Monthly Archives: September 2022

Here are the 4 people who Trump and the DOJ proposed to be the special master to review the Mar-a-Lago documents

Police presence outside Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate on August 8, 2022, in Palm Beach, Florida. AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee A judge granted Trump’s request for a special master to review the Mar-a-Lago materials. The DOJ is appealing the decision, but each side submitted its picks on Friday. A new court filing showed each proposed two people….

Stephen Miller and Brian Jack, top Trump aides, were among more than a dozen people subpoenaed for DOJ’s expansive Jan. 6 investigation: NYT report

Stephen Miller, right, and Brian Jack, left, are among more than a dozen people who were subpoenaed this week by a federal grand jury. Andrew Harnik and Alex Brandon/AP The DOJ currently has a broad investigation into the events around January 6, 2021. Among the DOJ’s interests are Donald Trump’s PAC and the plot to…

Trump wants to split the cost of the special master with the government but the DOJ wants him to pay for it

US President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters after making a video call to the troops stationed worldwide at the Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach Florida, on December 24, 2019. Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images A judge granted Trump’s request for a special master, but the DOJ has appealed the decision. A new…

Navy to investigate SEAL selection course after a sailor’s death revealed widespread drug use, physical abuse, and medical neglect among recruits: report

US Navy sailors man the rails aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman in Kiel, Germany, March 21, 2022. US Navy/MCS Seaman Eric Moser A sailor’s death prompted the Navy to review its SEAL training course, The New York Times reported. Seaman Kyle Mullen died this year after completing the Basic Underwater Demolition/SEALs course….

The CEO of an accessibility app had her wheelchair damaged by Air Canada: ‘Imagine someone basically chopping off your legs when you arrive somewhere’

Air Canada passengers have complained about the loss of their luggage. Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images An Air Canada passenger says her independence was stripped after the airline damaged her wheelchair.  Maayan Ziv was flying from Toronto to Israel to attend an accessibility conference. “Too many disabled people have faced this trauma,” she said….

3D technology uncovers the causes of death of 3 ancient South American mummies — and it isn’t pretty

The “Marburg mummy”—Macroscopic views of the whole mummy. (A) Frontal and (B) lateral view. Anna-Maria Begerock, Robert Loynes, Oliver K. Peschel, John Verano, Raffaella Bianucci, Isabel Martinez Armijo, Mercedes González, and Andreas G. Nerlich A report published Friday examined the causes of deaths of three South American mummies. The two male mummies died violently, while…

US authorities recover $30 million of hacked ‘Axie Infinity’ crypto funds

US authorities, with help from blockchain analyst Chainalysis, have recovered $30 million worth of cryptocurrency stolen from Axie Infinity in March. It’s but a fraction of the $625 million the play-to-earn game lost to the North Korean-linked hacking unit known as the Lazarus Group, but it’s a significant achievement for law enforcement and the crypto…