[EXTERNAL EMAIL] - FBI Public Affairs News Briefing Tuesday, August 10, 2021

THE DIRECTOR AND SENIOR STAFF

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FBI News Briefing
TO: THE DIRECTOR AND SENIOR STAFF
DATE: TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2021 6:30 AM EDT

TODAY'S TABLE OF CONTENTS
LEADING THE NEWS
• DOJ To Review 9/11 Records With Eye Toward Making More Public.
• Schumer: Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill On A "Glide Path" For Passage Tuesday Morning.
• Taliban Seize Control Of More Provincial Afghan Capitals.

CAPITOL VIOLENCE NEWS
• Judge Questions Why Capitol Rioters Not Ordered To Pay More Restitution.
• Colorado Man Pleads Guilty To Role In Capitol Siege.
• Virginia Capitol Siege Suspect Charged With Assaulting Relative.
• Florida Man Charged With Helping Plan Capitol Siege.
• Appeals Court Orders Release Of Man Charged With Assaulting Police During Capitol Siege.

COUNTER-TERRORISM
• Federal Prosecutors Say Accused Whitmer Kidnap Plotters Also Discussed Attacking Ohio Governor.

COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE
• Continuing Coverage: Haines Led "Havana Syndrome" Meeting Friday.
• Continuing Coverage: Officials Say IC Investigation Into COVID Origins Likely To Be Inconclusive.
• State Department Fines Firm For Unauthorized Exports Of Sensitive Materials To China And Russia.

CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS
• New Hampshire Man Pleads Guilty To Threatening Lawmakers.
• Colorado Man Accused Of Killing Wife Appears In Court.
• FBI Offers Reward For Information On Killing Of Kentucky Deputy.
• FBI Probing Death Of California Lottery Winner.
• Reward Money Doubles For Information On California Soldier's Death.
• Seven Arrested For Child Exploitation In Louisiana.
• Three Puerto Rican Men Charged With Hate Crime After Allegedly Shooting Transgender Woman With Paintball Gun.
• Man Arrested In Probe Of Robberies In Nebraska, Iowa.
• Three Arrested In Probe Of Virginia Bank Robbery.
• Panel Rejects Convictions Challenge In Drug Case Involving Two Former Police Officers.
• Oregon Man Gets 70-Month Prison Sentence After Pleading Guilty In Drug Case.
• Former Police Officer Pleads Guilty In Drug Case.
• North Carolina Drug Investigation Leads To Prison Time For 14 People.

FINANCIAL CRIME & CORPORATE SCANDALS
• Fake COVID-19 Vaccination Cards Worry Authorities.
• Federal Probe Of Alabama Virtual Schools Continues.
• FBI Continues Probe Of Lordsburg, New Mexico Police Department.

CYBER DIVISION
• Unregulated Cryptocurrency Exchange To Pay $10M To Settle SEC Probe.
• Senators Demand Explanation For Facebook's Reaction To Misinformation Researchers.
• WPost: Users "Deserve To Better Understand" Social Media Algorithms, "More Control To Curate For Themselves."

LABORATORY
• DNA Identifies Suspected Killer In 1980 California Cold Case.

LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES
• Lawmakers Ask DOJ To Stop Seeking Death Penalty.
• Some Experts Questioning Law Enforcement Officer's Fentanyl Exposure Claim.
• WPost Calls On US To Crack Down On Airplane Misbehavior.
• Balko: Federal Review Of State Convictions Needed To Protect Rights Of Accused.

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
• Prince Andrew Sued By Epstein Accuser Over Alleged Sexual Abuse.

OTHER WASHINGTON NEWS
• Austin To Mandate Vaccines For Military Personnel By Mid-September.
• US Again Tops 100K COVID Cases As Delta Variant Surge Continues.
• Fauci: Full FDA Approval Likely To Empower Local Governments To Mandate Vaccines.
• Texas, Florida Districts Defy Governors' Order Against Mask Mandates.
• HHS Whistleblower Settles With Federal Government.
• Senate Democrats Unveil $3.5T Budget Resolution.
• Warren To Propose 7% Tax On Corporate Earnings In Excess Of $100M.
• Filing Claims Administration Violating Flores Settlement At Two Texas Shelters For Minors.
• Cuomo Determined To Resist Pressure To Resign.
• Federal Judge Suggests CDC's New Eviction Moratorium Amounts To Legal "Gamesmanship."
• Dixie Fire Approaches 500K Acres With Containment Still Weeks Away.
• Judge Temporarily Bars Texas From Arresting Democratic Legislators.
• WSJournal Criticizes Lhamon's Nomination.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS
• Canada Opens Border To Fully Vaccinated Americans.
• UN Panel Releases Climate Change Report.
• Lopez Obrador, Harris Discuss Migration, COVID, Boosting Central American Economies
• NYTimes Analysis: Biden's Tough Cuba Policy Reflects Sen. Menendez's Influence.
• Sullivan Pressures Brazil To Avoid Using Huawei 5G Equipment.
• Administration Urged To Maintain Anti-Corruption Pressure On Guatemala.
• In Retaliation, Nicaragua Recalls Ambassadors From Four Regional Nations.
• Blinken Criticizes China's Behavior In South China Sea.
• US, South Korean Drills Starting Tuesday As Kim Yo Jong Decries Them.

THE BIG PICTURE
• Headlines From Today's Front Pages.

WASHINGTON'S SCHEDULE
• Today's Events In Washington.

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