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November 1: China’s Experimental Warship and the Binance Hack
China’s experimental warship
China is testing an unusual three-hull warship at Huludao on the Bohai Sea. Analysis of imagery suggests it could travel submerged, then surface and raise concealed missile launchers. Analysts estimate it may carry sixteen to eighteen missiles and could operate without a permanent crew. China has not disclosed specifications, and the reporting includes no demonstrated missile launch.
The Binance hack
The FBI says North Korea was behind a six-point-three-billion-dollar hack of Binance, the largest cryptocurrency hack on record. The bureau attributes the attack to TraderTraitor, the group it also identified as responsible for last year’s one-point-five-billion-dollar Bybit hack.
London’s disputed speeding fines
The Telegraph reports that London Mayor Sadiq Khan refused an independent inquiry into a temporary A20 speed limit that resulted in tens of thousands of fines. A court acquitted one driver after a document showed the official who signed the order lacked authority. The mayor’s office says the orders were lawful and denies misleading anyone. Lawyers caution that the ruling does not automatically overturn other convictions because Crown Court judgments do not set binding precedents.
In U.S. courts
ICE officer Mario Alberto Morales faces an assault charge for allegedly hitting a fleeing man with an unmarked SUV in Houston on October tenth. His attorney says he will surrender. Morales was pursuing Miguel Parra Hernandez, a forty-eight-year-old construction worker, through a parking lot.
In Alaska, Democrats have sued election officials, alleging failures to properly operate at least eighteen rural polling locations, according to the New York Times.
Broadband funding records
An internal watchdog found that NTIA, the federal agency overseeing broadband funding, failed to retain the original data used to decide how forty-two billion dollars would be distributed.
Shootings in Birmingham and Delaware
One person was killed and eight others were wounded near vendors outside Birmingham’s Legion Field after the Magic City Classic football game.
In Newark, Delaware, police say at least six people were shot near the University of Delaware late Saturday and taken to a hospital. Their conditions were not yet known. Police say there does not appear to be an ongoing threat to the public.
Air defenses at Mar-a-Lago
The Secret Service has deployed Avenger short-range air defense systems near President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence amid heightened concerns about his safety. The Humvee-mounted systems carry Stinger missiles. Media reports say NORAD has also deployed counter-drone capabilities to support the Secret Service.
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