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Iranian couple handed prison sentence for dancing in the streets
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An Iranian couple, both social media influencers, have been given lengthy prison sentences after a video emerged of them dancing in a main square in the capital Tehran.
In a video shared widely on social media, Astiyazh Haghighi, 21, is seen dancing without a headscarf with her fiancé Amir Mohammad Ahmadi, 22, in Azadi Square. The couple posted the video themselves.
Each was charged with “spreading corruption and vice,” and “assembly and collusion with the intention of disrupting national security,” receiving sentences of ten and a half years, according to activist group Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA).
However Mizan, a news agency affiliated with Iran’s judiciary, said each individual was sentenced to 5-year prison term on the charges of “assembly and collusion with the intention of disrupting national security.”
The two are accused of encouraging people to assemble and inviting them to riot in an Instagram post made on October 26, Mizan Online also said.
Judge Abolqasem Salavati presided over their case and meted out the sentences, along with a ban on posting videos on social media for two years and a ban on leaving the country for two years, according to HRANA.
Security forces first raided the couple’s home in the early morning hours of October 30, a source told CNN, and took them to interrogation and then later transferred them to prison.
Haghighi was initially sent to Evin prison’s Ward 209 but then transferred to Qarchak women’s prison where she is currently detained, HRANA reports. Both Haghighi and her partner are being denied access to a lawyer, it added.
Haghighi and Ahmadi each has close to a million followers on Instagram and also have separate YouTube channels with a total of more than half a million followers.
This comes after the country has been roiled in nationwide protests over the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, a young woman accused of flouting the country’s compulsory hijab laws. Iran has cracked down by executing protesters, accused of killing security forces, which critics say were the result of hasty sham trials.
Their lengthy sentences have been compared by critics to that of Sajjad Heydari, an Iranian man who notoriously beheaded his wife last year. Heydari, who killed his 17-year-old wife in February 2022, was sentenced to just eight years and two months in prison, according to the country’s semi-official Khabar Online website.
NFL scores, schedule, live Week 15 updates: Cowboys, Pats stunned on last play; Tom Brady handed historic loss
It’s Week 15 of the 2022 NFL season, and we’re keeping you updated on all the action and biggest storylines throughout the day. This week’s 15 slate has some fantastic matchups and storylines, including three Saturday games, and we’re here to help you watch it unfold. Check back often to find out everything you need to know.
Week 15 schedule
Thursday
49ers 21, Seahawks 13 (Takeaways)
Saturday
Vikings 39, Colts 36, OT (Takeaways)
Browns 13, Ravens 3 (Takeaways)
Bills 32, Dolphins 29 (Takeaways)
Sunday
Jaguars 40, Cowboys 34 (OT) (Takeaways)
Lions 20 Jets 17 (Takeaways)
Saints 21, Falcons 18 (Recap)
Eagles 25, Bears 20 (Takeaways)
Chiefs 30, Texans 24 (OT) (Recap)
Steelers 24, Panthers 16 (Recap)
Raiders 30, Patriots 24 (Takeaways)
Broncos 24, Cardinals 15 (Recap)
Chargers 17, Titans 14 (Takeaways)
Bengals 34, Buccaneers 23 (Takeaways)
Giants 20, Commanders 12 (Takeaways)
Monday
Rams at Packers, 8:15 p.m. ET (Preview)
WHAT. JUST. HAPPENED.
So far this weekend, there’s been the biggest comeback in NFL history (Vikings), a walk-off touchdown run in overtime (Chiefs) and a walk-off pick-six in overtime (Jaguars).
Raiders: hold my beer.
In one of the wildest endings in NFL history, Las Vegas won on a walk-off touchdown from edge rusher Chandler Jones. And how it happened was unfathomable. On third-and-10 with three seconds left in regulation, the Patriots were content with going to overtime, as they simply handed the ball off to Rhamondre Stevenson. He actually looked like he could make something happen, as he got to the Raiders’ 35-yard line before he met any resistance.
At that point, he pitched the ball to Jakobi Meyers, who ran backward 8 yards and then, inexplicably, THREW A PASS BACK TOWARD THE MIDDLE OF THE FIELD. The only Patriot there was Mac Jones, but the ball landed right into the hands of Chandler Jones just past midfield, and Chandler Jones proceeded to stiff-arm Mac Jones’ head into the Bermuda turf and rumble the other way. The only players to catch him were clad in black and grey, celebrating with their teammate and he crossed the goal line for the 48-yard touchdown.
The loss dropped the Patriots to 7-7 and out of the AFC playoff picture with just three weeks to play. If New England ends up missing the postseason, you can bet Stevenson, Meyers, Jones, Bill Belichick and others will be haunted by one of the most insane football endings you’ll ever see.
Dicker the kicker!
Credit to the Titans, with hardly any proven pass catchers, driving 74 yards for the game-tying score in the final minutes. But also credit to Brandon Staley, who called his timeouts as Tennessee was in goal-to-go situations. If you have Justin Herbert, you give him every chance to let him win the game in regulation.
