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Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell loses appeal

A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the sex trafficking offense of Ghislaine Maxwell's conviction for assisting late sex-trafficking financier Jeffrey Epstein.The Manhattan-based 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Maxwell will remain in a Florida prison, where she will continue to serve a 20-year sentence for her role of procuring teen girls as victims for Epstein between 1994 and 2004.In a statement, Maxwell's lawyer, Arthur Aidala, said that they were "very disappointed" in the ruling, but signaled that […]

September 18, 2024

Orlando News

National Hurricane Center highlights area of interest in the Caribbean

ORLANDO, Fla. – An area of low pressure could develop over the weekend in the western Caribbean. Gradual development will then be possible as the system moves to the north.It is too early to tell whether this area will impact Florida. However, tropical development appears likely with this eventual disturbance. Model guidance suggests those along the northern and eastern Gulf coast should monitor the progress of this system as it lifts out of the Caribbean sea next week.The latest European […]

September 18, 2024

Orlando News

California governor signs laws to crack down on election deepfakes created by AI

PoliticsFILE - California Gov. Gavin Newsom meets with New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and members of the California delegation at Oracle Park in San Francisco, July 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Juliana Yamada, Pool, File) (Juliana Yamada, AP)SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed three bills Tuesday to crack down on the use of artificial intelligence to create false images or videos in political ads ahead of the 2024 election. A new law, set to take effect immediately, makes it […]

September 18, 2024

Sports News

Cowboys’ Micah Parsons says referees helped the Chiefs beat the Bengals

Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons gave his take on the outcome of the Cincinnati Bengals' 26-25 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.During an episode of his podcast, "The Edge," on Tuesday, Parsons suggested the Chiefs benefited from some questionable calls by officials."That game was pretty crazy… a lot of calls went both ways, and I'm going to be honest... I feel like the refs did favor the Chiefs a little bit more. But at the end of the […]

September 18, 2024

Orlando News

Brazil court drops a suspect in Amazon slayings of a British journalist and an Indigenous advocate

WorldFILE - A sign that reads in Portuguese "Justice for Dom and Bruno" and with images of the British journalist Dom Phillips, on the left, and the indigenous specialist Bruno Pereira is displayed on the Arcos da Lapa aqueduct during a protest by environmental groups in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado, File) (Bruna Prado, Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)BRASILIA – A federal court in Brazil dismissed charges Tuesday against one of three […]

September 18, 2024

Sports News

ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. goes off on epic rant about how Panthers are ‘mishandling’ Bryce Young after benching

The Carolina Panthers, owners of the NFL’s worst record a season ago, have started off in disastrous proportions, and a shocking change came as Bryce Young, the team’s No. 1 overall pick from a season ago, was benched. Veteran quarterback Andy Dalton will be leading Dan Canales’ newly installed offense in Charlotte this week, as Young has thrown three interceptions, no touchdowns and only 245 yards with a 55.4% completion rate over his first two games.The Panthers invested tons of capital […]

September 18, 2024

Orlando News

US nuclear repository is among the federally owned spots identified for renewable energy projects

BusinessFILE - The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant is seen, March 6, 2014, near Carlsbad, N.M. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan, File) (Susan Montoya Bryan, Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The U.S. Department of Energy announced Tuesday that it is teaming up with yet another energy company as part of a mission to transform portions of government-owned property once used for the nation's nuclear weapons program into prime real estate for renewable energy endeavors.The federal agency will […]

September 18, 2024

US News

Dashcam video captures 8-year-old Ohio girl driving family SUV on Target run

Dashcam video has been released showing an 8-year-old girl behind the wheel of her mother's vehicle on the way to go shopping at an Ohio Target store.Over the weekend, Bedford police announced that they had found the child, who was reported missing, safe and shopping, after they said she drove her mother's vehicle for nearly 30 minutes on busy roads to the popular retail store.The ordeal started Sunday morning, when police initially took a call for a missing child. However, as […]

September 18, 2024

US News

Rutgers University president set to resign after contending with pandemic, anti-Israel protests

Rutgers University's president will step down at the end of the academic year after leading the top New Jersey university during a brief tenure plagued by the pandemic and pro-Palestinian protests and encampments on campus.Jonathan Holloway, 57, who became the first Black president of Rutgers when he took office in the summer of 2020, said he will leave office when the current academic year ends. He said he plans to take a yearlong sabbatical before returning to the university as […]

September 18, 2024

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Blog masonry

Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell loses appeal

National Hurricane Center highlights area of interest in the Caribbean

California governor signs laws to crack down on election deepfakes created by AI

Cowboys’ Micah Parsons says referees helped the Chiefs beat the Bengals

Brazil court drops a suspect in Amazon slayings of a British journalist and an Indigenous advocate

ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. goes off on epic rant about how Panthers are ‘mishandling’ Bryce Young after benching

US nuclear repository is among the federally owned spots identified for renewable energy projects

Dashcam video captures 8-year-old Ohio girl driving family SUV on Target run

Rutgers University president set to resign after contending with pandemic, anti-Israel protests

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