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Court documents: Giuliani & allies didn’t vet election claims

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:46:30 GMT

By Katelyn Polantz, Tierney Sneed and Holmes Lybrand | CNNNew court filings in a defamation lawsuit against Rudy Giuliani show the promoters of the election fraud narrative after Donald Trump lost the presidency failed to do basic vetting of the claims they were touting – and didn’t see such vetting as necessary.For instance, in a December 2020 text cited in Tuesday’s filing, Trump lawyer Boris Epshteyn said that the president wanted simple examples of election fraud, which didn’t need to be proven.“Urgent POTUS request need best examples of ‘election fraud’ that we’ve alleged that’s super easy to explain,” Epshteyn wrote, according to evidence attached to the filing. “Doesn’t necessarily have to be proven, but does need to be easy to understand. Is there any sort of ‘greatest hits’ clearinghouse that anyone has for best examples?”The documents were among a trove of evidence presented by two Georgia election workers suing Giuliani, a former Trump lawyer, for allegedly smearing them ...

Stolen car strikes, kills bicyclist in Oakland; driver flees scene, remains at large

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:46:30 GMT

OAKLAND — A bicyclist died Wednesday morning after he was hit by a driver in stolen car in the Fruitvale district, authorities said.The man driving the car ran away from the scene and was being sought, police said at midday.The bicyclist’s name was not immediately released.The collision happened about 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the intersection of 29th Avenue and International Boulevard.Initial reports from police were that the stolen vehicle, a Hyundai, was going eastbound on International Boulevard when it collided with a box truck going the same direction.The impact caused the Hyundai to spin out and strike the bicyclist, who was riding westbound on International Boulevard, police said..The bicyclist was ejected onto the roadway. He was taken to a hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.The truck driver remained on the scene.A detailed description of the Hyundai driver was not available. Witnesses told police he was bleeding from the face as he fled.Police were worki...

Opinion: Cut the glamor and let tweens be tweens

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:46:30 GMT

Editor’s note: This story is part of the annual Mosaic Journalism Workshop for Bay Area high school students, a two-week intensive course in journalism. Students in the program report and photograph stories under the guidance of professional journalists.Just recently I saw my cousin for the first time in a while. Maybe it was the time that’s passed, but she looked like a whole other person from what I remembered. Thick makeup, short shorts and a different attitude. It wasn’t completely horrible, but it made her look unrecognizable.“You look so good!” I said. “How old are you? 14?”“I’m in sixth grade,” she answered.Still in elementary school, and yet she was already 10 steps ahead of where I was at her age. She looked way too mature for her age.Middle school to me is vivid, because of countless embarrassing but important moments.When I was the only and the oldest preteen girl in a traditional Asian immigrant household, my parents had always controlled the way I dres...

Driver killed after hitting tree on Hwy 101 in Gilroy

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:46:30 GMT

(KRON) -- A 21-year-old man died after his vehicle veered off Highway 101 and smashed into a tree on Saturday night, according to a report from the California Highway Patrol. Musk announces new AI venture, and it's based in the Bay Area Just before 11:30 p.m., a solo vehicle crash was reported on Hwy 101, just north of State Route 25. Officers and emergency medical personnel arrived at the scene and attempted treatment, but the man died of his injuries. The initial investigation showed that the man was driving a Honda north on Hwy 101 when the driver veered left off the road. As the driver lost control, the vehicle traveled back across the northbound lanes and onto the shoulder before colliding with a tree. KRON On is streaming now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }It...

Snow shovels in hand, Vermonters volunteer to clean up after epic floods

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:46:30 GMT

ANDOVER, Vt. (AP) — Volunteers pulled out their snow shovels Wednesday to clear inches of mud after torrential rain and flooding inundated communities across Vermont, trapping people in homes, closing roadways and littering streets and businesses with debris.The water drained off most streets in the state capital of Montpelier, where the swollen Winooski River flooded basements and ground floors, destroying merchandise and furniture across the picturesque downtown. Other communities cleaned up as well from historic floods that were more destructive than Tropical Storm Irene in many places. Dozens of roads remained closed, and thousands of homes and businesses are damaged.But with people still being rescued, high water still blocking some roads and new flash flood warnings issued with more rain on the way, the crisis is far from over, according to state Public Safety Commissioner Jennifer Morrison. “Vermonters, keep your guard up, and do not take chances,” she said. Morrison said urb...

