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Woolworths supermarket confirms major trading hour changes to every store across Australia

Woolworths supermarket confirms major trading hour changes to every store across Australia

Woolworths has announced major changes to its national trading hours and the way it operates its deli, seafood and meat departments.

The supermarket giant has confirmed to 7NEWS.com.au that store opening and closing hours will be adjusted to make them more consistent across Australia.

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This means selected stores will open an hour later or close an hour earlier to align with stores in other states (see full details below).

In addition to this, Woolworths has shortened the trading hours of its fresh service counters.

From August 1, the supermarket’s deli, meat and seafood department will close at either 7pm or 8pm – regardless of the store’s trading hours (see full details below).

Woolworths has confirmed that opening and closing hours will be adjusted to make them more uniform across Australia. Credit: Getty

A Woolworths spokesperson said that changes were made after careful consideration.

“We’ve made a change to the trading hours of our fresh service counters nationwide, due to a shift in customer shopping behaviour. This includes our meat, seafood and deli counters,” the spokesperson told 7NEWS.com.au.

“Customers can still purchase similar products, such as chicken breast fillets and salmon, within our packed Fresh Convenience range located in-store.

“We’ve also moved to standardize our overall operating hours so we can offer a consistent customer experience across our store network.

“Select stores across the country will open one hour later or close one hour earlier to align with other stores and better match customer shopping patterns.

“We’ll closely monitor customer and team member feedback over the next few months.”

Woolworths seafood counters will now close at 7pm. Credit: Supplied

New fresh service trading hours

From August 1, Woolworths deli, seafood and meat counters will have the following trading hours:

  • The fresh service deli will trade from 7am to 8pm (7 days).
  • The seafood and meat counters will trade from 9:30am to 7pm (weekdays) and 9am to 7pm (weekends).
  • 7NEWS.com.au understands that only a handful of stores will operate longer fresh service counter hours as there’s still high customer demand in those stores.
  • In-store signage has been placed at the fresh service counters and at the front of stores to inform customers of the altered trading hours.
  • It’s understood the new initiative was trialled in a handful of NSW stores in May 2022.

New store trading hours

Woolworths has announced the following changes to trading hours.

  • Select stores across Australia will open one hour later or close one hour earlier to align with other stores across the Woolworths network.
  • 7NEWS.com.au understands that the change means that if your local store typically opens at 6am, it will now open at 7am. And instead of closing at 10pm, it will now close at 9pm.
  • The change means that if a customer travels from state to state, trading hours will be roughly the same across the country.
  • Customers are encouraged to head here to see how the trading hours of their local Woolworths store have been affected by the change.
  • At the front of each Woolworths, signage will notify customers of the store’s new trading hours.
Woolworths deli counters will now close at 7pm. Credit: Dallas Kilponen/Woolworths

News of the change to Woolworths deli, meat and seafood trading hours has already attracted mixed reviews on social media.

One Woolies customer criticized the decision, saying all of the supermarket’s services should be available during opening hours.

“If Woolworths proceeds to limit services within their stores from 7pm onwards, we will no longer be using their services,” said the Adelaide-based customer.

“Shoppers need to remember that Woolworths openly asked and endorsed extended grocery store trading hours for 9pm.

“Now that they have these they don’t want to provide you with that service.”

Mixed reviews

He added: “As someone who works irregular hours, I typically do my shopping after 8pm at night – and now I can no longer get access to the service deli.”

But many other Facebook users felt it was a good move for Woolworths employees.

“It makes absolutely no sense to keep the deli open until the store closes given how long it takes to clean,” said one.

Added suggested “they have made this decision because the sales in the last hour just aren’t there”.

“They are running a business not a public service.”

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Technology

Latest tech – new at JB! August 2022 – STACK

Latest tech – new at JB! August 2022

Discovering cool new technology is an exciting prospect! Each month we take a look at some of the latest tech products available from JB Hi-Fi.

