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4A • TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2019 OMAHA WORLD-HERALD -10s -0s 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s 110s T-storms Rain Showers Snow Flurries Ice Cold Front Warm Front Stationary Front City Hi Lo W Hi Lo W FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR OMAHA AREA SUNRISE (CT) SUNSET (CT) TIME TEMP RH WIND TIME TEMP RH WIND RIVER LEVELS WORLD WEATHER Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. City Hi Lo W Hi Lo W City Hi Lo W Hi Lo W OMAHA ALMANAC PRECIPITATION TEMPERATURE NATIONAL WEATHER Chadron North Platte Broken Bow Norfolk Niobrara Wayne Fremont Columbus Lincoln Hastings Imperial Kearney McCook Beatrice Falls City Shenandoah Glenwood Atlantic Des Moines Fort Dodge Mason City Okoboji Spencer Sioux City Denison Ames Council Bluffs Grand Island OMAHA Valentine Hyannis Alliance Scottsbluff Sidney Ogallala Precip Chance Precip Chance Precip Chance Precip Chance Precip Chance Burwell SUN AND MOON STATE EXTREMES NATIONAL EXTREMES Find updated forecasts from KMTV-Channel 3 at //Omaha.com/weather TODAY’S WEATHER Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-t-storms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice. Wintry mix to snow; 2-4” through evening Wind: NE at 10-20 mph RealFeel: 27/10 Windy in the morning; mostly sunny Wind: NW at 10-20 mph RealFeel: 22/17 A bit of morning snow; otherwise, cloudy Wind: ESE at 7-14 mph RealFeel: 24/19 Periods of rain Sunshine and patchy clouds Wind: ESE at 8-16 mph Wind: SW at 8-16 mph RealFeel: 31/28 RealFeel: 40/13 65% 25% 70% 5% 80% 41 28 34 20 34 31 43 44 38 28 Today Wednesday Albuquerque 40 22 s 43 33 sh Anchorage 20 18 c 29 26 sn Aspen 21 3 sn 35 23 c Atlanta 66 56 pc 69 44 r Atlantic City 60 49 s 59 46 sh Austin 78 52 c 62 50 c Baltimore 61 43 s 61 43 sh Bismarck 33 21 c 30 19 s Boise 40 32 pc 44 23 sn Boston 58 40 s 54 44 sh Brownsville 85 71 c 82 64 c Buffalo 51 41 c 54 37 r Charleston, SC 68 47 s 75 51 pc Charleston, WV 64 49 pc 67 36 sh Charlotte 63 46 s 64 42 r Cheyenne 21 2 sn 21 11 c Chicago 48 43 r 47 28 c Cincinnati 57 51 pc 57 31 sh Dallas 77 41 pc 56 43 c Denver 26 7 sn 26 13 c Detroit 50 44 c 55 32 r Duluth 34 25 c 28 17 sn Fairbanks 14 11 c 23 20 c Fargo 34 22 c 29 19 c Helena 30 17 sf 28 17 sn Honolulu 86 75 pc 85 73 sh Houston 81 61 c 68 54 c Indianapolis 53 48 sh 53 30 c Iowa City 46 37 r 40 27 pc Kansas City 54 31 c 43 27 pc Las Vegas 52 39 s 51 39 r Little Rock 70 42 t 56 39 pc Los Angeles 66 51 s 60 48 r Louisville 60 55 r 60 34 c Memphis 66 51 t 58 40 pc Miami 81 67 s 85 69 pc Milwaukee 44 41 r 48 29 c Minneapolis 37 30 c 32 19 sn Montgomery 73 61 s 75 45 r Nashville 62 58 pc 61 35 pc New Orleans 77 68 t 75 59 t New York City 58 45 s 56 43 sh Oklahoma City 72 31 pc 50 35 pc Orlando 76 53 s 81 57 s Philadelphia 60 43 s 57 44 sh Phoenix 61 41 s 66 53 pc Pierre 33 23 sn 35 19 s Pittsburgh 57 45 pc 59 34 r Portland, ME 48 33 pc 46 37 sh Portland, OR 45 36 r 45 29 c Rapid City 28 12 sn 29 14 c Reno 41 32 sn 38 20 sf Richmond 64 46 s 64 44 sh St. Louis 60 42 sh 49 31 pc Salt Lake City 35 25 pc 38 30 sn San Diego 68 53 s 64 54 r San Francisco 55 46 r 53 40 t Seattle 45 35 c 44 29 pc Sioux Falls 36 26 sn 30 16 s Tampa 74 55 s 78 60 pc Tucson 58 42 s 67 52 sh Tulsa 75 34 t 52 37 pc Washington, DC 61 49 s 62 46 sh Wichita 63 29 pc 48 30 pc Baghdad 74 50 s 75 57 pc Beijing 41 26 pc 40 18 pc Berlin 44 41 c 47 45 sh Cancun 84 76 pc 85 76 s Jerusalem 73 56 s 66 50 s Kabul 48 27 pc 48 22 s London 56 48 r 53 43 sh Mexico City 