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Virginia’s Democratic Party Is Letting Energy Money Back In

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:36:36 GMT

In 2017, Virginia Democrats tried something new. Politicians from the party stopped accepting large-dollar contributions from the state’s most powerful energy company. A slew of upstart candidates running in competitive Democratic primaries also swore off money from Dominion Energy, which had long donated huge sums of money to both parties and used a powerful lobbying apparatus to loosen legislative regulations and enrich its executives.In 2019, the state party made its decision official. That year, Democratic candidates who rejected Dominion money helped flip seven competitive seats, and the party won control of both chambers for the first time since 1994.Next week, Virginia voters will vote in open primary races in which support for — and from — Dominion is again playing an outsized role. While the Democratic Party no longer accepts large contributions from the energy company, individual candidates and caucuses still do. Populist candidates are challenging corporate-friendly Democ...

Truck driver is found guilty of in the deadliest attack on Jews in US history

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:36:36 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Truck driver is found guilty of in the deadliest attack on Jews in US history.Source

Morant joins Artest, Arenas, Sprewell, others on list of suspended NBA players

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:36:36 GMT

Ja Morant’s 25-game suspension on Friday is among the longest the NBA has handed out for behavior on or off the court. The two-time All Star was sidelined following an investigation over a second social media post of Morant displaying a firearm within a three-month span. Other players who have received extended suspensions include: JA MORANT, MARCH-JUNE, 2023Before Morant’s 25-game suspension, the No. 2 overall pick of 2019 was sidelined eight games by the NBA for flashing a handgun in a social media the Memphis Grizzlies guard livestreamed himself from a Denver-area club in the early hours of March 4. TYREKE EVANS, MAY 2019The Indiana Pacers guard was banned at least two years for violating the league’s anti-drug policy. The 2010 NBA Rookie of the Year was eligible to apply for reinstatement in 2021O.J. MAYO, July 2016The No. 3 overall pick of 2008 was dismissed and disqualified by the NBA for violating the league’s anti-drug program, the first player to receive that punishme...

Warriors promote Mike Dunleavy Jr. to general manager replacing Bob Myers

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:36:36 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Golden State Warriors are promoting within to replace general manager Bob Myers, naming Mike Dunleavy Jr. as their new GM on Friday ahead of next week’s draft.Owner Joe Lacob said when Myers announced May 30 he would leave when his contract was done at the end of June that the organization would strongly consider internal candidates.The 42-year-old Dunleavy has worked closely under Myers since his move to the front office, serving as vice president of basketball operations the two seasons after two years as assistant general manager. He will begin his sixth season in a front-office role. Dunleavy became a pro scout for the Warriors in 2018 once he wrapped up his 15-year playing career during which he spent 2002 through part of ’07 with Golden State.The Warriors selected him with the third overall draft pick in 2002 out of Duke.“We think Mike is the perfect fit to lead our basketball operations department,” Lacob said. “He has a wealth of basketba...

Train derails near Suncor Refinery

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:36:36 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A train went off the tracks near the Suncor Refinery Friday morning, the Commerce City Police Department said. Due to, what CCPD said was a minor derailment, Brighton Boulevard was closed between East 56th Avenue and East 60th Avenue. The department said the tankers on the BNSF train were empty and there was no hazardous spill involved in the incident. A BNSF train derailed near Suncor Refinery on Friday, June 16, 2023 (Photo credit: Matt McCoy)A minor train derailment near Suncor Refinery did not result in any hazardous spill (Photo credit: Matt McCoy)BNSF personnel were working on the clean up and the road would remain closed during that time.

Hit-and-run victim speaks out after months of recovery; police still searching for driver

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:36:36 GMT

A man was critically injured after he was hit by a car and flung onto a wall, but months later, he was able to make a full recovery. Now the City of Miami Police Department’s Traffic Homicide detectives needs the public’s help in identifying the driver behind the wheel of the hit-and-run crash. Gonzalo Olivas is believed to be a walking miracle after he was told by doctors to prepare to never be able to walk again following his injuries. “They told me to get used to wheelchairs because I wasn’t ever going to walk normally,” said Olivas.According to a news release from the department’s public information officer Michael Vega, around 1:30 a.m. on July 23, 2022, police responded to a call of a pedestrian that was hit by a car on Northwest 20th Avenue and 36th Street. Surveillance video showed Olivas getting struck by a white Chevrolet Suburban; the driver did not make any attempt to stop after the collision. “I crossed and after that, I don...

Feeding South Florida struggles providing assistance to families as inflation takes its toll

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:36:36 GMT

People’s wallets have taken a hit due to inflation. And even those whose job is to help when times are tough are also in a bind. One South Florida organization that is dedicated to feeding a need is now struggling to keep up. The staff at Feeding South Florida are hard at work as they try to help others keep food on the table. The organization feeds countless families every month.Now, more than ever, they are assisting families since inflation is impacting everyone. The organization is seeing their highest need since the pandemic.“We are seeing people come here for the first time, especially since their dollar aren’t stretching as far as they used to,” said Paco Valez with Feeding South Florida.The inflation is noticeable, caused by supply chain issues, fuel and transport costs. According to The Farm Workers Association of Florida, the state’s new immigration bill is also impacting food prices.“Before this bill even got signed into law, they were complaining about...

NATO mulls another succession solution: Pairing with EU top jobs race

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:36:36 GMT

Jens Stoltenberg can’t leave just yet — the EU may need him around until it reshuffles its own leaders in Brussels.That’s the dawning sentiment among NATO allies as the military alliance’s chief nears the end of his term and countries fail to rally around a consensus successor. The NATO leader’s near decade-long tenure, which has been repeatedly extended, is set to expire this fall. But NATO allies are now gaming out the possibility of prolonging his term yet again until the alliance’s summit in Washington next year, according to diplomats.The move would, of course, give leaders more time to locate a successor. But it would also push the decision into an EU election year, allowing it to become part of the political jostling over who will run the EU’s main institutions for the next five years. Like the top NATO job, the EU positions require a geopolitical balancing act. And having four positions to hand out instead of one may help ease those negotiations, allowing countries...

Gunman in Pittsburgh synagogue shooting found guilty of all 63 federal charges

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:36:36 GMT

(CNN) — Robert Bowers, the gunman who killed 11 worshippers at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue in 2018, was convicted by a federal jury Friday on all 63 charges against him.Bowers, 50, now faces the possibility of the death sentence for the deadliest attack ever on Jewish people in the US.He was convicted of 11 counts of obstruction of free exercise of religious beliefs resulting in death and 11 counts of use of a firearm to commit murder during and in relation to a crime of violence, among other charges.He was also convicted of 11 counts of hate crimes resulting in death.The convictions mean the trial will move to a separate penalty phase, in which the same jury will listen to further evidence and decide whether to sentence him to death.The mass shooting left 11 people dead and six wounded, including four police officers who responded to the scene.Read our live coverage here.The panel returned to the courtroom with a question after deliberating for just over an hour, askin...

Kernwood Avenue Bridge closed to traffic as crews work to repair stuck swing bridge

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:36:36 GMT

The Kernwood Avenue Bridge between Beverly and Salem was closed to traffic after becoming stuck due to an electrical issue late Friday morning.The MassDOT said the swing bridge was stuck in its “up” position, with traffic closed in both directions as a result.The Beverly Police Department said it first started receiving reports of the bridge becoming stuck around 8:30 a.m.Authorities believe the incident was caused by an electrical issue that would require repairs. As of noontime, no estimate for when the work would be finished has been released.https://twitter.com/MassDOT/status/1669707885339713536