Que: Nikon Z 30 Mirrorless Camera with 16-50mm VR Lens

Why: A decent quality camera nowadays not only offers brilliant still photography features, but stunning video quality as well – and the Nikon Z 30 is a prime example. A one-stop content creation powerhouse, it’s the lightest and most compact Z series camera to date, making it perfect for taking with you everywhere. It includes dual microphones for top notch sound, but naturally the visual features are key to the experience, and the Z 30 packs a wallop. For starters, the sensor is 14 times bigger than those in most phones, delivering a huge improvement in video quality at up to 4K, and making image noise a thing of the past when shooting at night. Special eye and pet detection helps you nab those hard to catch moments perfectly, plus there are 20 real-time filters that can eliminate the need for post-processing – just do it in-camera! Wi-Fi connectivity, a pop-out, fully-adjustable touch sensitive LCD monitor and customizable buttons help to seal the deal.

Quien: If you’re a content creator on a budget, but looking for the best results for your buck, this really is a must-play-with powerhouse camera.

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Que: Breville the Barista Express Impress Manual Coffee Machine

Why: If you’re a serious coffee connoisseur then you’ll need a little convincing that you need to go with a top shelf coffee machine. This latest wonder from Breville delivers where it counts, with a huge range of the features that you need for that perfect cuppa. Utilizing their “4 Keys Formula’, these machines are designed to use the perfect dose of freshly ground beans, ensure precise temperature control, maintain optimal water pressure and finally create true frothy microfoam milk that’s absolutely essential for latte art – just like professional café machines deliver. Armed with the Barista Express Impress you’ll have all the necessary tools to concoct your optimal blend, from intelligent dosing via its integrated conical burr grinder (complete with 25 grind settings, through to a professional style 54mm stainless steel portafilter to deliver full flavor with both dual and single wall filters.Full bodied coffee just how you like it – mmm!

Quien: How could anybody who really loves their coffee pass up the chance to put this beauty in pride of place in their kitchen?

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LG CineBeam HU715Q 4K UHD Ultra Short Throw Projector

Que: LG CineBeam HU715Q 4K UHD Ultra Short Throw Projector

Why: Projector technology has come a long way since the days of noisy old clunkers that required a massive space in order to deliver a decent screen size. LG are masters of the short throw projector, with their technology allowing placement of the CineBeam HU715Q a mere 31.7cm from the projection surface for a huge 120-inch screen. You can forget the fuzzies, too, as the CineBeam delivers crisp vision right up to 4K resolution, using its 8.3 mega pixel laser technology, and all with a superb contrast ratio, including HDR support, and top-notch color accuracy. It’s also a peach to set up, with an inbuilt ambient sensor that automatically recognizes the lighting conditions and adjusts the brightness mode accordingly, while adaptive contrast gives more depth to your image by adaptively adjusting the laser output. Running webOS 6.0 and connected to Wi-Fi there’s a world of popular streaming options at your fingertips, too.

Quien: Anyone who’s after the full cinema-at-home experience is sure to marvel at the picture quality that the CineBeam HU715Q achieves.

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Fujifilm Instax Mini Link 2

Que: Fujifilm Instax Mini Link 2

Why: If you love the impromptu nature of instant photo prints, but are already carrying a camera around in your phone, Fujifilm have the perfect solution – their Instax Mini Link 2 portable printer. Easily connected to your mobile by the wonders of Bluetooth, it delivers the ability to print out photos right there in the moment – ​​and with a whole lot of personalisation, too. One of the coolest new features of the Mini Link 2 app and its focus on getting creative is an AR drawing mode. It responds in real time to the printer’s movements, allowing the addition of all sorts of fun graphics such as bubbles, petals, neon, spray paint or even glitter to your shot before printing. Or, you can draw onscreen with a finger. Plus, each print only takes 15 seconds, then around 90 more to develop, or you can share your enhanced images straight to your socials. As long as you’re armed with enough photo paper you can print around 100 memories from a single charge.

Quien: If being social is your thing, what better way is there to spread the love than by printing out and sharing memorable moments instantly?

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Sports

Nelson Asofa-Solomona not charged for Wayde Egan hit, MRC explanation, Graham Annesley

The NRL’s match review committee has offered a rare explanation for the decision to not charge Melbourne prop Nelson Asofa-Solomona for a suspect act on an opponent.

There’s been outcry since the Storm behemoth appeared to drive his elbow and forearm into the face of Warriors hooker Wayde Egan in Auckland on Friday night.

Egan lay injured on the ground for several minutes as a result of the incident, and left the field clutching his jaw.

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Several of his teeth were busted as a result of Asofa-Solomona’s act, but on Saturday the MRC charge sheet did not feature the incident, despite it being penalized and reported at the time.

