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Donald Trump returns to NYC courtroom for fraud trial

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:38 GMT

By Jennifer Peltz and Michael R. Sisak | Associated PressNEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump returned to his civil fraud trial Thursday to spotlight his defense, renewing his complaints that the case is baseless and heaping praise on an accounting professor’s testimony that backed him up.With testimony winding down after more than two months, the Republican 2024 presidential front-runner showed up to watch New York University accounting professor Eli Bartov.The academic disputed the crux of New York State Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit: that Trump’s financial statements were filled with fraudulently inflated asset values for such signature assets as his Trump Tower penthouse and his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida.“My main finding is that there is no evidence whatsoever of any accounting fraud,” said Bartov, whom Trump’s lawyers hired to give expert perspective. Trump’s financial statements, he said, “were not materially misst...

Sharks update: Throwing some cold water on Vlasic trade talk; latest on Barracuda’s Robins

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:38 GMT

It appears Marc-Edouard Vlasic will be in the San Jose Sharks’ lineup Thursday night when they play the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena.In other words, Vlasic hasn’t been traded, and it’s unlikely he’ll be traded anytime soon.Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman mentioned in his “32 Thoughts” podcast earlier this week that he has “no doubt” that the Sharks want to move Vlasic, who had been a healthy scratch eight times in nine games from Nov. 16 to Dec. 3.But completing a trade is another matter. Vlasic’s contract carries a $7 million cap hit for this season and the next two and contains a modified no-trade clause in which he would only accept a move to one of three teams.The Sharks could of course go to Vlasic, 36, and ask him to waive that clause, like they did with Brent Burns, who had the same wording in his contract. Burns accepted a trade to Carolina, even though the Hurricanes were not one of his three teams.But even if that happens, the Sharks will likely have to retain p...

4-month-old baby dies at Sunnyvale daycare, police investigating

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:38 GMT

(KRON) -- A 4-month-old baby died at a Sunnyvale daycare Wednesday, the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety confirmed. Sunnyvale DPS Patrol and Fire personnel responded at approximately 3:53 p.m. to a licensed daycare facility located at 1220 Vienna Drive on a report of a 4-month-old baby not breathing. Ex-pilot Joseph Emerson released from jail, allowed to return home to Bay Area Emergency personnel arrived at the scene and began initiating lifesaving measures, police said. Despite these efforts, the baby was pronounced dead at the scene.In keeping with Santa Clara County protocol, the incident is being investigated by the SDPS Investigations United and the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Photos: Voting begins in San Bruno holiday window decorating contest

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:38 GMT

(KRON) – Businesses in San Bruno are turning San Mateo Avenue into a "winter wonderland" by competing for the best holiday window decorations on the block. Annual public menorah lighting is back at SF Union Square Be on the lookout for the decorated windows at the participating stores.Access Money Catch 22 Salon & Boutique F45 Training San Bruno Fabulosity AntiquesFirst ImpressionKava Bar San Bruno K-Grill Tofu House La Petite Baleen Los Primos Produce and GroceryLotus Falafel and ShawermaLovely BumpParty 4 LessRico Pan Latin Pastries San Bruno Flower FashionsSan Bruno Framing Art Gallery Sky High Smoke ShopSociety of West-Coast ArtistsTaqueria LeonTwice as Nice Bay Area The winner will receive the People’s Choice Award, which will be a trophy or plaque and will be announced on the San Bruno Public Library's Facebook and Instagram pages.The San Bruno Culture and Arts Commission is sponsoring the contest. You can vote here for your favorite window from Dec. 7 - 21, 2023.

