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Odell Beckham Jr. removed from Miami flight after refusing to comply with safety protocol, police say
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NFL free agent wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. was removed from a Los Angeles-bound American Airlines flight Sunday morning at Miami International Airport after refusing to comply with safety protocol, according to a statement from the Miami-Dade Police Department.
Officers were notified of a medical emergency on an American Airlines flight around 9:30 a.m. Sunday. The flight crew grew concerned for a passenger – identified by police as Beckham – as they tried to wake him to fasten his seat belt, according to a statement from Miami police.
“He appeared to be coming in and out of consciousness, prior to their departure,” the police statement read. “Fearing that Mr. Beckham was seriously ill, and that his condition would worsen through the expected 5 hour flight, the attendants called for police and fire rescue.”
When officers arrived, they asked Beckham to exit the aircraft several times, and he refused, according to the statement. The aircraft was deplaned, at which point officers asked Beckham to exit the plane and he did so without incident, the statement read.
“American Airlines flight 1228, with service from Miami (MIA) to Los Angeles (LAX), returned to the gate before takeoff due to a customer failing to follow crew member instructions and refusing to fasten their seatbelt (sic). The customer was removed, and the flight re-departed at 10:54 a.m. local time,” American Airlines said in a statement obtained by CNN.
Daniel Davillier, Beckham’s attorney, released a statement saying his client boarded the flight that morning without any problems. The flight had been delayed and Beckham fell asleep with his blanket over his head – a normal practice of his during long flights, Davillier said.
“He was awakened and told that the plane was back at the gate and that he needed to get off the plane because he did not put his seatbelt on when asked,” Davillier’s statement read, adding that Beckham was told it was too late to fasten the belt and he’d either need to get off the plane or everyone would have to deplane.
“The overzealous flight attendant refused to simply allow Mr. Beckham to fasten his seatbelt and proceed with the flight and instead immediately removed everyone from the plane,” Davillier said. “At no time was Mr. Beckham disruptive or combative.”
Davillier called the incident “completely unnecessary.”
“Sleeping on a plane should not be a cause for removal from a flight,” the attorney said. “If they could wake him up when the flight returned to the gate, then they could have done the same thing and woken him up to ask him to put on his seatbelt.”
No charges have been filed in the incident and after being escorted by officers to the terminal’s non-secure area Sunday morning, Beckham then “made other arrangements,” police say.
Beckham is currently a free agent as he continues to recover from surgery to repair a knee injury suffered in Super Bowl LVI as a member of the Los Angeles Rams in February. Beckham had a touchdown catch in the Rams’ winning effort over the Cincinnati Bengals in that game.
Beckham was spotted in Miami sitting courtside at the Miami Heat-Washington Wizards game Wednesday night, according to video posted on the NBA’s official Twitter account.
Comply foam tips for Pixel Buds Pro are almost essential
If you’re looking to step up the comfort and sound isolation of your Pixel Buds Pro, then a set of Comply foam tips may be just what you need.
Out of the box, Google’s Pixel Buds Pro come equipped with a set of silicone tips that offer solid comfort and decent enough isolation for most people. However, there’s always room for improvement, and there’s no better company to offer that than Comply. For years, Comply has been a leading maker of foam ear tips for most major brands of earbuds, supporting Apple, Google, Samsung, and many more.
Comply has once again continued supporting Google’s Pixel Buds line, with foam tips for the Pixel Buds Pro, which are better equipped for new tips than past models. Previous models of Pixel Buds were intentionally designed to let outside sound in so you could be more aware of your surroundings. That design made the improvements to sound isolation a bit more useless.
With the Pixel Buds Pro, Google closed off the earbuds to make way for noise cancellation, while also including a “Transparency” mode to hear what’s happening around you. Thanks to that change, it’s more immediately obvious that the Comply foam tips for Pixel Buds Pro do a fantastic job of blocking unwanted noise compared to the default ear tips.
Noise cancellation and isolation were already highlights of the Pixel Buds Pro, and Comply foam tips take things up another notch.
Another highlight of getting foam tips for the Pixel Buds Pro has been an increased sense of comfort. Initially, the Comply tips were a bit uncomfortable and needed to be squished down before they’d fit properly in my ears. After a few days, however, they became much easier to work with.
Once the Comply foam tips were properly broken in, I’d sometimes forget I was even wearing the Pixel Buds Pro. It’s been far more common for the battery to die — voice calls drain faster than music — in my Pixel Buds Pro before I feel any discomfort from wearing them. They’re also generally more secure, not needing to be fiddled with too much throughout the day.
