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They told us we had to follow a leader they set for our group that someone had set (as I remember the whole church was separated into 'groups' with a spiritual leader). Then they had us come and learn what we had to follow at the 'leaders' house over a meal after church. Well, I had seen this same process in the church I had left that we had started with the youth group and others who had gone to 'Willow Creek', and had slowly been changed so that other Adventist churches began to warn its members. I was not concerned in that church till I heard these 'new' ideas being presented which later learned was from Spiritual Formation. Then they took out the SS lessons and replaced it with Max Lucado, and slowly took out anything references to Ellen White from all parts of the worship service, then they began to have Coffee and Donuts for what they called neighbor greeting time and then the a music 'director' was hired for the 'celebration' they brought in....

Could someone please explain this to me? And this: And, According to what I'm reading Michael the archangel was essentially a newly created "husk" or Avatar which creature-christ operated? I did a search for "became an angel" and was able to pull up quite a bit of documentation on this concept. I was unaware that Seventh-day Adventism believed that Michael was not existent when the angels sinned but instead was created when Christ sloughed off his divinity and became an angel and while existing as an angel operated the Avatar called Michael. It's going to take me a long time to sort this out - but it is interesting. f

UK government bans goods from Israeli settlements and accuses settlers of ‘ethnic cleansing’ LONDON (AP) — The United Kingdom on Tuesday banned trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, where it says “settler terrorists” are carrying out “ethnic cleansing” of Palestinians, in a significant toughening of Britain’s stance toward a longtime ally. https://apnews.com/article/uk-west-bank-israel-settlement-sanctions-b4d7354221bfe0c48e4bfce7a3b7624b?

Federal investigators probe Amazon cargo jet’s fiery runway crash that killed 5 in Miami MIAMI (AP) — The five people killed when an Amazon cargo jet ran off a runway at Miami International Airport were all inside a van carrying seven people from a cleaning company, and an SUV hit outside of airport property, National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said Monday. https://apnews.com/article/cargo-plane-crash-miami-airport-amazon-prime-d5118998e880f380a3fd8786e35fd9bb?

German vote shows rise of far right in Europe, but it hasn’t been a steady march The first victory of the Alternative for Germany in a state election has renewed fears of an ascendant far right in Europe, as voters repeatedly vent discontent and mainstream leaders grapple with myriad crises, from affordability to Russian aggression. Read more. Why this matters: But while anti-immigrant, pro-Russian parties have made inroads across the continent in recent years, there have also been notable reversals, and some have softened their views to build coalitions with moderates. Still, far-right leaders from Portugal to Austria celebrated the AfD’s win as they prepare for elections across Europe in the coming months. These will show whether the German vote was a watershed moment in the demise of an anti-fascist consensus dating back to World War II, or the latest in a series of elections worldwide in which frustrated voters simply cast out incumbents. RELATED COVERAGE ➤ German leader under pressure after far-right state election triumph Germany fights Gaza genocide claims at the top UN court Russia shuts German consulate in St. Petersburg in tit-for-tat move after Leipzig drone incident Hungary orders 10 Russian diplomats to leave the country over activities deemed unacceptable EU seeks to reassure a Trump-rattled Greenland with promise of a new partnership and investment UK government condemns anti-migrant protests at ports over Channel boat crossings

Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia ignite fires at oil facilities and wound 73 people, officials say The attacks early Tuesday hit “civilian and economic facilities,” Maj. Gen. Turki al-Malki, a spokesperson for the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen, said. The Houthis claimed responsibility for the strikes, saying they were in response to recent Saudi attacks on the rebels across Yemen. Read more. Why this matters: The flare-up delivered a new jolt to a region already mired in conflict, bringing more uncertainty for the global economy. The fighting between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis threatens to squeeze shipping through the Bab al-Mandeb strait, a critical route off the Arabian Peninsula for oil and global trade. It also comes at a time when the Iran war has nearly halted shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway that moved about one-fifth of the world’s oil before the war. RELATED COVERAGE ➤ Houthis accuse Saudi Arabia of a strike on a prison in northern Yemen, killing 7, including a child Houthi strikes hit Saudi Arabia, plus other key Mideast news WATCH: Israeli strike hits close to a reporter live on air An Iranian port city feels the pain of Washington’s tightening economic measures Iran increases gasoline price for its heaviest consumers as economy struggles The Iranian school struck in the war’s earliest attacks is now a memorial for children

Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on $20 billion worth of US goods take effect Canada struck back at President Donald Trump on Tuesday with tariffs in an escalating trade war with the U.S. The tariffs hit hundreds of American products, including steel, aluminum, cheese, appliances, clothing, cosmetics and farm equipment, at rates of 15%, 25% or 50%. Read more. What to know: The current trade war began after Trump returned to office and imposed a series of tariffs on Canadian goods despite having negotiated and repeatedly praised the North American trade agreement during his first term. Many of those tariffs violate the pact. The outcome could resonate far beyond Canada, showing other governments whether a smaller U.S. ally can withstand Trump’s economic pressure. RBC Economics, the research arm of the Royal Bank of Canada, said the measures were unlikely to dent U.S. growth overall but could hit some businesses hard. RELATED COVERAGE ➤ US tourism groups want to win Canadian visitors back. A testy trade war isn’t helping The US tariff on Canadian imports could send already soaring hockey gear prices even higher Trump wants voters to pretend he’s on the ballot. The Republican Party is going along for the ride The GOP was confident about keeping its Senate majority. Now the fight for control is wide open What to watch as Republicans gather in Dallas for Trump’s unusual midterm convention New Hampshire voters pick nominees as Sen. Shaheen’s exit sparks a scramble for key seats

September 8, 2026 By Sam Sifton Good morning from London, where the flowers in the Festival Gardens outside St. Paul’s Cathedral are thriving despite the summer’s heat. I want to start, though, elsewhere in the Commonwealth. Prime Minister Mark Carney Chris Tanouye/Reuters A Canadian club The trade war between the United States and Canada escalated this morning, as Canada imposed retaliatory tariffs of up to 50 percent on American goods. Talks between the two countries fell apart last month. The tariffs went into effect shortly after midnight. They cover about $20 billion per year of imports from the United States, including goods like clothing, steel and cheese. That amount mimics the tariffs President Trump imposed on Canadian goods. For now, only a small portion of the annual trade between the countries is affected. “The more pressing concern is a potential cycle of retaliation,” my colleague Tony Romm reports. Trump has already threatened additional tariffs on Canadian-made cars and trucks. He suggested last week that he might halt bilateral trade outright. Then, last night, he took to social media to single out Bombardier, a Canadian plane manufacturer, claiming there would be “NO MORE SELLING BOMBARDIER IN THE UNITED STATES!” The dispute is fracturing one of America’s closest alliances, and it is not expected to end soon. When Canada left the talks last month, Carney said his country was “at war.” Canadians stood with him: 75 percent of those polled said they supported his decision to exit. But if Canadians are on a war footing, American officials say they are not. “I don’t think you can be in a tit-for-tat with someone who’s 13 times larger than you are,” Scott Bessent, the treasury secretary, said in an interview on CNBC. The strategy, it seems: Might makes right. What’s happening Carney took power in Canada early last year on a promise to be tough on Trump. “Elbows up” was one of his campaign slogans, a hockey reference that applied to American tariffs, too. His antagonism only grew in office. At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, this year, he delivered a speech deriding the hegemony of the United States. “Every day we’re reminded that we live in an era of great-power rivalry,” Carney said. “That the rules-based order is fading. That the strong can do what they can, and the weak must suffer what they must.” And he delivered a stark warning: “The middle powers must act together because if we’re not at the table, we’re on the menu.” Canada has very much been on the menu. We’re a long way from 2016, when former President Barack Obama and former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau brought their bromancy message of hope and change to a televised press conference in the Rose Garden. Trump has since made claims on Canada as the 51st state and is threatening to tear up longstanding agreements between the two countries. And, of course, he has levied these tariffs that are debilitating some of Canada’s