The Titans ended up tying the game on Ryan Tannehill’s quarterback sneak, but the Chargers still had 48 seconds to get into field goal range. And on second-and-4 from their own 45, Herbert rolled out right (while shooing away a defender) and launched a laser down the right sideline that Mike Williams caught in double coverage for a 35-yard pickup.
Los Angeles couldn’t get any closer, but Herbert had done his job. From there, it was Cameron Dicker drilling the 43-yard field goal to put the Chargers back in the playoff (as the No. 6 seed) with just three weeks left to play.
Wild fourth quarter!
It’s the Raiders, so what did you expect? Leading by 13-plus points at halftime for the fifth time this season, they were on the verge of going to 0-5 when Rhamondre Stevenson broke through the line of scrimmage and was gone, from 34 yards out, to give the Patriots the lead with fewer than four minutes to play.
Of course, the Raiders stormed back, going nine plays and 81 yards — including a fourth-and-10 conversion at the beginning of the drive — to tie the game on a controversial 30-yard touchdown catch from Keelan Cole with just 32 seconds left. It looked as if one foot was out of bounds, but after ruling the play a touchdown on the field, the referees apparently didn’t see enough to overturn it. Las Vegas had tied the game at 24.
INT No. 3
In a game between a backup QB and a third-string QB, the backup QB has had the upper hand. Well, kind of. This has really been about the Broncos defense, which secured three interceptions against the combination of Colt McCoy and Trace McSorley and got enough from QB Brett Rypien and the running game to secure the 24-15 victrory.
Bengals battle all the way back
It’s truly been a tale of two halves in Tampa Bay. The Buccaneers completely dominated the first half en route to taking a 17-3 advantage into the break. In the third quarter, they turned the ball over FOUR TIMES, which has resulted in 24 Cincinnati points to put the Bucs in a 10-point hole. Here are the turnovers and subsequent scores, in order from earliest to most recent:
Herbert picked off again
It’s been nearly a year since Justin Herbert throw multiple interceptions … until Sunday. Five plays after Nasir Adderley secured his interception, Kevin Byard jumped in front of Mike Williams to give the Titans offense back possession. It’s the first time since Week 15 of 2021 that Herbert has thrown more than one interception. (For more on the first interception, click here.)
Leaping INT
The Chargers defense has showed up for the second straight week. After limiting a high-flying Dolphins offense to 17 points, it has shut down the Titans — aside from one direct snap touchdown from Derrick Henry. Locked in a 7-7 game midway through the third quarter, Nasir Adderley got the ball back for Los Angeles with a leaping interception of Ryan Tannehill.
Patriots back in it
Most teams would feel comfortable up double digits. Not the Raiders, who inexcusably gave up a 13-point lead in the fourth quarter against the Rams just last week! Las Vegas fans hope it can keep a lead this time, but it’s not looking great. Up 17-3 at halftime, Derek Carr proceeded to throw an awful interception on a screen pass that Kyle Dugger easily took for a touchdown. Now the Patriots have added an interception to pull within four with more than a quarter to play.
Interception of the year!
If you’ve seen an interception like this before, please send me it (@kylefstackpole on Twitter), because I’ve never seen what Titans rookie Roger McCreary did at the end of the first half. The pass from Justin Herbert was going out of bounds, which was fine because then the Chargers could line up for a field goal before the break. But then McCreary made one of the best defensive plays of the year, catching the ball and passing it to his teammate in midair for the interception!
Joshua Kalu will get credit in the stat sheet, but he better get his rookie counterpart something nice for Christmas for gift-wrapping him his first-career interception.
All Bucs in first half
If you missed the first half between the Bucs and Bengals, I’ll quickly recap it here: Tampa Bay had double the plays (40 to 20), more than triple the yards (261 to 83) and 14 more points through the game’s opening 30 minutes. It’s been the Tom Brady show, as the greatest QB of all-time has thrown for nearly 200 yards on 17 of 23 passing and found Russell Gage and Chris Godwin for touchdowns.
And while Joe Burrow led the Bengals to a field goal to make it 17-3 at halftime, he’s thrown an interception while barely being on the field.
JAGUARS WIN
The Lions’ and Chiefs’ wins were exciting (read more about them below), but neither compares to what the Jaguars accomplished against the Cowboys. Down, 27-10, with about 20 minutes to play, Trevor Lawrence (four TD passes), Zay Jones (three TD catches) and Riley Patterson (game-tying FG) combined to shock the Cowboys and force overtime. But if you thought Dallas’ collapse was surprising, how it lost was shocking. Take a look:
The pass, intended for Noah Brown, popped right into the hands of Rayshawn Jenkins, who then completed the stunning victory by following his blockers down the right sideline for the walk-off 51-yard score.
CHIEFS WIN
You have to feel for Texans fans. In back-to-back weeks, Houston has taken the Cowboys down to the wire and the Chiefs to overtime. Both times, they’ve lost in heartbreaking fashion. In Dallas, the Texans allowed Dak Prescott and the offense to drive 98 yards for the game-winning score with just 41 seconds left. On Sunday, they forced Kansas City to punt in overtime, only to have Frank Clark immediately strip Davis Mills and then Willie Gay Jr. rip away the ball from a Texans player at the bottom of the pile.
