Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested under security law

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Jimmy Lai, chairman of Next Media Ltd., second left, is led away from his residence by law enforcement officials in Hong Kong, China, on Monday, Aug. 10, 2020. Paul Yeung | Bloomberg | Getty Images Hong Kong police arrested media tycoon Jimmy Lai and raided the publisherࢀ™s headquarters Monday in the highest-profile use yet of the new national security law Beijing imposed on the city in June. ࢀœJimmy Lai is being arrested for collusion with foreign powers at this time,ࢀ Mark Simon, an executive of Laiࢀ™s media group and his aide, wrote on Twitter. Lai, masked and wearing a blue…