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☆ Boeing Plane Goes Off Runway in Senegal, Leaving at Least 10 Injured
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Christine Hauser | More About Christine Hauser | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

At least 10 people, including the pilot, were injured when a Boeing passenger plane overran the runway while aborting takeoff from Senegal’s international airport in the outskirts of Dakar on Thursday, the country’s transport minister said. Emergency services were deployed to evacuate the passengers, and those who were injured were receiving medical care, Mr. Ndiaye said. Footage from social media and published by The Associated Press showed passengers going down emergency slides in the dark as one side of the aircraft was in flames. “Our plane just caught fire,” wrote Cheick Siriman Sissoko, a musical artist from Mali, in a post on Facebook, The A.P. He could not be reached by telephone later on Thursday.

Persons: Blaise, Malick Ndiaye, Ndiaye, ”, Siriman Organizations: Boeing, Air, Transair, Blaise Diagne, The Associated Press, Facebook Locations: Dakar, Air Senegal, Bamako, Mali

☆ Shipping giant Maersk says Baltimore port reentry decision is near as collapsed bridge cleanup progresses
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

The remains of the Key Bridge in the Patapsco River entrance to Baltimore Harbor on May 2, 2024, in Baltimore, Maryland. Van der Steene says the Maersk team has seen less than 200 containers taken off the Dali over the last nine days. But based on North American freight orders from Asia, Van der Steene described 2024 as a "year of reinvigoration." Peak shipping season, which starts in June and continues through the summer for the back to school shopping and then the holidays, is expected to be normal in volume, Van der Steene said. "There's nothing that indicates that it would be a slower peak season or a bigger peak season," said Van der Steene.

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Provoked Violence, Unchecked for Hours The New York Times used videos filmed by journalists, witnesses and protesters to analyze hours of clashes — and a delayed police response — at a pro-Palestinian encampment on Tuesday. On Tuesday night, violence erupted at an encampment that pro-Palestinian protesters had set up on April 25. The videos showed counterprotesters attacking students in the pro-Palestinian encampment for several hours, including beating them with sticks, using chemical sprays and launching fireworks as weapons. The melee began when a group of counterprotesters started tearing away metal barriers that had been in place to cordon off pro-Palestinian protesters. 12:26 a.m.Sean Beckner-Carmitchel via ReutersAt times, counterprotesters swarmed individuals — sometimes a group descended on a single person.

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☆ How a Loss in the Emergency Abortion Case Could Become a Win for Biden - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Mary Ziegler | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

But a decision in the second case, on access to emergency abortions, may have much more profound consequences, both for November’s election and the ongoing struggle over reproductive rights. At issue is whether EMTALA requires physicians to offer emergency abortions even when state abortion bans — including those enacted after the overturning of Roe — do not permit them. The Biden administration brought suit against Idaho in federal court, arguing that federal law does pre-empt state policy on the matter. In such states, emergency rooms “are so scared of a pregnant patient, that the emergency medicine staff won’t even look. They just want these people gone,” Sara Rosenbaum, a health law and policy professor at George Washington University, told The A.P.

Persons: Roe —, Biden, —, ” Sara Rosenbaum Organizations: Labor, Biden, Associated Press, George Washington University Locations: Idaho

☆ Terry Anderson, Reporter Held Hostage for Six Years, Dies at 76
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-21 | by ( Sam Roberts | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Terry Anderson, the American journalist who had been the longest-held Western hostage in Lebanon when he was finally released in 1991 by Islamic militants after more than six years in captivity, died Saturday at his home in Greenwood Lake, N.Y., in the Hudson Valley. The cause was apparently complications of recent heart surgery, said his daughter, Sulome Anderson. Mr. Anderson, the Beirut bureau chief for The Associated Press, had just dropped his tennis partner, an A.P. The same car had tried to cut him off the day before as he returned to work from lunch at his seaside apartment. The militants, supported by Iran, were retaliating against Israel’s use of American weapons in earlier strikes against Muslim and Druze targets in Lebanon.