On the next play, this happened:
With Jerick McKinnon’s walk-off 25-yard scamper, the Chiefs clinched the AFC West title for the seventh straight year. On the bright side for Houston, it moved that much closer to securing the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft and getting its quarterback of the future.
LIONS WIN
The Lions started 1-6. They’re now 7-7 (!) after surviving a back-and-forth nail-biter with the playoff-contending Jets. The biggest play came on a fourth-and-inches with fewer than two minutes to play. Needing a touchdown down by four, Jared Goff faked the hand-off and found Brock Wright, who slipped free across the middle after helping block at the line of scrimmage. At first, it seemed like Wright would get Detroit closer to the end zone; instead, Wright weaved his way all the way across the goal line for the go-ahead 51-yard score!
Zach Wilson, filling in for the injured Mike White, made things very interesting with miraculous conversions on third-and-19 AND fourth-and-18, which set up the Jets just outside of the Lions 40-yard line. Greg Zuerlein had a chance to send a third game of the early window to overtime, but he hooked his 58-yard field goal attempt wide right to keep the Lions’ playoff hopes alive.
OT in Jacksonville!
If you’ve been living under a rock for the past month, then let me be the first to tell you: Trevor Lawrence has arrived. The 2021 No. 1 overall pick has been magnificent in recent weeks, and he’s torched the stout Dallas defense on Sunday. Even more importantly, with the game on the line, Lawrence, who threw four touchdowns in regulation, led the Jaguars 41 yards in seven plays in about a minute to set up the game-tying field goal. Riley Patterson delivered, sending the game to the extra period.
OT in Houston!
Harrison Butker entered 2022 as one of the NFL’s best kickers, but 2022 has been up and down. He missed several games with an injury, and since coming has been volatile. The Chiefs got the bad Butker on Sunday, as he not only missed an extra point but also missed the 51-yard field goal that would have given the Chiefs a walk-off win.
Hurts, Fields run wild
One is the MVP frontrunner. The other is a Year 2 breakout. Both quarterbacks delivered in the Eagles’ 25-20 win over the Bears on Sunday.
Hurts, despite throwing multiple interceptions for the first time all season, still threw for more than 300 yards while finding the end zone THREE TIMES on the ground. When Philadelphia needed its QB to make a play, Hurts did what needed to be done to help the Eagles improve to 13-1.
Fields, meanwhile, had another miraculous run, which served as the highlight of his 152-passing-yard, 95-rushing-yard, two-touchdown performance that put Chicago on the brink of pulling a big upset. Both franchises are in good hands with their respective QBs.
Cowboys!
The Cowboys offense has been terrible in the second half, but in need of a score after a 17-point collapse, Dak Prescott and Co. delivered: 13 plays, 75 yards and the go-ahead score from Prescott to Noah Brown to put Dallas back ahead.
Jags!
With 5 minutes, 21 seconds left in the third quarter, the Cowboys kicked a field goal to extend their lead to 17 points. Since then, it’s been ALL Jacksonville. Here’s the drive-by-drive sequence:
- 59-yard touchdown from Trevor Lawrence to Zay Jones
- Dak Prescott interception
- Lawrence touchdown pass to Marvin Jones
- Three-and-out
- Another touchdown pass from Lawrence to Zay Jones
In just over 10 minutes of game action, the Jaguars went from being down 27-10 to up 31-10. It’s been a collapse from the Cowboys but also a roaring comeback from Lawrence, who is up to four touchdown passes.
Offseason signee Haason Reddick has been a great addition to the Eagles defense, with Sunday serving as his best outing of 2022. In just three quarters, the veteran pass rusher has two sacks, two quarterback hits, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and a pass defensed.
Zay Jones makes father proud
Jaguars wide receiver Zay Jones’ father is former NFL linebacker Robert Jones, who won three Super Bowls with the Cowboys in the early 1990s. Playing against his dad’s team Sunday, Jones has put fourth a incredible performance to the tune of five receptions, 90 yards and three scores to keep the Jaguars in the game.
21-play drive!
There are clock-eating drives, and then there is the drive the Steelers went on to start the second half. Pittsburgh marched 91 yards in 21 PLAYS (and 11:43 off the clock!) on a possession that ended with Mitch Trubisky’s second quarterback sneak attempt resulting in a touchdown. It marked the longest drive of the season and just the 20th drive of 20-plus plays since 2001, per Pro Football Reference. This was just the sixth to result in a touchdown, as nine drives ended in field goals and five ended in no points.
Thrust back into the starting role with Mike White out with a rib injury, Zach Wilson looked very sharp in the first half versus the Lions. He threw for 185 yards on just eight completions, the biggest of which were a 40-yard touchdown pass to C.J. Uzomah and a 50-yard connection to Jeff Smith that set up the game-tying field goal before halftime.
However, the second half did not start out how Wilson would have liked. The former No. 2 overall pick floated a pass with multiple Lions in the area, and Jerry Jacobs came down with the interception and proceeded to take it deep into Jets territory. New York’s defense held strong, though, limiting Detroit to another field goal.
The Texans?