key industries, such as cars, steel and lumber. The Ambassador Bridge, which connects Michigan and Ontario. Carlos Osorio/Reuters The political is personal Just as a reminder: A tariff is a tax your government charges people and companies in your country for buying goods from a foreign nation. That tax is often passed on to consumers in the form of higher prices. To avoid it, sometimes companies simply stop importing goods from the tariffed nations and look for them elsewhere. That’s happening on both sides of the border. In the U.S.: Imagine, for instance, that your kid plays goalie on a youth hockey team in Minnesota. Thanks in part to tariffs, a goaltender’s helmet that ran $400 in 2022 now costs $1,000. “If a kid on the ice breaks a stick, every other parent is looking at that mom or dad going, ‘Ahhh oh, no!’” one parent told The Independent. “You feel for them. How many $400 sticks can you afford in one season?” In Canada: Or pretend you’re a honey producer in southern Alberta and need wood from the U.S. to build your hive frames. For one farmer, an order of $32,500 in Montana pine now costs roughly $8,100 more. “We are the sacrificial pawn,” he told The Times. The examples get smaller and more absurd. Ian Austen, a Canadian who has covered the country for The Times for decades, offered some funny illustrations of that. “Canada is targeting makers of those tiny ID bands that clamp to the legs of migratory birds,” he told me. The United States is targeting false beards and eyebrows made in Canada. Why? “This has little to do with either country’s economy,” Ian said. “This is politics.” The response Canada is fighting back. Ian said yesterday that the conflict had brought Canadians together in a way that has little precedent. The tariffs may hurt Canada more, certainly in the short term. But there is national pride at stake. “High on the list of popular priorities is punching back by all available means. That includes individual acts,” he said. “Any Canadian planning a visit to the U.S. now should probably keep it to themselves unless they enjoy awkward, or even confrontational, dinner-table conversations.” Amid the tariff war, some Canadians may still want to visit the Detroit Institute of Arts and the George Eastman Museum in Rochester, Ian allowed. “But I know that many people here see that as almost treasonous.” Read more about the trade war here. THE LATEST NEWS Politics Trump posted a map on social media that appeared to suggest renaming the state of New Mexico as “New America.” Times exclusive: Roger Marshall, an ob-gyn, routinely sued his patients for debts; 81 were arrested. Now he’s a senator. The Midterms Representative Jeff Hurd of Colorado at the state fair last month. Jimena Peck for The New York Times Trump’s trade policies are raising costs for voters in agricultural states, increasing Democrats’ hopes of winning some key congressional seats. Watch these five key midterm races for clues about how voters view Trump, the economy and the war with Iran. Middle East Israel has stepped up attacks in southern Lebanon. Its recent strikes have killed 27 people. The Houthi militia in Yemen struck southern Saudi Arabia, targeting civilian sites along the Red Sea coast. Art An 18th-century painting stolen by a high-ranking Nazi during World War II and spotted last year in a real-estate listing must be returned to the owner’s descendants, a judge in Argentina ruled. Thieves stole three artworks from a Renoir museum at the artist’s last home in the south of France. David Rubenstein, the chairman of the Kennedy Center ousted by Trump, has bought the abstract sculpture called “Blue” that was removed from its grounds last week. “Blue.” Salwan Georges for The New York Times Other Big Stories Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration in New York City is releasing more than 170,000 pages of documents about environmental toxins after 9/11. They suggest officials misled the public about air quality, including asbestos levels. All five people killed in the Amazon cargo jet crash in Miami were in a van the plane crashed into. Preliminary data indicates that a drug created using A.I. to treat a rare lung condition could slow aging. Reading and math scores for American students on a global exam are near a 25-year low in results released today. THE MORNING QUIZ This question comes from a recent edition of the newsletter. Click an answer to see if you’re right. (The link will be free.) Ancient bugs had an abundance