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One of the most egregious violations of our rights is the concept of 'civil asset forfeiture.' Without evidence of a real crime, law enforcement can seize the cash or property of a person pretty much any reason, and then it's on the victim to prove that cash/property wasn't crime adjacent -- an arduous process that's often the punishment and leads to agencies padding their budgets with the ill-gotten gains. It should be prohibited under the Fifth Amendment . But it's not, and this story demonstrates how it inspires bad actors for profit: An airline employee was giving the DEA names of passengers who bought a last minute ticket. DEA would then try to intimidate them into consenting to searches. If civil forfeiture occurred, the employee would get a cut of the $. @IJ helped expose this. https://t.co/g9KR56vwCo More from IJ: The Justice Department has ordered the Drug Enforcement Administration to suspend its longstanding practice of searching passengers at airports — and seizing their cash — after the department’s internal watchdog raised concerns that it was fueling widespread civil rights violations and potential racial profiling. In a management directive issued on Thursday, the Justice Department’s Office of the Inspector General said it had been hearing complaints about the searches for years — and had recently learned new information that suggested there were significant problems with them, including potential constitutional violations. The IG found that the program 'creates substantial risks that DEA Special Agents and Task Force Officers will conduct these activities improperly; impose unwarranted burdens on, and violate the legal rights of, innocent travelers.' It also found that the searches 'waste law enforcement resources on ineffective interdiction actions.' There is legislation to stop this: This abuse has led the DOJ to halt the DEA's unconstitutional airport interdictions. But it's still vital that lawmakers work to end, or at the very least, make serious reforms to civil forfeiture. A good place to start would be passing the #FAIRAct https://t.co/hghxFSw3Ua The FAIR Act would 'remove the profit incentive that drives so many federal forfeitures, end the federal 'equitable sharing' program that is used to circumvent state law protections for property rights, and eliminate the unfair administrative forfeiture process' and was reintroduced in March 2023. The federal government was committing armed robbery Basically. The DEA says it will stop the practice not because it violates the Constitution, but because it’s concerned with being accused of racial profiling. 🤡 Which is maddening. "The arrangement is problematic, investigators concluded." YOU THINK!??!! pic.twitter.com/5Mh3GKoiGm Yeah, 'problematic' is a gross understatement. Add the DEA to the list of 3-letters to be dismantled. YUP. Another job for DOGE. Some employees were making more as DEA stool pigeons than from their actual airline jobs. And law enforcement are padding budgets with civil asset forfeiture. It needs to stop. https://t.co/k6AKmXMvCD pic.twitter.com/KvGBXOiPW8 Our sentiments exactly. This is insane. I hope there's political will to deal with civil asset forfeiture. https://t.co/sUwgVuQy5i We hope so, too. Civil forfeiture should never be allowed except after an actual conviction. https://t.co/vTn31sA0Cz And even then, depending on the circumstances. I cannot state enough that people need to familiarize themselves with what their rights are here. 1) tell them to get a warrant 2) shut the f**k up 3) lawyer up F**k these scumbags https://t.co/xRlPPmUurw THIS. The founding fathers would have listed this grievance in the Declaration of Independence https://t.co/WI9pclQVS6 Because it is.ENVESTNET INC. ANNOUNCES MAKE-WHOLE FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE AND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES UNDER ITS 0.75% CONVERTIBLE NOTES DUE 2025 AND 2.625% CONVERTIBLE NOTES DUE 2027
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Jim Rossman | Tribune News Service Cord cutting used to refer to abandoning pay TV and putting up an antenna to watch free over-the-air TV. Then cord cutting expanded to include streaming services like Netflix and Hulu and individual streaming sources. Related Articles San Jose Sharks debut catchy sequel video to ‘Holiday Sweater’ Gift ideas for people planning their next trip Santa to visit 15 Vacaville parks Lights and decor, réveillon meals make Christmastime special in New Orleans Why American travelers are choosing Europe for Christmas Now we also include streaming bundles, like YouTube TV or Hulu Live or DirecTV Stream. These bundled services mimic cable and satellite service, in that they have hundreds of channels. The ease or complexity of the cord cutting experience depends on how you have things set up. Let’s take a look at some gift options for your favorite cord cutter. As far as I know DirecTV is the only streaming bundle service that offers its own hardware. The Gemini Air is a small dongle that plugs into an HDMI port on your TV. It is paired with a remote control to allow for easy navigation. If you were an AT&T U-Verse TV customer, the Gemini Air/DirecTV Stream experience will be very familiar. The Gemini Air is a rarity in that it has number buttons. DirecTV Stream has the option of turning on channel numbers in the guide. I’ve used DirecTV Stream with my Roku TV and with the Gemini Air and the Air makes navigating the huge list of channels much easier. The Gemini Air runs the Google operating system, so you can see and use all your other streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, Max and more. You can also load apps and games from the Google Play store. The Gemini Air connects to your home’s Wi-Fi network, and it can stream 4K content to your TV. The remote control has a microphone so you can use your voice to search or interact with Hey Google’s voice assistant. DirecTV Stream customers can get a free Gemini Air from AT&T with their service. Additional units are available for $120. There are lots of smart TV brands. Some run on the Roku operating system, some run Google TV and some use their own brand of smart TV apps. If you’d like to add Google TV to any set, you can get Google’s new TV Streamer (4K) for just $99 from store.google.com. The small device connects to your TV’s HDMI port. It also can connect to your home’s internet via Wi-Fi or wired Ethernet connection. The Google TV interface is not tied to any specific streaming service. You can use any streaming service or app that’s available on the Google Play store. It features a simple remote with voice control and the Google TV Streamer is also a hub and controller for Matter and Thread home devices that work with Google’s home ecosystem. If you use an over-the-air antenna for watching your free local channels, I’m betting you’d like the option to record those channels. TiVo used to be the best/easiest way to record OTA TV, but they’ve discontinued their OTA recorders. A great alternative is from TabloTV, which is a small box that you connect to your TV antenna. The TabloTV does not directly connect to your TV. Instead it