Look out, NFL, because the Texans are frisky. A week after nearly pulling off a historic upset against the Cowboys, Houston took the lead over the Chiefs with two first-half touchdowns. The much more unlikely one was Davis Mills taking the snap, looking right for a long time and then rolling left, where he had plenty of room. So much room, in fact, that he ran untouched for the 17-yard score.
He’s done it again. On second-and-27 from around midfield, Justin Fields not only ran for the first down, he nearly scored, breaking tackles and juking several Eagles en route to what would have been the most incredible touchdown of the 2022 season. Unfortunately, Fields stepped out of bounds at the 9-yard line, but no matter. On the next play, David Montgomery scored to give the Bears a surprising lead.
Dak x2
The Cowboys offense has done whatever it has wanted in the first half against the Jaguars. Dak Prescott has completed 12 of his first 13 passes for 117 yards and two touchdowns, the first a dart to tight end Peyton Hendershot and the second on a creative play call that resulted in a Noah Brown one-yard score.
Taysom goes DEEP
Usually when Taysom Hill lines up at quarterback, he’s looking to run over every defender in his path. But on the rare occasion, he’ll drop back and sling it, which is exactly what he did midway through the first quarter Sunday. Hill delivered a laser over the middle to impressive undrafted rookie Rashid Shaheed, who caught the ball in stride over the outstretched arms of a defensive back and was off to the races for a 68-yard score.
Zeke = TD machine
Before his injury, after his injury — it doesn’t matter. Whenever Ezekiel Elliott has seen the field over the past two months, he’s found the end zone. On Sunday against the Jaguars, his 10-yard scamper marked his seventh straight game with a score.
Get off me!
Safety Jeremy Chinn had a chance to stop Najee Harris on first-and-goal from the seven-yard line. Instead, Harris stiff-armed him and then went after another defender as he crossed the goal line to open the game’s scoring.
Punt return TD!
The Jets seemed to snatch the momentum away from the Lions when they stuffed touchdown-machine Jamaal Williams at the goal line on fourth down, but Detroit immediately gained it back following a three-and-out. That forced New York to punt out of its own end zone, and Kalif Raymond took full advantage, making the first man miss and then exploding through a small crease and his teammates make key blocks on his way for the 47-yard punt return score.
The Ravens-Browns matchup did not feature much action in the first half, but Justin Tucker did set the Ravens franchise record for most career field goals made with 355. With just over five minutes remaining in the second quarter, Tucker converted on a 53-yard field goal to tie the game at three apiece, and set the Ravens record.
Tucker is the best kicker in the NFL, and owns the record for longest field goal made in NFL history. You probably remember it from last year — a 66-yard, game-winning kick to down the Lions.
Vikings pull off largest comeback in NFL history
If you chose to turn off the TV at halftime of Colts-Vikings, you truly missed out. Minnesota embarked on a 39-3 run in the second half, including overtime as Greg Joseph’s 40-yard field goal capped the comeback. With this win, the Vikings clinch the NFC North. Coach Kevin O’Connell also clinched the largest comeback in NFL history, as the Vikings came back from down 33-0!
DALVIN COOK TO THE HOUSE
With 2:15 remaining, the Vikings took over down eight points. Turns out, they needed just one play to get to the end zone.
Cook took it 64 yards to the house, and then T.J. Hockenson scored the two-point conversion to tie the game at 36 apiece. A 36-3 run!
Matt Ryan QB sneak fail
The Colts had the ball up eight points with 2:52 remaining, and successfully drained the Vikings of all three of their timeouts. Facing a fourth-and-1 with 2:31 remaining, Ryan attempted to pick up the yard himself. The officials ruled him short, however, so Jeff Saturday challenged the call on the field. After further review, the call on the field stood.
Back in the second quarter, it appeared the Vikings pulled off a momentous scoop-and-score thanks to Chandon Sullivan. However, the refs ruled the play dead as Michael Pittman was attempting to fight for extra yards.
Then, in the fourth quarter, as the Vikings were fighting to pull off the comeback, Jackson clearly fumbled possession, and Sullivan again picked up the ball and ran it back for six.
However, the officials ruled it dead.
Sullivan was beside himself, and picked up an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.
Adam Thielen cuts Colts lead to eight points with 5 mins remaining!
The Vikings were down 33 points heading into the second half. Kevin O’Connell’s squad has cut that lead to just eight points with 5:30 remaining in the fourth quarter. Don’t tell Matt Ryan, but Minnesota is currently on a 28-3 run, and has a legitimate chance to pull off the comeback.
Cousins led the Vikings on a five-play, 50-yard drive that ended with a one-yard Thielen touchdown. All of Minnesota’s wide receivers are eating today.
Justin Jefferson pulls Vikings within two scores in fourth
We might just have a game on our hands. Cousins led a six-play, 61-yard drive early in the fourth quarter that was capped by this nasty Justin Jefferson touchdown. If Stephon Gilmore can’t keep up, no one can.
K.J. Osborn gets Vikings on the board
The Vikings finally got on the board in the third quarter, and that’s thanks to K.J. Osborn. The wideout failed to reel in a long pass in the first half, but made up for it with a 63-yard catch and run that got Minnesota down to the Colts’ 4-yard line. Three plays later, Osborn finished off the drive with a touchdown.
