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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried acknowledges in court that customers were hurt but denies fraud

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:32 GMT

In this courtroom sketch, FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, right, is questioned by his attorney, Mark Cohen, left, as Judge Lewis Kaplan listens on the bench, center, during his trial in Manhattan federal court, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023, in New York. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)(AP/Elizabeth Williams) In this courtroom sketch, FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, right, is questioned by his attorney, Mark Cohen, left, as Judge Lewis Kaplan listens on the bench, center, during his trial in Manhattan federal court, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023, in New York. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)(AP/Elizabeth Williams) NEW YORK (AP) — FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried testified at his New York trial on Friday, denying that he defrauded anyone but...

Arapahoe Basin first ski area to open for 2023 season

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:32 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Ski season is officially beginning this weekend in Colorado.Arapahoe Basin in Dillon announced Friday that it will open to the public on Sunday, Oct. 29 at 8:30 a.m. 2023 Colorado ski resorts opening dates This makes Arapahoe Basin the first ski area in Colorado to open for the 2023 season. It was also the first area to open for skiers last year, opening on Oct. 23.Other areas may be opening soon, as several started making snow weeks ago and Mother Nature is expected to bring more snowfall to the state this weekend.Snow could begin in the mountains as early as Friday evening, and could keep falling in the high country all weekend. A winter storm warning has been issued for mountain areas like Vail and Aspen, bringing some 8 to 24 inches of snow.As for the Front Range, snow is expected to move in Saturday afternoon sticking around through midday Sunday. Denver could see 2 to 5 inches of snow accumulation. New ski area to open on the Front Range Denver, Colorado w...

Authorities scour woods, water and homes searching for suspect in Maine mass shooting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:32 GMT

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Authorities scoured the woods and hundreds of acres of family-owned property, sent dive teams with sonar to the bottom of a river and scrutinized a possible suicide note Friday in the second day of their intensive search for an Army reservist accused of fatally shooting 18 people and wounding 13 at a bowling alley and a bar in Maine.Nearly two days after the shooting, law enforcement officials gave no indication that they have any leads on Robert Card's whereabouts. During a lengthy news conference absent of any major developments, Maine Department of Public Safety Commissioner Michael Sauschuck would only say that authorities are leaving all their options open.A police officer gives an order to the public during a manhunt at a farm for the suspect in this week's deadly mass shootings, Friday, Oct. 27, 2023, in Lisbon, Maine. Police are still searching for the man who killed at least 18 in separate shootings at a bowling alley and restaurant in Lewiston on Wed...

Photos: Denver Zoo adopts a new tiger

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:32 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Less than a month after the Denver Zoo euthanized the leader of its African lion pride due to health complications, the zoo welcomed another cat to the Denver family. On Thursday, the Denver Zoo tweeted sneak peek photos of the pretty kitty.New tiger at the Denver Zoo (Shared by the Denver Zoo)New tiger at the Denver Zoo (Shared by the Denver Zoo)His name is Viktor and he's not much of a kitty anymore. He's 12 years old, and his species is 9-12 feet long and weighs 400-700 pounds. He's an Amur tiger, which is the largest living cat in the world.Amur tigers can have claws up to 4 inches and canine teeth that are longer than any other predator at 2.5-3 inches. Photos: Denver Zoo animals receiving medical treatment With the cold temperatures coming in, Viktor will feel right at home. His species comes from southeastern Siberia, northeast China, the Russian Far East and northern regions of North Korea.His body is made for the snow. These tigers have thicker f...

Over $1.5 million in liquor stolen from distributor in Hillsborough County recovered in Hialeah

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:32 GMT

HIALEAH/ HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (WSVN) – Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested one individual and are actively seeking a second suspect in connection with the theft of more than a million dollars’ worth of liquor.According to authorities, between Between July 7 and July 10, a group of suspects targeted a liquor distribution center in Gibsonton, making off with approximately $1.6 million in stolen liquor loaded onto at least two semi-trailers.WANTED: Ruth Melly Cardero is wanted by HCSO for her alleged involvement (HCSO)ARRESTED: Miguel Angel Artiles Rivas was arrested for his alleged involvement (HCSO)Courtesy Hillsborough County Sheriff’s OfficeThrough investigative efforts, it was determined that the stolen liquor had been transported to South Florida. Working with Florida Highway Patrol and local law enforcement agencies, HCSO detectives located a storage facility in Hialeah, where more than $1.5 million in stolen liquor was recovered ...

