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Suspicious package found on steps of Supreme Court

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:48:59 GMT

A suspicious package was found on the steps of the Supreme Court Thursday, causing several road closures around the building. U.S. Capitol Police announced in a tweet that it is assisting the Supreme Court Police with the package and helping to keep the area clear “out of an abundance of caution.” It said in an alert that it is conducting an investigation into the package on the Unit Block of First Street Southeast Washington, D.C., on the court’s steps, and staff and other personnel should avoid the area until further notice. Capitol Police said road closures are in effect on Maryland Avenue between Constitution Avenue and First Street Northeast, on First Street between Constitution Avenue Northeast and Independence Avenue Southeast and on East Capitol Street between First and Second streets. The police said in the tweet that it cannot provide further information about another agency’s case but would provide updates about its own involvement. The Hill has reache...

Top NIH Official Told Covid Scientists That He Uses Personal Email to Evade FOIA

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:48:59 GMT

A top adviser to Anthony Fauci at the National Institutes of Health admitted that he used a personal email account in an apparent effort to evade the strictures of the Freedom of Information Act, according to records obtained by congressional investigators probing the origin of Covid-19. The official also expressed his intention to delete emails in order to avoid media scrutiny.“As you know, I try to always communicate on gmail because my NIH email is FOIA’d constantly,” wrote David M. Morens, a high-ranking NIH official, in a September 2021 email, one of a series of email exchanges that included many leading scientists involved in the bitter Covid origins debate. “Stuff sent to my gmail gets to my phone,” he added, “but not my NIH computer.”After noting that his Gmail account had been hacked, however, he wrote to the group to say that he might have to use his NIH email account to communicate with them instead. “Don’t worry,” he wrote, “just send to any of my addresses, and I will d...

Ex-GOP Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in $60M bribery scheme

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:48:59 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Ex-GOP Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in $60M bribery scheme.Source

Betfred British Masters Par Scores

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:48:59 GMT

ThursdayAt The Belfry – Brabazon CourseSutton Coldfield, United KingdomPurse: $3.5 millionYardage: 7,336; Par: 72First RoundJustin Rose, England33-32—65-7Jamie Donaldson, Wales35-31—66-6Sebastian Garcia Rodriguez, Spain35-33—68-4John Gough, England33-35—68-4James Morrison, England33-35—68-4Yannik Paul, Germany36-32—68-4Adrien Saddier, France36-32—68-4Nick Bachem, Germany37-32—69-3Ewen Ferguson, Scotland31-38—69-3Ross Fisher, England34-35—69-3Gavin Green, Malaysia36-33—69-3Marcus Helligkilde, Denmark35-34—69-3Calum Hill, Scotland35-34—69-3Matthew Jordan, England35-34—69-3Soren Kjeldsen, Denmark35-34—69-3Joost Luiten, Netherlands35-34—69-3Edoardo Molinari, Italy34-35—69-3Oliver Wilson, England34-35—69-3Alexander Bjork, Sweden35-35—70-2Jorge Campillo, Spain36-34—70-2Hennie Du Plessis, South Africa36-34—70-2Frank Kennedy, England34-36—70-2Maximilian Kieffer, Germany36-34—70-2David Law, Scotland36-34—70-2Tom Lewis, England34-36—70-2Robert Macintyre, Scotland34-36—70-2Niklas Norgaar...

Betfred British Masters Scores

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:48:59 GMT

ThursdayAt The Belfry – Brabazon CourseSutton Coldfield, United KingdomPurse: $3.5 millionYardage: 7,336; Par: 72First RoundJustin Rose, England33-32—65Jamie Donaldson, Wales35-31—66Sebastian Garcia Rodriguez, Spain35-33—68John Gough, England33-35—68James Morrison, England33-35—68Yannik Paul, Germany36-32—68Adrien Saddier, France36-32—68Nick Bachem, Germany37-32—69Ewen Ferguson, Scotland31-38—69Ross Fisher, England34-35—69Gavin Green, Malaysia36-33—69Marcus Helligkilde, Denmark35-34—69Calum Hill, Scotland35-34—69Matthew Jordan, England35-34—69Soren Kjeldsen, Denmark35-34—69Joost Luiten, Netherlands35-34—69Edoardo Molinari, Italy34-35—69Oliver Wilson, England34-35—69Alexander Bjork, Sweden35-35—70Jorge Campillo, Spain36-34—70Hennie Du Plessis, South Africa36-34—70Frank Kennedy, England34-36—70Maximilian Kieffer, Germany36-34—70David Law, Scotland36-34—70Tom Lewis, England34-36—70Robert Macintyre, Scotland34-36—70Niklas Norgaard Moller, Denmark36-34—70Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, ...

