-- Added note: The Butler, PA's local rep told the press that the reason the outer-buildings at the Trump rally weren't fully protected was lack of police officers. Likely meaning the lack of department funds, or outside monies, to pay for extra protection, etc. All secret service dollars come from the GOP majority congress. Local revenue from taxes. The Trump campaign could have paid more, or at least paid their past rally bills or additional, now overdue, security & traffic management costs.
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Saturday, August 10, 2024
Trump's Bozeman rally highlights unpaid costs from past Montana visits
NBC Montana @ August 7, 2024 | "Donald Trump makes a campaign stop in
Bozeman Friday night, headlining a rally at Montana State University’s Brick
Breeden Fieldhouse. But a visit from the former president comes with a cost.
Around the country, reports claim his campaign rarely pays invoices to
local government for the increased police presence, security and other
costs that come with hosting the event. Some places in Montana are still
expecting payment.
Back in 2018, Trump visited Montana four times, holding rallies in Billings,
Bozeman, Great Falls and Missoula."
'I want my dad back': Daughter searching for Sarasota man last seen during Hurricane Debby
10 Tampa Bay @ August 9, 2024 | "Jose Andino was trying to get to work in
Bradenton when Debby dumped rain on the area."
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Friday, August 9, 2024
NYC Journalist Faces Hate Crime Charge for Allegedly Filming Gaza Protest Action; Police Raid Home
Democracy Now @ August 9, 2024 | "Press freedom groups are raising alarm after New York police arrested and charged videographer Samuel Seligson for allegedly filming pro-Palestinian activists hurling red paint at the homes of top officials of the Brooklyn Museum, part of a campaign by activists demanding the institution divest from Israel. Seligson faces eight counts of criminal mischief with a hate crime enhancement, which is a felony. Police also raided his home twice. Seligson is a well-known local journalist whose work has appeared on major news outlets, and his attorney Leena Widdi says the charges are an attack on constitutionally protected press freedoms. “It is an extremely concerning assault on the First Amendment. The reason why the freedom of press is so strongly protected is because there’s some underlying belief that in order for the public to meaningfully participate in a democracy, they must be actually informed,” Widdi tells Democracy Now!
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Energy Crisis | Minister visits new Wolf Wind Farm
SABC News @ August 9, 2024 | "Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has visited the Wolf Wind Farm in the Eastern Cape to assess the work done on the project.
The project, which commenced in March 2023, is expected to create about 2-thousand job opportunities.
The project is fully funded by the private sector, and the government hopes to bring in more funds to continue infrastructure development."
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Thursday, August 8, 2024
Giant pandas make their public debut at the San Diego Zoo
CBS 8 San Diego @ August 8, 2024 | "Two giant pandas made their public
debut Thursday at the San Diego Zoo. Yun Chuan and Xin Bao arrived at the San
Diego Zoo earlier this summer and are the first giant pandas to enter the U.S.
in 21 years. In celebration of their debut, Governor Gavin Newsom proclaimed
August 8, 2024, as California Panda Day."
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New details emerge on Vienna terror plots behind Taylor Swift concert cancellations
PBS NewsHour @ August 8, 2024 | "Taylor Swift’s concerts in Austria were called off after officials arrested two teenagers accused of plotting a terrorist attack. Roughly 200,000 people were scheduled to attend the sold-out Vienna shows. To discuss the threats, Amna Nawaz spoke with Juliette Kayyem, professor at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and former assistant secretary at the Department of Homeland Security."
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