77 53 s 78 50 s Montreal 45 30 pc 40 35 sn Moscow 26 24 c 30 25 c Nairobi 74 59 pc 74 61 t New Delhi 72 59 t 74 59 sh Paris 55 50 sh 54 48 r Rio de Janeiro 81 68 pc 87 72 pc Rome 64 53 pc 65 56 sh Seoul 55 31 pc 46 28 pc Sydney 90 58 t 71 61 s Tokyo 51 47 sh 55 49 r Vancouver 44 33 pc 43 26 pc Vienna 48 41 c 48 42 sh Today Wednesday Today 7:24 a.m. 4:57 p.m. Wednesday 7:25 a.m. 4:57 p.m. Thursday 7:26 a.m. 4:57 p.m. Friday 7:27 a.m. 4:56 p.m. OMAHA MONDAY 9p 41 76 VAR3 10 p 38 82 SSE6 11 p 40 76 SE5 Mid. 37 85 VAR3 1a 37 85 SSE7 2a 38 85 SSE5 3a 39 79 SE7 4a 40 79 VAR3 5a 37 89 VAR0 6a 34 96 VAR3 7a 36 89 N6 8a 37 85 N7 9a 43 73 N9 10 a 47 58 N14 11 a 49 56 NNW10 Noon 53 41 N14 1p 51 46 NNW10 2p 52 41 NNW15 3p 52 39 NW17 4p 50 42 NNW15 5p 46 56 N10 6p 41 67 VAR3 7p 40 72 VAR3 8p 39 71 VAR3 CITY FLOOD SUN. 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Sioux City 30 22.19 21.92 Decatur 35 31.17 30.81 Blair 29 24.24 23.92 Omaha 29 24.80 24.58 Plattsmouth 26 25.99 25.94 Nebraska City 18 19.76 19.83 Gavins Pt. 1208 1206.42 1206.42 New First Full Last Nov 26 Dec 4 Dec 11 Dec 18 TODAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 29/8 27/3 28/2 26/3 27/12 32/8 28/9 31/16 31/12 31/12 32/19 30/18 32/15 34/21 34/20 35/25 34/25 34/24 37/28 35/24 41/28 39/27 42/27 45/29 37/26 36/27 37/28 38/28 39/29 40/26 40/28 42/29 39/29 41/31 41/31 43/30 Statistics through 8 p.m. Monday High ............................................... 53 Low ................................................ 34 Normal high ................................... 43 Normal low .................................... 24 Record high ...................... 72 in 1960 Record low ......................... 3 in 1977 24 hrs ending 8 p.m. ................. 0.00” Month to date ............................ 0.56” Normal month to date ................ 1.41” Year to date .............................. 37.44” Normal year to date ................. 29.35” Last year to date ...................... 33.77” NEBRASKA MONDAY High: 57 at Falls City Low: 23 at Sidney IOWA MONDAY High: 59 at Keokuk Low: 20 at Beaconsfield MONDAY High: 91 at Carrizo Springs, TX Low: -1 at Gothic, CO ©2019; forecasts and graphics provided by Today Wednesday MAIN NEWS Community happenings. Family fun. Events. OMAHA.COM/CALENDAR WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Monday that President Donald Trump ordered him to stop a dis- ciplinary review of a Navy SEAL accused of battlefield misconduct, an intervention that raised questions about America’s commitment to international standards for battlefield ethics. Esper, who initially fa- vored allowing the Navy to proceed with a peer-re- view board for Chief Petty Officer Edward Gallagher, which could have resulted in him losing his SEAL sta- tus, said he was obliged to follow Trump’s order. But he also directed the Penta- gon’s legal office to review how service members are trained on wartime behav- ioral standards. “I can control what I can control,” Esper told report- ers when asked whether Trump sent the right mes- sage to U.S. troops by inter- vening to stop the Gallagher review. “The president is the commander in chief. He has every right, authority and privilege to do what he wants to do.” Gallagher was acquitted of murder in the stabbing death of an Islamic State militant captive but convict- ed by a military jury of pos- ing with the corpse while in Iraq in 2017. In another twist, Esper also made an extraordinary accusation against Richard Spencer, whom he fired on Sunday as the civilian lead- er of the Navy. Esper