us CDC Takes Action After Study Shows Swine Flu Viruses Have Pandemic Potential By www.gpbnews.org Published On :: Fri, 10 Jul 2020 20:01:36 +0000 A group of H1N1 swine influenza viruses have essential hallmarks of being highly adapted to infect humans and are of potential pandemic concern, health officials say. These viruses — referred to as G4 Eurasian (EA) avian-like H1N1 viruses — have been spreading in pigs in China since 2016 and are now the predominant set of genes that can be passed down from parents to offspring , according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Full Article
us Atlanta Mayor Rolls Back Reopening Plan As Coronavirus Cases Soar By www.gpbnews.org Published On :: Fri, 10 Jul 2020 21:20:04 +0000 Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is set to roll back the city's reopening plan back to phase one as COVID-19 continues to spread across the state, a spokesman said Friday. The first phase guidelines include encouraging residents to stay home except for essential trips, wearing a face covering in public and avoid in-person dining at restaurants. Full Article
us Political Rewind: Tension Between Governor and Mayor As Both Lead Through Virus By www.gpbnews.org Published On :: Mon, 13 Jul 2020 15:35:49 +0000 Monday on Political Rewind , the relationship between Gov. Brian Kemp and Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has frayed, as both officials take opposing views on how to govern during the pandemic. A once productive and collegial relationship is now soured by open fighting. What brought us here? Listen here: Full Article
us Lawmakers Consider Repealing Citizen’s Arrest Law Used As Defense in Ahmaud Arbery Death By www.gpbnews.org Published On :: Mon, 13 Jul 2020 22:22:10 +0000 According to Gwinnett County District Attorney Danny Porter, Georgia’s citizen’s arrest law is rooted in medieval times and is an “outmoded concept” in this age of “increased police forces.” Porter made those remarks at a Georgia House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee hearing on Monday. Full Article
us New York Gov. Cuomo Offers Coronavirus Assistance To Atlanta By www.gpbnews.org Published On :: Tue, 14 Jul 2020 16:14:08 +0000 Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is taking up New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on his offer to send a team to conduct testing and contact tracing of people exposed to the coronavirus. Cuomo announced Monday that New York State will deploy coronavirus assistance to the capital of Georgia as the state continues to experience an increase in COVID-19 cases. Full Article
us First COVID-19 Vaccine Tested in US Shows Promising Results By www.gpbnews.org Published On :: Tue, 14 Jul 2020 22:54:38 +0000 The first vaccine against COVID-19 tested in the United States is moving into its final phase with promising results, according to results published Tuesday in the New England Journal of Medicine . Moderna Inc. in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health started working together and within six weeks had a vaccine called mRNA-1273, said Dr. Nadine Rouphael, one of the authors on the study. "To be able to publish preliminary results three months later is really unprecedented," Rouphael said. "It had shown that the vaccine was well tolerated. It has also shown that the vaccine is able to induce a good immune response." Full Article
us By capricorn in "Got any good advice for a PoC USian post election?" on Ask MeFi By ask.metafilter.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 14:22:41 GMT I keep returning to two things. 1) building on the idea of community, trying to spread as much love as I can in the world. The time for action will be soon but right now is the time to love each other as much as we possibly can. 2) we aren't the only country to have elected a far-right or fascist leader recently. I'm looking to the people I know who live in other countries with leaders like Trump. There is still joy and possibility in their lives, even though their fight is hard, just like ours will be. Love and joy are exactly what the far right wants to take away from us so let's stick it to them and not let them. Full Article
us By dorothyisunderwood in "Seeking community in the face of the US election" on MeFi By www.metafilter.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 02:39:29 GMT Fresh off the latest meeting about incorporation, and I want to say: thank you to the moderators and Jessamyn who keep the site going and thank you to the volunteers past and present putting in work to build new possibilities for the site, including making it easier for more people to volunteer and contribute in different ways. I'm also truly proud of the decision made early on by the volunteers to do things together, even if that meant slowing down. I'm the kind of person who sees a problem and goes into fix-it mode as fast as possible. Practicing on a hugely meaningful project like Metafilter to listen and consider all of our viewpoints and work through to a communal path was hard. It was sometimes frustratingly slow! But by the second half of our timeline, I can see now that we get important things done faster and faster and how strong the foundation we've built is (heh, bad pun) because we've got trust and a collaborative thoughtful process. I'd also like to recognise the people who took a deep breath before writing a reply in a high-termperature thread, the people who edited down the snark in their comments or thought - I'll change to the thread about kitten videos instead. It is hard to be civil and think about other people when they're text on a screen - and it's harder when so much media encourages profit by provoking yelling. Metafilter is an internet third space that isn't trying to profit actively from yelling. And sometimes we gotta yell in some threads - but most of the time we talk, and I so so appreciate having a third space where people can talk without an algorithm aimed at our lizard brains. Full Article
