Новости за 16.02.2024

A New York judge has ruled against Donald Trump, imposing a $364 million penalty over what the judge said was a yearslong scheme to dupe banks and others.

Louisiana GOP Gov. Jeff Landry has declared a state of emergency due to a police officer shortage. Landry’s executive order issued Thursday lifts limits on how many new employees Louisiana sheriffs can hire and on payroll increases for their departments. Landry says police departments in the state are experiencing record-low employments “resulting in increased crime and less public safety.” He said that as of July, sheriff’s offices statewide were down 1,800 deputies. Landry's order removes restrictions... Читать дальше...

The top UN court has rejected a South African request to impose urgent measures to safeguard Rafah in the Gaza Strip. But it has also stressed that Israel must respect earlier measures imposed late last month at a preliminary stage in a landmark genocide case. The International Court of Justice said in a statement Friday that the “perilous situation” in Rafah “demands immediate and effective implementation of the provisional measures indicated by the Court" On Jan. 26. It says they are applicable “throughout the Gaza Strip... Читать дальше...

Colorado authorities issued an arrest warrant for a former funeral home owner they say kept a deceased woman's body in a hearse for two years at a residence where police also found up to 30 cremated remains. The grisly discovery occurred Feb. 6 during a court-ordered eviction of a Denver house rented by 33-year-old Miles Harford, who owned Apollo Funeral and Cremation Services in the Denver suburb of Littleton. The business has been closed since September 2022. The body of a 63-year-old woman was... Читать дальше...

This gorgeous 3-acre horse ranch just hit the market for $6.5 million. The property last changed hands in 2013 for $2.4 million.

New Hampshire lawmakers have approved Republican Gov. Chris Sununu’s request to send 15 National Guard volunteers to the Texas border with Mexico. Sununu called fentanyl the state’s most serious health crisis. He recently traveled to Eagle Pass, Texas, to support Gov. Greg Abbott, who has been in a standoff with the Biden administration over illegal border crossings. Sununu told the Legislature's fiscal committee Friday that states need to step up given the Biden administration's failures. Democrats... Читать дальше...

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Judge bars Trump from holding executive office at a NY company and getting loans from NY banks for three years.

The episode began when a man allegedly stole an employee vehicle in Yosemite.

In delivering Trump verdict, judge backs away from prior decision that would have dissolved former president's companies.

A nightly closure of a popular Highway 1 stretch will continue indefinitely. 

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Two storms are forecast to soak the SF Bay Area over the Presidents Day weekend.

The maker of ChatGPT is now diving into AI-generated video. Meet Sora — OpenAI’s new text-to-video generator. The tool, which the San Francisco-based company unveiled on Thursday, uses generative artificial intelligence to instantly create short videos based on written commands. Sora isn’t the first to demonstrate this kind of technology. But industry analysts point to the high quality of the tool’s videos displayed so far, and note that its introduction marks a significant leap for both OpenAI and the future of text-to-video generation. Читать дальше...

The United Auto Workers union is threatening to go on strike next week at Ford’s largest and most profitable factory in a dispute over local contract language. The union said Friday that nearly 9,000 workers at the Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville will strike on Feb. 23 if the local contract dispute is not resolved. If there’s a strike, it would be the second time the union has walked out at the sprawling factory in the past year. In October, UAW workers shut down the plant during national contract... Читать дальше...

President Joe Biden said Friday that there was no sign Russia has decided to go ahead and deploy an emerging anti-satellite weapon, the disclosure of which has rattled Washington this week. The White House confirmed this week that U.S. intelligence officials have information indicating Russia has obtained such a capability. It's not currently operational. The president continued to stress that there was no immediate danger to humans. “There is no nuclear threat to the people of America or anywhere... Читать дальше...

The Federal Reserve is likely to wait a little longer before cutting interest rates. That could result in higher mortgage rates.

The Federal Reserve is likely to wait a little longer before cutting interest rates. That could result in higher mortgage rates.

A traffic stop in a Philadelphia neighborhood ended in gunfire when authorities say the driver backed into the officer’s cruiser and then pinned him against a wall. That spurred the officer to fire several shots into the vehicle. The driver sped off. But was soon found wounded in the vehicle and died a short time later. The officer, who was on patrol by himself, tried to stop the car around 7 p.m. Thursday. The officer, who has served on the force for about eight years, suffered injuries to both legs and remained hospitalized Friday. Читать дальше...

The 49ers legend's son entered the 2024 NFL Draft after a stellar senior year at USC.

Four thousand women are likely to get cash from a pay gap settlement with Oracle.

A medication used to treat asthma can now be used to help people with food allergies avoid severe reactions. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a new use for Xolair. It is the first medication approved to reduce allergic reactions caused by accidental exposure to foods such as peanuts, cashews, milk products and eggs. About 17 million people in the U.S. have the type of food allergies that can cause rapid, serious symptoms. Xolair is an injection taken every two to four weeks, depending on the patient.

West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin has said he is not running for president, according to his spokesman Jon Kott. Manchin announced his decision in a speech Friday at West Virginia University. The centrist Democrat who often bucked his party’s leadership had been considering a run for the presidency and had said he thought it would be clear by March if there was a path for a third-party candidate this year. Manchin is not running for reelection in 2024. His Senate seat in a heavily Republican state is... Читать дальше...

A suspended magistrate judge in Pennsylvania is accused of shooting her estranged boyfriend in the head as he slept last weekend. Susquehanna Township Police filed attempted murder and aggravated assault charges on Thursday against 57-year-old Magisterial District Judge Sonya McKnight. Investigators allege she had gunshot residue on her hands an hour after Michael McCoy was shot in the bed of his home in the Harrisburg area early Saturday. McKnight was in the Dauphin County Prison on Friday with bail set at $300,000. Читать дальше...