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The son of NBA star LeBron James (USA) has recovered from a cardiac arrest during practice.

The Associated Press and ESPN, an American sports media, quoted the James family’s announcement on the 26th and reported, “James’ son, Bronny, collapsed from cardiac arrest during practice yesterday.”

Bronny, born in 2004, had a sudden heart problem while training with players from his team, the University of Southern California (USC), in Los Angeles, California, USA the day before.

James’ family said, “We express our gratitude to the school medical staff and staff who worked hard to ensure the safety of the players.” Bronny decided to go to USC in May of this year and could be in the 2024 NBA draft at the earliest.

AFP reported, “Experts expect Bronny to be a top 10 pick in the 2024 NBA Draft.”

If Bronny is selected in the 2024 draft, he could make his NBA debut in the 2024-2025 season. In 2024, James will be 40 years old, and his son Bronny will be 20 years old.

Oregon governor re-imprisoned after cancelling pardon for convicted prisoner released 2 years ago.

A ‘person of interest’ identified by the police in connection with the deaths of four women recently found dead in the Portland area has been arrested and re-imprisoned in prison.

He is a convicted prisoner who was released with an amnesty in 2021 for theft along with model prisoners. Gov. Tina Kortek cancelled the pardon for Jesse Lee Calhoun, 38, who was arrested and ordered him to serve the remaining 11 months of his sentence.

Calhoun had been pardoned along with 40 other prisoners by former Gov. Kate Brown. According to police, the bodies of four women, were found in separate forests in Portland between the months of February and May.

The police did not disclose how these women were murdered and their bodies abandoned, or why Calhoun was singled out as a person of interest.  Calhoun has not yet been formally charged.

The Multnomah County Prosecutor’s Office said it had “at least one person of interest” brought to the fore during the investigation and said it had heard testimony from many. Calhoun was arrested and served time in 2019 on charges such as theft and carjacking, and he was pardoned the following year, along with her fellow convicts who collaborated in fighting wildfires in 2020.

At the time, Governor Brown had commuted their sentences, saying that they were judged not to harm the safety of society. Deputy Attorney General Todd Jackson said Calhoun was involved in another crime after being released from prison and is currently under police investigation.

Governor Kortek accepted this, and Calhoun returned to prison on the 7th and began serving the remainder of his sentence, Jackson added. As the bodies of the mysterious women were found one after another, rumours spread on social media that these cases were linked.

Police denied that there was any evidence to support this until last month, but finally changed their stance on the 17th and joined the view of other investigative agencies that there was a connection to these cases.

An official said that nine local law enforcement agencies, including Oregon’s three county prosecutor’s offices and the state police department, are jointly investigating the case. The state coroner’s office has not revealed the cause of death of the victims or the details of the killings.

In Rolling Hills Estates, known as a wealthy residence in Los Angeles County, California, more than 10 luxury homes collapsed one after another, forcing residents to evacuate in a hurry.

According to the Los Angeles County Fire Department and the City of Rolling Hills Estate on the 11th, ground movement has occurred in some housing complexes in the area since the 8th. As a result, the walls of 12 houses built on the ground began to crack and collapse, and a red alert was issued. 16 residents were evacuated from their homes, and luckily there were no casualties.

The Los Angeles County Fire Department said in a social media notice on the 10th that “10 of the houses with red alerts are still moving,” and “an additional 16 are under surveillance.”

“The speed at which the houses were destroyed was shocking,” said Janice Hahn, chairman of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. “There are still many things we don’t know about this situation,” She added. However, she said, “I think that with the heavy rains we experienced last winter, especially after a drought, the water that flowed underground could have moved the ground as it put pressure on it.”

In Southern California, including LA County, heavy rains fell 11 times from the end of December last year to March of this year, causing flooding in various places. The southwest area of Los Angeles County, where the Rolling Hills Estate is located, is mostly hilly and at high altitude, so there was little damage from flooding, but it is possible that the ground has been weakened by record rainfall.

Rolling Hills Estate is a residential city on the Palos Verdis Peninsula in southwestern Los Angeles County, with a population of about 8,000 and a median household income of about $160,000 as of 2021.

