In today’s newsletter: Trump says the Middle East ceasefire he helped broker is still intact after Israel and Hamas accuse each other of violating the agreement. Amazon Web Services goes offline. How scammers are trying to lure victims using phony job listings. And Sunday’s jaw-dropping NFL loss.
Here’s what to know today.
Trump says Gaza ceasefire still in place after Israeli strikes
President Donald Trump insisted that the ceasefire in Gaza was still in place after Israel launched strikes in the enclave and traded accusations with Hamas about violations of the fragile truce he helped broker.
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“We want to make sure that it’s going to be very peaceful with Hamas,” Trump told reporters onboard Air Force One late Sunday after Israel carried out a wave of strikes in response to what it said were a series of Hamas attacks on its forces in the southern Gaza city of Rafah.
After days of mounting tensions, Sunday’s strikes posed a sudden and significant threat to the deal, but the Israel Defense Forces said that it had begun “renewed enforcement of the ceasefire.”
They were looking for work — but found a scam instead
At first, the job seekers didn’t notice anything out of the ordinary: One spotted a post on ZipRecruiter, another submitted an application on LinkedIn and a third got an email from a recruiter about a high-level position. But there were no employers on the other end.
Instead, these listings were driven by increasingly innovative scammers using complex schemes to lure job seekers into a range of financial traps.
The job postings are nearly indistinguishable from legitimate listings, some appearing on trusted websites, or coming from spoofed or hacked email addresses of recruiters, according to interviews with more than 20 job seekers, cybersecurity experts and executives of hiring websites.
Often, the end goal of a phony job posting is to get applicants to hand over sensitive personal information. Other schemes try to entice victims to click on a link and then install malicious software.
Major Amazon Web Services outage takes leading websites and apps offline
Amazon Web Services went offline early Monday, causing problems for thousands of websites and services around the world, including leading retailers, publishers and games.
The major cloud computing service, which underpins much of the web and every day online tools, went offline due to a problem with one of its core database products. It first reported a problem at 12:11 a.m. PT (3:11 a.m. ET) and said it was dealing with an “operational issue” affecting 14 different services in its center in northern Virginia.
Social media posts reported problems with cloud-based games such as Roblox and Fortnite; social networks including Snapchat; Amazon.com and Prime Video; and the digital Ring doorbell service, among many others.
Five hours later AWS said there were “significant signs of recovery.”
Read the full story on the impact of the outage.
The wildest NFL game of the season?
A historic collapse: The New York Giants fell apart in what could be the wildest NFL game this season, losing to the Denver Broncos 33-32. A one-point difference may not seem like much — but the Broncos scored all 33 points in the fourth quarter.
Gold rush: The San Francisco 49ers came away with another victory, beating the Atlanta Falcons 20-10 even though many of their playmakers remain injured. The win helped the 49ers (now 5-1) keep pace with the Los Angeles Rams (5-2) in the NFC West. Another division rival, Seattle, also has the potential to go 5-2 with a win tonight against the Texans.
Undefeated (losing) streak: The New York Jets lost ... again. Quarterback Justin Fields was benched in the third quarter against Carolina, only for backup Tyrod Taylor to throw two interceptions. The 13-6 loss dropped the Jets to 0-7.
Read All About It
- Two people were killed when a cargo plane skidded off a runway at Hong Kong International Airport after striking a ground service vehicle, sending both into the sea, officials said.
- At least three people, including at least one student, have been injured in a shooting at Oklahoma State University’s main campus in Stillwater, police said.
- Police discovered human remains at an abandoned school while searching for Kada Scott, the 23-year-old Philadelphia woman who has been missing for two weeks.
- A brain training game may boost production of a chemical that plays a role in memory and attention, a new study found.
- The U.S. Secret Service discovered a suspicious hunting stand near Palm Beach International Airport with a direct sight line to where Trump exits Air Force One.
- The Marine Corps has launched an investigation after the California Highway Patrol said shrapnel from an artillery shell, fired during a live-fire demonstration touted by the White House, struck a law enforcement vehicle.
Staff Pick: 'It Was Just an Accident' was secretly shot in Iran. Now it's an Oscars contender.
Director Jafar Panahi has been arrested, jailed, put on house arrest and even banned from filmmaking by Iranian officials. But these past challenges haven’t deterred him from his passion: telling stories about his homeland.
The 65-year-old award-winning filmmaker, whose buzzy Oscar contender “It Was Just an Accident” hits theaters in limited release this weekend, chatted with me about making the movie in secret, and why he continues to champion freedom of expression.
— Saba Hamedy, culture & trends editor
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Leaf season is in full swing. If raking feels like a losing battle, the shopping editors at NBC Select rounded up the best leaf blowers to make yard cleanup faster and easier. We also refreshed our list of walking shoes for women — ideal for dog walks, long commutes and standing all day.
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