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WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans on Thursday invited President Joe Biden to testify before Congress as part of their impeachment inquiry into him and his family’s business affairs.
Rep. James Comer, chair of the House Oversight Committee, sent a letter to the Democratic president, inviting him to sit for a public hearing to “explain, under oath,” what involvement he had in the Biden family businesses.
“In light of the yawning gap between your public statements and the evidence assembled by the Committee, as well as the White House’s obstruction, it is in the best interest of the American pe ..read more
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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A former school bus driver who stalked and threatened an 8-year-old boy in New Hampshire was sentenced on Thursday to nine years in prison.
Michael Chick, of Eliot, Maine, who pleaded guilty in federal court last month to one count of cyberstalking, also was sentenced to three years’ supervised release.
Chick worked as a bus driver for First Student, a contractor, and drove routes in the southeastern New Hampshire towns of Greenland and Rye. He was arrested in 2022.
Prosecutors alleged he gave a student at Greenland Central School cellphones with instructions to take inapp ..read more
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The patchwork system of safety regulations pertaining to massive cargo ships like the one that toppled a major bridge in Baltimore this week can allow freight transporters to skirt oversight, critics say, making maritime shipping what one expert called “the weakest link in the transportation system.”
The thousands of container ships that carry more than 80% of all goods moved around the world are governed by rules established by the International Maritime Organization in London that are enforced by the various countries where ships are based and ports across the world. And many ships fly the f ..read more
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Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says he hopes the sport’s gambling investigation of Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani will be short but he isn’t sure.
MLB announced its investigation Friday after the Dodgers fired Ohtani’s interpreter and friend, Ippei Mizuhara, following reports from the Los Angeles Times and ESPN about his alleged ties to an illegal bookmaker and debts well over $1 million. Ohtani said Monday he never bet on sports or knowingly paid any gambling debts accumulated by Mizuhara.
“Given the way the story unfolded, it’s important in terms of assuring our fans about the int ..read more
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NORWALK, Conn. (AP) — NORWALK, Conn. (AP) — Reeds Inc. (REED) on Thursday reported a loss of $6.6 million in its fourth quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Norwalk, Connecticut-based company said it had a loss of $2.07. Losses, adjusted for asset impairment costs and non-recurring costs, came to $1.25 per share.
The beverage and candy company posted revenue of $11.7 million in the period.
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — South Carolina comes into its Sweet 16 matchup with No. 4 seed Indiana in Albany on Friday four wins from becoming just the 10th team in NCAA women’s basketball history to put up a perfect season.
South Carolina would join UConn (which has done it six times), Tennessee (1997-98), Baylor(2011-12) and Texas (1985-86).
The Gamecocks (34-0) are 105-3 over the last three seasons and 21-1 against ranked opponents over that time.
But as they approach history, guard Te-Hina Paopao says she and her teammates are feeling more pride than pressure.
“Just being able to be the fifth (dif ..read more
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — An Orlando city commissioner was arrested Thursday on charges of elderly exploitation, identity fraud and mortgage fraud following accusations that she had spent a constituent’s money on herself after getting power of attorney over the 96-year-old woman.
Regina Hill, 63, pleaded not guilty to seven felony counts following her arrest by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. She didn’t say anything to reporters after bonding out of jail a short time later.
Hill got to know the elderly woman three years ago when she helped clean up the woman’s home, which was in deplorab ..read more
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CELEBRATION, Fla. (AP) — CELEBRATION, Fla. (AP) — Zevra Therapeutics, Inc. (ZVRA) on Thursday reported a loss of $15.2 million in its fourth quarter.
The Celebration, Florida-based company said it had a loss of 40 cents per share.
The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 20 cents per share.
The specialty pharmaceutical company posted revenue of $13.2 million in the period, which also fell short of Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $13.4 million.
For the year, the ..read more
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CHICAGO (AP) — Futures trading on the Chicago Board of Trade Thu.:
OpenHighLowSettleChg.
WHEAT
5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel
May
546½
568½
544½
560¼
+12¾
Jul
563
583½
560¼
575¾
+13
Sep
581¾
599
578
591½
+11
Dec
604
618½
601
612
+8¾
Mar
623½
634½
620¼
628¼
+6½
May
634
644½
632
638½
+5½
Jul
637¼
647¾
635½
640¾
+4¾
Sep
651
651
647½
647½
+3½
Dec
657½
+2½
Mar
666¼
+1¼
May
664½
+1¼
Jul
627¼
+1¼
Est. sales 153,804.
Wed.’s sales 86,225
Wed.’s open int 412,411,
up 2,134
CORN
5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel
May
426¾
448
426
442
+15¼
Jul
439¼
460
438½
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Lawyers for convicted killer Alex Murdaugh want to release to the public statements he made to the FBI about what happened to million of dollars he stole from clients and his South Carolina law firm and who might have helped him steal the money.
Murdaugh’s attorneys made the request in a court filing Thursday after federal prosecutors asked a judge earlier this week to keep the statements secret. They argued that Murdaugh wasn’t telling the truth and that his plea deal on theft and other charges should be thrown out at a sentencing hearing scheduled for Monday.
Prosecutor ..read more