Google Glass may have never become a fixture in regular people’s daily lives like Google may have hoped, but the wearable device keeps on trucking.
The tech giant launched a new version of Glass on Monday. As its name suggests, the Google Glass Enterprise Edition 2 builds upon the business-focused direction Google went in with the device in 2017. Glass EE 2 brings a new CPU and a host of other enhancements along with it.
First and foremost, the new glasses come packed with a Qualcomm Snapdragon XR1 chip. Google said the new tech powering Glass would enable more efficient power use, better performance and better machine learning capabilities.
That nice new battery can now be charged using a new USB-C port, too. It also comes with a better camera, for good measure. It’s $999, which makes it $500 cheaper than the inferior version Google began sending out to customers in 2013.
Last but certainly not least, the newer Glass model looks significantly less silly than the old ones.
The old version of Google Glass didn’t quite catch on with the public.
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The original iteration of Glass wasn’t exactly the hit Google wanted it to be. Aside from the steep price, Plenty of people justifiably found it a bit creepy that others were walking around with internet-connected cameras on their faces, something that still hasn’t caught on in a big way six years later.
One person involved with the original Glass project expressed regret over the way Google handled the rollout. In 2015, Google announced Glass would go on hiatus before bringing it back in 2017 as an enterprise tool.
Since then, there have been plenty of stories about how useful the technology has been in more specialized circumstances. Even if Glass or other wearable face devices never become mainstream, it seems like they might still have their uses, after all.
Things just keep getting worse for Chinese tech giant Huawei.
After Google revoked Huawei’s Android license over the weekend, a handful of U.S. companies, including chipmakers Qualcomm and Broadcom and storage supplier Western Digital have reportedly stopped working with the Chinese company as well.
If this kneecapping continues, not only could Huawei’s smartphone business outside of China be screwed, but there could be far wider-ranging consequences than most realize.
There’s no way to sugarcoat the current situation Huawei is in: It’s really bad.
Not only has Google effectively cut Huawei off from getting early access to new Android builds, but it’s no longer allowing the Chinese company to load the Google Play app store and its services such as Gmail and Google Maps on devices.
In China, this isn’t really an issue since Google and its services are banned and Huawei phones use alternative apps from homegrown companies such as Baidu and Tencent.
But outside of China, history has shown that it’s nearly impossible for phone maker to succeed without having access to Google Play or Google’s services. Take your pick of dead phone platforms (Windows 10 Mobile, BlackBerry 10, and Amazon’s FireOS for the ill-fated Fire Phone are three that come to mind) and all of them failed because they didn’t have access to a robust app ecosystem.
With the exception of those who live in China (the country might as well be another planet when it comes to app ecosystems), who would buy a Huawei phone that can’t access essential services such as Gmail, YouTube, and Google Maps? Who would purchase a phone that has no way to install Instagram or Twitter? Most people wouldn’t.
Would you buy a Huawei phone if it didn’t have the Google Play Store and Google services?
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Huawei’s official stance is that its existing devices will still have access to Google Play and Google services and that it’s still going to update them. Future devices, however, won’t have them.
“Huawei will continue to provide security updates and after-sales services to all existing Huawei and Honor smartphone and tablet products, covering those that have been sold and that are still in stock globally,” the company said in a statement sent to Mashable.
The company also says it’ll “build a safe and sustainable software ecosystem, in order to provide the best experience for all users globally.” Huawei’s been rumored to be working on its mobile operating system and many are interpreting this statement to mean the company’s Android backup OS could be just as good as Google’s, but that seems unlikely unless third-party developers get onboard.
We’re not saying there’s no chance Huawei will succeed, but the odds aren’t in its favor. Samsung previously dipped its toes in alternative Android waters with its own Tizen OS for phones, but that didn’t pan out.
