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Trump’s former financial chief Weisselberg gets out of jail

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:45 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Allen Weisselberg, the former chief financial officer at Donald Trump’s company, got out of jail Wednesday but might not have freed himself from the legal morass surrounding the former president.The 75-year-old emerged from New York City’s Rikers Island jail complex facing the same pressures he was under three months ago, when he started serving time for tax evasion.The Manhattan district attorney could potentially want Weisselberg as a witness in its historic criminal case against Trump, which involves a scheme to suppress negative stories about the Republican during his 2016 presidential campaign.Some people close to Weisselberg have advised him to do what it takes to spare himself more legal peril.The Trump family, meanwhile, may have an interest in keeping Weisselberg loyal. The Trump Organization is making severance payments to Weisselberg and paying his legal bills.The former executive’s recent decision to switch lawyers, away from the attorne...

Florida board passes DeSantis’ expansion of ‘Don’t Say Gay’

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:45 GMT

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Board of Education on Wednesday approved a ban on classroom instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in all grades, expanding the law critics call “Don’t Say Gay” at the request of Gov. Ron DeSantis as he gears up for an expected presidential run. The proposal will take effect after a procedural notice period that lasts about a month, according to an education department spokesman. The rule change would ban lessons on sexual orientation and gender identity from grades 4-12, unless required by existing state standards or as part of reproductive health instruction that students can choose not to take. Florida currently bans such lessons in kindergarten through third grade. The DeSantis administration put forward the proposal last month as part of the Republican’s aggressive conservative agenda, with the governor leaning heavily into cultural divides ahead of his looming White House candidacy. DeSantis has not commented o...

Filtración de datos de miembros del Congreso se debió a un “error humano”, según funcionaria

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:45 GMT

La reciente filtración de datos de información personal de miles de afiliados del seguro médico de Washington DC, incluidos miembros del Congreso, fue causada por un error humano básico, según un alto administrador.El anuncio proviene de declaraciones preparadas antes de la audiencia del Congreso del miércoles para investigar el tema. En su declaración, Mila Kofman, directora ejecutiva de la Autoridad de Intercambio de Beneficios de Salud del DC, afirma que la violación de datos se descubrió por primera vez a principios de marzo e incluye información personal básica, incluida la fecha de nacimiento, números de Seguro Social e información de contacto, para “ 56,415 clientes actuales y pasados, incluidos miembros del Congreso, sus familias y el personal”.Kofman afirma que su oficina llamó de inmediato al Equipo de Seguridad Cibernética del FBI y la falla de seguridad se rastreó rápidamente hasta un servidor de computadora en particular que estaba “mal configurado para permitir e...

EU moves to contain internal quarrel over Ukrainian imports

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:45 GMT

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union moved Wednesday to contain an internal quarrel over some member nations temporarily banning imports of Ukrainian farm produce, trade embargoes that threatened to highlight divisions within a bloc that desperately wants to show unity with Ukraine as it confronts Russia.European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wrote a letter to the leaders of Poland, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia and Bulgaria with a set of proposals that she said “responds specifically to the concerns of front-line member states and stakeholders, including farmers, and will allow us to react even quicker in the future.” The letter acknowledged the issues that farmers encountered after the EU lifted duties on Ukrainian grain to ease exports when Russia’s war in Ukraine choked off shipments through traditional routes. Relaxing the tariffs led to unintended export surges and, as a result, lower prices that cut into farmers’ incomes. The European Commission...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ expansion of so-called “Don’t Say Gay” law approved by state board

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:45 GMT

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ expansion of so-called “Don’t Say Gay” law approved by state board.Source

Top Scottish ultramarathoner sorry for using car during race

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:45 GMT

LONDON (AP) — A leading Scottish ultramarathoner who was disqualified from a race for using a car apologized Wednesday and blamed jetlag and “miscommunication” for her decision to break the rules and accept an award for finishing in third place.Joasia Zakrzewski is facing disciplinary action from UK Athletics for traveling 2.5 miles (4 kilometers) in a car during the GB Ultras Manchester to Liverpool race in northwest England on April 7.The 47-year-old Zakrzewski told the BBC her leg began to feel sore near the halfway point of the 50-mile (80-kilometer) race and, after seeing a friend next to the course, accepted a ride in his car to the next checkpoint to tell marshals she was pulling out.She said she agreed to carry on in what she described as a “non-competitive way” after the marshals told her she “will hate yourself if you stop.”Zakrzewski said she was an “idiot” for accepting a medal and a wooden trophy for third place and then posing for pictures.“I was tired and jetlagged an...

China acelera construcción de su nueva estación en la Antártida, según revela un nuevo informe

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:45 GMT

(CNN) — China está haciendo “progresos significativos” en la construcción de la quinta instalación de investigación del país en la Antártida después de un paro de varios años en la construcción, según un informe del Centro de Estudios Estratégicos e Internacionales (CSIS, por sus siglas en inglés).El grupo de expertos afirma, en un informe publicado este martes, que aparecieron nuevas instalaciones de apoyo y trabajos preliminares para una estructura más grande después de varios años de inactividad luego de que la construcción comenzó en 2018.Los hallazgos se basaron en imágenes satelitales tomadas en los últimos meses por Maxar.Investigadores chinos en la estación Taishan, una de las cuatro estaciones de investigación operadas por China en la Antártida, en 2018. Crédito: Liu Shiping/Xinhua/Getty ImagesEl sitio, una estación de investigación que China describe como un medio para expandir su investigación científica en la Antártida, también podría usarse para mejora...

Official: Maine man suspected of killing 4 in home, shooting others on highway had recently been released from prison

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:45 GMT

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Official: Maine man suspected of killing 4 in home, shooting others on highway had recently been released from prison.Source

Gray wolf restoration and management plan near completion

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:45 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Colorado Parks and Wildlife wolf restoration and management plan is closer to being final and complete after the latest meeting in Steamboat Springs on April 6, the department said in a release Wednesday. Changes made to two key issues were part of the meeting -- regulations for nongame wildlife and regulations for damage caused by wildlife consistent with CPW's plan, which includes gray wolf claims.The next meetings are scheduled in Glenwood Springs on May 3-4 and this final draft is expected to be accepted by the commission, CPW said. Full revised CPW wolf restoration and management plan The latest changes were a result of discussions at the Feb. 22 commission meeting, which included an update on Tribal engagement and public comment.“We’ve gone through a Tribal consultation process, which is a more formalized way to engage with the Tribes and it recognizes the importance of the government-to-government relationship,” Southwest Deputy Region Manager Matt Tho...

Denver Broncos among most popular franchises in North America, Colorado Rockies the least

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:45 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado football fans are in good company among the rest of North America, but not Colorado baseball fans.Online sports betting community OLBG analyzed the popularity of every North American franchise in the four major sports leagues - the National Football League, the National Basketball Association, the Major League Baseball and the National Hockey League. Kraken make successful playoff debut, stun Avalanche 3-1 Analysts measured fan attendance numbers, the amount of online search traffic for each team, the number of YouTube subscribers and the average social media following to come up with an overall popularity score. The scores run from zero to 10, with 10 being the most popular. The analysis covered 124 teams in total. Among every franchise in all four leagues, the Denver Broncos ranked eighth in North America for overall popularity, just below the San Francisco 49ers and the Golden State Warriors. Colorado's other teams weren't so popular with each in the b...