Новости за 13.03.2024

MIAMI (AP) — MIAMI (AP) — Lennar Corp. (LEN) on Wednesday reported fiscal first-quarter net income of $719.3 million.

One of the last of four men charged in an international murder-for-hire plot that led to the abduction and killing of a Vermont man has pleaded guilty. Berk Eratay of Las Vegas was expected to go on trial in September along with key suspect Serhat Gumrukcu of Los Angeles. On Wednesday, Eratay pleaded guilty to a charge of wire fraud and arranging to have a third man kidnap and kill Gregory Davis of Danville, Vermont. Prosecutors said Davis had been threatening to go to the FBI with information that... Читать дальше...

RICHARDSON, Texas (AP) — RICHARDSON, Texas (AP) — Fossil Group Inc. (FOSL) on Wednesday reported a loss of $28.2 million in its fourth quarter.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has signed a law allowing a state commission with powers to discipline and remove prosecutors to begin operating. Democrats warn it's a partisan weapon aimed at disrupting Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ prosecution of former President Donald Trump. The Republican governor signed legislation Wednesday enabling the Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission to begin operating. It was unable to move forward after being created last year when the state Supreme... Читать дальше...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — SentinelOne Inc. (S) on Wednesday reported a loss of $72 million in its fiscal fourth quarter.

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) — FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Enzo Biochem Inc. (ENZ) on Wednesday reported a loss of $3.1 million in its fiscal second quarter.

HOUSTON (AP) — HOUSTON (AP) — Adams Resources & Energy Inc. (AE) on Wednesday reported a loss of $874,000 in its fourth quarter.

The Universities of Wisconsin regents have selected a New Hampshire provost to replace UW-La Crosse Chancellor Joe Gow. Gow was fired in December after regents learned he had produced and appeared in pornographic videos. The regents announced Wednesday that Keene State College Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs James Beeby would succeed Gow. Beeby beat out interim UW-La Crosse Chancellor Betsy Morgan and Indiana State University Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Christopher Olsen for the job. Читать дальше...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Superior Group of Companies, Inc. (SGC) on Wednesday reported net income of $3.6 million in its fourth quarter.

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. (AP) — GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. (AP) — GrowGeneration Corp. (GRWG) on Wednesday reported a loss of $27.3 million in its fourth quarter.

HOUSTON (AP) — HOUSTON (AP) — Vroom, Inc. (VRM) on Wednesday reported a loss of $141.3 million in its fourth quarter.

Investors just gave $4 million to a company built on other companies failing.

They may be linked to an alleged multimillion-dollar smuggling scheme.

Ohlone people and others are rejoicing over the return of sacred native land dating back thousands of years. They said at a news conference in Berkeley, California, on Wednesday that the move rights a historic wrong. The 2.2-acre parking lot is the only undeveloped portion of the shellmound in West Berkeley. This is where ancestors of today’s Ohlone people established the first human settlement on the shores of the San Francisco Bay 5,700 years ago. Berkeley's City Council voted unanimously Tuesday... Читать дальше...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered more than 250 law enforcement officers and soldiers to the Florida Keys on Wednesday to help stop what he anticipates to be an increase in Haitian migrants fleeing violence in their country.

Republican Christine Bish advances to the general election for U.S. House in California's 6th Congressional District.

Geert Wilders says he doesn’t have the support of his prospective coalition partners to become the next Dutch prime minister. Wilders took to X, formerly Twitter, on Wednesday to say that “I can only become premier if ALL parties in the coalition support that. That wasn’t the case.” His comment comes after Dutch media reported that a breakthrough in coalition talks announced Tuesday night was that the leaders of all four parties involved in drawn-out coalition negotiations would remain in parliament. Читать дальше...

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is unveiling a plan to fight climate change. Shapiro announced Wednesday that he'll back legislation to make power plant owners in the state pay for their greenhouse gas emissions. The plan also would require utilities to buy more electricity from renewable sources. The legislation comes under pressure from activists for more action to fight climate change in the natin's third-biggest energy-producing state. It would make Pennsylvania the first major fossil fuel-producing state to adopt a carbon-pricing program. Читать дальше...

Robotaxis are hitting the streets of Los Angeles. Google spinoff Waymo says on Thursday it will begin offering free rides to some of the roughly 50,000 people who have signed up for its driverless ride-hailing service in the second largest U.S. city. Waymo is expanding into Los Angeles seven months after California regulators authorized its robotaxis to begin charging for around-the-clock rides throughout San Francisco over the objections of local officials who asserted the driverless vehicles posed an unacceptable risk to public safety. Читать дальше...

The latest project from the Civic Joy Fund aims to transform Second Street.

Federal prosecutors say three men from Kansas City, Missouri, face firearms charges, including gun trafficking.

A court in Romania’s capital has extended geographical restrictions against online influencer Andrew Tate, who is charged with human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women. The Bucharest Tribunal extended by a maximum of 60 days the restrictions, which stipulate Tate may not leave the country. Tate, 37, had requested that he be able to travel within the European Union with the prior approval of a judge. He can appeal within 48 hours. Andrew Tate, who has amassed 8.9... Читать дальше...

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The Posey family moved back in the Bay Area last summer.

A Texas man who spent decades using an iron lung after contracting polio as a child has died at the age of 78. Paul Alexander's longtime friend Daniel Spinks says he died Monday at a Dallas hospital. Spinks called his friend “one of the bright stars of the world.” Friends of Alexander, who graduated from law school and had a career as an attorney, say he was a man who had a great joy for life. Alexander was 6 when he began using an iron lung, a cylinder that encased his body as the air pressure in... Читать дальше...