“You basically can’t sell a phone without the Google Play Store or Google Maps outside of China,” says Techsponential tech analyst Avi Greengart. “Even if you’re gonna be putting your own app store on top — everyone [in China does] does — losing access to the Android license is a serious problem.”
Greengart says it might not be as challenging for Huawei to source hardware from non-American suppliers (for example, Corning Gorilla Glass for screens), but a replacement app store outsideof China is going to be more difficult.
Apple, Samsung, and Chinese phone makers win
Consumers could switch to Samsung if they can’t get a feature-packed Huawei phone.
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Without access to Google Play, Huawei’s phones will no doubt be less attractive to consumers, especially in Europe, where the company has seen tremendous growth in the past several years thanks to feature-packed flagship phones like the Mate 20 Pro and recent P30 Pro.
Huawei’s troubles will likely mean consumers will look elsewhere when shopping for a phone. Apple’s iPhones and Samsung’s Galaxy phones are the two most obvious devices consumers could switch if they can’t get a Huawei phone.
“If Huawei doesn’t have access to Google Android services and updates and needs to rely on AOSP (Android Open Source Project), Apple and Samsung will gain short-term,” says Patrick Moorhead, president and principal analyst at Moor Insights & Strategy. “I would expect consumers to shift purchases, in particular, to Samsung.”
It makes sense potential Huawei buyers would switch to an Apple or Samsung — the brands are established and have proven track records for building best-in-class devices. But while most technology analysts we spoke to said Apple and Samsung could see a small tick in sales, the popular opinion is that it’d only be a short-term bump.
Consumers simply aren’t without myriad phone options to choose from says Carolina Milanesi, a consumer tech analyst at Creative Strategies.
“I think consumers will look for other Android brands before they look at Apple, unless they had an iPhone before Huawei,” says Milanesi.
Milanesi says pricing and operating system are two reasons why consumers might not pick up an iPhone if a Huawei is no longer an option. “Consumers have options that don’t require moving away from Android.”
“There will probably be very little effect on Apple as the two companies have limited overlap in terms of smartphone addressable market,” says David McQueen, research director at tech advisory, ABI Research. “Huawei and Apple both use differing OS platforms and apps stores, while brand loyalty also plays a part during the users’ purchase decision process.”
OnePlus stands to gain a lot from Huawei’s troubles.
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The companies that stand to gain the most from Huawei’s loss are lesser-known Chinese brands such as s Oppo, Xiaomi, and OnePlus, all of whom have made aggressive moves to court consumers outside of China.
Almost all of these Chinese brands are making phones that push mobile innovation forward in ways Apple and Samsung aren’t — with features such as a crazy 10x periscope camera zoom, motorized cameras, and notch-less displays — and selling them at hundreds less than an iPhone or Galaxy.
With Huawei bleeding, this could be the opening all other Chinese phone makers have been waiting for. It’s in their favor to capitalize on this moment.
But while it might seem like consumers still have plenty of options for mobile innovation, the Apple and Samsung duopoly will likely strengthen without Huawei forcing them outside of their comfort zones.
Uncertain future for laptops and foldable Mate X
What good will the Huawei Mate X be if it doesn’t have access to third-party apps designed for foldables?
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Trump’s ban directly affects Huawei’s smartphone business, but the company’s woes extend beyond mobile.
For example, what’s going to happen with its MateBook laptop lineup? Will Microsoft follow Google and stop selling Windows 10 to Huawei?
It’s very possible. Trump’s executive order essentially bans any U.S. company from working with Huawei and supplying it with hardware or software. Microsoft might have no choice but to comply.
And what about Huawei’s upcoming Mate X foldable phone originally slated to launch in June? What good will the foldable phone be if it doesn’t have access to Google’s many apps that have been specifically adapted to work with bendable displays?
“I don’t see how you can sell foldable smartphone outside of China without Google services — without a full version of Android, without the version of Android that supports folding phones,” says Greengart. “The apps won’t work properly. I’m not sure you can even launch that phone inside of China without an Android license. You’d have to see which [app] libraries are part of open source or not. The lack of an Android license could certainly kill the Mate X. Could it kill everywhere. Certainly outside the U.S.”