connects to your home’s Wi-Fi, and the antenna signal is wirelessly sent to any TV or compatible device in your home. Your TV picks up the signal through a free app, which is compatible with smart TV brands like Samsung, LG, Google TV, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV or Android TV. This method is extremely handy if you don’t want to be bothered running an antenna wire from your attic or roof all the way to your TV. It’s also great if you want to use an indoor antenna, but your TV is not situated in a room that faces the broadcast towers. You can place the antenna and TabloTV where you get the best reception. The TabloTV comes in two models – with either two or four tuners. This means you can record or watch two or four shows at a time. TabloTV has onboard storage to record up to 50 hours of shows, but you can plug in any USB hard drive and expand to record thousands of hours of programming. You can also bundle a TabloTV with an OTA antenna if you like, or you can use your own antenna. Two things to know, there are no ongoing subscription costs for guide data, and there is no streaming service integration. You will need another way to add in streaming services like Netflix and Hulu. TabloTV models start at $99.95 for the two tuner model at tablotv.com. The four-tuner model is $139.95, but they may be on sale during the holidays. ©2024 Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
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FREMONT, Calif., Dec. 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ACM Research, Inc. (“ACM”) (NASDAQ: ACMR), a leading supplier of wafer processing solutions for semiconductor and advanced packaging applications, today issued comments regarding recent updates to U.S. export regulations. On December 2, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) imposed additional controls on exports to, and transfers within, the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) relating to advanced integrated circuit (“IC”) products, certain IC manufacturing equipment and technology, and supercomputers associated with artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced computing. As part of the new regulations, among other updates, ACM Research (Shanghai), Inc. (“ACM Shanghai”) and its operating subsidiaries in China and Korea, were added to the Entity List published by BIS. Neither ACM, nor its direct subsidiaries outside of mainland China, were added to the Entity List. ACM is a Delaware corporation founded in California in 1998 to supply capital equipment developed for the global semiconductor industry. Since 2005, ACM has conducted its business operations principally through its subsidiary, ACM Shanghai, a limited liability corporation organized in the PRC. Based on public reports, 140 entities with semiconductor operations related to mainland China were added to the Entity List, 120 of which were semiconductor capital equipment suppliers. We note that neither ACM Shanghai nor its subsidiary was notified of any specific wrongdoing that resulted in its addition to the Entity List. We are assessing the potential impacts to our business and operational plans that may result from the new regulations. We believe the impact to our supply chain and the ability of ACM Shanghai to produce tools in the PRC will be minimized and manageable as a result of having alternative sources and suppliers. We do not anticipate an impact to the ability to sell, deliver and service products to customers outside of the PRC, however the potential impact on sales to our PRC customers will depend, in part, on the effect of the new regulations on their own spending plans. Consistent with prior years, we expect to issue a press release in January with preliminary results for 2024 and our initial revenue outlook for 2025. We will continue to focus on technology innovation for the global market and operate in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. We are confident we can maintain our role as a key supplier of differentiated capital equipment to global customers and protect the interests of partners, employees, and investors as we navigate the ever-evolving geopolitical landscape. 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The Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) has expressed grave concern over what it describes as a "slanderous" and "false" article published by NewsDay titled "Mnangagwa Turns to Parallel Structures." The article alleges that President Emmerson Mnangagwa is maneuvering to extend his term beyond constitutional limits, employing unconventional methods and "parallel structures" outside ZANU-PF's established arms. In a strongly worded statement, the OPC refuted the claims as malicious fabrications aimed at discrediting the Head of State and undermining national unity. The Office emphasized that President Mnangagwa has consistently reiterated his commitment to upholding the two-term limit prescribed by Zimbabwe's Constitution. "Repeatedly, the President has been on public record stating and re-stating in person that he has no intention or ambition to serve beyond the term which the National Constitution mandates for Presidency," the statement read. The OPC accused NewsDay of creating a misleading narrative that suggests disunity within ZANU-PF and security structures, warning that such allegations could destabilize the nation. It further described the publication as an act of defamation, calculated to erode public trust in the President and foster discord. Call for Retraction The OPC has demanded that NewsDay retract the article within seven publishing days, warning of legal action if the demand is not met. This marks the second time in recent months that the publication has come under fire from the President's Office for allegedly publishing falsehoods. "While the Office respects freedoms granted to the media by the Country's Constitution, it is very clear that flagrantly publishing and circulating falsehoods is not protected by the laws of the country," the OPC warned, adding that offenders may face legal consequences. Media Responsibility The OPC acknowledged the importance of media freedom but stressed that this freedom does not absolve journalists of accountability. "Views of individuals and interest groups exercising their freedom of expression cannot be imputed on the President or treated as reversing his public pronouncements," the statement emphasized. The Office also clarified that ZANU-PF's affiliate groups, which operate within the framework of the party's constitution, cannot be mislabeled as "parallel structures." Implications The OPC's response underscores the tensions between government officials and sections of the press, with accusations of media overreach being met with government assertions of defamation. This development highlights the delicate balance between press freedom and accountability in Zimbabwe's evolving political landscape. As the situation unfolds, all eyes will be on NewsDay's response to the demand for a retraction and any subsequent legal action.Canadian Oil Sector Hedges Trump Tariff Risk, US Midwest Refineries Could Be Affected
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