us Pentagon Chief Rejects Trump's Threat To Use Military To Quell Unrest By www.gpbnews.org Published On :: Wed, 03 Jun 2020 19:11:00 +0000 Updated at 7 p.m. ET In a move that possibly placed his job in peril, Defense Secretary Mark Esper publicly disagreed Wednesday with President Trump's threatened use of the 1807 Insurrection Act to quell widespread unrest over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after a white Minneapolis police officer kneeled on his neck. "The option to use active-duty forces in a law enforcement role should only be used as a matter of last resort, and only in the most urgent and dire of situations. We are not in one of those situations now," Esper told reporters at a Pentagon briefing. "I do not support invoking the Insurrection Act." Esper added, "I've always believed and continue to believe that the National Guard is best suited for performing domestic support to civil authorities in these situations, in support of local law enforcement." The 1807 Insurrection Act authorizes a U.S. president to deploy the military in times of domestic emergencies. The law was updated in 2006 to include Full Article
us Did George Floyd Die Or Was He Murdered? One Of Many Ethics Questions NPR Must Answer By www.gpbnews.org Published On :: Thu, 04 Jun 2020 09:59:00 +0000 Since a Minneapolis police officer killed George Floyd on Memorial Day, NPR has faced ethical challenges every hour of every day, including how to describe the killing, how to use the audio of Floyd's last words, how to document Floyd's life and how to describe the mass demonstrations. The best answer to every one of these questions is: embrace precision, be descriptive, use more words. The more this happens, the better the journalism. When news organizations, including NPR, sometimes fall short, it's usually because of an attempt to economize words. This week we received questions and complaints from a number of listeners about a variety of topics. I have summarized them across four general questions that I put to two senior editors and one host. Here's a breakdown of the most frequent questions and the answers I received: Why do hosts and reporters say, "George Floyd died in police custody?" It seems like an understatement. That phrase does feel incomplete, even weak, given that Full Article
us Mayor-Elect Of Ferguson, Mo., On Where Her City Stands, After Michael Brown By www.gpbnews.org Published On :: Thu, 11 Jun 2020 20:04:00 +0000 Ella Jones will be sworn in as mayor of Ferguson, Mo., next week, becoming the first black mayor — and the first woman — to lead the city that gained national attention when police killed 18-year-old Michael Brown in 2014. The protests that erupted in response helped establish the Black Lives Matter movement of today. Still, nearly six years after Brown's death, Jones says the protests against police brutality — this time in response to the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis — feel the same. "I don't think they feel any different," Jones tells NPR's Mary Louise Kelly on All Things Considered . The officers who were involved in the shooting of Brown were not indicted . But his death drew the attention of the federal government and the city entered into a federal consent decree in 2016 that resulted in widespread policing and municipal court reforms. Jones thinks that despite the work Ferguson has done, her city — which has a population that is two-thirds black — still feels like the Full Article
us Twin Cities Area Police Forces Loaded Up On War Surplus Under President Trump By www.gpbnews.org Published On :: Tue, 16 Jun 2020 21:33:00 +0000 When protests erupted in Minnesota following the death of George Floyd — the black man who died after a white Minneapolis policeman kneeled on his neck for nearly nine minutes — many of the law enforcement agencies from the Twin Cities metropolitan area that responded were recent beneficiaries of free excess military materiel from a Pentagon program originally meant to support counter-narcotics and counter-terrorism operations. At least 10 police departments in the Minneapolis and St. Paul suburbs have obtained either all or nearly all of their Department of Defense military-grade equipment — ranging from $13.56 cartridge magazines to hulking personnel carriers with original price tags surpassing $700,000 — during the first three and a half years of the Trump administration. That haul was part of more than $1 billion worth of military equipment transferred to police and sheriff departments since 2016 under what is commonly known as the 1033 program, named for the section of a 1997 Full Article
