Month: March 2024

Federal Authorities aim to confiscate $14 million New York apartments allegedly linked to a corrupt scheme involving aTakes Action to Seize $14 Million New York Apartments Tied to Former Mongolian Leader in Alleged Mining Scandal

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Federal Authorities aim to confiscate $14 million New York apartments allegedly linked to a corrupt scheme involving a former Mongolian prime minister and his Harvard Business School graduate son. The lawsuit details millions siphoned from a state-owned mining company, implicating Prime Minister Sukhbaatar Batbold and his family. Defense claims echo previous allegations as a misinformation campaign. [ad_1] Batbold Sukhbaatar of Mongolia addresses the Millennium Development Goals Summit at the United Nations headquarters in New York, September 22, 2010. Emmanuel Dunand | AFP | Getty Images Federal Authorities on Tuesday sued…

Birmingham-Southern College Faces Closure Following State Loan Rejection

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[ad_1] Birmingham-Southern College, a private liberal arts school in Birmingham, Ala., is set to close at the end of May, bringing a bitter end to the school’s nearly 170-year history after it failed to secure a multimillion-dollar loan from the state. The school’s board of trustees voted unanimously on Tuesday to shut the school, with the college’s hundreds of students and staff receiving formal notice shortly after. “This is a tragic day for the college, our students, our employees, and our alumni,” the Rev. Keith D. Thompson, the chair of…

Nightmare: Baltimore Bridge Collapse Sparks Desperate Search for 6 Victims

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[ad_1] A major Baltimore bridge collapsed early Tuesday after it was hit by a large container ship. Six people were missing after the collision at the Francis Scott Key Baltimore  Bridge, according to Paul Wiedefeld, Maryland’s transportation secretary. Two people were rescued, with one transported to a trauma center in serious condition. The missing people may have fallen into the water. The Baltimore  bridge carries Interstate 695 across the Patapsco River, southeast of the Baltimore metropolitan area. The crash by the large container ship occurred around 1:30 a.m. ET,  when…

The Dali was just starting a 27-day voyage.(Unfortunate)

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[ad_1] The Dali was less than 30 minutes into its planned 27-day journey when the ship ran into the Francis Scott Key Bridge on Tuesday. The ship, which was sailing under the Singaporean flag, was on its way to Sri Lanka and was supposed to arrive there on April 22, according to VesselFinder, a ship tracking website. The Dali, which is nearly 1,000 feet long, left the Baltimore port around 1 a.m. Eastern on Tuesday. The ship had two pilots onboard, according to a statement by its owners, Grace Ocean…

Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapses after column hit by large ship; vehicles, people in water

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[ad_1] TEAM COVERAGE: Francis Scott Key Bridge collapses in Baltimore after ship strike TEAM COVERAGE: Francis Scott Key Bridge collapses in Baltimore after ship strike 08:27 The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed early Tuesday after a column was hit by a large container ship, sending an unknown number of vehicles and people into the Patapsco River, authorities said. A view of the portion of the Francis Scott Key Bridge that collapsed, in Baltimore, on March 26, 2024. Harford County, Maryland Fire & EMS / Handout via REUTERS CNN…

A global gold rush for buried hydrogen is underway — as hype builds over its clean energy potential

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A global gold rush, nations race to unearth geologic hydrogen, a long-overlooked resource touted as a key player in the shift away from fossil fuels. [ad_1] The team from the Geological Agency of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) took samples of natural buried hydrogen gas found in One Pute Jaya Village, Morowali Regency, Central Sulawesi Province, Indonesia, 23 October 2023. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images A global gold rush is underway for a long-overlooked resource that advocates say could play a significant role in the shift…

Arizona Official threatened with death over election, man receives 2½ years in prison.

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[ad_1] Arizona Official, Katie Hobbs, targeted for death threat, sees Ohio man sentenced to 2½ years in prison. The man, Joshua Russell, 46, of Ohio, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Arizona in August to one count of making an interstate threat, according to the Justice Department. He was indicted in December 2022 on charges that he had left several voice messages containing death threats with the Arizona Secretary of State’s Office during the midterm election season, in which Ms. Katie Hobbs was elected governor. Ms. Katie Hobbs, a…

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ LA, Miami homes raided by law enforcement

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“Diddy” Combs’ homes in Los Angeles and Miami as part of an ongoing sex trafficking investigation, according to U.S. officials. [ad_1] Law enforcement agents on Monday raided the Los Angeles and Miami homes of rapper and producer Sean “Diddy” Combs. The raids may be related to an ongoing sex trafficking investigation, U.S. officials said. Carter Evans reports.   Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Source link

How startup Recurrent values used EVs by analyzing their batteries, a key part of the longevity

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[ad_1] Recurrent, a Seattle-based startup, aims to do for electric vehicle batteries what odometers do for fuel-powered cars: Show the wear and tear on the battery and its future value. The used car market is more than twice the size of the new car market, and electric vehicles are fast becoming a part of it. That presents a new problem when it comes to valuing these cars, which run entirely on batteries. Consumers have fundamentally different questions about used electric vehicles, especially when it comes to the battery life. The…

Trump Urges Israel to ‘Finish Up Your War’

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[ad_1] Former President Donald J. Trump, in an interview with a conservative Israeli news outlet that was published on Monday, exhorted Israel “to finish up your war,” mixing bellicose support for the government of Israel with harsh warnings that the Jewish state was losing international support by providing “a very bad picture for the world.” But while Mr. Trump had typically harsh words for President Biden — he called Mr. Biden “dumb” — he offered no prescriptions for what the United States should do, or for what he would do,…