Persons: Terry Anderson, Sulome Anderson, Anderson, Reagan Organizations: Islamic, Associated Press, Benz, Islamic Jihad Organization Locations: American, Lebanon, Greenwood Lake, N.Y, Hudson, Beirut, South Lebanon, Iran, Nicaragua

☆ Intruder Breaks Into Los Angeles Mayor’s Residence
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-21 | by ( Colbi Edmonds | More About Colbi Edmonds | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The Getty House in Los Angeles, the official residence of Mayor Karen Bass, was broken into early Sunday, the Los Angeles Police Department said. The police took the intruder into custody, officials said. Details on the break-in were scant, but the police said on social media that the intruder had entered the Getty House after smashing a window around 6:40 a.m. while Ms. Bass and her family were inside. Ms. Bass’s office said in a statement that she and her family were safe and had not sustained any injuries. for responding and arresting the suspect,” Ms. Bass’s office said in a statement.

Persons: Karen Bass, Bass, “, ” Ms Organizations: Getty, Los Angeles Police Department Locations: Los Angeles

☆ Opinion | When Pregnant Patients ‘Become Radioactive to Emergency Departments’
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-20 | by ( Jamelle Bouie | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

I thought I would follow up my Tuesday column on abortion rights with this report from The Associated Press, on the state of emergency services for pregnant women. One woman miscarried in the lobby restroom of a Texas emergency room as front desk staff refused to check her in. And in North Carolina, a woman gave birth in a car after an emergency room couldn’t offer an ultrasound. shows, is needless suffering:The staff at Person Memorial Hospital in Roxboro, N. C., told a pregnant woman who was complaining of stomach pain that they would not be able to provide her with an ultrasound. Republican lawmakers do not seem too concerned with the fact that there are no real exceptions to their abortion laws.

Persons: Roe, Wade, you’ve, You’ve, —, John Ganz Organizations: Associated Press, U.S, Supreme, The Associated Press, ”, Person Memorial, United Auto Workers Locations: Texas, Florida, North Carolina, Roxboro

☆ Opinion | What if O.J.’s Trial Happened Now?
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-18 | by ( John Mcwhorter | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Those contrasting perspectives have gone down as demonstrating a gulf of understanding between the races. That gulf persists, but it narrows apace, and if the verdict came down today, it would be a lot less perplexing to many white people than it was back then. We might even see some of them applauding along with Black people. It isn’t that these people would celebrate Simpson himself, any more than the jurors did back in 1995. The evidence of Simpson’s deed was overwhelming despite the ineptitude of the prosecution team.

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☆ EV charging for the U.S. freight trucking market is starting to scale
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-21 | by ( Eric Rosenbaum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Einride plans to open many EV charging stations for freight trucking on the West and East coasts, though California is the only state in which there are any EV freight charging stations of scale today. Voltera, which develops, owns and operates EV infrastructure, said the site was permitted, built, electrified and operational in under 18 months. "In the world of charging infrastructure, that's pretty remarkable," its CEO Matt Horton said in a statement. One of the first EV charging stations of scale for freight trucks is opening near the major ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, as the trucking market takes some limited, but significant steps to build the infrastructure required for a long-term transition to EV trucking and net-zero shipping. Additional EV charging projects at ports in New York and New Jersey, as well as the Pacific Northwest, are planned.

Persons: NFI, Matt Horton, Robert Falck, Einride, Moller, Erik Neandross, —, Neandross Organizations: EV, West, Volvo, Southern California Edison, Maersk, CNBC, Pepsi, Walmart, U.S, California Air Resources Board, Department of Energy, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Locations: East, California, Lynwood, America, Southern California, Ontario , California, U.S, Sweden, Einride, Los Angeles, Long Beach , California, Government, New York, New Jersey, Pacific Northwest, Shanghai, Chicago

The Yemen-based branch of Al Qaeda said on Sunday that its leader, Khaled Batarfi, had died. Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, known as A.Q.A.P., released a video announcing Mr. Batarfi’s death, showing images of him wrapped in a white funeral shroud overlaid with a black Al Qaeda flag. The United States government once considered Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula to be one of the world’s most dangerous terrorist organizations. The United States previously offered a $6 million reward for information about Mr. al-Awlaki, and $5 million for tips about Mr. Batarfi. Born in Saudi Arabia, Mr. Batarfi traveled in the 1990s to Afghanistan and fought alongside the Taliban before joining Al Qaeda’s branch in Yemen, according to a U.S. informational sheet about him.

