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Michigan official gets house arrest for 2020 ballot sabotage

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:33:19 GMT

FLINT TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A local official in Michigan accused of breaking a seal on a ballot box in her own election to ensure that votes couldn’t be recounted was sentenced Monday to six months of house arrest.Kathy Funk, a Democrat, must wear an electronic monitor and also write a public apology for her actions in 2020 as the Flint Township clerk.In January, Funk pleaded no contest to misconduct in office. A no-contest plea is not an admission of guilt but is used as such at sentencing.Funk had won the Democratic nomination by just 79 votes out of about 5,300. A recount was not conducted, and she subsequently won the general election that fall. Investigators say she sabotaged the ballot box after the primary election, an act that would make those ballots ineligible for a recount.Funk, 59, initially told state police she thought someone had broken into the township hall and damaged the seal on the ballot cannister.At her sentencing, Judge Mark Latchana admonished Funk for...

FIFA confirms 4 in 2027 Women’s World Cup hosting race

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:33:19 GMT

ZURICH (AP) — Four contenders are competing to host the 2027 Women’s World Cup, FIFA confirmed on Monday, days after the joint United States-Mexico bid entered the race. Brazil, South Africa and the European project teaming Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands were previously announced as intended candidates trying to win a vote scheduled for May next year. All four projects come from countries “with a strong football tradition,” FIFA secretary general Fatma Samoura said in a statement. Germany, South Africa and Brazil hosted three straight editions of the men’s World Cup from 2006 to 2014, and the 2026 men’s edition will be played in the U.S., Mexico and Canada. The potential hosts met a first FIFA deadline last week and must sign a bidding agreement by May 19. FIFA wants the official bid plan documents by Dec. 8. At least one of the four should be left off the official ballot paper.FIFA previously said its 37-member ruling council chaired by president Gianni Infantino ...

Twitter verification reappears, but some disavow Musk’s mark

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:33:19 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Celebrities and other high-profile Twitter users are once again being verified by the social media platform and they don’t know why the blue check marks reappeared — nor do they seem too happy about it.Twitter removed the blue marks last week from accounts that don’t pay a monthly fee. But the check marks mysteriously returned for many highly followed accounts over the weekend, leading some prominent users to disavow what’s become a divisive symbol of Twitter owner Elon Musk’s erratic changes to the platform.Accounts belonging to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Bette Midler, gymnast Simone Biles Owens, writer Neil Gaiman and rapper Lil Nas X were among the users — all with more than 1 million followers — who took to Twitter to make clear they didn’t pay to get their blue check back.“On my soul i didn’t pay for twitter blue, u will feel my wrath tesla man!” wrote the rapper who has 8 million followers. Added Gaiman, who has 3 mi...

UN says India will be the world’s most populous country by the end of this month, eclipsing an aging China

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:33:19 GMT

NEW DELHI (AP) — UN says India will be the world’s most populous country by the end of this month, eclipsing an aging China.Source

¿Cómo se llamarán las tormentas tropicales y huracanes de 2023?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:33:19 GMT

(CNN Español) — Este año, el primer ciclón tropical con nombre de la temporada de huracanes del océano Atlántico se llamará Arlene, según el listado de la Organización Meteorológica Mundial. Le seguirán Bret, Cindy y Don.La temporada de huracanes del Atlántico se extenderá oficialmente, como es habitual, del 1 de junio al 30 de noviembre. Las zonas que cubre incluyen el océano Atlántico, el golfo de México y el mar Caribe.El equipo del Proyecto de Meteorología Tropical de la Universidad Estatal de Colorado prevé una temporada de huracanes en el Atlántico “ligeramente por debajo de lo normal”. Según el pronóstico, este año se esperan 13 tormentas con nombre.Nombres de las tormentas atlánticas de 2023Los nombres ya definidos para las tormentas tropicales de este año son:ArleneBretCindyDonEmilyFranklinGertHaroldIdaliaJoseKatiaLeeMargotNigelOpheliaPhilippeRinaSeanTammyVinceWhitney¿Cómo se ponen los nombres a las tormentas?La Organización Meteorológica Mundial, dependie...