of what, a study found? Antennae Eyes Pincers Legs Tails OPINIONS Gen Z is acutely aware of brain rot. But these young people just can’t imagine a life without scrolling, a researcher found. There is something better than happiness, a professor writes — having an occupied intellect. Introducing bonus puzzles. Try these twists on our games, including Wordle in 1, Connections 3x3, Colorful Strands and more. New puzzles drop every Wednesday. MORNING READS Juan Arredondo for The New York Times We’ve made these links free for you. You just need to log in. Pool cleaner: Since 2012, Jim Maroon has taken care of some of the most symbolically weighted water in America — in the reflecting pools at the 9/11 Memorial in New York. Watch him work. Your pick: The most clicked link in The Morning yesterday was to images of bears taking over L.A. backyards. “I don’t want to die”: Two friends rented jet skis for an hourlong excursion. They were stranded at sea for 15 hours. A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter carrying out a rescue. via U.S. Coast Guard TODAY’S NUMBER 83.2 — That is how many miles to the gallon one Wisconsin “hypermiler” gets out of his 2017 Toyota Prius. The car generally gets around 52 miles a gallon, the E.P.A. reckons. Hypermilers use aggressive techniques to maximize fuel efficiency — methods that are ingenious, if sometimes eccentric. Read about them. SPORTS U.S. Open: Zheng Qinwen defeated Iga Swiatek, and Coco Gauff beat Iva Jovic. N.F.L.: Christian Gonzalez agreed to a four-year extension with the New England Patriots, sources said, making him the highest-paid cornerback in league history. RECIPE OF THE DAY David Malosh for The New York Times There’s little more satisfying at the top end of a workweek at the bottom end of the summer than a refreshing dinnertime egg salad sandwich. This one is anointed with pickle brine, Dijon mustard and mayonnaise, cut with red onion and dill, and topped with a healthy shower of furikake, the salty-sweet dried Japanese sea-creature and seaweed shake. Serve with potato chips and eat outside, if you can. FILLING A VOID George Etheredge for The New York Times Michael Kimmelman, our architecture critic, explores how, 25 years after the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City, the site is still frozen in a moment of trauma. To revive it, he suggests building a new Manhattan neighborhood. “One can imagine a lively mixture of new residents and commuters,” he writes, “and open plazas buzzing with commerce and cafe tables, buskers and benches. The activity would be yet another enduring rebuke to the terrorist attacks.” Read the argument. More on culture Elizabeth Holmes A24 Elizabeth Holmes, the disgraced founder of the health technology company Theranos, invited a film crew to capture her last moments before prison. The result is shocking audiences — and “may upend the documentary genre,” our reporter writes. See the viral trailer. Noël Godin, a Belgian entertainer and anarchist, hurled cream pies at politicians and executives, including Bill Gates. Godin died last month at 80. Noël Godin in Brussels in 1998. Yves Herman for The New York Times THE MORNING RECOMMENDS Stop burning your fingers retrieving hot waffles, reheated scallion pancakes, sizzling buttered bagels or slices of nearly singed sourdough from the toaster. Instead, use these elegant wooden tongs discovered by the safety-minded entremétiers at Wirecutter. Consider: What if Germany won World War II? That’s the plot of “SS-GB,” Len Deighton’s speculative 1978 novel, in which Churchill gets executed and the king imprisoned in the Tower of London. (Hey, I’m in town.) “It is a scenario that gives immense opportunities for the sensational approach,” Julian Symons wrote in his review for The Times. “Instead, everything is played down, so that it becomes at once plausible and frightening.” GAMES Here is today’s Spelling Bee. Yesterday’s pangram was pitched. And here are today’s Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections, Crossplay and Strands. Thanks for spending part of your morning with The Times and me. See you tomorrow. — Sam Sign up here to get this newsletter in your inbox. Reach our team at themorning@nytimes.com. Host: Sam Sifton Editor: Adam B. Kushner News Editor: Tom Wright-Piersanti News Staff: Evan Gorelick, Brent Lewis, Lara McCoy, Karl Russell Saturday Writer: Melissa Kirsch Editorial Director, Newsletters: Jodi Rudoren Deputy Editorial Director: Lauren Jackson

