judge maddox received his j.d. degree from the yale law school in 2011.er working in private practice and serving in two judicial clerkships, he was appointed as an assistant united states attorney in the district of maryland. he prosecuted a range of criminal cases and conducted transportation for -- trainings for law enforcement on human trafficking and identity theft. he served -- in february 2022, judge maddox was sworn in as united states magistrate judge in baltimore. he now presides over preliminary criminal proceedings and civil lawsuits by consent of the parties. he brings a remarkable experience to this position having served as a federal prosecutor for nearly a decade and now having served as a magistrate judge for over a year and a half. if confirmed, and elevated from a magistrate judge to district judge, he would continue to serve in the same court where he now sits and practices for many years. the judiciary committee favorably reported judge maddox by a bipartisan vote in september of this year and the american bar association's standing c

what's really tricky about this situation is that usually if big tech is problem, maddox, a government might step in to try to regulate it or try to make it accountable. but here you have a situation where the government is the problem, right? the government is showing that it wants to be in charge of the conversation. it wants to direct the social media agenda and also wants to be control of who should be silenced. and it's, there's examples, you know, in 2021, the government read it, mobilly police rated twitter is office there over a tweet that was labeled as manipulative media. and, and that was read out by a b, j, p, politician. so an individuals need to be aware we all knocked us in here. we all need to be aware of what's coming at us and washing post is doing more. so watch out for more of the series to come. michelle stockman, thank you so much for joining us. you're welcome bangladesh is worst ever done. a fever outbreak is threatening to overwhelm its health system. the country is dealing with more than 200000 cases of mosquito borne disease, including a record number of dept

sophie maddox, an expert on cyber sexual violence, says these apps are becoming more accessible. >> io think this case is one of the first highly publicized cases to bring to light the fact that this issue is happening for everyday people, not just celebrities and folks in the public eye. and while these nude images are fabricated experts like cory goldberg, who's not involved in the spain case, but who has represented victims of digital sexual abuse, says the impact on victims is long lasting. >> they're very compelling and convincing photos so that it really does look like it's a picture of the victim nude. it really has the same devastating consequences as if it was an actual photograph that that depicted you that the harm isn't any different. children in particular don't have the coping mechanism to realize that that this could be a solvable problem . >> dr. miriam al-adeeb mandiri, who says her daughter was affected by the fake nude images in the spain case, posted this message online. >> a la policia. she says girls don't be afraid to report such acts. >> experts say it's import

if you know the car, for instance, to do, maddox is the the, the, the for game switch for the medic windows on the driver's side. that's which alone cost. $17000.00. if you, if you, if you're, if you're lucky enough to buy, find one new little wonder, given the engineering involved, the car is treated recent comforts hydraulic system. that means any parts which one to, to be altered in its position is looked electrically operated by ty, totally and from the drive us to of course, or can operate or for the windows and do it. the idea is it is very quiet. it is most humming, there is no sound the and that silent running also applies to adjusting the seats at the front and the back every $600.00 has a different interior design customized to the owner's individual wins and wishes. and it's only when you hit the road that you get a real feel for the cause and luxury credentials. we have shown that so adjustment that means comfortable the right here for soft adjustment the and we tried that and you did a box, you know, use it to bump because you can see it but you feel it. it just floats above wh

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maddox there, who is er. see.uch.maddox there, who is the david maddox there, who is the political editor at express online. very quick email here, gbviews@gbnews.com. robert's been touch . robert says been in touch. robert says patrick's his mouth off patrick's running his mouth off again. am a proud scottish again. i am a proud scottish nationalist. rutherglen and hamilton west was a mere bump in the road. hey, maybe you're right, robert. maybe you're right. but but i just think that the scottish nationalist movement at the moment is going to seat with to take a back seat and with it, any of scottish any chance of a scottish independence referendum, any time soon? i'm just sorry, robert , i just don't see it. but robert, i just don't see it. but thank you for your lovely email, especially the stuff that you went on to say that i can't read out time the day. but out at this time of the day. but joining for a scottish joining me now for a scottish reaction by—election reaction to the by—election result political r