Persons: Al Qaeda, Khaled Batarfi, Batarfi’s, ”, Gregory D, Johnsen, “, Ibrahim Al, Batarfi, Saad bin Atef, Awlaki Organizations: Al, United, Gulf States Institute Locations: Yemen, Al, Al Qaeda, United States, American, Washington, Sudanese, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Al Qaeda’s

☆ Palace Photo, Meant to Dispel Rumors About Catherine, Fans Them Instead
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-10 | by ( Mark Landler | More About Mark Landler | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A photograph of Catherine, Princess of Wales, with her three children, released by Kensington Palace and meant to showcase her recovery from surgery, has come under scrutiny after three news agencies advised news organizations on Sunday evening to withdraw it, saying the image had been manipulated by the palace. In a “kill notification” issued on Sunday evening, the A.P. said: “At closer inspection, it appears that the source has manipulated the image. No replacement image will be sent.” It added, “Please remove it from all platforms, including social, where it may still be visible.”Kensington Palace, where Catherine and her husband, Prince William, have their offices, did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Earlier, a palace official said the photo had been taken by William this past week in Windsor, where the couple live in Adelaide Cottage, on the grounds of Windsor Castle.

Persons: Catherine , Princess of, ”, Catherine, Prince William, William Organizations: Kensington Palace, Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France, The New York Times, Times Locations: Catherine , Princess of Wales, Kensington, Windsor, Adelaide Cottage, Windsor Castle

☆ How Many Tribeca Pediatrics Does a City Need?
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-24 | by ( Steven Kurutz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In 1994, Dr. Michel Cohen, a 35-year-old Moroccan-French émigré, opened Tribeca Pediatrics in a storefront on Harrison Street in Manhattan’s TriBeCa neighborhood. Dr. Cohen had tousled brown hair and wore thick-framed eyeglasses and clothes by brands such as Commes des Garcons, Paul Smith and A.P.C. He rode around the neighborhood on a bicycle and made house calls to newborns and their vulnerable parents, as if TriBeCa were a quaint village and he a country doctor. Rather than a sterile medical building, Tribeca Pediatrics’s street-level office was actually the front half of Dr. Cohen’s loft apartment, where he lived with his artist wife, Jeannie Weissglass, and three young daughters, who would run in and out while he saw patients. Cheery and bright, with vintage wallpaper from Secondhand Rose and toys in the waiting area, the practice was “low intervention,” the phrase Dr. Cohen used to describe his approach to medicine.

Persons: Michel Cohen, Cohen, Garcons, Paul Smith, Jeannie Weissglass Organizations: Tribeca Pediatrics, TriBeCa Locations: French, Manhattan’s TriBeCa, Tribeca

☆ Shipping giant Maersk says Red Sea vessel diversions could extend into second half of 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Moller-Maersk, the second-largest global ocean carrier, is advising customers to prepare for a Red Sea crisis that could stretch well into the second half of this year. "Unfortunately, we don't see any change in the Red Sea happening anytime soon," Charles van der Steene, regional president for Maersk North America, tells CNBC. After attacks on two U.S.-flagged Maersk vessels on January 24, the Maersk Detroit and Maersk Chesapeake, Maersk Line, Limited — a U.S. subsidiary of Maersk, which operates U.S.-flagged vessels independently — announced it would no longer traverse the Red Sea. The global shipping and logistics company's cautious view of the Red Sea safety conditions comes despite a U.S.-led multinational military operation in the region, Operation Prosperity Guardian. "Our advice to our customers is specifically about building upon the uncertainty by being agile," said van der Steene.