us NYPD Suspends Officer Over Using Apparent Chokehold During Arrest By www.gpbnews.org Published On :: Mon, 22 Jun 2020 23:03:00 +0000 A New York City police officer has been suspended after apparently using a chokehold during an arrest in Rockaway, Queens. NYPD commissioner Dermot Shea said the department is investigating the incident, which happened Sunday. Cellphone video shot by a bystander shows several police struggling to subdue a Black man, including one officer who had his arm around the man's neck. One bystander shouts, "Stop choking him!" Police body-cam footage, which Shea said was released in a spirit of transparency, shows a group of police watching three men on a boardwalk who are shouting invective and slurs at passersby and the police. After more than ten minutes, one of the men picks up a plastic bag and gets closer to the police, asking, "Are you scared?" The officers then tackle him, and one officer appears to use a chokehold. A voice is heard saying, "He's out," before the officers move off the man, who moments later walks away in handcuffs with police. The man, who has been identified by his Full Article
us NYPD Officer Accused Of Using Chokehold Charged With Strangulation By www.gpbnews.org Published On :: Fri, 26 Jun 2020 14:51:00 +0000 The New York police officer accused of using a chokehold in an incident captured on video Sunday has been charged with strangulation. The officer, 39-year-old David Afanador, was suspended the same day the cellphone video appeared to show him choking a Black man on a Queens boardwalk. Now he's been arrested and charged with felony strangulation and attempted strangulation. Afanador pleaded not guilty and was released Thursday afternoon without bail. Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz noted that New York state had criminalized chokeholds just days earlier. "The ink from the pen Gov. Cuomo used to sign this legislation was barely dry before this officer allegedly employed the very tactic the new law was designed to prohibit," Katz said in a statement. "Police officers are entrusted to serve and protect — and the conduct alleged here cannot be tolerated." Afanador could face up to seven years in prison if convicted. Sunday's incident began when police responded to complaints about Full Article
us Say Her Name: How The Fight For Racial Justice Can Be More Inclusive Of Black Women By www.gpbnews.org Published On :: Tue, 07 Jul 2020 21:46:00 +0000 Philando Castile, Eric Garner and George Floyd. The deaths of these Black men at the hands of police have fueled outrage over police brutality and systemic racism. Men make up the vast majority of people shot and killed by police. But the names of Black women who were also killed are generally missing from Americans' collective memories, says Kimberlé Crenshaw, co-founder and executive director of the African American Policy Forum . The Say Her Name campaign, created by Crenshaw's group in 2014, is meant to include women in the national conversation about race and policing. A few women's names and stories, such as Breonna Taylor, who was shot and killed by Louisville, Ky., police executing a no-knock search warrant in March, have been part of the Black Lives Matter movement. But others have not — women such as Michelle Cusseaux and Kayla Moore. In 2014, Cusseaux was shot by police in her Phoenix home while they were attempting to take her to a mental health facility. In 2013, police Full Article
us Police Investigate Incident Where Officer Appeared To Use Knee To Restrain Suspect By www.gpbnews.org Published On :: Tue, 14 Jul 2020 23:02:00 +0000 Officials in Allentown, Pa., have released a roughly ten-minute surveillance video showing officers subduing and arresting a man in front of a local hospital on Monday evening. The man ends up face-down on the ground, and as two officers pin the man's arm behind his back, a third officer kneels on his neck. The release of the footage by Allentown police came days after activists tweeted a shorter, 26-second video , which has been viewed hundreds of thousand of times. Police say the man was taken into the hospital and, after treatment, was released. His name and medical details were not disclosed. Police also didn't release the names of the officers. Reaction to the video has sparked comparisons to what happened to George Floyd, the Black man who was killed by Minneapolis police on Memorial Day. Derek Chauvin, the white officer who was filmed kneeling on Floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes, has since been fired and faces a second-degree murder charge. Three other officers were also Full Article
us Ahmaud Arbery’s Family, Friends Reflect On His Life, Death And The Path To Justice By www.gpbnews.org Published On :: Fri, 22 May 2020 22:17:39 +0000 The last 35 seconds of Ahmaud Arbery’s life have been viewed, studied, dissected and discussed all over the world. That’s because of a video that went viral, showing his final moments before he was shot on a shady street in Satilla Shores, Georgia on February 23. And while his death has made international headlines, the people of his community remember Arbery for how he lived. Full Article
