News From Around the Web
#10 Verkada to Pay $2.95 Million for Alleged Can-Spam Act Violations - Bill Toulas for Bleeping Computer and Nicolas Krasses on X
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requires security camera vendor Verkada to create a comprehensive information security program as part of a settlement after multiple security failures enabled hackers to access live video feeds from internet-connected cameras. Many cameras were located in sensitive environments, such as women's health clinics, psychiatric hospitals, prisons, and schools. FTC alleges that Verkada not only failed to implement basic security measures to protect the cameras from unauthorized access but also misrepresented the products' security to customers with unbased promises and reviews submitted by investors...
#9 Ex-Hochul and Cuomo Aide Enjoyed $4M Mansion, Salted Ducks, Ballet Performances and Other Luxury Gifts From Double Life as Chinese Agent - Matt Troutman for The New York Post, Steve McLaughlin on X
The former high-ranking aide to Gov. Kathy Hochul and Andrew Cuomo accused of working as a Chinese agent reaped luxurious gifts and rewards from her clandestine double life, federal prosecutors said Tuesday. Linda Sun, 41, and her husband Christopher Hu, 40, faces charges of violating and conspiring to violate the Foreign Agents Registration Act, visa fraud, alien smuggling and money laundering conspiracy, according to a newly-unsealed indictment in Brooklyn federal court. In exchange for advancing Beijing’s agenda in New York, the feds allege that Sun and Hu received millions of dollars in shady kickbacks and laundered it to buy a $4.1 million Manhasset mansion, a $2 million Honolulu luxury condo and a fleet of luxury cars, including a 2024 Ferrari Roma...
#8 Supreme Court Won’t Allow Oklahoma to Reclaim Federal Money in Dispute Over Abortion Referrals - Mark Sherman for AP News, CC of Oklahoma, and Katie Buehler on X
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Oklahoma’s emergency appeal seeking to restore a $4.5 million grant for family planning services in an ongoing dispute over the state’s refusal to refer pregnant women to a nationwide hotline that provides information about abortion and other options. The brief order did not detail the court’s reasoning, as is typical, but says three justices — Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Neil Gorsuch — would have sided with Oklahoma. Lower courts had ruled that the federal Health and Human Services Department’s decision to cut off Oklahoma from the funds did not violate federal law...
#7 Justice Department Announces Terrorism Charges Against Senior Hamas Leaders After Hostage Deaths - Josh Marcus for Independent, AVA Today, and Lou on X
The US Department of Justice on Tuesday unsealed a sweeping set of charges against six leaders of Hamas. The case, originally filed in New York federal court in February, accuses the Hamas officials of a range of terrorism-related offenses stretching from 1997 through the present conflict with Israel that began on October 7. “The Justice Department has charged Yahya Sinwar and other senior leaders of Hamas for financing, directing, and overseeing a decades-long campaign to murder American citizens and endanger the national security of the United States,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement accompanying the announcement. “On October 7th, Hamas terrorists, led by these defendants, murdered nearly 1200 people, including over 40 Americans, and kidnapped hundreds of civilians.”
#6 Judge Won't Move Trump's Hush Money Case to Federal Court - Rebecca Downs for Townhall and on X
Ahead of his sentencing later this month, the legal team for Donald Trump requested that his hush-money case be moved out of state court and into federal court. On Tuesday, however, U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein denied such a request, just as he had done previously. This newer request came after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Trump v. United States that the office of the president was immune from criminal prosecution when it comes to official acts. Trump's team also raised concerns about the judge involved in the case, Judge Juan Merchan, though Hellerstein was unwilling to get involved in such a pressing issue, pointing to how it's a matter for other courts...#5 Brian Stelter Returning to CNN as Chief Media Analyst - Dominick Mastrangelo for The Hill, Jeremy Redfern, Bill D'Agostino, and Tom Elliot on X
Brian Stelter is heading back to CNN to lead its coverage of the media, the longtime press correspondent and commentator announced on Tuesday. Stelter’s return is a surprise move that comes more than two years after he left CNN following the network’s canceling of his weekly Sunday media affairs program “Reliable Sources.” In his new role as “Chief Media Analyst,” Stelter will appear on CNN’s air, develop digital content and helm its flagship media newsletter, also dubbed “Reliable Sources,” which he helped found in 2015...