Making the decision more confusing was the fact Roosters prop Jared Waerea-Hargreaves was charged and fined for a similar incident on Manly debutant Zac Fulton on Thursday night.

NRL legend Andrew Johns called the decision not to charge Asofa-Solomona “laughable”.

“To me, that’s four months’ suspension,” Johns said on Nine’s Sunday Footy Show.

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“Honestly? Nothing for that, or a fine? There was nothing but intent to hurt (Egan). That’s what it was.”

On Monday, MRC manager Luke Patten released a short video explaining how his five-person committee reached the decision that the Asofa-Solomona action was unworthy of a charge.

“We identified that there was an extra player – (Felise) Kaufusi – contributing to the force of the tackle, so two big men on a smaller man,” Patten said.

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“We identified that Nelson creates space so there is no crusher and no force applied to Egan’s neck. There was a couple of other things we had to clear – first the head slam; we see there was clear separation from Nelson’s right arm as player Egan gets thrown to the ground.Nelson has a good grip with his left arm but there is clear separation, whereas in a head slam you would see that arm isolate the head and really slam it into the ground, so we cleared that.

“Secondly was the dangerous contact aspect… in one of the back angles you can see Nelson gets a grip under Egan’s left arm, and we believe Nelson’s right arm was diagonal from that grip, across his chest.

“There might be possibly minor contact at the end of the tackle with Nelson’s forearm to the neck and chin area, but that was a minor contact. It was a forceful tackle which unfortunately results in Egan’s head going into the ground.”

NRL’s head of football Graham Annesley was at pains to reiterate the MRC acts independently from the governing body, and so the finger can’t be pointed at his department.

Gould tees off on Finucane suspension

But Annesley was pressed by journalists on a supposed disconnect between the game-day match officials, the MRC, and the NRL judiciary – which is again an independent body.

The Asofa-Solomona controversy comes a week after Cronulla forward Dale Finucane was banned for two games for an accidental head clash, which injured the ear of Penrith center Stephen Crichton.

Annesley was asked why Finucane was penalized for failing to show a “duty of care”, while Asofa-Solomona is unpunished for an act that badly damaged a player’s face.

“They saw it as a very physical tackle, but a lot of tackles in our game are very physical,” he said of the Asofa-Solomona incident.

He was also asked to explain how the Asofa-Solomona incident was different from the Waerea-Hargreaves one.

“A very different type of video evidence that was available to clarify that incident. It depends on the circumstances, it depends on the clarity of vision that is available,” Annesley said.

Finucane banned for head clash

“The number of camera angles is very similar in every game. It’s more about the clarity… sometimes things get captured better, it’s more open, you don’t have as many players around (the incident).”

On the suggestion of a disconnect specifically, Annesley said the system was designed so player penalties could be handled independently from the NRL itself.

“What we are trying to have is a system devoid of administrative intervention, and is effectively – to put it in legal terms… it’s allowing players natural justice,” he said.

“My staff could probably look at it and say, ‘oh that doesn’t look too good, let’s charge that’, but that’s the administration doing it, it’s not independent, it doesn’t have the benefit of former players and former referees … all having their own perspective.

“No one at the NRL expects everyone is going to agree (with their decisions), just as not everyone will agree with what happens on the field… but it’s the process that is important, it’s the independence of it, it’s allowing natural justice to take place.”

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Australia

Melbourne aged care facility bosses lose bid for silence

Senior staff from a melbourne aged care home will be made to give evidence about the deaths of 50 residents after a failed Supreme Court battle.
St Basil’s Home for the Aged chairman Kon Kontis and director of nursing Vicky Kos have both refused to give evidence at an inquest on grounds of self-incrimination.

They went to Victoria’s Supreme Court to stop State Coroner John Cain forcing them to give evidence at the inquest into the deaths of residents during a 2020 outbreak.

St Basil's Home for the Aged chairman Kon Kontis
St Basil’s Home for the Aged chairman Kon Kontis. (APA)

They lost their case in a decision handed down by Justice Stephen O’Meara on Monday.

Their barrister Ian Hill QC had argued that WorkSafe was using the inquest as a “dress rehearsal” for criminal proceedings against the pair.

Cain had ruled that the pair must give evidence, but offered the protection that nothing they said could be used against them in a criminal case.

