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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, under house arrest at his parents’ home in Palo Alto, pleads not guilty to new federal charges

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:59:36 GMT

By Kara Scannell, CNN(CNN) — Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of failed cryptocurrency trading platform FTX, pleaded not guilty to five new federal charges of fraud and conspiracy, including one count of conspiring to bribe Chinese government officials.An attorney for Bankman-Fried entered the plea on his behalf of his client, who was seated beside him in the New York courtroom Thursday. He previously pleaded not guilty to eight other charges stemming from what prosecutors have described as one of the biggest financial frauds in US history.Earlier this week, federal prosecutors tacked on a 13th criminal charge against Bankman-Fried, accusing him of bribing “one or more” Chinese government officials with $40 million worth of cryptocurrency.In the latest indictment, prosecutors alleged that Bankman-Fried sought to pay off Chinese officials to unfreeze accounts belonging to his hedge fund, Alameda Research. The accounts, which the Chinese government had frozen, held mor...

What is an indictment?

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:59:36 GMT

(NEXSTAR) — This weekend, former Pres. Donald Trump claimed he expects to be arrested in the coming week, presumably in connection to the Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's investigation into an alleged hush-money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels. Bragg's probe into the $130,000 payment made ahead of the 2016 Presidential Election has increasingly been viewed as a viable legal challenge for Trump, especially as both Daniels and former Trump attorney Michael Cohen testified before the grand jury in the case. Bragg's investigation has worked to determine if the payment violated campaign finance rules. Republican lawmakers blast potential Trump indictment as ‘abuse of power' On Saturday, Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social: "THE FAR & AWAY LEADING REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE & FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, WILL BE ARRESTED ON TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK.”The former president claimed he learned this from "illegal leaks" from Bragg's offi...

Roof opened and closed in Rangers season opener vs. Phillies

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:59:36 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The retractable roof at the Texas Rangers ballpark was opened before the first pitch of the season opener against the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday and then was closed during the fourth inning because of thunderstorms in the area.It was the first time at Globe Life Field, which is in its fourth season as the Rangers home, that a game had the roof rolled out during play.Team officials took a long time before deciding to open the roof for the start of the game. It was opened about an hour before the first pitch. The weather was overcast and 69 degrees when the game started.With the Phillies batting in the fourth inning, and the potential of thunderstorms in the area, the roof started to close. That process takes about 12 minutes.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Pineapple Energy: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:59:36 GMT

MINNETONKA, Minn. (AP) — MINNETONKA, Minn. (AP) — Pineapple Energy Inc. (PEGY) on Thursday reported a loss of $7.4 million in its fourth quarter.The Minnetonka, Minnesota-based company said it had a loss of 84 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted to account for discontinued operations and non-recurring costs, came to 12 cents per share.The broadband network services company posted revenue of $17.2 million in the period.For the year, the company reported a loss of $10.4 million, or $1.54 per share. Revenue was reported as $27.5 million.Pineapple Energy expects full-year revenue in the range of $80 million to $85 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on PEGY at https://www.zacks.com/ap/PEGYSource

Kansas moves to help survivors pursue child sex abuse claims

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:59:36 GMT

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Abuse survivors and advocates who’ve pushed for legislation making it easier in Kansas to prosecute abusers and file lawsuits decades later have achieved a breakthrough in the Legislature, where the proposal is advancing quickly.The bill would remove limits on how long prosecutors have to file charges against suspects for any of a dozen violent sexual offenses against children, including indecent liberties, aggravated human trafficking and internet trading in child pornography. It also would give abuse survivors more time to file lawsuits seeking monetary damages.Reports across the U.S. of abuse by Roman Catholic clergy have spurred interest in making it easier to pursue criminal prosecutions or lawsuits over cases of abuse dating back decades. In January, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation reported that it had identified 188 Catholic clergy suspected of crimes stretching back to the 1950s and submitted 30 affidavits to prosecutors. No criminal charges resu...

Arrest orders issued for 6 in Mexican detention center fire

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:59:36 GMT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Mexican court on Thursday issued arrest orders for six people in relation to the fire that killed 39 migrants at a detention facility earlier this week in the border city of Ciudad Juarez, according to the federal prosecutor leading the investigation.Sara Irene Herrerías said the six include three officials from the National Immigration Institute, two private security guards contracted by the agency and the person accused of starting the fire. Herrerías said five of the six have already been arrested and they will face charges of homicide and causing injuries.At least 39 migrants died after apparently starting a fire inside a holding cell at the facility Monday night and more than two dozen others were injured. A video from a security camera inside the Ciudad Juarez facility showed guards walking away when the fire started late Monday inside the cell holding the migrants and not making any attempt to release them. It was not clear whether those guards had keys t...

Última hora y noticias sobre la acusación a Donald Trump

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:59:36 GMT

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American detained in Russia a ‘brave, committed’ journalist

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:59:36 GMT

Working as a journalist in Moscow seemed a natural fit for Evan Gershkovich, the son of immigrants from the Soviet Union who grew up speaking Russian at home in Princeton, N.J.After he graduated in 2014 from Bowdoin College, one of the country’s most selective schools, however, “it took me awhile to figure out that journalism was the career for me,” he said in a 2020 interview on the school’s website.Now Russia’s Federal Security Service says the 31-year-old American reporter for The Wall Street Journal has been arrested on charges of espionage. The FSB, the country’s top security agency and successor to the KGB, said Gershkovich was collecting information on an enterprise of the military-industrial complex.The Journal denied the allegations and demanded his release.Sarah Conly, a retired philosophy professor at Bowdoin, recalled that Gershkovich was unafraid to speak up while other students hung back.“He was lively and outspoken and not afraid to express his views...

Turkey’s parliament ratifies Finland’s membership in NATO

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:59:36 GMT

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s parliament on Thursday ratified Finland’s application to join NATO, lifting the last hurdle in the way of the Nordic country’s long-delayed accession into the Western military alliance.All 276 lawmakers present voted in favor of Finland’s bid, days after Hungary’s parliament also endorsed Helsinki’s accession. Alarmed by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a year ago, Finland and Sweden abandoned their decades-long policy of nonalignment and applied to join the alliance. Full unanimity is required to admit new members into the 30-member alliance, and Turkey and Hungary were the last two NATO members to ratify Finland’s accession.Sweden’s bid to join the alliance, meanwhile, has been left hanging, with both Turkey and Hungary holding out on giving it the green light despite expressing support for NATO’s expansion.Turkey’s government accuses Sweden of being too lenient toward groups it deems to be terrorist organizations and security threats, including militant...

Braves lose Max Fried on opening day, beat Nationals 7-2

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:59:36 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Atlanta Braves overcame the early exit of NL Cy Young Award runner-up Max Fried because of a bad leg Thursday with four hits by Travis d’Arnaud and three errors by Washington shortstop CJ Abrams during a 7-2 victory over the Nationals on a sunny, chilly opening day.The temperature was 45 degrees at first pitch, players from both teams lost balls in the bright daylight, and there were a total of five errors. Designated hitter d’Arnaud capped his afternoon with a two-run double in the ninth and Austin Riley walked three times — once with the bases loaded — for Atlanta, which is coming off five NL East titles in a row. Washington finished last in the division each of the past three years. Fried allowed one run before departing with a strained left hamstring after wincing as he he ran to cover first base for the initial out of the fourth inning. Manager Brian Snitker said Fried will miss a start and probably head to the 10-day injured list.“I’m go...