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Leaders hopeful FAA investments will ease air travel troubles

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:24 GMT

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — Plans to invest in the Federal Aviation Administration have leaders optimistic that the air travel industry is about to get some much-needed updates.The hope is that will mean a smoother experience for passengers after several seasons of messy travel troubles. As we fly through the summer travel season, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says he's been encouraged by how things are going. "The rate of cancellations and delays is dramatically lower than it was a year ago. Matter of fact lower than the 10-year average," Buttigieg said. He believes that's because of the pressure his department has put on airlines to take better care of passengers. "A lot of progress has been made. There's still a long way to go," Buttigieg said.  Denver airport ground stops rise for summer travel U.S. Travel Association CEO Geoff Freeman agrees that the industry still needs improvements. "We face far too many delays and cancellations. And ...

Miami-Dade police officer arrested after allegedly throwing cheeseburger at and punching wife

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:24 GMT

A Miami-Dade police officer was arrested by Miramar Police after he allegedly threw a McDonald’s cheeseburger at his wife and punched her behind the ear. On Friday, 34-year-old Andres Perez faced a judge in bond court after an argument with his wife led to domestic abuse. His bond was set at $1,000.7News camera captured Perez who said nothing as he walked out jail after posting bond. According to a police report, Perez and his wife of three years were arguing about their finances and marital issues. He reportedly stormed into the kitchen at their home and threw a burger at his wife and punched her behind the ear. The Miami-Dade Police Department’s Interim Director Stephanie V. Daniels said in a statement, “It is disheartening to learn that one of my officers was arrested for a domestic violence incident, that occurred while he was off duty. Police Officers are held to a higher standard; this type of behavior will not be tolerated. Any actions that may hinder the pu...

Home Depot employee fatally shot in Florida store, suspect is in custody

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:24 GMT

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — A man opened fire inside a Home Depot store in the Florida Panhandle on Friday, killing an employee, authorities said.Deputies and police officers responding to the store in Pensacola found the female employee fatally shot, the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office said in a social media post.The suspect was taken into custody a short time later, according to the sheriff’s office.No further details were immediately provided.

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried jailed in New York; judge says crypto mogul tampered with witnesses

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:24 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was sent to jail Friday to await trial after a bail hearing for the fallen cryptocurrency wiz left a judge convinced that he had repeatedly tried to influence witnesses against him.U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan ordered Bankman-Fried’s bail revoked after prosecutors said he’d tried to harass a key witness in his fraud case last month when he showed a journalist her private writings and in January when he reached out to the general counsel for FTX with an encrypted communication.His lawyers insisted he shouldn’t be jailed for trying to protect his reputation against a barrage of unfavorable news stories.Kaplan said he had concluded there was probable cause to believe Bankman-Fried had tried to “tamper with witnesses at least twice” since his December arrest.A defense lawyer said an appeal of the incarceration order would be filed and asked for an immediate stay of the order.The 31-year-old has been under house arrest at h...

Spain nominates Nadia Calviño to run European Investment Bank

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:24 GMT

The Spanish government on Friday night put forward Finance Minister Nadia Calviño as a candidate to lead the European Investment Bank. Calviño worked in senior management in the European Commission for 12 years and as Spain’s minister for economy and digitalization for 5 years.If selected, Calviño would be the first woman to run the European Union’s bank which finances programs inside the bloc and abroad. European Commission competition chief Margrethe Vestager is also in the running for the top job, though her candidacy took a hit via her failed bid to install an American as the EU’s top competition economist. Candidates from Italy and Poland are both also in the mix: Daniele Franco, a former finance minister, and Teresa Czerwińska, current vice president at the EIB. The EIB role is a post with plenty of opportunity for building an international profile, working on hot topics from climate to conflicts and — since a large part of the job is handing out cheap financ...

State Department of Public Health gets $250,000 to improve beach water quality monitoring

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:24 GMT

Funding to help better monitor water quality in Massachusetts has been awarded by the federal government, as the region continues to deal with beach closures due to elevated bacteria levels.Grants from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) totaling $250,000 were recently awarded to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to help with monitoring and testing efforts.Officials from both agencies marked the new funding with an event at Tenean Beach in Dorchester Friday morning – one of multiple beachfronts where swimming is off limits due to “bacterial exceedance,” according to the DPH.“We are monitoring all of them and every beach closure, we take seriously, and we want to make sure that we are doing what we can to re-test and get those beaches open as quickly as possible,” said Mass Department of Public Health Commissioner Robbie Goldstein.According to the DPH, of the state’s 1,100 beaches, at least 54 public beaches are currently consider...