Moorhead shared similar thoughts. “If the ban continues, the Mate X revenue opportunity will shrink significantly as the biggest region for the higher end phones would have been Western Europe and higher income regions in Asia like Australia and Singapore.”
Huawei’s only hope
If the U.S. doesn’t loosen its choke on Huawei, China could retaliate against the Trump administration by taking aim at U.S. companies. For example, it could increase tariffs on imports, which would hurt American companies like Apple. Milanesi and Greengart both think it’s unlikely China would retaliate, but not completely out of the realm of possibility.
“If China lashes out at U.S. companies that make cars or phones in China, it’s hurting some of its own people too,” says Greengart. “We’ve absolutely seen China retaliate for previous trade restrictions. They’ve done it before. It’s def a huge risk.”
Some kind of trade agreement between the U.S. and China seem to be the only foreseeable resolution. If one isn’t reached, Trump’s ban and the severing of partnerships from its many hardware and software partners could cripple Huawei for years to come and potentially force it to change its operations. Perhaps by designing and building all of its own hardware and software instead of relying on others, but that would take years and set it back for just as many.
Putting aside the fact that Huawei’s close ties with the Chinese government might really be a risk to U.S. national security, the tech world will be worse off without Huawei keeping competitors on its toes. The race to build out 5G might not have been as urgent and Samsung and Apple would still have a vice-like grip on the smartphone market instead of being forced to keep pace on innovation. Competition is good for consumers. Blacklisting Huawei isn’t… unless it really is spying on consumers. But we don’t have any hard proof of that yet.
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that aid could be suspended to areas of war-torn Yemen under the control of Houthi rebels unless they abide by accords aimed at ensuring that supplies are not diverted.
“Humanitarian workers in Yemen are being denied access to the hungry, aid convoys have been blocked, and local authorities have interfered with food distribution,” the WFP said in a statement.
“This has to stop.”
The statement explained that some “obstructive and uncooperative” Houthi leaders had hampered the independent selection of beneficiaries and a request for a rollout of a biometric registration system, which would allow the WFP to identify the most hungry and ensure that they receive food assistance.
“If the beneficiary targeting and biometric exercise is not carried out as agreed, WFP will be left with no option but to suspend food distributions in the areas controlled by Ansarullah, the Houthis,” David Beasley, the agency’s executive director, wrote in a letter sent to the rebel movement.
He was referring to accords the WFP signed with the warring parties in December and January.
‘Hard decision’
The unusual threat from the UN agency, which is feeding more than 10 million people across Yemen, reflected what it said were “obstacles that are being put in our way”.
“We face daily challenges due to the unrelenting fighting and insecurity in Yemen. And yet, our greatest challenge does not come from the guns, that are yet to fall silent in this conflict – instead, it is the obstructive and uncooperative role of some of the Houthi leaders in areas under their control,” the statement read.
“If we are not given the access and freedom to decide who gets this vital assistance, then we will have to take the hard decision of implementing a phased suspension of our operations in Houthi-controlled areas.”
Herve Verhoosel, spokesman for the Geneva-based WFP, said Monday that the latest letter was hand-delivered to the Houthi leadership in Yemen.
It was “the second letter WFP has sent requesting greater access”, he said.
“WFP noted some progress after the first letter was sent in December, but in recent weeks that progress has halted and in some cases it has been reversed.”
The phased suspension of aid would be a last resort and nutrition activities directly aimed at malnourished children and women would continue, the statement said.
WFP said it previously worked with leaders to resolve problems, such as when the Saudi-led coalition which is fighting against the Houthis, delayed the movement of cranes to the key port of Hodeidah and cut food supplies by blockading the port.