us Georgians Demand Justice: The Messages And Momentum Behind The George Floyd Protests By www.gpbnews.org Published On :: Fri, 05 Jun 2020 21:05:18 +0000 Since George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer on May 25, rage that had accumulated over centuries of racial violence spilled into the nation's streets. From Atlanta , Macon and Savannah to London , Amsterdam and Paris , protesters are flooding streets that, only weeks ago, stood nearly empty due to fears of COVID-19. The crowds are unprecedented in their size , diversity and condemnation of police brutality and systemic racial injustice. Despite early property damage , largely peaceful protests have gained momentum over the course of the last week. Full Article
us With Lack of Pandemic Protections, Fears — And Coronavirus — Spread Among Georgia ICE Detainees By www.gpbnews.org Published On :: Fri, 12 Jun 2020 20:33:54 +0000 While protests set off by the killing of George Floyd show no signs of letting up, another quieter protest has been stirring at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Irwin County, Georgia. There, a group of detainees staged a hunger strike and protest over video chat to raise the alarm over a lack of precautions against the spread of COVID-19 inside the detention center. Full Article
us OST Full Show: Corporations On #BlackLivesMatter; Art As Rebellion Amid Movement For Racial Justice By www.gpbnews.org Published On :: Fri, 19 Jun 2020 16:52:12 +0000 While the deaths of Travon Martin, Michael Brown, Eric Garner, and Sandra Bland galvanized the #BlackLivesMatter movement, the killings of Rayshard Brooks, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery have forced America to reckon with centuries of racial injustice and police brutality in unprecedented ways. Not only have protests demanding change been widespread, but major corporations — which, until now, have been largely silent and hesitant to embrace Black Lives Matter — are pledging to fight racial injustice and declaring their support of the nearly seven-year-old movement. We discuss the significance of those corporate responses, as well as new challenges these companies face to commit to righting past wrongs. Full Article
us Amid Movement For Racial Justice, The Need For Rebellious Art — And Uncomfortable Conversations By www.gpbnews.org Published On :: Fri, 19 Jun 2020 21:59:45 +0000 Today, in celebration of Juneteenth, Power Haus Creative has organized what they’re calling the “ Juneteenth Takeover ” – in which 19 Atlanta artists will display their work on the exterior of the historic Flatiron building in downtown Atlanta. Carlton Mackey and Melissa Alexander are two of those artists. Full Article
us Savannah Mayor Van Johnson On Handling COVID-19, Racial Justice And More — In His First 6 Months By www.gpbnews.org Published On :: Fri, 26 Jun 2020 22:12:20 +0000 America’s mayors have taken center stage in 2020. Big city mayors feuded with state and federal officials over COVID-19 protections and resources, and have been praised — and condemned — for their handling of protests sparked by the death of George Floyd. These crises may be unfolding on a national and international scale, but affect lives in every American city and town. Outside of Atlanta’s national spotlight, Savannah Mayor Van Johnson is working to address these issues head-on. Full Article
us Ask Us Your Questions About Reopening Schools — We'll Find The Answers By www.gpbnews.org Published On :: Sat, 11 Jul 2020 15:36:00 +0000 UPDATED The new school year is rapidly approaching, but many parents and educators still don't know exactly what the semester will look like. As President Trump and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos call for schools to open in-person, districts across the country are formulating a range of plans. Doctors have their own recommendations for what systems should do. It's a lot to keep track of, but NPR reporters are following the developments. Send us your questions, and we'll answer some on-air. A producer will be in touch before using your name or question on air. This form was closed on July 14th. Copyright 2020 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. Full Article
us Coronavirus Pandemic Spotlights Problems With Online Learning By www.gpbnews.org Published On :: Mon, 13 Jul 2020 09:42:00 +0000 Copyright 2020 NPR. To see more, visit STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Distance learning in the pandemic highlights a problem that experts have warned about for years - some students have good access to the Internet, and others do not. It's called the digital divide. Many districts are about to start the school year with more distance learning, so how can they narrow that divide? Rachel Martin spoke with Nicol Turner Lee, who studies it. RACHEL MARTIN, BYLINE: When you look back at those two, sometimes three, months that students in this country were doing distance learning, what worked and what didn't? NICOL TURNER LEE: You know, I think, generally, I am in agreement with some of the folks that have looked at this short period time as somewhat of an abject failure for our children. What worked was that, you know, schools had the attention of their households to figure out what to do during a time of crisis. What didn't work was that schools were not necessarily ready to move to an online Full Article