However, there are a few downsides to switching to foam tips. The biggest issue stems from the way that the Pixel Buds Pro battery case is designed, needing each bud to be snugly in place. Normally, the buds are pulled to the right place by magnets, but the foam tips can somewhat interfere with that.
Instead, you’ll need to watch for the indicator light to flash to know that a bud is in place and charging. Similarly, on cold days, it can be a little hard to get the Pixel Buds Pro out of their case since the foam lightly grips the walls.
Another major downside is that foam tips wear down a bit faster than silicone tips do. After a few months of use, you’ll likely see the foam begin to wear or tear. It’s usually recommended that you replace Comply foam tips every three months. You can see a bit of that wear and tear in the picture above on a set of tips I started using in August.
When first buying Comply foam tips for the Pixel Buds Pro, it’s a good idea to buy the multipack which includes three sizes for $24.99. Once you know your preferred size, you can buy a three-pack of that size for $24.99 to cover an additional nine months of use.
Overall, Comply foam tips bring some much-appreciated upgrades to the Pixel Buds Pro, but the need to regularly replace them may be a deal-breaker for some. With the holidays just around the corner, a set of Comply tips would make a wonderful stocking stuffer for anyone who has a set of Pixel Buds Pro.
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Bannon trial set to begin over failure to comply with Jan. 6 committee subpoenas
Proceedings began Monday with jury selection at the federal courthouse in Washington, DC. Twenty-two potential jurors have been found, and the 12 that make up the jury and two alternates will be selected Tuesday morning. Opening arguments will begin soon after.
The polarizing long-time Trump ally has always been at the top of the January 6 witness list for House investigators. But Justice Department prosecutors say the trial is intended to punish Bannon for noncompliance with the subpoenas, rather than coerce him into sharing information.
The case is a major test of what leverage Congress has when a witness evades a House subpoena. Bannon’s is the first of two similar House select committee subpoena cases to head to trial; a contempt case against former White House trade adviser Peter Navarro is still in its early stages.
Bannon’s trial also carries special relevance for the House panel as it continues to negotiate bringing in additional witnesses, and as it prepares for a major primetime hearing Thursday night intended to spotlight what committee members have called former President Donald Trump’s “dereliction of duty” on January 6.
Jurors asked about House investigation
During Monday’s jury selection process, potential jurors were not pressed about their general feelings about Bannon or Trump.
They were, however, asked about their news consumption of the House investigation and about this case itself. Some said they’ve consumed a little of the House hearings, if that.
Many of the potential jurors said they’ve heard minimally about Bannon’s case, yet a large number of them have taken in at least some of the select committee public hearings. But awareness alone isn’t enough for them to be tossed from the jury pool.
Among the jurors who qualified for the 22, there is a man who works with Covid-19 testing, a woman retired from working for a union who’s now writing a dissertation and a self-described “recovering” lawyer who now works at the State Department.
The lawyer-turned-government-official told the judge she thought executive privilege might be part of the case, and that the case was about whether Bannon had to testify, or was protected.
It’s not clear if Bannon’s legal team will be able to make any arguments that even mention executive privilege to the jury. The judge, US District Judge Carl Nichols, allowed her to continue being a potential juror because her knowledge of the case was limited.
Bannon’s team has repeatedly argued that pre-trial publicity, especially with the congressional hearings, should prompt his case at least to be delayed.
But many potential jurors said they haven’t formed an opinion or know little of the details and weren’t quizzed extensively about Bannon’s political history.
One potential juror said she had a “high-level awareness” of the select committee proceedings and the case, and heard not everyone had responded to subpoenas they received — even if they should have. But “the whole story we haven’t heard yet,” the legal aid worker told the judge. “I’m presuming you’ll have to explain the law to us.”
She remained in the jury pool.
Another potential juror was tossed from the pool after he told the judge he watched all the select committee hearings, then criticized Republicans who say the election was stolen, and, looking toward Bannon, said, “I do believe he’s guilty.”
Trial expected to go quickly
Prosecutors pledge that their case against Bannon will be presented succinctly, over just a few days, with only two or three prosecution witnesses. That list includes House committee investigators.
It’s unknown how extensive Bannon’s defense will be, or if he will want to take the stand in his own defense. He will not be able to force House members to testify, the judge has said.
Early in the case, Bannon vowed to make the proceedings the “misdemeanor from hell for (Attorney General) Merrick Garland, (House Speaker) Nancy Pelosi and (President) Joe Biden.” But at a recent court hearing, his defense attorney David Schoen complained, “What’s the point of going to trial here if there is no defense?”