Negotiations with Houthi leaders to open up access to hungry people had not yet brought tangible results, WFP said, although some had made positive commitments.
“Unfortunately, [Houthi leaders] are being let down by other Houthi leaders who have broken assurances they gave us on stopping food diversions and finally agreeing to a beneficiary identification and biometric registration exercise.”
Stealing food ‘from the mouths’ of hungry Yemenis
The WFP has previously collected evidence showing that the Houthis had diverted shipments of food sent to help alleviate “the world’s worst humanitarian crisis”.
In December, the WFP said the photographic and other evidence it had obtained showed trucks illicitly removing food from designated food distribution centres and local officials falsifying records and manipulating the selection of beneficiaries.
It accused one local partner organisation affiliated with the Houthi Ministry of Education of committing fraud and said humanitarian food was being sold on the open market in Sanaa.
“This conduct amounts to the stealing of food from the mouths of hungry people,” Beasley said in December.
But Houthi rebels denied accusations by the WFP of stealing humanitarian aid.
In December the Associated Press news agency also reported that along with the Houthis, forces loyal to the Yemeni government had siphoned off aid meant for thousands of families residing in the besieged city of Taiz.
WFP’s threat of a partial pullout comes after fighting around Hodeidah marred an apparent diplomatic breakthrough by UN envoy Martin Griffiths, who got the Iranian-aligned Houthis to agree to a unilateral withdrawal of their forces from Hodeidah and two other ports earlier this month.
Since then, Houthi fighters and Saudi-backed pro-government forces have battled in the port city, breaching a ceasefire and casting into doubt the full implementation of the plan for both sides’ forces to move back from the port.
The Yemen conflict has killed tens of thousands of people since a Saudi-led military coalition intervened in support of the beleaguered government in March 2015, according to the World Health Organization.
The fighting has triggered what the UN describes as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, with 3.3 million people still displaced and 24.1 million – more than two-thirds of the population – in need of aid.
Earlier this month, White House counsel Don McGahn refused to turn over the requested documents after the White House instructed him not to comply with that part of the subpoena. | Evan Vucci/AP Photo
The White House on Monday directed former White House Counsel Don McGahn to defy a subpoena to testify before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, and the Justice Department released a corresponding legal opinion arguing that McGahn is not obligated to answer lawmakers’ questions.
The move deals a blow to House Democrats, who have sought testimony from McGahn after special counsel Robert Mueller’s report detailed President Donald Trump’s efforts to shut down the Russia probe.
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“The Department of Justice has provided a legal opinion stating that, based on long-standing, bipartisan, and constitutional precedent, the former counsel to the president cannot be forced to give such testimony, and Mr. McGahn has been directed to act accordingly,” White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said in a statement. “This action has been taken in order to ensure that future presidents can effectively execute the responsibilities of the Office of the Presidency.”
Though the new opinion draws heavily on directives drafted in previous administrations, the 15-page Office of Legal Counsel memo incorporates some of the president’s broader legal arguments against congressional oversight — a signal that it views the fight to block McGahn’s testimony as part of a bigger effort to resist congressional scrutiny.
“Coercing senior presidential advisers into situations where they must repeatedly decline to provide answers, citing executive privilege, would be inefficient and contrary to good-faith governance,” the new opinion reads. “The president’s immediate advisers, if compelled to testify, are unlikely to answer many of the members’ questions, suggesting that the hearing itself will not serve any legitimate purpose for the committee.”
The opinion, authored by Assistant Attorney General Steven Engel, also states: “Congress may not constitutionally compel the president’s senior advisers to testify about their official duties.”
McGahn’s attorney, William Burck, did not immediately respond to requests for comment. A spokesman for the Judiciary Committee did not immediately comment.
Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) told Burck earlier this month that he would move to hold McGahn in contempt of Congress “unless the White House secures a court order” blocking McGahn from complying with the subpoena.The committee’s subpoena sought documents and public testimony from McGahn.