Pick-six puts Colts up 30-0 before halftime
Things went from bad to worse for the Vikings on Saturday as their nightmare of a first half continued. With the Vikings facing a third-and-3 deep in their own territory, Cousins missed Jalen Reagor on a curl route, and Julian Blackmon picked it off and returned it to the end zone for Indy’s third touchdown of the first half.
Colts DOMINATE Vikings in first quarter
The first quarter of the Colts-Vikings matchup was an absolute disaster for the home team. Who saw the Colts being up 17-0 at the end of the opening quarter?
Indy got the ball first, and Matt Ryan orchestrated an 11-play, 44-yard drive which was capped by a 26-yard field goal. On the Vikings’ first possession, they went three-and-out, and then this happened.
Down 10-0 in the blink of an eye, Kirk Cousins and Co. needed to right the ship. Instead, Dalvin Cook fumbled away possession two plays later. Ryan then led a seven-play, 66-yard drive which ended with the Colts’ first offensive touchdown of the afternoon.
The Colts are also doing this without the services of Jonathan Taylor, who left the game during the opening drive. He was quickly ruled out with an ankle injury.
Miami arrives in snowy Buffalo with trunks of cold weather gear
The Dolphins aren’t in Miami anymore. Old Man Winter arrived in Buffalo on Friday night, and left behind about eight inches of the white stuff. Buffalo isn’t done with the snow just yet either, as a Lake Effect Snow Warning is in effect until 1 p.m. ET Sunday. According to the hourly forecast, precipitation will go from a “few snow showers” at 2 p.m. ET, to “snow showers” by 5 p.m. ET and then just straight up “snow” by kickoff at 8:15 p.m. ET.
The Dolphins are doing their best to come prepared for the bleak conditions, as they’ve brought 1,400 pounds of trunks with cold weather gear to Orchard Park, per NFL Media. Every player has multiple cleats to try on to find the best footing in the snow.
Contenders or pretenders? Let’s find out
Saturday NFL games are always bittersweet.
On one hand, it’s the unofficial beginning of the end of the regular season. Before we know it, more than half of the league will be watching the playoffs from the couch.
On the other hand, have I mentioned we get NFL games on a Saturday?! No offense to the LendingTree Bowl or the SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl. It’s just that I, like many other football fans around the world, would rather watch Justin Jefferson and Jonathan Taylor; Mark Andrews and Nick Chubb; and Josh Allen and Tua Tagovailoa. Starting from 1 p.m. ET on Saturday to 11:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, there will be professional football on for 21 of a possible 34.5 hours! (And you’ll be sleeping for most of that off time.)
But not only is there a quantity of NFL on this weekend, there are plenty of intriguing showdowns. Do the Lions, Jaguars and Panthers actually have a chance to improbably sneak into the playoffs? For it to happen, Detroit must defeat the stingy Jets and Jacksonville must down the Cowboys. Carolina has a little more wiggle room in the putrid NFC South, but losing to the Kenny Pickett-less Steelers would be a bad look.
Elsewhere, the AFC wild card teams have gut-check-type matchups. We’ve already mentioned the Jets, but there’s also the Patriots going to Las Vegas, the Chargers attempting to out-physical the Titans and the Dolphins looking to win in freezing and snowy weather (against one of the Super Bowl favorites).
In the NFC, there’s basically an elimination game between the Saints and Falcons, an “are they really going to miss the playoffs?” bout for the Buccaneers versus the Bengals, and a monstrous NFC East matchup between the Giants and Commanders on “Sunday Night Football.”
There’s so much football to watch and so much on the line for so many of these teams. Let’s see who steps up with the season on the line.
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Sony Handed State of Play Branding to Resident Evil Showcase
Sony directly hosted last night’s Resident Evil Showcase on its YouTube channel, and it actually affected the livestream in more ways than one. Firstly, the show’s 15-minute countdown timer was branded as if it were a State of Play event from the hardware manufacturer itself. The usual blue backgrounds, relaxing music, and PlayStation buttons could be seen arranging themselves into all sorts of shapes to make it seem like Sony was running the show instead of Capcom.
Another change took place during the livestream itself. Instead of a trailer that showed off Resident Evil Village on Mac, a fresh look at the game running on PSVR2 was revealed. While the spotlight lacked substantial information on the virtual reality port — instead treated more like a recap — senior director Kenjo Akiyama highlighted new features like a resolution boost, 3D audio, and a generally “more intuitive and realistic gaming experience” thanks to the PSVR2 Sense controllers. You can catch the bonus clip through this link.
As fans continue to wait for even a hint of a PlayStation Showcase, it’s perhaps a little funny to see the State of Play branding suddenly crop up out of nowhere as Sony tries to make a livestream appear its own. Of course, the platform holder seemingly has a marketing deal in place for the Resident Evil franchise, so it’s always going to try its best to associate the survival horror series with PS5, PS4 as much as possible.
Alongside the PSVR2 mode coming to Resident Evil Village next year, the showcase also focused on next week’s DLC Shadows of Rose and the Resident Evil 4 remake, the latter of which we recently went Hands On with. Check out our first impressions through the link having played it.