said Spencer had gone behind his back to propose a secret deal with the White House in which Spencer would fix the outcome of the Gallagher review. Spencer, in a resig- nation letter Sunday, said he could not in good conscience follow an order that he be- lieved would undermine the principle of good order and discipline in the military – suggesting that he had been ordered to stop the peer-re- view process for Gallagher. Some military experts ex- pressed concern that the in- tervention of a president in a matter of military justice could undermine the cred- ibility of America’s claims to be a leader in ethical and lawful behavior on the bat- tlefield. “What concerns me the most is the chilling effect this will have on special forces’ willingness to report when they see illegal behav- ior,” said James Stavridis, a retired Navy admiral. “That is tragic because in the end what separates us from our opponents on the battlefield is our willingness to follow the rule of law.” Esper says Trump ordered him to let SEAL keep status THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Dog gets hero’s welcome Conan was greeted at the White House Monday by President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and first lady Melania Trump. The man behind the canine is not identified. The military working dog, a Belgian Malinois, was injured in the successful raid targeting Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. China’s mass detentions described in detail The Chinese government has detained more than a million Uighurs, Kazakhs and other ethnic minorities for what it calls voluntary job training. But a classified blueprint shows that the camps Beijing runs in China’s far west are instead secret centers for forced ideological and behavioral re-education. The confidential documents, leaked to a consortium of international journalists and then verified, lay out China’s strategy to lock up minorities, most of whom are Muslims, to rewire their thoughts and the language they speak. The documents give the most significant description yet of how the mass detention camps work in the words of the Chinese government itself. The documents describe blanket video surveillance “to prevent escapes.” They also show how Beijing is pioneering a new form of social control using data and artificial intelligence. Independent experts on Chinese law say the detentions are a clear violation of China’s own laws. — AP Priests guilty of abusing deaf children in Argentina MENDOZA, Argentina — Two priests were found guilty on Monday of sexually abusing deaf children at a Catholic-run school in Argentina. The Rev. Nicola Corradi was sentenced to 42 years in prison and the Rev. Horacio Corbacho to 45 years for abusing children at the school in Lujan de Cuyo. — AP ieves in Dresden steal priceless jewels BERLIN — Thieves broke into Dresden’s Green Vault, one of the world’s oldest museums, early Monday and made off with three priceless sets of 18th century jewelry that German officials said would be impossible to sell on the open market. The thieves stole three sets of Baroque jewelry. — AP WORLD New federal law bans animal cruelty WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday signed into law a new federal ban on animal cruelty. The bipartisan bill, which passed the House and Senate, will outlaw purposeful crushing, burning, drowning, suffocation, impalement or other violence causing “serious bodily injury” to animals. Violations could result in a fine and prison. — The Washington Post Judge: McGahn must comply with subpoena A federal judge has ordered former White House counsel Donald McGahn to appear before Congress in a setback to President Donald Trump’s effort to keep his top aides from testifying. The outcome could lead to renewed efforts by House Democrats to compel testimony from other top officials, including former national security adviser John Bolton. Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson ruled Monday in a lawsuit filed by the House Judiciary Committee. Democrats wanted to question McGahn about possible obstruction of justice by Trump. — AP Boat on which 34 died was exempt from safety rules LOS ANGELES — The Conception dive boat, on which 34 people died in a Labor Day fire, had been exempted by the U.S. Coast Guard from stricter safety rules designed to make it easier for passengers to escape, documents and interviews by the Los Angeles Times show. Some small passenger vessels built before 1996 were exempted from safety standards imposed on new vessels. The rules required larger escape hatches and illuminated exit signs. It’s unclear whether such measures would have made a difference on the Conception. — The Los Angeles Times Energy secretary: Trump is God’s ‘chosen one’ WASHINGTON — Energy Secretary Rick Perry believes that President Donald Trump was chosen by God to lead the country. “God’s used imperfect people all through history. King David wasn’t perfect. Saul wasn’t perfect. Solomon wasn’t perfect,” Perry told Fox News. He recalled telling Trump in the Oval Office: “You are here in this time because God ordained you.” Perry noted that he believes Barack Obama also was divinely ordained. Some evangelical Christians believe presidents are chosen by God. — The Washington Post Mar-a-Lago intruder gets jail sentence FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A federal judge on Monday sentenced a Chinese businesswoman, 33, to eight months in prison for trespassing at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club and lying to Secret Service agents. Judge Roy Altman also ordered that Yujing Zhang be turned over to immigration officials for deportation upon her release. Because she received nearly eight months’ credit for being jailed since her arrest March 30, she has about a week more to serve. Altman said trespassing on government property, particularly one where the president is staying, is a “serious offense.” — AP NATION 2061229-01 December 6 th • 1-4pm All items are complimentary. 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4A • TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2019 OMAHA WORLD-HERALD
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FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR OMAHA AREA
SUNRISE (CT) SUNSET (CT)
TIME TEMP RH WIND TIME TEMP RH WIND
RIVER LEVELS
WORLD WEATHER
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North PlatteBroken Bow
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LincolnHastingsImperial
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Atlantic Des Moines
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Mason CityOkoboji
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Denison
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AllianceScottsbluff
Sidney Ogallala
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Find updated forecastsfrom KMTV-Channel 3at //Omaha.com/weather
TODAY’S WEATHER Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.
s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-t-storms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice.