So far, 26 million applications…Procedures for cancelling $430 million loan forgiveness. The Supreme Court on the 30th related to two lawsuits against the policy that the Biden administration exempted student loan debt up to $20,000 for households with an annual income of less than $125,000 ($250,000 for couples combined) in August of last year.

As a result, the policy of cancelling student loans worth a total of $430 billion, which President Biden had been promoting with a bet right before the midterm elections, was in the process of being scrapped. In addition, it is expected that this ruling will inevitably cause confusion throughout society, including the 40 million people who have expected to benefit from it.

The Supreme Court, which was reorganized so that conservative justices account for a majority (6 to 3) during the days of former President Donald Trump, ruled that the preferential admission system for minorities in universities was also unconstitutional the day before. The lawsuits were filed by two individuals in six Republican-controlled states and two in Texas.

Six conservative justices, including Chief Justice John Roberts, have made it clear that the administration needs congressional approval and has no independent authority to launch such a costly program. The Biden administration has argued that there is sufficient legal authority to cancel such student loans under the HEROES Act introduced in 2003, but the Supreme Court dismissed the claim.

In a majority opinion authored by Chief Justice Roberts, “While the Department of Education argues that the law grants the authority to cancel $430 billion in principle on student loans, it does not.” It is allowed to be, but not so that the law itself can be rewritten from scratch.” Reuters reported, citing a White House official, that the White House strongly opposes the court’s decision, and that President Biden will come up with a new plan during the day for student loan relief.

In Washington, the prevailing view was that the conservative Supreme Court would put a brake on policy ahead of this ruling. Some analysed that there was no possibility that the president would raise his hand, but as a result, there was no change.

According to the New York Times (NYT), since the announcement of the student loan relief policy, 26 million people have applied for student loan relief, and the government has approved 16 million of them. There have been no cases where the indemnity process has been carried out yet.

Starting from next year, New York City will be enforcing a congestion charge on vehicles entering central Manhattan, aimed at reducing traffic congestion and improving air quality. Learn about the details, implications, and public opinions surrounding this significant development in New York’s transportation system.

New York City has received approval from the Federal Highway Administration (FHA) to introduce a congestion charge system, as reported by The New York Times (NYT). From 2024, vehicles entering central Manhattan below 60th Street, near the southern end of Central Park, will be subject to a congestion charge of $23 during rush hour and $17 at other times.

Initially planned for 2021, the implementation of the congestion charge in New York City was delayed due to approval holdups during the Donald Trump administration. However, with the launch of the Joe Biden administration, the FHA accelerated the process by permitting the environmental impact assessment, culminating in the recent final approval decision. Consequently, the congestion charge will now be enforced starting next year.

By collecting congestion charges, New York City is expected to secure annual financial resources of $1 billion. This revenue will play a crucial role in financing public transportation and addressing traffic-related issues in Manhattan. Additionally, city officials anticipate that the congestion pricing system will lead to a reduction in downtown congestion and an improvement in air quality, benefitting both residents and visitors.

While there is widespread support for the congestion charge, considering its potential financial and environmental benefits, opposition exists as well. Some argue that the additional burden of congestion tolls, coupled with existing tolls for crossing the Hudson River, unfairly affects commuters from New Jersey who work in Manhattan. To address this concern, the New Jersey legislature recently passed a bill granting workers the right to work from home, potentially mitigating the impact of the congestion charge on commuters.

As New York City prepares to introduce the congestion charge in 2024, the implementation of this system will have significant implications for both the city’s finances and transportation landscape. With the potential to ease traffic congestion, improve air quality, and generate substantial revenue, the congestion charge marks a milestone in U.S. transportation policy. However, public opinion remains divided, particularly among commuters from neighboring states. Stay informed about the latest developments surrounding this groundbreaking initiative.

Chicago is suffering from the radical collective action of black youths.

According to local media on the 22nd, another incident occurred on the 20th at 9:30 pm at a gas station in Bronzeville, south of Chicago, where about 100 black teenagers broke into a gas station, damaged vehicles, and facilities, and turned the convenience store inside the gas station into a mess.

With the slogan of ‘Black Teens Takeover’ (black teenagers seizing the initiative), they are planning and executing large-scale gatherings on social media (SNS), and this time the Bronzeville gas station was the target.