Sam Bankman-Fried set to learn whether he’ll be jailed for alleged witness tampering

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:24 GMT

New York (CNN) — Sam Bankman-Fried, the alleged crypto grifter, is about to learn which of two profoundly divergent paths he’ll take on the road to trial.One path allows him to continue his house arrest in the comfort of his parents’ California home. The other lands him in a jail cell.United States District Judge Lewis Kaplan is expected to rule as early as Friday afternoon on prosecutors’ request to revoke Bankman-Fried’s bail after they accused him of trying to intimidate witnesses in the run-up to his trial.If his bail is revoked, Bankman-Fried will be immediately remanded to a notorious federal detention center in Brooklyn. A former warden at the jail, called the Metropolitan Detention Center, told the New York Times in 2019 that it “was one of the most troubled, if not the most troubled facility in the Bureau of Prisons.”His lawyers have argued against revoking bail, saying they would agree to a gag order that would limit Bankman-Fried’s contact with in...

Man arrested after ‘engaging in threatening conduct’ toward jurors and witnesses in Pittsburgh synagogue shooter trial, prosecutors say

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:24 GMT

(CNN) — A West Virginia man was arrested Thursday after “engaging in threatening conduct” towards jurors and government witnesses in the federal trial against the the Pittsburgh synagogue shooter, prosecutors announced.Hardy Carroll Lloyd, 45, has been charged with obstruction of justice, transmitting threats and witness tampering, according to a criminal complaint. Prosecutors described Lloyd as a “self-proclaimed ‘reverend’ of a White supremacy movement,” the US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of West Virginia said in a statement Thursday.Lloyd is accused of making threatening social media posts, online comments and emails toward the jurors and witnesses in the trial of Robert Bowers, who was sentenced to death last week after he killed 11 worshipers and injured six others at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018, prosecutors said.Bowers was found guilty of all 63 federal charges against him, including murder and hate crimes charges, in the shoot...

Orioles activate center fielder Cedric Mullins, recall left-hander Nick Vespi before Mariners series

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:24 GMT

Before beginning a series with a hot Seattle Mariners team, the Orioles fortified a few weaknesses in their roster.Baltimore activated center fielder Cedric Mullins from the injured list and recalled left-handed reliever Nick Vespi from Triple-A Norfolk, optioning outfielder Ryan McKenna and right-handed reliever Joey Krehbiel.Mullins was out for nearly a month after aggravating a right groin strain on July 15, having missed 20 games after initially suffering the injury May 29.The 2021 All-Star, batting .259/.347/.454 with nine home runs and 14 steals, appeared in only 16 games for the Orioles across June and July.With both Mullins and Aaron Hicks (left hamstring strain) on the IL, Baltimore has struggled to get production from its center fielders. Having McKenna and rookie Colton Cowser primarily handle the position, Orioles center fielders have hit .163/.250/.209 in 15 games since Hicks went on the IL on July 25, with their collective .459 OPS being the fourth lowest among teams i...

How Costa Rica is leading the way in sustainable tourism

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:56:24 GMT

Juan Antonio (Oso) Oseguera | (TNS) TravelPulseTravel is more than a consumer product; it is a resource and a necessary experience. It is a resource and an occasion for people that allows them to open up to others, meet, understand the world, and know themselves.That is why we will never stop traveling, but we will change how we do it. And it is necessary to take care of the planet. Something that Costa Rica has done well.Costa Rica is one of the most ecological countries on the planet, and for years it has had a concept of travel integrated with nature that has become an emblem of ecotourism. The recovery of the tourism sector involves implementing sustainable models following the Costa Rican example.Sustainability is not only a practice in Costa Rica but a way of life. Responsible tourism is found in every region of the country, permeates government policies even in different administrations, and is embraced by citizens and visitors, making the country one of the most sustainable ...