Bannon — who accepted an 11th-hour pardon from Trump in 2021 as he was facing conspiracy wire fraud and money laundering charges in Manhattan’s federal court related to a border wall fundraising scheme — has made a series of attempts in court in recent days to stop the trial, to fashion more of a defense, or to prepare for possible appeals.
So far, Nichols has overwhelmingly sided with the Justice Department on what evidence the jury can hear, cutting off Bannon’s ability to try to defer to advice his attorney gave him or to use internal DOJ policies on presidential advisers that he hoped might protect him.
In recent weeks, Trump indicated he wanted to waive any executive privilege that might have applied to Bannon, and Bannon suggested he may be interested in speaking with the House committee — a series of events that Bannon’s team now wants to try to show to the jury. But his ability to bring up arguments about executive privilege will be, at best, severely limited. Bannon was not a government official during the period the committee is probing.
A federal grand jury indicted the right-wing figure in November on two counts of criminal contempt — one for his failure to provide testimony demanded by the House select committee’s subpoena in the fall and the other for his failure to produce documents. A key issue at trial will be whether the jury agrees with prosecutors and the House that Bannon’s October subpoena deadlines were final, and that he deliberately disregarded them.
Both charges he faces are misdemeanors. But if he is found guilty, each carries a mandatory minimum of 30 days in jail.
Bannon was one of the first potential January 6 witnesses the House committee subpoenaed — and he is one of a handful of people the committee has held in contempt. The committee said it wanted to obtain his documents and ask him questions because Bannon had contact with Trump, was in the so-called war room of Trump allies at the Willard hotel in Washington as the riot unfolded, and made a prediction on his podcast before the riot that “all hell” was “going to break loose.”
“In short, Mr. Bannon appears to have played a multi-faceted role in the events of January 6th, and the American people are entitled to hear his first-hand testimony regarding his actions,” the House committee said in its report putting forward a contempt resolution against Bannon.
When Bannon was facing deadlines in October, his attorney Robert Costello told the committee Bannon would not be cooperating with the investigation because of instructions from Trump that said he should, “where appropriate, invoke any immunities and privileges he may have.”
Since then, criminal investigators have interviewed Costello, as well as a Trump lawyer, Justin Clark, in building their case. According to their description of Clark’s statements, he told Costello Trump couldn’t shield Bannon from total noncompliance with the subpoenas.
Ahead of Bannon’s trial, the House committee has featured details about him in some of its public presentations. At a hearing last Tuesday, the committee revealed White House phone logs indicating Bannon and Trump spoke twice on January 5, 2021, including once before Bannon made his predictions about the next day on the podcast.
The committee has another hearing planned for primetime Thursday evening. Depending on the pace of the proceedings at DC’s federal courthouse, and the length of his defense presentation and jury deliberations, Bannon’s trial could be over by then.
This story has been updated with additional details.
Bannon trial set to begin over failure to comply with Jan. 6 committee subpoenas
His proceedings begin Monday with jury selection at the federal courthouse in Washington, DC.
The polarizing long-time Trump ally has always been at the top of the January 6 witness list for House investigators. But Justice Department prosecutors say the trial is intended to punish Bannon for noncompliance with the subpoenas, rather than coerce him into sharing information.
The case is a major test of what leverage Congress has when a witness evades a House subpoena. Bannon’s is the first of two similar House select committee subpoena cases to head to trial; a contempt case against former White House trade adviser Peter Navarro is still in its early stages.
Bannon’s trial also carries special relevance for the House panel as it continues to negotiate bringing in additional witnesses, and as it prepares for a major primetime hearing Thursday night intended to spotlight what committee members have called former President Donald Trump’s “dereliction of duty” on January 6.
Prosecutors pledge that their case against Bannon will be presented succinctly, over just a few days, with only two or three prosecution witnesses. That list includes House committee investigators.
It’s unknown how extensive Bannon’s defense will be, or if he will want to take the stand in his own defense. He will not be able to force House members to testify, the judge has said.
Early in the case, Bannon vowed to make the proceedings the “misdemeanor from hell for (Attorney General) Merrick Garland, (House Speaker) Nancy Pelosi and (President) Joe Biden.” But at a recent court hearing, his defense attorney David Schoen complained, “What’s the point of going to trial here if there is no defense?”
Bannon — who accepted an 11th-hour pardon from Trump in 2021 as he was facing conspiracy wire fraud and money laundering charges in Manhattan’s federal court related to a border wall fundraising scheme — has made a series of attempts in court in recent days to stop the trial, to fashion more of a defense, or to prepare for possible appeals.
So far, US District Judge Carl Nichols has overwhelmingly sided with the Justice Department on what evidence the jury can hear, cutting off Bannon’s ability to try to defer to advice his attorney gave him or to use internal DOJ policies on presidential advisers that he hoped might protect him.