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so different maddox fat between israel and the u. n . has flared up, as is really troops gather on the border with gaza. according to the israeli army, the move is in preparation for our ground assaults on how most fighters in the gaza strip. however, no official decision has yet been made. approving, such an operation is estimated that tens of thousands of troops are already on the water ready for an assault. well, this comes as the worst violence in decades between israel and the mos militants continues for a 7th, a consecutive day. the . the policy and health ministry reports more than 1500 people including 500 children have been killed while on the other side of the border. $1400.00 is rarely citizens are reported to have died in the violence day and night guards are residents are living to constant bombing of residential areas. people are cut off from electricity and water. well, hospitals are running out of fuel as well as beds for those who are injured for some footage from the ground. the of every imaginable. an unbelievable situ

$28.00, maddox, a staff, and 14 un colleagues. the statement also raised concern for those who may not be directly hit in the fighting, but our software, such as the 50000 pregnant women without medical care and services. now the report also raised concerns about the ongoing violence, not just in gaza, but in the occupied westbank, including east jerusalem. here's what we heard from the spokesperson for the un office of human rights in geneva. we are also concerned at increased violence in the occupied westbank, including east jerusalem. we urges really authorities to ensure that is really security forces refrain from the use of live ammunition, except as a last resort to address an imminent threat to life or serious injury. and we urge them to take immediate steps to end settler violence against palestinians and to ensure the protection of the palestinian population. now un officials haven't only discussed the palestinians. they've also raised concerns about these rarely hostages that are being held in god. the ongoing is really

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bronwen maddox runs london—based think—tank chatham house and is an expert on geopolitics.affects the whole region? it depends partly on iran and whether iran wants this to happen at the risk of a full—on war with israel. and that is properly the single greatest risk that could spread this beyond what is happening at the moment. at the other hand, also dependent on what other countries have been looking at, and just trying to pour as much reassurance or discouragement as they can in different directions — on hezbollah, on lebanon, and on israel itself. lebanon's border with israel, regularly patrolled by un peacekeepers, has been the location of cross—border fire with hezbollah since the attacks. we are seeing a kind of engagement and firefight between israel and militant groups working and operating out of lebanon, whether it's hezbollah or the other palestinian militant groups, in a way we haven't seen in previous wars in gaza. and that is something to keep in mind. we've also seen deterrent bombing by — by deterrent strikes by israel, against syria, to make sure that ano

sophie maddox, an expert on cyber sexual violence, says these apps are becoming more accessible. happening for everyday people, not just celebrities and folks in the public eye. >> and while these nude images are fabricated, experts like cory goldberg, who's not involved in the spain case, but who is representing victims of digital sexual abuse, says the impact on victims is long lasting. >> they're very compelled and convincing. photos so that it really does look like it's a picture of the victim nude. it really has the same devastating consequences as if it was an actual photograph that that depicted you. the harm isn't any different. children in particular don't have the coping mechanism to realize that that this could be a solvable problem . >> experts say it's important to create a safe space for your child to come forward. >> it's really important to seek the support of a trusted adult. whenever you see or experience something online that makes you feel uncomfortable. >> and as far as whether or not these deepfake nude apps should even exist, experts agree they're creating

but the most recent one last few days is we need a preg maddox solution. i don't know what that means, but there was, there was a pragmatic approach to this before the complex started and it was addressing the wrongs of the men's process and rush. it presented its own blueprint and it was ignored. that was pragmatic. go ahead, alexander. yes, yes indeed. well actually the european union, even this week he took a are taking and not taking increasingly both steps because they feel that the balance is going wrong. and support is beginning to fail due to the exhaustion and lack of capacity to be dressed yet due to 50. this is why they wanted to get together and q and even the speech is used absolutely bold and disconnected from reality varies the widespread perception that people beginning to, to, to realize that we lose coming. and this is a clear sign that the west is far from the right side of the story because the domain of discourse continues to be good to rise more by d. interested in masses by the russo phobia rather than piece for example. so is thinki

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you know, we always used to people giving up, you know, with never, there's a surrender at them. maddox, in the civil war in world war 2 in our midst is a sation of activities, a complete finality here you, when we lose its over. thank you. vietnam were getting along germany, europe there. what is the end? what is the conclusion? yeah. what says visa, and they need to see some of the form of negotiations that we need to see. abby escalation, not escalation, but i have to leave it. that line was always a pleasure to see this. and thank you very much for joining me here all day. thank you, sir. you and peacekeeping force and living on says it's headquarters where i hate to buy a rocket amid intensive i exchanges a fire between israel and his build up is on the who was responsible for the strike . i made. the escalation of cost for the $0.10 is what our forces have room for the raise. the red flag at the hours of i have mercy base color is the to signify binge and the the idea of so the sites were in retaliation for a time. some of these very settlement over the law, nissan verified video,

