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Pence won’t appeal order compelling grand jury testimony

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:26:51 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence will not appeal a judge’s order compelling him to testify in the Justice Department’s investigation into efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, a spokesman said Wednesday.The decision sets the stage for a possible appearance by Pence in the coming weeks before a federal grand jury.Pence was subpoenaed months ago by the special counsel investigating attempts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to undo the election results before the riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.Lawyers for Trump objected to the subpoena on executive privilege grounds, but a federal judge in Washington last week rejected those arguments, forcing Pence to testify. U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg did give Pence a win by accepting arguments by Pence’s lawyers that, for constitutional reasons, he could not be questioned about his actions on Jan. 6.

Marlins CF Chisholm exits with injury after steal attempt

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:26:51 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Miami star center fielder Jazz Chisholm Jr. left Wednesday’s game against the Minnesota Twins in the first inning with a stinger in his right shoulder after a steal attempt.Batting in the leadoff spot with Luis Arraez out on a scheduled day off, Chisholm led off the first with a single to right field. He was caught stealing second and appeared to get hurt after Minnesota second baseman Kyle Farmer tagged him.Chisholm slid head-first into Farmer’s left leg and remained down on the field for a few minutes after the play.He walked off with Miami manager Skip Schumaker and a trainer. Bryan De La Cruz replaced him in center field.

FBI: Federal agents detain wrong person in training exercise gone wrong in Boston

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:26:51 GMT

Federal agents went to the wrong room and detained the wrong person during a Department of Defense training exercise in a Boston hotel on Tuesday, the FBI confirmed.In a statement, FBI officials said the incident happened around 10 p.m. while the FBI Boston Division was aiding the Department of Defense in an exercise “to simulate a situation their personnel might encounter in a deployed environment.”“Based on inaccurate information, they were mistakenly sent to the wrong room and detained an individual, not the intended role player,” the FBI said.7NEWS sources said the hotel involved was the Revere Hotel.  Sources also said the person who was mistakenly detained is a pilot for Delta Airlines.Nobody was injured in the incident, according to the FBI. The FBI said Boston police were called to confirm the situation was a training exercise.A Boston Police Department report filed after the incident described the response. It said officers responded to the hotel 12:20 a.m. w...

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Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:26:51 GMT

Angel Reese says her team won’t go to the White House but would celebrate with the Obamas

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:26:51 GMT

(CNN) — LSU star Angel Reese says that neither she, nor her team, would be visiting the White House after the Tigers defeated the Iowa Hawkeyes 102-85 to win their first basketball national championship.Traditionally, the national champions would be invited to the White House. But after comments from first lady Jill Biden suggesting that Iowa be invited as well before appearing to walk that back, Reese told “I AM ATHLETE” podcast hosts Brandon Marshall and Ashley Nicole Moss: “I don’t accept the apology because you said what you said … You can’t go back on certain things that you say … They can have that spotlight. We’ll go to the Obamas.’ We’ll go see Michelle. We’ll see Barack.”Reese, who was named the women’s NCAA tournament’s Most Outstanding Player as a result of her standout performances, also said separately: “I just know if the roles were reversed, they wouldn’...

Bed Bath & Beyond gets $120 million lifeline to help it stock near-empty shelves

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:26:51 GMT

(CNN) — Cash-starved Bed, Bath & Beyond, which is scrambling to avoid bankruptcy, announced a $120 million lifeline to help it stock near-empty shelves.One reason that the chain’s sales have fallen and losses have mounted is that the company doesn’t have the funds needed to buy inventory in order to stock shelves.“Although we moved quickly and effectively to change the assortment and other merchandising and marketing strategies, inventory was constrained and we did not achieve our goals,” CEO Sue Gove said in a statement in January.The $120 million in financial help is specifically designed to address the need to stock those shelves and attract shoppers back to something other than the “store closing” sales at the locations slated for closure.The money comes from ReStore Capital, which will purchase up to $120 million of merchandise from Bed, Bath & Beyond’s suppliers in order to supplement stock at Bed Bath & Bey...

Ravens sidestep questions about QB Lamar Jackson; GM Eric DeCosta open to drafting a quarterback in 1st round

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:26:51 GMT

Wednesday’s predraft news conference involving Ravens decision-makers loomed as general manager Eric DeCosta’s first opportunity to publicly address Lamar Jackson’s recent public trade request.But DeCosta, coach John Harbaugh and director of player personnel Joe Hortiz largely avoided any in-depth discussion of the offseason’s dominant storyline, citing their desire to keep the focus on their preparations for the upcoming NFL draft, which is scheduled to begin April 27, rather than their star quarterback.At the start of the session with the media, a team spokesperson requested that reporters ask questions pertaining to the draft. When the first question directed at DeCosta sought his reaction to Jackson’s tweet on March 27 that claimed the Ravens have “not been interested in meeting my value,” DeCosta showed an elusiveness the mobile quarterback might have envied.“I understand the need to ask those kinds of questions,” he said. &...

Massachusetts synagogues, churches, mosques, concert halls receive $3 million in security grants

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:26:51 GMT

Synagogues, Jewish groups, churches, mosques, concert halls and other sites at a higher risk for hate crimes or terror attacks have received $3 million in security grants from the Bay State.The Gov. Maura Healey administration on Wednesday announced the $3 million in state nonprofit security grant funding for 47 organizations.Nearly half of the recipients are either synagogues, Jewish schools or other Jewish organizations. This security funding comes in the wake of the Anti-Defamation League reporting that anti-Semitic incidents have surged to a record high.This state grant cycle included a new pilot program to help at-risk organizations with security personnel costs.“Today’s recipient organizations contribute immeasurably to the life of our Commonwealth as nonprofits fulfilling unique missions,” Healey said in a statement. “The security enhancements made possible by this funding ensure their continued preparedness against potential threats.”The Office ...

Kansas bans transgender athletes from women’s, girls’ sports

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:26:51 GMT

By JOHN HANNA (AP Political Writer)TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is banning transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports from kindergarten through college, the first of several possible new laws restricting the rights of transgender people pushed through by Republican legislators over the wishes of the Democratic governor.The Legislature on Wednesday overrode Gov. Laura Kelly’s third veto in three years of a bill to ban transgender athletes, and came a day after state lawmakers passed a broad bathroom bill. Nineteen other states have imposed restrictions on transgender athletes, most recently Wyoming.The Kansas law takes effect July 1 and is among several hundred proposals that Republican lawmakers across the U.S. have pursued this year to push back on LGBTQ rights. Kansas lawmakers who back the ban are also pursuing proposals to end gender-affirming care for minors and restrict restroom use.The measure approved by Kansas lawmakers Tuesday not only would ...

Jurors’ names in crash trial won’t be released, judge rules

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:26:51 GMT

By KATHY McCORMACK (Associated Press)CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A judge denied a newspaper’s request for jurors’ names in the case of a truck driver who was acquitted of all counts for the deaths of seven motorcyclists, saying Tuesday that the panel endured harsh criticism from many, including the governor, and feared for their safety. The Boston Globe sought the names following the August 2022 trial of Volodymyr Zhukovskyy. The jury acquitted him of causing the deaths in a head-on collision in New Hampshire in 2019 that exposed fatal flaws in the process for revoking licenses across states.New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu and Attorney General John Formella criticized the verdict. Sununu said he shared in the “shock, outrage, and anger that so many have expressed” since the crash. “The Fallen Seven did not receive justice today, and that is an absolute tragedy,” he said, referring to the victims.The jury deliberated for less than three hours after ...