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Supreme Court sides with ex-Cuomo aide, others convicted of corruption related to ‘Buffalo Billion’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:52:29 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled for a onetime top aide to ex-New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and for others who were convicted of corruption related to an economic development project known as the “Buffalo Billion.”In two cases before the court, both liberal and conservative justices were unanimous in saying there were problems with the convictions. The cases are the latest in a line stretching back years that criticize federal prosecutors for overreaching in public corruption cases against state and local officials, as well as people doing business with government.In 2020, the high court threw out the convictions of political allies of former Gov. Chris Christie, R-N.J., over the “Bridgegate” scandal that involved four days of traffic jams on the George Washington Bridge. In 2016, the SUpreme Court threw out the bribery conviction of former Gov. Bob McDonnell, R-Va.The current cases grew out of the “Buffalo Billion” development project, which was intended to ...

Grains lower, Livstock lower.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:52:29 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Grain futures were lower Thursday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for May was down 7 cents at $6.3075 a bushel; May corn lost 11.50 cents at $6.3350 a bushel; May oats was off .50 cent at $3.3525 a bushel; while May soybeans fell 6.25 cents at $14.46 a bushel.Beef and pork were lower on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.Jun. live cattle was down .67 cent at $1.6305 a pound; May feeder cattle fe1l .14 cent at $2.0503 a pound; May. lean hogs was off .02 cent at $.7685 a pound.Source

From ‘Psycho’ to a new crop of horror movies, the genre has some mommy issues

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:52:29 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — If you’re stumped for how to spend this Mother’s Day, consider relishing a good scare. Since the genre’s inception, horror movies have tapped into the psychological trauma and terror that can only come from a mother, and a number of recent films are embracing that time-honored tradition.Take, for example, Brandon Cronenberg’s “Infinity Pool,” which became one of the buzziest films to come out of this year’s Sundance Film Festival. It’s no surprise it was replete with disturbing moments. The director, after all, has surely learned a thing or two from his filmmaker dad and giant of the genre, David Cronenberg. In one talked-about scene, Gabi (Mia Goth) exposes her bare chest to James (Alexander Skarsgård) in an invitation to breastfeed, revealing a complicated tension between his actual mother and his understanding of Gabi as his new one. While the genre has often been dismissed as low-brow, Adam Lowenstein, a film and media studies professor at the Univ...

STORY REMOVED: US–Film Review-The Mother

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:52:29 GMT

The Associated Press has withdrawn its review the film “The Mother” because it inadvertently moved ahead of an embargo. AP will re-publish the review after 9 p.m. Eastern when the embargo has lifted.Source

The Hunt: The late Arman Soldin’s voice

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:52:29 GMT

Ukrainians and many others call Russia a terrorist state because of the brutal war that’s killed thousands of innocent people.One of the people who covered that war is now a victim. Arman Soldin, a journalist for Agence France-Presse, was killed Tuesday during a rocket attack near the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. The French government said it has opened a war crimes investigation into his death.On this week’s edition of “The Hunt with WTOP national security correspondent J.J. Green,” we hear parts of an interview with Arman, late last year, where he saw evidence of Russian war crimes in Izyum. toggle audio on and off change volume download audio AFP journalist Arman Soldin d...

US captain Tyler Adams set to miss rest of season for Leeds

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:52:29 GMT

LEEDS, England (AP) — United States captain Tyler Adams is unlikely to play again for Leeds this season.Adams underwent hamstring surgery in March and Leeds manager Sam Allardyce confirmed Thursday he does not expect the defensive midfielder to feature in the team’s final three games as it battles to avoid relegation from the Premier League.Leeds is in next-to-last place, two points from safety, and hosts Newcastle on Saturday. Leeds then visits West Ham before hosting Tottenham in the season finale.The team has missed the protection Adams gives to its defense, losing six of its nine matches since he last appeared on March 11 and conceding an average of three goals a game in that spell.Adams joined Leeds from Leipzig in the offseason last year.The United States’ next game is against Mexico in the CONCACAF Nations League on June 15.___More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Balacera en Prince George’s cobra la vida de adolescente; un hombre está gravemente herido

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:52:29 GMT

Una adolescente murió y un hombre resultó gravemente herido después de recibir un disparo dentro de una casa en el condado Prince George’s, Maryland, el miércoles por la noche, informó la policía.El incidente ocurrió en la cuadra 1800 de Tanow Place en District Heights alrededor de las 9:30 p.m., según las autoridades.Ambos fueron llevados a un hospital en donde la adolescente murió a causa de sus heridas y el hombre está gravemente herido, según la policía.Las autoridades aclararon que no buscan a ningún sospechoso y que todos los involucrados estaban dentro de la casa donde ocurrió el tiroteo.Los investigadores recolectaron evidencia de la residencia el jueves.El residente cercano, Timothy Howell, le dijo a nuestra cadena hermana NBC Washington que estaba sorprendido de que la balacera ocurriera en el área.“Es muy, muy desafortunado, porque aquí todos se apegan a sí mismos”, explicó Howell.Hasta el momento se desconoce el motivo del tiroteo. La policía continúa i...

VolitionRX: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:52:29 GMT

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — VolitionRX Ltd. (VNRX) on Wednesday reported a loss of $8.8 million in its first quarter.The Henderson, Nevada-based company said it had a loss of 15 cents per share.The life sciences company posted revenue of $149,800 in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $150,000._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on VNRX at https://www.zacks.com/ap/VNRXSource

`It Ain’t Over’ spotlights Yogi Berra’s play over persona, narrated by granddaughter

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:52:29 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Lindsay Berra wanted grandpa Yogi remembered as a constant in Most Valuable Player voting before he was a regular in “Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations.”“He played his last game on May 9, 1965, and then spent nearly 50 years making commercials and coaching and saying funny things on television,” she said. “If you’re under 50 years old, you have no recollection of grandpa as a player at all. But you’ve seen him on television your whole life, right? So I think it’s a recency bias.”“It Ain’t Over,” a 98-minute documentary on Yogi Berra’s life, aims to elevate his playing career alongside his persona as a cultural icon. The Sony Pictures Classics film premiered last June at the Tribeca Festival and opens in theaters in the New York tri-state area and Los Angeles on Friday, which would have been Berra’s 98th birthday. Distribution expands to additional markets on May 19.Producer Peter Sobiloff attended the Yogi Berra Museum Celebrity Golf Classic on June 11, 2018...

Charges against Black ranchers in El Paso County dropped

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:52:29 GMT

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) -- All charges against two Black ranchers in El Paso County have been dropped, the attorneys for the husband and wife said Thursday.Courtney and Nicole Mallery were arrested on Feb. 6 after being accused of stalking, petty theft and tampering with a utility meter. Nicole was later released but Courtney remained in jail.The couple claimed they were “terrorized” by their white neighbors and others in the predominately white neighborhood, in an interview with FOX31’s Talya Cunningham in early February. Man accused of murder in Colorado ranch hand’s death The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office released some of the audio from phone calls made during the dispute with a neighbor that landed the Mallerys in jail. The neighbor and the Mallerys had an ongoing feud that included several restraining orders issued between the two sides.Statement from lawyers on behalf of Mallery familyToday, prosecutors and the Court dropped all charges against the Mallerys,...