Earlier this month, McGahn refused to turn over the requested documents after the White House instructed him not to comply with that part of the subpoena.
Rep. Doug Collins of Georgia, the top Republican on the Judiciary Committee, latched onto the new Justice Department opinion and noted that McGahn’s claims are outlined in the Mueller report.
“What better way to ensure we don’t hear from McGahn this week than by subpoenaing a witness who’s categorically immune from testifying? Thankfully, McGahn’s testimony is in Vol 2 of the #MuellerReport, 99.9% of which is available to the chairman, should he ever choose to read it,” Collins wrote on Twitter.
A less-redacted version of the report is available to Nadler, Collins and 10 other lawmakers, but Nadler has not viewed it out of protest of the restrictions placed by the Justice Department.
The Judiciary Committee kicked off a wide-ranging investigation in March into Trump for allegations of obstruction of justice and abuses of power. McGahn is emerging as a central witness in the committee’s probe, after Mueller’s report outlined Trump’s directives to McGahn to shut down the Mueller probe.
At its core, the new opinion argues that current and former advisers to the president must be equally immune from congressional subpoenas for testimony.
“[The] risk to the separation of powers and to the President’s autonomy posed by a former adviser’s testimony on official matters continues after the conclusion of that adviser’s tenure,” Engel argued. “Mr. McGahn’s departure as Counsel to the President does not alter his immunity from compelled congressional testimony on matters related to his service to the president.”
The new opinion also takes direct aim at Nadler’s argument that McGahn is not bound by executive privilege from discussing his testimony to Mueller. Nadler has suggested that Trump waived executive privilege when he permitted McGahn to testify to Mueller without restriction — and elements of that testimony ended up in Mueller’s public report without any executive privilege claim.
But the new opinion argues that the president’s decision to authorize McGahn to disclose information to Mueller does not waive his immunity from testifying. “To the contrary, presidents have frequently authorized aides to share information as an accommodation to Congress, notwithstanding claims of immunity,” the office wrote.
The OLC opinion also indicates that Congress is unable, legally, to attempt to invoke inherent contempt against McGahn. Inherent contempt, which has become an increasingly favored strategy for House Democrats, despite decades of disuse, is an effort by Congress to unilaterally enforce its own subpoenas by levying fines to potential witnesses or throwing them in jail.
“The constitutional separation of powers bars Congress from exercising its inherent contempt power in the face of a presidential assertion of executive privilege,” Engel writes, signaling a potential court fight should Congress pursue this strategy.
The new Justice Department opinion issued Monday builds upon an earlier one drafted in 2014 under the Obama administration.
“The executive branch’s longstanding position, reaffirmed by numerous administrations of both political parties, is that the president’s immediate advisers are absolutely immune from congressional testimonial process,” according to the 2014 opinion. “This immunity is rooted in the constitutional separation of powers, and in the immunity of the president himself from congressional compulsion to testify.”
That opinion noted that the federal court in Washington had previously ruled that a “former counsel to the president” was “not entitled to absolute immunity from congressional compulsion to testify.” But the Obama Justice Department argued that this ruling was erroneous.
“[W]e believe those cases do not undermine the executive branch’s longstanding position that the president’s immediate advisers are immune from congressional compulsion to testify,” according to the opinion. “We therefore respectfully disagree with the … court’s analysis and conclusion, and adhere to the executive branch’s longstanding view that the president’s immediate advisers have absolute immunity from congressional compulsion to testify.”
During a WarnerMedia presentation, Rick and Morty themselves announced the show’s 2019 return. The grandfather-grandson duo confirmed that new episodes would be coming out in November.
After eight bloody, incest-y seasons, Game of Thrones finally came to an end Sunday night, leaving fans to ponder the nature of power, if you really can break the wheel, and, uh, what kind of king Bran is going to be.
But once you’ve pledged yourself to Queen Sansa (duh), a pressing question remains: What do you watch next?
