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October 30: ICE Officer Indicted in Houston and Billions Reported Stolen From Binance
In U.S. immigration enforcement
A Texas grand jury has indicted an ICE officer accused of deliberately striking a fleeing Mexican construction worker with an SUV during an immigration operation in Houston.
Separately, the New York Times reports that the Trump administration has detained dozens of Afghan immigrants in Louisiana and plans to deport them to Afghanistan. The Times says the group includes people who could face persecution under the Taliban, including relatives of people who helped the U.S. military and at least one gay man.
Canada and the European Union
have announced the Alliance for the Future, a partnership open to other countries. Prime Minister Mark Carney also says he will attend a June meeting of European leaders to conclude negotiations on a proposed relationship that would make Canada the bloc’s first associate member.
In Gaza and the West Bank
The Israeli military says an airstrike in Gaza killed Hamas commander Ihab Jamil Abu Taqiya, whom Israeli security forces identified as a captor of Emily Hand and other hostages abducted on October seventh, 2023. Hand was eight when she was abducted and spent 50 days in captivity. The military says a second commander was killed and accuses both men of planning attacks in violation of the ceasefire.
Israeli troops have also demolished homes of Palestinians accused of attacking soldiers and are holding at least 12 Palestinians near the demolished homes. Nearly 5,000 Palestinians remain displaced from neighborhoods in Hebron.
Florida exploitation investigation
Florida authorities say a seven-day undercover operation targeting child sexual exploitation and human trafficking led to 281 arrests and 488 new charges, including 198 felonies.
Spain’s train crash
Spain’s transportation minister says he will not resign following Wednesday’s high-speed train crash, which killed at least 69 people.
Binance security breach
Blockchain analysis firm TRM says attackers stole about $6.36 billion from Binance wallets and attributes the attack to North Korean state-backed hackers. Chainalysis also says it has high confidence North Korea was responsible. Binance has not named a culprit. It says its initial investigation suggests a compromised engineer’s laptop may have been the entry point. The exchange suspended deposits and withdrawals, says customer funds are safe and promises to cover all losses.
U.S. midterm elections
The Associated Press reports early voting is running ahead of the previous midterms, including a 50 percent increase in Texas. Meanwhile, CNBC reports Reid Hoffman gave Wisconsin Democrats $8 million over five weeks. Politico reports Michael Bloomberg added nearly $36 million for Democratic campaigns after announcing $80 million last week.
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