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NEW YORK (AP) — A former White House adviser under President Barack Obama was sentenced Thursday to a year in prison for stealing $218,000 from a national charter school network he founded.
Seth Andrew, 43, pleaded guilty in January to wire fraud, admitting that he moved money from the school network, Democracy Prep, to other bank accounts without authorization in 2019.
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Authorities in Mexico say at least 94 migrants had to bash their way out of a suffocating freight trailer abandoned on a highway in the steamy Gulf coast state of Veracruz. The head of the state migrant attention office said Thursday the migrants were forced to break holes in the freight container to get out, some apparently through the roof. Some were injured when they leapt from the roof of the trailer, but their injuries were not considered life-threatening. The discovery of the trailer Wednesday recalled the tragedy in San Antonio, Texas on June 27, when 53 migrants died because they had been left in a freight truck.
A former White House adviser under President Barack Obama has been sentenced to a year in prison for stealing $218,000 from a national charter school network he founded. Seth Andrew pleaded guilty in January to wire fraud. He admitted he moved money from the school network, Democracy Prep, to other bank accounts without authorization. Prosecutors say 43-year-old Andrew stole the money in 2019. Democracy Prep was founded in New York City in 2005. It expanded across the U.S. after its methods were credited with raising test scores for economically challenged children in Harlem.
Arizona's largest county is facing a repeat of #SharpieGate, the social media uproar that erupted after the 2020 election based on the false claim that Sharpie pens provided at the polls would ruin ballots. For Tuesday's primary election, Maricopa County will give Election Day voters Pentel brand felt-tip pens because the pens have quick-drying ink that won’t smudge the ballots or produce wet splotches that jam up onsite tabulators. That can require the machines to be cleaned, causing long lines at the polls. Still, some social media users and prominent Republicans in the state this week encouraged voters to defy that guidance and bring their own ballpoint pens to the polls.
Apple’s profit slipped during the past quarter, but the world’s largest technology company fared better than many of its peers. Despite manufacturing headaches and inflation pressures that have vexed a wide range of businesses, Apple profit declined by 10% while revenue edged up 2%. But both figures were better than analysts projected. The results for the April-June period weren’t a huge surprise. That’s because Apple had already warned that its revenue would be depressed by as much as $8 billion because of supply chain problems that have been compounded by pandemic-related shutdowns in China factories
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen gave a glass-half-full assessment of the U.S. economy, acknowledging a slowdown that she called necessary to tame inflation while rejecting the notion the country had entered a recession.
Los Angeles County has dropped a plan to impose a universal indoor mask mandate this week as COVID-19 infections and rates of hospitalizations have stabilized. Health director Barbara Ferrer announced two weeks ago that the nation’s most populous county could again require face coverings if trends in hospital admissions continued under criteria set by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But Thursday she said the county managed to dodge imposition of the broad mask rule. Ferrer said the county has experienced a “fairly steady decline in cases since July 23, potentially signaling the beginning of a downward trend in cases.”
A man accused of selling a toxic industrial bleach as a coronavirus cure through his Florida-based church has been returned to the United State after being arrested in Colombia. Records show 64-year-old Mark Grenon made his initial court appearance Thursday in Miami federal court. Grenon and his three adult sons were indicted last year on one count each of conspiracy to commit fraud and two counts each of criminal contempt. Grenon is the archbishop of the Genesis II Church of Health and Healing in Bradenton, Florida. Officials say the church sold chlorine dioxide and claimed the toxic solution can cure a vast variety of illnesses.
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 28, 2022--
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said his office won't challenge a recent ruling that struck down many state abortion restrictions, including 24-hour waiting period, informed consent and parental notification requirements.
An unexpected deal reached by Senate Democrats would be the most ambitious action ever taken by the United States to address global warming and could help President Joe Biden come close to meeting his pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030. The deal would spend nearly $370 billion over 10 years to boost electric vehicles, jump-start renewable energy such as solar and wind power and develop alternative energy sources such as hydrogen. The deal stunned lawmakers and activists who had given up hope that legislation could be enacted after West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin said he could not support the measure because of inflation concerns.
Large corporate landlords made aggressive moves to evict tenants even while the federal moratorium on evictions was in place, according to a new investigation by a U.S. House subcommittee. Their methods ranged from filing eviction cases on tenants who were only one month behind on their rent…
Universal Orlando in Florida was a driving force behind strong earnings in the last quarter for parent company Comcast, executives said Thursday.
SANTA CLARA — It was over in an instant and barely qualified as a skirmish, but one of the most notable moments from the 49ers’ first practice Wednesday involved wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk enjoying some healthy verbal back-and-forth with Fred Warner.
CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 28, 2022--
The Michigan Supreme Court has outlawed automatic life sentences for people who were 18 when they participated in first-degree murder. It opens a door to shorter prison terms and opportunities for parole. The court says mandatory life sentences at age 18 violate the Michigan Constitution’s ban on “cruel or unusual” punishment. Justice Elizabeth Welch says it fails to take into account the characteristics of youth, especially brain development. Prosecutors still can pursue life sentences for 18-year-olds. But a judge must hold a hearing where defense lawyers can present mitigating evidence, such as education, family life, decision-making skills and other factors.