us Schools, Businesses, Cities Push Back On Rule Blocking Some International Students By www.gpbnews.org Published On :: Mon, 13 Jul 2020 22:32:00 +0000 One week ago, the Trump administration announced it would ban international students from attending U.S. colleges in the fall if they only take online classes. Now hundreds of colleges and universities, dozens of cities, and some of the country's biggest tech companies are pushing back. In several court filings Friday and Monday, the groups stand with the international students. They argue providing remote education is crucial given how contagious COVID-19 is — and they say they crafted policies for the fall by depending on earlier assurances from the federal government that international students would be able to attend class remotely "for the duration of the emergency" while still retaining their F-1 or M-1 visa status. They're supporting an initial legal challenge by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the first to sue the administration over its new policy. Existing law had prohibited international students from taking all their courses online, but the Full Article
us U.S. Rule Blocking Some International Students Gets Pushback By www.gpbnews.org Published On :: Tue, 14 Jul 2020 10:22:00 +0000 Copyright 2020 NPR. To see more, visit NOEL KING, HOST: There's a hearing today that is crucial for hundreds of thousands of international students. It's about a rule that ICE announced. If a college is doing online learning only in the fall, international students will have their visas revoked. ICE says if you're doing school online, you don't need to be in the U.S. to do it. So now, some schools are suing ICE over this rule. NPR education reporter Elissa Nadworny is covering this. Good morning, Elissa. ELISSA NADWORNY, BYLINE: Good morning, Noel. KING: So explain what's happening here. What did ICE do and say, exactly? NADWORNY: So last week, ICE issued guidance that said if schools were all online because of the pandemic, their students couldn't stay in the U.S. You know, this has actually always been the case. There's always an in-person requirement in order to get a visa to come to the U.S. But last spring, when pretty much every school went virtual, ICE had allowed for Full Article
us Ask MeFi: Businesses to Boycott? By ask.metafilter.com Published On :: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 06:20:07 GMT What businesses do you avoid because they have values you disagree with? Please give your rationale in your answer. This question is inspired by reaction to Trump. But please give answers from anywhere in the world, for various values. Full Article
us MeFi: Elon Musk's Perfect Disinformation Machine By www.metafilter.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 15:02:42 GMT Hidden changes are warping the already broken ecosystem that determines how many citizens—particularly in America—construct their sense of reality. (slSubstack)Y'all, I know there are folks who don't like Substack/NYT links but here we are and I thought this was worth posting in the aftermath of a disastrous election. Full Article
us MeFi: Some have Grape-Nuts thrust upon them By www.metafilter.com Published On :: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 21:27:54 GMT But making a breakfast cereal was not the original intention of Charles William Post, the founder of the Postum Cereal Company (better known these days as Post). After a stint at the Kellogg sanitarium in Battle Creek, Post started his own local company to sell health drinks, namely the caffeine-free coffee substitute called Postum. Grape-Nuts were actually intended to become a beverage, as well. But Post decided that Grape-Nuts would instead be marketed as the most super of all superfoods. from The Unlikely Popularity of Grape-Nuts Ice Cream [Atlas Obscura]More on bisque ice cream Full Article
us MeFi: Seeking community in the face of the US election By www.metafilter.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 21:29:00 GMT If you're visiting MetaFilter for the first time in a while because whoa, US election, just a friendly reminder that MetaFilter depends on member support in order to keep running. Additionally, MetaFilter is moving to a community-run model, so you might want to check out the latest update about that.But because this is a weblog, a few additional links about communities below the fold.Online communities come with real-world consequences for individuals and societies (Communications Psychology; the bibliography is fun) How to find your community (Vox)How to find healthy online communities (Mental Health America)(Nostalgia trip) Online communities (Pew Research, 2001)And more nostalgia - the classic 1995 Ghosts in the Machine Full Article
us Ask MeFi: Got any good advice for a PoC USian post election? By ask.metafilter.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 09:22:21 GMT Not in a happy place. Can already feel my mind about to launch into a worse place. Please give mental health advice suggestions for books to read, your tips for surviving (or, dare I ask, thriving) in 21st century right wing regime, pointers towards activities I can incorporate into my daily practice that bend the long arc of history toward justice. Full Article