Secret Service documents handed over to Jan 6th committee show law enforcement discussed threats ahead of the attack on the Capitol
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Documents provided to the House Select Committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection by the US Secret Service show that the agency and its law enforcement partners were aware of social media posts that contained violent language and threats aimed at lawmakers prior to the US Capitol attack.
The documents, obtained exclusively by CNN, were handed over to the committee ahead of Thursday’s hearing, and shed new light on discussions between law enforcement agencies ahead of the attack.
The documents also show the Secret Service took into account assessments from partner agencies, including the FBI and US Capitol Police, as they determined their security posture ahead of the January 6 vote certification. Despite the violent online rhetoric shared in these documents, none of the agencies gave a clear warning about the potential for large scale violence like what unfolded at the Capitol building that day, in spite of information they were sharing.
“No immediate threats being tracked at this time,” one summary of the FBI intelligence assessment related to January 6 that was shared with the Secret Service read.
However, the Secret Service was alerted to social media posts from sites such as Parler, which was then a popular far-right platform.
“Will fight for Trump no matter what,” one post flagged to the Secret Service read.
“When we say taking the power away from corruption we meant it,” said another.
The documents do not address other concerns raised by the committee this week, including inconsistent testimony from Secret Service witnesses, who told the panel “they had received no intelligence about violence that could have potentially threatened any of their protectees on January 6th, including the vice president.”
“Evidence strongly suggests that this testimony is not credible,” Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff of California said during Thursday’s hearing.
Following the hearing, Schiff said in an interview with CNN that the committee intends “to bring people back in from the Secret Service, some who may have testified in ways that we don’t find credible now that we have obtained this documentary evidence, but other witnesses potentially that we have not heard from as well.”
In a statement to CNN, Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said the service “engaged in robust intelligence sharing” with its law enforcement partners “before and during January 6th.”
“Intelligence was received from and sent to multiple federal state and local agencies. Included are the redacted examples of these communications that were referenced in Thursday’s committee hearing and show the multi-agency communication,” he said.
“Though the Secret Service’s specific mission was executed without compromise, the unprecedented events of that day continue to be evaluated to ensure an attack on our democracy can never occur again,” Guglielmi said. “This is not only paramount to our institutions of government but speaks to the very existence and purpose of the United States Secret Service.”
Guglielmi also told CNN that the Secret Service “never received a communication from the committee about an employee’s testimony being contradicted.”
The House Select Committee declined to comment when asked about the documents.
Thursday’s hearing was the first since July 21. In the nearly three months since that hearing, the committee obtained more than 1 million records from the Secret Service. The panel revealed some of what they learned during Thursday’s hearing.
While there are still questions surrounding erased text messages from Secret Service agents around the insurrection, the panel obtained messages and emails showing the agency receiving warnings before January 6, 2021, about the prospect of violence, as well as real-time reports of weapons in the crowd ahead of Trump’s speech at the Ellipse.
Schiff said during Thursday’s hearing that the Secret Service had received alerts of online threats made against then-Vice President Mike Pence ahead of the Capitol insurrection, including that Pence would be “‘a dead man walking if he doesn’t do the right thing.’”
On January 6, one Secret Service agent texted at 12:36 p.m., according to the committee, “With so many weapons found so far; you wonder how many are unknown. Could be sporty after dark.”
Another agent responded minutes later, “No doubt. The people at the Ellipse said they are moving to the Capitol after the POTUS speech.”
Attorneys for migrants sent to Martha’s Vineyard looking into origination of brochures they believe were handed out under ‘false pretenses’
The brochure lists refugee services, including cash and housing assistance, clothing, transportation to job interviews, job training and assistance registering children for school, among other resources.
One Venezuelan migrant, who spoke to CNN on the condition of anonymity for fear of negative impacts on their immigration case, shared images of the brochure. They said migrants were told that the brochure had information on the assistance they would receive in Massachusetts, but they were not told about the differences in programs for refugees and asylum seekers.
Migrants are, in many cases, asylum seekers, not refugees. Refugees apply for protection overseas and are admitted through the refugee admissions program, whereas asylum seekers apply within the United States.
The asylum seekers, whom local officials believe originated from Venezuela, arrived in Martha’s Vineyard Wednesday, flying in from Texas under arrangements made by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. DeSantis, who is up for reelection this year, said he wanted to call attention to the border crisis. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott — another Republican with a reelection bid — has bused thousands of migrants to New York and Washington, DC, throughout the summer to also highlight his criticism of the Biden administration’s immigration policies.
DeSantis’ move was sharply denounced by the White House, Democratic officials and immigration lawyers who say the migrants were misled about their final destination.
In a Friday news conference, DeSantis said that everyone signed waivers and knew where they were going. “It’s obvious that’s where they were going,” he said, adding, “It’s all voluntary.”
‘Massachusetts Welcomes You’
The brochure, which has now been posted online by the legal group representing many of the cases, features a photo of what appears to be a road sign that reads “Massachusetts Welcomes You” and a photo of a nondescript lighthouse. It also provides a brief summary of what resettlement agencies may be able to do for refugees, in both English and Spanish text.