3 sea turtles released into their natural habitat after rehabbing in Florida

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:32 GMT

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Three sea turtles are back in their natural habitats after being rehabilitated at a facility in Florida.All three rehabbed at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium on Florida’s Gulf Coast after being brought to the facility over the past few months. Two of the turtles are green sea turtles, and the third is a Kemp’s ridley turtle, aquarium officials said in a news release.Sparkler, a juvenile green sea turtle, was released Thursday at Fred Howard Park. Two others — Toast, a large green sea turtle, and Loaf, a Kemp’s ridley turtle — were released on Monday in Homosassa, which is north of Tampa.Sparkler was found July 4 suffering from a severe fibropapillomatosis tumor on its left front flipper and minor tumors on both eyes. The tumors were surgically removed by aquarium veterinarians.Loaf was accidentally caught by a fisherman on Aug. 3, and aquarium staff removed hooks from its esophagus, officials said.Toast was spotted in a wooded area in north F...

Retired Colombian army officer gets life sentence in 2021 assassination of Haiti’s president

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:32 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge in Miami on Friday sentenced a retired Colombian army officer to life in prison for his role in plotting to kill Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse in 2021, which caused unprecedented turmoil in the Caribbean nation.Germán Alejandro Rivera García, 45, is the second of 11 suspects detained and charged in Miami to be sentenced in what U.S. prosecutors have described as a conspiracy hatched in both Haiti and Florida to hire mercenaries to kidnap or kill Moïse, who was slain at his private home near the Haitian capital of Port-Au-Prince on July 7, 2021.Rivera, also known as “Colonel Mike,” had pleaded guilty in September to conspiring and supporting a plot to kill the Haitian president. According to court documents, he was part of a convoy headed to Moïse’s residence the day of the killing, after he relayed information that the plan was not to kidnap the president but rather kill him.Rivera had faced up to life imprisonment and hoped to receiv...

EU leaders approve using profits from frozen Russian assets

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:32 GMT

BRUSSELS — EU leaders endorsed unprecedented plans to use profits generated by frozen Russian state assets for Ukraine reconstruction, and called on the European Commission to make legal proposals to that effect, according to European Council summit conclusions.“Decisive progress is needed, in coordination with partners, on how any extraordinary revenues held by private entities stemming directly from Russia’s immobilized assets could be directed to support Ukraine and its recovery and reconstruction, consistent with applicable contractual obligations, and in accordance with EU and international law. The European Council calls on the High Representative and the Commission to accelerate work with a view to submitting proposals,” they wrote.Of around $300 billion of Russian foreign reserves frozen by countries participating in sanctions at the onset of Moscow’s war on Ukraine, the majority — more than €200 billion — sit in the EU. As Russian securities reach mat...

Macron to Israel: Fight terrorism, don’t endanger civilians

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:32 GMT

French President Emmanuel Macron urged Israel to better target its response to Hamas terror attacks to ensure the protection of civilians in the Gaza Strip.“We fully recognize [Israel’s] right and the legitimate will to fight terrorism, we are ready to help. But we consider that a complete blockade, indiscriminate bombing and the prospect of a massive ground operation don’t protect the civilian population,” he said at a press conference after the EU leaders’ summit he just attended.“It is crucial that Israel acts in a targeted manner in Gaza, which means by fighting terrorism without endangering the lives of civilians.” In the weeks since the Hamas attack on October 7, Israel has retaliated with daily airstrikes on the blockaded Palestinian enclave, killing more than an estimated 7,000 Palestinians in Gaza, according to the Hamas-run Ministry of Health, which included 53 U.N. workers, whom Macron referenced, saying: “We can’t act as if nothing was happening. These ...

‘Obsolete’ European Parliament committee structure set for shake-up

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:32 GMT

BRUSSELS — The European Parliament is planning to modernize the structure of its committees to keep pace with legislation emanating from the EU executive. Under the tentative plans, outlined in a September 13 “reflection paper,” the number of full committees would be slashed from 20 to 15, and include new dedicated panels on enlarging the EU, digital policies, health and defense.The paper was prepared by civil servants working for the Parliament and seen by POLITICO.“The world has changed, everything has changed, so has the way the Commission [presents] legislation with very huge and cross-cutting proposals and our structure cannot cope any more,” European Parliament Secretary-General Alessandro Chiocchetti told MEPs last month. “Our structures are obsolete.”One of the motivations behind the proposal is to neutralize time-consuming infighting between the MEPs chairing the committees over who takes charge of different legislative files that cr...