us Senators Call For Probe Into Claims Russia Interfered In U.S. Election By www.gpbnews.org Published On :: Mon, 12 Dec 2016 11:15:00 +0000 Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: And we begin this hour with the latest on the CIA, Russia and President-elect Trump. To get you caught up this Monday morning, here is what unfolded over the weekend. Late on Friday, news broke that the CIA believes Russia interfered with the presidential election in order to tip it to Donald Trump. That has led a bipartisan group of senators to call for a sweeping investigation. Donald Trump is dismissing it, saying there is no hard evidence. (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "FOX NEWS SUNDAY WITH CHRIS WALLACE") DONALD TRUMP: They have no idea if it's Russia or China or somebody. It could be somebody sitting in a bed someplace. MARTIN: And that was the president-elect speaking yesterday on Fox News. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly is here in the studio with us to talk more. Good morning, Mary Louise. MARY LOUISE KELLY, BYLINE: Good morning, Rachel. MARTIN: Let's start off by having you remind us exactly what it is the CIA is claiming. KELLY: Full Article
us Bernie Sanders Says Trump Won Because Democrats Are Out Of Touch By www.gpbnews.org Published On :: Fri, 06 Jan 2017 10:00:00 +0000 Bernie Sanders thinks he has a pretty good idea why Hillary Clinton and Democrats lost in the 2016 election. "Look, you can't simply go around to wealthy people's homes raising money and expect to win elections," the Vermont senator, who gave Clinton a surprisingly strong run for the Democratic nomination, told NPR's David Greene in an interview airing on Morning Edition. "You've got to go out and mix it up and be with ordinary people." That picks up on a criticism of Clinton devoting too much time to fundraising — and not enough to on-the-ground campaigning in traditionally Democratic states, like Michigan and Wisconsin. In the general election, Clinton never visited Wisconsin after she became the nominee and visited Michigan late in the game. The two Upper Midwestern states swung narrowly to Trump: Wisconsin by slightly more than 20,000 votes and Michigan by slightly more than 10,000. During the primary, Sanders boasted of his small-donor donations. "The Democratic Party swallowed Full Article
us DOJ Watchdog To Review Pre-Election Conduct Of FBI, Other Justice Officials By www.gpbnews.org Published On :: Thu, 12 Jan 2017 19:19:20 +0000 Updated at 4 p.m. ET The Justice Department's watchdog has launched a sweeping review of conduct by the FBI director and other department officials before the presidential election, following calls from Congress and members of the public. Top advisers to Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton have blamed FBI Director James Comey, in part, for her loss in November. Now, federal investigators say they will examine whether public statements by Comey in July, October and November 2016 ran afoul of policies that caution officials not to influence the outcome of an election and to avoid making derogatory comments about people who haven't been formally charged with wrongdoing. Comey has previously told friends and employees that he had few good choices in the investigation into Clinton's handling of classified information on her private email server. In a statement Thursday, Comey said, "I am grateful to the Department of Justice's IG for taking on this review. He is professional and Full Article
us US Contractor From Augusta Charged With Leaking Classified Report By www.gpbnews.org Published On :: Mon, 05 Jun 2017 17:21:01 +0000 A government contractor in Georgia has been charged in federal court with leaking a classified report containing top-secret information to a news organization. The Department of Justice announced Monday prosecutors charged 25-year-old Reality Leigh Winner of Augusta with mailing copies of classified documents to a reporter. Full Article
us Report: Russia Launched Cyberattack On Voting Vendor Ahead Of Election By www.gpbnews.org Published On :: Mon, 05 Jun 2017 23:42:00 +0000 Updated at 9 p.m. ET Russia's military intelligence agency launched an attack days before Election Day on a U.S. company that provides election services and systems, including voter registration, according to a top-secret report posted Monday by The Intercept . The news site published a report, with redactions, by the National Security Agency that described the Russian spear-phishing scheme, one it described as perpetrated by the same intelligence agency — the GRU — that the Obama administration imposed sanctions on for the 2016 cyber mischief. According to the NSA report, Russian hackers sent emails to people who worked at a company that provides state and local election offices with voter registration systems, trying to trick them into giving up their user credentials. The Intercept reports, "At least one of the employee accounts was likely compromised, the agency concluded." The NSA report says that the Russians then used information from that account to launch a separate phishing Full Article