Amazon has reported its second-consecutive quarterly loss but its revenue topped Wall Street expectations, sending its stock sharply higher. The Seattle-based e-commerce giant Amazon lost $2 billion, or 20 cents per share, in the three-month period ended June 30, driven by a $3.9 billion write-down of the value of its stock investment in electric vehicle start-up Rivian Automotive. It posted revenue of $121.2 billion, topping Wall Street expectations of $119 billion. The results came as the company attempts to navigate shifting consumer demand and higher costs, while curtailing the glut of warehouses it acquired during the COVID-19 pandemic. Its stock rose 12% in after-hours trading.
HAMILTON, Bermuda--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 28, 2022--
The State Department has offered a $10 million reward for information about Russian interference in American elections, including a close associate of Russian President Vladimir Putin and a troll farm that officials say fueled a divisive social media campaign in 2016. The reward is being offered by the department’s Rewards for Justice program. It seeks information about the Internet Research Agency, Yevgeniy Prigozhin — a wealthy businessman whose ties to Putin earned him the nickname “Putin Chef” — and other entities involved in interfering in the 2016 election won by Donald Trump.
CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 28, 2022--
Sections of a renowned peatland tropical forest in the Congo Basin that plays a crucial role in Africa’s climate system go up for oil and gas auction in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Thursday. The DRC government will auction 30 oil and gas blocks in the Cuvette-Centrale Peatlands in the Congo Basin forest — the world’s largest tropical peatland. Peatlands soils are central to the stability of the climate system because packed into them are immense stores of carbon that get released into the atmosphere when the ecosystem is disturbed.
A former NFL player was charged with murder Thursday in the killing of his girlfriend, whose remains were found months after she was reported missing last year. Kevin Ware, who played tight end in 2003 and 2004 for Washington and San Francisco, is also charged in Harris County, Texas, with tampering with evidence, specifically a corpse, in the death of Taylor Pomaski. If convicted of murder, he faces up to life in prison. Pomaski, who was 29. was last seen in April 2021 at a house party in the Houston suburb of Spring. Her remains were found in December. The 41-year-old Ware has been jailed since June 2021 in neighboring Montgomery County on unrelated drug and gun charges.
HENDERSON, Nev., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- VolitionRx Limited (NYSE AMERICAN: VNRX) ("Volition"), a multi-national epigenetics company, announced today that it has commenced an underwritten public offering of its common stock. All of the shares of common stock are being offered by Voliti…
Indiana Republican legislators delayed the start of debate on a proposed abortion ban amid days of public division over how tightly the law should cover any exceptions for rape or incest victims. The Republican-dominated state Senate was set to take up possibly dozens of possible amendments to the bill on Thursday, but that debate was delayed GOP senators met privately. Anti-abortion activists have roundly assailed the Indiana proposal as too lenient with its exceptions and lacking adequate enforcement measures. Senate Democratic Leader Greg Taylor said it was clear Republicans faced problems reaching an agreement.
Some older Americans are cheering news of a deal on Capitol Hill that could lead to lower drug costs. The health care and climate agreement struck by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin includes multiple landmark provisions that could help Medicare beneficiaries. Among them: a $2,000-a-year-cap on prescription drug costs, and a provision allowing the federal government to directly negotiate with pharmaceutical companies. Senior citizens on costly drugs can run up bills of tens of thousands of dollars a year. David Lipschutz of the nonpartisan Center for Medicare Advocacy calls the deal “transformational” even if it doesn’t go as far as some lawmakers and advocates had hoped.
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Israel, the United States and Britain have criticized an expert commissioned by the U.N. human rights body to examine the situation in the Middle East, accusing him of antisemitic remarks. Miloon Kothari was quoted in the media as questioning Israel’s right to be a U.N. member state and alluding to a “Jewish lobby.” He is one of three members of the Commission of Inquiry on occupied Palestinian territory, created by the U.N.-backed Human Rights Council last year. The comments have stoked longtime accusations by Israel, the United States and others that the rights body is biased against Israel.
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker has signed a new state budget nearly a month into the 2023 fiscal year. The Republican said the $52.7 billion spending plan will support the state’s communities, families, businesses, and workers. Baker vetoed just $475,000 in spending. The governor said the spending plan makes what he called record investments in early education and child care, housing, college financial aid, economic and workforce development, behavioral health care and local aid. He said the budget is in balance, doesn't rely on one-time revenues, and doesn't raise new taxes or fees. It also bans marriage for people under age 18.
The West Virginia House of Delegates has passed the Republican governor’s plan to reduce the state income tax by 10%. Thursday's move sets up a clash in the Senate, whose president is cold to the idea. The GOP-controlled House supported the bill on a 78-7 vote. The vote came without debate after several amendments offered by Democrats were rejected, including one that would have given taxpayers a $250 rebate instead. The bill now goes to the Senate, where President Craig Blair prefers cuts in the state personal property and business and inventory taxes. A constitutional amendment before voters in November would allow lawmakers to adjust those taxes.
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