Tag: Service
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Two found guilty of robbing off-duty Secret Service agent at gunpoint after Joe Biden fundraiser
Two men have been convicted of robbing an off-duty Secret Service agent at gunpoint after the agent had finished working at a Los Angeles fundraiser that President Joe Biden attended, prosecutors said Monday. The robbery unfolded on June 15 after the agent, who was not identified, had attended the star-studded campaign fundraiser in Los Angeles,…
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Amazon to shut down speedy brick-and-mortar delivery service
Amazon is shutting down a service that offers same-day delivery from mall and brick-and-mortar retailers, CNBC has learned. The company has stopped any new development of the service, called Amazon Today, and will begin to wind it down, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. The people asked not to be named because they were not…
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Trump overcharged Secret Service agents to stay at his D.C. hotel, new Democratic report says
Donald Trump overcharged Secret Service agents protecting him and his family for rooms at his hotel in Washington while he was president, a new report from House Democrats alleges. Trump also benefited from foreign and domestic officials, including people seeking jobs in his administration or pardons from him, who paid for rooms at what was…
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Acting Secret Service director responds to critical new report about security failures
The acting director of the U.S. Secret Service said Thursday he was concerned about the morale of his overworked agents, as he addressed an independent review that called for “fundamental reform” within the agency to prevent assassination attempts like the one in July that injured former President Donald Trump. In an exclusive interview with NBC…
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Independent review finds systemic Secret Service failures enabled first Trump assassination attempt
An independent, bipartisan review identified “numerous mistakes” by the U.S. Secret Service and “specific failures and breakdowns” that enabled the assassination attempt that injured former President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, in July. The panel, made up of four former senior law enforcement and government officials, also warned of another catastrophic security lapse if the Secret Service does…
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4.8M borrowers – including 1M in public service
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced a milestone Thursday in its effort to cancel Americans’ student debt: it has provided relief to more than one million borrowers who work in public service. Through the Department of Education’s Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, the administration approved about $4.5 million in additional student loan relief for more…
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Independent review finds systemic Secret Service failures enabled first Trump assassination attempt
An independent, bipartisan review identified “numerous mistakes” by the U.S. Secret Service and “specific failures and breakdowns” that enabled the assassination attempt that injured former President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, in July. The panel, made up of four former senior law enforcement and government officials, also warned of another catastrophic security lapse if the Secret Service does…
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2 men wounded when a gunman opened fire on Trump at rally say Secret Service failed them
“It was like getting hit with a sledgehammer right in the chest,” Dutch said, adding that he could see chunks of the bleacher and metal “flying all around” until the shooting stopped. Copenhaver said he didn’t realize what was happening until he saw part of his sleeve get blown away. “I turned around to my…
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Delta pauses hot meal service on dozens of Detroit flights citing ‘food safety issue’ at caterer
Delta Air Lines had to suspend hot meal service on more than 200 flights out of its Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport hub over the past several days because of a “food safety issue.” Delta said that operations from the facility were shut down and hot food will be managed by other kitchens. “During a recent…
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As Trump returns to assassination attempt site, Secret Service is “at a breaking point,” officials say
As Donald Trump visits Butler, Pa., today for the first time since he narrowly survived an assassination attempt there, current and former Secret Service agents fear another security lapse. A dozen current and former US Secret Service agents told NBC News that an increased workload and a lack of sufficient staffing have brought the agency to “a…