In recent weeks, Trump indicated he wanted to waive any executive privilege that might have applied to Bannon, and Bannon suggested he may be interested in speaking with the House committee — a series of events that Bannon’s team now wants to try to show to the jury. But his ability to bring up arguments about executive privilege will be, at best, severely limited. Bannon was not a government official during the period the committee is probing.
A federal grand jury indicted the right-wing figure in November on two counts of criminal contempt — one for his failure to provide testimony demanded by the House select committee’s subpoena in the fall and the other for his failure to produce documents. A key issue at trial will be whether the jury agrees with prosecutors and the House that Bannon’s October subpoena deadlines were final, and that he deliberately disregarded them.
Both charges he faces are misdemeanors. But if he is found guilty, each carries a mandatory minimum of 30 days in jail.
Bannon was one of the first potential January 6 witnesses the House committee subpoenaed — and he is one of a handful of people the committee has held in contempt. The committee said it wanted to obtain his documents and ask him questions because Bannon had contact with Trump, was in the so-called war room of Trump allies at the Willard hotel in Washington as the riot unfolded, and made a prediction on his podcast before the riot that “all hell” was “going to break loose.”
“In short, Mr. Bannon appears to have played a multi-faceted role in the events of January 6th, and the American people are entitled to hear his first-hand testimony regarding his actions,” the House committee said in its report putting forward a contempt resolution against Bannon.
When Bannon was facing deadlines in October, his attorney Robert Costello told the committee Bannon would not be cooperating with the investigation because of instructions from Trump that said he should, “where appropriate, invoke any immunities and privileges he may have.”
Since then, criminal investigators have interviewed Costello, as well as a Trump lawyer, Justin Clark, in building their case. According to their description of Clark’s statements, he told Costello Trump couldn’t shield Bannon from total noncompliance with the subpoenas.
Ahead of Bannon’s trial, the House committee has featured details about him in some of its public presentations. At a hearing last Tuesday, the committee revealed White House phone logs indicating Bannon and Trump spoke twice on January 5, 2021, including once before Bannon made his predictions about the next day on the podcast.
The committee has another hearing planned for primetime Thursday evening. Depending on the pace of the proceedings at DC’s federal courthouse, and the length of his defense presentation and jury deliberations, Bannon’s trial could be over by then.
Watch BTS Fans (Mostly) Comply With ‘No Clapping’ Rule
At a recent BTS concert in Seoul, the crowd sounded a bit different than usual.
On Thursday, BTS returned to the Jamsil Olympic Stadium, where they last performed in 2019, for their “Permission to Dance on Stage” tour. However, the show faced several alterations in order to comply with COVID protocols. Attendance was limited to 15,000 attendees per night, as opposed to the 70,000 person capacity of the stadium.
More unusually, BTS’ management company released a statement prior to the show informing fans that attendees of the show were prohibited from clapping, shouting, cheering or standing up, as a preventative measure against COVID-19. Instead, fans were provided with physical clappers that could emulate crowd noise.
“Seating for the in-person performance will comply with spacing guidelines mandated by local government performance venue Covid-19 control measures. The event may be changed or canceled depending on the social distancing level,” Big Hit said in their statement.
In a video taken at the concert and shared shared with TMZ, the large crowd of concert-goers are seen sitting in chairs spread out across the large stadium. While BTS is performing, the crowd use their red and black clappers to stimulate crowd sounds and clap along with the beat.
BTS will perform Jamsil Olympic Stadium two more times, on March 12 and 13. Their March 10 and 13 show are both live streamed online, while the March 12 show will broadcast live in movie theaters across the globe. These three concerts are the first in-person concerts BTS have performed in South Korea in over two years, since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Djokovic must comply with local health rules to compete in Madrid Open, Spain’s prime minister says
Austria will implement a wide-ranging Covid-19 vaccine mandate, which includes fines for unvaccinated adults, from February 1.
The government announced last November that a vaccine mandate was necessary to address the low vaccination rate in the country. The first draft of the law was published in December, and a revised draft was published Monday and is now going through parliament.
Everyone age 18 and over living in Austria must be vaccinated against Covid-19, according to the latest draft. A few groups of people are exempt, such as pregnant people, people recovered from a Covid-19 infection (who are exempt for 180 days from a positive PCR test), and people who cannot be vaccinated without endangering their health.
“The mandatory vaccination isn’t coming in a sudden way, instead it is coming in a phased approach,” Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer told public broadcaster ORF Sunday.
No fines will be issued during the initial phase, which lasts until mid-March, said Nehammer. From March 15, law enforcement will start checking if people are adhering to the new law, for example by examining their vaccination status during traffic controls.