Director of nursing at St Basil’s Vicky Kos. (APA)

Hill argued Cain could be perceived to have formed an alliance with family members of residents who died, including several who were vocal about their desire for Kontis and Kos to give evidence.

But to suggest the experienced judge could be perceived as having formed an alliance with family members was “ludicrous”, according to government barrister Edwina Brown.

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US

Republicans leading midterm race for House: CBS poll

Republicans leading midterm race for House: CBS poll

New CBS News Battleground Tracker polling shows Republicans in the lead for control of the House ahead of this year’s midterm elections, with 230 seats projected for the GOP and 205 for Democrats.

GOP wins in 230 districts would give Republicans 12 seats more than the 218 needed to control the chamber.

Democrats currently claim a slim majority of 220 seats to Republicans’ 211.

The poll’s margin of error for the parties’ projections is 12 seats.

The survey also found that Democrats are disenchanted with current affairs and less likely to show up to vote than their Republican counterparts.

Sixteen percent of Democrats and 43 percent of Republicans, meanwhile, said that they feel that congressional Democrats have not delivered on promises made in their last campaign cycle.

Sixty-seven percent of Democratic voters say congressional Democrats have delivered on “some” of those promises, and 17 percent believe they’ve delivered on “most or all.”

Sixty-eight percent of Republicans and a mere 7 percent of Democrats feel that congressional Republicans are fighting for them on the Hill.

Just half of surveyed voters felt enthusiastic about turning out for the vote in November.

And more Democrats reported being spurred to vote by former President Trump than by their own party leader.

Just 39 percent of Democrats say their midterm congressional vote is “a lot” about President Biden, compared to 62 percent of Republicans. By comparison, 46 percent of Democrats say their midterm vote is “a lot” about Trump, as did 47 percent of Republicans.

Conducted July 27-29, the tracker surveyed 1,743 registered voters weighted for gender, age, race, education and 2020 presidential vote. The margin of error is 3 points.

— Updated at 12:56 pm

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Business

TikTok: US woman makes surprising claim about Aussie driver

TikTok: US woman makes surprising claim about Aussie driver

An American woman living in Sydney has divided the internet after claiming that she did not use a handbrake on her car.

The woman, known as Brit, claimed in a now viral TikTok post that there was no need to use the handbrake except in certain circumstances because cars weren’t “rolling away”.

“If you’re American, do you use the parking brake when you drive?” she said in the video which has been viewed nearly 500,000 times and attracted over 2000 comments.

“Because I’ve never used one in my entire life but I think everyone uses them in Australia.

“And my boyfriend asks me to drive and I have to look at it and say ‘Is it on? I don’t know’.”

In a later video, Brit, who describes herself as a “Midwest girl living in Sydney”, clarified that there was only one circumstance in which she used the parking brake.

“I don’t know if the cars are built differently or something. A few people have commented and said that American cars have some sort of anti-roll s*** that Australian cars don’t,” she said.

“But the cars aren’t just f***ing rolling away guys. When you put it in park you can lean on it, you can push, it doesn’t just roll anywhere.

“We don’t need to put the parking brake on unless you’re on a really steep hill, that’s what we’re taught.”

Her post split the comments section in half, with some questioning how she was able to drive safely’.

“Que?!?! I’m American and I use them EVERYTIME! How did y’all pass your exam?,” one user said.

“This is why we see so many videos of parked cars rolling into traffic in the US,” another added.

Another user added: “Using the park break not only is a failsafe it’s to take away stress and strain from your gearbox/transmission.”

However some users from the US said that Brit was correct.

“These comments are killing me… we only use them on hills. IDK if our cars are different or what but I would never just use it,” one said.

Another added: “ONLY when i’m parked in an incline. idk why people just use them to use them. it’s not necessary.”

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Technology

Play with your iPhone like never before with this controller that is licensed by Sony

Play with your iPhone like never before with this controller that is licensed by Sony

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If one of the things you like to do most with your iPhone is to play and, in addition, you are a lover of everything that Sony does in this regard, there is good news for you. This is because Sony puts on the market an officially licensed controller that is designed to be used with Apple phones.

The name of the accessory is Backbone One – PlayStation Edition and it has a completely recognizable design compared to the rest of the controls that are compatible with Sony consoles. An example of what we say is the placement and drawings of the buttons and, also, additional options such as the finish and the triggers. By the way, it is possible to get the new controller both in color white like in black (the first exclusive to iPhones), so you may select what works best for you.