Persons: Ebba, A.P ., Kristian Helgesen, Moller, Charles van der, Good Hope, der Steene, Maersk, van der, van der Steene, van der Steen, Panama hasn't, we're Organizations: A.P, A.P . Moeller, Maersk, Bloomberg, Getty, Maersk North, CNBC, Maersk Detroit, Maersk Chesapeake, Prosperity, U.S, Gaza, Maritime Security Program, VISA, Voluntary Intermodal, U.S ., Intelligence, East, Oceania Locations: Suez, Egypt, Maersk North America, Gulf, Aden, Hangzhou, Maersk, U.S, Good, Asia, Limited's U.S, West Coast, East Coast ., East Coast, Cape Hope, Panama, Ports, Mexico, Pacific Northwest, Los Angeles, Long, China, Australia, New Zealand

☆ Top CEOs fear that volatile supply chains are now just the new normal
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Silvia Amaro | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Kristian Helgesen | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesDAVOS, Switzerland — Top CEOs are closely following tensions in the Red Sea, warning that this kind of volatility for supply chains is likely here to stay. Houthi rebels from Yemen have attacked commercial vessels traveling in the Red Sea since November. Supply chains were massively disrupted during the pandemic and the subsequent bounce back, given the restrictions and the closure of borders. Tobias Meyer, the CEO of DHL, shared concerns over the new normal for supply chains. "We have an issue in the Panama Canal, we have an issue in the Red Sea.

Persons: Ebba, A.P ., Kristian Helgesen, Jesper Brodin, Brodin, Tobias Meyer Organizations: A.P, A.P . Moeller, Maersk, Bloomberg, Getty, Ingka, CNBC, Economic, IKEA, DHL Locations: Suez, Egypt, DAVOS, Switzerland, Red, Yemen, Iran, Gaza, United States, Hope, Africa, Asia, Europe, Davos, Panama

☆ Voters Look Past Legal Problems to Give Trump a Big Victory
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Shane Goldmacher | More About Shane Goldmacher | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Donald J. Trump won the Iowa caucuses in a landslide on Monday, a crucial first step in his bid to claim the Republican nomination in a third consecutive election as voters looked past his mounting legal jeopardy and embraced his vision of vengeful disruption. Mr. Trump’s record-breaking triumph, called by The Associated Press on Monday night only 31 minutes after the caucuses had begun, gave the former president an important win in a state that had rejected him eight years ago. Ron DeSantis of Florida finished in a distant second place, according to The A.P. His narrow edge over Nikki Haley in a state where he had increasingly banked his candidacy could provide him some much-needed money and momentum in the battle for the mantle of Mr. Trump’s chief rival. With Mr. DeSantis finishing ahead of Ms. Haley in Iowa, and her leading him in New Hampshire, the possibility of a two-person race remains elusive for foes of Mr. Trump, who fear a split field will ease his path to the nomination.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Trump’s, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, DeSantis, Haley Organizations: Republican, The Associated Press, United Nations Locations: Iowa, Florida, New Hampshire

☆ News Outlets Declared Trump the Winner as Iowans Still Caucused
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Michael M. Grynbaum | More About Michael M. Grynbaum | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A mere half-hour of Monday’s Iowa caucuses had elapsed when CNN projected former President Donald J. Trump as the night’s winner. The Associated Press declared Mr. Trump the victor one minute later, and soon every major network had followed suit. Ron DeSantis of Florida, who accused the news media of biasing caucusgoers who had yet to cast their votes. “Are you kidding me?” Representative Chip Roy of Texas told reporters at a DeSantis event in West Des Moines. VoteCast,” its proprietary voter survey system that the outlet said “showed Trump with an insurmountable lead.”

