(You can get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” in your inbox daily. Sign up here.) In a major victory for former President Donald Trump, a federal judge on Monday approved his request to appoint a “special master” on the Mar-a-Lago detector. That means a third-party lawyer from outside the government will be brought in to review the materials the FBI seized from Trump’s Florida residence last month. The order, issued by a Trump-appointed judge, temporarily prevents the Justice Department from continuing to review the seized materials “pending the completion of the special master’s review or further court order.” In addition, the expert master could decide that certain materials are completely off limits.
2. Stabbing in Canada
A manhunt is underway for one of two brothers suspected of a mass stabbing in Canada that left 10 dead and 18 injured. The attacks took place Sunday in multiple locations across Saskatchewan province and covered 13 crime scenes, authorities said. Hours after the first attack was reported, authorities identified the suspects as two brothers, ages 31 and 30. One of the brothers has since been found dead with injuries not believed to be self-inflicted. His 30-year-old brother with an “extensive criminal record” is still at large and is considered “armed and dangerous,” police said.
3. Britain
Britain will officially have a new prime minister today when Liz Truss meets with Queen Elizabeth II and receives the official green light to form a new government. Truss won the Conservative Party leadership contest on Monday, defeating Rishi Sunak after a summer-long campaign. Now he has to take over one of the world’s largest economies and appeal to tens of millions of voters who don’t seem too thrilled with their new leader. Only 18% of Britons said they had a positive view of Truss as she prepared to take the job, while 44% said they viewed her unfavorably, according to a poll conducted before Truss was announced as the winner. Outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson also made his final speech today and sought to reassure Britons that the UK will “come out stronger on the other side” despite it being a “difficult time for the economy”.
4. Ukraine
Russia is in the process of buying millions of rockets and artillery shells from North Korea for use on the battlefield in Ukraine, a US official told CNN. The market shows that the Russian military continues to suffer from severe supply shortages due in part to export controls and sanctions, according to the official. More than six months into the war in Ukraine, more than 25,000 Russian soldiers are estimated to have died and Russia “has yet to achieve any of its strategic objectives”, UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said on Monday. Meanwhile, the last active reactor at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has been disconnected from the power grid due to a fire caused by Russian bombing. The UN nuclear watchdog is expected to release a report today on the nuclear safety and security situation in Ukraine.
5. Uvalde
Students in Uvalde, Texas are returning to classes today, a little more than three months after an 18-year-old gunman opened fire at Robb Elementary School, killing 19 children and two teachers. No students or staff will return to Robb Elementary, the site of the massacre, officials said over the summer. Instead, they will be absorbed into other schools. Some students have also left the school district entirely. Throughout the area, increased security measures have been put in place, including law enforcement officers, cameras and fences. But some parents and students say the change of scenery won’t erase the horrors plaguing the victims’ families. “I don’t feel like my kids are safe… I don’t feel like everything is being done to protect our kids,” said one local parent, calling for greater accountability from the school district.
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TODAY’S NUMBER
65 That’s the confirmed death toll from a 6.6-magnitude earthquake that struck southwest China’s Sichuan province on Monday, according to Chinese television network CCTV. Aftershocks were still being felt today and at least a dozen people were missing, state media said.
TODAY QUOTE
“[The glacier] it’s really holding on today, and we should expect to see big changes over short periods of time going forward, even from one year to the next.” — Marine geophysicist Robert Larter, warning of Antarctica’s so-called “doomsday glacier” because of its high risk of collapse. Thwaites Glacier is larger than the state of Florida and is capable of raising sea levels by several feet, scientists say. It is currently eroding along its underwater base as the planet warms due to the climate crisis.
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An island full of only rabbits A short boat ride from the Hiroshima area of Japan is an island full of rabbits… and no one knows exactly how they got there. (Click here to view)