Witnesses said, “Hundreds of black youths gathered on the shore of Lake Michigan and then crossed the boulevard (Lakeshore Drive) and moved near a gas station.”

Chicago police authorities said that an 18-year-old woman was hit by a car in the process, and that “dozens of police officers were dispatched to the scene to disperse them.” “Five (male) members of the group were charged with ‘reckless conduct’, one (female) was charged with possession of illegal alcohol by a minor, and two (2) were detained for violating a juvenile curfew,” it said.

Although most black residents in the south side of Chicago are stained with gun violence stemming from power struggles between criminal gangs, it is a recent remarkable change that ordinary teenagers gather in large numbers and commit violent collective actions.

In April, up to 1,000 black teenagers swarmed downtown Chicago, rioted, and assaulted a white woman in her 20s in front of a building for no reason.

Also, last month, 400 teenagers fought in a gang fight at the festival site in Tinley Park, a southern suburb of Chicago, and the event ended earlier than planned.

Black youths are continuing collective action events by shouting “Black Power” and “Black Teens Takeover” in the wake of the “Black Lives Matter” (BLM) movement and nationwide racial justice protests and violence that occurred in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.

However, a resident living near the scene of the incident said, “Once upon a time, we were proud of ourselves. But now we are doing provocative dances in the middle of the road, jumping on other people’s cars and destroying them, swearing at anyone on the street and doing all sorts of barbaric and ridiculous things.” I see teenagers doing everything. It’s embarrassing,” he said.

“Residents are still in shock and lamenting ‘how this could have happened,'” local broadcaster WGN reported.

“The City of Chicago and neighbouring city authorities are struggling to find ways to mitigate and contain similar incidents that suddenly occur,” added Chicago ABC.

The New York Times (NYT) reported on the 14th that members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) are pressuring the United States to speed up the process of joining Ukraine.

The New York Times reported that several NATO member states want to give Ukraine a firmer political commitment to joining NATO at a summit next month in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Some NATO members want specific timelines and targets for granting Ukraine membership status after the Russo-Ukrainian war has subsided, US officials said.

There is a high demand among Baltic and Eastern European member states that share a border with Russia to provide Ukraine with a faster and more reliable accession route.

“The only chance for peace in Europe is Ukraine’s accession to NATO,” Latvian Prime Minister Krisyanis Karins said at a strategy meeting held in Riga that day, and that any other outcome would inevitably lead to “Russia’s return.”

Earlier this month, at a meeting of foreign ministers of NATO held in Oslo, Norway, several allies, mainly Poland and the Baltic states, insisted that Ukraine’s position in relation to NATO membership should be further clarified.

However, the United States, the main pillar of NATO, has a different opinion. President Joe Biden has not mentioned the specific timing and method of joining, while maintaining the principled position that ‘Ukraine will eventually join the alliance’.

Some Western European countries, including Germany, are sympathizing with the United States.

These members have doubts about Ukraine’s readiness to join the NATO alliance and are concerned that Ukraine’s accession could lead other members to direct conflict with Russia.

The NYT commented that President Biden is trying to keep NATO’s solidarity under the premise that ‘World War 3 must be avoided’, and that all options to join Ukraine in this situation entail considerable risk.

However, the New York Times reported that as member states have recently raised their voices that the process of joining Ukraine should be accelerated, the US State Department has no choice but to come up with a more specific route even if the schedule is not set.

U.S. officials said there are no proposals to change their position from the White House at this time, but they expected to be discussed in the coming weeks.

In this regard, a senior US official said that NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg met with President Joe Biden in Washington, DC, on the 13th and proposed a compromise.

The NYT added that this compromise is a way for member states to agree that Ukraine does not have to go through the usual membership procedure as it fought real wars with NATO-supplied weapons and training.

A roar like an explosion was heard in various parts of Washington, DC, and reports were pouring in, but it was confirmed that it was caused by a military aircraft flight. According to the US media on the 4th, around 3 pm on the same day, 911 centres in Washington, DC, and Maryland and Virginia near DC were bombarded with reports of hearing a ‘roaring noise’.

Questions continued about the identity of the ‘roaring sound’, with related reports being reported to the media one after another. Some described the roar as being like an explosion, while others said the roar was so loud that the house shook, the New York Times reported.