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How Sony’s new iPhone remote works

Obviously, the use has no mystery: you have to use the joysticks and buttons to control what you do in the games. And, to place the iPhone on the controller, there is a hollow The central one in which the terminal is placed fits perfectly -so there is no risk of falling-. In addition, there is a port of Connectionwhich supplies the necessary energy for the accessory to work with all its options.

But what is really interesting, and taking into account that Sony’s cloud service is becoming difficult, what this device offers is the possibility of running the application PS Remote Play to access the games you own on PS4 and PS5. In this way, and if they are compatible, you can use them with the iPhone easily and anywhere (but yes, to do this you have to access the Internet, so you consume data or you will have to be connected to a WiFi).

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Something that is quite interesting is that the new Sony controller has a fairly wide compatibility, since according to the manufacturer itself you will not have any problem to be able to use other services that exist in the market -such as Xbox Game Pass Ultimate or Call of Duty: Mobile-. By the way, also App Store games from Apple may be used. Therefore, we speak of great possibilities.

Controller options and prices

Bearing in mind that the new command is compatible with all iPhones on the market, you may be wondering if this device will come to Android. And the truth is that it will. But, yes, we will have to wait until November for this to happen. When it comes to price, this is about 100 euroswhich is not exactly the cheapest that can be found, but taking into account what this accessory offers and being official from Sony… More than one will surely believe that it is well worth spending a little more.

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David Klemmer Eels transfer blocked, mid-season move, Knights prop, Parramatta Eels, Newcastle Knights, loan deal, transfers, contracts, news

David Klemmer Eels transfer blocked, mid-season move, Knights prop, Parramatta Eels, Newcastle Knights, loan deal, transfers, contracts, news

The Parramatta Eels reportedly were blocked in their attempts to sign Knights enforcer David Klemmer for the remainder of the 2022 season on a loan deal.

Reports circled Sea Eagles prop Marty Taupau would make the short move, but that play was rejected by Manly coach Des Hasler.

Brad Arthur then turned his attention elsewhere in a bid to secure a front rower before the August 1 deadline but Knights powerbrokers also denied the request according to The Daily Telegraph’s Buzz Rothfield.

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“They contacted Clint Zammit, who took it to Adam O’Brien and the senior management at the Knights… they made the decision, and they made it about an hour ago that they would not realize him,” Rothfield said on NRL360.

Rothfield revealed there were a number of sticking points that were unable to be negotiated, including the length of the deal.

The Eels reportedly wanted Klemmer on a short-term loan, but the bustling prop wanted a longer contract to extend his stay at Parramatta past 2022.

“I think there were too many issues involved in the deal, David Klemmer, to join Parramatta for these five games, wanted two years, not just the last year of his contract,” Rothfield said.

“And there were a lot of things like this they couldn’t sort their way through.”

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“So he would have gone for the remainder of this season and then another couple of seasons on top of that,” Fox League’s James Hooper said.

While the 28-year-old has been one of Newcastle’s best in 2022, Rothfield believes a move for Klemmer was entertained by Newcastle powerbrokers and could have been finalized.

Knights coach Adam O’Brien was said to have met with club bosses on Monday afternoon who reportedly “wouldn’t have fought too hard to keep him”.

“I can’t sit here and say that definitely, but what I am hearing within the club they wouldn’t have fought too hard to keep him,” Rothfield said.

“If the right deal could have been done, why would that have been? He is only 28, he has been around, he has played Origin, he has played Test matches.

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“I think there is a feeling around the club that Klemmer hasn’t fitted into game plans like they’d probably hope he had had this year.

“That he might take one or two too many carries each half, when Joey has trained them during the week to switch it or spin it or whatever.

“I just think he can be a hard guy to coach, and that is why I am saying that I don’t think they would have tried overly hard, they wouldn’t have kicked him out the door, but that is why they entertained it today.”

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Australia

Calls for better government assistance amid booming rental market

A green 'for rent' sign with LEASED stickers stuck on it.

Leading housing experts have called for a major overhaul of the government’s rent assistance program, describing the payments to low-income households as “inadequate” while rental costs continue to skyrocket.

An analysis of the scheme by the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) also found households which were not in rental stress were still receiving payments, while people living in hugely expensive areas were not getting enough.