Should the US shrink its footprint in the Middle East? Officials in the US military and intelligence community are quietly discussing whether to scale back personnel and facilities in the Middle East if the Trump administration succeeds in ending the Iran conflict. This comes as the fighting has exposed vulnerabilities at American sites across the region, repeatedly targeted by Iran during a war that has killed 18 US service members. For now, roughly 50,000 troops and a large number of military assets remain deployed there. A drawdown would mark a major shift from the network of permanent US military and intelligence sites built in the region after the September 11, 2001, attacks. + Read more: Military and intelligence officials discuss smaller presence in the Middle East as US looks for another post-9/11 strategy + Analysis: Trump’s blockade pushes Iran toward military escalation + Meanwhile: Scores wounded as Iran-backed Houthis attack Saudi Arabia in regional escalation

Hawaii hunkers down Hawaii is bracing for the worst of Hurricane Lowell, with the storm expected to make its closest approach to the islands early today. Lowell is forecast to remain offshore and weaken, but its expanding wind field could bring tropical storm-force winds to the western islands, while more than a foot of rain in some areas raises the risk of dangerous flash flooding and mudslides. Lowell is the third storm in just over three weeks to target Hawaii as El Niño supercharges the Pacific hurricane season. A hurricane warning is in effect for the islands of Kauai and Niihau. + Read more: Hurricane Lowell lashing Hawaii with flooding rain and massive waves + Video: Meteorologist explains Hurricane Lowell’s path Hurricane Lowell expected to pass near one Hawaiian island and cause major rains statewide Hawaii Gov. Josh Green closed schools and government offices on the westernmost islands of Kauai and Niihau and on Oahu for Tuesday as Hurricane Lowell was expected to pass nearby, bringing damaging winds, mudslides, possible tornadoes, dangerous rip currents and as much as 24 inches (about 60 centimeters) of rain to some areas on Kauai. https://apnews.com/article/hurricane-lowell-hawaii-schools-516235ba1cedaa7256de8d893c36a752?

Canada’s counter-tariffs on US goods take effect Canada’s new counter-tariffs on hundreds of American products went into effect at midnight. The duties range from 15% to 50% on about $20 billion worth of US goods, in response to the Trump administration’s levies on Canadian imports. The steepest tariffs on US steel and aluminum could ripple across American industries, analysts say. And the impact may extend well beyond metals, with paper products, construction materials, home appliances and agricultural goods facing fresh duties. On Monday, President Donald Trump also threatened to ban sales of Canadian-made Bombardier jets unless the company begins manufacturing them in the US, escalating an already bitter trade dispute between the two countries. + Latest: Canada’s retaliatory tariffs take effect + Video: Former Trudeau advisor: ‘Canada must stand up for itself’

👢 Republicans roll into Dallas Photo: Mark Felix/Bloomberg via Getty Images More than 100 Republican House members and candidates are expected at the American Airlines Center in Dallas for the party's first-ever midterm convention tomorrow and Thursday, running for six hours each night, 4-10 p.m. ET. (with competition from NFL season openers). Lots of lawmakers in competitive races are taking a pass or hedging about their plans. Organizers have scheduled 50+ speakers or presentations each night, with many of the slots kept brief for easy online sharing. Everyday Americans, including former Democrats, will take turns onstage talking about how they've benefited from Trump policies. President Trump will speak each night. Vice President JD Vance will keynote Thursday. 📺 C-SPAN plans gavel-to-gavel coverage, and C-SPAN2 will be on the campaign trail with Democrats. Speaker lineup.