Persons: Donald J, Trump, —, Ron DeSantis, biasing caucusgoers, Chip Roy, ” Organizations: CNN, Associated Press, Gov, New York, Trump Locations: Iowa, Florida, Texas, West Des Moines

☆ A Chicago artist says his viral tweet of a 'rat hole' helped pay his rent in a day
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Marielle Descalsota | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Chicago artist Winslow Dumaine's post showing a rat-shaped hole in the ground went viral. AdvertisementA Chicago artist posted a photo of a rat-shaped hole in the ground, and it ended up going so viral that it helped him pay his rent. "Had to make a.pilgrimage to the Chicago Rat Hole," Dumaine wrote in the post, which has since garnered 5 million views and over 136,000 likes. Had to make a pilgrimage to the Chicago Rat Hole pic.twitter.com/g4P44nvJ1f — Gatorade Should Be Thicker. AdvertisementThe 32-year-old told Business Insider in an email that a friend had told him to "keep an eye out for the rat hole" while walking together in Roscoe Village.

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Mr. Trump is the first former president in the modern era who has sought to return to the White House. Regardless of what comes next, Mr. Trump’s Iowa victory amounts to a remarkable resurrection of a political career that had once appeared in tatters. Image Mr. Trump greeted supporters after a Fox News town hall in Des Moines. If Mr. Trump does become the nominee, the 2024 campaign will have few modern parallels. A different case making its way through the federal courts will test Mr. Trump’s claim that he should be immune from prosecution.

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☆ Maersk quietly settled its $44 million lawsuit against the companies behind the Ever Given, the ship that blocked the Suez Canal
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Shipping giant Maersk has settled a case over the grounding of the Ever Given in the Suez Canal. When the lawsuit was first reported by Danish news site Shipping Watch in February, Maersk had sought about $44 million from several entities connected to the ship. According to Shipping Watch, Maersk had estimated that about 50 of its ships had been severely delayed by the blocking of the Suez Canal. Both Evergreen and Bernhard Schulte Ship Management have denied having any responsibility for damages, Shipping Watch reported. According to shipping news outlet Maritime Executive, the Maersk case was being closely watched by relevant companies worldwide as a potential roadmap for further litigation.

Persons: —, Moller, Bernhard Schulte, Janina von Spalding, Shoei Kisen Organizations: Shipping, Maersk, Service, Shipping Watch, Bernhard Schulte Ship Management, Bloomberg, Evergreen, Authority, Maritime Locations: Suez, Danish, Denmark, Rotterdam, Netherlands

☆ Oil-and-Gas Companies Account for Only 1% of Clean-Energy Investment Globally, IEA Says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Giulia Petroni | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +4 min

Less than half of oil-and-gas output globally comes from companies that have set targets to reduce emissions from operations, the IEA said. In addition, cutting emissions from oil-and-gas companies’ operations and energy usage is “one of the cheapest options to reduce GHG [greenhouse gases] emissions generally,” the IEA said. As of today, less than half of oil-and-gas output globally comes from companies that have set targets to reduce emissions from operations, the IEA said. Total energy investment is estimated at $2.8 trillion in the current year, with around $1.8 trillion on clean energy and $1 trillion on oil, gas and coal. In its net-zero scenario, the IEA forecasts annual fossil fuel investment dropping by $500 billion to 2030 and clean-energy investment increasing by more than $2 trillion.

Persons: turar, Fatih Birol, “, ” Birol, Giulia Petroni Organizations: Reuters, United Arab, International Energy Agency, IEA, giulia.petroni@wsj.com Locations: United Arab Emirates, decarbonization, Paris

The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, November 21, 2023. The pan-European STOXX 600 (.STOXX) rose 0.4% to close out the week with a 0.9% gain as investors focused on corporate earnings and the prospect of rate cuts. Euro zone government bond yields were set to close the week higher as investors balanced recession fears against comments from European Central Bank policymakers pushing against market expectations for rate cuts in 2024. For the week, real estate (.SX86P) shares lagged while media (.SXMP) and retail stocks (.SXRP) were the top performers. Reporting by Ankika Biswas and Bansari Mayur Kamdar in Bengaluru; Editing by Sonia Cheema, Kirsten DonovanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Wintershall, they're, Giles Coghlan, Coghlan, Christian Lindner, Germany's DAX, Ankika Biswas, Bansari, Sonia Cheema, Kirsten Donovan Organizations: REUTERS, Staff, BASF, U.S, European Central Bank, Shoppers, Bloomberg News, Abu, Abu Dhabi National Oil Co, Barclays, German, Thomson Locations: Frankfurt, Germany, Europe, Abu Dhabi, Israel, Bengaluru