Bill Gates dice que los riesgos de la inteligencia artificial son reales, pero que podemos enfrentarlos

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:46:30 GMT

(CNN) — Bill Gates parece menos preocupado que otros ejecutivos de Silicon Valley ante los riesgos de la inteligencia artificial.En una entrada de blog publicada este martes, el cofundador de Microsoft señaló algunas de las principales preocupaciones sobre la inteligencia artificial, entre ellos la posibilidad de que difunda información errónea y reemplace puestos de trabajo. Sin embargo, subrayó que estos riesgos “se pueden manejar”.“Esta no es la primera vez que una gran innovación presenta nuevas amenazas que se deben controlar”, escribió Gates. “Ya lo hemos hecho antes”.Gates comparó la inteligencia artificial con anteriores cambios “transformadores” en la sociedad, como el automóvil, que luego obligó al público a adoptar cinturones de seguridad, límites de velocidad, permisos de conducir y otras normas de seguridad. La innovación, dijo, puede crear “muchas turbulencias” al principio, pero la sociedad puede “...

Pure Cycle: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:46:30 GMT

WATKINS, Colo. (AP) — WATKINS, Colo. (AP) — Pure Cycle Corp. (PCYO) on Wednesday reported earnings of $3.3 million in its fiscal third quarter.On a per-share basis, the Watkins, Colorado-based company said it had net income of 14 cents.The water and wastewater services company posted revenue of $6.9 million in the period._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on PCYO at https://www.zacks.com/ap/PCYOSource

How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday, 7/12/2023

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:46:30 GMT

Stocks closed higher on Wall Street after a report showed inflation cooled a bit more than expected last month. The S&P 500 rose 0.7% Wednesday.The Dow added 86 points, or 0.3%, and the Nasdaq rose 1.2%. Treasury yields tumbled in the bond market as the cooler inflation data pushed traders to ratchet back bets for hikes to interest rates by the Federal Reserve later this year. Stocks were up even more earlier in the day on hopes for a coming halt to rate hikes. But analysts say they still expect rates to remain high for a while.On Wednesday:The S&P 500 rose 32.90 points, or 0.7%, to 4,472.16.The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 86.01 points, or 0.3%, to 34,347.43.The Nasdaq composite rose 158.26 points, or 1.2%, to 13,918.96.The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies rose 20.02 points, or 1%, to 1,933.38.For the week:The S&P 500 is up 73.21 points, or 1.7%.The Dow is up 612.55 points, or 1.8%.The Nasdaq is up 258.25 points, or 1.9%.The Russell 2000 is up 68.71 points, ...

MillerKnoll: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:46:30 GMT

ZEELAND, Mich. (AP) — ZEELAND, Mich. (AP) — MillerKnoll, Inc. (MLKN) on Wednesday reported a loss of $100,000 in its fiscal fourth quarter.On a per-share basis, the Zeeland, Michigan-based company said it had a loss of less than 1 cent. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 41 cents per share.The furniture maker posted revenue of $956.7 million in the period.For the year, the company reported profit of $42.1 million, or 55 cents per share. Revenue was reported as $4.09 billion.For the current quarter ending in August, MillerKnoll expects its per-share earnings to range from 18 cents to 24 cents.The company said it expects revenue in the range of $880 million to $920 million for the fiscal first quarter._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on MLKN at https://www.zacks.com/ap/MLKNSource

Plan ahead for RTD and rideshares this weekend

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:46:30 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- It's going to be a busy weekend in Denver.Taylor Swift will be playing at Empower Field at Mile High on Friday and Saturday nights around the same time that the Rockies play the Yankees at Coors Field and String Cheese Incident plays at Red Rocks Amphitheatre. Where you can find Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour merch truck in Denver "This is going to be a big weekend for transit, and we hope that people plan ahead and prepare for heavy loads," said Pauline Haberman with RTD.Haberman said the transit district will be adding train cars to the light rail and pausing some construction down south in order to keep service running smoothly.Bus service and RTD Park-N-Rides are options, and with RTD service being free Haberman says this is an especially important reminder."We believe that this will be a large bump for our transit ridership particularly with the Zero Fare for Better Air program running in July and August," she said.She suggested that people use the RTD Next Ri...