💥 Inside the mission to de-mine the Strait of Hormuz A U.S. Navy Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) drone boat navigates during a NATO exercise off the coast of Poland in June. Photo: Omar Marques/Getty Images The U.S. military has covertly engaged in a risky four-month operation to de-mine the Strait of Hormuz with Navy SEAL divers, robot boats and specialized underwater craft, the Financial Times reports. Navy divers — working in small teams on inflatable craft — located Iranian mines with the help of sonar arrays towed by robot boats and submersibles, allowing them to see objects in the ocean at high resolution. Bill Hamblet, a retired U.S. Navy captain who often operated in the Gulf, told the FT that it's "usually followed up by a navy diver who's got to get in the water and approach the mine, and then put a charge on it and destroy it." Keep reading (gift link).

🏀 Summer of sports warfare Illustration: Lindsey Bailey/Axios The WNBA, Major League Baseball and even a golf startup spent the summer as unlikely proxies in some of the country's fiercest national conflicts, Axios' Noah Bressner writes. Why it matters: American culture has shattered into thousands of tiny shards of glass. Sports remain one of the few forces powerful enough to pull much of the country into the same moment — making it a prime target for political fights. 🥊 This summer's fights have blown up far beyond the fan bases: Caitlin Clark, the WNBA's biggest star, spent the season absorbing hard fouls. The fight over whether refs were protecting her quickly became a fight about race. Eleven House Republicans wrote to the league, and the topic has become a staple on conservative media. Clark's Indiana Fever teammate Sophie Cunningham told ESPN in July that girls shouldn't have to compete against "biological men." Competing activist groups have clashed outside WNBA games, with Cunningham's words and photos appearing on signs held by her supporters. Three San Francisco Giants pitchers wrote Bible verses on their rainbow caps for Pride Night in June. The Justice Department referred the league to the EEOC for possible religious discrimination after it warned the players about violating uniform rules. Good Good Golf, a popular YouTube channel and apparel brand, posted an ad last month showing its co-founder shoving a female golfer to the ground. Callaway responded to the uproar by ending a three-year partnership, and Good Good withdrew as the title sponsor of a new PGA Tour event. President Trump's shadow hung over this summer's World Cup. Keep reading.

GOP's Latino gains fade Data: Hart Research/TelevisaUnivision. Table: Russell Contreras/Axios Democrats have gained sharply with Latino voters in some of the country's most competitive House districts since 2024, Axios' Russell Contreras writes from a new Hart Research/TelevisaUnivision poll. Democrats are gaining ground with Latino voters across a survey of 17 competitive House districts, opening a 58%-35% lead on the generic congressional ballot. That 23-point margin is double the 11-point edge Kamala Harris held over Trump in the same sample's self-reported 2024 vote. The intrigue: 11% of Latino voters who say they backed Trump in 2024 now support Democratic congressional candidates. More from the poll.

🔮 Scenarios: 4 ways AI could play out Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios. Stock: Getty Images In his weekly C-Suite newsletter, Axios CEO Jim VandeHei walks through the four most plausible emerging AI scenarios: The techno-optimists are right: So far, AI capabilities have advanced faster than almost anyone predicted. Yes, the tech is imperfect — but it would be foolish not to assume it keeps getting meaningfully better with each passing month. This is my dominant assumption. An AI catastrophe hits: I work under the assumption that something big and bad will hit in the next 18 months, most likely a widespread cyberattack or bio-engineered virus set loose by a bad actor. This will instantly reset politics and AI advancement. Assume swift, severe backlash. Shut-it-down politics explode. If something bad happens — or even if data centers keep rising in unpopularity, or job losses start to mount — Democrats seem ready to turn hard against AI. Bernie Sanders, the dominant voice of the left, has already called for a pause. He introduced legislation that would imprison anyone building superintelligence. The messy middle persists. This is a very plausible — and some think most likely — outcome. AI keeps advancing, but not so fast or transformationally as the optimists think. Our employees use it more and more, but it simply takes longer to connect to existing data, systems and security layers to truly upend work and life as we know it.