Wintry mix to snow;2-4” through evening
Wind: NE at 10-20 mphRealFeel: 27/10
Windy in the morning;mostly sunny
Wind: NW at 10-20 mphRealFeel: 22/17
A bit of morning snow;otherwise, cloudy
Wind: ESE at 7-14 mphRealFeel: 24/19
Periods of rain Sunshine and patchyclouds
Wind: ESE at 8-16 mph Wind: SW at 8-16 mphRealFeel: 31/28 RealFeel: 40/13
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Albuquerque 40 22 s 43 33 shAnchorage 20 18 c 29 26 snAspen 21 3 sn 35 23 cAtlanta 66 56 pc 69 44 rAtlantic City 60 49 s 59 46 shAustin 78 52 c 62 50 cBaltimore 61 43 s 61 43 shBismarck 33 21 c 30 19 sBoise 40 32 pc 44 23 snBoston 58 40 s 54 44 shBrownsville 85 71 c 82 64 cBuffalo 51 41 c 54 37 rCharleston, SC 68 47 s 75 51 pcCharleston, WV 64 49 pc 67 36 shCharlotte 63 46 s 64 42 rCheyenne 21 2 sn 21 11 cChicago 48 43 r 47 28 cCincinnati 57 51 pc 57 31 shDallas 77 41 pc 56 43 cDenver 26 7 sn 26 13 cDetroit 50 44 c 55 32 rDuluth 34 25 c 28 17 snFairbanks 14 11 c 23 20 cFargo 34 22 c 29 19 cHelena 30 17 sf 28 17 snHonolulu 86 75 pc 85 73 shHouston 81 61 c 68 54 cIndianapolis 53 48 sh 53 30 cIowa City 46 37 r 40 27 pcKansas City 54 31 c 43 27 pcLas Vegas 52 39 s 51 39 rLittle Rock 70 42 t 56 39 pcLos Angeles 66 51 s 60 48 rLouisville 60 55 r 60 34 cMemphis 66 51 t 58 40 pcMiami 81 67 s 85 69 pcMilwaukee 44 41 r 48 29 cMinneapolis 37 30 c 32 19 snMontgomery 73 61 s 75 45 rNashville 62 58 pc 61 35 pcNew Orleans 77 68 t 75 59 tNew York City 58 45 s 56 43 sh
Oklahoma City 72 31 pc 50 35 pcOrlando 76 53 s 81 57 sPhiladelphia 60 43 s 57 44 shPhoenix 61 41 s 66 53 pcPierre 33 23 sn 35 19 sPittsburgh 57 45 pc 59 34 rPortland, ME 48 33 pc 46 37 shPortland, OR 45 36 r 45 29 cRapid City 28 12 sn 29 14 cReno 41 32 sn 38 20 sfRichmond 64 46 s 64 44 sh
St. Louis 60 42 sh 49 31 pcSalt Lake City 35 25 pc 38 30 snSan Diego 68 53 s 64 54 rSan Francisco 55 46 r 53 40 tSeattle 45 35 c 44 29 pcSioux Falls 36 26 sn 30 16 sTampa 74 55 s 78 60 pcTucson 58 42 s 67 52 shTulsa 75 34 t 52 37 pcWashington, DC 61 49 s 62 46 shWichita 63 29 pc 48 30 pc
Baghdad 74 50 s 75 57 pcBeijing 41 26 pc 40 18 pcBerlin 44 41 c 47 45 shCancun 84 76 pc 85 76 sJerusalem 73 56 s 66 50 sKabul 48 27 pc 48 22 sLondon 56 48 r 53 43 shMexico City 77 53 s 78 50 sMontreal 45 30 pc 40 35 snMoscow 26 24 c 30 25 c
Nairobi 74 59 pc 74 61 tNew Delhi 72 59 t 74 59 shParis 55 50 sh 54 48 rRio de Janeiro 81 68 pc 87 72 pcRome 64 53 pc 65 56 shSeoul 55 31 pc 46 28 pcSydney 90 58 t 71 61 sTokyo 51 47 sh 55 49 rVancouver 44 33 pc 43 26 pcVienna 48 41 c 48 42 sh
Today Wednesday
Today 7:24 a.m. 4:57 p.m.Wednesday 7:25 a.m. 4:57 p.m.Thursday 7:26 a.m. 4:57 p.m.Friday 7:27 a.m. 4:56 p.m.