us Facebook's Russia Ads Could Be 'Tip Of The Iceberg,' Warns Senate Intel Dem By www.gpbnews.org Published On :: Thu, 07 Sep 2017 16:58:00 +0000 Facebook's concession that it sold $100,000 in ads to Russian-linked accounts last year may be "just the tip of the iceberg" of how social networks were used to interfere in the election, warned the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee. Virginia Sen. Mark Warner, who is leading the Senate's investigation into Russia's election attack, said Thursday he has long believed that Moscow used overt social media sites like Facebook and Twitter to intervene in the 2016 election, as well as other covert tools such as cyberattacks. "And you know, the first reaction from Facebook, of course, was, "Well, you're crazy, nothing's going on,'" Warner said at a national security conference in Washington, D.C. "Well, we find yesterday there actually was something going on. And I think all we saw yesterday in terms of their brief was the tip of the iceberg." Facebook acknowledged in a blog post on Wednesday that 470 accounts "affiliated with one another and likely operated out of Russia" Full Article
us The Next Big Focus In The Russia Investigations: Social Media By www.gpbnews.org Published On :: Fri, 22 Sep 2017 10:07:00 +0000 For more than nine months, Twitter and Facebook have tried to dodge the intense public scrutiny involved with the investigation into Russian interference in last year's presidential election. Now they're in the spotlight. Congressional investigators are digging in on Russia's use of Facebook, Twitter and other social media companies to try to influence the 2016 campaign. And after a series of escalating complaints by the leaders of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Facebook said Thursday it was handing over the content of more than 3,000 ads believed to be linked with Moscow's attack on the election. "We support Congress in deciding how to best use this information to inform the public, and we expect the government to publish its findings when their investigation is complete," said Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg . And there'll be much more: The chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee has said he wants to hold a public hearing next month on Moscow's efforts to manipulate social Full Article
us CIA Backs Off Director's Claim That Russian Meddling Didn't Swing Election By www.gpbnews.org Published On :: Fri, 20 Oct 2017 07:13:00 +0000 The CIA on Thursday was forced to walk back an assertion by Director Mike Pompeo, who incorrectly said U.S. intelligence agencies have concluded that Russian efforts to influence the outcome of the 2016 presidential election were unsuccessful. Asked at a security conference in Washington, D.C., on Thursday whether he could say with absolute certainty that the November vote was not skewed by Russia, Pompeo replied: "Yes. Intelligence community's assessment is that the Russian meddling that took place did not affect the outcome of the election." In a later clarification, the head of the CIA's office of public affairs, Dean Boyd, said: "The intelligence assessment with regard to Russian election meddling has not changed, and the Director did not intend to suggest that it had." U.S. intelligence concluded in a January assessment that "the senior-most officials" in Russia had authorized hacks into the Democratic National Committee and officials connected with the Clinton campaign. And then Full Article
us Ex-Trump Campaign Official Withdraws From Nomination Amid Questions In Russia Probe By www.gpbnews.org Published On :: Thu, 02 Nov 2017 16:23:00 +0000 A former Trump campaign official has withdrawn from consideration for a job at the U.S. Department of Agriculture after being pulled into the imbroglio over Russia's interference efforts against the U.S. in the 2016 presidential race. Sam Clovis said on Thursday that he would not go forward in trying to become the USDA's undersecretary for research, education and economics. That news followed a quick series of connected developments in the Russia investigation being conducted by the Department of Justice special counsel: first, a guilty plea — announced Monday —by a former campaign adviser who worked for Clovis, and then, reports that Clovis has been interviewed by special counsel Robert Mueller's team in the Russia case and also testified before a Washington, D.C., grand jury. George Papadopoulos, the foreign policy adviser who has pleaded guilty, was approached by Russian agents early in his tenure and offered "dirt" on Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and meetings with Russian Full Article
us Pop-Up Music Needs Pop Music By www.musicxray.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 14:05:57 +0000 Pop-Up Music needs 'Pop' Music to add to their roster. We are after all genres of Pop music past and present from 1960's(USA Bubble-gum-Pop would be so cool), 1970's{some original Disco or Glam Rock would be amazing), 1980's(bring on some New Romantic) up-to present Pop - Indie Pop, Electro Pop, Indie Folk, Electro Swing, Dubstep.This opportunity is for an exclusive contract with a term - all submissions must be 100% owned by the writer/writers. We look forward to your Pop submissions Full Article
us Brazilian Music Needed for TV, Film, & Ads By www.musicxray.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 17:24:52 +0000 Pop-Up Music is in need of authentic Brazilian music. All styles - Samba/Bossa nova/Afoxe/Maracatu/Brazilian Metal/Brazilian Rock. Please submit your best material for consideration and a member of the Pop-Up Music team will listen and respond. This opportunity is for an exclusive contract with a term - all submissions must be 100% owned by the writer/writers. Many many thanks, The Pop-Up Music Team Full Article