Lots of websites are putting together their lists, and sure, you can check out HBO’s forthcoming His Dark Materials or Westworld or wait around for Amazon’s expensive epic of Lord of the Rings. Or you can just watch a Reese Witherspoon movie for a few hours and enjoy your life!
They are more similar than you might think.
If you….
Cherish cheering for incest: Cruel Intentions
Was Jaime and Cersei’s tragic love story (love story? Are we calling that a “love” “story”?) your favorite part of the show? Buckle in and watch all the hottie teens of NYC attempt to outwit each other in this adaptation of Les Liaisons dangereuses. Kathryn (Sarah Michelle Gellar) promises her stepbrother Sebastian (Ryan Phillippe) that if he can seduce Annette (Witherspoon!) she will have sex with him. Sure, they aren’t twins or aunt/nephew, but it’s still extremely not ok!!
Like all the intrigue at the castle: Vanity Fair Were your favorite parts of Game of Thrones when Margaery was stalking around the castle in the middle seasons plotting and scheming? Then you’ll love the 2004 little-seen film Vanity Fair, which featured Witherspoon as a shameless social climber. Truthfully, the movie isn’t great, but neither were the last few seasons of Thrones! You’ll be fine.
Love that episode where Jon Snow came back to life after dying: Just Like Heaven Love loose rules when it comes to who’s dead and who’s not? Then this absolutely batshit 2006 rom-com starring Witherspoon and Mark Ruffalo is for you. How do I explain this? Witherspoon’s character dies in a car accident and begins to haunt her old apartment, which Ruffalo, a stranger, has subsequently moved into. But only he can see and hear her! Confused? So was I when Jon Snow was stabbed multiple times and then a witch brought him back to life.
Are obsessed with the powerful, passionate speeches of Tyrion’s trial: Legally Blonde
Do you believe, like many, that Thrones’ high point was Tyrion’s trial in Season 4? Same. Another great trial? Reese Witherspoon as Elle Woods in the climactic court battle in Legally Blonde. Get the same rush of watching Tyrion yell at his father from Elle Woods explaining hair care rules to Chutney Windham. Do not underestimate people!
Want to watch a complex woman’s quest for power: Election Once upon a time, Game of Thrones wanted to (maybe?) tell a story about how women wield power, but the end result was… not ideal. If you want to properly watch a woman descend into madness in her quest to win, look no further than the 1999 film Election, where the smart, dedicated Tracy Flick showed generations of women that you can be the best candidate but still have a major likability problem! Funny how the problem manifests the closer you get to power.
Love two men vying for one lady’s attention: This Means War or Home Again
One small pleasure of the last few seasons has been Tormund’s unrequited crush on Brienne, as well as Jaime and Brienne’s mutual growing affection. Reese knows a little something about being an object of affection! In This Means War, two Hollywood Hunks compete for her love. Home Again finds an ex-husband plus three random twenty-somethings all ready to change their whole lives for just a few moments with Witherspoon. “Choose the guy that’s gonna make you the better girl,” a woman notes in This Means War. Sadly, Brienne does not.
Know Arya’s whole arc fucked you up: Wild Do you feel like you’re going to be thinking about Arya’s harrowing journey that the ending episodes kind of brushed past… forever? Soothe your feelings and watch Wild. There isn’t any face swapping, butboth their mothers die, they’re hell-bent on destruction, and they spend a lot of time walking through woods, alone with their morally complicated thoughts.
Really wanted Cersei to get those elephants she was talking about: Water for Elephants.
The United States government said that a 16-year-old boy from Guatemala died Monday at a Border Patrol station in South Texas, becoming the fifth death of a migrant child since December.
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said in a statement that Border Patrol apprehended the teenager in South Texas’s Rio Grande Valley on May 13. The agency says the teenager was found unresponsive this morning during a welfare check.