☆ NZ Funds says uranium bet returns over 300% profit
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-23 | by ( Nell Mackenzie | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Uranium is a key input in the production of nuclear energy. NZ Funds said the rise in the uranium price in this time had boosted the returns of its existing options positions by as much as 362% so far. "The drive for an energy transition has increased positive sentiment towards nuclear energy. "NZ Funds have the in-house infrastructure and investment team, along with world-class expertise from our partners at Syzygy to support these types of investments," said Mark Brooks, senior portfolio manager at NZ Funds. Nuclear energy is responsible for 10% of the world's power generation, EIA website statistics show.

Persons: Syzygy, Goldman Sachs, William Callanan, Mark Brooks, Nell Mackenzie, Amanda Cooper, David Evans Organizations: U.S, Reuters, Wednesday, Funds, Technological, Senate, Fuel Security, Uranium, NZ Funds, U.S . Energy Information Administration, EIA, Thomson Locations: Russia, China, Japan, Ukraine, United States, U.S, Canada, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan

☆ EU October car sales up 14.6%, EV sales jump more than 36%
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Nick Carey | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Abdul Saboor/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Nov 21 (Reuters) - New car sales in the European Union rose 14.6% in October, boosted in part by a big jump in sales of fully electric cars, while hybrid electric vehicles accounted for nearly three of every 10 vehicles sold in the economic bloc. Sales of fully electric cars rose 36.3% from a year earlier and full hybrid sales were up nearly 39% as the EU recorded its 15th consecutive month of sales growth, the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) said on Tuesday. The ACEA said fully electric cars made up 14.2% of sales in October, overtaking sales of diesel cars for the third time. For the ten months through October, sales of fully electric cars were up 53.1%. Reuters GraphicsTesla's (TSLA.O) sales rose nearly 150%, accounting for nearly 12% of fully electric car sales in the EU.

Persons: Abdul Saboor, Nick Carey, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Citroen, REUTERS, Union, EU, European Automobile Manufacturers Association, Reuters Graphics, Volkswagen, Europe's, Renault, European Free Trade Association, Thomson Locations: Meudon, Paris, France, EU, Britain, London

☆ Shakira Reaches Deal in Spanish Tax Fraud Case
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Claire Moses | More About Claire Moses | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The international pop star Shakira reached a deal with Spanish prosecutors to settle a multimillion-euro tax evasion case on Monday, just before the trial was set to begin in Barcelona. Prosecutors had accused Shakira of six counts of tax fraud, charging that she had failed to pay 14.5 million euros, about $15.8 million, in income taxes. reported that, under the deal, she would receive a three-year suspended sentence and a fine of €7 million. Shakira, whose full name is Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, was accused of failing to pay income taxes to the Spanish government from 2012 to 2014. Shakira had repeatedly denied the accusations and said that she was not living in Spain during those years.

Persons: Shakira, Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll Organizations: Prosecutors, Associated Press Locations: Barcelona, Spain

☆ Why Is the College Board Pushing to Expand Advanced Placement?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( Dana Goldstein | More About Dana Goldstein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

For the past two decades, the College Board has moved aggressively to expand the number of high school students taking Advanced Placement courses and tests — in part by pitching the program to low-income students and the schools that serve them. “Why are we holding it for some?”Left out of that narrative is one of the most sobering statistics in education: Some 60 percent of A.P. exams taken by low-income students this year scored too low for college credit — 1 or 2 out of 5 — a statistic that has not budged in 20 years. Nevertheless, the College Board, citing its own research, says its A.P. program helps all students, regardless of scores, do better in college — a claim that has helped persuade states and local districts to help pay for the tests.

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