A federal grand jury on Friday indicted New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell and New Orleans Police Department officer Jeffrey Vappie on criminal charges, alleging they defrauded the city by pursuing a personal relationship while Vappie was on duty. Together, Cantrell and Vappie face 18 felony counts, including conspiracy, wire fraud, obstruction of justice, false statements and false statements before a …
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Randy Farrell, center, the New Orleans electrician accused of bribing Mayor LaToya Cantrell and her chief administrative officer in efforts to cover up a sweeping fraud scheme, leaves the Hale Boggs Federal Building in New Orleans with his attorney, Richard T. Simmons, Jr., right, on Wednesday, October 16, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune) Source link
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WASHINGTON — Brian Schwalb, the attorney general for the District of Columbia, filed a lawsuit in federal court in Washington on Friday challenging the Trump administration’s takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department. The lawsuit challenges Trump’s Monday order as well as Attorney General Pam Bondi’s Thursday order claiming federal control of the D.C. police force. Schwalb’s office argued that the …
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Abuja and Nasarawa, Nigeria – In the neighbourhood of Kado Lifecamp on the outskirts of Nigeria’s capital, 29-year-old Eucharia Joseph grips a cooler box and sets out for her day. Inside are oral polio vaccines packed in ice. Joseph’s route takes her through dusty lanes, past tin-roofed homes, mosques and churches. By nightfall, she and her team of six women …
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An exterior shot of the Moda Center at the launch party event for the Portland Fire on Tuesday, July 15, 2025.Sean Meagher/The Oregonian Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon heads a group that has reached a deal to buy Portland’s beloved NBA franchise. But it appears the group is still growing. Dundon’s business partners have been in contact with prominent Oregonians …
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Australian scientists have discovered a razor-toothed whale that prowled the seas 26 million years ago, saying Wednesday the species was “deceptively cute” but a fearsome predator. Museums Victoria pieced together the species from an unusually well-preserved skull fossil found on Victoria’s Surf Coast in 2019. In a study published Tuesday, scientists say they discovered a “fast, sharp-toothed predator” that would …
Read More »China urges local firms not to use Nvidia’s H20 chips, Bloomberg News reports Reuters China Urges Firms Not to Use Nvidia H20 Chips in New Guidance Bloomberg.com Nvidia, AMD to pay U.S. government 15% of China AI chip sales in an unusual export agreement CBS News No Backdoors. No Kill Switches. No Spyware. NVIDIA Blog Jim Cramer says concerns about Nvidia selling chips to …
Read More »Update: Connor Zilisch transported to local hospital after fall in Watkins Glen Victory Lane, not competing in Cup race Jayski’s NASCAR Silly Season SiteView Full Coverage on Google News Source link
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WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — NASCAR stated that Xfinity Series winner Connor Zilisch was transported to a local hospital and that he was awake and alert after he fell off his car in victory lane Saturday at Watkins Glen. Zilisch had just scored his series-high sixth win of the season and as he climbed out of the car and stood on …
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