of the brand new box, which serves as the command center for the galley brigade, and the other v. maddox. it command center for the west, some big gate. and this was done using um, i'm to talk to miss size on both a shelves and there were some bite of kits. so now we're seeing this tension between physical lines is red mounting. gradually i'm going to watch a space where i live. i don't need to be coming then you may be a place where all the eyes are on to see whether this whole conflict is taking in use. i mention is still a head to here on out to 0. it will be bringing you more coverage of the gaza israel, one or of the latest breaking news to stay with the did you need to talk to the industrial. how about 9 going to dates back a 100 years? it's surrounded by 2 major rivers and many canals, which are badly clear, the following decades of rapid industrial growth and increasing organization. the city as a 3rd was air quality in bangladesh. and that card which the government say it intends to change. last year, city leaders that proved an action plan for low carbon climate resilience deve

let's cross to chatham house, this is bronwen maddox, the ceo of the think tank giving a speech beforeh before we hearfrom sir keir starmer. speech before we hear from sir keir starmer. ~ .., speech before we hear from sir keir starmer. ~ _, ,, ,, ., thank you and thank you all for coming this morning. and thank you to chatham house for hosting and for your resolute commitment to dialogue on this issue. an issue that so many people recoil from out of despair. on this issue. an issue that so many people recoilfrom out of despair. a despair that in the last three weeks has arguably reached new depths. indeed, anyone who has followed this closely and seen images that can never be unseen. tiny bodies wrapped in bundles in israel and gaza. mothers and fathers shattered by the ultimate grief. the innocent dead. israeli, palestinian, muslim, jew. it is a tragedy where the facts on the ground are changing by the minute but where the consequences will last for decades. and the trauma might neverfade. a crisis where the search for solutions is shrouded notjust by the where the search for solutio

i locks on my toes, hospital and major gals us rep, maddox, find themselves fighting against the type of casualties arriving around the cloud t r. because on that side, as what i sent this report from one of the hospital that's been stretched to the break. and when i can see them up this us, what is she k uh in all she for hospital we've got to hear many stories of people who have dreams. but he's rarely fighter jets destroyed those 3 s. and he also had been trying for children for 16 years. she finally delivered for sunset once she was destined to die together with her baby. while we're here at the intensive care unit of the else chief of hospital, this unity can hear many stories from the people that are here about it. we met one of the patient's last members of his family and introduce yourself please. i do is the zip who ship um. you are blind from what i understand people. your house was formed when you were inside and one of his closest relatives was killed. correct. tell us what happened to you. a pointed to the heart of, during the 5th or 7th day of the war, these randy army s

attacking the british about acts which serves as the command center for the gallery brigade, the v. maddox, the command center for the west, send big gate. and this was done using and to top tank ms size on both a shelves. and there were some direct kits. so now we're seeing this tension between physical on is red mounting. gradually i'm going to watch a space where i live. i don't need to be coming. then you may be a place where all the eyes are on to see whether this whole conflict this they can use. i mentioned because did i mention with has will last i'm getting this conflict is that it's not anymore. just the palestine is when a conflict arrived, the kind of a send me regional conflict, then this could be very big. the absolutely harsh i'm reporting from uh, southern from the israel, living on border area and 711 on thank you very much. i want to bring in now as it goes far hot, even as we continue to watch the skies over guns of the aftermath of that strike. we saw maybe about 510 minutes ago, and we got spa hot, you were a former lebanese army general. i want to follow up on the poi

, express online, david maddox, joins wrote about this in joins us.per today, a cracking article. i'd urge people to go to the express website and give it read. good evening, david. it a read. good evening, david. what main thrust of your what was the main thrust of your article about starmer and article today about starmer and israel ? israel? >> evening? mark well, it was exactly as you said. he is. he has lost control of his situation and i think maybe we should give him credit for trying to do the right thing in the first place. but but, you know, to defend israel's right to defend itself . but he is to defend itself. but he is completely you know, this whole idea that he'd somehow got rid of a corbynista , that he'd taken of a corbynista, that he'd taken back control for the kind of sensible politics, you know, the corbynistas are back . as you corbynistas are back. as you say, he's highly reliant on muslim votes . you know, his two muslim votes. you know, his two leading muslim , um, kind of leading muslim, um, kind of leadership people in the p

