videos and racist website in connection with Colorado shooting by Jo Yurcaba and Ben Collins
The FBI is asking about two websites in connection with last month’s shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado that left five dead and 17 others injured, a former neighbor and friend of the suspect told NBC News. The former neighbor, Xavier Kraus, said an FBI agent asked him about the two websites at an FBI field office in Colorado Springs last Thursday afternoon after an agent called him earlier that day. , including first-degree murder and bias-motivated crimes, in the mass shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs shortly before midnight on Nov. 19. Aldrich was club patrons shortly after the shooting began and was then arrested by authorities. One of the websites, Kraus said he told investigators, was created by Anderson Lee Aldrich, 22, who was charged Tuesday with 305 criminal counts , including first-degree murder and bias-motivated crimes, in the mass shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs shortly before midnight on Nov. 19. Aldrich was subdued by three shortly after the shooting began and was then arrested by authorities. The website allegedly created by Aldrich is a forum-type “free speech” site where people have anonymously posted racist and antisemitic memes, language and videos.
Guardian: San Francisco lawmakers vote to ban killer robots in drastic U-turn by Sam Levin
San Francisco lawmakers voted to ban police robots from using deadly force on Tuesday, reversing course one week after officials had approved the practice and sparked national outrage. The city’s board of supervisors voted to explicitly prohibit the San Francisco police department (SFPD) from using the 17 robots in its arsenal to kill people. The board, however, also sent the issue back to a committee for further review, which means it could later decide to allow lethal force in some circumstances. The U-turn came after the majority of members on the 11-person board had voted last week to allow robots to be armed with explosives and use them to kill people “when risk of loss of life to members of the public or officers is imminent and outweighs any other force option available to SFPD”. The board had also added an amendment saying that only high-ranking officers would be allowed to authorize deadly force. The initial decision to allow “killer robots” was met with widespread criticism from civil rights groups and shone a harsh light on the increasing militarization of US police forces.
BBC News: Greek Roma boy shot by police prompts outrage in Greece by Paul Kirby
A teenager is fighting for his life in a Greek hospital after a policeman shot him in the head as he fled a petrol station, allegedly without paying. The officer fired two shots at the 16-year-old Roma boy in the second biggest city Thessaloniki. Protesters took to the streets on Monday, throwing petrol bombs at police. The shooting has highlighted the recurrent issue of police violence in Greek cities. Last year an 18-year-old Roma man called Nikos Sampanis was fatally shot in a car chase near Athens and on 6 December 2008 a 15-year-old boy was shot dead in the capital during a police night patrol. Alexis Grigoropoulos's death in the central district of Exarchia is remembered every year with big protests in Athens and other cities. Several thousand officers were deployed in the capital on Tuesday to prevent trouble.
AlJazeera: What is in Al Jazeera dossier for the ICC on Abu Akleh’s killing? by Annette Ekin
The Hague, the Netherlands – A dossier submitted by Al Jazeera to the International Criminal Court (ICC) with a formal request to investigate the killing of veteran television correspondent Shireen Abu Akleh shows how her death unfolded and how it has had a “chilling effect” among Palestinian journalists, a lawyer for the global TV network says. Abu Akleh, a Palestinian American correspondent with Al Jazeera for 25 years, was killed by Israeli forces on May 11 on a road in Jenin in the northern occupied West Bank. The request received by the court on Tuesday includes statements from witnesses and their video footage, including new unseen footage, lawyer Rodney Dixon KC said. The chronology produced from the evidence shows “the only firing that was going on” when Abu Akleh and her colleagues were on the road was “firing at the journalists”, Dixon explained. Abu Akleh and her colleagues at the time were wearing protective helmets and jackets emblazoned with “PRESS”. The evidence produced by Al Jazeera counters claims by Israeli authorities that Abu Akleh was killed in a crossfire.
DW: IOC delays decision on Winter Games host over climate change
The International Olympic Committee has decided to delay the selection of the 2030 Winter Olympics host city over climate change and the impact it is having on snow and ice sports. The IOC shared a statement on Tuesday, explaining that its Future Host Winter Commission needed more time to assess the next host destination after a report to the executive board led to "a wider discussion on climate change, sustainable winter sport, and future opportunities and challenges." x IOC EB discussed the challenges winter sport is facing right now. This led to a wider EB discussion on climate change, sustainable winter sport, and future opportunities and challenges and the selection of future hosts for the Olympic Winter Games. — Christian Klaue (@ChKlaue) December 6, 2022 "Upon the request of the commission, the executive board decided to give the commission more time to study all these factors and opportunities to make the best possible decisions about future hosting." The host city was originally scheduled to be announced after the 2023 IOC session.
x 🚨OFFICIAL 2022 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF🚨 pic.twitter.com/IWstJ63UXT — PFF College (@PFF_College) December 4, 2022
Your College Football Playoff Semifinals are set:
#3 TCU will play #2 Michigan in the Fiesta Bowl Dec. 31 at 4 PM
#4 Ohio State will play #1 Georgia in the Peach Bowl Dec. 31 at 8 PM
And as for Alabama
x pic.twitter.com/XWXa3MM1Xl — no context college football (@nocontextcfb) December 4, 2022
Have a great evening, everyone!
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