Verstappen can surpass Senna with a 42nd F1 win at the Austrian Grand Prix

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:48:59 GMT

Max Verstappen can accelerate further into Formula One history with a victory at the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday.Victory on his Red Bull team’s home track in Spielberg would take Verstappen to 42 wins, one more than the late Ayrton Senna and alone in fifth place all-time for most GP wins.Dominant Red Bull has won all eight races this season, with Verstappen winning the last four and six overall. The 25-year-old Dutchman finished second behind teammate Sergio Perez in the other two races.Aston Martin driver Fernando Alonso, who has six podiums finishes so far, joked about how to win a race.“Two Red Bulls out of the way would be a good way to achieve that,” Alonso said Thursday. Alonso, who won the last of his 32 races 10 years ago, dismissed any notion that he had closed the gap at the Canadian GP two weeks ago because Verstappen won by a comparatively close 9.6 seconds. “In Barcelona, just two weeks before Canada, we were one minute behind (Verstappen),” the 41-year-old Alon...

Ex-chemical safety agency chief misused $90K on trips, renovations and other expenses, watchdog says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:48:59 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The former head of a federal agency that investigates chemical accidents improperly spent more than $90,000 during her tenure, including unauthorized trips to and from her California home, remodeling her Washington office and outside media training for herself, according to a new report by a federal watchdog.The report by the Environmental Protection Agency’s inspector general says Katherine Lemos, the former chair of the U.S. Chemical Safety Board, was not entitled to travel expenses worth nearly $50,000 for at least 18 round trips between the capital and her home in San Diego from April 2020 through March 2022, when she changed her official workplace to San Diego.Lemos took two additional round trips between San Diego and Washington from March 2022 until her resignation four months later, the report said. Those trips cost more than $5,000, but investigators were unable to determine if they violated federal policy.Lemos, who was appointed by former President Donal...

DA King requests investigation of Edgewater PD

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:48:59 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- First Judicial District Attorney Alexis King has called on Attorney General Phil Weiser to conduct a review of the Edgewater Police Department.King submitted a formal request to open a pattern and practice investigation into Edgewater PD earlier this week, following new charges filed against a former officer, according to a release her office sent Thursday.The DA's office led the initial investigation in September of 2021 into Nathan Geerdes, who was later indicted on charges related to sexual contact without consent and retaliation against a victim or witness in December of 2022. Former Edgewater cop accused of lying to other departments during job search Geerdes is now accused of lying to five different police departments on his job applications to get rehired in law enforcement after he resigned in lieu of termination from Edgewater PD in March 2021. He was indicted last week on five counts of forgery and five counts of attempt to influence a public servant re...

Bear goes for a stroll in Pueblo

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:48:59 GMT

PUEBLO, Colo. (KXRM) — Just before 8 a.m. on Thursday, the Pueblo Police Department was notified that a bear was on the south side of Pueblo. Courtesy: Pueblo Police DepartmentOfficers located the bear and were able to take a photo. "Police are asking people who might see the bear not to approach it, give it space, and let it enjoy an uninterrupted stroll through Pueblo," PPD said. The department later sent an update on Twitter saying the bear had been safely tranquilized and relocated. Bears are typically not a threat to people and will return to their natural habitat, according to PPD. Do not approach a bear and give them space.

Here are the river flows in Colorado's top fishing spots

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:48:59 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- There's a lot more water in Colorado rivers this year for Independence Day fishing.Colorado beats other states when it comes to the Fourth of July on several counts. Not only are there more celebration and activity options than most states, but the state itself is objectively more independent in its finances and economy. Don’t eat the fish in these Colorado water bodies It also beats out many states for its access to the American birthright of access to the great outdoors. Colorado boasts world-class fishing for brown, brook, rainbow and cutthroat trout along with kokanee salmon and a dozen other river fish species. A record-setting wet spring has pushed water levels in many of Colorado's most popular fishing rivers higher than they've been since the late 2010s. Typically, water runs highest in May or June of any given year. In the case of the South Platte River, the highest flow this year was 1,237 cubic feet per second - nearly five times as high as the highest ...