Thursday, September 8, 2022

Wake-Up Call: Second Suspect In Canadian Stabbings Dies

The second and last suspect in the Canadian stabbing rampage that left 10 people dead died yesterday after going into "medical distress" after his arrest following a three-day manhunt, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. CPR was attempted before 32-year-old Myles Sanderson was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. No details were given on the cause of death, but AP cited an unnamed official who said he died of self-inflicted injuries. Sanderson was found near the town of Rosthern after a report of a stolen vehicle being driven by a man armed with a knife, and he was forced off the road by officers. Sanderson's brother and fellow suspect in the stabbings in Saskatchewan, 30-year-old Damien Sanderson, was found dead Monday, and police were investigating whether Myles killed him.
➤ELECTED OFFICIAL ARRESTED IN KILLING OF 'LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL' REPORTER: Police arrested a Las Vegas-area elected public official yesterday in the stabbing death of veteran Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Jeff German outside the journalist's home on Friday. Clark County Public Administrator Robert "Rob" Telles had been a focus of German's reporting, including complaints of administrative bullying, favoritism and the 45-year-old Democrat's relationship with a subordinate staffer in the county office that handles property of people who die without a will or family contacts. Telles was elected in 2018, and lost his party primary in June, which happened after German's reporting. The newspaper said yesterday that German had been working on follow-up reports. Telles had complained on Twitter about German, including calling him a bully who was, quote, "obsessed" with him.


➤SHELLING RESUMES NEAR UKRAINIAN NUCLEAR PLANT DESPITE CALL FOR SAFE ZONE: Shelling resumed near Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant Wednesday, one day after the U.N.’s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) urged that a safe zone be established around it to prevent a radioactive disaster. As they have previously, the Russians and Ukrainians both blamed the other side for the attacks near Europe's largest nuclear power plant. Despite the call for a safe zone after an inspection of the plant by an IAEA team of experts, neither Russia nor Ukraine would immediately commit to the idea of establishing one. Russian forces have occupied the plant since soon after the February invasion, but it's still being run by Ukrainian staff. Because of damage from the attacks, the plant is generating electricity only to power its safety systems, something it usually relies on external power for, AP cited a senior Ukrainian official as saying.

➤REPORT: LAW ENFORCEMENT, ELECTED OFFICIALS, MILITARY MEMBERS ON OATH KEEPERS MEMBER LIST: The names of hundreds of law enforcement officers, elected officials and military members are on the membership rolls of the far-right extremist group Oath Keepers that was leaked, the Anti-Defamation League Center on Extremism said in a report yesterday. The organization identified more than 370 people it believes currently work in law enforcement, more than 100 currently in the military, and more than 80 running for or who served in public office, among the more than 38,000 names on the membership lists for the Oath Keepers, which has been accused of playing a key role in the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol. However, AP noted appearing on the list doesn't prove someone was ever an active member of the group or shares its ideology, and further said that some people on the list it contacted said they were only briefly members years ago.

🏫FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL CANCELED IN SEATTLE AS TEACHERS GO ON STRIKE: The first day of school for public school students in Seattle was canceled yesterday as teachers went on strike for the first time since 2015. They say they are striking over issues that include pay, and educational and emotional support for students, particularly as they've struggled with learning amid the pandemic, and especially those with special needs or learning difficulties. It was unclear how long the walkout might last.


➤N.Y. GOVERNOR DROPS MASK MANDATE FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced yesterday that the mask mandate for public transportation in the state has ended after 28 months, although wearing them is still recommended for travelers. The transit mask mandate was one of the last ones in the nation. The mask mandate has also been lifted for airports, for-hire vehicles, homeless shelters and correctional facilities, but remains for health care facilities, including nursing homes and hospitals. The Democratic governor said, "It was there for the right reason -- it protected health -- but now we’re in a far better place than we had been."