OMAHA MONDAY
9 p 41 76 VAR310 p 38 82 SSE611 p 40 76 SE5Mid. 37 85 VAR31 a 37 85 SSE72 a 38 85 SSE53 a 39 79 SE74 a 40 79 VAR35 a 37 89 VAR06 a 34 96 VAR37 a 36 89 N68 a 37 85 N7
9 a 43 73 N910 a 47 58 N1411 a 49 56NNW10Noon 53 41 N141 p 51 46NNW102 p 52 41NNW153 p 52 39 NW174 p 50 42NNW155 p 46 56 N106 p 41 67 VAR37 p 40 72 VAR38 p 39 71 VAR3
CITY FLOOD SUN. YEST.S. Sioux City 30 22.19 21.92Decatur 35 31.17 30.81Blair 29 24.24 23.92Omaha 29 24.80 24.58Plattsmouth 26 25.99 25.94Nebraska City 18 19.76 19.83Gavins Pt. 1208 1206.42 1206.42
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TODAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
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26/3
27/12
32/8
28/9
31/16
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High ............................................... 53Low ................................................ 34Normal high ................................... 43Normal low .................................... 24Record high ...................... 72 in 1960Record low ......................... 3 in 1977
24 hrs ending 8 p.m. ................. 0.00”Month to date ............................ 0.56”Normal month to date ................ 1.41”Year to date .............................. 37.44”Normal year to date ................. 29.35”Last year to date ...................... 33.77”
NEBRASKA MONDAYHigh: 57 at Falls CityLow: 23 at SidneyIOWA MONDAYHigh: 59 at KeokukLow: 20 at Beaconsfield
MONDAYHigh: 91 at Carrizo Springs, TXLow: -1 at Gothic, CO
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WASHINGTON (AP) —Defense Secretary MarkEsper said Monday thatPresident Donald Trumpordered him to stop a dis-ciplinary review of a NavySEAL accused of battlefieldmisconduct, an interventionthat raised questions aboutAmerica’s commitment tointernational standards forbattlefield ethics.
Esper, who initially fa-vored allowing the Navyto proceed with a peer-re-view board for Chief PettyOfficer Edward Gallagher,which could have resultedin him losing his SEAL sta-tus, said he was obliged tofollow Trump’s order. Buthe also directed the Penta-gon’s legal office to reviewhow service members aretrained on wartime behav-ioral standards.
“I can control what I cancontrol,” Esper told report-ers when asked whetherTrump sent the right mes-sage to U.S. troops by inter-vening to stop the Gallagherreview. “The president isthe commander in chief. Hehas every right, authorityand privilege to do what hewants to do.”
Gallagher was acquittedof murder in the stabbingdeath of an Islamic Statemilitant captive but convict-ed by a military jury of pos-ing with the corpse while in
Iraq in 2017.In another twist, Esper
also made an extraordinaryaccusation against RichardSpencer, whom he fired onSunday as the civilian lead-er of the Navy. Esper saidSpencer had gone behindhis back to propose a secretdeal with the White House inwhich Spencer would fix theoutcome of the Gallagherreview. Spencer, in a resig-nation letter Sunday, said hecould not in good consciencefollow an order that he be-lieved would undermine theprinciple of good order anddiscipline in the military –suggesting that he had beenordered to stop the peer-re-view process for Gallagher.
Some military experts ex-pressed concern that the in-tervention of a president ina matter of military justicecould undermine the cred-ibility of America’s claimsto be a leader in ethical andlawful behavior on the bat-tlefield.
“What concerns me themost is the chilling effectthis will have on specialforces’ willingness to reportwhen they see illegal behav-ior,” said James Stavridis, aretired Navy admiral. “Thatis tragic because in the endwhat separates us from ouropponents on the battlefieldis our willingness to followthe rule of law.”
Esper says Trump orderedhim to let SEAL keep status
T H E A S S O C I A T E D P R E S S
Dog gets hero’s welcomeConan was greeted at the White House Monday by PresidentDonald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and first lady MelaniaTrump. The man behind the canine is not identified. The militaryworking dog, a Belgian Malinois, was injured in the successful raidtargeting Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
China’s mass detentionsdescribed in detail
The Chinese governmenthas detained more than amillion Uighurs, Kazakhsand other ethnic minoritiesfor what it calls voluntaryjob training. But a classifiedblueprint shows that thecamps Beijing runs in China’sfar west are instead secretcenters for forced ideologicaland behavioral re-education.