Hakeem Jeffries' next fight Photo illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios. Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) faces mounting behind-the-scenes frustration from progressive lawmakers and candidates that's likely to burst into public view after the midterm elections, Axios' Andrew Solender writes. Why it matters: An influx of Democratic Socialists of America-aligned members in January will compound latent distrust of Jeffries that's festering in some corners of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. 🔎 Zoom in: Jeffries has made several recent moves that left Progressive Caucus members fuming, according to multiple lawmakers, candidates and aides. Medicare for All: Jeffries said on NBC's "Meet the Press" last month that Medicare for All is "not legislation ... that I support." He said in a later radio interview that he supports universal coverage, but there are "different paths" to get there. Kushner meeting: Jeffries' sit-down with President Trump's son-in-law rankled progressive groups. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) told reporters: "I don't know what that was about." Rule change: A proposal to penalize members who don't pay their dues to the party's campaign arm, or who break with leadership on procedural votes, was seen by progressives as a preemptive attempt to cut off dissent from the left.

THIS DAY IN HISTORY September 8 1974 Ford pardons Nixon President Gerald Ford pardons his disgraced predecessor Richard M. Nixon for any crimes he may have committed as part of the Watergate scandal while in office. read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 1960s 1965 Delano Grape Strike begins American Revolution 1781 Bloody battle begins at Eutaw Springs, South Carolina 1776 Nathan Hale volunteers to spy behind British lines Arts & Entertainment 1504 Michelangelo’s statue of David is unveiled to the public 1966 “Star Trek” premieres 1993 “The Joy Luck Club” premieres 2003 Recording industry begins suing individual sharers of copyrighted mp3 files 1907 Gertrude Stein meets great love Alice B. Toklas 1986 Oprah goes national Black History 1968 First Miss Black America crowned Civil War 1863 Rebels thwart Yankees at the Second Battle of Sabine Pass Cold War 1945 American troops arrive in Korea to partition the country Colonial America 1664 New Amsterdam becomes New York Crime 1935 Louisiana senator Huey Long is shot European History 2022 Queen Elizabeth II dies; Charles becomes King 1941 Siege of Leningrad begins LGBTQ+ History 1975 Gay sergeant challenges the Air Force Natural Disasters & Environment 1900 Deadly hurricane batters Galveston, Texas Sports 1957 Althea Gibson becomes first African American to win U.S. Open tennis title Vietnam War 1954 SEATO established World War I 1915 German airship hits central London World War II 1943 Italian surrender is announced

Thieves steal 4 Renoirs from a French museum. 2 of the paintings are still missing PARIS (AP) — Two thieves sliced through a fence, climbed through a window and stole four valuable Renoir paintings Tuesday from a small museum on the French Riviera, but abandoned two of the artworks as they fled, authorities said. Investigators launched a national search for the perpetrators. https://apnews.com/article/france-renoir-heist-paintings-riviera-4f5a9a3ece4f973c73721232fb917282?

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‘Ferris Bueller Gone Bad’ The alleged ringleader of one of the largest cryptocurrency heists in the US is due in court today for his plea agreement hearing. Malone Lam, a 22-year-old Singaporean citizen in California, stands accused of siphoning more than $240M worth of bitcoin with the help of 17 others. Lam and his network met in online gaming forums and allegedly began scamming people out of cryptocurrency in 2023. In one instance, they targeted a cryptocurrency investor through two phone calls, each warning about security threats to his cryptocurrency wallet, in order to access his security codes. Defendants allegedly spent the ill-gotten gains on luxury cars and watches, private jet rides, rented mansions, and nightclub benders. Lam allegedly spent more than $569K in one night at a Los Angeles nightclub. One judge likened the case to “Ferris Bueller gone bad.” Cryptocurrency fraud reports jumped up last year, with Americans reporting losses of more than $11B. See tips to avoid phone scams.