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Pennsylvania State Police are searching for escaped prisoner Danelo Cavalcante, who was last seen wearing a yellow or green hooded sweatshirt, black baseball style hat, green prison pants, and white shoes. He has since changed his appearance and is now operating an unknown vehicle, possibly white in color. The public is asked to remain vigilant and to contact the police if they have any information on his whereabouts.
California Governor Gavin Newsom has made it clear that he is not running for president in 2024, telling NBC's "Meet the Press" host Chuck Todd that it's time to move on from speculation and focus on getting President Joe Biden re-elected. He has previously dismissed talk of challenging Biden or making a run at the White House, urging people to focus on the upcoming election. Tune in to NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday for more from Newsom and Chuck’s final show moderating the broadcast.
Leo Brent Bozell IV, the son of conservative activist Brent Bozell, has been convicted of 10 charges related to his involvement in the storming of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. These charges include five felonies, such as obstructing the proceedings, assaulting a federal officer, and entering a restricted area of the Capitol. Bozell is the latest of more than 400 people to be charged in connection with the Capitol riot and is scheduled to be sentenced on August 6.
Pennsylvania State Police have been searching for escaped prisoner Danelo Cavalcante for 10 days, narrowing the search area to the densely wooded area surrounding Longwood Gardens. Surveillance footage shows Cavalcante using a crab-walk to climb up the prison wall, and authorities have asked local residents to be on the lookout for suspicious activity. They have warned the public not to approach Cavalcante, as he is considered to be dangerous.
19-year-old Coco Gauff is set to make history in the U.S. Open women's title match on Saturday, joining other Black American tennis icons like Serena Williams and Venus Williams. Gauff expressed her support for the climate change protest that disrupted her semifinal match, and is now hoping to be the latest Black American woman to leave a history-making mark on the most sacred grounds of U.S. tennis. She'll face the U.S. Open's No. 2 seed, Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus, in the Grand Slam season's last women's title match.
A federal judge in Atlanta has denied White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows' request to move his Georgia election subversion case to federal court, ruling that he had not met the "quite low" threshold to do so. Judge Steve Jones found that Meadows had not met his burden of proof that the case should be moved to federal court, and the case will now proceed in Georgia state court. Meadows' lawyers have not yet indicated whether they will appeal the ruling.
A federal appeals court has issued a ruling that limits the Biden administration's ability to contact social media companies to remove content it considers to be misinformation. The ruling allows the government to contact social media companies to ask them to remove content that it considers to be false or misleading, while also preventing it from coercing the companies to take down posts. This ruling is likely to have a significant impact on the way the Biden administration interacts with social media companies, and sets a precedent for future administrations.