UAE spacecraft takes close-up photos of Mars’ little moon

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:33:19 GMT

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A spacecraft around Mars has sent back the most detailed photos yet of the red planet’s little moon.The United Arab Emirates’ Amal spacecraft flew within 62 miles (100 kilometers) of Deimos last month and the close-up shots were released Monday. Amal — Arabic for Hope — got a two-for-one when Mars photobombed some of the images. It was the closest a spacecraft has been to Deimos in almost a half-century.The spacecraft also observed the little explored far side of the odd-shaped, cratered moon, just 9 miles by 7 miles by 7 miles (15 kilometers by 12 kilometers by 12 kilometers). Mars’ other moon, Phobos, is almost double that size and better understood since it orbits much closer to Mars — just 3,700 miles (6,000 kilometers) away, the closest of any planet’s moon in our solar system.Deimos’ orbit around Mars stretches 14,000 miles (23,000 kilometers) out. That’s close to the inner part of the spacecraft’s orbit — “which is what made...

Defenseman Justin Braun retires after playing 13 NHL seasons

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:33:19 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Defenseman Justin Braun has decided to retire at age 36 after 13 NHL seasons.The NHL Alumni Association announced Braun’s retirement Monday, a week and a half after he played in Philadelphia’s season finale.Braun skated in 961 regular-season and playoff games with the San Jose Sharks, Flyers and New York Rangers. He was a key player for the Sharks when they reached the Stanley Cup Final in 2016, playing in all 24 games of their run and averaging more than 21 minutes of ice time.Braun also helped the Rangers make the Eastern Conference final last year after they acquired him at the trade deadline from Philadelphia. He returned to the Flyers on a one-year deal, serving as mentor to many of the team’s younger players.The Minnesota native was a seventh-round pick of San Jose’s in 2007. He made his NHL debut in 2010 and finished with 199 career points during the regular season and 16 more in the playoffs.___AP NHL Playoffs: https://apnews.com/hub/stanley-cup an...

What to expect from Tuesday, Wednesday's snowstorm

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:33:19 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — If you have been wondering where all the wet weather has been since April is Denver's second snowiest month, prepare for a very active week. A spring storm is going to bring heavy rain and snow to Colorado. A Pinpoint Weather Day was issued on Tuesday and Wednesday as temperatures drop nearly 20 degrees with lots of precipitation covering the state.Pinpoint Weather: What to expect during April spring storm. Here is everything you need to know to prepare for this April storm:TimingThe next big storm system pushes into Colorado Tuesday morning. According to Pinpoint Meteorologist Carly Cassady, the storm will start in the mountains with snow and light scattered rain showers around the Front Range. In the metro, the storm will start out as light rain showers and become more heavy and widespread by the evening. As temperatures drop overnight, snow can be mixed in through Wednesday morning.  Winter storm watch issued for high-elevation Front Range, Palmer Divide Th...

Heavy downpours cause flooding in Aventura

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:33:19 GMT

Heavy downpours were dumped in areas that were already saturated. 7News camera captured deep water at a gas station in Aventura, at about 186th Avenue and near Dixie Highway, Monday afternoon. Flooding in these areas caused street closures and traffic delays. The heavy downpours started at around 9 a.m., which led to street flood advisories for several areas in Miami-Dade County. The South Florida rainy season is well underway.

CNN, Don Lemon part ways weeks after Nikki Haley comments

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:33:19 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Longtime CNN host Don Lemon is out at the cable news network a little over two months after apologizing to viewers for on-air comments about Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley, CNN announced Monday“CNN and Don have parted ways,” CNN chair and CEO Chris Licht said in a memo to staff that was also posted on the network’s communications Twitter account. “Don will forever be a part of the CNN family, and we thank him for his contributions over the past 17 years. We wish him well and will be cheering him on in his future endeavors.”CNN did not provide a public explanation for Lemon’s departure. But on the “CNN This Morning” co-host’s own Twitter account, Lemon contended the news came as a surprise to him and characterized it as a firing. He had appeared on his show that morning.“I was informed this morning by my agent that I have been terminated by CNN. I am stunned,” he wrote in a statement posted shortly after 12 p.m. Eastern. “After 17 year...