SFPD looking for businesses to participate in shoplifting crackdown

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:38 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The San Francisco Police Department is looking for businesses to be part of its ongoing shoplifting abatement operations. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, SFPD put a call out to SF retailers to take part in the operation. Bicyclist struck and killed near railroad crossing in San Rafael, police investigating "If your large or small retail business experiences persistent theft, contact us to discuss a targeted operation," the SFPD investigations Bureau posted.Businesses that want to participate in the program are encouraged to contact the SFPD Burglary Unit at: [email protected] Wednesday, SFPD announced the arrest of seven suspects arrested in a "blitz" operation that is part of the department's ongoing crackdown on retail theft ahead of the holidays.

CA teen becomes youngest person to pass state's bar exam

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:38 GMT

TULARE, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A teen from Tulare County recently became the youngest to pass the California bar exam at 17 years old, the Tulare County District Attorney's office announced Wednesday. Peter Park of Tulare has broken the previous record of being the youngest person to pass the bar. The District Attorney's office says that according to research, the previous record holder was 18 years old. Park received his test results on Nov. 9 after taking the exam in July. He turned 18 in November.“It was not easy, but it was worth it. It required discipline and strategy to pass the Bar,and I made it in the end. I am extremely blessed to have discovered this path, and myhope is that more people will realize that alternative paths exist to becoming anattorney,” Park said. At age 13 in 2019, Park began high school and simultaneously enrolled in a four-year juris doctor program at Northwestern California University School of Law. Park graduated this year and is now a law clerk with th...

UNLV shooter, a former professor, did not appear to be targeting students: sources

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:38 GMT

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- The gunman in the shooting at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, that left three people dead and one seriously injured, was a former professor who recently applied for a job at the university, sources told Nexstar's KLAS.The gunman was killed in a shootout with two detectives, police said Wednesday. The shooter did not appear to be targeting students, two law enforcement officials with direct knowledge of the investigation told the Associated Press. All four people killed were faculty members. The 67-year-old man lived in a Henderson, Nevada, apartment, which police searched following the shooting. 2 UNLV professors killed in UNLV campus shooting identified The shooter's name, according to KLAS sources, was Tony Polito. He had recently applied for a job at UNLV, but was turned down, sources said. Polito was a professor in North Carolina at East Carolina University's Department of Marketing and Supply Chain Management from 2001 to 2017, according to a stateme...

Julian Assange Could Face Extradition to the U.S. by Early 2024

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:38 GMT

This article was originally published as a newsletter from Ryan Grim. Sign up to get the next one in your inbox.A quick request: If my book has arrived and you’re enjoying it, please give it a review. If you are not, well, please do not, I suppose.And some news: The Intercept is proud to partner on the Belmarsh Tribunal at the National Press Club this coming Saturday, December 9, 2023. Inspired by the Russell-Sartre Tribunal of the Vietnam War, the Belmarsh Tribunal brings together a range of expert witnesses to call for the release of WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange as his potential extradition from the U.K. to the U.S. reaches its denouement, with his final U.K. court hearing expected in early 2024.This D.C. sitting of the Tribunal will be co-chaired by Amy Goodman, the host of “Democracy Now!”, and by me. It’ll be livestreamed, and details are below.  Members of the D.C. sitting of the Tribunal include Marjorie Cohn, professor of law at Thomas Jefferson School of La...

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Mike Aresco retiring as AAC commissioner after long championing for leagues outside P5

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:38 GMT

IRVING, Texas (AP) — Mike Aresco is retiring as commissioner of the American Athletic Conference at the end of the current academic year on May 31, after serving during a period of constant change in college athletics while championing for his and other leagues outside the Power Five.Aresco became the fourth commissioner of the Big East Conference in 2012, and oversaw the reconstitution of that organization into the American Athletic Conference a year later, when the original seven members of the Big East kept that name and returned to their basketball roots. Aresco announced his retirement Thursday.“It would take many pages to list this conference’s numerous athletic and academic accomplishments,” Aresco said in a statement. “There have also been some disappointments and difficulties along the way, most notably, the P5-G5 divide, realignment, College Football Playoff access for our deserving teams, and some competitive heartbreak in big games.”The College Football Playoff expands t...