โ The era of the Public Prosecution Office and the Central Investigation Office begins todayโฆ โProsecution reformโ has been put to the test
Due to the Lee Jae-myung administration's prosecution reform, the Prosecutor's Office, which had both investigative and prosecution powers, closed for the first time in 78 years, and the Public Prosecution Office and the Serious Crimes Investigation Office (Severe Crimes Investigation Office) opened on the 2nd. In accordance with the revised Criminal Procedure Act, the Public Prosecution Service Act, and the Central Investigations Office Act, the Public Prosecution Office is responsible for prosecution and maintenance, and the Central Investigation Office is responsible for the investigation of seven major crimes. Most investigations are handled by the police, some by special judicial police officers, and the Central Investigation Agency is responsible for cases classified as serious crimes such as child abuse, domestic violence, sex crimes, child sex crimes, stalking, abuse of the disabled, and abuse of the elderly.
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โ US aircraft carrier and 10,000 troops additionally dispatched to the Middle Eastโฆ Are we preparing for an airstrike on Iran after the election?
The United States has dispatched an additional aircraft carrier and 10,000 troops to the Middle East, where it has two aircraft carriers. Attention is being paid to whether this is intended to support U.S. President Donald Trump's military threat against Iran. There is interest in whether the aircraft carrier George Washington, which moved to the Middle East, will return to the Pacific. The US daily Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on the 1st (local time) that the US aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt sailed from its home port of San Diego, California, to the Middle East on the 27th of last month.
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โ Mayor Oh Se-hoonโs appeal trial for โMyeong Tae-gyunโs opinion poll bribery suspicionโ concludes today
The appeal trial of Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon, who was indicted on the so-called โMyeong Tae-gyun suspicion of paying public opinion poll feesโ, will conclude on the 2nd. According to the legal community, the 7th Criminal Division of the Seoul High Court (Chief Judge Koo Hoe-geun) will hold an appeal hearing on Mayor Oh's alleged violation of the Political Fund Act at 2 p.m. At the decision trial, the final opinion and sentence of Special Prosecutor Min Joong-ki's team, and Mayor Oh's final argument and final statement are made in order.
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โ Today, โBukangiโs second attempt at offshore judoโฆ Inserting a 50m long net
A second rescue operation will be conducted on the 2nd to return the shark 'Bukangi', which has been staying in the artificial waterway of Busan's North Port Waterside Park for 15 days, to the sea. The joint rescue team of Busan City and other related organizations is scheduled to begin the second rescue operation at 3:30 pm on this day. This rescue operation involves dragging a large net toward the open sea in front of the four-pedestrian bridge that crosses the waterway of the waterfront park.
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โ Trump hints at the possibility of invoking the Insurrection Act ahead of the midterm elections... โIโm not ruling it out.โ
U.S. President Donald Trump hinted at the possibility of declaring a state of emergency through the Insurrection Act ahead of the midterm elections, in which the Republican Party will likely lose. In an interview with Time, an American current affairs weekly, conducted at the White House on the 28th of last month (local time) and released on the 1st, President Trump was asked, "Will you rule out declaring a state of emergency ahead of the midterm elections unless widespread violence breaks out on the streets?" and said, "I'm not ruling out or confirming anything. We'll see." After asking whether the question referred to the 'Insurrection Act', President Trump said, "I've never used that (the Insurrection Act). I could use that," and added, "A lot of people think I should use it sometimes."
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โ Apgujeong Hanyang Apartment fire was not caused by a robot vacuum cleaner
It was learned that the fire department concluded that the cause of the fire at Hanyang Apartment in Apgujeong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul last July was 'tracking' that occurred in an outlet in the wall space. This judgment overturns public suspicion that the fire was caused by a problem with the robot vacuum cleaner, which was identified as the ignition point at the time of the fire. According to the fire incident investigation report provided by the office of Representative Lee Sang-sik of the Democratic Party of Korea on the 2nd from the National Fire Agency, the fire investigation team ultimately determined that the cause of the ignition was 'short circuit due to tracking.'
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โ Nobel Prize season is just around the cornerโฆ War message also pays attention to whether 'We Gobee' is awarded
The world's most prestigious Nobel Prize season begins next week. According to the Nobel Committee on the 2nd, this year's Nobel Prize announcement will be held in six categories, starting with the Physiology or Medicine Prize on the 5th (local time), followed by the Physics Prize on the 6th, the Chemistry Prize on the 7th, the Literature Prize on the 8th, the Peace Prize on the 9th, and the Economics Prize on the 12th. What is attracting attention is whether research on GLP-1 type obesity treatment, widely known as obesity treatment 'WeGobee', will receive an award. Attention is focused on whether researchers who laid the foundation for the development of groundbreaking obesity treatments through research on intestinal hormones will receive the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
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โ Open AI fires three employees who leaked internal information to an external AI safety organization
Artificial intelligence (AI) company OpenAI fired three employees amid suspicions that they passed over confidential company information to a third-party AI safety organization. The US daily Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on the 1st (local time) that OpenAI recently terminated its contract with three researchers from the safety team. Open AI said, "As a result of the investigation, they mishandled sensitive information outside of established company procedures," and "This was an act of violation of regulations and betrayal of trust," and stated the reason for the termination.
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โ [Todayโs Asian Games] Will we sweep the five archery recurve gold medals? Team and mixed finals
The Korean archery recurve men's and women's national teams, which pride themselves on being the world's strongest, are starting a sweep at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. The men's and women's team competition and the mixed gender team competition will be held from the semifinals on the 2nd at 9 am at the multi-purpose plaza of Okazaki Central General Park in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. There were 10 gold medals in archery at this competition, 5 each in the compound and recurve events.
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โ The morning temperature โdropsโ in the cold northern airโฆ Daily temperature difference of around 15 degrees
On Friday the 2nd, the entire country will be mostly clear and morning temperatures will drop significantly. As cold air flows in from the north, temperatures this morning will fall below 10 degrees in most parts of the country (below 5 degrees in the inland and mountainous areas of Gangwon and the northeastern mountains of Gyeongbuk). The difference in temperature between day and night will be around 15 degrees, so you should take care of your health.
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