The confidential documents,leaked to a consortium ofinternational journalists andthen verified, lay out China’sstrategy to lock up minorities,most of whom are Muslims,to rewire their thoughts andthe language they speak.
The documents give themost significant descriptionyet of how the massdetention camps work inthe words of the Chinesegovernment itself.
The documents describeblanket video surveillance“to prevent escapes.” Theyalso show how Beijing ispioneering a new form ofsocial control using data andartificial intelligence.
Independent expertson Chinese law say thedetentions are a clearviolation of China’s own laws.— AP
Priests guilty of abusingdeaf children in Argentina
MENDOZA, Argentina — Twopriests were found guilty onMonday of sexually abusingdeaf children at a Catholic-runschool in Argentina.
The Rev. Nicola Corradi wassentenced to 42 years inprison and the Rev. HoracioCorbacho to 45 years forabusing children at the schoolin Lujan de Cuyo. — AP
Thieves in Dresdensteal priceless jewels
BERLIN — Thieves brokeinto Dresden’s Green Vault,one of the world’s oldestmuseums, early Monday andmade off with three pricelesssets of 18th century jewelrythat German officials saidwould be impossible to sellon the open market.
The thieves stole three setsof Baroque jewelry. — AP
WORLDNew federal law bansanimal cruelty
WASHINGTON — PresidentDonald Trump on Mondaysigned into law a new federalban on animal cruelty.
The bipartisan bill, whichpassed the House andSenate, will outlaw purposefulcrushing, burning, drowning,suffocation, impalementor other violence causing“serious bodily injury” toanimals. Violations couldresult in a fine and prison.— The Washington Post
Judge: McGahn mustcomply with subpoena
A federal judge has orderedformer White House counselDonald McGahn to appearbefore Congress in a setbackto President Donald Trump’seffort to keep his top aidesfrom testifying.
The outcome could lead torenewed efforts by HouseDemocrats to compeltestimony from other topofficials, including formernational security adviser JohnBolton. Judge Ketanji BrownJackson ruled Monday in alawsuit filed by the HouseJudiciary Committee.
Democrats wanted toquestion McGahn about
possible obstruction ofjustice by Trump. — AP
Boat on which 34 died wasexempt from safety rules
LOS ANGELES — TheConception dive boat, onwhich 34 people died in aLabor Day fire, had beenexempted by the U.S. CoastGuard from stricter safetyrules designed to make iteasier for passengers toescape, documents andinterviews by the Los AngelesTimes show.
Some small passengervessels built before 1996were exempted from safetystandards imposed on newvessels. The rules requiredlarger escape hatchesand illuminated exit signs.It’s unclear whether suchmeasures would have made adifference on the Conception.— The Los Angeles Times
Energy secretary: Trumpis God’s ‘chosen one’
WASHINGTON — EnergySecretary Rick Perry believesthat President Donald Trumpwas chosen by God to leadthe country.
“God’s used imperfectpeople all through history.King David wasn’t perfect.
Saul wasn’t perfect. Solomonwasn’t perfect,” Perry toldFox News. He recalled tellingTrump in the Oval Office: “Youare here in this time becauseGod ordained you.”
Perry noted that he believesBarack Obama also wasdivinely ordained. Someevangelical Christians believepresidents are chosen byGod.— The Washington Post
Mar-a-Lago intrudergets jail sentence
FORT LAUDERDALE,Fla. — A federal judge onMonday sentenced a Chinesebusinesswoman, 33, toeight months in prison fortrespassing at PresidentDonald Trump’s Mar-a-Lagoclub and lying to SecretService agents.
Judge Roy Altman alsoordered that Yujing Zhang beturned over to immigrationofficials for deportation uponher release. Because shereceived nearly eight months’credit for being jailed sinceher arrest March 30, she hasabout a week more to serve.
Altman said trespassingon government property,particularly one where thepresident is staying, is a“serious offense.” — AP
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