People face fines of up to €600 ($685) if they don’t possess a vaccine certificate or an exemption. So-called “reminder dates” can also be set, on which people are reminded through a letter to get vaccinated.
In the third stage of the mandate, these reminder dates will be followed up with “vaccine dates.” People who haven’t got shots or an exemption by then will be issued with fines.
There will be two “vaccine dates” each year. A person can be given a maximum of four fines annually, which would total €2,400 ($2,741).
The vaccine mandate is planned to last until January 31, 2024 and it will be continually assessed until then, according to the Austrian health ministry.
Google employees who don’t comply with COVID-19 vaccine rules will reportedly be fired
Google is giving employees until December 3rd to declare their COVID-19 vaccine status. And according to CNBC, if they fail to comply with the tech giant’s vaccine mandate, they’d have to apply for a medical or religious exemption and convince Google that it’s warranted if they don’t want to eventually lose their job. Google will approve exemptions on a case-by-case basis.
In its report, the publication said that it has seen an internal memo warning personnel of the consequences if they still haven’t complied with the company’s vaccine rules by January 18th. Those who refuse to be vaccinated or who have failed to secure a valid exemption will be placed on paid administrative leave for 30 days. Google will then put them on unpaid personal leave for up to six months and will ultimately fire them if they truly don’t want to be inoculated against COVID-19.
The tech giant reportedly explained in the memo that it’s implementing its vaccine mandate to comply with the administration’s executive order. Under that order, all US companies with more than 100 workers must be fully vaccinated by January 18th. While the order is in limbo after courts had blocked its implementation, Google may have simply chosen to push through with its plans to ensure that it’s compliant in case the order suddenly takes effect.
“We expect that almost all roles at Google in the US will fall within the scope of the executive order. Anyone entering a Google building must be fully vaccinated or have an approved accommodation that allows them to work or come onsite… frequent testing is not a valid alternative to vaccination,” the memo reportedly reads.
Earlier this month, CNBC also reported that Google delayed workers’ return to office and will no longer require personnel to come in a few times a week starting on January 10th. However, it still encouraged employees to come into the office “where conditions allow, to reconnect with colleagues in person and start regaining the muscle memory of being in [one] more regularly.”
While it will strictly enforce its rule for all employees that fall within the scope of the order, Google did give those who don’t want to get vaccinated an option. If they can’t secure a valid religious or medical exemption, they can “explore” other roles within the company that don’t conflict with the order. If they can find such a role and it doesn’t require in-office work, they can also permanently work remotely going forward.
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Crypto Exchange Binance Ceases Trading in Singapore Dollars to Comply With Regulations – Regulation Bitcoin News
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has announced that it will cease offering trading pairs and payment options in Singapore dollars to remain compliant with the country’s regulators. The announcement followed a notice issued by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) stating that Binance “may be in breach of the Payment Services Act.”
Binance Complying With Singapore’s Regulations
Crypto exchange Binance announced Sunday changes to its services in Singapore. The company wrote that “to remain compliant with local regulators,” it will cease offering “SGD trading pairs” and “SGD payment options” on Friday, Sept. 10.
Binance will also remove its app from Singapore iOS and Google Play stores. SGD trading pairs will also be removed from Binance P2P Friday.
The exchange further advised users to complete all related P2P trades and remove all related advertisements by Sept. 9 “to avoid potential trading disputes.” Moreover, Binance clarified that it is not operating any official Telegram or online communication channels in Singapore.
“Our aim is to create a sustainable ecosystem around blockchain technology and digital assets,” Binance commented, elaborating:
Binance welcomes developments to our industry’s regulatory framework as they pose opportunities for the market players to have greater collaboration with the regulators.
The announcement to cease trading in Singapore dollars followed a notice by Singapore’s central bank, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), which oversees the crypto industry in the country.
MAS said Thursday that it had “reviewed Binance.com’s operations and is of the view that Binance, the operator of Binance.com, may be in breach of the Payment Services Act.” The central bank added that “Binance is required to cease providing payment services … to Singapore residents and cease soliciting such business from Singapore residents.”
Last week, Binance said it hired Richard Teng, former CEO of the Financial Services Regulatory Authority at Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) as the new CEO for its operations in Singapore. Binance aims to become “a leader in regulatory compliance” as it pivots into a financial services company.
The global crypto exchange recently became the focus of many other regulators worldwide, including those in the U.K., Netherlands, Thailand, Malaysia, Japan, Germany, Hong Kong, Lithuania, and South Africa. They claimed Binance had been operating without authorization in their jurisdictions.
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