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hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of executive calendar 306, matthew james maddox of maryland to be united states district judge for the district of maryland signed by 17 senators as follows. mr. schumer: i ask consent the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: i move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all those in favor say aye. all opposed say nay. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. mr. schumer: i move to proceed to consider calendar 370. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all those in favor say aye. all opposed say nay. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: nomination, department of state, jacob j. lew of new york to be ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the united states of america to the state of israel. mr. schumer: i send a cloture motion to the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the cler

maddox responded to the homes to ensure if anyone was wounded were killed they could get there quicklyst. we know all of this is coming as residents in the north of israel right now moments ago were ordered into shelters, they believe there could be renewed rocket fire for infiltration from southern lebanon. overhead rockets streaming off the gaza strip. really significant attacks, overwhelming israeli defense system. i want to show you earlier today in the city of ashkelon. >> massive rocket fire into southern israel. you can hear the explosion overhead. hamas has launched a huge barrage. guys, stay down. there is an impact right here. the black smoke rising up. one of the rockets fired from the gaza strip slammed into a house behind me. secondary explosions taking place. many things on fire we can see debris on the road, paramedics and firefighters ran into the building, they're not sure who was inside this is not an area evacuated. it is chaos but an example of what is taking place in southern israel. the paramedics bringing instructors to evacuate anyone wounded inside. as we were

we will hear songs from toy story, the little mermaid, cinderella and coco, to name a few ariana maddox'sown, but for her disney is familiar territory . do you feel a disney connection? >> oh yeah. i was a disney princess at disney world. what yeah. not the quickstep arms. yeah, those are. those are disney arms, baby. >> what princess were you cinderella sleeping beauty and the little mermaid. >> lily ponds has been feeling the love for disney for a long, long, long time. >> i've done everything. disney cruise, disney channel, disney. disney world. i've gone everywhere. so. and i'm a fan. a huge disney fan. >> jason mraz has been topping the leaderboard and tonight he'll continue this whole new world with a foxtrot. what? what makes you ready for disney week? >> we are going to take ourselves on a magic carpet ride on disney week. might i love the magic of disney. so i'm excited to see how the ballroom gets influenced by all that magic. >> barry williams and peta murgatroyd will embody a song from lady and the tramp. >> the dance is going to be jazzed. yes so there's a lot of freedom with

i'll just the admin. maddox yan is on by. so the launch at the ministry of foreign affairs in all media. he says as it by john is ethnically cleanse and i'm going to cut off the people. i'm not going to cut of course you'd be displaced on the car. but under the tread and the under the talk retreat tucked by john and to now i was there by john is accused of education . i don't know how they're going. how now going to to defend themselves. so regarding this, because so what they did, they just, they just technically creased. i bought a car about territory and they are showing that they were they need just take 40 the people on september 19 as or by johns talk to to be the 3 aggression against peaceful people have now gone a carnival of to reach de forced people to leave now going to colorado, they opened luxury, cory door one sided to just leave the 2 children and, and then, and they now end up the empty cities, mtv, the cheese be those people. and then what they're going to say no. and the u. n. u n. reporters are now in inste

sophie maddox, an expert on cyber sexual violence, says these apps are becoming more accessible. this issue is happening for everyday people, not just celebrities and folks in the public eye. >> and while these nude images are fabricated experts like cory goldberg, who's not involved in the spain case, but who is represented victims of digital sexual abuse, says the impact on victims is long lasting. they're very compelling and convincing photos so that it really does look like it's a picture of the victim nude. >> it really has the same devastating consequences as if it was an actual photograph that that depicted you. the harm isn't any different. children in particular don't have the coping mechanism to realize that that this could be a solvable problem. >> experts say it's important to create a safe space for your child to come forward. it's really important to seek the support of a trusted adult. >> whenever you see or experience something online that makes you feel uncomfortable. >> and as far as whether or not these deepfake nude apps should even exist, expert kurtz agree.