The Department of Homeland Security said it was “aware of the loud incident this afternoon and no threat is present.” In this regard, Reuters reported that US authorities had scrambled fighter jets to pursue a light aircraft that had flown over Washington, DC, in violation of regulations.

A government official told the media that a ‘sonic explosion’ occurred as the fighters sped up while chasing the light aircraft. The light aircraft later crashed into mountainous terrain in northwest Virginia, but the incident was unrelated to a sortie, the official said.

In a statement sent to Sputnik, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said, “At 3:30 p.m. today, a Cessna Citation (light aircraft type) crashed into mountainous terrain in Virginia.” there was,” he said. The FAA will investigate the accident.

The family of Aaron Christensen, 49, a Portland resident who was shot and killed by another climber while climbing Cascade Mountain with his dog last summer, plans to file a lawsuit against the Lewis County Sheriff’s Department. Christensen went on a camping trip with his friends and left on August 19 with his 4-month-old puppy, Buzo, to visit Wallup Lake, a 10-mile round trip. But he didn’t return until the next day, and the Sheriff’s Department received reports from other hikers of the body of a man and dog halfway down the trail.

The sheriff dispatched to the scene reported that the man (Christensen) had been stabbed in the chest by a tree branch and that there was no need to investigate as it was not a murder case. But two days later, Lewis County resident Isan Asvak, 20, appeared before the Sheriff’s Department and confessed to shooting Christensen. He said he was going up to meet his father, who had gone on a bear hunt near the lake with his girlfriend at the time (16), in the middle of the night, when he heard what appeared to be a mountain lion roaring and became frightened and fired a single shot at the black object.

The investigation went astray again during the autopsy process. The coroner confirmed that the bullet that killed Christensen was fired from Asbak’s handgun, but he may have suffered a heart attack before being shot, and marijuana was found in his body tissue, suggesting drug addiction may have been the cause.

Further complicating the matter, DNA from the puppies was found in the bullets extracted from Christensen’s body. Prosecutor Jonathan Meyer, who oversaw the case, found that the coroners dissected both Christensen and the puppy at the same time with the same instrument (surgical knife).

Autopsies do not have veterinary licenses. Prosecutor Mayer told Christensen’s family in April, half a year after the incident, that if the Lewis County Sheriff’s Department had investigated the case with suspicion from the beginning as a murder case, other evidence might have come out. Park was not prosecuted as a criminal offender for reckless or negligent shooting. The Christensen family initially expressed their intention to sue the county coroner, who did not have a veterinary license, in federal district court for allegedly delaying the investigation by mutilating Pazzo’s body.

The vision of former President Donald Trump, who ranks first in the polls for the Republican presidential candidate, is gradually emerging. Internet media Axios analysed that “former President Trump is pursuing a dramatic expansion of the federal government, especially the presidential powers,” based on former President Trump’s public speech and videos and materials posted on the campaign website on the 21st.

It is that former President Trump seeks to strengthen overall presidential powers beyond the amnesty of the instigators of the January 6 congressional invasion and the policy of mediating the war truce in Ukraine, which former President Trump has publicly revealed. Axios said, “The position itself on amnesty or the war in Ukraine is controversial enough, but it is within the president’s authority.” are doing,” he said.

First, former President Trump wants to secure the right to hire and fire federal officials, which is not new, but if it becomes a reality, it is part of a broader project to clean up investigators and bureaucrats who take issue with former President Trump’s actions or view them as disloyal. pointed out that it can be an easy means.

In addition, former President Trump, who has been embroiled in several lawsuits and criminal investigations, is also promising to stop supporting the Justice Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Forecasted in the education sector, former President Trump is promoting a plan to reward schools for eliminating teacher retirement age and eliminate diversity and equality courses in universities.

Regarding housing, it is said that they hope to delete the Obama-era rule that states that housing segregation and poverty must be resolved to receive federal housing subsidies, the media reported. In the case of the firearms issue, mutual reciprocity rules are applied to concealed possession permits, and if concealed possession permits are obtained in the state of residence, other states are also considering a plan to recognize them.

Norman Ornstein, an honorary research fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), criticized former President Trump as saying, “What former President Trump is putting forward is a trap of democracy,” and “but that’s just a hollow gang.”