Tuesday, October 22, 2024
It is Tuesday, October 22, 2024. Here are today’s top stories.
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Woman stuck upside-down between boulders after trying to get phone
In Australia, a woman who was hiking with her friends happened to drop her phone between two large boulders. She went in head-first to try and recover it but ended up getting stuck upside-down. If you see the photo, you can see her feet. Her friends tried to help her but couldn’t so they called for emergency help. Workers had to remove several heavy boulders and it took several hours to pull her out. She was okay except for a few scratches. The phone was still lost somewhere in the rocks. An emergency worker said it was a very challenging rescue but very rewarding to see a good outcome.
https://abcnews.go.com/International/woman-stuck-upside-2-boulders-retrieve-phone-freed/story
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FTC’s rule banning fake online reviews
AP News explained that a federal rule that bans fake online reviews is now in effect. The rule bans reviews by people who don’t exist, are generated by artificial intelligence, or by people who have never actually used the product or service. The rule also bans businesses from creating or selling fake reviews. The enforcement agency is the Federal Trade Commission and they can seek civil penalties against those who knowingly violate the rule.
https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/ftcs-rule-banning-fake-online-reviews-effect-115009300
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Teen suspect in shooting that killed 5
In Fall City, Washington state, a teenager is suspected of shooting and killing five people inside a home. Police said after receiving a 911 call early Monday morning, they entered a home and found the bodies of two adults and three teenagers.
There were two teenagers still alive in the house and one was identified as a suspect and arrested while the other was wounded and hospitalized.
Police said the shooting appears to involve members of a family but they don’t yet know their relationships with each other.
A neighbor said the house had a couple and their five children living there and that it is very tragic.
The suspect was booked in a juvenile detention facility and will appear in court either today or tomorrow.
No names have been released yet at the time of signing this news.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/shooting-home-near-seattle-5-dead-teen-held/
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Rudy Giuliani ordered to turn over apartment to election workers
CBS News said a federal judge ordered Rudy Giuliani, former attorney to Donald Trump, to turn over his New York apartment worth millions of dollars and other valuables to two election workers from Georgia that he defamed, Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss.
Giuliani, like Trump, spread conspiracy theories that the 2020 election was stolen. Giuliani spread false rumors that the two Georgia election workers were stuffing fake ballots and exchanging a USB drive to manipulate votes.
It was not true. Ten months ago, a jury awarded the election workers almost $150 million dollars in a defamation lawsuit. Now this federal judge has ordered Giuliani to give up his apartment to them. Giuliani has been disbarred in New York and Washington, D.C.
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Elon Musk’s $1M payouts raise controversy
On Saturday, Elon Musk announced he would give away $1 million each day to people who sign his political organization’s petition in support of the First and Second Amendment (freedom of speech and the right to bear arms).
Musk, who has endorsed Donald Trump for the presidency, was clearly trying to motivate people to register to vote in important battleground states because the petition was open only to registered voters from Pennsylvania, Georgia, Nevada, Arizona, Michigan, Wisconsin, and North Carolina.
Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro (D) said the promotion is deeply concerning and that law enforcement should take a look at it. He said when you start flowing this kind of money into politics, it raises serious questions.
An election law expert told NBC News that there is a federal rule prohibiting anyone from paying or offering to pay or accepts payment either for registration to vote or for voting.
Musk said there’s nothing illegal about what he’s doing because people don’t have to register as Republicans or vote, they just have to be a registered voter and sign the petition.
There are many who are urging the Department of Justice to investigate, but the DOJ hasn’t say whether it’s going to take action.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/20/politics/elon-musk-voter-giveaway-legal-questions/index.html
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Former Abercrombie CEO arrested on sex trafficking charges
CBS News said former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries was arrested today on charges of sex trafficking and engaging in interstate prostitution between 2008 and 2015. Two others were arrested on related charges.
Prosecutors said Jeffries used his position as CEO of the company to lure young men who aspired to be models to have sex with him and others.
Prosecutors said this is an example of a powerful individual trafficking and abusing young people with dreams.
Jeffries’ attorney said they would respond to the allegations in the courthouse.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/forrmer-abercrombie-fitch-ceo-mike-jeffries-arrested/
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That is all the top stories for today. See you tomorrow and stay with the light.