AHURI managing director Michael Fotheringham said the key issue with the government’s rental assistance was that the payments rose with overall inflation and were not directly linked to rising rental costs or geographic rental trends.

“One of the challenges is that it is not targeted to renters in any way,” Mr Fotheringham said.

“Someone in inner-Sydney has the same amount [of support] as someone in Hobart or Perth.”

His analysis of the system found that the new government could save money if it targeted low-income households in areas where rents had risen significantly.

“Some of the households receiving it are not in rental stress. They are relatively low income but paying relatively low rent as well,” he said.

‘I had nowhere else to go’

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Andrea Ferris says she gets $47 a fortnight in rental assistance.(ABC News: Eddy Gill)

Single mother Andrea Ferris said rent assistance “barely covers milk and bread” for the week and she was barely able to survive as rents increased.

Rents in Ms Ferris’s hometown, the Gold Coast, have increased 21 per cent in the past year.

With vacancies across the country at record lows, she was forced to settle for a three-bedroom house well out of her budget.

“I had nowhere else to go. It was looking pretty scary, I was looking at moving into a friend’s room with the kids,” she said.

“We came three weeks from homelessness.

“I don’t buy fruit and vegetables. The doctor said my iron is low and asked me if I eat red meat and I said, ‘I don’t. I can’t afford it.'”

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US

Feds–NBC New York

Feds–NBC New York

Federal authorities are investigating whether a man arrested with a loaded assault rifle outside the Brooklyn home of an outspoken Iranian dissident was part of a plot to target or kill her, two law enforcement officials said.

Police arrested a Yonkers man — Khalid Mehdiyev — on Thursday with an AK-47-style weapon and 66 rounds of ammunition near the home of Masih Alinejad.

Alinejad is a well-known Iranian writer and dissident who last year was the alleged target of a kidnapping plot by Iranian agents, the FBI said. Iran has denied wrongdoing, calling the past kidnapping allegations “baseless.”

The FBI and NYPD are now looking into why Mehdiyev, 23, was seen near her home last week. Investigators said he had been seen walking around Ella’s Alinejad’s property several days last week, and at least once attempted to one her front door. She was not home at the time.

Suspect in possible assassination plot of Iranian dissident identified by senior law enforcement officials in doorbell camera footage.

Suspect in possible assassination plot of Iranian dissident identified by senior law enforcement officials in doorbell camera footage.

“Shocked to learn that an assassin with a loaded AK47 came my home in Brooklyn,” she tweeted Sunday. “Last year, the Islamic Republic, tried to kidnap me, now they want to kill me. I’m grateful to federal agents but the Administration must do more to protect US citizens.”

According to a complaint filed late Friday by federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York, Mehdiyev allegedly admitted the assault weapon was his and then asked for a lawyer, after first claiming he had traveled from Yonkers to Brooklyn in search of an apartment.

The Subaru used by Mehdiyev had Illinois plates, and had been issued a parking ticket near the Brooklyn residence the week before, court documents said.

Mehdiyev was pulled over around 3 pm by the NYPD at the corner of Dorchester Road and Rugby Road after going through a stop sign, an NYPD spokesman said.

He was allegedly driving with a suspended license and police said they later found a loaded AK-47 in the back seat. Prosecutors said serial numbers on the weapon had been defaced.

Mehdiyev is charged with a federal weapons count. The FBI and NYPD are looking into whether he was surveilling Alinejad’s home and whether he was acting alone.

An Iranian intelligence officer and three members of an Iranian intelligence network have been charged in Manhattan with plotting to lure a US resident and human rights activist from New York City to Iran. NBC New York’s Jonathan Dienst reports.

In July 2021, the FBI said it had uncovered an Iranian kidnapping plot to target Alinejad – allegedly to take her from her home, transport her to South America and then fly her back to Iran. Alinajed was moved to safe houses during the investigation for her protection of her, officials said at the time.

Alinejad has a huge following on social media given her outspoken criticism of the Iranian regime – especially on the issue of women’s rights.

An FBI spokeswoman confirmed Mehdiyev’s arrest but referred questions to an SDNY spokesman, who late Saturday offered no additional comment beyond the details included in the criminal complaint.

Attempts to reach Mehdiyev’s attorney were not immediately successful.

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