The United States

The age debate in the United States  

Doctors attribute McConnell's behavior to dizziness  

US Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell occasionally suffers from dizziness but there are no medical obstacles for him to work. His doctor Brian Monahan says so, according to CNBC.  

Monahan says the symptoms are not uncommon after a concussion, which 81-year-old McConnell suffered in a fall earlier this year.  

McConnell's health has received renewed attention after he "froze" for the second time in a short time during a performance. When he met with reporters in Kentucky yesterday, the Republican suddenly fell silent and stood for 30 seconds with a glassy look. 

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Tech 

 

The United States' defense will protect Washington with the help of AI  

 

The US Department of Defense will begin using an AI-based system to monitor the airspace over Washington DC. This is reported by Computer Sweden. The system – developed by the company Teleidoscope – uses electro-optical and infrared sensors, machine learning and augmented reality to track objects in mid-air. 

 

In the slightly longer term, there are plans to provide drones with the technology, but initially it is about analyzes of video streams.  

 

The system is expected to be put into use later this year, and then the system will be tested for 18 months.

Joseph Biggs  

The Storming of the Capitol  

Proud Boys leader gets 17 years in prison for storming 

Joseph Biggs, one of the leaders of the extremist group Proud Boys in the United States, is sentenced to 17 years in prison for his involvement in the storming of the Capitol in 2021.  

The sentence is the second harshest of the hundreds that have been handed down so far, according to USA Today.  

Prosecutors wanted Biggs to be sentenced to 33 years in prison. He is described as the driving force behind the violent protests against the election results and is said to have broken through several police cordons, as well as helping the crowd to get further into the congress. 

- I know I set it up that day. But I'm not a terrorist, Biggs said before the sentence. 

Donald Trump. Alex Brandon / AP  

The charges against 

Trump Trump denies any wrongdoing - does not have to appear in court  

Donald Trump denies in writing all the allegations in the indictment in the state of Georgia, according to court documents. That means he does not have to appear in court in Fulton County on Tuesday.  

Trump is accused of trying to influence the state's 2020 election results, including by spreading false rumors about voter fraud. He is also said to have urged officials and politicians to annul the result. There are also 18 co-defendants in the case. 

In total, Trump is accused of 91 counts in a total of four legal cases. 

  

Rebecca Blackwell/AP 

 

Hurricane season 

Great devastation after the hurricane - the death toll is expected to rise  

 

Hurricane Idalia's progress has had devastating consequences for the state of Florida, writes CNN. Water levels rose in some places by nearly five meters and hurricane-force winds were measured at 60 meters per second.  

 

More than 460,000 people are without power in the states of Florida and Georgia. 

 

So far, two people have been confirmed dead, but the authorities suspect that the number will rise as they have not been able to track or reach people stuck in the water masses.  

 

Now the hurricane has been downgraded in strength to a tropical storm and continues across the country