New York City Mayor Eric Adams expects protests to bring a "new flavor" to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, with extra precautions being taken to prevent disruptions. The city has been on heightened alert since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, with over 400 protests and 130,000 individuals participating. Despite no credible threats, officials are preparing for potential cold temperatures and high winds that may require lowering the height of character balloons. Public transportation is encouraged due to street closures.
French anti-corruption police raided the headquarters of the Paris 2024 Olympics, investigating suspicions of favoritism, conflicts of interest, and misuse of funds. Tony Estanguet, the president of the organizing committee, defended his colleagues and stated that no resignations are planned at the moment. Estanguet also assured that the Paris Games will be safe, with extensive security preparations in place for the opening ceremony. The financial probes are separate from corruption scandals that have plagued previous Olympic events. The investigations are expected to continue throughout the Games, but no trial is likely before September 2024.
Law enforcement officials in New York are making security preparations for the possibility that former President Donald Trump could be indicted in the coming weeks and appear in a Manhattan courtroom in an investigation examining hush money paid to women who alleged sexual encounters with him. The grand jury has been hearing from witnesses including former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen, who says he orchestrated payments in 2016 to two women to silence them about sexual encounters they said they had with Trump a decade earlier. Trump denies the encounters occurred, says he did nothing wrong and has cast the investigation as a "witch hunt" by a Democratic prosecutor bent on sabotaging the Republican's 2024 presidential campaign.
Law enforcement officials in New York are making security preparations for the possibility that former President Donald Trump could be indicted in the coming weeks and appear in a Manhattan courtroom in an investigation examining hush money paid to women who alleged sexual encounters with him. The Manhattan district attorney’s office had no comment. The grand jury has been hearing from witnesses including former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen. Trump denies the encounters occurred, says he did nothing wrong and has cast the investigation as a “witch hunt” by a Democratic prosecutor bent on sabotaging the Republican’s 2024 presidential campaign.