The agency did not say why the teenager had been detained for a week, but said he was “due for placement” in a facility for youth operated by the US Department of Health and Human Services.
The death comes less than a week after a two-year-old child died after he and his mother were detained by the Border Patrol.
That boy died after several weeks in the hospital, according to US and Guatemalan authorities. Officials said at the time, the boy had a high fever and difficulty breathing, and authorities took him to a children’s hospital where he was diagnosed with pneumonia.
“Four in six months is a clear pattern of willful, callous disregard for children’s lives,” Jess Morales Rocketto, chair of the advocacy group Families Belong Together, said prior to the death of the 16-year-old boy on Monday.
5th migrant child to die since December
All five children who have died after being apprehended by the Border Patrol were from Guatemala, which is ravaged by violence, poverty, and drought. All of those who have been identified were from the country’s indigenous communities.
More than 114,000 people from Guatemala have been apprehended by the Border Patrol between October and April. Many have been detained in Mexico, which has faced pressure from the US government to restrict migration. Mexico’s National Immigration Institute said Thursday that a 10-year-old girl died in custody last Wednesday, a day after arriving with her mother at an immigrant detention centre in Mexico City.
In early December, seven-year-old Jakelin Caal Maquin died of a bacterial infection .
Eight-year-old Felipe Gomez Alonzo died on Christmas Eve of a flu infection. He had been detained with his father for a week before falling sick. CBP acknowledged it transferred Gomez Alonzo and his father between stations because it didn’t have space at the El Paso station. The last place the son and father were detained was a highway checkpoint.
After Gomez Alonzo’s death, the Department of Homeland Security announced it would expand medical checks and ensure that all children in Border Patrol custody would receive “a more thorough hands-on assessment at the earliest possible time.”
Juan de Leon Gutierrez, 16, died on April 30 after officials noticed he was sick at a youth detention facility operated by US Department of Health and Human Services. The medical examiner in Corpus Christi, Texas, said Juan had been diagnosed with a rare condition known as Pott’s puffy tumor, which can be caused by a severe sinus infection or head trauma.
Gutierrez’s mother told Al Jazeera earlier this month, that the teen left Guatemala in search of opportunities to send money back home after the family suffered from several years of drought in the country’s dry cone.
President Donald Trump’s administration has for months warned that the US immigration system was at a “breaking point”. The administration has asked for $4.5bn in emergency humanitarian funding and for Congress to change laws that would allow agencies to detain families longer and deport them more quickly.
Many immigration detention facilities are overflowing and unequipped to house families with young children, especially as the numbers of families crossing the US-Mexico border surge to record highs. The Border Patrol made 99,000 apprehensions on the southern border just in April. More than half were parents and children travelling together.
In recent weeks, the Border Patrol in El Paso has detained families for hours outside in a parking lot and under an international bridge. Migrant parents complained of having to sleep at that location on the ground outside or in poor conditions in tents.
The agency this month opened a larger, 500-person tent in El Paso as well as in South Texas’ Rio Grande Valley.
The New York Jets aren’t pursuing former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning to fill their general manager vacancy, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL.com.
Ian Rapoport @RapSheet
From Up to the Minute Live: The #Jets GM search is going to kick into gear with requests and interviews expected this week… but no, the plans do not involve Peyton Manning at this point. https://t.co/63PbraAwvQ
On Friday, Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk reported that “Rumors are flying within league circles that the Jets may make a run at the future Hall of Fame quarterback who has periodically been linked to NFL management possibilities.”
This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.
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In the Abkhazia territory in the country of Georgia on Saturday, a group of tourists stopped to take photos of a particularly performative dog that had rolled onto its back. Forget the sights, this dog is the tourist attraction.
Mind you, nobody actually pets the dog. They’re just here to stan.
In a press event in Washington, D.C. on May 9, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos laid out the future plans of his space company, Blue Origins. He detailed his long-term vision of having communities on the moon, in order to support the expansion and preservation of human life.
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