➤EX-TRUMP STRATEGIST BANNON TO SURRENDER TO N.Y. AUTHORITIES TODAY: Former top Donald Trump strategist Steve Bannon is expected to surrender to authorities in New York today on state charges over his role in fundraising for the We Build the Wall organization that allegedly defrauded donors. Then-President Trump pardoned Bannon in 2020 on federal charges related to the alleged scam. In the federal case, Bannon was charged with diverting more than $1 million in donations given to build a border wall, using the money to pay an alleged co-conspirator and cover hundreds of thousands of dollars in personal expenses. Bannon called the new charges "phony" and "partisan political weaponization of the criminal justice system" in a statement, adding, "I am never going to stop fighting. In fact, I have not yet begun to fight. They will have to kill me first."

➤JUDGE: MUSK CAN USE TWITTER WHISTLEBLOWER EVIDENCE, BUT CAN'T DELAY CASE: A judge ruled yesterday that Elon Musk can use new evidence from a Twitter whistleblower in his legal battle to get out of his April deal to buy the social media company for $44 billion, however he won't be able to delay the October trial over it. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO had requested a four-week delay of the trial. Twitter's former security chief, Peiter Zatko, has recently come forward and made claims about the company's poor cybersecurity practices. Musk is arguing that Zatko's allegations bolster his claims that Twitter misled him and the public about the extent of its problem with fake and "spam" accounts.


➤OBAMAS AT WHITE HOUSE FOR UNVEILING OF OFFICIAL PORTRAITS: Former President and First Lady Barack and Michelle Obama were back at the White House yesterday for the unveiling of their official portraits. Barack Obama's portrait shows him standing expressionless against a white background, which is the style favored by the artist the former president chose to do the painting, Robert McCurdy, who says it helps create an "encounter" between the subject of the painting and those who look at it. Michelle Obama's portrait, created by the artist she chose, Sharon Sprung, shows her seated on a sofa in the Red Room wearing a light blue dress. Under recent tradition, the current president hosts his immediate predecessor for the portrait unveiling, whether they were from the same political party or not. But Donald Trump broke tradition by not having an unveiling for the Obamas, so President Biden, who was Obama's vice president, hosted one, saying yesterday, "Barack and Michelle, welcome home."


🏈NFL SEASON OPENS TONIGHT WITH RAMS-BILLS GAME: The NFL season kicks off tonight with a prime-time game on NBC between the Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams and the Buffalo Bills. The game is being played at the Rams' SoFi Stadium, where they will raise the Super Bowl banner before kickoff. However, the Rams are underdogs against the Bills. Week 1 will continue with a full slate of games on Sunday.

🎾AMERICAN TIAFOE UPSETS RUBLEV TO REACH U.S. OPEN SEMIFINALS: Frances Tiafoe upset Andrey Rublev in straight sets in their U.S. Open quarterfinal yesterday, becoming the first American man to reach the tournament's semifinals since 2006. The victory by the 22nd-seeded Tiafoe over Number 9 Rublev, came after he also upset second-seeded Rafael Nadal in the fourth round. On the women's side, top-seeded Iga Swiatek beat eigth-seeded American Jessica Pegula to reach the semifinals.

🏈JETS QB WILSON OUT UNTIL WEEK 4 'AT THE EARLIEST': New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh announced Wednesday that quarterback Zach Wilson will miss at least the first three weeks of the season and won't be back until Week 4 "at the earliest." Backup Joe Flacco will fill in, starting with the season opener Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens. Wilson injured his right knee during the preseason opener on August 12th, suffering a bone bruise and a torn meniscus, which was repaired via arthroscopic surgery four days later.

⚾METS PITCHER SCHERZER ON 15-DAY INJURED LIST: New York Mets pitcher Max Scherzer was put on the 15-day injured list yesterday with what the team said was "left oblique irritation." Scherzer left his last start on September 3rd with discomfort on his left side, and the move is retroactive to the day after that game. The three-time Cy Young Award winner missed nearly two months earlier in the season with a left oblique strain, but he said this injury is different and not as severe.



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