our guest this evening is judge gregory maddox and colleen sheehan, politics professor at arizona stateniversity. professor sheehan, back in 1787, what were the purposes of the federalist papers? >> the federalist papers as it is commonly called, was the brainchild of alexander hamilton. hamilton was born in the caribbean on a little island called me this. hamilton came to the united states when he was a teenager, went to kings college, now columbia and attended the constitutional convention. but he was outvoted there by the other two new yorkers who attended. new york is going to be a very important state for the new constitution. hamilton put together a team to push for the ratification of the constitution and he enlisted the support of john jay local james madison to work to persuade the voters of new york to ratify the constitution. >> judge, our partner in this endeavor, the library of congress on its website describes the federalist papers the most significant american contribution to political thought in our history. do you agree? >> i think it is true. there were a number of uni

high sense to see are now among the civilians who are taking shelter in this hospital among those maddox and begin working things in the hospital including the director of the hospital just to the shot of me that but to also say that it is impossible task to accomplish, to be back to week over 12000 civilians. and about 500 patients in critical condition doesn't cost the toes taking them all the way to the so when there are no means of transportation, that's our town. it because it's chip now because the lack of fuel because of the lack of the means of transportation like buses to you back to a such a number. and also the next code treatment and the, the mother code house that these patients need in therapy back to we should be set for patients, new doctor. we've got to we can, patients needs, but they should be evacuated in proper and people to, to carry them. and that is something that is not found in because it's just not even let me just ask you about your hospital itself, but you sorry to interrupt you. i just wanted to find out a bit more about the hospital as coach hospital. this

attacking the brand new box, which serves as the command center for the gallery brigade, and the other v maddox command center for the rest, some big aid. and that this was done using um, i'm to talk to miss size on both a shelves. and there were some bite of kits. so now we're seeing this tension between physical line is red. mounting gradually and going towards a space where i live. i don't need to be coming. then you may be a place where all the eyes are on to see whether this whole conflict is taking in use. i mention, or a mouse is military operation against israel is the biggest and deadliest in decades. and palestinian civilians, especially in the gaza strip, have long come under attack by israel. let's take a look at some of the figures according to the un. the number of palestinians killed this year before this war began. it already surpassed the number from 2022. the defense for children, the palestine says each year, 500 to $700.00 children are arrested and prosecuted is really military courts. and since 2010, israel has carried out $36.00 demolitions targeting 20 schools in the occu

with me is bronwen maddox, the head of the security and foreign affairs think tank, chatham house.bout. we had yesterday hezbollah saying it is fully ready to get involved when the time comes —— we heard. can this be stopped and this conflict be contained? this -- we heard. can this be stopped and this conflict be contained?— this conflict be contained? this is one of the _ this conflict be contained? this is one of the big — this conflict be contained? this is one of the big risks, _ this conflict be contained? this is one of the big risks, that - this conflict be contained? this is one of the big risks, that it - one of the big risks, that it spreads into something much wider in the region and hezbollah is the big risk. it is a formidable fighting organisation, much stronger than hamas, has lots of rockets and technology and is sitting and waiting. there are lots of reasons why it might not want to do this. lebanon is in a state of upheaval itself. hezbollah, which is also involved in the government, has to consider that. involved in the government, has to considerthat. but invol

the clerk: mom nation, the judiciary, matthew james maddox of maryland to be united states district judge the district of maryland. mr. thune: mr. president, hamas' brutal attack on israel on october 7 has thrust not just hamas but iran into the spotlight. why? because while hamas may have carried out the attack, iran enabled it and is currently enabling terrorist organizations throughout the middle east. there's hamas which gets approximately 90% of its military budget from iran that benefits from iranian training and weapons. then there's hezbollah, the terrorist organization on israel's northern bored with lebanon which is also armed and financed by iran. then there's the houthis in yemen, who fired missiles and drones -- headed in the direction of israel likely at vaughn iran's -- likely at iran's direction. palestinian islamic jihad, and the list literally goes on. as i said on the floor last week, through its proxies iran is literally getting away with murder. one has to wonder what the middle east would looks like today if iran hadn't spent decades funding and arming terrorist orga

—— bronwen maddox. tt whole region? —— bronwen maddox.rael itself. lebanon's border with israel is regularly - border with israel is regularly patrolled by un peacekeepers. it has been the location of cross—border fire with hezbollah since the attacks. ~ : , fire with hezbollah since the attacks. ~ . , ., ~ :, attacks. we are seeing a kind of engagement _ attacks. we are seeing a kind of engagement and _ attacks. we are seeing a kind of engagement and firefight - attacks. we are seeing a kind of i engagement and firefight between israel and militant groups working and operating out of lebanon, whether it is hezbollah or the other palestinian militant groups, in a way that we haven't seen in previous wars in gaza. and that is something to keep in mind. we have also seen a deterrent bombing by deterrent strikes by israel, against syria, to make sure that another front, whether from the goodloe heights in syria or from whether from the goodloe heights in syria orfrom libya is open. we have also seen the unusual step of a straight group, the