The brochure also lists the telephone number for the Massachusetts Office for Refugees and Immigrants, which told CNN this is not a document published by their office.
The front includes a picture of the state of Massachusetts and a list of community services agencies located on Martha’s Vineyard and at least one on Cape Cod.
The list includes the number for Martha’s Vineyard Community Services — which ultimately received the migrants and helped them find initial housing in a church on the island.
Oren Sellstrom, the litigation director for Lawyers for Civil Rights Boston, which is representing many of the migrants, said his clients left Texas expecting to have everything promoted in the brochure waiting for them once they landed.
The lawyers are investigating the origin of the brochures, when they were given to the migrants and why, according to the group.
DeSantis again defended sending the migrants to Massachusetts during an interview with Fox News Monday night and said, “The vendor that is doing this for Florida provided them with a packet that had a map of Martha’s Vineyard. It had the numbers for different services on Martha’s Vineyard, and then it had numbers for the overall agencies in Massachusetts that handle things involving immigration and refugees.”
It wasn’t clear whether he was referencing the brochure in question.
Two of the migrants previously told CNN that while they were in San Antonio, they decided to go on the trip after two women and a man approached them on the streets near a migrant resource center.
One of the migrants, Wilmer Villazana, said he was put up in a hotel for five days before the flights and was well taken care of. The women told him they were from Orlando and worked for private organizations that raise funds to help migrants, Villazana said.
Most migrants are not eligible for programs referenced in the brochure
“The type of program that is being discussed here is not something that is typically going to be available for any immigrant,” Sellstrom explained. “It’s highly misleading in the sense that it was used to entice our clients to travel under the guise that this support was available when in fact, the type of program has highly specific eligibility.”
Most of the migrants sent to Martha’s Vineyard have been processed by federal authorities and will go through immigration proceedings where an immigration judge will ultimately decide whether they can remain in the United States. Given their status as asylum seekers, not refugees, they are likely not eligible for the benefits listed on the pamphlet.
Refugees are eligible for benefits available to them through the federal government, including cash assistance and medical assistance. Generally, asylum seekers are not eligible for federally funded benefits though once granted asylum, they may receive some assistance.
The migrants continue to receive humanitarian services at Joint Base Cape Cod after Republican Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker’s office voluntarily transported them there, activating more 100 National Guardsmen in the all-out effort.
US Attorney for Massachusetts Rachael Rollins told reporters Thursday she would be speaking with members of the Department of Justice about Gov. DeSantis sending the migrants to Martha’s Vineyard.
France risks gridlock after Macron handed hung parliament
PARIS, June 20 (Reuters) – President Emmanuel Macron faced calls for his prime minister to resign on Monday and doubt hung over his ability to rule decisively after his camp lost its parliamentary majority.
Macron’s centrist grouping is under pressure to secure support from rivals to salvage Macron’s reform agenda after weekend elections delivered a hung parliament. If it fails, France could face a long spell of political paralysis.
Macron will invite all political parties able to form a group in the new parliament for talks on Tuesday and Wednesday, a source close to Macron said on Monday.
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The loss of his Ensemble alliance’s absolute majority is a painful setback for Macron, who won a second term just two months ago. French governments have long relied on a lower house of parliament that shares their political line and largely rubber-stamps proposals.
“We must think about a new way of functioning on an institutional level,” European Affairs minister Clement Beaune, a close ally of the French President, told LCI television.
Sunday’s second-round vote left Ensemble as the biggest party, with a fledgling leftwing alliance in second place, the far-right stronger than ever and the conservatives as potential king-makers. read more
“It’s going to be complicated,” government spokeswoman Olivia Gregoire told France Inter radio. “We’re going to have to be creative.”
Macron now needs either to form a wider coalition or accept leading a minority government that negotiates with opponents on a bill-by-bill basis. His only consolation: the opposition groups are themselves bitter rivals and in some cases riven by internal rifts.
“Such a fragmented parliament will likely result in political deadlock, with a much slower reform agenda,” said Philippe Gudin of Barclays.
“This will likely weaken France’s position in Europe and endanger the country’s fiscal position, which is already weak.”
Senior hard left and far right figures demanded Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne resign after just over a month in office.
Gregoire said Macron would soon reshuffle his government.
WHAT NEXT?
French President Emmanuel Macron arrives to vote in the second round of the French parliamentary elections, at a polling station in Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, France, June 19, 2022. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol
The broad leftwing Nupes alliance of Jean-Luc Melenchon and Marine Le Pen’s far-right promised to hound Macron and his administration relentlessly in parliament.
One key questions is whether Macron will try to strike a deal with the conservative Les Republicains (LR) or go down the minority government route.
Les Republicains chief Christian Jacob said the party would stay in opposition. But while he described the stance as “near unanimous”, some prominent members have indicated the party should cooperate with the government and act as a kingmaker.
Ensemble and the conservatives have compatible economic platforms, including support for a higher retirement age and nuclear energy. Together, they would have an absolute majority.
FIRST TESTS
Some cracks emerged on the left.