us Pop-Up Music is seeking Indie Pop songs for TV, Films, & Ads By www.musicxray.com Published On :: Wed, 09 Apr 2014 08:50:38 +0000 Seeking Electro Pop/Indie Folk/Indie Electro. All contemporary styles of Pop welcome. This opportunity is for an exclusive contract with a term - all submissions must be 100% owned by the writer/writers. The Pop-Up Music team look forward to your Pop submissions. Full Article
us Seeking Music for Film, TV, Advertising and Gaming By www.musicxray.com Published On :: Tue, 04 Mar 2014 10:34:36 +0000 Pop-Up Music is a new music library/publisher providing music for Film,TV, Advertising and Gaming. We are looking to add new songs to our ever growing library all genres new or old are welcome. Pop-Up Music is looking for music that is true to its genre. If your songs excite us we'll be in touch to discuss some possible next steps. Please only submit original material that is 100% owned by the writer (or writers). Happy submitting Full Article
us Pop-up Music are seeking new tracks within specific genres By www.musicxray.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Jan 2015 13:33:21 +0000 We at Pop-up Music are seeking new tracks within specific genres for an exciting new worldwide opportunity. We need URGENTLY Brit Pop, Ballads (of all genres) Trip Hop, Ska (50's to 80's) Electro Swing, House, 80's 90's Dance, Disco (70's) Contemporary Pop with 80's influence, Funk, 1960's (Any original tracks from back in the day) and Lounge. This opportunity is for an exclusive contract with a term - all submissions must be 100% owned by the writer/writers. We look forward to your submission Thanks in advance, the Pop-up Music Team. Full Article
us Pop-Up Music is seeking Electronic Music in all genres By www.musicxray.com Published On :: Fri, 25 Apr 2014 14:17:24 +0000 We at Pop-Up Music are seeking Electronic music in all genres. Ideally tracks that were created at the time and geographically genre specific. Late 80's Chicago House to contemporary Eletro Pop. Ambient, Ambient dub, Breakbeat, Baltimore Club, IDM, House Music, Chicago House, Electro Swing, Bitpop (Video Game Music), Trap, 1980's Hip Hop - Break Dance, Electronic pop, Indie electronica, Dream Pop... and all the other forms of Electronic music - if it's good we'll take it! This opportunity is for an exclusive contract with a term - all submissions must be 100% owned by the writer/writers. The Pop-Up Music team looks forward to your submissions! Many thanks, The Pop-Up Music Team. Full Article
us Pop-Up Music Worldwide Opportunity By www.musicxray.com Published On :: Fri, 20 Jun 2014 14:05:40 +0000 We at Pop-up Music are seeking new tracks for an exciting new worldwide opportunity. Having inked deals with some of the most happening sub-publishers we are looking for songs to add into this exclusive catalogue and distribute worldwide. We need URGENTLY Rock, Indie, Singer Songwriter, Folk, Blues, Jazz, Indie Folk, Soul, Electro, Electro Folk, Pop we need it all! This opportunity is for an exclusive contract with a term - all submissions must be 100% owned by the writer/writers. We look forward to your submissions Thanks in advance,the Pop-up Music Team. Full Article
us Robomagic is seeking incredibly compelling acts with amazing music people have GOT to hear By www.musicxray.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Mar 2015 14:31:38 +0000 Robomagic is seeking charismatic, amazing new acts (solo or groups) with infectious music people want to hear. Acts should have an eye toward working hard to make it in the music business and come to the table ready to get involved with experienced teams that know how to make it happen. Acts can be based anywhere but relocation to London may be necessary, depending upon a range of variables and circumstances. But if you've got the goods, we'd got the team, the know-how, and the resources to help make it happen. We look forward to hearing your best material.- Rob Hallett - Founder / President - Robomagic Full Article
us We are looking for HOUSE & EDM Producers, Remixers for label deals By www.musicxray.com Published On :: Mon, 24 Oct 2016 23:54:37 +0000 We're looking for new dance music artists to sign on Meska Music record label. If you produce house music - progressive, techno, deep house, you are welcome to submit your production for this opportunity! Meska Music is record label with the goal of spreading the vibration of electronic dance music. After a good start in 2013, the company now is looking for new artists, producers and singers. Genres: House, Deep House, Tech House, Indie Dance / Nu Disco, Electronica, Progressive.- Kathy Tom - A&R - Meska Music Deal Type: Collaboration/Song Placement Decision Maker: I'm the final decision maker Deal Structure: Exclusive Compensation: Negotiable Song Quality: Rough Mixes, Fully mastered, Broadcast ready Similar Sounding Artists: Mark Knight, David Guetta, Deadmau5 Full Article
us The Most Awesomely Eighties 1980s Music Needed By www.musicxray.com Published On :: Thu, 21 May 2015 11:23:59 +0000 Pop-Up Music is seeking songs/instrumentals recorded in the 80's or with a retro 80's vibe. All genres welcome - New Wave, New Romantic, instrumental Hip Hop, Pop, Rock, Power Ballads, TV Themes, Synth pop and so on. This opportunity is for an exclusive contract with a term - all submissions must be 100% owned by the writer/writers. No samples please. Thanks the Pop-Up Music Team! Full Article