#4 Republican Marine Vet Wins Primary to Take on Elizabeth Warren in Massachusetts Senate Race - Morgan Phillips for Fox News, Eleanor Terrett, and Sean McBride on X
Republican attorney and Marine veteran John Deaton of Bolton won a US Senate primary in Massachusetts on Tuesday and will now face longtime Democrat Sen. Elizabeth Warren in November. Deaton, a personal injury attorney and crypto advocate, moved from Rhode Island to Massachusetts last year. He faced off in the primary against Ian Cain of Quincy, Massachusetts’ first black and openly gay city council member, and Bob Antonellis, an engineer and political newcomer from Medford...
#3 Armed Venezuelan Prison Gang In Denver Highlights Map Of US Sanctuary Zones To Avoid Amid Migrant Crisis - Tyler Durden ZeroHedge, Deep Blue Crypto on X
Law-abiding Americans should be made well aware of the cities, counties, and states that have laws, ordinances, and policies that obstruct immigration enforcement and shield illegal alien criminals from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. This is because the Biden-Harris administration has imported the third world into the first world, and with that comes elevated risks of violent crime and chaos. Footage of the Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua members raiding an apartment building with at least one AR-style rifle and pistols in the northern Denver suburb of Aurora shocked the nation last week about how quickly sanctuary cities run by far-left Democrats can spiral out of control after rolling out the red carpet to illegals...
#2 Tim Walz’s Brother Donated to Trump in 2016. Now He’s ‘100% Opposed’ to His Sibling’s Political Ideology - Rachel Sharp for Independent, Ryan A Fournier/Josette Caruso on X
Back in 2016, Jeff Walz donated to Donald Trump’s campaign. Now, eight years on, the 67-year-old’s brother Tim Walz is taking on the former president having joined Vice President Kamala Harris on the Democratic party’s 2024 ticket. And Jeff Walz appears to be far from happy with his sibling’s political aspirations. In Facebook posts, first seen and published by The New York Post, Jeff Walz said that he’s “100% opposed” to his sibling’s political ideology” and even told other social media users that he is “not the type of character you want making decisions about your future.” “I’m 100% opposed to all his ideology,” he wrote in a post on Friday evening about the Minnesota governor.
#1 Elon Musk Torches Democrats After Former DNC Leader Praises Suppression of Free Speech in Brazil - Blaze News, Breaking News and Situation Analysis on X
Billionaire and tech entrepreneur Elon Musk lambasted the Democratic Party after a former party leader praised Brazil for shutting down free speech in the country. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison issued a celebratory message for Brazil after the country banned Musk's social media platform X on Friday. He tweeted "Obrigado Brasil!" on Labor Day on X. The phrase translates to "Thank you, Brazil!" Musk has been feuding with a Brazilian supreme court judge who has issued orders against his companies for their refusal to punish his political enemies according to critics. Musk has called the judge a dictator and compared him to a villain from the "Harry Potter" movie franchise. Ellison had previously worked as the deputy chair for the Democratic National Committee...
And Now for Something Special 
Cat Burglars?
Town Is Missing Its Clothing as 4-Pawed Cat Burglar Pilfers Items From Neighbors and Brings Them Home - Andy Corbley for GNN
There are cat burglars, then there are cat-burglars. Taboo, a 12-year-old black and white resident of West Yorkshire in England, has stolen gloves, socks, underpants, and shoes from properties across the area. Her owner, Sandra Danskin has now been forced to share regular pictures of the loot on social media so residents can reclaim their stolen items. But Danskin, who works night shifts, said sneaky Taboo is rarely caught and has become a master of her criminal trade...