While Melenchon said Borne should face a confidence vote, socialist leader Olivier Faure, another senior figure within the leftwing alliance, said calling for Borne’s removal from office was not the bloc’s common position for now.
If Macron fails to find an agreement with the opposition, the euro zone’s second biggest economy faces political deadlock and possible snap elections down the line.
A first major test will be a cost-of-living bill which Gregoire said the government will present in eight days when the new parliament sits for the first time.
Proposals on renewable energy due later in the summer will test the left, which is divided over nuclear power.
Final figures showed Macron’s centrist camp won 245 seats – well below the 289 needed for an absolute majority, Nupes 131, the far-right 89 and Les Republicains 61.
Macron himself has yet to comment on the election result, and the opposition urged him to break his silence.
While the weekend vote was a bitter setback for the 44-year-old president, whose victory in April made him the first French president in two decades to secure a second term, financial markets took the result largely in their stride. The euro and stocks showed little impact, while French bonds saw some widening pressure on Monday.
“The hope that some foreign exchange traders placed in Macron in 2017 evaporated some time back, so that election victories or defeats do not play a major role for the euro exchange rates any longer,” Commerzbank analyst Ulrich Leuchtmann said in a note.
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Eight franchise tags handed out this year
The deadline to issue franchise tags came on Tuesday afternoon and eight teams placed those tags on their players before time ran out.
Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin and Jaguars left tackle Cam Robinson each received the tag for the second straight season. If they do not sign long-term deals by July 15, both players will be on track to unrestricted free agency in 2023 because a third tag would set them up to make quarterback money.
Three tight ends received tags. Mike Gesicki of the Dolphins, David Njoku of the Browns, and Dalton Schultz of the Cowboys will make $10.913 million if they play out the year under the terms of the tag.
Packers wide receiver Davante Adams, Bengals safety Jessie Bates round out the group of players who were tagged this season. Wide receiver Mike Williams was seen as a candidate for the tag, but he and the Chargers agreed on a three-year extension ahead of the deadline.
Titans edge rusher Harold Landry, Saints left tackle Terron Armstead, Patriots cornerback J.C. Jackson, Cardinals edge rusher Chandler Jones, Bears wide receiver Allen Robinson, and Saints safety Marcus Williams are some of the top impending free agents who were not tagged by their current teams. They will be able to begin negotiating with other teams on Monday, but no deals can become official until the new league year gets underway on March 16.
Alexander Zverev handed maximum fine by ATP for umpire incident | Alexander Zverev
Alexander Zverev has been fined $40,000 (£30,000) and forfeited his prize money of more than $30,000 for his actions at the Mexican Open.
The men’s world No 3 caused outrage at the end of a doubles match on Tuesday when he repeatedly hit the chair of umpire Alessandro Germani with his racket, at one point almost catching the official’s leg.
Zverev was immediately thrown out of the tournament in Acapulco and has since apologised publicly for the incident and privately to Germani.
The fines represent the maximum amounts that the ATP can impose, and the 24-year-old German could still face further sanctions – including a ban – when a full investigation has taken place.
An ATP statement read: “Following ATP’s withdrawal of Alexander Zverev from this week’s tournament in Acapulco due to unsportsmanlike conduct, the player has received the following on-site penalties; verbal abuse – 20,000 US dollars, unsportsmanlike conduct – 20,000 US dollars.
“This represents the maximum fine per each violation. Zverev also forfeits full prize money of 31,570 US dollars (singles and doubles), as well as all ATP rankings points from the event.
“A further review of the incident will now follow per ATP rules.”
Some Trump White House records handed over to January 6 committee had been ripped up
The Archives, in response to questions from CNN, said that “some of the Trump presidential records received by the National Archives and Records Administration included paper records that had been torn up by former President Trump.”
The agency did not explain how officials know former President Donald Trump himself ripped up the records, but the Archives pointed to previous reporting that White House records management staff had to tape together torn-up documents during the Trump-era.
“These were turned over to the National Archives at the end of the Trump Administration, along with a number of torn-up records that had not been reconstructed by the White House,” the Archives said in the statement. “The Presidential Records Act requires that all records created by presidents be turned over to the National Archives at the end of their administrations.”
The Archives pointed to media reports dating back to 2018. That’s when Politico reported that the White House employed staff whose jobs partly entailed reconstructing White House communications and documents that crossed Trump’s desk that he would tear up.
A spokesperson for Trump did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
A spokesperson for the select committee declined to comment.
The committee recently began receiving the documents from the Archives after winning a court battle that went all the way to the Supreme Court. Trump had sued to keep the documents secret, citing executive privilege. The Biden administration chose not to support Trump’s privilege claims, and the courts sided with the committee, allowing the documents to be released.
Committee members have said they are still in the process of poring over hundreds of pages of documents as part of the release. While they have not disclosed all of what the documents reveal, court filings have shown the documents include White House call logs, visitor logs, drafts of speeches and three handwritten notes of top advisers.
The committee has said the documents are a key part of their investigation.
“We’re glad the Supreme Court ruled in our favor that we may have access to them” Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi, who chairs the panel, told CNN earlier this month once the committee started receiving the documents it requested. “And we look forward to the National Archives getting them to us.”